Private Chef in Toronto
Rent one of our 840 private chefs for a unique dining experience. You choose the menu, and the cleanup is included.
How much does a private chef cost in Toronto?
For 6 people in Toronto, a private chef costs less than dinner out.
AVERAGE PRICE · 6 GUESTS
1,206 CAD
201 CAD per guesteverything included
What's included
- Chef comes to you
- All ingredients sourced and bought
- Full meal cooked in your kitchen
- Spotless kitchen afterwards
HERE'S THE REAL BREAKDOWN
- 2 guests252CAD / guest = 504 CAD total
- 4 guests201CAD / guest = 804 CAD total
- 6 guests201CAD / guest = 1,206 CAD total
- 8 guests189CAD / guest = 1,512 CAD total
- 10 guests189CAD / guest = 1,890 CAD total
- 13+ guests180CAD / guest = 2,340 CAD total
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.
840 Private Chefs in Toronto
Get to know more about our top rated Private Chefs in Toronto
More than 58,000 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.46 Chef
The guests in Toronto have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.46.
4.8 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Toronto received an average score of 4.8.
4.73 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.73 average score.
4.81 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Toronto has been scored with a 4.81 on average.
A personal chef for any occasion in Toronto
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Toronto in April 2017, more than 840 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Toronto and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in Ontario.
Starting in 2017, 58,054 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Toronto. To book yours, tell us the date, how many people are coming and what the evening is for. We turn that into a brief and come back with chefs who fit it, each with a menu written for your table and the reason we think they are a good match.
So far our chefs have put together 24,912 customised menu proposals and exchanged 46,279 messages with their guests, who rated the experience 4.73 out of 5. The conversation about the menu happens with us on the thread, so nothing that was agreed lives only in someone's inbox.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 58,054 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Guests in Toronto usually book menus around 213 CAD per person, including 3.46 courses, and exchange an average of 4.11 messages with their chef before the date.
If you have never had a chef at home, the part that surprises people is how little there is left to manage. You decide the menu and the timings; we coordinate the rest with the chef and stay responsible for the service on the night in Toronto.
Frequently asked questions
Below, you can find the most common questions about private chef services in Toronto.
A private chef service covers everything needed for a full meal at home:
- A menu built around your preferences, allergies and the occasion;
- All the shopping for ingredients;
- Mise en place before the chef arrives;
- The menu cooked in your kitchen on the night;
- Full table service for everyone sitting down;
- The kitchen and the spaces used left clean.
Tableware and glassware are not included, and gratuity is entirely at your discretion.
All of it, including the arrival time and the total price, is agreed in writing before the date, so there is one version of what was booked and both you and the chef are working from it.
The price of renting a chef in Toronto can vary depending on the specifics, but smaller groups tend to have a slightly different price per person compared to larger gatherings.
Booking prices range from 180 CAD to 252 CAD. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 180 CAD per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 189 CAD per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 201 CAD per person, and for 2 people, the price is 252 CAD per person.
Seasonal ingredients, your location, and how soon you book also affect the final price. If you're interested in getting free quotes with no obligation, fill out our form and let the best chefs near you send unique proposals for your event.
Tell us the date, the number of guests, any allergies or dietary restrictions and a few details about your kitchen. We turn that into a brief so you do not have to repeat it to every chef.
Within a few hours you receive menus written for your table by chefs who fit the brief, each with their experience, reviews and photos of their dishes, and the reason we put them in front of you. You can ask for changes to any menu; we stay on the thread until the menu and the conditions are settled.
Once you choose, you confirm online and we take care of the payment and the conditions. We then coordinate the final details with your chef, and we remain responsible for the service until it is done.
There are currently 840 chefs available in Toronto, covering the city and the surrounding GTA. You do not have to go through them: tell us the date, the area and what the meal is for, and we narrow it down to the chefs who cover your address and suit that kind of service.
You then choose between those, menu by menu. If the first shortlist is not right, we put together another one.
While there's no strict limit on guest count, private chef experiences are designed to create a more intimate atmosphere, perfect for gatherings of friends and family. Since most homes have limited space to accommodate large groups, parties typically don't exceed 15 people.
Yes, the chef always prepares the menu at your home for a more personalized experience. However, some prep work might be done beforehand for complex dishes.
Absolutely! Many guests are passionate about food and relish the chance to learn from the chef. You can pick up new kitchen skills and get a behind-the-scenes look at each dish on the menu. Feel free to jump in and cook alongside the chef for a truly interactive experience!
Yes, they're 100% fresh. Unlike restaurants with pre-made dishes, private chefs prioritize using the freshest ingredients possible. This is because the chef creates a customized menu specifically for you, then goes out and sources the finest ingredients to bring your chosen dishes to life.
Drinks are not typically included, but you can discuss adding them to the menu proposal with the chef.
Tipping for private chefs is entirely at your discretion. Our goal is for you to have an unforgettable experience, and the chef always appreciates a nice tip. However, the decision and amount are completely up to you.
