National Coverage.
Local Service.
UK-wide chef staffing through four regional hubs. One commitment: 95%+ fulfilment rate. We're where you need us.
Chefs Bay operates from four regional offices across the UK — Liverpool, Manchester, the Midlands, and London. Each hub has a dedicated team that knows the local hospitality landscape: the venues, the caterers, and the chefs who live nearby.
Whether you need a full kitchen brigade for a Premier League match day or a single CDP for a Tuesday hotel lunch, our local teams can deploy vetted staff within hours. We combine national standards with local knowledge — same 95%+ fulfilment rate, wherever you are.
Areas we cover without a local office
Where we serve a city from a nearby office, we say so. No fake local presence.
Birmingham & the West Midlands
Served from our Leicester office, roughly 45 minutes by car. Chef bench lives across Birmingham, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich, and Wolverhampton.
24-hour response citywide · same-day (4-8h) realistic for B1-B5 when a chef is free
View Birmingham hub →Scotland
National Scottish coverage through Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, the Highlands, Speyside, and live-in seasonal placements.
Live-in bench plus visiting chefs from Liverpool and Manchester.
View coverage →Wales
North Wales direct from Liverpool via the A55, with South and Mid Wales handled through live-in chef placements.
Clear distinction between hub-adjacent cover and live-in-only areas.
View coverage →Glasgow
Hospitality agency cover for Glasgow hotels, restaurants, events, care, and schools.
Live-in and travel-inclusive cover from the national bench.
View coverage →Edinburgh
Chef hire for Edinburgh hotels, Fringe venues, restaurants, care homes, and seasonal peaks.
Strongest August lead-time requirement in the Scottish calendar.
View coverage →Inverness & Highlands
Live-in lodge, estate, country house, Speyside, Skye, and Highland chef cover.
Booked through Liverpool, with accommodation arranged for longer stays.
View coverage →Cornwall
Live-in chef hire for coastal hotels, holiday parks, country houses, and summer festival peaks.
Accommodation-led model for the longest summer season in England.
View coverage →Devon
Live-in chef cover for North Devon, South Devon, Dartmoor, Exmoor, and holiday park kitchens.
Twin model to Cornwall, handled through the national bench.
View coverage →Cumbria & Lake District
Chef agency cover for lakeside hotels, country house venues, wedding kitchens, and Christmas programmes.
Served from Manchester where practical, live-in for longer or remote bookings.
View coverage →North Wales
Chef hire across Llandudno, Conwy, Anglesey, Snowdonia, and the North Wales coast.
Liverpool-adjacent cover via A55, with Welsh-speaking chefs tagged on request.
View coverage →Dorset
Chef recruitment for Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, Lyme Regis, coastal hotels, and wedding venues.
London-served for planned cover, travel-inclusive for longer runs.
View coverage →Cotswolds
Country house, wedding venue, destination restaurant, and live-in chef placements across the Cotswolds.
Served from the Midlands where practical.
View coverage →Brighton & Sussex
Brighton, Hove, Sussex coast, festival weeks, Goodwood events, hotels, restaurants, and venues.
London-served day-trip radius for planned bookings.
View coverage →Local Knowledge. National Standards.
Local Teams
Each office knows their patch. The venues, the clients, the chefs who live nearby.
Faster Response
Local presence means faster cover. We can have staff to you in hours, not days.
Consistent Quality
Same vetting standards, same 95%+ fulfilment, regardless of which region you're in.
Find Your Local Office
Click your region above, or get in touch and we'll connect you with the right team.