How much is a private/personal chef in the UK?

Customers booking a private or personal chef for an event usually spend £700 for a group of 10 people. The per person pricing varies depending on the number of people and the particular chef's minimum spend.

What is included in the costs of a private chef?

The cost of a private chef covers the cost of Ingredients, meal preparation, cooking, serving, and cleanup.

What equipment do I need to provide for the private chefs?

Mostly yhangry private chefs carry their own equipment, so you won't need to assist with any. However, ensuring the basic cooking amenities like blenders, stoves and crockery are available is essential.

Do I need to provide ingredients or the private chef will get it?

You can provide your own ingredients if you're seeking to lower the overall expense. However, yhangry private chefs mostly bring their own freshly-sourced ingredients and premium-quality meats to prepare scrumptious meals.

What type of ingredients do the private chefs use?

Most chefs have their favourite suppliers for specific produce. Simply ask the chef you're looking to book about where they source their produce and let them know if you have a particular preference, e.g. for organic ingredients.

Does the private chef bring waitstaff?

Depending on the size of your group, the chef might bring waitstaff at their discretion. If you definitely want waitstaff, simply mention this in your request and ask the chef to include this in their quote.

What is the minimum spend

Personal and private chefs on yhangry set their own minimum spend which ranges depending on the chefs experience. The lowest minimum spend by any chef on the platform is £200, the majority of chefs have a minimum spend between £500-£1000. Some chefs have a minimum spend of £3000.

Are the chefs insured?

Yes, all our chefs are covered by public liability insurance for bookings made on the yhangry platform.

Do Yhangry private chefs clean up after cooking?

Yes, yhangry private chefs clean up after cooking and leave your kitchen as it was at the start.

What is the cancellation policy?

If you cancel your private chef more than 7 days before your event date, we offer a 100% refund. Exceptions apply for peak days such as Christmas Day (25th Dec) and NYE (31st Dec) - we do not offer refunds for cancellations on those days.

What payment options are available to book a private chef?

We offer 3 different types of payment options: 1. Pay in full 2. Pay a 10% deposit: The remaining 90% is charged to your card 1 month before the event date.* 3. Split the bill: While placing the booking you just pay for yourself. You'll receive an email with a payment link to share with the remaining guests to pay their share. All guest payments from guests need to be settled 1 month prior to the event date.* *Only available if your event date is more than 5 weeks away.

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Arrival

The caterer arrives 2 hours before the event and brings all the ingredients as well as equipment and crockery if needed.

Cooks & serves

Depending on the nature of your event, you can tell the caterer to interact with the group or be more discreet.

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The caterer will always clean the kitchen and all equipment used.

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Excellent

John made our evening very special. Such a fun guy to have around and really joined in with the banter. The food was incredible and we were all very full. Wouldn’t highly recommended

James

Kate was absolutely wonderful. The brief was a three course dinner and canapés for a black tie stag do dinner: she was really friendly, and very helpful and flexible when we were choosing the menu and...

Charlie

We booked Sam for my friends stag do and honestly has been the best experience with a private chef I’ve had. The menu he provided with us a few months before the event incorporated exactly what I had ...

Rahul

Great experience! Would definitely book again! We booked in for a big group for the bomb flavour bbq and the food was excellent! So much food as well 👌🏻 Tessa was very professional easy to ch...

Steven

Delicious food thank you

Alasdair

John made our evening very special. Such a fun guy to have around and really joined in with the banter. The food was incredible and we were all very full. Wouldn’t highly recommended

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John made our evening very special. Such a fun guy to have around and really joined in with the banter. The food was incredible and we were all very full. Wouldn’t highly recommended

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Delicious food thank you

Alasdair

Sam was fantastic, the perfect level of realxed and professional. They came into our rented house and made the place feel like a high quality dining venue very quickly. The food was brilliant, exactly...

Andrew

Really great experience. Alex put together a medieval themed menu with lots of thought and skill. The lamb and duck were tender and incredibly tasty. While the dessert was probably the best sticky tof...

Ashley

I organised chef Katie to cook for a group of 13 people and the whole experience was great. Katie was easy to communicate with before the event, was accommodating to dietary requirements, and the food...

Richard

Kaffar catered a BBQ for 15 people, his food was phenomenal and his attention to detail was brilliant - even making his own bread for the burger buns. Everyone really enjoyed the food and Kaffar was ...

John

Chef James was professional and polite and stepped in at the last minute to cover a cancellation. The food was fantastic and he offered a great variety of meal options. We had no complaints whatsoever...

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