Private Chef in Winter Haven
Rent one of our 200 private chefs for a unique dining experience. You choose the menu, and the cleanup is included.





















A personal chef for any occasion in Winter Haven
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Winter Haven in March 2017, more than 200 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Winter Haven and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in Polk County.
Starting in 2017, 323 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Winter Haven. To book your chef in Winter Haven, 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 74 customized menu proposals, sending a total of 127 messages to their guests, who rated their experience with an average score of 4.43 out of 5.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 323 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Our guests in Winter Haven usually book menus around 179 USD per person, including 4.32 courses, sharing an average of 4.05 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 Winter Haven.












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!
200 Private Chefs in Winter Haven
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More than 300 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.39 Chef
The guests in Winter Haven have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.39.
4.27 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Winter Haven received an average score of 4.27.
4.03 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.03 average score.
4.79 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Winter Haven has been scored with a 4.79 on average.
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74 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Winter Haven
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!








Hummus, baba ganoush, nuts, vegetables, flat breads
Charcuterie display
Slider bar
Seafood display
Assorted bruschetta
Lobster ravioli, brown butter sage
Shrimp flautas, shredded lettuce, crema, queso, avocado salsa verde
Lamb barbacoa, blue corn tortillas, salsa verde
Chicken drummetes with assorted sauces
Corn eloyte style
Assorted mini dessert
Tropical fruit display
Gambas al ajillo// sizzling shrimp with garlic/sherry sauce. served with toast
Melitzanosalata// greek style fired roasted eggplant, garlic and pepper dip with grilled pita bread
Pinchos morunos// choose 1 ( beef, pork, chorizo, or chicken) skewer with mojo isleno verde
Empanada gallega// puff pastry dough filled with your choice of (spinach/cheese, beef or chicken) served with smoked paprika aioli
Chorizo en gabardina// spaniard chorizo wrapped with puff pastry and baked to golden brown delicious
Croquetas// creamy bechamel dough, breaded and deep fried. choice of serrano ham, shrimp, chorizo, shitake mushrooms. served with jalapeno aioli
Meatballs/ pork-beef, roasted pepper and manchego sauce
Butternut bisque// with pimenton croutons and honey cream fresh
Mediterranean salad// mix greens, cheery tomatoes, red onions, cucumber, kalamata olives, pepperoni, feta cheese, tzatziki dressing
Spring salad// greens, cherry tomatoes. pickle red onions, cucumber, peaches, manchego cheese. sherry vinaigrette
Kisir// turkish salad/ fine bulger wheat, chickpeas, golden raisins, almonds, medley peppers, red onions, garlic, pickles, parsley, mustard oil red wine vinaigrette
Gazpacho// andalusian chilled tomato, cucumber soup. perfect for summer season. summer season
Paella// shrimp, chicken, chorizo cook with rice in seafood-saffron broth/ roasted red peppers and sweet peas
Greek stuffed chicken// spinach, artichokes, kalamata, feta cheese with creamy lemon/dill sauce
Chicken zatar/ grilled, mediterranean flavors, lemon butter sauce
Musaka/ greek style eggplant-pasta lasagna
Sirloin/ grilled to perfection, garlic piquillo sauce
Flan// spanish custard creamy and deliciously addictive
Crema catalana// creamy custard with hints of orange peel and cinnamon, with caramelized cristal sugar on top
Lava cake// rich molten chocolate center lava
Baklava cheese cake// walnuts , and pasticcio crispy phyllo shell, with creamy citrus essent, and cheese creamy filling
Loukoumades// greek style fry donuts, almond-fig filling with rose/honey syrup
Baghrir/ moroccan yeast pancake dressed with fruit compote and butter honey syrup
- fried turkey meatballs with mango chutney
Banana fritters with cinnamon maple butter
Beef pates ( similar to empanadas) with avocado crema
Charcuterie board
Johnny cakes ( fried dumplings) with whipped cheese spread
Korean fried chicken bao bun sliders
Spinach and artichoke wontons with pico de gallo
Creamy pumpkin soup
Classic french onion soup
Tortilla soup
Tomato bisque
Kale, tomato and bacon caesar salad caesar dressing, grilled crostini and parmesan
Seasonal garden salad
Chicken / beef parm with spaghetti
Pollo guisado with jasmine rice and fried plantains
Pan seared steak w/ brown butter mashed potatoes, sautéed broccolini demi glaze topped with fried onion strings
