Private Chef in Viseu
Rent one of our 64 private chefs for a unique dining experience. You choose the menu, and the cleanup is included.





















A personal chef for any occasion in Viseu
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Viseu in September 2016, more than 64 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Viseu and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in Viseu.
Starting in 2016, 982 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Viseu. To book your chef in Viseu, just share your event details in our form. Receive proposals from top chefs and chat with them until you find your match.
Up until today, our chefs have shared 231 customized menu proposals, sending a total of 731 messages to their guests, who rated their experience with an average score of 4.86 out of 5.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 982 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Our guests in Viseu usually book menus around 62 EUR per person, including 3.55 courses, sharing an average of 5.46 messages with their chefs. If you've never had a chef at home but want to add an extra spice to your next celebration, just rent a chef in Viseu.












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.
64 Private Chefs in Viseu
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More than 900 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.57 Chef
The guests in Viseu have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.57.
4.86 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Viseu received an average score of 4.86.
4.86 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.86 average score.
5 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Viseu has been scored with a 5 on average.
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231 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Viseu
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!








Champignon au champagne - mushrooms sauteed in champaign- opção vegan
Clams with verbena cream infusion
Portobello stuffed with bell peppers and tomatoes and zucchini - gluten free and vegan option
Spinach cream with poached egg
Marinated sea bream with sauteed vegetables and sweet potatoes chips
Tagliatelli with cherry tomatoes and tofu - vegan option
Duck magret with apple puree and baked potato
Pasta nero with shrimp
Mushroom risotto with safron
Codfish à brás portuguese typical dish
Pork with clams served with fries
Tiramisù
Cocktail de fruta - opção vegan
Mousse de manga
Mousse de chocolate com merengue e puré de groselha
Fofos doces de veneza com mousse de café
Tartelete de ricotta e chocolate com pêra bêbada
Chef s deconstructed pastel de nata ( egg cream tart)
Shrimp and ginger “patanisca” with carrot and red lentil hummus, and asian vegetable slaw (patanisca de camarão e gengibre com húmus de cenoura e lentilhas vermelhas e salada asiática de legumes)
Papadam, chapati, cheese curd and mango chutney, mini meatballs vinho verde masala, channa & caldo verde (papadam, chapati, queijo fresco com chutney de manga, mini almôndegas em masala de vinho verde, channa e caldo verde)
Mushroom and cream cheese spring rolls, with orange and ginger sweet chili, smoked teriyaki and fried onion (rolinhos de primavera de cogumelos e queijo creme, com molho agridoce de laranja e gengibre, teriyaki fumado e cebola frita)
Codfish braised in thai green curry with prawns fried in garlic and coriander (bacalhau estufado em caril verde tailandês com camarões salteados em alho e coentros)
Fish and seafood ramen with fresh cilantro, miso, and lime. ( ramen noodles de peixe e marisco com coentros frescos, miso e lima.)
Sea bream roll with miso and lemon sauce, potato mash with olive and rosemary, and glazed seasonal vegetables (rolo de dourada com molho de miso e limão, puré de batata com azeitona e alecrim e legumes da época glaceados)
Sliced roast beef with spicy vindaloo sauce and olive teriyaki, coriander and sesame basmati rice, and roasted vegetables (fatias de rosbife com molho picante vindaloo e teriyaki de azeitona, arroz basmati com coentros e sésamo, e legumes assados)
Fried pork with sweet and sour sauce, clams, olives, pickles and lemon (carne de porco frita com molho agridoce, amêijoas, azeitonas, pickles e limão)
Beef and barbecue chicken kebabs with peanut sauce and coriander (espetadas de vaca e frango grelhadas com molho de amendoim e coentros)
Ginger and matcha panacotta with mango coulis and lemon gel (panacotta de gengibre e matcha com coulis de manga e gel de limão)
Drunken pear crumble with salted caramel ice cream (crumble de pera bêbeda com gelado de caramelo salgado)
Lmond yogurt with carob gummies, ginger granola, blueberries and orange (iogurte de amêndoa com gomas de alfarroba, granola de gengibre, mirtilos e laranja)
Nachos with tomato sauce and cheese sauce
Guacamole - vegan option
Breaded padron peppers
Chili
Tacos with chicken and vegetables
Burritos with chicken and red beans
Tacos with vegetables - vegan option
Celebration naked cake - flavours can be chosen by request, please ask for the ingredients list
Tres leches cake - three milk cake
Fruit cocktail - vegan option
Coconut cake with avocato mousse
Crispy beetroot, shrimp and herbed cream cheese sushi rice balls, with sweet red bean teriyaki glaze and spring onion. (bolas crocantes de arroz de sushi, beterraba, camarão e queijo creme com ervas, sobre teriaky agridoce de feijão vermelho e cebolinho)
