Sous Chef Review
at Mitchells and Butlers
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Brighton and Hove
Review Submitted: February 2025
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
Sous chef at a restaurant. Involves running a brigade of cooks, making sure food quality standards are met. Placing food orders, managing rotations.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
The upmost extent.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Learnt a lot about food legislation and people management.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
Lifetime is providing very well organised and structured programmes, help is always available, their systems are up to date and modern and the coaches know what they’re doing.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Full support
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
Full support.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
Very well, it made me confident in my new role and provided a lot of extra knowledge that I found helpful.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Not much but it is an idea that I would like to be entertained.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Mitchells and Butlers to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Good place to work, with good colleagues and a good salary. Lots of opportunities to advance and improve also.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Mitchells and Butlers?
Be open minded and hard working, and you will get what you need from it.
