Chef Recruitment Agency London | HTE Recruitment
Sourcing Chefs & Managers across London for a wide range of Hotels & RestaurantsChef Recruitment Agency for London’s Hotels, Restaurants and Bars. Helping your business to recruit permanent chefs and managers.
if you are looking to recruit a chef for your business, you have come to the right place. At HTE Recruitment, we are a trusted chef recruitment agency based in London, connecting professional chefs with some of the capital’s most exciting restaurants, hotels, private member clubs, and catering businesses. With over a decade of industry experience, we specialise in sourcing permanent chef and management candidates across all levels. Sam and Rick are here to help you to source a full time chef or manager for your business, call 0203 542 6103 to have a informal chat on how we can help you
Across London we recruit for 3, 4 & 5 star hotels, 1,2,3 Rosette restaurants, Michelin Kitchens, Private Members Clubs, New openings, Sushi kitchens and Gastro pubs across London. We support the London Hospitality industry recruit chefs at all levels and managers. Take a look at the London chef trends report from 2023 & how we have supported London Kitchens fill chef jobs fast. Every year we support new London Restaurants to open, if your trading already or a new project, our team can support you. As well as London Chef Recruitment, our team also cover Hospitality roles and recently placed Restaurant Managers, Sommeliers and Coffee shop Manager.
Why Choose HTE Recruitment for Chef Recruitment?
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🧑🍳 London Hospitality & Catering Sector Specialists – this has been our bread and butter since 2007, for around 18 years we have helped many companies across the capital. Our team of recruiters include former chefs and managers, this means we have a great knowledge of the London Hospitality sector.
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🤝 Permanent Roles Only – So we can put all our energy into finding you full time permement chefs and managers, we do not cover Temps. This means we do not get distracted by Temp Chef issues!!!, meaning we are fully focused on helping you. All our Chef candidates once you recruit them, they will be on your pay system and employed directly by you.
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📍 London-Hospitality Expertise – We understand the pace, expectations, and trends of London’s vibrant hospitality scene. Rick, our Director & founder started his Hotel career at the Thistle Kensington Gardens Hotel in Bayswater as a Junior Trainee Manager and then worked up within F&B, living in the Paddington area.
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🕵️♂️ Database of Candidates – we have a large database of candidates in London looking for full time permanent positions, this means once you give us a role to match on, we can work fast. All candidates are always registered before we send you the cv.
- 💼 Various recruitment packages available for your Hotel, Pub, Members club or Restaurant – Every business is different and we have therefore designed a range of packages at different price points with different rebate periods. Unlike some agencies, having a one-size-fits-all approach, we let you choose which will be the best package for your business
If you are looking to recruit a chef or manager, Call Rick or Sam from our London Chef Recruiter team on 0203 542 6103 or email [email protected].

Our London Hospitality Job Roles
Chef:
- Head Chef
- Head Pastry Chef
- Sous Chef
- Junior sous chef
- Chef De Partie
- Pastry Chef de partie
- Sushi Chef
Hospitality:
- Restaurant Manager
- Bar Manager
- Hotel Manager
- Restaurant Supervisor
- Sommelier
- Operations Manager
- Front of House Manager
Types of places:
- Restaurant
- Hotel
- Gastro Pubs
- Rosette Kitchens
- Michelin Kitchens
- Private Members Club
Our Locations
London Recruitment Locations:
Our London Hospitality & Catering recruiters support the London Hospitality sector across the Capital. The team recruit Chefs & Managers in all areas and current jobs include roles in:
- Central London: Soho, Covent Garden, Fitzrovia, Marylebone, Bloomsbury, Westminster, St. James’s, South Bank, Mayfair, Knightsbridge
- North London: Camden, Hampstead, Highgate, Muswell Hill, Crouch End
- East London: Shoreditch, Canary Wharf, Hackney, Stratford, Walthamstow
- South London: Clapham, Wimbledon, Brixton, Dulwich, Greenwich, Battersea
- West London: Notting Hill, Shepherd’s Bush, Chiswick, Hammersmith, Richmond
London Hospitality & Catering Jobs Include:
Chef De Partie
£38-40k
Sous chef – weddings
£40-45k
Sous chef
£45-50k
Junior sushi chef
£32k
Pastry Chef De Partie
£40k
General Manager
£40k
Chef de partie
£34-37k
demi chef de partie
£32k
Head chef
£45k
Sous chef
£43-45k
Sushi chef
£45-50k
Chef de partie
£35k
London Client Feedback
Gary
Executive chef
Nicola
Group HR Manager
Luke
Our London Client & Candidate FAQs
Chef Recruitment in London – FAQs
here are a few answers to the normal fAQs, if you have any more, please call Rick or sam, in the London team on 0203 542 6103
What types of chef roles do you recruit for?
We recruit all permanent chef roles – from junior chefs to senior executive positions, including pastry and private chefs.
Is it just permanent Chefs and Managers you cover?
Yes. We focus only on permanent recruitment. This allows us to match candidates and clients more effectively for long-term success.There are two types of agencies, some are more focused on Temp work and others (like us) are focused on permanent positions. Prior to 2019 we did cover both HOWEVER we found it is not possible to deliver a great service doing both & you reduce your service delivery. This is why in 2019 we decided to focus only on permanent Chefs and Managers.
Do you charge chefs a fee to register?
No, there is no charge to candidates. Our recruitment service is free for chef candidates seeking employment.
Are your clients based across all of London?
Yes. We work with hospitality businesses throughout Central London, West End, East London, South London, and surrounding areas.
How quickly can you help us hire a chef?
Timelines vary based on the role and availability, but we aim to present qualified candidates within a few days of starting a search.
What do you charge clients to find a candidate
This depends on the service you opt for. We offer a traditional service which we charge a % upon finding a candidate who starts with you, the default rate is 12% for this service. The other service we offer is our HtE Partner service, which has a small engagement fee upfront of £500 to start the matching and this unlocks 7% rates for the position if under £45k or 8% or roles over 8%. We have launched this new product in 2025 & we are finding our Partner clients on average are already saving over £1000 on recruitment costs compared to the traditional route. Every company is different, this is why we offer two different services for clients.
Can you help with new openings?
Yes, every year we support many London Restaurants and Hotels with new openings. We offer the “HtE Partner” package for new openings or for clients with many vacancies, we offer a subscription service called “HtE Advantage”
When did HtE start?
HtE Recruitment opened in Feb 2007 and in 2013 we launched our London division. Since 2013 we have supported so many kitchens across the capital