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.

Frederico Pessanha

Tondela

4.6 • 342 services

Joao Dias

Albufeira

4.9 • 327 services

Bruno Kaizen

Estoril

5 • 164 services

Zurath Kamdin

Lisbon

4.3 • 99 services

Nuno Brito

Setúbal

4.8 • 43 services

Sebastian Meunier

Praia da Luz

4.6 • 27 services

Giovanni De Biasio

Lisboa

4.4 • 7 services

Raul Emmerich

Porto

5 • 7 services

Telmo Jacinto

Faro

5 • 3 services

Joe Devine

Tavira

5 • 2 services

Marta Gomes

Évora

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Vaz Filipe

Alvor

4.9 • 230 services

Mateus Alves

Lisboa

4.9 • 229 services

Micas Beato

Albufeira

4.5 • 167 services

Tomás Borba

Albufeira

4.7 • 154 services

Micas Beato

Carcavelos

4.4 • 153 services

Sérgio Balreira

Cascais

4.7 • 138 services

Raphael Santos

Lisboa

4.7 • 130 services

Duarte Oliveira

Funchal

4.8 • 126 services

Cris Mota

Faro

4.7 • 122 services

Sarah Jane

Quarteira

4.6 • 114 services

Ana Guimaraes

Arcos de Valdevez

4.8 • 98 services

Jorge Afonseca

Albufeira

4.5 • 79 services

Fernando Junior

Lamego

4.7 • 78 services

More than 96100 guests have already enjoyed the experience

4.7

Average score based on 10903 reviews

4.46 Chef

The guests in Portugal have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.46.

4.72 Food quality

The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Portugal received an average score of 4.72.

4.67 Presentation

Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.67 average score.

4.84 Cleaningness

The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Portugal has been scored with a 4.84 on average.

Chef Sebastián was absolutely great. Our menu was super customised to replicate the favourite dishes from a restaurante that we love but can't visit anymore. He was super accommodating and delivered an amazing experience.

Chef Vasileios was a great find! I highly recommend engaging him for an authentic culinary experience!

Le chef Laurent a été très généreux, pro, pédagogue. Nous avons passé une excellente soirée avec nos jeunes enfants. Merci à lui, nous le recommandons sans hésitation.

Chef Mateus has great communication. He catered to our group for food allergies when creating the menu. He and the crew were very engaging with our group. He proposed different dishes and worked with us to create the menu for our group. All of the food was incredible and everyone from our group was so impressed.

Fue una gran experiencia con Sebastián y mi familia quedó muy satisfecha con la comida

Evan was the best thing at the Party....amazing food, vibe and experience.

Chef Renzo was a delight to work with from start to finish. His friendliness is what made us choose him over other chefs. He was punctual and kept us informed with how the dishes were progressing. Because we were in a rented home, we did not see the set up until the day before and I was impressed that Chef Renzo and his colleague we able to bring a 5-Star dinner to life in a rather small kitchen. Our group of 17 is still talking about the dishes! Thank you!

Jean was a professional and very cheerie woman. The food was fantastic and looked great. Had a really really lovely evening!

Chef Yana was amazing!! She was on time, professional, knowledgeable, and so kind. She was a pleasure to work with, and we created a beautiful menu together. She used our pizza oven and complimented the pizza with delicious salads and pasta. Her dessert of tiramisu and cheesecake was fantastic. She provided 5 star service, had a wonderful attitude and presence, and made our night so special!

We had a great time and the food was well crafted and delicious. I wish I could have eaten even more of it. Thank you, Chef Mack.

Chef James was beyond amazing, very professional. Every dish was presented in a beautiful way and super delicious!! I would highly recommend him.

Chef Gerson provided an outstanding experience during our stay in Playa Langosta, Costa Rica. We booked him for three dinner services, and each meal was exceptional. He prepared traditional Costa Rican cuisine with incredible care and pride in his culture, which really came through in both the flavors and presentation. What stood out most was how much everyone enjoyed the meals—including all five of our kids, ages 8–15. Chef Gerson even offered to create a separate kids’ menu, but it wasn’t necessary at all. Every one of them happily ate and loved the seafood-focused traditional dishes he prepared. If you’re looking for an authentic, high-quality dining experience at home, Chef Gerson is an easy recommendation.

Chef Elmo Bida was outstanding. Presentation was great and the food was delicious. We let him decide the menu and fix his favorite dishes. We were not disappointed. Thank you.

She was amazing! Food was wonderful.

Very nice experience. Great food, very engaged chef, can only recommend.

Giordan was amazing! He was on time, kind, and a very creative chef. His menu was incredible! He was flexible as we had some vegetarians and meat eaters and he catered to both groups easily. He even made dishes out kids would not typically try and they loved it. He presented the food beautifully and cleaned everything up. We would definitely use him again!

My grandfather is from Puglia and my father had not been back to visit in 40 years, so I wanted our trip to be perfect. I hired Chef Nico to cook for us at our villa and actually have food waiting when my family arrived. The experience could not have been more seamless, and the selection was so fresh and enjoyable that my family talked about our meals and time with Chef Nico every day of our trip after that. He prepared both lunch and dinner that day, and it was actually some of the best Apuglian cooking we had during our entire stay. His whole team was professional and very attentive. Even in setting the menu he was careful and imaginative (and some of us had multiple food allergies so this was no easy feat!). I would hire Chef Nico again in a heartbeat.

Miguel was fantastic to work with. He was incredibly flexible and did a great job adapting to the needs of our large group, making everything feel easy and well taken care of. The food was delicious, and he brought a calm, professional presence that made the whole experience seamless. Would definitely work with him again.

We hired Chef Carlos Moscoso for a private dinner in Zermatt, and it was so spectacular that we ended up hiring him again later in the week! The food was Michelin-star quality, the service was impeccable, and he made everyone feel completely relaxed and pampered. Combined with his professionalism, warmth, and impeccable service, he created a truly exceptional dining experience. We could not recommend him more highly.

Elliott was fantastic! I loved that he custom tailored a few things to match my partner’s favorites (it was his birthday). He was about 10-15 minutes early which was great. Awesome communication before the night. Elliott is more on the reserved side, you can tell he loves putting all his love into his food and is super passionate about what he does. Overall. The food was really delicious, I wasn’t sure what to expect as it was my first time using a service like this, but it was fantastic and we’ll definitely get Elliott in the future!

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.