Classic meatballs with marinara sauce and pasta
Fettuccine alfredo with protein of choice
Seafood bouillabaisse w/ fettuccine pasta
Seafood callaloo
Seafood paella
Pan seared red snapper w/ rice pilaf, roasted rainbow cauliflower and romesco sauce
Pan seared fish in lemon caper sauce w/ rice pilaf and sautéed vegetables
Chicken coq au vin blanc
Grilled jerk chicken w/ red bean rice and caribbean style slaw
Lemon herb roasted chicken w/pan sauce roasted heirloom potatoes and broccolini
Grilled salmon with yellow basmati rice grilled asparagus and citrus herb beurre blanc
Lemon pound cake with white chocolate mousse and curd
Kahlua crack cake chocolate cake, kahlua infused whipped cream, pecan caramel
Mini dessert samples jars 3 mini jar samples chef’s choice
Churros with hot fudge
Cream brûlée whipped cream and fresh berries
Mango mousse trifle
Molten lava cake w/ vanilla ice cream, caramel and chocolate sauce
Tiramisu
Pina colada crème brûlée with caramelized pineapple, toasted coconut, and maraschino cherries
Pan-seared strawberry shortcake
Pineapple upside-down cake
Strawberry cheesecake
Duck rillettes
Figs and brie flatbread
Roasted vegetable galettes
Classic french onion soup
Nicoise salad
Frisée salad
French potato salad
Crab cakes w/ remoulade sauce and citrus frisee salad
Chicken coq au vin blanc
Navarian of lamb
Baked ratatouille
Pan seared fish in lemon butter sauce w/ rice pilaf and sautéed vegetables
Mushroom and lentil bourguignon w/ garlic mashed potato
Seafood bouillabaisse w/ rice pilaf
Lemon pound cake with white chocolate mousse and curd
French crepes and caramelized pears
Molten lava cake w/ vanilla ice cream, caramel and chocolate sauce
Mini dessert samples jars 3 mini jar samples chef’s choice
Cream brûlée whipped cream and fresh berries
Crab stuffed shrimp
Hot crab dip w. toast points
Smokey shrimp & whitefish plantain sliders w. cilantro crema
Mussels in garlic white wine sauce
Chorizo & shrimp skewers w. cilantro pesto
Fish ceviche
Grilled shrimp cocktail
Classic tossed salad (house vinaigrette)
Chef joy’s signature salad (spring salad, toasted walnuts, berries, green ginger dressing)
Fruit & mint salad
Classic caesar
Potato salad
Pasta salad
Creamy cajun argentine shrimp over salmon w. steamed veg and smashed garlic herb potatoes
Seafood boil (crab, shrimp, potatoes, corn, scallops, sausage, egg. choose your heat level!)
Mixed seafood scampi
Grilled whitefish, lobster mac n cheese, grilled asparagus
Crispy skin branzino w. tomatoes and capers & buttered herb pasta
5 spice roasted fish w. ginger cilantro fried rice and assorted veggies
Cajun salmon, shrimp & grits w. biscuits
Fish fry (assorted fish, shrimp, calamari, scallops, clams hushpuppies)
Fish in browned butter sauce w. creamy mashed potatoes & green beans almondine
Note: menu is customizable. please advise if you would like to modify any option
Adaptable to dietary restrictions
Brioche bread pudding with vanilla cream icing
Chocolate covered strawberry smoothie parfait w. brownie
Tres leches
Fruit & candied nuts over sweet cashew cream
Apple crisp
Blueberry miso crumble
Chips and guacamole
Tostones with mojo de ajo and guacamole
Loaded nachos
Beef empanada
Southwest chicken quesadillas
Tri drip (queso, guac, salsa
Bolitas de yuca (fried yuca balls ) with cilantro garlic aioli
Kale, tomato and bacon caesar salad caesar dressing, grilled crostini and parmesan
Italian chop salad
Mexican salad
Mexican street corn
Tortilla soup
Corn chowder
Seasonal garden salad
Pan seared red snapper w/ rice pilaf, roasted rainbow cauliflower and romesco sauce
Ropa vieja (shredded beef ) with jasmine rice fried plantains
Chicken enchiladas with spanish rice and refried beans
Braised beef short ribs w/ spanish rice, roasted tomato salsa and red stew beans
Mexican street fish tacos with spanish rice, pico de gallo, guac, amd sour cream
Seafood paella
Chimichurri steak with yellow rice, black beans and fried plantains
Birria quesatacos with yellow rice and refried beans
Pollo guisado with jasmine rice and fried plantains
Lemon pound cake with white chocolate mousse and curd
Churros with chocolate and caramel dipping sauce
Kahlua crack cake chocolate cake, kahlua infused whipped cream, pecan caramel
Mini dessert samples jars 3 mini jar samples chef’s choice
Cream brûlée whipped cream and fresh berries
Caribbean rum cake with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce
Strawberry cheesecake
Miso soup // miso, silken tofu, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, green onions
Asian salad // lettuce, cabbage, carrots, tree nuts, edamame and sesame dressing
Pork ribs // sous vide, slow braised, tangy teriyaki, sesame seeds, scallions
Dumplings // pan fried, minced veggies, shiitake, ponzu soy sauce
Chicken satay // thai chicken skewers, coconut, peanut sauce and red curry paste
Tuna tartare // florida east coast yellowfin tuna, mandarin, sesame, avocado and micro greens
Peking duck // apples, scallions, garlic, star anise, cassia cinnamon, aujus
