Private Chef in Sydney
An Italian kitchen that comes to your home, cooks there, and takes the mess with it.
The same chefs and the same food as our event catering, sized for a dinner table.
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Booking a restaurant for eight people gets you a table in a room full of strangers. Booking a private chef gets you the same food at your own table, with nobody waiting for it back.
Our private dining service runs end to end: the kitchen team sets up at your place, cooks there, serves the courses, then cleans up and packs down before leaving. The only part of the evening you handle is the guest list.
Hiring a chef in Sydney, in practice
The practical question is usually how far ahead to ask. We take bookings from seven days out — what the kitchen brings, what it costs and how far it travels are all set out below.
How An Evening Runs
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Step 1
They arrive
The team brings the ingredients and sets up at your place — full set-up is part of every booking, not an extra.
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Step 2
They cook
Courses made there rather than reheated, which is the entire difference between a private chef and a delivery.
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Step 3
They clean up
Servingware included, general clean up and pack down included. You are not left with the washing up.
What Every Booking Includes
The same service whatever the occasion — the kitchen arrives, cooks in front of your guests, and leaves the space as it found it.
- Full set-up
- Live cooking
- Servingware
- General clean up and pack down
- Dietary requirements
- We can cater to vegan, vegetarian, dairy free, gluten free, halal and kosher upon request.
- Securing the date
- We require a 50% non-refundable booking fee to secure the date and the balance to be paid 7 days prior to your event.
- Outside Sydney
- We cater up to 3 hours out of Sydney at an additional cost.
Where To Start
Four ways the kitchen works. Any of them can be taken apart and rebuilt around your event.
- La Tavola Semplice The Simple Table — a standing cocktail reception built around four live stations, for 30 guests or more.
- La Bella Serata The Beautiful Evening — canapés on arrival, pasta cooked live and a dessert station, for 30 guests or more.
- Il Gran Banchetto The Grand Banquet — our full live-station feast with an antipasto grazing table, for 50 guests or more.
- La Tavola Privata The Private Table — a plated three-course dinner served to share, from eight guests to thirty.
Packages from $89pp — staffing and delivery quoted separately
La Tavola Privata is the package built for this: a plated three-course dinner served to share, from eight guests up to thirty. $89 a head Monday to Friday, $195 at weekends. Staffing and delivery are quoted on top, and a tasting session can be arranged on request.
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Dinner at yours?
Tell us the date, the headcount and the setting. We'll respond within 24 hours with a proposal.
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