Private Chef in Castro-Urdiales
Rent one of our 159 private chefs for a unique dining experience. You choose the menu, and the cleanup is included.





















A personal chef for any occasion in Castro-Urdiales
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Castro-Urdiales in April 2014, more than 159 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Castro-Urdiales and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in Cantabria.
Starting in 2014, 1,610 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Castro-Urdiales. To book your chef in Castro-Urdiales, just share your event details in our form. Receive proposals from top chefs and chat with them until you find your match.
Up until today, our chefs have shared 261 customized menu proposals, sending a total of 523 messages to their guests, who rated their experience with an average score of 4.15 out of 5.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 1,610 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Our guests in Castro-Urdiales usually book menus around 78 EUR per person, including 3.7 courses, sharing an average of 5.82 messages with their chefs. If you've never had a chef at home but want to add an extra spice to your next celebration, just rent a chef in Castro-Urdiales.












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.
159 Private Chefs in Castro-Urdiales
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More than 1,600 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4 Chef
The guests in Castro-Urdiales have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.
4.25 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Castro-Urdiales received an average score of 4.25.
4 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4 average score.
4.25 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Castro-Urdiales has been scored with a 4.25 on average.
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261 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Castro-Urdiales
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!








Beef tartare, bone marrow, cryspi manchego
Chorizo stuffed baby squid with salmorejo sauce
Foie gras torchon rovioles , with trufle cream
Carabineros salad, shellfish vinaigrette, local herbs
Tuna tartare with avocado,
Langoustine tartlet, citrus beurre blanc
Baby scallops with garlic and parsley
Truffle burrata, cryspy serrano , kayle sautee
Octopus carpaccio and lemon oil,
Stuffed grilled sardine on toasted baguette
Galician beef fillet, ronda red winre jus, trufled duchesse potatoes
Poached sea bass cava sauce, white asparagus,
Lamb shank, herbs crusted , rosemary jus, local root vegetables
Iberian pork presa , foie gras sauce, layered potatoes and seasonal greens
Venison loin, celeriac purée, game jus ,micro herbs
Lobster tail, black garlic beurre blanc, aromatic herbs potato fondant
Monkfish, shellfish sauce, fennel two ways
Pork belly, green peas puree, cryspy serrano
Wild mushroom and truffle risotto with manchego foam
Celeriac steak, truffle cream, vegetable crisp
Apple tart tatin with vanilla ice cream
Berries eton mess
Cheesecake with white chocolate & pistachio
Chocolate mousse with caramelised hazelnuts
Dark chocolate fondant with salted caramel and honeycomb ice cream
Exotic fruit pavlova
Toffee and vanilla rice pudding
Paris/brest with caramelised hazelnut
Lemon meringue pie
Vanilla bean panna cotta, poached pear, pear gel
Tuna tartare: evoo chips, citrus vinagrette, tomato pearls & avocado foam
Millefoile: potato & boniato layered with piquillo pepper jam, goat cheese and topped with garlic dots
Codfish salad with olive dust, orange gel, confit pearled onions and quail egg
Presa bites: panko fried iberico pork with lemon alioli & chives
Pringá (pork, blood sausage & chicken) canelón with truffled bechamel & herb essence
Swet paprika glazed octopus skewer over boniato parmentier
Bikini 2.0: brioche toasts, smoked iberico pork shoulder slices, pickled onions, braised piquillos & manchego cheese
Fried fish tacos: andalusian coleslaw, avocado cream & fried padrón peppers (fried corn tortilla)
Seared lamb terrine with sherry reduction, asparragus & potatoes
White wine mussels over pea cream with iberico ham bechamel and celery two ways
Galician steak mignon with arzuaga blue cheese and garlic-tomato meloso (brothy rice)
Seared duck breast with orange citrique & herb dusted parsnips
Choco-cinnamon lava cake with berry creme fraiche
Creme anglais stuffed olive oil sponge cakes with lemon icing
Deconstructed torrija: spiced goat cheese foam, spiced crumble, dark chocolate flakes & vermouth fermented berries
Almond toast: thin baked almond cake with tocino de cielo (similar to flan) cream and merenge
Rollitos de pescado de temporada y albahaca
Frito de verduras mallorquinas con huevo campero a temperatura
Arroz meloso de pulpo y langostinos
Risotto de verduras
Tumbet de verduras
Dorada a la sal con salteado de setas y espárragos
Lomo de salmón a la plancha con salsa de coco
Ragout de rape con con setas, langonstinos y crumble de avellanas
Solomillo de ternera con foie y reducción de pedro ximénez
Biscuit de turrón con salsa de chocolate
Lemonpie con espuma de yogur
Pannacotta con salsa de frutos rojos
Mejillones “chingones” con mango
Carpaccio de remolacha con queso feta (vegetarian)
Bao de pato con kimchie y chalotas encurtidas
Ensaladilla de gambas frita en wanton con mayonesa de anchoas
"cochinita pibil" de pato con frijoles negros y arroz al vapor
Paella de verduras (vegetarian)
Pluma ibérica marinada en kimchi con wok de verduras
Salmon asado al ron amazonas, con patató y trigueros
