Head Chef - Beechwood
Head Chef at Beechwood: lead a high‑energy City kitchen, craft top-quality menus for live sport, mentor a brigade, and drive fast, exceptional dining with every service.
Beechwood is a high-energy sports bar and restaurant in the heart of the City of London, offering an elevated matchday experience, vibrant social atmosphere, and a strong focus on exceptional service. Located in Broadgate and part of Sport London within ETM Group, Beechwood delivers a premium sport-led concept, combining state-of-the-art screens, quality food, and a dynamic drinks offering with an engaging guest experience.
As part of ETM Group, Beechwood sits within a portfolio known for operational excellence, people development, and some of London’s most distinctive hospitality venues.
Role Overview:
At ETM Group, being a Head Chef within our Sport London venues is both a dynamic leadership role and a commercial responsibility. You’re not just running a kitchen — you’re creating high-quality food at pace, leading a strong brigade, and delivering a food offer that complements the energy of live sport and high-volume service, all while reflecting our EPIC values.
Across our Sport London venues our Head Chefs lead from the front in fast-paced, high-energy environments. You are responsible for delivering consistent, quality-driven menus that perform commercially while supporting large-scale service, matchday occasions, and group bookings.
We place our kitchens in the hands of confident and resilient leaders. As Head Chef, you will take ownership of kitchen operations, from team development and stock control to menu execution and service delivery. You will balance speed with quality, ensuring dishes are delivered efficiently without compromising standards, while driving strong financial performance.
If you thrive in high-volume kitchens, enjoy leading teams through fast-paced service, and are passionate about delivering great food within an energetic environment, this is an opportunity to grow within one of London’s leading hospitality groups.
Company Benefits:
• Competitive industry pay (based on salary & Tronc)
• Guaranteed 48 hours per week contract
• 50% discount for you and up to 5 friends at any of our venues
• 5.6 weeks paid annual leave
• Pension
• Quarterly Incentive Scheme
• Generous employee referral scheme
• Discounted shopping at many high street stores
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Stream for better money management
• Access to the award winning Hospitality Action Charity, offering an Employee Assistance Program
• Group wide Learning and Development opportunities
• Complementary hot drinks in your venue
• Complementary meal on shift
• Your birthday lunch is on us
The ideal candidate will present:
• Proven Experience: You have significant experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef in a high-volume, fast-paced hospitality environment, ideally within premium casual dining or large-scale operations.
• Leadership Skills: You are a confident and motivating kitchen leader, experienced in managing large teams and driving performance under pressure.
• Financial Acumen: You have a strong understanding of kitchen financials, including GP control, labour management, and cost efficiency in high-volume settings.
• Quality & Consistency: You deliver consistent food standards at pace, maintaining quality across high-volume service periods.
• Commercial Awareness: You understand how to control margins through waste, portioning and food quality and service times.
• Problem-Solving Ability: You perform well under pressure, with the ability to adapt quickly during busy services and live event days.
• Passion for Food: You want to deliver the best quality food, great presentation and consistency.
• A Hands-On Approach: You lead from the front during service, supporting your team and setting the pace and standards in the kitchen.
About Us:
ETM Group is a leading London hospitality business, home to a collection of premium restaurants, bars, and iconic sports venues. Through our portfolio of standout London venues across ETM Collection and ETM Sport London, — we deliver exceptional food, drink, entertainment, and guest experiences across the capital.
From elevated rooftop dining to high-energy match-day occasions, our venues are united by a commitment to quality, innovation, and memorable hospitality. At the heart of our success are our people, guided by our EPIC values: Excellence, Passion, Integrity, and Challenge.
ETM Group are proud to be an equal opportunity employer who seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals from a variety of backgrounds, skills and perspectives.
- Department
- Management
- Role
- Head Chef
- Location
- Beechwood
- Employment type
- Full-time
About ETM Group
It all started with a love of great hospitality.
After studying Law, Tom found himself living above a gastro pub and quickly fell in love with the energy, atmosphere and sense of community that great pubs can create. Inspired by the concept, he bought his first pub with a business partner in 2000 and transformed it into a gastro pub.
Meanwhile, Ed was building his own career after studying Finance in Bristol. When he joined Tom, the business began to take shape and together, they set out to create something special.
What started as a small, family-run business grew steadily year after year. As our ambition grew, so did our portfolio, with the opening of venues including The Botanist in Sloane Square, one of our first larger, food-led concepts.
We continued to grow, opening new venues while staying true to the entrepreneurial spirit and hands-on approach that had been there from the very beginning. A major turning point came in 2015 with the opening of Greenwood, which doubled the size of our team and marked an exciting new chapter for the business. We also began working with prestigious partners including Royal London House and The Montcalm, expanding our reach and creating even more ambitious hospitality experiences.
By 2024, it was clear that our growing business had evolved into two distinct hospitality offerings. To better reflect who we are and where we were going, we created ETM Collection and ETM Sport London.
Today, we are proud to continue growing while holding on to the passion, ambition and entrepreneurial spirit that started it all. From a single gastro pub to a diverse portfolio of venues, our story has always been driven by great people, and we are always looking for more talented people to become part of what comes next.