Italian at home in Sydney: what does it cost?
For Italian, bookings since January 2024 came in at a median A$159 a head; the median party was 7 to 8; half paid A$132 to A$210. A table of eight at that rate pays about A$1,272.
Italian menus from private chefs in Sydney
Italian came up in 62 paid bookings since January 2024: 46 picked it on the request, and the rest used the notes to ask for Italian food, gnocchi, risotto or pasta. Tables usually sat 7 to 8, at a median of A$159 a head.
The chefs who fit
- 1
Graeme Corlett
Cooks from Abbotsford, NSW
19 Italian bookings since 2022 (all areas), 3 Italian menus listed
See this chef's menus - 2
Claudio Zannotti
Cooks from Sydney
10 Italian bookings since 2022 (all areas), 5 Italian menus listed
See this chef's menus - 3
Lemon Soul Private Chef
Cooks from Wyoming, NSW
6 Italian bookings since 2022 (all areas), 1 Italian menu listed
See this chef's menus - 4
William Poveromo
Cooks from North Strathfield, NSW
3 Italian bookings since 2022 (all areas), 1 Italian menu listed
See this chef's menus - 5
Pierre Gaudin
Cooks from Ultimo, NSW
2 Italian bookings since 2022 (all areas), 1 Italian menu listed
See this chef's menus
Worth sorting out first
- 22 of the 29 Italian menus here have a dish of pasta, risotto or gnocchi. Name any coeliac or gluten-free guest when you book.
- 28 of them let guests choose within a course; get the choices in before the night.
- Wine is yours to organise; once the menu is agreed, ask the chef what would go with it.
- Italian hosts: half booked at least 28 days out, and one in four at least 45.
Around Sydney
For Italian, bookings since January 2024 came in at a median A$159 a head; the median party was 7 to 8, and 55% of those tables had seven or more guests. Over the same months, every Sydney booking of seven to 12 guests came to a median A$149 a head (150 bookings). Italian menus here come from chefs working out of Sydney, Abbotsford, Wyoming, Chatswood, Mosman, Rozelle, Avalon Beach, Dee Why, Ultimo, North Strathfield, Ermington, Penrith, Bankstown and Macquarie Park.
What people ask
Can the chef make an Italian menu gluten-free?
A dish or more is tagged gluten-free on 5 Italian menus out of 29. For the rest, ask when you book; the chef decides what can be swapped.
What goes into the Italian menus here?
Each menu below lists every dish. Of the 29 Italian menus here, 22 include pasta, risotto or gnocchi and 29 end with a dessert course.
How long before the night do Italian dinners get booked?
Italian hosts: half booked at least 28 days out, and one in four at least 45.