Mochi de pistacho con bizcocho de sake
Tarta red velvet con sorbete de gin lemon
Tarta tres chocolates con helado de pistacho
Crema de coco quemada com sorbete de yogurt y fresas
Tigres de barcelona
Bombas de la barceloneta
Anchoas con escalivada
Quesos artesanos
Embutidos artesanos con pa amb tomàquet
Salazones de pescado
Fricandó de ternera
Pollo al ajillo
Conejo a la cazadora
Chocolate con nata y melindros
Hojaldre de frutas y crema
Moose de frutas
Croquetas variadas (variety of croquettes)
Patatas bravas (bravas potatoes with sauce)
Brandada de bacalao con picatostes
Tortilla de patata con cebolla (potato omelette with onion) with bread handmade
Torrada con escalivada catalana
Coca crujiente (hecha a mano) con escalivada y emulsión de hierbas con botifarra (crispy coca (handmade) with escalivada with sausage and herb emulsion)
Typical spanish salad : salmorejo con huevo y jamón (especial tomato fresh soup with egg and ham)
Ensaladilla rusa russian salad, with potatoes, carrots, green beans, peas, olives and mayonnaise and egg boiled (and tuna for the people not vegetarian). cold and refreshing
Potaje de garbanzos (chickpea stew)
Copa de aguacate y manzana a la menta (avocado and apple mint glass)
Arroz con coliflor al horno ( baked cauliflower rice)
Copa de crema de coliflor con nueces y pimiento de piquillo (cup of cauliflower cream with walnuts and piquillo pepper)
Paella del senyoret
Fideuá con all i oli
Espinacas a la catalana (catalan spinach with pen nuts with chickpeas, sautéed cenolla and raisin)
Sopa de ajo (bread soup with garlic, eggs and spices)
Patatas a lo pobre o a la importancia
Fabada asturiana
Pisto manchego
Papas arrugadas con mojo
Escudella i carn d'olla (carne de olla)
Patatas a la riojana
Habas a la catalana
Pinpirrana
Guisantes salteados con cebolla y jamón serrano
Fricando de carne y setas (typical catalan dish) (meet with mushrooms in sauce)(heura for vegetarian
Butifarra con mongetes al ganxet con ajo y perejil
Albondigas en salsa de almendras (meatballs in almond sauce)
Lubina o gallo con salsa de pimienta verde (sea bass or rooster with green pepper sauce)
Canelones tradicionales catalanes de carne (pollo, ternera, cerdo o mix) con bechamel y gratinados traditional catalan meat cannelloni (chicken, beef, pork or mix) with bechamel and gratins
Bacalao con sanfaina (cod with sanfaina: eggplant, red pepper, onion and tomato)
Galtas con salsa cocinado a fuego lento con parmentier de boniato o patatas
Pollo a la pecorina o al ajilllo con parmetier de patatas o patatas al horno y verduras (pecorina or garlic chicken with potato parmentier or baked potatoes and vegetables)
Pollo a la catalana con especies, frutos secos, pasas, ciruelas, en salsa y con parmentier o patatas al horno especiadas (catalan chicken with spices, nuts, raisins, plums, in sauce and with parmentier or spiced baked potatoes)
Redondo de ternera con patatas y verduras, en salsa de ciruelas y (veal round with potatoes and vegetables, in plum and dried apricot sauce)
Suquet de peix (suquet de peix, a traditional catalan dish, has a base of potatoes made with homemade fish sauce, with fish in soup sauce, thickened and linked with chopped nuts, thicker and with less quantity than a soup)
Bacalao a la viscaina
Salmón con pisto y patatas panaderas
Merluza en salsa verde
Pimientos de piquillo rellenos de bacalao
Dorada al horno con patatas panaderas y salsa azafrán
Pescado del día al papillote
Churros con chocolate
Flan de huevo casero con nata
Tarta de manzana con crema pastelera y masa de hojadre casera
Crema catalana
Brazo de gitano relleno de nata, chocolate o crema pastelera (gypsy arm filled with cream, chocolate or pastry cream)
Arroz con leche (rice with milk and cinnamon)
Mel i mató (queso fresco con miel casera) (fresh cheese with homemade honey)
Turrón o helado de turron (homemade nougat or nougat ice cream)
Tarta de santiago (receta familiar)
Torrija de pan de leche con helado de vainilla
Peras al vino
Mousse de chocolate con pan y aceite de oliva
Pudding de chocolate
Mousse de chocolate blanco y coulis de frutos rojos
Natillas de vainilla o de chocolate con crumble
Coca de forner (forner's coke, handmade dough, baked with sugar and anise)
Vegetable escalivadas (catalan roasted vegetables)
Esqueixada de bacalao con olivas negras
Baby fried squid with lemon zest mayonnaise
Anchovies in vinegar
Puerros con salsa romesco
Croquetas del chef
Gambas a la sal
"bacallà a la llauna" baked cod with toasted garlic and paprika from la vera
Country chicken with potatoes and rosemary
Sea bream potatoes cherry tomatoes and black olives
Melted beef on mushrooms casseroule
Meat or seafood paella
Catalan cream
Chocolate coulant
Cheese cake coulant
Brazo de gitano
Hummus libanés de remolacha con berenjenas crujientes y miel de caña oscura
Crema de foie gras con crumble de pan de especias y gelée de maracuyá
Ostras frescas con salsa de hinojo, manzana y limón
Langostino en tempura con salsa de tamarindo, cilantro fresco y cacahuates
Taco de atún con vinagreta de miso cítrico, crema de aguacate y brotes tiernos
Saam de panceta confitada, langostinos, cilantro, lima y shiitakes
Costillas de cerdo asadas con salsa teriyaki, terrina de papa y brotes tiernos
Canelones de mariscos con velouté de vieiras, champiñones y demi-glace
Lomo de ternera, salsa de tamarindo , crema de manzana y setas "enokis"
Crumble de oreo con ganache de turrón y helado de fresa
Crema de queso, tierra, nueces caramelizadas y salsa de caramelo "toffee"
Crema de mascarpone con jengibre, helado de pistacho, bizcocho de pistacho y cacao
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.








