Work at the most beautiful spot in Vaals

Who are we?

Giraffe Lodge sits on a hilltop between Vijlen and Epen, on the edge of the longest forest in the Netherlands, with views across all of South Limburg into Germany and Belgium. Our guests come for lunch, drinks and dinner.

We are a growing business with a clear plan. We are working on the “golden diner” concept: dinner on the hilltop, where the sunset over three countries and the kitchen together create the experience.

For that, we are not looking for a chef who “just” works through the menu, but for a chef who shapes the golden diner menu and so becomes a co-owner of the result.

What will you do?

You cook independently, take care of the mise en place and keep quality consistently high. You also help build the golden diner. You develop your own signature menu that appears on the menu under your name, work with fresh regional produce and have a say in purchasing and in how the menu is put together.

You lead the kitchen team and decide together with the owners who joins and how the team works.

Your kitchen, your signature, your result.

Who are we looking for?

A chef with a signature style of their own and the ambition to make a name with it. You have restaurant experience, cook from the produce and can lead a team. You think like an entrepreneur: for you, quality, margin and experience go together. And in a few years you want to be able to say that the golden diner at Giraffe Lodge is your dinner.