Does The Kitchen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Kitchen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Kitchen. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Kitchen?

78% of The Kitchen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Kitchen 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Kitchen?

Server (17) , Server/Waiter (4) , Bartender (3) , Backwait (2) , Chef (2) , Cook (2) , Prep Cook (2) , Server/Bartender (2)

What are the pros of working at The Kitchen according to real employee reviews?

"The Kitchen has an awesome culture with good, fun people and a supportive management team." ((in 5 reviews)); "Awesome coworkers who are all engaged in all sorts of cool side" ((in 3 reviews)); "Friendly staff" ((in 3 reviews)); "Great work environment, With great people." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Kitchen according to real employee reviews?

"poor management" ((in 8 reviews)); "Long hours and very busy" ((in 5 reviews)); "In my time here as a line cook I saw three different management teams, all absolutely horrible." ((in 3 reviews)); "Low pay and inconsistent hours" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed The Kitchen locations?

London , Kentford , Plymouth , Belfast

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The Kitchen Reviews

3.6

78% would recommend to a friend

(77 total reviews)

Sean Crosbie

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88% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (77 reviews)

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The Kitchen has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 77 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Kitchen 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

77 reviews

5.0

3 Sept 2025

Nice place to work

Waitress

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible management, allowed me to work when I was able to. Great to fit around studying at the time.

Cons

Nothing really. Was happy to work here.

5.0

4 Dec 2024

Current Job

Dishwasher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good place to work and fun people

Cons

Long hours and gets busy at the weekends

4.0

26 Aug 2024

Review

Bar man

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Choice of hours Wide variety of shifts

Cons

Wasn’t many downsides to the job

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