Find chefs. Fill shifts.
Keep service moving.
Relief, temporary and permanent chefs for hotels, restaurants, pubs and hospitality businesses across the UK. Every chef vetted and referenced.
Our experienced recruitment team is available 24/7 to help you find the right cover, subject to availability.
Fully vetted & insured chefs
Every chef supplied by Relief Chefs UK is professionally vetted and must hold valid public liability insurance with cover of up to £10 million before attending any client assignment.
Book with confidence, knowing our chefs meet our strict onboarding and insurance requirements.
Need a chef?
Tell us who you need and our recruitment team finds them. Every chef is ID-checked, right-to-work checked and referenced before they reach your kitchen.
Hire a chef For chefsLooking for work?
Relief, seasonal, permanent, private and yacht work. Register once and we match you with roles that suit you.
Register for workTell us. We call. Your chef arrives.
We also offer permanent chef recruitment across the UK, and temp-to-perm if a chef turns out to be the one. Permanent recruitment
- Tell us what you need
Fill in the short form below or call us, and we come back to you.
- We call you
We talk through your requirements and match you with the right chef.
- Meet your chef
Your chef arrives ready to perform from day one.
Every role, every kind of kitchen.
Temporary and relief chefs
A single shift, a week or a full season.
Find out morePermanent chef recruitment
The chef who stays, with temp-to-perm if you want to try first.
Find out moreEmergency chef cover
Our team is available 24/7 to help find short-notice cover, subject to availability.
Find out moreHospitality staffing
Front of house, bar, housekeeping and events.
Find out morePrivate chefs and household staff
Chefs, housekeepers and service staff for private homes.
Find out moreYacht chefs
Yacht chefs, stews and interior crew.
Find out more
When the rota falls apart, call us.
If someone calls in sick, doesn't turn up, or you get a sudden rush of bookings, our team is available day or night to help find emergency cover anywhere in the UK, subject to availability.
Our trusted partners
Some of the hotels, restaurants, pubs, schools and organisations we support with chef and catering staff across the UK.
- The Orchard Inn, Galhampton
- Kaleidoscope Hotels
- The Nobody Inn
- Sherwell Valley Primary School
- The Bay Tree Inn, Stillington
- TEAM Multi-Academy Trust
- The Arborist Café
- The Five Dials Inn
- Tre, Pol & Pen
- The George Hotel, Easingwold
Bossick Hotels Ltd - The Acorn, Gnosall
- Inspire Leisure
- Alexandra Hotel
- Llys Meddyg Hotel
- Coul House Hotel
- Steam Packet Inn, Totnes
- The Three Chimneys
- Thurlestone Hotel
- Cary Arms & Spa
- Black Swan - Ravenstonedale
- Burnham Beeches Hotel
- Waterside
- St JOHN
- Marazion Hotel
- Taste the World
- The Old Mill - Salisbury
- Orbis - Stamford
- The Hunters - Romsey
- Bills Bar - Oakham
- The Rising Sun - Colden Common
- The March Hare - Harestock
- The Fox - Fair Oak
- The Woodfalls
- The Cloisters - Salisbury
- Bills Bar - Salisbury
- Twisted Barrel
- The Bricklayers Arms - Newbury
- Tikila
- Combe House Hotel
- The Boatside Inn
- The Stapleton Arms
- The Scotts Arms
- The White Hart - Moretonhampstead
- Hare and Hounds - Claygate
Hoppy Trails Ltd - The Cadeleigh Arms
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“Brilliant service. Used them for two years now and have never been let down. Even when I’ve called for a chef on the day, Relief Chefs have always delivered.”Grant Holloway, client
Run by chefs, not recruiters.
Relief Chefs UK was established in 2013 by executive chef Walter Weissabel. The team has more than 60 years in hospitality between them, so we understand the pressure of service and the standards it takes.
- Trusted by more than 400 venues
- Every chef ID-checked, right-to-work checked and referenced
- Emergency cover 24/7
- Temporary, seasonal and permanent chefs
- Nationwide coverage, from our head office in Exeter
- Established 2013
“I have found them very good in looking after their chefs and clients. Walter is always at the end of a phone or will message you straight back. I would highly recommend them for short or long term assignments.”
Wayne Maddern“Walter is very professional. Being a chef himself he sets his standards high, has a go-to attitude and goes the extra mile. Having known Walter personally for the past decade, I would recommend him and his services without hesitation.”
Colin HarperPrefer to book it yourself?
Our new app is a separate, self-service marketplace: kitchens post shifts, chefs apply, and the details are agreed in the app. It runs alongside our recruitment agency, not instead of it.
Need professional kitchen staff?
Tell us what you need and we’ll come back to you. Or call the office, or email info@reliefchefs.co.uk.
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Find chef cover and freelance shifts by area
Explore local guidance for your venue or chef job search. Our team supports UK-wide recruitment, while the app offers a separate self-service marketplace. Chef and shift availability varies by location and date.
Devon
Temporary chef cover and app guidance for Devon venues and freelance chefs.
Explore Devon →Bristol
Chef cover and freelance shift guidance for hospitality in Bristol.
Explore Bristol →Hampshire
Chef hiring and app guidance around Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester.
Explore Hampshire →Surrey
Chef recruitment, local freelance-shift guidance and private-chef enquiries in Surrey.
Explore Surrey →Oxford
Practical chef hiring guidance and app information for Oxford.
Explore Oxford →Download the Relief Chefs UK app for chef bookings and freelance shifts, or contact our recruitment team about another UK area.