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.
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How many chef services are booked in Toronto each month?
Private chef bookings in Toronto follow the city's calendar. Demand climbs around Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and the long December stretch of company dinners and family gatherings, and it climbs again in summer when backyards and condo terraces across the GTA come into play. Those are the weeks when the chefs who fit a particular brief get taken first.
So the earlier you tell us what you have in mind, the wider the selection we can put together for you. We line up the chefs whose style and availability actually match your date, your kitchen and the number of people at the table, and we tell you why each one fits.
There is no wrong month for a chef at home. What changes with the date is how much room there is to choose: book close to a peak weekend and the shortlist gets shorter, and last-minute requests can carry a higher price.
Booking is only the beginning of our work. Once you pick a chef, we coordinate the details with them, we keep the menu, the timings and the kitchen notes in writing where both of you can see them, and we stay responsible for the service until the last plate leaves your table in Toronto.
Cost of a private chef in Toronto
The cost of hiring a private chef in Toronto can vary based on several factors, including the number of people in your group or seasonality. Larger groups tend to have a different average rate per person compared to smaller groups that hire a chef:
Booking prices range from 180 CAD to 252 CAD per person.
For 13 people or more: 180 CAD
For 7 to 12 people: 189 CAD
For 3 to 6 people: 201 CAD
For 2 people: 252 CAD.
Those figures move with the season, with how far the chef travels inside the GTA and with how soon you book. What they already cover is the part people usually forget to add up: the chef's time, the shopping, the cooking in your kitchen, table service for everyone sitting down, and the kitchen left clean afterwards.
Tell us the date, the number of guests and anything that has to be avoided at the table, and we put together menu options with the full price written out before you commit to anything. We handle the payment and the conditions inside one process, so what you agreed is what you pay.
Private chefs registrations
After many years of offering our services, we are lucky to have a fantastic team of chefs that keeps growing in Toronto!
7 personal chefs register with us every month in this area. Our team reviews each new profile before it can receive a brief: training, experience, the kind of service they actually deliver and the areas of the GTA they cover.
That review is what lets us answer a specific request with chefs who fit it. You are not reading through everyone who signed up: you are choosing between the few whose background matches what you described, with the reason each one is there.
What is the most reserved type of cuisine in Toronto?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Toronto: Mediterranean, Italian, French, Japanese, Mexican, and surprise. The type of cuisine with the highest number of bookings is the Chef's special, but you can have anything you want (our surprise menu will cover that!).
Beyond those six, the chefs cooking in Toronto build menus around what a particular table needs: a tasting menu for an anniversary, a shared-plates dinner for friends, a kids' option running alongside the adult menu, or a full vegetarian service. Allergies and dietary restrictions are part of the brief from the start, not an adjustment made on the night.
Tell us what you have in mind for your dinner in Toronto and we turn it into a brief the chefs work from, so you do not have to explain it twice.
Enjoy the luxury of a Private Chef
You invited twelve people over and now you are wondering when exactly you are supposed to talk to any of them. A private chef at home in Toronto solves that: the cooking, the serving and the cleaning up happen while you are at the table with your guests.
It works for the dinners that matter most in the GTA, whether it is an anniversary in a Leslieville semi, a birthday in a condo on the lakefront or a family Sunday in North York. Tell us what the evening is for, how many people are coming and what your kitchen is like, and we put together menu options from chefs who suit that kind of service.
On the day, your chef shops for the ingredients, cooks in your kitchen, serves the table and leaves the kitchen spotless. Everything agreed beforehand, from the courses to the arrival time, is in writing where you and the chef can both see it.
Toronto’s best Private Chefs come to your home
Our Private Chefs have trained in some of the best hospitality schools in the world and many have worked in Michelin Star restaurants. We can find the perfect fit for your special occasion. All you have to do is let us know the type of cuisine you’d like to enjoy, and we’ll find the right chef for you. You’ll be able to talk to the chef directly to make sure that every detail is exactly how you would like it!
Private catering at home in Toronto and the GTA
Private catering in Toronto usually means a company sends food that was cooked somewhere else and arrives in trays. A private chef is the other way round: one chef cooks your menu in your own kitchen, on the night, for the people you invited.
That makes it a better fit for anything from six to fifteen people in a home across Toronto and the GTA, where a full catering setup is more than the room needs. You get a menu written for the occasion, a chef who cooks it in front of you, table service through the whole meal and the kitchen left as it was.
We structure the service before it starts: what is included, what time the chef arrives, what happens with the leftovers and what the total price covers, all agreed in writing. If something changes on your side or on the chef's, we are the ones who sort it out.
Talk to our chefs in Toronto
Every chef cooking in Toronto has professional training and years of service behind them, and we check each profile before it reaches a brief. Craving handmade pasta, a Japanese tasting menu or something built around the Ontario season? It exists here.
Tell us about your evening in Toronto and we come back with chefs who fit it, with the reason each one is on the list.
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