Hire a Private Chef at Home Today

Enjoy a customized culinary experience with a Private Chef in the comfort of your own home.

Enjoy the experience

There is no more intimate restaurant than your own home, where you can be at ease with the people you care for. Now, you can bring the magic of a fine dining restaurant to your table, through talented chefs who will tailor a menu to your cravings.

Turn your home into a restaurant and indulge yourself with a unique dining experience at home.

How it works

Personalize your request

Share with us the details of your dream meal, including type of cuisine, preferences, and intolerances.

Receive menu proposals

Our chefs will design menus based solely on your wants and needs.

Get chatty with your chefs

Don't be shy about exchanging some messages with your chefs until your perfect menu is ready!

Book your experience

Once you are happy with your choice, submit your payment to secure your experience.

Enjoy!

All there is left to do is count down the days till your culinary experience begins!

Find your chef

Customize your request and start talking with your chefs.

Scott Corbett

Matarangi

New

Davide Martinenghi

Cambridge

New

Emanuel Tur

Papamoa

4.8 • 84 services

Cheryl Beere

Hamilton

4.8 • 68 services

Aurelien Agbadje

Auckland

4.8 • 68 services

Ainsley Rose Thompson

Jacks Point

4.8 • 60 services

Quiel Mallari

Queenstown

4.8 • 42 services

Clarke Bovaird-Roberts

Auckland

4.6 • 35 services

Siriwimol Sanongyat

Pōkeno

4.5 • 34 services

Amzy .

Queenstown

4.5 • 27 services

Peter Feenstra

Auckland

4.8 • 24 services

Divine Catering

Orewa

4.7 • 20 services

Danté Marino

Kinleith Forest

4.3 • 19 services

Dante Baker

Mount Pisa

4.5 • 18 services

Glynnie Barry

Queenstown

4.6 • 17 services

Bert Van De Steeg

Hastings

4.9 • 13 services

Max Gibson

Hastings

4.8 • 13 services

Manish Ahlawat

Gisborne

4.8 • 13 services

Jess Mcneill

Orewa

4.4 • 10 services

Anelise Port

Lower Hutt

5 • 10 services

Rabin Basnet

Auckland

4.6 • 10 services

Virginia Hodgins

Wellington

4.9 • 8 services

Emily Vasquez

Waiheke Island

5 • 6 services

Chris Van Niekerk

Auckland

4.2 • 6 services

More than 48900 guests have already enjoyed the experience

4.68

Average score based on 5978 reviews

4.44 Chef

The guests in New Zealand have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.44.

4.75 Food quality

The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in New Zealand received an average score of 4.75.

4.64 Presentation

Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.64 average score.

4.82 Cleanliness

The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in New Zealand has been scored with a 4.82 on average.

Great evening and exception dinning experience

Laurent cooked amazing dishes for my husband’s surprise birthday dinner. He’s very polite, professional, very accommodating, cooks delicious and very good looking meals, is friendly and kind. Highly recommended for anyone looking for something special.

AMAZING

Immer gerne wieder!

Nate was fabulous. He was easy to communicate with leading up to our reservation and was punctual. The food was incredible- best meal of our time in Canmore. He was so nice to accommodate the kids requests and each dish was delicious. Generous portions and his presentation and clean up was impeccable. Would book with him again and highly recommend.

Chef Julian was exceptional in every way. We enjoyed chatting with him about his life as a Chef and appreciated his kindness and focus on us having an extraordinary experience. This was a special evening that we won’t forget. Thanks Chef Julian

Chris was positively amazing! She helped me choose an amazing menu, and had great communication ahead of the dinner. She was quite professional and just took over the kitchen! From prep, cooking and clean up she did it all. The food was absolutely sensational. This was an amazing experience and I would highly recommend! If you rent a house this is a must do, it’s affordable, delicious and an amazing experience! Our menu for reference was four cheese fondue, Majorcan burrata, traditional paella, and almond cake with orange sorbet. All delicious!

Chef Jacob and team were absolutely amazing. We truly enjoyed their presence as well as their food. Would definitely hire again!

As this was a birthday celebration, we formulated the menu based on her preferences. Chef Paul was very accommodating. Highly recommend and will use them again!

Great experience

Chef Otar was phenomenal! He arrived early and allowed us to put our toddler down for bed before getting the evening started. The food was delicious and very filling! I would definitely recommend Chef Otar to others looking for a private experience!

Having Chef Daipol Was an amazing experience. I was visiting Santa Marta for the first time with my spouse and his family. We wanted a Colombian inspired dinner and he delivered. Every dish was amazing. He served our appetizers while we lounged and had cocktails. We moved to the formal dining for the rest of the amazing dinner. I cannot remember his assistants name but he was also great. The service and food were top notch. I highly recommend.

Perfecto !

