Private Chef in Marbella
768 private chefs cook in Marbella, at home or in your villa. You choose the menu; we structure the service, agree the price in writing and stay responsible until the kitchen is clean.
How much does a private chef cost in Marbella?
For 6 people in Marbella, a private chef costs less than dinner out.
AVERAGE PRICE · 6 GUESTS
918 EUR
153 EUR 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 guests128EUR / guest = 256 EUR total
- 4 guests153EUR / guest = 612 EUR total
- 6 guests153EUR / guest = 918 EUR total
- 8 guests118EUR / guest = 944 EUR total
- 10 guests118EUR / guest = 1.180 EUR total
- 13+ guests73EUR / guest = 949 EUR 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.
768 Private Chefs in Marbella
Get to know more about our top rated Private Chefs in Marbella
More than 48,200 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.28 Chef
The guests in Marbella have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.28.
4.59 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Marbella received an average score of 4.59.
4.48 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.48 average score.
4.74 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Marbella has been scored with a 4.74 on average.
A personal chef for any occasion in Marbella
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Marbella in April 2014, more than 768 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Marbella and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in Malaga.
Starting in 2014, 48,237 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Marbella. To book yours, tell us what you have in mind: the date, the number of people, what you feel like eating and anything nobody can eat. We turn that into a brief and put together chefs who fit it, each with the reason they fit.
Up until today, our chefs have shared 19,336 customized menu proposals and sent 53,430 messages to their guests, who rated the service 4.55 out of 5. The conversation stays in one place and we stay on it until the menu, the timing and the total price are settled in writing.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 48,237 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Our guests in Marbella usually book menus around 98 EUR per person, including 3.05 courses, sharing an average of 5.28 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 Marbella.
Frequently asked questions
Below, you can find the most common questions about private chef services in Marbella.
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.
The price of renting a chef in Marbella 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 73 EUR to 128 EUR. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 73 EUR per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 118 EUR per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 153 EUR per person, and for 2 people, the price is 128 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.
Start by telling us what you have in mind: the date, the number of guests, dietary preferences and allergies, and a few details about the kitchen. We turn that into a brief so you do not have to explain it again to every chef.
Within a few hours you get menus from chefs who fit that brief, each with their experience, their reviews and photos of their dishes, and the reason they were a good match for your request. You can ask for changes to any menu, and the conversation stays in one place, with us on it.
Once you choose, the booking closes online with the menu, the timing and the total price agreed in writing. Booking is only the beginning: we handle the payment, coordinate the final details with the chef, and stay responsible for the service until it is done.
There are currently 768 chefs available in Marbella. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Marbella who will send you their menu proposals. You can then choose the chef and menu that suits you best.
Yes, and it is one of the most common requests in Marbella. You can book a single dinner, a few nights across the week, or every meal of the stay, in whatever combination works for the group.
Tell us how many nights you want cooked, how many people sit down and what the villa kitchen is like, and we put together chefs who fit that specific stay. You get a schedule and a total price in writing before you book, and we coordinate arrival times and access with the chef for each service.
Group size is rarely the limit: the price per guest drops as the table grows, and most villas comfortably seat well over the usual party of eight or ten.
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 Marbella each month?
Bookings in Marbella follow the coast, not the calendar of the rest of the country. Demand climbs from late spring and peaks through the summer, when most requests come from villas on the Golden Mile, Nueva Andalucia and the Puerto Banus side, and it stays busy for long weekends, hen parties and anniversary dinners the rest of the year.
If you already have the dates, send them early: in July and August the good chefs in Marbella are booked weeks ahead and the choice narrows fast. If your dates are still moving, tell us anyway. We work with what you have, line up the chefs who are actually free that week, and confirm with each one before anything reaches you.
Cost of a private chef in Marbella
What a private chef costs in Marbella depends mostly on how many people sit down: the price per guest drops as the group grows.
Booking prices range from 73 EUR to 128 EUR per person.
For 13 people or more: 73 EUR
For 7 to 12 people: 118 EUR
For 3 to 6 people: 153 EUR
For 2 people: 128 EUR.
That figure covers the chef, the shopping, the cooking in your kitchen, the table service and the kitchen left clean. Drinks and tableware are not included, and the tip is up to you.
Season, the exact address and how far ahead you book move the final figure, and a large group in a villa in August is not priced like a dinner for four in November. Whatever the case, you see one total before you decide: menu, courses, timing and price, agreed in writing. We handle the payment inside that same process, so there is nothing to settle in cash with the chef on the night.
Private chefs registrations
After many years of offering our services, we are lucky to have a fantastic team of chefs that keeps growing in Marbella!
5 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 Marbella?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Marbella: 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 those six, the chefs in Marbella build menus around what a specific table wants: a long seafood lunch for a hen party, a tasting dinner for an anniversary, or simple food that works for children and grandparents at the same table. Allergies and dietary restrictions go into the brief from the start, not into a message the night before. Tell us what you have in mind and we take it from there.
Would you like to enjoy a Private Chef service in Marbella?
Turn your house into a restaurant with a Private Chef who will prepare dinner in your kitchen. You will be able to personalize every detail – you choose what you want to eat and when you want to eat. Our Private Chefs in Marbella will analyze your request and send you their proposals, adapting it to your needs. On the day of the service, the Chef will buy the ingredients, cook them at home, carry out the table service and clean up before leaving, so that you can relax and enjoy.
What is a Private Chef service experience?
The experience begins when you order a menu from Take a Chef. From that moment on, you become the protagonist of an event in which you decide what you want to eat and when you want to eat. Our Private Chefs at Marbella will analyze your request and send you their proposals to adapt it to your tastes and close your menu definitively. On the day of the event, the Chef will buy the ingredients, cook them at home, carry out the table service and leave everything clean before leaving, so that you can enjoy.
A private chef for your villa in Marbella, for one dinner or the whole stay
Most people who look for a private chef in Marbella have just rented a villa. The kitchen is enormous, the fridge is empty, and the week ahead is full of decisions nobody wants to make on holiday: who cooks tonight, who drives to the supermarket, which restaurant still has a table for nine at nine.
This is where a private chef changes the shape of the week. Tell us what you have in mind for the stay: how many nights you want cooked, how many people sit down, whether it is one long dinner by the pool or breakfast every morning and a paella on Sunday. We turn that into a brief and we put together chefs who fit it, with the reason each one fits, instead of leaving you to compare profiles on your own.
What you get back is a menu, a schedule and a total price, all in writing before you book. Booking the chef is only the beginning: we coordinate the arrival time and the access details for every service, the chef shops, cooks in the villa kitchen, serves and leaves it exactly as it was, and we stay responsible from the first message until the last plate is cleared.
Talk to our chefs in Marbella
Every chef in Marbella is a different cook, with professional training and years in real kitchens behind them. Craving Andalusian seafood, a Mediterranean tasting menu or sushi by the pool in Marbella? Tell us what you have in mind and we put together the chefs who fit it, with the reason each one does.
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