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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.
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15473 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Costa Rica
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!








White fish ceviche with passion fruit tiger's milk and cancha corn
Tuna croquettes with roasted garlic aioli
Toasted octopus with garlic confit and avocado emulsion
Plantain chips with mahi-mahi tartare and goldenberry emulsion
Shrimp and mango salad with passion fruit vinaigrette
Daily catch tiradito with yellow chili and cilantro oil
Caribbean-style seafood soup with coconut milk
Fish al pastor tacos with grilled pineapple and avocado sauce
Mahi-mahi fillet with yuca purée and culantro mojo
Fried red snapper with purple cabbage slaw and plantain tostones
Creamy shrimp rice with artisanal chorizo and saffron
Fresh pasta with seafood sauce and roasted tomato reduction
Suspiro limeño with a touch of dark rum
Coconut and caramelized pineapple tart
Passion fruit ice cream with almond crunch
Corn cake with fresh cheese cream
Tico-peruvian ceviche fresh fish ceviche with the traditional peruvian touch of yellow chili and lime, paired with red onions, cilantro, and crispy fried yuca, topped with a hint of costa rican spicy chili
Tostones with rocoto sauce and tico guacamole crunchy tostones served with a spicy rocoto sauce from peru and creamy costa rican guacamole with fresh cilantro
Chicken anticuchos with tamarind sauce skewers of chicken marinated in panca chili, served with a costa rican tamarind sauce that balances the sweetness and heat
Quinoa salad with tropical fruits a fresh salad featuring quinoa, mango, papaya, and avocado, dressed in a passion fruit and cilantro vinaigrette
Seafood soup with coconut broth and dried fish a costa rican seafood soup with coconut broth, combined with peruvian dried fish, offering a blend of exotic and traditional flavors
Peruvian-style arroz con pollo with costa rican cilantro sauce a delicious arroz con pollo marinated with yellow chili and cumin, served with a fresh cilantro and lime sauce in the costa rican style
Lomo saltado with plantain puree and tamarind sauce a classic peruvian lomo saltado, with juicy pieces of beef stir-fried with onions and tomatoes, accompanied by a smooth plantain puree and a sweet costa rican tamarind sauce
Grilled fish with passion fruit sauce and yuca fries fresh grilled fish served with an exotic peruvian passion fruit sauce and crispy costa rican yuca fries
Chifrijo with shrimp-stuffed causa and rocoto sauce a fusion of the traditional costa rican chifrijo and the peruvian causa, filled with fresh shrimp and topped with a spicy rocoto sauce for the perfect balance of flavors
Pork ribs with cane honey and ají panca sauce glazed pork ribs with cane honey and served with a peruvian ají panca sauce, paired with black bean rice and a cabbage salad
Grilled shrimp with garlic mojo and corn-stuffed potatoes fresh grilled shrimp with costa rican-style garlic mojo, served with potatoes stuffed with peruvian choclo (corn) and fresh herbs
Peruvian-style seafood rice with costa rican ceviche peruvian-style seafood rice, bursting with bold flavors from yellow chili and cilantro, served alongside fresh costa rican ceviche with pineapple and avocado
Tres leches cake with peruvian and moist tres leches cake, soaked in a creamy blend of three milks, topped with a smooth and sauce for a delightful twist
Coconut flan with passion fruit syrup creamy coconut flan, infused with a subtle tropical flavor, drizzled with a refreshing passion fruit syrup to add a citrusy and tangy contrast
Tropical fruit tart with pisco pastry cream a delicate tart filled with a smooth, peruvian-style pisco pastry cream and topped with a variety of fresh tropical fruits like papaya, mango, and passion fruit
Peruvian rice pudding with costa rican rum and raisins a creamy peruvian arroz con leche, spiced with cinnamon and clove, enriched with a touch of costa rican rum and raisins for added depth and flavor
Crispy shrimps empanadas
Octopus chicharrones with cilantro sauce
Cured mackerel fish with pumping concentrate
Crispy rice and yellow fin tuna tarrtar
Mahi mahi green ceviche
Octopus bruschetta with diabla alioli
Lobster bisque with parsley oil a and brioche crisps
Shrimp tiradito with peach palm leche de tigre
Shrimp croquette with lizano sauce alioli and microsprouts
Lobster and grapefruit salad
Snook fish grilled collars with crispy chilli oil (recommended dish)
White wine sauted clams
