Stuart Slevin

Everyone at Proto is proud of Stuart as he has qualified for his NVQ Level 4 in Management, that’s the equivalent to a full degree. We thought we would ask him a few questions so we could find out more about him:

How long have you worked at The Fish Factory?

5 years now. Blimey! Where does time go? I have loved every minute of working at The Fish Factory and for the Proto Restaurant Group and have found it a fantastic challenge, not to mention being part of the opening process of The Fish Factory, Littlehampton, which I have to say, I owe a lot of thanks to my NVQ for helping me with.

Tell us more about this NVQ, sounds very impressive!

Well, thank you very much! It’s hard to explain the course as it covered so many key areas, but it basically helped me look at my job from a directors point of view. It taught me to take each task that I undertake and describe how they fit into certain categories such as health and safety, staff morale, project management and financial budgeting.

You must have a fancy title with that qualification, what do we refer to you as now?

Well yes I do! I am now officially Stuart Slevin MImstLM. That stands for a Member of the Institute of Leadership and Management.

What is your favourite dish to cook?

Anything Fish based really. It’s such a challenge to cook fish; people say its really easy, but 20 seconds too long and the fish is dry and 20 seconds too short and the fish is really wet. I love the challenge of coming up with new few dishes which are enticing for the customers. I guess I’m at the right place at The Fish Factory.

Do you have any pet-hates in the kitchen?

Oooh, I could get in some trouble for answering this one! I guess when I am asked a trivial question when I’m trying to organise everything! My Job is about multi-tasking and being interrupted to be asked what time im finishing can be quite frustrating.

What’s in store for 2011, any new recipes/dishes?

We have just launched The Fish Factory’s updated Spoil Menu which has some fantastic new dishes in, including a Shrimp and Saffron Risotto, and Bouillabaisse. I’m particularly partial to the Bouillabaisse as it takes such an effort to prepare, around 4 hours in total, but it’s so worth it.

So there you have it, thats Stuart Slevin MImstLM, the Executive Chef at The Fish Factory. Why not come in and meet the whole team? Call us at Worthing on 01903 207123 or at Littlehampton on 01903 715000 to book a table.
Don’t fancy fish? Why not come see us at Food in Worthing. Call us on 01903 227780 to book a table.

The Fish Factory opens in Littlehampton on Sunday 29th November 2009

Hooray! The time has come. After months and months of hard slog, renovating, decorating, installing hi-tech kitchens and planet-friendly heating insulation and electrical appliances – we’ve made it. TA DA! The Fish Factory has landed in Littlehampton.

The grand opening of new Fish Factory opens to the public from Sunday 29th November and you can book your table on 01903 715000.

To be precise, the new address is:

The Fish Factory
5 East St
Littlehampton
BN17 6AU

We haven’t even opened yet, but tables are booking up fast for Christmas parties, so don’t delay. If you haven’t booked your Christmas party yet, pick up the phone and call 01903 715000 to book your table at The Fish Factory, Littlehampton.

The Proto management would like to thank all the suppliers involved, for their hard work in helping make the grand launch of The Fish Factory, Littlehampton happen on time and run so smoothly. We look forward to welcoming everyone to the New Fish Factory very soon.

We’ve been celebrating since winning the prestigious Healthy Workplace Award on Saturday evening at The Worthing Business Awards 2009.

What a brilliant night! The evening was hosted by Fred Dinenage – you may know him from How 2 or ITV Meridian.

The whole evening was sponsored by Carpenter Box Accountants, and organised by the Worthing Herald. Louise James and Vaidas Butkus picked up their award from councillor Paul Yallop who represented the sponsors Worthing Borough Council. You can see Louise and Vaidas’ giving their winner’s speech by clicking here.

We would like to thank everyone that nominated us this year – it means a great deal. We look forward to seeing you all soon.

If you would like to read more about our training programme, click here.

Worthing Business Award

We are crossing our fingers for tomorrow’s Worthing Business Awards. We have been shortlisted for the Healthy Workplace Award 2009. We have some tough competition though, as we are up against Worthing High School.

As you know, the Proto Restaurant Group takes health and safety very seriously. Back in July we announced that we had been featured in Gordon Brown’s Government Magazine, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health’s Magazine called “Trainer’s Exchange”. Trainer’s Exchange is a government magazine that is distributed to all the Councils in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Proto have been selected for being committed to managing one of the best trained and committed teams in the country due to our own in-house training school for all our restaurant staff. You can read the rest that blog entry by clicking here.

We wish all of Worthing’s shortlisted businesses the best of British at tomorrow’s award evening.