Frequently asked questions
Below, you can find the most common questions about private chef services in Castro-Urdiales.
What does a private chef service include in Castro-Urdiales?
A private chef service includes everything necessary to enjoy a personalized dining experience at home. This includes:
- Customization of a menu based on your preferences;
- Purchase of ingredients;
- Mise en place (preparation of ingredients) before arrival;
- Preparation of the menu at your home;
- Complete table service;
- Set up and cleaning of the kitchen and used spaces.
Please note that tableware and glassware are not included. Gratuity is entirely at your discretion.
How much does a private chef cost in Castro-Urdiales?
The price of renting a chef in Castro-Urdiales 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 75 EUR to 125 EUR. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 75 EUR per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 73 EUR per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 83 EUR per person, and for 2 people, the price is 125 EUR 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.
How can I hire a private chef in Castro-Urdiales?
Booking is easy! Just tell us the date of your event, number of guests, dietary preferences and any allergies, and a few details about your kitchen. Within a few hours, you'll receive customized menus from qualified chefs. Each chef's profile will include their experience, reviews, and photos of their dishes.
Feel free to chat directly with the chefs through our platform. Ask them to modify menus, discuss pricing, or get answers to any questions you might have. Once you've found the perfect chef and menu, finalize your reservation online. We'll then provide the chef's contact information to confirm any final details.
How can I find a private chef near me?
There are currently 159 chefs available in Castro-Urdiales. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Castro-Urdiales who will send you their menu proposals. You can then choose the chef and menu that suits you best.
Is there a maximum number of guests for a private chef service?
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.
Does the chef cook at my house?
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.
Can I cook along with the chef?
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!
Are the ingredients fresh?
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.
Are drinks included in the personal chef service?
Drinks are not typically included, but you can discuss adding them to the menu proposal with the chef.
How much should I tip my private chef in Castro-Urdiales?
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.
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How many chef services are booked in Castro-Urdiales each month?
Private chef reservations can vary seasonally depending on the destination. In Castro-Urdiales, for example, demand often increases during special dates like Valentine's Day or Mother's Day, so it's best to book in advance.
If you're wondering about the best time to hire a chef, any month is perfect for enjoying a private chef. Just keep in mind that prices may vary, especially for last-minute bookings. So, don't wait—book your chef early to secure your unique dining experience in Castro-Urdiales.
Cost of a private chef in Castro-Urdiales
The cost of hiring a private chef in Castro-Urdiales 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 75 EUR to 125 EUR per person.
For 13 people or more: 75 EUR
For 7 to 12 people: 73 EUR
For 3 to 6 people: 83 EUR
For 2 people: 125 EUR.
Additionally, prices can fluctuate depending on the time of year, location, and how soon you book your personal chef. If you want to get free quotes, just fill out our form and receive tailored proposals for your event. No committment at all.
Private chefs registrations
After many years of offering our services, we are lucky to have a fantastic team of chefs that keeps growing in Castro-Urdiales!
1 personal chefs register with us every month. Our verification team reviews these new chef profiles daily to categorize them, allowing you to discover incredible new chefs every month.
What is the most reserved type of cuisine in Castro-Urdiales?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Castro-Urdiales: Mediterranean, Italian, French, Japanese, Mexican, and surprise. The type of cuisine with the highest number of bookings is the Mediterranean, but you can have anything you want (our surprise menu will cover that!).
Beyond these six types of cuisine, our private chefs personalize diverse menus for their clients every day, adjusting every detail to find the perfect menu for every occasion and every group. Our private chefs can accommodate any allergy or dietary restriction and suggest other cuisines or fusion dishes. Submit your request and hire a chef in Castro-Urdiales!






Talk to our chefs in Castro-Urdiales
Each of our chefs is one-of-a-kind, with professional culinary training and years of experience in diverse restaurants. Craving Italian pasta, Spanish paella, or traditional sushi in Castro-Urdiales? You’ll get it. Tell us about your event in Castro-Urdiales, and discover the best chefs who will customize every detail of your experience.










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