Unagi don // grilled eel fillets, mirin, scallion, sesame, edamame, kokuho rice
Omurice // japanese omelet, stir fried rice, sesame, scallions, demi glass reduction
Yakitori // smoked, chicken skewer, sake, mirin, chives, ginger glaze
Kung pao // sauteed shrimps, mild sichuan chili, peanuts, green onion, with stir fried rice and seasonal veggies
Glazed salmon // grilled salmon, garlic, ginger and miso glaze with stir fried rice and seasonal veggies
Tikka masala // zucchini, eggplant, chickpeas, roasted tomatoes, garam masala curry, basmati rice and garlic naan
Red curry // thai chicken and coconut curry, garlic, ginger bell peppers and onions, with jasmin rice
Mongolian beef // sweet soy glaze, sesame, garlic, green onion with stir fried rice
Hibachi steak // black angus tenderloin, soy glaze, sesame with oyster mushroom's and stir fried rice
Sushi // faroe island salmon, yellowfin tuna, king crab, avocado, cream, tobiko
Souffle // warm chocolate, sweet matcha mochi ice cream, fresh mint
Mozzarela sticks with marinara sauce
Antipasti // cold meats, regional italian cheeses, fruits, olives, nuts, bread and crackers
Arancini// sicilian fry crispy risotto rice balls, stuffed with fontina cheese, served with spicy marinara sauce dipping sauce
Chicken or eggplant parmesan fritters // golden brown crispy treats with spicy marinara sauce, and mozzarella
Bruschetta/ assorted spreads, tomato mozzarella, caramelized onions/roasted egg plant
Ceasar salad// petite romaine lettuce, croutons, shaved parmesan cheese, anchovy-garlic creamy dressing
Caprese salad/ tomato, mozzarella di bufala. basil, balsamic glaze
Minestrone// italian sausage/ summer vegetables, parmesan cheese, vegetable broth
Stracciatella// italian chicken- egg drop soup. shredded chicken, spinach, basil, peas, grated parmigiano-reggiano and eggs
Chicken or sirloin parmegiana/ flattened chicken milanese with marinara sauce and gratin mix cheeses
Chicken cacciatore/ pan roasted chicken breast with tomato, peppers, olives and caper cause
Catch of the day /pan seared (grouper or mahi) with roasted red peppers, nuts and olive pesto
Ravioli/ stuffed pasta with cheese and spinach with your choice of vodka or pesto sauce
Alfredo/ chicken, pork, or sirloin thinly sliced, pan fried and tossed in creamy 5 cheeses sauce
Gremolata/ grilled chicken, pork, or sirloin, topped with italian style chimichurri
Sides (choose 2)// garlic-parmesan mashed potato/ polenta (italian grits) /parmesan risotto/ broccoli/ asparagus, / green beans
Tiramisu// powerful layering of coffee-soaked savoiardi biscuits , rich cream made with mascarpone cheese, eggs and sugar, sometimes spiced up with a drop of liqueur
Panna-cota/ with wild berries compote
Chocolate panna-cota/ with roasted pistachio
Brutti ma buoni/ ugly but good, rustic style biscuit with vanilla sauce
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 Winter Haven.
What does a private chef service include in Winter Haven?
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 Winter Haven?
The price of renting a chef in Winter Haven 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 156 USD to 201 USD. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 156 USD per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 156 USD per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 176 USD per person, and for 2 people, the price is 201 USD 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 Winter Haven?
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 200 chefs available in Winter Haven. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Winter Haven 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 Winter Haven?
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 Winter Haven each month?
Private chef reservations can vary seasonally depending on the destination. In Winter Haven, 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 Winter Haven.
Cost of a private chef in Winter Haven
The cost of hiring a private chef in Winter Haven 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 156 USD to 201 USD per person.
For 13 people or more: 156 USD
For 7 to 12 people: 156 USD
For 3 to 6 people: 176 USD
For 2 people: 201 USD.
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.
Private chefs registrations
After many years of offering our services, we are lucky to have a fantastic team of chefs that keeps growing in Winter Haven!
1 personal chefs register with us every month. Our verification team reviews these new chef profiles daily to categorize them, allowing you to discover incredible new chefs every month.
What is the most reserved type of cuisine in Winter Haven?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Winter Haven: 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 Winter Haven!






Talk to our chefs in Winter Haven
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 Winter Haven? You’ll get it. Tell us about your event in Winter Haven, and discover the best chefs who will customize every detail of your experience.









