Private chef at home · London & South East
Checked, referenced chefs who cook and serve in your kitchen, for two or for twenty. Menu and fixed price agreed with you on one free call.
Clapham, London
Why it works
No trays at the door, no directory gamble. A chef chosen for your table, cooking in your kitchen.
The difference
Chefs from respected London dining rooms and private houses, cooking at this level every week.
Menu and fixed price agreed on your free call · Start with the call
Identity, right to work, references and background checks before anyone joins. Never an open list.
Supper for two or a landmark birthday, planned around your kitchen and your table.
Courses, timings and price settled with an event manager, then a direct introduction to your chef.
Current food hygiene certification and careful allergen practice on every booking.
Greater London and the South East, seven days a week.
Vetting and safety
Nobody cooks in your kitchen until we know exactly who they are.
Verified network
Westminster · Pre-service setup
Identity and right to work
Seen in person from original documents. No admission without both.
References that mention discretion
Conduct confirmed with head chefs and private households we trust.
Food hygiene, current
Valid certification on file, checked before each season. Certificates seen, not claimed.
Allergens handled with care
Requirements designed into the menu, confirmed on the call, briefed on the night.
DBS-checked for family homes
Background checks completed for chefs working around children and vulnerable guests.
Discreet by default
Quiet arrival, tidy working, private-household manners. Happy to sign an NDA.
Closed network, carefully kept. If a chef leaves the standard, they leave the network.
Sample menus
Eight starting points. Your menu is written around your guests and kitchen on the call. These simply show range.
Final menu agreed on your free call
Modern British
Seasonal, confident cooking for the table you already own.
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Italian
Long, generous and unhurried, the way Sunday lunch should feel.
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Mediterranean
Plates down the middle of the table, everyone reaching in.
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French Inspired
Courses, candlelight, and a chef who has done this before.
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Pan-Asian
Lots of vibrant plates, arriving fresh as they are ready.
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Live Grill
Coals lit in your garden, the chef at the grill all evening.
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Vegetarian Seasonal
Built around what is peak this month, never an afterthought.
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South Asian Celebration
A proper feast for landmark occasions, cooked fresh in your home.
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Every dish is a starting point. Courses are written for your table, not picked from a list.
Not sure which fits? Talk it through on the call →Chef matching
You never gamble on a stranger. We choose the right chef for your date, kitchen and style.
Richmond · Mid-service
Hand-matched
Chosen for the brief, introduced by name. You speak before the night, not after.
11 · You tell us
You tell us
Date, guests, tastes, kitchen.
22 · We hand-pick
We hand-pick
One chef, chosen for the brief.
33 · You meet first
You meet first
Intro call before the night.
Cuisine, allergies and domestic equipment checked before anyone is offered.
Restaurant and private-household cooks, tried with us and invited in. Never an open list.
Timings, table and arrival agreed with your chef directly, ahead of the evening.
How it works
Date, guests, tastes and postcode. Two minutes, free to enquire.
An event manager writes the menu with you and confirms one fixed price.
Your chef cooks fresh in your kitchen, serves, then leaves it spotless.
Hosting at home
The questions every host asks, answered in how we work.
Islington, London
Worktops wiped, washing done, rubbish taken. You wake to a clean kitchen, not a catering aftermath.
Range cooker or compact flat, gas or induction. Your chef asks about it on the call and adapts on the night.
Courses timed, diets remembered, glasses noticed. A server can join larger tables so you stay hosting.
Timings, table layout, allergies, arrival. Agreed with your manager and chef before the day, not on it.
Vegetarian, vegan, halal and allergies shaped into the menu from the start, with clear service on the night.
Chefs used to private houses. Quiet arrival, tidy working, your household rhythm respected throughout.
Questions
What hosts usually ask before the call. Anything particular to your evening, bring it. That is what the call is for.
Dinner parties, birthdays, anniversaries, reunions, house parties and corporate dinners. Anything where you would rather host than cook.
Identity, right to work and references, plus a current Food Hygiene Certificate and allergen training. Enhanced DBS checks apply where children or vulnerable guests are present.
Every event is priced personally on a free call, because no two menus are the same. The price is fixed before you confirm, and there is no payment until then.
Yes. Once the menu is agreed and a chef is assigned, we introduce you directly.
Fully. Menus are written per event, so vegetarian, vegan, halal and allergy requirements are designed in from the start.
Start with a call
Share a few details. An event manager calls within one working day to compose your menu and confirm one fixed price.
Free to enquireFixed price on the call
