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Mr Kitchen Porter
Hospitality temp agency in Croydon
Croydon, Surrey

Hospitality temp agency in Croydon

Kitchen porter cover for Croydon hospitality businesses — same-day where you need it, contracted weekly where you want stability. Mixed-economy South London / Surrey commercial centre. Corporate dining around the East Croydon office cluster, Boxpark casual food, traditional High Street and South End restaurants. Our operatives know Croydon — the boxpark croydon street-food pattern, the centrale and whitgift shopping-centre dining crowd, the local kitchen culture.

Why Croydon kitchens need hospitality temp

Street-food units, shopping-centre food court, corporate-tower restaurants. Service rhythms in Croydon demand reliable BOH cover — mixed-economy south london / surrey commercial centre. corporate dining around the east croydon office cluster, boxpark casual food, traditional high street and south end restaurants. Our Croydon pool is built around that pattern.

Croydon venue clusters we cover

We work across the major Croydon hospitality clusters: boxpark croydon street-food; centrale and whitgift shopping-centre dining; east croydon corporate dining; south end traditional restaurants. Boxpark Croydon operates on shared extract infrastructure — TR19 work coordinated through Boxpark facilities management.

Access and out-of-hours work in Croydon

Out-of-hours access via Wellesley Road. Standard. KP shifts in Croydon run from breakfast prep to close — we send operatives kitted in non-slip kitchen shoes and clean uniform.

What's included

Hospitality temp agency

  • Kitchen porters (Level 2 Food Safety, kitchen-experienced)
  • Pot-wash and plate-up runners
  • Banqueting and event BOH cover (5–50 operatives)
  • Cellar staff (heavy lifting, drinks rotation)
  • Linen and stillage runners
  • All payroll-employed by us — single invoice
How it works

From enquiry to sign-off.

  1. 1. Brief your need

    Tell us role, shift times, expected duration. We confirm availability and rate.

  2. 2. Vetted operatives sent

    All operatives arrive vetted, kitted, and briefed. Single-shift, multi-day or rolling cover all possible.

  3. 3. Weekly invoicing

    Timesheet signed by your duty manager, weekly invoice from us. No hidden fees.

Pricing context — Croydon
From £22/hr

£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.

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Hospitality temp in Croydon — questions

Do you cover all of Croydon? +

Yes — we cover every postcode in Croydon, including the major clusters: Boxpark Croydon street-food and Centrale and Whitgift shopping-centre dining. Out-of-hours access patterns vary by cluster; we coordinate access ahead of every visit.

What does a kitchen porter cost in Croydon? +

Standard rates apply across Croydon — £22–£44/hr outside London · £24–£52/hr in London. All PAYE, no umbrella, single invoice.

Which EHO covers Croydon? +

Croydon Council EHO. Higher inspection frequency around Boxpark and the town-centre clusters.

Do you cover FOH as well as BOH? +

Our focus is BOH — we partner with specialist FOH agencies if you need waiters or bar staff. For BOH, we are direct.

Can you cover a full banqueting event? +

Yes — 5 to 50 BOH operatives, with an on-site lead. Event coverage across hotels and corporate venues nationwide, weekly.

Are operatives employed by you or self-employed? +

PAYE-employed by Mr Kitchen Porter. No umbrella companies. No IR35 risk.

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Hospitality temp across Croydon, Surrey. Same-day quotes, scheduled within 48 hours.