Chef Martin Van Unen

Chef At Home in Portimão

My name is Martin and i have a big passion for international food with high quality. Back in Holland i had my own restaurant for 5 years. This year i started as Private Chef in the Algarve. My kitchen is international and everything is possible. I would love to give you the best day/night you can imagine.

For me, cooking is...

My biggest passion.

I learned to cook at...

Since i was young, you could find me in the kitchen. During the years i involved myself to professional chef with my own restaurant.

A cooking secret...

Passion and love.

My menus

Basic but excellent evening menu

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Artichoke with mustard vinaigrette

Beetroot carpaccio

Camembert of the oven

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Burrata salad with tomato and peach

Carpaccio of salmon on a papadum

Fish platter with small bites

Marinated tomato with feta salad

Snack platter with small bites

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Chicken piri piri

Crunchy pork belly

Green curry

Grilled vegetables

Homemade pokebowl

Mussels in a thai way

Sea bream with salt crust

Slow cooked spareribs

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Cheese platter

Chocolate pie

Creme brulee

Homemade key lime pie

Rhubarb & strawberry crumble

Toblerone mousse

Small shared dining

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Artichoke with mustard vinaigrette

Camembert of the oven

Portugeese sardines

Meat/cheese platter

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Carpaccio of salmon on a papadum

Chicken piri piri

Grilled gambas aglio olio

Grilled tuna steak

Grilled vegetables

Mussels in a thai way

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

DESSERT

All inclusive

Cheese platter

Chocolate pie

Creme brulee

Homemade key lime pie

Rhubarb & strawberry crumble

Toblerone mousse

Exclusive evening menu

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Artichoke with mustard vinaigrette

Beetroot carpaccio

Camembert of the oven

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Burrata salad with tomato and peach

Carpaccio of salmon on a papadum

Fish platter with small bites

Snack platter with small bites

Marinated tomato with feta salad

Ceviche of scallops

Clam showder

Grilled gambas aglio olio

Grilled scallops

Portugeese sardines

Portugeese Farinheira

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Chicken piri piri

Crunchy pork belly

French salad with artichoke

Green curry

Grilled bavette

Grilled lamsrack

Grilled vegetables

Grilled tuna steak

Mussels in a thai way

Picanha of the grill

Slow cooked spareribs

Sea bream with salt crust

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Cheese platter

Chocolate brownie

Chocolate pie

Creme brulee

Homemade key lime pie

Rhubarb & strawberry crumble

Toblerone mousse

Shared dining

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Grilled gambas aglio olio

Beetroot carpaccio

Camembert of the oven

Vongole

Portugeese sardines

Portugeese vegetable pataniscas

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Slow cooked spareribs

Grilled vegetables

Artichoke with mustard vinaigrette

Chicken piri piri

Mini Hamburgers

Portugeese Farinheira with scrambled eggs

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Dorada in salt crust

Grilled lamsrack

Burrata salad with tomato and peach

Marinated tomato with feta salad

Grilled tuna steak

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Homemade key lime pie

Toblerone mousse

Rhubarb & strawberry crumble

Lunch menu

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Grilled gambas aglio olio

Beetroot carpaccio

Camembert of the oven

Vongole

Portugeese sardines

Portugeese vegetable pataniscas

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Slow cooked spareribs

Grilled vegetables

Artichoke with mustard vinaigrette

Chicken piri piri

Mini Hamburgers

Portugeese Farinheira with scrambled eggs

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

DESSERT

All inclusive

Evening menu to share

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Artichoke with mustard vinaigrette

Beetroot carpaccio

Camembert of the oven

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Burrata salad with tomato and peach

Carpaccio of salmon on a papadum

Fish platter with small bites

Snack platter with small bites

Marinated tomato with feta salad

Ceviche of scallops

Clam showder

Grilled gambas aglio olio

Grilled scallops

Portugeese sardines

Portugeese Farinheira

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Chicken piri piri

Crunchy pork belly

French salad with artichoke

Green curry

Grilled bavette

Grilled lamsrack

Grilled vegetables

Grilled tuna steak

Mussels in a thai way

Picanha of the grill

Slow cooked spareribs

Sea bream with salt crust

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Cheese platter

Chocolate brownie

Chocolate pie

Creme brulee

Homemade key lime pie

Rhubarb & strawberry crumble

Toblerone mousse

Bbq menu

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Grilled gambas aglio olio

Beetroot carpaccio

Camembert of the oven

Vongole

Portugeese sardines

Portugeese vegetable pataniscas

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Slow cooked spareribs

Grilled vegetables

Artichoke with mustard vinaigrette

Chicken piri piri

Mini Hamburgers

Portugeese Farinheira with scrambled eggs

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Picanha of the grill

Bavette

Burrata salad with tomato and peach

DESSERT

All inclusive

Homemade key lime pie

Cheese platter

Toblerone mousse

Rhubarb & strawberry crumble

Shared

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Grilled gambas aglio olio

Carpaccio of salmon on a papadum

Camembert of the oven

Vongole

Portugeese sardines

Portugeese vegetable pataniscas

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Slow cooked spareribs

Grilled vegetables

Artichoke with mustard vinaigrette

Chicken piri piri

Mini Hamburgers

Portugeese Farinheira with scrambled eggs

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Burrata salad with tomato and peach

Crunchy pork belly

Dorada in salt crust

Grilled lamsrack

Grilled tuna steak

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Homemade key lime pie

Toblerone mousse

Rhubarb & strawberry crumble

Cheese platter

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Chef Martin's reviews

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20 services

Chef Martin’s meal was amazing and he accommodated all of ‘asks’ to make it a truly unique experience! We truly appreciate his patience with timing as we worked through a few rental car issues Would do it all over again or if Chef Martin is ever in Toronto???? ????

Chef Martin and his colleague were absolutely amazing -- could not more highly recommend! Delicious food, beautiful presentation, incredibly warm and friendly. Our group's consensus was that their dinner was far and away the best we had on our weeklong trip and as a result our most enjoyable evenings together. Book him today!

Heerlijk gegeten! Alles smaakte geweldig, de service was top en de keuken is brandschoon achtergelaten. Voor de kleinste kinderen heeft Martin speciaal een ander gerecht klaargemaakt. Ook dat viel goed in de smaak. Wij raden Martin zeker aan.