Alejandro came and cooked an amazing dinner for us. He explained each dish, had selected incredible local ingredients and was clearly very proud of the local specialties which were all delicious. He was so easy to communicate with and happy to accommodate some allergies and dietary requirements in our group. Every dish was delicious and I would recommend Alejandro to anyone and everyone!

Phenomenal experience. We chose to learn and cook with the chef. It was educational and the things we learned will help us improve our dining experiences for the rest of our lives

Chef Timothy did an extraordinary job creating a memorable and luxurious-feeling dinner for us to celebrate our elopement. He created a 6 course meal complete with appetizers, wine, and local cuisine. He got started setting up while we were still out, as we requested, and when we got to our cabin appetizers and wine were waiting for us. He was discreet and quiet, allowing us to continue with our celebration.

We hired Chef Florence for a private dinner celebrating my mother-in-law’s birthday, and the entire experience was fantastic from start to finish. An easy 10/10. Florence was incredibly responsive and thoughtful throughout the planning process. About a week or so before the dinner, we had a lengthy conversation to go through the menu and all the details, and she was wonderful about accommodating a guest’s food allergy. What really impressed us was that the accommodation never felt like a compromise. The adjusted dishes still felt completely intentional and complete. The dinner itself was exceptional. The crudo was fantastic, and both the sea bass and chicken mains were outstanding. Really, everything Florence served was excellent. The pacing of the evening was also perfect. Courses arrived effortlessly, with plenty of time for conversation in between. Nothing ever felt rushed, but there was also never a point where we were waiting around wondering what was next. Florence herself was warm, pleasant, and a wonderful presence in our home. My mother-in-law had been practicing her French ahead of her birthday, and she absolutely loved getting the opportunity to chat with Florence in French during the evening. It was a small personal touch that made an already special night even more memorable. At the end of the evening, our kitchen was left exactly as she’d found it. Dishes clean, counters clean, and everything tidy. Great food, a genuinely lovely person to work with, and an incredibly positive experience all around. I would 100% hire Chef Florence again for another special dinner and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking for a private chef.

That was very delicius and thanks that we could be part of the cooking, especially the kids ;)

Laura gave us an absolutely superb meal from start to finish. The food was beautifully prepared, delicious and presented to a very high standard. Communication before the evening was excellent, so everything felt effortless and well organised. Laura was warm, professional and a pleasure to have in our holiday home. Just as impressively, when she left, the kitchen was immaculate and all the crockery, cutlery and cooking equipment had been cleaned and put in order. A wonderful evening and a first-class experience. We would recommend Laura without hesitation and would be delighted to have her cook for us again.

We’ve used personal chefs at home before, and this was easily the best experience we’ve had. The food was excellent from beginning to end. The pear salad was probably the biggest surprise. It was fresh, balanced, and unexpectedly one of our favorite dishes of the evening. My husband normally doesn’t like nuts, but he ate all, and loved it! This salad had many fresh herbs and ingredients- it was unique and so special! The ratatouille was beautifully done, with the vegetables thinly sliced and the outstanding sauce served alongside rather than overwhelming them. It was a simple detail, but it made the dish feel especially thoughtful. The mushroom risotto was outstanding; it was genuinely the best risotto I’ve ever had. It was rich and creamy without feeling overly heavy, and the mushrooms really came through. The braised chicken was incredibly tender, flavorful, and exactly what you hope for from a slow-braised dish. Another thing that really impressed us was how much care he puts into sourcing his ingredients. He uses fresh, organic ingredients as much as possible, shopping at farmers markets, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe’s. That level of attention isn’t something you always see with an in-home chef, and it says a lot about how seriously he takes the quality of what he serves. What really elevated the evening, though, was the overall experience. He introduced and explained each course as he served it, helped us with our wine selections, and was knowledgeable without ever being pretentious. He was also extremely kind, humble, and comfortable to have in our home. There was a real sense of care in both the cooking and the presentation. We would absolutely have him cook for us again.

Personalize your menu

A romantic dinner or a gathering of friends. Traditional dishes or exotic flavours. A fine dining experience or a family-style meal. Every private chef experience is unique! Submit your request and personalize yours.

About us

Founded in 2012, Take a Chef began with a deep belief that the best of the culinary talent should not be kept hidden behind the thick walls of a restaurant's kitchen; it should be allowed to shine at the one place where everyone enjoys the most treasured meals- one's own dining table.

+10

years since our launch

2.3M

guests enjoyed our experience

+40k

chefs have joined us

+100

countries available

TECHNOLOGY

We're focused on creating a seamless booking experience to foster personalization and connection between chefs and guests.

FOOD

We've curated a selection of chefs based on their expertise and passion to grant our guests access to every cuisine in the world.

HOSPITALITY

We turn chefs into hosts to build meaningful connections with their guests, from the first message till the final toast.

Trusted by industry leaders

With the combination of technology, food knowledge, and love for the hospitality business, we have been able to offer the only global solution in the market to provide high-quality private chef services at any destination, at any given time.