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Mr Kitchen Porter
Hospitality temp agency in Chelsea
Chelsea · Hospitality temp

Hospitality temp agency in Chelsea

Kitchen porter cover for Chelsea hospitality businesses — same-day where you need it, contracted weekly where you want stability. Upscale residential restaurant strip — King's Road, Brompton Road, Sloane Square. Dinner-led trade, strong Saturday lunch culture, lighter Sunday-Monday. Customers expect linen and service quality matching the address. Our operatives know Chelsea — the king's road restaurant strip (east and west) pattern, the brompton road and brompton cross fine-dining crowd, the local kitchen culture.

Why Chelsea kitchens need hospitality temp

Heritage shopfront conversions on King's Road — small kitchens, vertical layouts, often constrained extract. Brompton Cross has more modern restaurant fit-outs with current-spec extract. Service rhythms in Chelsea demand reliable BOH cover — upscale residential restaurant strip — king's road, brompton road, sloane square. dinner-led trade, strong saturday lunch culture, lighter sunday-monday. customers expect linen and service quality matching the address. Our Chelsea pool is built around that pattern.

Chelsea venue clusters we cover

We work across the major Chelsea hospitality clusters: king's road restaurant strip (east and west); brompton road and brompton cross fine-dining; sloane square / sloane street department-store and hotel restaurants; cheyne walk and royal hospital road riverside restaurants. Chelsea residential-luxury restaurants run very small kitchen brigades and rely on agency KP cover for peaks. Highest agency-staffing ratio of any London borough we serve.

Access and out-of-hours work in Chelsea

Service access via mews behind King's Road (Cale Street, Markham Street, Bywater Street). Sloane Square service access via Pavilion Road. Out-of-hours pattern works well except during major Chelsea Flower Show / Sloane Street event weeks. KP shifts in Chelsea run from breakfast prep to close — we send operatives kitted in non-slip kitchen shoes and clean uniform.

What's included

Hospitality temp agency in Chelsea

  • 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 — Chelsea
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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Chelsea — coverage map

Hospitality temp in Chelsea — questions

Do you cover all of Chelsea? +

Yes — we cover every postcode in Chelsea, including the major clusters: King's Road restaurant strip (East and West) and Brompton Road and Brompton Cross fine-dining. Out-of-hours access patterns vary by cluster; we coordinate access ahead of every visit.

What does a kitchen porter cost in Chelsea? +

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

Which EHO covers Chelsea? +

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea EHO. Strong overall scoring with a higher proportion of 5-rated venues than the London average. Documentation-driven inspection pattern.

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 Chelsea and the wider London region. Same-day quotes, most jobs within 48 hours.