A specialist food and hospitality recruitment firm built on genuine sector knowledge, strong relationships and consistent results.
Gladstone Park Chefs was founded on a straightforward premise: food and hospitality recruitment should be handled by people who genuinely understand the sector. Too many agencies treat a chef vacancy like any other job - a CV gets sent and hope takes over. In a kitchen, that approach fails fast.
Our consultants understand the hierarchy of a professional kitchen, the pressures of a busy service and what distinguishes a candidate who thrives from one who walks out after two weeks. That knowledge shapes every search we run, every candidate we assess and every shortlist we deliver.
Today we place culinary professionals across the length and breadth of the UK - from independent restaurants and country house hotels to large catering groups and private households. Permanent, temporary and contract roles across 15 position types.
Work With UsWe recruit exclusively in food, hospitality and catering. No generalist divisions, no shared resource pools.
Our average time from confirmed brief to a qualified shortlist of pre-screened candidates in your inbox.
The vast majority of our clients return to us for their next hire. Consistency of results earns that trust.
Over a decade and a half building candidate networks and client relationships across UK hospitality.
We are selective about the roles we take on. When we accept a brief, we give it our full attention.
Before we search, we speak to you in depth. Not just the job title - the kitchen culture, the team dynamics, what has gone wrong with past hires and what genuine success looks like in this role.
We do not post a job and wait. We search our network, identify the right profiles and approach candidates directly. Most of the people we place were not actively looking when we called them.
You receive 3 to 5 properly assessed candidates - not 20 CVs. Every person on our shortlist has been interviewed by us and genuinely meets the brief.
We coordinate trials and interviews, manage feedback, handle offers and navigate notice periods. We remain involved until your new hire is through the door.
We check in at 1, 3 and 6 months after every permanent placement. If something is not working, we want to know. Our guarantee policy reflects our confidence in our assessments.
No inflated longlists to look busy. No hidden fees. Honest updates, clear timelines and straightforward terms from the first conversation to the final placement.
Whether you have a specific vacancy or want to explore how we work, we are happy to have a no-obligation conversation.