Does Fat Hippo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fat Hippo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fat Hippo. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fat Hippo?

64% of Fat Hippo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fat Hippo 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fat Hippo?

Line Chef (5) , Head Chef (4) , Server/Waiter (4) , Front of House Staff (3) , Chef (2) , Restaurant Supervisor (2) , Sous Chef (2) , Waitress (2)

What are the pros of working at Fat Hippo according to real employee reviews?

"Pay can be good sometimes" ((in 4 reviews)); "Friendly staff" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Fat Hippo according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours Do Overtime sometimes" ((in 8 reviews)); "disorganised management" ((in 6 reviews))

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Fat Hippo Reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Culture and values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

2.5

Career opportunities

Fat Hippo has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fat Hippo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

43 reviews

4.0

9 Sept 2021

Very informal, worked hard but paid well

Line chef

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible hours Easy interview Can listen to music at work Free meal every shift Hour breaks Staff allow cigarette breaks A good system for logging hours and booking time off Friendly front of house staff Nights out after work Lots of students Tips split between everyone

Cons

Typical burger restaurant kitchen, greasy as expected Have to work quick and keep on top of things Managers sometimes can be visibly stressed. You’ll know if you’re doing a bad job, but as long as you turn up on time, work hard and communicate, you’ll be fine. Long hours Unfulfilling, the food you make is easy, not a “real” chefs role

Fat Hippo Response

Hello and thank you for your review. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave this review and are glad to hear you enjoy the working atmosphere and team environment at Fat Hippo. We have also taken your comments on board regarding monitoring staff turning up late so thanks for your feedback on this. Kind Regards, Fat Hippo HQ

1.0

9 Mar 2018

Awful awful awful awful awful

Sous chef

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

None really to be honest

Cons

They don't care about there employees as long as there making money no consistency at all in any area

3.0

4 Nov 2025

Okay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

They had a good work atmosphere

Cons

The pay was not very good

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Jobs at Fat Hippo

Assistant Restaurant Manager

Restaurant Supervisor