The World's First Nigerian Tapas Restaurant•1-10 employees
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Founded by a brother-sister duo, Chuku's offers an award-winning cultural dining experience - recommended by Time Out.
You'll fit right in if you have a big heart and big smile, take pride in your work and have fun when doing it!
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🍽️ General Manager 📍 Tottenham, N15 💷 £37,000 – £42,500 per year 📆 Full-time | 40–45 hours/week ✨ LEAD ONE OF LONDON’S MOST EXCITING RESTAURANTS Backed by Beyoncé, catered for Burna Boy, loved by Vogue and more. We’re Chuku’s - the world’s first Nigerian tapas restaurant, named one of London’s Top 50 and the UK’s Top 100 Local Restaurants. Now we’re growing - and we want you to grow with us. 🌟 PERKS FOR YOU ✅ Private GP, access to free physio & counselling - your wellbeing matters ✅ Free meals & drinks every shift ✅ Friends & family discounts ✅ Birthday gift vouchers ✅ Inclusive, fun team socials - karaoke, paintballing & more ✅ Real say in shaping a fast-growing, award-winning brand 🤓 YOUR ROLE As GM, you’ll run our original site and lead both FOH & BOH. With a second site on the horizon, and further expansion plans, there’ll be future opportunities to grow with us as we expand. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll: • Lead and develop a high-performing team, • Spot opportunities to better our commercials, service and team - and act on them, • Own key metrics like labour %, spend per head & COGS and motivate our team to help us achieve them, • Foster an environment where genuine guest connections are made 🧠 YOU'LL BRING • GM or Assistant Manager experience in a fast-paced restaurant, • Strong people leadership + commercial mindset, • Confidence with KPIs, P&L, labour & cost control, • Calm under pressure, proactive and people-first, • Hungry to learn, grow & be part of something unique 🎉 ABOUT CHUKU’S We’re all about culture, community and cuisine. Founded by a brother-sister duo who opened their first permanent site just weeks before lockdown, we do things differently. We lead with heart and hustle hard - aiming to leave everyone who walks through who our doors feeling better than when they entered. ✨️ SOUND LIKE THE ROLE FOR YOU? Click apply! Shortlisted candidates will be invited to meet the founders and the team.
🍽️ Head Chef 📍 Location: Seven Sisters, N15 💷 Pay: £36,500 – £42,500 per annum 📆 Contract: Full-time | 45–48 hours per week 🌟 BENEFITS FOR YOU • 24/7 online private GP support — your wellbeing matters, • Free meals & soft drinks on every shift — because food is love, • Birthday gift vouchers, • Staff discounts when dining with friends & family (up to 3 guests), • Fun, inclusive team socials — karaoke, bowling, roller disco, and more, • A collaborative, values-driven culture where you can be yourself, • The chance to shape an award-winning, fast-growing restaurant brand 🧑🏽🍳 YOUR ROLE As Head Chef, your responsibilities will include: • Lead, motivate, and develop your kitchen team, • Run service and lead the pass, • Ensure Food Safety & Health & Safety compliance, • Conduct kitchen audits, • Manage stock control and COGS, including wastage, • Meet KPIs, • Be a Chuku’s ambassador — sharing your passion for food and culture with the team and guests 🧠 WHAT YOU'LL BRING • 4+ years’ chef experience, including 2+ years in leadership, • Proven ability to lead with care and confidence, lifting those around you, • Experience managing suppliers, stocktaking, and flexible with new systems, • Strong understanding of profit & loss and labour management, • Calm communicator under pressure, • Genuine love of food and people No need to know Nigerian or West African cuisine — bring your passion and hunger to learn, and we’ll teach you the flavours. 🎉 WHO WE ARE Chuku’s is about culture, community, and cuisine. What started 10 years ago as a brother and sister pop-up with a dream to share the spirit of Lagos in London has grown into a flagship restaurant in Tottenham — full of colour, energy, and afrobeats, serving vibrant Nigerian dishes made for sharing. With big ambitions and a second site on the horizon, now’s the perfect time to join a team that believes in new possibilities — building something bold, joyful, and lasting. Every dish is a conversation. Every guest is family. Every team member matters. We support each other, value everyone, and make real connections — through our food, with each other, and the world around us.
JOB DESCRIPTION: We aim for no double shifts and 2 days off a week, as we know there's more to life than just work. Location: Seven Sisters, N15 Salary: £12.75-13.25 p/hr Contract: Part Time (up to 30 hours p/week) BENEFITS FOR YOU: • No double shifts, • 2 days off a week, • Private health care, • Birthday gift voucher, • Fun & relaxed family-spirited tean, • FREE food every shift you work, • Regular team socials (e.g. paintballing), • Staff discounts when you dine in, • Being part of an award-winning independent restaurant WHO IS CHUKU'S: We're an award-winning independent restaurant serving up an immersive cultural dining experience with a vibrant atmosphere. We've been featured on BBC, Sky and Time Out. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR: To be a Senior Chef de Partie at Chuku's you need to: 1. An ambitious desire to learn, 2. An eye for detail, 3. A genuine love for food, 4. A big heart and big smile You do not need to be an expert in Nigerian/West African cuisine, as we can teach you. Are you an experienced chef looking for a new role in a growing restaurant business? Then apply to join our team at Chuku’s – the world's first Nigerian tapas restaurant.
JOB DESCRIPTION: We aim for no double shifts and 2 days off a week, as we know there's more to life than just work. Location: Seven Sisters, N15 Salary: £12.75-13.25 p/hr Contract: Part Time (up to 30 hours p/week) BENEFITS FOR YOU: • No double shifts, • 2 days off a week, • Private health care, • Birthday gift voucher, • Fun & relaxed family-spirited tean, • FREE food every shift you work, • Regular team socials (e.g. paintballing), • Staff discounts when you dine in, • Being part of an award-winning independent restaurant WHO IS CHUKU'S: We're an award-winning independent restaurant serving up an immersive cultural dining experience with a vibrant atmosphere. We've been featured on BBC, Sky and Time Out. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR: To be a Kitchen Supervisor at Chuku's you need to: 1. An ambitious desire to learn, 2. An eye for detail, 3. A genuine love for food, 4. A big heart and big smile You do not need to be an expert in Nigerian/West African cuisine, as we can teach you. Are you an experienced chef looking for a new role in a growing restaurant business? Then apply to join our team at Chuku’s – the world's first Nigerian tapas restaurant.
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