Private Chef

Enjoy a customized culinary experience with a Private Chef in the comfort of your own home.

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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.

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Charles Lefebvre

Cape Town

4.9 • 27 services

Chang An Song

Sandton

4.9 • 18 services

Christo Pretorius

Pretoria

4.8 • 9 services

Christeel Sherri George

Cape Town

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Ru *

Cape Town

4.7 • 100 services

Vic De Valdorf

Cape Town

4.8 • 95 services

Victor Skyiez

Sandton

4.6 • 87 services

Bridget Bartleman

Hermanus

4.7 • 62 services

Armin Smit

Cape Town

4.6 • 55 services

Tash Mautla

Sandton

4.6 • 41 services

Connor Wolstencroft

Cape Town

4.6 • 32 services

Mo Horne

Cape Town

4.6 • 28 services

Sibusiso Skosana And Chloe Van Eyssen

Roodepoort

4.5 • 27 services

Prenisha Mannoo

Germiston

4.5 • 22 services

Lameese Macminn

Umhlanga

4.7 • 18 services

Joel Nzimande

Pretoria

5 • 16 services

Neo Mofolo

Centurion

4.9 • 16 services

Jean Elizabeth Tomsett

Cape Town

4.9 • 16 services

Wesley Papier

Wellington

4.6 • 15 services

Jeffrey Khayelihle Mlilo

Ballito

4.7 • 14 services

Robyn Mokiti

Pretoria

3.9 • 14 services

Jessie Doveton

Johannesburg

5 • 14 services

Mpumelelo Ngwenya

Pretoria

4.4 • 13 services

Lauren Brookstein

Knysna

4.7 • 13 services

More than 50300 guests have already enjoyed the experience

4.65

Average score based on 8175 reviews

4.54 Chef

The guests in South Africa have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.54.

4.66 Food quality

The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in South Africa received an average score of 4.66.

4.67 Presentation

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

4.67 Cleaningness

The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in South Africa has been scored with a 4.67 on average.

We are very happy with our Take a Chef experience. The whole process was easy to organize and the food was delicious. The chefs offered to serve our wine as well which was really helpful. It was nice showing up to a fully set table, including candles and flowers. Overall it was a lovely experience.

We were immensely impressed and grateful for the evening with Chef Peter and Bruno! The food was fantastic, the service was amazing, and the stories behind the dishes made each one more memorable. The beef tartare was probably the best I’ve had in my life. A sentiment that was shared by the other guests as well! Having them join us to talk more directly, during dessert, was the icing on the cake. Such wonderful people and great local knowledge. It was a fantastic experience that we will definitely repeat! Thank you so much for a great event!

Eric Mace was amazing, he listened to what we wanted when he made the menu. Eric used the best ingredients and poorer his patios I do our dishes making sauces from scratch that took days of preparation. I will be reaching out to him every time we need a chef.

Chef Lorenzo was a pleasure to work with! He met with us via Zoom to discuss the menu ahead of time and made sure to include gluten free options for one of the diners. He prepared a delicious meal of artichokes, truffle scallops, sole meunière, and an amazing chocolate ganache tart along with side dishes and freshly baked baguettes! He was very prepared and attended closely to all the important touches making sure that our experience was seamless and lovely. We would definitely use him again and have already told several of our friends about it.

Chef Richard and his helper John were delightful to have in our home. They were professional, kind and made us a memorable meal for our special celebration.

Gracias por tu profesionalidad, tu cariño. Eres sin duda un crack!!!

Chef Mack set a beautiful table, prepared a delicious meal and left us with a clean kitchen. I would recommend him and use him again. He wad also very engaging with the guests.

Christian was a joy to have at home and he served us some truly memorable food. He was very discreet, polite, flexible, helpful and calm - and he left the kitchen in immaculate condition. Overall it was an amazing experience and we were so glad that Christian could come home to us.

Mildred sets the standard. Attentive, friendly, delicious food; what an amazing experience! Thank you!!

excellent dinner!!!

We had a great experience with Chef Guillermo Carmona. He was accommodating and mindful of allergies and restrictions, and everything was beautifully presented and tasted delicious. I highly recommend his team for a personalized, high-caliber experience.

Brad was awesome. He made my wife's birthday an all around hit. he brought servers and we didn't have to worry about anything.

Ru was amazing to plan with and the food was really really good. Highly recommend! 5 star service :-)

Chef Melissa was very professional and perfectly on schedule. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a chef in the area.

Chef provided a great meal. Very tasty and made the evening very enjoyable.

This is a life changing experience! A professional chef in MY kitchen? Nothing short of remarkable. It was magic on the plate and perfection to watch Chef Chris work. What an incredible experience. Can’t wait for the next opportunity! Thank you to Chef Chris for making the evening amazing and Take a Chef for connecting us.

Flawless food!

Incredible! Highly recommend chef Gabriele

Super expérience nous avons passé une excellente soirée ! Dîner à la hauteur du menu présenté, un Chef attentif et ponctuel, tout en restant discret pendant le repas, on recommande absolument.

Le chef Coutantic est très professionnel et à su nous guider dans la dégustation. Nous avons découvert et redécouvert des saveurs, et s'est adapté à nos envies. Nous avons beaucoup apprécié ses services!

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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.