Banana leaf baked lobster tail with coconut nada curry sauce
Boullavaise(seafood french stew)
Mix sseafood and corn meloso(guacho rice) rice
Nuts crusted grouper with lemon saffron sauce
Crispy skin snook with golden zuchini veloute
Small seafood grill different local seafood grilled with sides)@
Pumpking pie
Lemon pie with whipping cream
Tempura banana with french vanilla ice cream
Rum infused tres leches
Catch of the day ceviche avocado roll with passion fruit sauce, cassava chips
Shrimp aguachile with totopos
Cochinita pibil tacos(slow cooked pork with achiote marinade) pickled onions
Sweet plantain empanadas filled with cheese
Black rice , diabla shrimp or oyster mushrooms ( spicy), spicy cilantro sauce
Shrimp skewers with passion fruit sauce,yuca fries and cilantro mayo
Patacon(fried green plantain) with guacamole,ribeye steak with chipotle compound butter
Yuca croquettes filled with curry chicken and pejibaye sauce
Mole chicken, heart of palm rice and pickle onions
Catch of the day wrapped with hoja santa, roasted potatoes,pejibaye sauce
Lemon sole wrapped with avocado,cilantro beurre blanc sauce,roasted pumpkin
Pork belly,tamarind jus,cauliflower purée,glazed carrots
Ribeye steak,onion gravy,potato pillows,grill asparagus
Chocolate mousse,passion fruit coulis,cookie crumble
Piña colada panna cotta,coconut tuile,pineapple compote
Sweet plantain tart with vanilla ice cream
Dulce de leche flan with dark chocolate tuile
3 leches cake,baked meringue,cocoa powder
-cucumber and crab canapé
Coconut shrimp skewers with sweet tropical sauce
Lobster dip with crispy patacones
Cured macarel fish with toasts
Crispy fish chicharrones
Chicken or shrimp home made cesar salad
Fresh shrimps carpaccio with lemon dressing
Bbq fish collars with charred chimichurri
Green mango and fish ceviche
Butter poach snook fish with parsnip
Lobster bisque with citric foam
Lobster in caribean sauce
Crispy mahi mahi with cilantro sauce
Grilled grouper with fresh avocado pico de gallo
Pasta frutti di mare
Arroz melozo estilo vasco con mariscos
Cheese flan with nuts caramel
Tropical fruit cheese cake
Tarta de chocolate con chantily de limon y crumble
Costa rican fish ceviche with heart of palm, coconut milk, and malanga root chips
Yuca croquettes with soft cheese
Chayote bites with roasted red pepper sauce and habanero crunch
Casado with grilled mahi-mahi, rice, beans, fried plantains, and cabbage salad
Shrimp rice with celery, garlic, sweet peppers, and potatoes
Costa rican–style jumbo shrimp with achiote sauce, mashed potatoes, and mixed salad
Grilled pineapple with coconut cream and caramelized brown sugar
Passion fruit cheesecake
Chocolate lava cake
Crispy lobster wantan pockets with ponzu sauce
-fresh shrimp tatrtar over rice crackers
Fresh tuna and white beans bruschetta
Scallopss ceviche with cilantro aguachile
Costa ricas style seafood vuelve a la vida soup with shrimp foam
Local seafood sampler( all sort of local seafood served with local sides)
Coconut breded shrimps with mango dipping sauce
Cured and roast mackrell with anchovies pil pil and cured cucumber
Japanease style grilled seabass served with slowcooked eggplant and pickle seaweeds salad
Sea and shore (red snapper and shrimps with curry emulsion)
Surf and turf (shrimp or lobster)served with local veggies
Seabass with green mango and chamoy salsa
Bananq leaf baked mahi mahi
Roast shrimps with mango and corn salsa
Cheese flan with nuts caramel
Tartte tatin (french style applenpie)
Basque cheesecake
Roast pineapple with ice cream and nuts crumble
Fresh lobster ceviche with heart of palm, coconut milk, red onion, ginger, and malanga chips
"turn the life" ceviche (shrimp, scallops, and fish) with mandarin lemon juice and cilantro
Costa rican enyucados with cilantro mayonnaise and turmeric coral tuliie
Surf & turf (ribeye steak and whole jumbo shrimp) with rosemary potatoes and red wine sauce
Whole grilled red snapper caribbean-style with coconut milk sauce and patacones
Lobster tail with tamarind glaze, roasted potatoes, and chimichurri
Costarrican choped veguie ( chayoete , and black beans , pomodoro sauce and falafel crispe chick peas
Avocado homemade ice cream with organic chocolate syrup
Tarte tatin with fresh blueberries gluten
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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.

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.
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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.










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