Welcome to Chefs for Chefs — A Trusted UK Agency for Hospitality
As a chef-led agency for hospitality, we help UK businesses find experienced kitchen staff with speed and care.
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Why Work With a Specialist Agency for Hospitality?
UK Cover Available
As a national agency for hospitality, we provide access to qualified chefs across the UK
Next Day Agency Chefs
Our chef staffing team can place talent the very next day, making us a top-performing agency for hospitality.
Any Role Covered
Whether you need a commis chef or an exec head chef, we have hospitality-trained agency chefs ready to go.
Trained In Level 2 & Allergen
As standard, we ask all of our chefs to be a minimum of level 2 & allergen trained. If you need up to date certification, let us know and we will get them updated
Hospitality Recruitment
Affordable agency pricing with no upfront fees — hospitality recruitment made simple.
Enhanced DBS Chefs Available
We support care & education sectors with our enhanced DBS chef service, mixing top chef skills, with compassion
We Manage The Payroll
For our Relief Chef service & Enhanced DBS chef service, your business can rest assured that all workers are onboarded onto our PAYE, we manage payment to them, so there is no impact on your business.
Tap into Our Network
We are connected with thousands of chefs and job seekers at any given time. making us the perfect partner to find a chef for your business.
Quick Account set-up
Our team can have you ready for a chef in no time, leave your details below and we will contact you as soon as possible. It takes 30 minutes max to register as a client.
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Hospitality Staffing Services from a Leading Agency for Hospitality
Chefs for Chefs is a chef-led recruitment agency, trusted by hospitality businesses across the UK. We specialise in connecting restaurants, hotels, and care providers with skilled, vetted chefs — fast. As one of the UK’s dedicated agencies for hospitality, we offer everything from relief chef cover to full-time recruitment and enhanced DBS-certified professionals.
Whether you need urgent kitchen cover or ongoing support, Chefs for Chefs is your partner in hospitality hiring.
Hospitality Recruitment
Our hospitality recruitment service takes the stress out of hiring by managing the entire process on your behalf. Your dedicated account manager will take time to understand your business, culture, and ideal candidate profile. From there, we handle everything — sourcing, screening, and shortlisting — until we’re ready to introduce you to the right candidates.
As one of the UK's trusted agencies for hospitality, we offer this service with no upfront or one-off fees — just results.
Relief Chefs
Temporary chefs — also known as agency chefs or relief chefs — offer a flexible solution to short-term staffing gaps. Whether you need cover for holidays, sickness, or peak periods like Christmas, our experienced relief chef team is ready to step in and support your kitchen with minimal disruption.
Enhanced DBS Chefs
In addition to our temporary chef service, we also provide Enhanced DBS-checked chefs for care and education settings. These professionals are specially trained to meet the unique requirements of these sectors and are available for short-term cover or ongoing support.
Our hospitality recruitment team ensures every DBS chef is vetted, experienced, and ready to support your organisation with professionalism and care.
Online Training
We offer a range of online training courses designed to upskill your team quickly and efficiently. It’s an ideal solution for businesses that currently outsource their training. Best of all, you’ll receive a discount when enrolling through Chefs for Chefs — making professional development more accessible than ever.