Very informal, worked hard but paid well - Line Chef Fat Hippo Employee Review

4.0
9 Sept 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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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

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Fat Hippo Response
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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

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1.0
17 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Some good people, but they all left because the head chef’s reign of terror goes unchecked by GM, who doesn’t care because he thinks it doesn’t impact him. When the head chef isn’t in there is actually a much better atmosphere, even when it’s busy and stressful it can actually be really nice if he’s not there throwing one of daily hissy fits.

Cons

Worked like a dog, and treated horribly. Actually, if someone treated their dog like that they would call the RSPCA. Head chef tends to go through phases of terrorising one specific person. It’s seemingly random so I don’t know if he draws a name out of a hat at the start of a shift or what. Upper management / area manager sometimes comes in and doesn’t talk to anyone but other managers. Then he changes everything and moves everything in the kitchen which inevitably leads to chaos because no one knows where anything is. There is a reason this job is always hiring, if you take the job then you’ll understand why.

3.0
4 Nov 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They had a good work atmosphere

Cons

The pay was not very good

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