About us

The Principal York, located adjacent to the train station provides great public transport links. The hotel boasts 155 bedrooms all with a beautiful look and feel that delivers pure home from home comfort to our guests. Public spaces within the hotel include The Garden Room, with views across the hotel lawns to York Minster in the background. The hotel's restaurant The Refectory Kitchen & Terrace serves dishes made with fresh, seasonal local produce and the comfortable, cosy Chapter House Bar. The hotel has received several accolades such as Hotel of the Year for two consecutive years, along with Bar of the Year at the Visit York Tourism Awards 2018. 

The Commis Chef Role

If you are passionate about food and working with seasonal high-quality ingredients this is a great opportunity for you to join our team as Commis Chef.

Being local at heart is the order of day with dishes that burst with flavour and championing the world-class quality of ingredients from Yorkshire.

Our food & beverage outlets are a hive of activity, so you will like working in a face paced environment creating memorable food & beverage experiences for our guests.

The benefits of working as a Commis Chef at The Principal York;

• A competitive salary
• 28 days holiday each year, including bank holidays
• A welcome bonus of £500 of which £250 is paid on completion of your 1st month of employment, followed by a further £250 on completion of your 3rd month of employment
• Hotel incentive and recognition schemes (earn high street vouchers, overnight stays, paid birthday day off)
• Access to our IHG Benefits portal, including discounts on some travel, leisure time activities, health, retail and motoring
• Discounted accommodation with competitive colleague and friends and family rates at IHG hotels
• Excellent training and development opportunities within the hotel, the Company and our online e-learning portal
• Rewards for delivering sensational service
• Free meals on duty