Smoked eggplant velouté with garlic chips and charred peppers (velouté de beringela fumada com chips de alho e pimentos braseados.)
"egg wrap" stuffed with crispy chicken, asian slaw, peanut wild rice and satay sauce ( "wrap de ovo" recheado com frango crocante, salada asiática, arroz selvagem com amendoim e molho satay.)
Poached white fish with yogurt lime sauce, green lentil dal, and sweet potato pebbles,(peixe branco escalfado com molho de iogurte e lima, dal de lentilhas verdes e "gravilha" de batata-doce.)
Grilled mackerel with fennel and orange salsa, wild rice and green pea puré (cavala grelhada com salsa de funcho e laranja, arroz selvagem e puré de ervilhas.)
Codfish, olive, and cabbage dolmas with creamy potato purée, caramelized red onion, and olive béarnaise sauce. (dolmas de bacalhau, azeitona e couve com puré cremoso de batata, cebola roxa caramelizada e molho béarnaise de azeitona.)
Smoky duck breast over duck couscous, rich chocolate-infused balsamic glaze, and spiced roasted pears. ( peito de pato defumado sobre cuscuz de pato, glace de balsâmico achocolatado e peras assadas com especiarias.)
Pork chops with herb crust, ginger-orange sauce and roasted potato duchess (costeletas de porco com crosta de ervas, molho de gengibre e laranja e batatas duchesse assadas.)
Slow-braised beef medallion with saffron-pumpkin risotto and hazelnut gremolata. (medalhão de novilho braseado lento com risoto de açafrão e abóbora e gremolata de avelã)
Basque burnt cheesecake with honey-lavender drizzle and caramelized figs. (cheesecake basco queimado com calda de mel e lavanda e figos caramelizados)
Beetroot and dark chocolate brownie with raspberry-chili sorbet.(brownie de beterraba e chocolate amargo com sorvete de framboesa e chilly.)
Black sesame crumble with miso-caramel apple and vanilla icecream. (crumble de sésamo preto e miso-maçã caramelizado e gelado de baunilha)
Bruschette com vegetais salteados - opção vegan
Bruschette com tomate cherry, mozarella e manjericão
Pappa al pomodoro - sopa de tomate e pão
Polenta grelhada com funcho
Salada morna de pimentos e tomates assados
Sopa de batata e massa com pancetta e parmesão
Risotto de portobello
Spaghetti con calamari - esparguete com lulas
Tagliatelle com setas, portobello e pimento italiano salteados em vinho branco - opção vegan
Beringela frita com mozzarella
Gnocchi al pommodoro - gnocchi com molho de tomate e manjericão - opção vegetariana com ovos
Peposo - guisado especial de carne de vaca picante
Espetada tripla de porco – salsicha, bacon e lombo em ramo de alecrim
Almôndegas de risotto recheadas
Bolonhesa de bochecha de vaca
Vitela e presunto com batatinha à tuscana
Peito de frango à parmigiana com mozzarela fresca, acompanhado com esmagada de batata e espinafres
Frango com polenta
Tiramisù
Cocktail de fruta - opção vegan
Torta di riso - tarte de arroz à florentina
Tarte de ricotta com chocolate
Fofos doces de veneza
Bolo de polenta e amêndoa
Bruschetta cherry tomato with mozzarella and basil
Shrimp paste and clams with mini toasts
Slice tacos of chicken with vegetables and cheese sauce
Goat's cheese and raspberry hash canapé
Wild mushroom and camembert canapé with porto wine reduction
Pumpkin hash with goat cheese,fresh rosemary and honey on toast
Cucumber canapé with cream cheese, sun-dried tomatoes and coriander
Puff pastry spiral mini pizzas with bacon and cheese
Vegetables strips with greek yogurt sauce
Mini thousand leafs
Mini porto wine cakes with wild fruit reduction
Mini lemon cakes with chocolate ganache
Pork chorizo and wine chorizo with cherry tomatoes
Seasoned goat cheese
Homebread and mini toasts
Padron peppers - vegan option
Zucchini boat with fresh vegetables and coriander sauce - vegan option
Slow cooked pork cheeks with green asparagus and bread mash
Slow cooked “alcatra” ( beef loin ) with fresh vegetables and fried corn
Sea bream with orange and sautéed vegetables
Codfish à brás portuguese typical dish
Pork with clams served with fries
Fresh fruit salad - vegan option
“arroz doce” - typical portuguese sweet rice
Traditional dona amelia sugar cane cake with lemon ice cream
Chef s pastel de nata ( egg cream tart)
Bruschette com vegetais salteados - opção vegan
Bruschette com tomate cherry, mozarella e manjericão
Pappa al pomodoro - sopa de tomate e pão
Polenta grelhada com funcho
Salada morna de pimentos e tomates assados
Sopa de batata e massa com pancetta e parmesão
Risotto de portobello
Spaghetti con calamari - esparguete com lulas
Peposo - guisado especial de carne de vaca picante
Espetada tripla de porco – salsicha, bacon e lombo em ramo de alecrim
Tagliatelle com setas, portobello e pimento italiano salteados em vinho branco - opção vegan
Bolonhesa de bochecha de vaca
Beringela frita com mozzarella
Vitela e presunto com batatinha à tuscana
Peito de frango à parmigiana com mozzarela fresca, acompanhado com esmagada de batata e espinafres
Frango com polenta
Gnocchi al pommodoro - gnocchi com molho de tomate e manjericão - opção vegetariana com ovos
Tiramisù
Cocktail de fruta - opção vegan
Torta di riso - tarte de arroz à florentina
Tarte de ricotta com chocolate
Fofos doces de veneza
Bolo de polenta e amêndoa
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.








