Head Chef - Dave McCarthy

Dave is from Midleton, County Cork in Ireland.  He trained at the family-owned Fleming’s in Cork until he was 22, and then moved to London to take up a position as a Commis Chef at The Ivy.  He stayed there for two years before moving to Harvey Nichols to work for Henry Harris as Chef de Partie.  In 1998, he bumped into Mark Hix, then Chef Director of Caprice Holdings, who asked him to join them in the kitchen at the newly refurbished J Sheekey under Tim Hughes.  Prior to that, he spent three months at Le Caprice as Chef de Partie and bonded with many of the chefs who later joined him at Sheekey’s.  He went on to work there for nine years and was promoted to Senior Sous Chef.  He remained in this position until December 2006, when he moved over to Mayfair and helped to open the newly refurbished Scott’s as Senior Sous Chef.  In 2009, he was promoted to Head Chef. 

Dave particularly loves working with seafood and training his team, some of which are from his home county of Cork.  In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children.