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Leonardo Boutique Hotel Simpson Townhouse Edinburgh, 79 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH3 9HZ
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Be Yourself - Be a Bold Team Player- Be Leonardo
As a Breakfast Chef you'll be right in the heart of the hotel, so we want you to take pride in everything you'll be doing to support the Head Chef and keep things running like clockwork. Take a deep breath because you'll be stepping into a busy role! You'll be passionate about your working area and responsibilities, and working as part of a vibrant team to deliver the best breakfast experience to our guests!
Some of the perks our colleagues enjoy include:

• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe: get planning that city break you've been dreaming of!
• Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
• Meals on duty
• Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
• We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
• The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

If you're our ideal Breakfast chef, you will:

• Be yourself!
• Absolutely love the busy Kitchen environment
• Have a willingness to learn and adapt, and deliver the high-quality fresh breakfasts that our guests expect
• Thrive under pressure to create delicious food
• Be keen to step up when the situation demands
• Aspire to grow with us - with our amazing Learning and Development programmes, the sky is the limit!

Why come join us?
We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you're part of the team, you're part of the Leonardo community. We have support on tap, so expect top-notch L&D programmes, practical training and clear progression within our vibrant and dynamic team.
Our Story
Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we operate over 270 hotels across the United Kingdom and Europe. We look after over 55 hotels across the UK & Ireland, and being one of the fastest growing hotel groups, we have plans for major expansion over the next few years'; there's never been a more exciting time to come join us!
Leonardo Boutique Hotel Simpson Townhouse Edinburgh 79 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH3 9HZ

• Job RefJI27221
• BranchLeonardo Boutique Hotel Simpson Townhouse Edinburgh
• LocationEdinburgh
• Salary/BenefitsCompetitive Salary
• Contract typePermanent
• HoursPart Time
• Shift pattern5 days - Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (United Kingdom)
• Hours per week30
• Date posted08/07/2025
• Closing date10/08/2025

About Leonardo Boutique Hotel Simpson Townhouse - Edinburgh
This modern hotel set in a grand stone building is a 13-minute walk from Edinburgh Castle, a 15-minute walk from the University of Edinburgh, and 1 mile from Waverley train station. Straightforward rooms feature pops of colour and come with free Wi-Fi, TVs, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. Family rooms add space and pull-out sofas.
A restaurant offers breakfast (surcharge) and dinner, including Scottish and international dishes. Discounted parking is available.
About Leonardo Hotels
At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality.
Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels here in the UK & Ireland, and have come a long way since we opened our first hotel in Ireland back in 1993! With approximately 4,000 employees and multiple brands we are a dynamic, innovative and fast-growing company.
As an employer we put a big emphasis on career development and as a rule we recruit our operations team members for personality- it is all about how you interact with others and how you can demonstrate our values: Consistent, Friendly, Genuine, Positive and Willing.
At Leonardo Hotels each and every team member is individually valued and respected for who you are. All careers within our hotels offer customer interaction, a great deal of variety, and a fun and friendly working environment. We strive to make all of our hotels great places to work, and get our teams involved in activities such as summer barbecues, Christmas parties, Thank You Week and birthday celebrations!
We also offer excellent employee benefits, including huge discounts on overnight stays at our hotels as well as performance-based rewards via our Leo Points system- these range from vouchers to a well-deserved day off!