Private chefs to cook in homes across New Zealand

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 dreamed 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

Dont be shy to exchange 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 counting down the days till your culinary experience begins!

Find your chef

Customize your request and start talking with your chefs.

Start

Juliane Nicolini

Auckland

5 • 37 services

Jack Barrett

Taupō

4.8 • 22 services

Cheryl Beere

Hamilton

0 • 14 services

Arno Jullien

Auckland

0 • 8 services

Nigel Tristan Jallorina

Auckland

5 • 5 services

Bert Van De Steeg

Hastings

0 • 4 services

More than 11100 guests have already enjoyed the experience

5

Average score based on 2431 reviews

5 Chef

The guests in New Zealand have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 5.

5 Food quality

The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in New Zealand received an average score of 5.

5 Presentation

Not only taste counts! The presentation of our Private Chefs dishes has received a 5 average score.

5 Cleaningness

The clean up of the kitchen and dining area in New Zealand has been scored with a 5 on average.

Chef Manu and his assistant made our experience incredible. Excellent communication ahead of the meal made for a stress free process. Chef Manu was extremely organized and prepared a fantastic meal that was as visually appealing as it was delicious. Post meal cleanup was impeccable. Great experience and I would highly recommend Chef Manu!

Wow! What an AMAZING experience!! Chef Phyliss made my fiancé’s birthday dinner extra special. This was a first time experience for both of us. He was so surprised and loved every moment. Chef P was very professional from her attire (loved the chef outfit), organizational skills, expertise and interpersonal skills. I am ever so grateful that Take A Chef exists and pointed me in her direction, talk about divinity!! I highly recommend Chef P if you’re in the Greensboro, NC area! I will definitely use her services again and again!! I’m completely sold!

Outstanding Performance. Chef Benjamin was on time, he set to work immediately. As our guests arrived he was engaging and happy to talk about his work, or remain in the background. When it was time to eat, his presentation was exquisite, his explanations excellent, and the food was outstanding. I highly recommend Chef Benjamin.

The experience with chef Chris was amazing. I did not have to worry about a single thing as he came well prepared. He was very attentive and the presentation of the food was incredible. Definitely paid for the best to get the best. Can’t wait to use his services again.

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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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.