Frequently asked questions
Below, you can find the most common questions about private chef services in Viseu.
What does a private chef service include in Viseu?
A private chef service includes everything necessary to enjoy a personalized dining experience at home. This includes:
- Customization of a menu based on your preferences;
- Purchase of ingredients;
- Mise en place (preparation of ingredients) before arrival;
- Preparation of the menu at your home;
- Complete table service;
- Set up and cleaning of the kitchen and used spaces.
Please note that tableware and glassware are not included. Gratuity is entirely at your discretion.
How much does a private chef cost in Viseu?
The price of renting a chef in Viseu can vary depending on the specifics, but smaller groups tend to have a slightly different price per person compared to larger gatherings.
Booking prices range from 53 EUR to 104 EUR. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 53 EUR per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 61 EUR per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 69 EUR per person, and for 2 people, the price is 104 EUR per person.
Seasonal ingredients, your location, and how soon you book also affect the final price. If you're interested in getting free quotes with no obligation, fill out our form and let the best chefs near you send unique proposals for your event.
How can I hire a private chef in Viseu?
Booking is easy! Just tell us the date of your event, number of guests, dietary preferences and any allergies, and a few details about your kitchen. Within a few hours, you'll receive customized menus from qualified chefs. Each chef's profile will include their experience, reviews, and photos of their dishes.
Feel free to chat directly with the chefs through our platform. Ask them to modify menus, discuss pricing, or get answers to any questions you might have. Once you've found the perfect chef and menu, finalize your reservation online. We'll then provide the chef's contact information to confirm any final details.
How can I find a private chef near me?
There are currently 64 chefs available in Viseu. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Viseu who will send you their menu proposals. You can then choose the chef and menu that suits you best.
Is there a maximum number of guests for a private chef service?
While there's no strict limit on guest count, private chef experiences are designed to create a more intimate atmosphere, perfect for gatherings of friends and family. Since most homes have limited space to accommodate large groups, parties typically don't exceed 15 people.
Does the chef cook at my house?
Yes, the chef always prepares the menu at your home for a more personalized experience. However, some prep work might be done beforehand for complex dishes.
Can I cook along with the chef?
Absolutely! Many guests are passionate about food and relish the chance to learn from the chef. You can pick up new kitchen skills and get a behind-the-scenes look at each dish on the menu. Feel free to jump in and cook alongside the chef for a truly interactive experience!
Are the ingredients fresh?
Yes, they're 100% fresh. Unlike restaurants with pre-made dishes, private chefs prioritize using the freshest ingredients possible. This is because the chef creates a customized menu specifically for you, then goes out and sources the finest ingredients to bring your chosen dishes to life.
Are drinks included in the personal chef service?
Drinks are not typically included, but you can discuss adding them to the menu proposal with the chef.
How much should I tip my private chef in Viseu?
Tipping for private chefs is entirely at your discretion. Our goal is for you to have an unforgettable experience, and the chef always appreciates a nice tip. However, the decision and amount are completely up to you.
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How many chef services are booked in Viseu each month?
Private chef reservations can vary seasonally depending on the destination. In Viseu, for example, demand often increases during special dates like Valentine's Day or Mother's Day, so it's best to book in advance.
If you're wondering about the best time to hire a chef, any month is perfect for enjoying a private chef. Just keep in mind that prices may vary, especially for last-minute bookings. So, don't wait—book your chef early to secure your unique dining experience in Viseu.
Cost of a private chef in Viseu
The cost of hiring a private chef in Viseu can vary based on several factors, including the number of people in your group or seasonality. Larger groups tend to have a different average rate per person compared to smaller groups that hire a chef:
Booking prices range from 53 EUR to 104 EUR per person.
For 13 people or more: 53 EUR
For 7 to 12 people: 61 EUR
For 3 to 6 people: 69 EUR
For 2 people: 104 EUR.
Additionally, prices can fluctuate depending on the time of year, location, and how soon you book your personal chef. If you want to get free quotes, just fill out our form and receive tailored proposals for your event. No committment at all.
What is the most reserved type of cuisine in Viseu?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Viseu: Mediterranean, Italian, French, Japanese, Mexican, and surprise. The type of cuisine with the highest number of bookings is the Chef's special, but you can have anything you want (our surprise menu will cover that!).
Beyond these six types of cuisine, our private chefs personalize diverse menus for their clients every day, adjusting every detail to find the perfect menu for every occasion and every group. Our private chefs can accommodate any allergy or dietary restriction and suggest other cuisines or fusion dishes. Submit your request and hire a chef in Viseu!






Talk to our chefs in Viseu
Each of our chefs is one-of-a-kind, with professional culinary training and years of experience in diverse restaurants. Craving Italian pasta, Spanish paella, or traditional sushi in Viseu? You’ll get it. Tell us about your event in Viseu, and discover the best chefs who will customize every detail of your experience.










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