Back-of-house staff agency in Fitzrovia
Kitchen porter cover for Fitzrovia hospitality businesses — same-day where you need it, contracted weekly where you want stability. Charlotte Street and Goodge Street mid-market restaurants serving the media and agency quarter. Day-and-night service patterns — breakfast meetings through dinner. Less establishment than Mayfair, less tourist than Covent Garden. Our operatives know Fitzrovia — the charlotte street mid-market restaurants and bistros pattern, the goodge street and tottenham court road casual dining crowd, the local kitchen culture.
Why Fitzrovia kitchens need boh staff
Mid-sized restaurant kitchens in Edwardian shopfront conversions. Reasonable kitchen layouts — better than Soho, less constrained than the City. Newer extract systems on average (most replaced post-2015). Service rhythms in Fitzrovia demand reliable BOH cover — charlotte street and goodge street mid-market restaurants serving the media and agency quarter. day-and-night service patterns — breakfast meetings through dinner. less establishment than mayfair, less tourist than covent garden. Our Fitzrovia pool is built around that pattern.
Fitzrovia venue clusters we cover
We work across the major Fitzrovia hospitality clusters: charlotte street mid-market restaurants and bistros; goodge street and tottenham court road casual dining; fitzroy square boutique hotel restaurants; cleveland street and howland street pubs and bars. Fitzrovia has the strongest agency-mediated booking pattern of any Central London zone — ops managers in this quarter actively prefer agency staff to direct-hire for KP roles. Higher conversion rate on first-call leads.
Access and out-of-hours work in Fitzrovia
Service access via Whitfield Street, Cleveland Street, Cleveland Mews. Less constrained than Soho but still on London out-of-hours patterns (23:00–05:00 best). KP shifts in Fitzrovia run from breakfast prep to close — we send operatives kitted in non-slip kitchen shoes and clean uniform.
Back-of-house staff agency in Fitzrovia
- ✓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.
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BOH staff in Fitzrovia — questions
Do you cover all of Fitzrovia? +
Yes — we cover every postcode in Fitzrovia, including the major clusters: Charlotte Street mid-market restaurants and bistros and Goodge Street and Tottenham Court Road casual dining. Out-of-hours access patterns vary by cluster; we coordinate access ahead of every visit.
What does a kitchen porter cost in Fitzrovia? +
Standard rates apply across Fitzrovia — £22–£44/hr outside London · £24–£52/hr in London. All PAYE, no umbrella, single invoice.
Which EHO covers Fitzrovia? +
Camden EHO (north of Goodge Street) and Westminster EHO (south). Strong scoring distribution overall — most venues hold 4 or 5. Inspections every 18–24 months on average.
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.
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