Chef Lefteris Pentarakis

Private Chef in Chania

98Services completed

4.7 / 5Based on 22 reviews

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ChaniaI travel up to 100 km

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Passionate about cooking

I am a professional private chef with 13 years of experience in the culinary world, specializing in high-end, tailor-made dining experiences. I studied at Chef d’Oeuvre in Athens and have worked in top restaurants,in Athens including Alatsi with Chef Koskina and Balthazar with Chef Peskias in Athens. My journey continued at Jackie O’ in Mykonos, followed by a private chef role in Manhattan, as well as consulting in Prague, Stuttgart, and Chania.

Now based in Chania, Crete, my team and I provide exclusive private chef services across Crete, Mykonos, Santorini, and Athens, as well as in Ibiza, Monaco, London, Zurich, and Dubai during the winter season. We cater to luxury villas, yachts, and special events, offering bespoke menus inspired by Mediterranean flavors, using the finest local ingredients.

Our clientele includes distinguished names such as Monica Bellucci, Tim Burton, and Evgenia Niarchos, ensuring a world-class culinary experience. Whether you’re seeking an intimate dining experience, a private event, or gourmet yacht catering, we bring fine dining to you with professionalism and passion

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For me, cooking is...

a blend of creativity, comfort, and a little bit of magic. It’s where flavors, textures, and aromas come together to tell a story. Sometimes it’s an e

I learned to cook at...

I was fortunate to learn culinary practices at in the restaurant Loukoulos

A cooking secret...

Treating the raw ingredients with care and enjoying cooking

Types of cuisine I prepare

Mediterranean
Local
Seafood/Fish
Italian
Fusion
Chef's special
Japanese

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Chef Lefteris's reviews

4.7

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98 services

Amazing experience with excellent dishes served

We had the pleasure of having George cook dinner for us for a month, and the experience was truly wonderful. George was always punctual, reliable, and brought a warm, welcoming energy to our holiday. His dishes were consistently delicious and beautifully presented, making each meal something to look forward to. We appreciated his attention to detail and the care he put into every aspect of his work. Thank you, George, for making our dinners so special—we highly recommend him!

We hired Lefteris for a private dinner and were thoroughly impressed. The food was beautifully presented, full of flavour, and felt like a fine dining experience at home. Lefteris was professional, warm, and made the evening effortless for us and our guests. Highly recommended for a special occasion, it was 10/10!

Chef Lefteris was simply amazing. Really well executed dishes, fresh and tasty. He is really professional. Our group of 14 had a great dinner. Thank you!

We had a wonderful experience with Chef Lefteris. He was easy to work with - punctual, easy to communicate with, clean, discreet, and friendly. Most importantly, we loved his food. Each of the four dinners and six breakfasts were fantastic for our group of nearly 20 people. The dishes were local, well thought out, and well prepared. We hope to dine with him again!

The whole experience from beginning to end was fantastic, the food was amazing and we had a lot of fun. Highly recommend.

Fantastic thank you

Chef Lefteris Pentarakis was absolutely phenomenal. We couldn't have found anyone better. He exceeded my expectations of the week. Truly amazing. From start to finish, his contact, menu suggestions, reply times and then the food and days themselves. 1000 percent wonderful. Thank you so much,

Amazing meal! Our whole family enjoyed every bite. Truly a memorable experience. Chef Lefteris went above and beyond to accommodate us. Highly recommended.

Our Chef was incredible. He was very communicative and worked with me to develop the perfect menu for a friends birthday. He was punctual and most importantly the food was delicious and beautiful. I would highly recommend Chef Lefteris.

Fredy was brilliant, he arrived promptly and was very organised and professional - he made the whole experience really easy! The food was incredible, and every dish was presented beautifully and well explained. Would definitely recommend his services!

The chef was excellent. The food was very good although as it was Christmas dinner it was not quite as traditional as we had hoped for. This was more to do with the Chefs coming in from Crete rather than the quality of what they produced. They were both very friendly and nothing was too much trouble for them. They worked very hard and provided us with a very good selection of food which was all very tasty. They tidied and cleaned everything leaving the kitchen in the same state as they found it. I am happy to recommend them and would use them again.

Such a brilliant evening. The chefs were punctual, polite and ridiculously talented. We can’t wait to use them again

Truly a 5 star chef. Went out if his way to make sure everyone was happy with every meal.

Fabulous experience with Chef Lefteris Pentarakis, who did a fresh BBQ menu which was just perfect. Easy communication and trustworthy payment on the take a chef website. Highly recommend both the chef and the website.

Chef Lefteris has delivered an amazing experience for our dinner in Mykonos. He has been very accommodating in tailoring the menu to our needs and very responsive in our communication. On the day of the dinner the experience was seamless. The chef has organised a fantastic and attentive waiter to take care of our group while he was taking charge in the kitchen. From the set up of the table to the look of each dish the presentation has been fantastic. The food tasted incredible, fresh and packed lots of flavour. It was certainly one of the biggest highlights of our trip. I would absolutely recommend Chef Lefteris and would gladly book him again. Dmitrij

Our chef messaged me regularly ahead of our vacation to make sure even my teenage kids would be accommodated for. I had no doubts that the experience would be wonderful and it was! Would rebook in a heartbeat!

Chef Eleftherios Was absolutely amazing, the quality and quantity of food was above all our expectations! Highly recommend!

This was hands down the best meal of my life! We would use Terry and Yanni over and over again, if we could! Absolutely FANTASTIC service!!!!!!

This was one of the best meals of our lives! Our chef was amazing! I would recommend this experience to anyone!