Back-of-house staff agency in Surrey
Kitchen porter cover for Surrey hospitality businesses — same-day where you need it, contracted weekly where you want stability. Affluent commuter belt south of London. Country hotels, gastropubs, golf-club catering and corporate-dining at the major Surrey business parks. Our operatives know Surrey — the kingston upon thames restaurant strip pattern, the guildford high street dining crowd, the local kitchen culture.
Why Surrey kitchens need boh staff
Country-hotel kitchens, village gastropubs, suburban casual dining. Service rhythms in Surrey demand reliable BOH cover — affluent commuter belt south of london. country hotels, gastropubs, golf-club catering and corporate-dining at the major surrey business parks. Our Surrey pool is built around that pattern.
Surrey venue clusters we cover
We work across the major Surrey hospitality clusters: kingston upon thames restaurant strip; guildford high street dining; croydon mixed-cuisine high-street; weybridge and cobham village fine-dining. Surrey country-hotel kitchens often have constrained roof-extract access due to listed-building or AONB planning constraints. We work with extract designers familiar with Surrey planning.
Access and out-of-hours work in Surrey
Out-of-hours access via M25 and A3. Standard service patterns. KP shifts in Surrey run from breakfast prep to close — we send operatives kitted in non-slip kitchen shoes and clean uniform.
Back-of-house staff agency
- ✓Kitchen porters and pot-wash
- ✓Plate-up runners (banqueting, large events)
- ✓Cellar and bar-back operatives
- ✓Linen and stillage runners
- ✓Event BOH teams (5–50 operatives with on-site lead)
- ✓Direct PAYE employment — no umbrella, no IR35 risk
From enquiry to sign-off.
- 1. Define the role
Tell us what BOH role, shift pattern, kitchen type. We confirm availability and rate.
- 2. Vetted operative deployed
Operatives arrive kitted and briefed. Single shift, week or rolling cover.
- 3. Weekly invoicing
Timesheet signed by duty manager. Weekly invoice. No hidden fees.
£22–£44/hr outside London · £24–£52/hr in London · Kitchen porter, waiting and bar staff from £22/hr (£24/hr London); commis chef from £24/hr (£28/hr London); chef de partie from £29/hr (£34/hr London); sous chef from £36/hr (£42/hr London); head chef cover from £44/hr (£52/hr London). All-in including PAYE, NI, holiday pay and pension.
Prices shown exclude VAT. London rates apply within the M25. All other UK cities use standard rates.
Get a quote for SurreyBOH staff in Surrey — questions
Do you cover all of Surrey? +
Yes — we cover every postcode in Surrey, including the major clusters: Kingston upon Thames restaurant strip and Guildford High Street dining. Out-of-hours access patterns vary by cluster; we coordinate access ahead of every visit.
What does a kitchen porter cost in Surrey? +
Standard rates apply across Surrey — £22–£44/hr outside London · £24–£52/hr in London. All PAYE, no umbrella, single invoice.
Which EHO covers Surrey? +
Multiple Surrey district councils — inspection patterns vary by district.
What BOH roles do you cover? +
Kitchen porters, pot-wash, plate-up, cellar, bar-back, linen and stillage, event BOH teams. Not chefs — we partner with chef-specialist agencies for that.
Are operatives employed or self-employed? +
PAYE-employed by us. No umbrella companies, no IR35 risk for you, single invoice.
Can you supply an event BOH team? +
Yes — 5 to 50 operatives with an on-site lead. Regular cover for hotels, corporate venues and exhibition centres nationwide.
Get a same-day quote for Surrey
BOH staff across Surrey. Same-day quotes, most jobs scheduled within 48 hours.