Breakfast Chef / Cook – Windsor Farm Shop Café
Advert Close date: 26th June 2026
Breakfast Chef / Cook – Windsor Farm Shop Café
Full-time | 7:00am – 4:00pm | 5 days out of 7 (including 3 weekends in 4)
Competitive salary + discretionary bonus + excellent benefits
Are you passionate about creating simple, delicious food using the very best seasonal ingredients?
We’re looking for a Breakfast Chef / Cook to join our friendly and fast-paced Farm Shop Café in Windsor. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a unique, community-focused environment where quality, provenance and fresh produce are at the heart of everything we do.
About the Role
Working alongside our Head Chef and kitchen team, you’ll help deliver a high-quality breakfast and daytime offering using locally sourced ingredients—many straight from our farm shop. From preparing fresh dishes to maintaining a smooth kitchen operation, you’ll play a key role in creating a welcoming and memorable experience for our visitors.
What You’ll Be Doing
Preparing and cooking fresh breakfast and café dishes with care and consistency
Delivering efficient service, even during busy periods
Working closely with front-of-house teams to ensure a seamless customer experience
Maintaining high standards of food quality, presentation, and hygiene
Supporting stock control and minimising waste
Keeping the kitchen clean, safe and well-organised at all times
Sharing your passion for seasonal, locally sourced food with customers and colleagues
What We’re Looking For
Experience in a chef or cook role in a busy kitchen environment
A genuine passion for fresh, seasonal, farm-to-table food
Strong organisation skills and attention to detail
Ability to stay calm and work efficiently under pressure
A team-player mindset with great communication skills
Knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards (certification preferred)
A positive, reliable and proactive approach
About Us
Situated on the edge of the beautiful Windsor Estate, Windsor Farm Shop Café is part of The Crown Estate—an organisation committed to excellence, sustainability, and delivering exceptional experiences.
We pride ourselves on showcasing the best of British produce, working with local farmers, artisans and suppliers to bring fresh, honest food to our customers in a truly unique setting.
What You’ll Get
Competitive salary with discretionary bonus
28 days holiday + bank holidays
Private medical scheme
Choice of two pension schemes
A supportive and inclusive team environment
The opportunity to work with outstanding, locally sourced produce
If you’re passionate about great food and want to be part of a purpose-driven organisation in a stunning location, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and bring your flavour to Windsor Farm Shop Café.
Our Offering / benefits:
As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.
Disability Disclaimer:
We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.
Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
- Department
- Windsor & Rural
- Locations
- Windsor
Windsor
Our Perks & Benefits
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28 days paid holiday
We value that you get more time with your family and friends. Therefore, we offer everybody 28 days paid holiday, 2 volunteering days and the option to purchase further holiday.
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Flexible working
We value work-life balance highly, therefore we have flexible & hybrid working policies.
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Market leading family friendly policies
We want the support we offer to be inclusive of everyone, reflective of the wide range of situations people face in life.
Workplace, Culture & Diversity
It’s our ambition to be an inclusive organisation that reflects our society, one where all feel welcome, able to be themselves and belong.
A workplace where you’re empowered to be yourself, diverse thinking is encouraged, and a place where you can realise your potential.
About The Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is a unique business with a distinct heritage and a portfolio unlike any other.
It includes some of central London’s best places to work, shop and spend time, retail and leisure destinations across the country, and a substantial rural portfolio. As manager of the seabed and half the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, we play a role in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector as well as marine aggregates, cables and pipelines. We are also responsible for the Windsor Estate, including the world-renowned Windsor Great Park.