Food & Beverage – Kitchen • Posted 27 April 2026
Chef de Partie
Watergate Bay Hotel · Watergate Bay, Newquay, Cornwall
40 hours per week including evenings and weekends
About the hotel
Watergate Bay Hotel is an independently owned beachside hotel with two miles of Atlantic-facing sand on its doorstep, on the north Cornwall coast just outside Newquay. With 71 rooms and apartments, multiple restaurants including the celebrated Zacry's, a swim club, surf school and the relaxed Beach Hut on the sand, Watergate is the original Cornish coastal lifestyle hotel. The hotel attracts a loyal guest base of families, surfers, food lovers and weekenders drawn to its laid-back-but-considered hospitality and sense of place.
The work
- • Run your own section across breakfast, lunch and dinner services
- • Cook seasonal, produce-led Cornish food to a consistent standard
- • Work closely with the Head Chef on menu evolution and specials
- • Build relationships with Cornish growers, fishermen and suppliers
- • Mentor and support commis chefs and apprentice chefs on your section
- • Maintain uncompromising HACCP, allergen and food safety standards
- • Manage section ordering, prep lists and waste discipline
- • Cover adjacent sections and outlets across the hotel as needed
- • Support events, weddings and festivals across the bay throughout the year
- • Champion a calm, generous, hard-working kitchen culture
This role is for you if…
- • You have proven Chef de Partie or strong senior commis experience
- • You take pride in produce, plating and seasonal Cornish cooking
- • You are calm, organised and consistent under service pressure
- • You are a generous teammate who lifts the brigade around you
- • You are excited to live and cook on the Cornish coast
This role might not be for you if…
- • You prefer city-centre fine dining only
- • You are not available for evenings, weekends and peak season
- • You are uncomfortable in a multi-outlet hotel kitchen
- • You prefer a static, unchanging menu