Hire a Private Chef at Home Today

Enjoy a customized culinary experience with a Private Chef in the comfort of your own home.

Enjoy the experience

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.

Turn your home into a restaurant and indulge yourself with a unique dining experience at home.

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.

Andrew Graham

Auckland

New

Scott Corbett

Matarangi

New

Davide Martinenghi

Cambridge

New

Emanuel Tur

Papamoa

4.8 • 72 services

Aurelien Agbadje

Auckland

4.8 • 65 services

Ainsley Rose Thompson

Jacks Point

4.8 • 60 services

Cheryl Beere

Hamilton

4.8 • 54 services

Clarke Bovaird-Roberts

Auckland

4.6 • 26 services

Quiel Mallari

Queenstown

4.8 • 22 services

Amzy .

Queenstown

4.4 • 20 services

Peter Feenstra

Auckland

5 • 18 services

Divine Catering

Orewa

4.7 • 18 services

Glynnie Barry

Queenstown

4.6 • 17 services

Manish Ahlawat

Gisborne

4.8 • 13 services

Max Gibson

Hastings

4.8 • 13 services

Jess Mcneill

Orewa

4.4 • 10 services

Jean Brito Pineda

Auckland

4.5 • 10 services

Rabin Basnet

Auckland

4.6 • 10 services

Dante Baker

Mount Pisa

4 • 10 services

Bert Van De Steeg

Hastings

5 • 8 services

Virginia Hodgins

Wellington

4.9 • 8 services

Nigel Tristan Jallorina

Auckland

5 • 5 services

Anelise Anelise

Paekākāriki Hill

4.8 • 2 services

Tyler Hills

Christchurch

5 • 2 services

More than 44100 guests have already enjoyed the experience

4.66

Average score based on 5421 reviews

4.41 Chef

The guests in New Zealand have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.41.

4.74 Food quality

The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in New Zealand received an average score of 4.74.

4.63 Presentation

Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.63 average score.

4.78 Cleaningness

The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in New Zealand has been scored with a 4.78 on average.

Chef Giordan was a delight! Professional, friendly, and he whipped up an amazing meal, even changing a menu component on the fly when we discovered one of our party disliked bleu cheese! The meal was delicious and when he left, you could not even tell he’d been there. It was a great evening all around.

We had the absolute pleasure of having Chris as our private chef during our stay in Mallorca last summer, and she was truly fantastic. The food was delicious, beautifully prepared, and perfectly tailored to all our needs and wishes. She was incredibly attentive, flexible, and a joy to have around. Her colleague was equally wonderful, and together they created such a relaxed and memorable experience for our family. We couldn’t recommend her more highly.

AJ was great! He showed up on time, interacted with the crew and prepared a great dinner. He left the kitchen spotless. I would highly recommend him.

Comida muy muy top y dejo la cocina más limpia de lo que la recibió!! Además nos sirvió muy atento. Super experiencia!!

Amazing

Excellent experience with excellent food! First time that my wife and I had a private chef and Yasuaki has set a new standard for dining! The appetizer selection in particular was so good.

Nos fue excelente con el chef Gregory, desde la comida deliciosa, una atención impecable, hasta la limpieza de todo en la cocina.

Chef Layla made my dad’s 70th birthday so special! She was so accommodating for our family and the food was so delicious!! She also made extra for my nieces to try her dishes and got them ice cream. So so kind and so great with families!

Great chef! Punctual and delicious food! Loved the seafood pasta.

Erika was fantastic! We have specifoc dietary restrictions and she was so accommodating. The food was delicious, prepared so beautifully and plentiful. Anyone would be lucky to have Erika as their chef!

William is the kindest, most lovely, honest, hardworking , thoughtful, creative chef with delicious food!! I rented a house for a week with my best girlfriends for my 50th birthday and he made us 2 meals per day: brunch and dinner. He blew us all away with his talent and quality of food. He gave the week his all and we all had the best time thanks to him. I can’t wait to return to Puerto Rico to have another chance to work with William again!

Chef Allesandro was the perfect addition to our Zermatt trip. We had a group of 12 and agreed that our evenings at the chalet were better than any evening out.

Communication could have been better, food was not exactly what we had discussed due to a mixup, but everything we had was delicious, would definitely recommend chef Carlos,

Top notch Chef! Went over and beyond! The food was outstanding. Highly recommend !!!

This was one of the most incredible experiences we have had. We caught two large marlin and the next day Chef came and made the most beautiful 4 course meal with the catch. The flavors and presentation were outstanding!

Chef Oren Morad was so professional, informative, interesting, clean, punctual and entertaining. His food was absolutely delicious! The whole experience really made for such an unforgettable evening! He and his sous-chef arrived early, they were very friendly, they provided us with lots of interesting information and put us all in a food coma! It was a birthday dinner to never forget! 10/10 would recommend to anyone looking to host a unique in-home dining experience!

Chef Everton was extremely professional, polite and attentive to our needs. We had a party of 7 including two young picky eaters, chef went out of his way to provide food that would please both the adults and the children. He was punctual and engaging but also gave us space to enjoy our evening with family. I would recommend Chef Everton to any group looking for high quality food and service.

We had the most wonderful meal - every course delicious and so professional, it was way beyond our expectations. I have already recommended Daniel to two of our friends, we were so impressed by all of it including his presentation and discretion

Above and Beyond to help accommodate 20 of our guests and their food restrictions not to mention the food was delicious and the service was fabulous. We have and will continue to refer Tye to all our friends and cant wait to use him again in the future. Thank you Tye!

Our group really enjoyed our dinner experience with Chef Tye! He was a responsive communicator and gave us great options from which to create our menu and experience. Chef Tye and Sous Chef Sarah were very prompt on arrival. They were both so nice. They made and presented beautiful plates of food which we all enjoyed. They also cleaned up and left everything spotless. Would absolutely recommend!

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.

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.

+10

years since our launch

2.3M

guests enjoyed our experience

+40k

chefs have joined us

+100

countries available

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.

Trusted by industry leaders

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.