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.

Charles Lefebvre

Cape Town

4.8 • 51 services

Chang An Song

Sandton

4.9 • 18 services

Christo Pretorius

Pretoria

4.8 • 9 services

Victor Skyiez

Sandton

4.6 • 151 services

Vic De Valdorf

Cape Town

4.7 • 147 services

Ru *

Cape Town

4.8 • 131 services

Tash Mautla

Sandton

4.8 • 117 services

Lamla Magidlana

Cape Town

4.6 • 90 services

Bridget Bartleman

Cape Town

4.7 • 82 services

Armin Smit

Stellenbosch

4.7 • 63 services

Tshepiso Semenya

Cape Town

4.5 • 60 services

Lameese Macminn

Umhlanga

4.7 • 42 services

Mo Horne

Cape Town

4.7 • 35 services

Jean Elizabeth Tomsett

Cape Town

4.9 • 34 services

Wesley Papier

Paarl

4.7 • 33 services

Mpumelelo Ngwenya

Pretoria

4.4 • 32 services

Connor Wolstencroft

Cape Town

4.6 • 32 services

Lerato Swartz

Cape Town

4.9 • 30 services

Jessica Reymondon

Cape Town

4.4 • 28 services

Sibusiso Skosana And Chloe Van Eyssen

Roodepoort

4.5 • 27 services

Paula Mainstone

Cape Town

4.7 • 27 services

Joel Nzimande

Pretoria

4.9 • 26 services

Jeffrey Khayelihle Mlilo

Johannesburg

4.7 • 24 services

Itu Mayende

Cape Town

4 • 24 services

More than 74300 guests have already enjoyed the experience

4.62

Average score based on 9435 reviews

4.45 Chef

The guests in South Africa have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.45.

4.66 Food quality

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

4.63 Presentation

Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.63 average score.

4.68 Cleaningness

The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in South Africa has been scored with a 4.68 on average.

Chef Tielmann was every bit worth the money. He was very professional and engaging. We were a bit of a chaotic house with many babies, toddlers and kids but he took it in stride and presented a beautiful, delicious restaurant quality meal that we wouldn’t have been able to go out for with our large family.

Chef Josh is a five star experience. Highly recommend.

We loved having Molly for my sister’s bachelorette party in Paso! All the food was amazing and the kitchen was spotless when she left.

Enthousiast, boeiende ervaring, heel lekker Argentijns vlees

We had an absolutely incredible experience with Chef Edson for a birthday celebration. From start to finish, the service was seamless and professional, but what really stood out was how genuine and kind the experience was. The food was nothing short of spectacular - every dish was a hit and beautifully presented. My guests are still raving about the arancini and the tiramisu! It felt like such a treat to have someone so talented and personable in our kitchen; bringing such a warm, professional energy to the home. To top it off, the kitchen was left spotless. We were absolutely delighted with the entire evening. Highly recommended!

Chef Rachele and her team were amazing! She was kind, thoughtful and very intentional with the selection of the menu for our very large family. The food was delicious! The adults and children in our dinner party ate and enjoyed EVERYTHING. I would highly recommend; Very impressive.

Chef Nico did a fantastic job! Great food and communication as well as very informative and helpful with any questions / allergies. Very flexible with the menu and the evening was full of delicious food.

Wir hatten einen super leckeren und entspannten Abend. Das Essen war absolut erstklassig. Es war als etwas außergewöhnliches geplant und hat auch genauso stattgefunden.

Mariusz was awesome. Food was delightful and the service was exceptional. Absolutely exceeded expectations. Will use Mariusz again for sure.

Chef Terry was sensational- we all loved him and his food was delicious. It was our first time using this service but 100% we will use again and work with Terry again. 100% from us all round! Thank you

Rae was professional and entertaining. It made the whole evening feel special!

Sunitha was just brilliant. The food was fabulous, but she was really lovely too. Would highly recommend

An amazing meal. I would definitely do this again.

Chef Evan and his team were fantastic. We had a large group of almost 20 people and every single person enjoyed the meal. We had something for everyone. The presentation was spectacular, the explanations were detailed, and the morning after the group is still raving about the experience. We’ve passed along his information to our corporate team to use in the future. Thank you, Evan!

Delicious food and incredibly friendly. Exceeded expectations.

Kerem was incredible. From the word go, the communication was great and Kerem was more than happy to work with us to fine tune a menu and even suggested matching wines on request. Kerem was great on the night providing great food, interesting conversation and explanation for everything he served. His professionalism and skill was evident. The experience exceeded our expectations.

Jerry provided an incredible experience for a 13 person bachelor party dinner. He was flexible with the menu, reaching out ahead of time to tailor it toward our interests. He’s a great person who we all enjoyed chatting with and the BBQ dinner was incredible. The ribs fell right off the bone. He presented the food well, cleaned up, and did a fantastic job. I highly recommend Jerry to those looking for a phenomenal private dining experience.

Amazing chef! Truly caring about this client and the food was to die for!

Huge thank you to Chef Diego for making my husband’s birthday so special! We went with an Indo-Mex fusion theme, and it was the best decision ever. The food was outstanding (the spice levels were perfect!), and the presentation was stunning. Chef was incredibly professional and handled everything, allowing our family and guests to actually enjoy the part. ! Highly recommend!

Matteo accommodated us for a very last minute tasting for our wedding and was very communicative, engaging, professional. His preparation and thoughtfulness that went into the dishes was really heartwarming. We booked him for our wedding in Normandy and can't wait to hear what our guests say!

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.