About us

Antidote Cafe is a creative, moody, community-first cafe in Current BEL Road, North Bangalore. We’re known for slow mornings, cold brews, coffee mocktails, pastries, and a space where regulars become friends. Our kitchen is small, busy, and built around handmade food: tarts, quiches, pancakes, croissant sandwiches, and speciality coffee.

Why join us

- A creative kitchen where your ideas can reach the menu
- Staff meals, tips, and bonus (if offered)
- A team that values warmth, reliability, and craft

Responsibilities

- Run daily kitchen operations, prep, and service
- Maintain consistent taste, portioning, and presentation for tarts, quiches, pancakes, croissant sandwiches, and specials

- Develop seasonal menu items with costed recipes
- Manage ordering, inventory, wastage, and food cost
- Train, schedule, and coach Commis I and II
- Enforce FSSAI-standard hygiene, allergen labelling, and safe storage

- Work with the cafe manager on events, pop-ups, and specials

Requirements





- 3 - 5 years of experience in a cafe or small kitchen, with at least 2 years leading a team

- Hands-on experience with pastry basics: pastry doughs, tart shells, quiche fillings, batters, laminated dough handling
- Strong grasp of costing, stock control, and kitchen systems
- Calm under pressure, with a good palate and an eye for plating

- Comfortable with weekends, events, and late evenings

Nice to have: Baking or patisserie training, FSSAI food safety certificate, menu-development portfolio Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹45,000.00 per month

Application Question(s)

- Have you made tarts, quiches, or laminated pastry before?
- Are you comfortable with weekend and late-evening shifts?
- Do you have an FSSAI food safety certificate?
- Which cafe or kitchen did you last work at, and in what role?

Experience:
- cafe or kitchen: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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