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Hire a private chef in Sydney who cooks, serves and does the washing up

Read every menu dish by dish, see what it costs a head for the number at your table, and book the chef you want from their own page.

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A dish cooked by Graeme CorlettA dish cooked by Claudio ZannottiA dish cooked by Lemon Soul Private Chef

Sydney chefs and what they cook

22 chefs and 126 menus. Open a chef for every menu with its dishes, the price a head for each range of guest numbers, reviews and photos of the food. 31 menus out of 126 carry more than one price, depending on how many sit down.

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Pick the night, or the cuisine

Each page lists the chefs whose bookings or menus fit it, says why they are there, and shows one menu priced for that kind of table.

Booking, from first look to the night

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    Start with the guest count

    Every menu is priced a head, and 31 menus out of 126 carry more than one price, depending on how many sit down. Fix the number, then compare.

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    Find the cook, then the menu

    Each chef's page lists every menu with its dishes. Where a course offers a choice, your guests pick from the dishes listed.

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    Request a date on the chef's page

    Give the date, the suburb, how many are eating, what the occasion is and every allergy, with the guest’s name against each one.

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    Settle the extras in writing

    Drinks, travel well outside the city and any change to the menu are easier to agree before the date is locked in.

Where the bookings were

Paid bookings since January 2024, grouped by part of town: the Eastern Suburbs (45), the Central Coast (35), the Northern Beaches (33), the Upper North Shore (18), the Lower North Shore (16), the Inner West (16) and the Sutherland Shire (14). The rest were spread across other suburbs, 17 of them given only as Sydney. If you are well outside the city, check travel with the chef when you book.

Northern Beaches

33 bookings

Palm Beach, Whale Beach, Manly, Avalon Beach

Eastern Suburbs

45 bookings

Bondi Beach, Paddington, Darling Point, Matraville, Woollahra, Coogee, Maroubra, Vaucluse

Lower North Shore

16 bookings

Mosman, Cremorne

Upper North Shore

18 bookings

St Ives, Wahroonga, Pymble

Inner West

16 bookings

Rozelle, Leichhardt

Sutherland Shire

14 bookings

Cronulla, Woolooware, Caringbah South

Central Coast

35 bookings

Patonga, Umina Beach, Terrigal, Killcare, Forresters Beach, Avoca Beach

Before you ask a chef

How much does a private chef cost in Sydney?

288 paid bookings since October 2024 came to a median A$164 a head, for a usual table of 8. One or two guests paid A$260 a head and tables of seven to 12 A$150. That figure already pays for the shopping, the cooking, service at the table and the washing up.

How much notice does a private chef need?

Half the paid bookings since January 2024 came in no more than 22 days before the meal; a quarter within 10 days, and a quarter 44 days or more ahead. Hens and bucks groups planned furthest ahead, at a median of 89 days.

Can two people book a private chef?

Yes: 15 chefs between them offer 36 menus that seat two. Across 50 paid bookings of one or two guests since October 2024, the median was A$260 a head.

Do the chefs cook on the Central Coast?

Chefs have been booked there: 35 of the 355 paid bookings since January 2024 were on the Central Coast, and Lemon Soul Private Chef is based there. Agree travel with the chef when you book.

Can the menu work around allergies?

Since January 2024, 19% of all 2,541 requests listed an intolerance or a dietary need. Write each one next to the person it applies to when you book; ask the chef what on the menu can change.