Join our team as Pastry Sous Chef

Are you bold, driven towards excellence, guided by intuition, and grounded in empathy? If so, we want you to join our team at The Twenty Two.

The Role

As a Pastry Sous Chef, you will:

• Support the Head Pastry Chef in managing daily operations across all pastry sections.
• Lead and develop junior pastry chefs, ensuring standards, consistency, and creativity.
• Oversee prep and service for all dessert offerings, from afternoon tea to plated restaurant desserts and event canapés.
• Uphold the highest levels of quality, portion control, and presentation.
• Contribute to new menu development, tastings, and seasonal innovations.
• Maintain stock control, ordering, and HACCP documentation for the pastry kitchen.

About Us

The Twenty Two is a luxury lifestyle hotel located on London’s historic Grosvenor Square. Our property, set within a listed Edwardian manor, combines cultural elegance with modern charm. We offer an all-day public restaurant and a private members’ club with 31 bedrooms and suites.

About You

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about excellence and culture.

You will have:

• At least 3 years’ experience in a high-end pastry kitchen, including in a leadership role.
• Strong creative and technical pastry skills across plated, petits fours, viennoiserie, and breads.
• A calm, solution-focused attitude and the ability to lead under pressure.
• Excellent understanding of allergen management and food safety standards.
• Experience mentoring and motivating junior pastry chefs.
• Flexibility to work varied shifts, including weekends and evenings.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead prep and service in the absence of the Head Pastry Chef.
• Delegate daily tasks and supervise junior team members.
• Ensure all desserts meet quality and presentation standards.
• Uphold full compliance with hygiene, food safety, and temperature logs.
• Contribute to tastings, seasonal development, and chef briefings.
• Liaise with restaurant and events teams to manage service timing and logistics.

What’s in It for You?

• Be part of an iconic, growing brand in London’s most exclusive neighbourhood
• Enjoy an ambitious and personalised development plan
• Work with a passionate, expert team in a beautiful setting

Employee Benefits

Available from day one:

• Employee Assistance Programme with Hospitality Action
• Employee Referral Scheme: £1,000 (paid on your referral completing their probationary period)
• Mentoring schemes. Management Development Training – on the job with support from external training providers
• Your birthday is off

Available on successful completion of your probationary period:

• Generous Company Discretionary Sick Pay Scheme. You accrue one day CSP per month during your employment with the Company on a rolling basis, capped at 5 years’ length of service
• Generous staff discount in the Ground Floor Restaurant: 30% off a table up to 4pax and 20% off a table up to 6pax
• A Guest Experience in the Hotel (subject to availability)
• Holiday entitlement increases: 2 days at 2 years’ length of service, and a further 3 days at 5 years’ length of service, prorated to your contract hours
• Long service award schemes: 5 years (Silver Status. Meal in the Restaurant, TTT embroidered Bathrobe), 10 years (Gold Status, a stay in our sister property with flights with partner), 15 years (Platinum Status – watch this space)

If you do not hear from us within 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful

Join our team as Pastry Sous Chef

Are you bold, driven towards excellence, guided by intuition, and grounded in empathy? If so, we want you to join our team at The Twenty Two.

The Role

As a Pastry Sous Chef, you will:

• Support the Head Pastry Chef in managing daily operations across all pastry sections.
• Lead and develop junior pastry chefs, ensuring standards, consistency, and creativity.
• Oversee prep and service for all dessert offerings, from afternoon tea to plated restaurant desserts and event canapés.
• Uphold the highest levels of quality, portion control, and presentation.
• Contribute to new menu development, tastings, and seasonal innovations.
• Maintain stock control, ordering, and HACCP documentation for the pastry kitchen.

About Us

The Twenty Two is a luxury lifestyle hotel located on London’s historic Grosvenor Square. Our property, set within a listed Edwardian manor, combines cultural elegance with modern charm. We offer an all-day public restaurant and a private members’ club with 31 bedrooms and suites.

About You

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about excellence and culture.

You will have:

• At least 3 years’ experience in a high-end pastry kitchen, including in a leadership role.
• Strong creative and technical pastry skills across plated, petits fours, viennoiserie, and breads.
• A calm, solution-focused attitude and the ability to lead under pressure.
• Excellent understanding of allergen management and food safety standards.
• Experience mentoring and motivating junior pastry chefs.
• Flexibility to work varied shifts, including weekends and evenings.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead prep and service in the absence of the Head Pastry Chef.
• Delegate daily tasks and supervise junior team members.
• Ensure all desserts meet quality and presentation standards.
• Uphold full compliance with hygiene, food safety, and temperature logs.
• Contribute to tastings, seasonal development, and chef briefings.
• Liaise with restaurant and events teams to manage service timing and logistics.

What’s in It for You?

• Be part of an iconic, growing brand in London’s most exclusive neighbourhood
• Enjoy an ambitious and personalised development plan
• Work with a passionate, expert team in a beautiful setting

Employee Benefits

Available from day one:

• Employee Assistance Programme with Hospitality Action
• Employee Referral Scheme: £1,000 (paid on your referral completing their probationary period)
• Mentoring schemes. Management Development Training – on the job with support from external training providers
• Your birthday is off

Available on successful completion of your probationary period:

• Generous Company Discretionary Sick Pay Scheme. You accrue one day CSP per month during your employment with the Company on a rolling basis, capped at 5 years’ length of service
• Generous staff discount in the Ground Floor Restaurant: 30% off a table up to 4pax and 20% off a table up to 6pax
• A Guest Experience in the Hotel (subject to availability)
• Holiday entitlement increases: 2 days at 2 years’ length of service, and a further 3 days at 5 years’ length of service, prorated to your contract hours
• Long service award schemes: 5 years (Silver Status. Meal in the Restaurant, TTT embroidered Bathrobe), 10 years (Gold Status, a stay in our sister property with flights with partner), 15 years (Platinum Status – watch this space)

If you do not hear from us within 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful