Chef Recruitment Agency in London

Specialist Chef Recruiters for Permanent Roles

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 positions across all levels – from Commis to Executive Chef.

Whether you’re a candidate looking for your next opportunity or an employer needing to hire reliable talent, we’re here to support you at every step. for over 17 years of trading, we have placed a wide range of Chefs into jobs in the Capital. Recruiting for chefs across London for Hotels and Restaurants, our team of Chef Recruitment consultants have a very strong knowledge of the Chef market within London. If your looking for a chef job in London or your looking for a chef to join your hotel or Restaurant, HtE Recruitment can support you.

In London 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 including Head Chef, Sous Chef, Pastry Chef, Chef de partie, Sushi Chef, Demi chef de partie. 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. 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?

• 🧑‍🍳 Chef Sector Specialists – We focus solely on hospitality and catering recruitment, with a strong track record in placing chefs in permanent roles across London.

• 🤝 Permanent Roles Only – We do not offer temporary staffing; our focus is building long-term, reliable teams for employers.

• 📍 London-Hospitality Expertise – We understand the pace, expectations, and trends of London’s vibrant hospitality scene. Rick our Director started his Hotel career at the Thistle Kensington Gardens Hotel in Bayswater.

• 🕵️‍♂️ Pre-Vetted Candidates – All chefs are carefully screened and matched based on skill level, culture fit, and experience.

• 💼 3 packages available for your Kitchen / Restaurant – We have 3 different packages available for our London clients, Option 1 is our HtE Select package (traditional finders service with a no win no fee), Option 2 is our HtE Partner service (which unlocks a lower fee the one vacancy your needing help with right now) and Option 3 is HtE Advantage (which unlocks a lower fee for 12 months for various positions for your kitchen). read more

If you are looking for a London Chef Recruiter or a Hospitality permanent Recruiter to support your kitchen to recruit a chef, Call Rick or Sam from our London Chef Recruiter team on 0203 542 6103 to discuss your current permement London chef recruitment needs.