head chef

Brody House · Budapest

We’re looking for an experienced and hands-on Head Chef to lead our kitchen team, develop seasonal menus and deliver consistently excellent food.

At Brody House, our food offering brings together an international bistro approach with Hungarian roots. We’re looking for someone who can bring their own culinary expertise and creativity to the menu while maintaining the standards, organisation and commercial awareness needed to run a successful kitchen.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys developing people, creating great food and taking ownership of the kitchen’s day-to-day performance.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Lead, train and develop the kitchen team, creating a positive, respectful and well-organised working environment

  • Plan and manage kitchen rotas, staffing levels and labour costs

  • Develop seasonal menus for breakfast, lunch, dinner and events in line with the Brody House concept

  • Create and maintain recipes, portion standards, plating specifications and allergen information

  • Ensure consistent food quality, presentation, preparation and timing across all services

  • Cost dishes, monitor margins and recommend menu pricing and improvements

  • Manage kitchen purchasing, supplier relationships, deliveries and stock control

  • Complete monthly stocktakes and investigate discrepancies, waste and food-cost variances

  • Monitor food costs, gross margins and kitchen labour against agreed budgets

  • Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene, HACCP and allergen management

  • Oversee kitchen equipment, maintenance needs, storage and production planning

  • Coordinate menus and kitchen operations for private events and special offers with the Restaurant and Events teams

  • Maintain practical kitchen procedures, production checklists and reporting

  • Work closely with the General Manager, Venue Operations Manager and other department leaders to improve kitchen performance and the overall guest experience

ABOUT YOU

You have proven experience leading a kitchen in a restaurant, hotel or comparable hospitality environment, and are confident managing both a team and a busy service.

You combine strong cooking skills with a good understanding of menu development, recipe standardisation, food costing and kitchen operations.

You are commercially minded and comfortable managing purchasing, suppliers, stocktakes, food waste and labour costs.

You understand HACCP, food safety and allergen management, and take pride in maintaining a clean, safe and well-organised kitchen.

You are practical, organised and accountable, with the ability to plan ahead, solve problems calmly and work within the realities of a compact kitchen.

You communicate clearly, collaborate well with other departments and are comfortable using inventory and cost-control systems. Experience with FruitSys is an advantage.

Most importantly, you care about the food you serve, the people you work with and the experience you create for our guests.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • A key leadership role with genuine responsibility for the kitchen and its development

  • The opportunity to shape seasonal menus and contribute to Brody House’s distinctive food offering

  • A creative, independent hospitality environment in central Budapest

  • Competitive salary with fully registered full-time employment

  • Staff meals and employee discounts

  • Team-building activities and a supportive management team

Interested?

If you’re a hands-on kitchen leader who combines culinary creativity with strong team leadership and commercial awareness, we’d love to hear from you.

Send your CV to office@brody.house and tell us a little about yourself and why you’d be a good fit for Brody House.

We look forward to hearing from you.