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.

Cleaning

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

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Excellent

Great experience with Chef Felix for our Halloween dinner. We had a delicious and authentic Pan Asian menu which matched the Halloween theme so well. Felix brought a waiter to serve for our event and ...

Heinin

Great experience and amazing food. Would highly recommend

Andrada

Great menu, with a huge amount of food which we were able to graze on later in the evening, and even the next day. Mike is a great guy, and made for a relaxed and easy going atmosphere.

Matt

Chef Nadine was absolutely brilliant - thank you so much! She was fantastic, professional and produced a delicious menu, catering for various dietary requirements with no issues at all. We will defini...

Spencer

Great working with Mike. We had strict dietary requirements for multiple individuals and Mike was able to adapt to these and was very communicative throughout the entire process. Everyone loved the fo...

Lulu

Heinin

Great experience and amazing food. Would highly recommend

Andrada

Great menu, with a huge amount of food which we were able to graze on later in the evening, and even the next day. Mike is a great guy, and made for a relaxed and easy going atmosphere.

Matt

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Heinin

Great experience and amazing food. Would highly recommend

Andrada

Great menu, with a huge amount of food which we were able to graze on later in the evening, and even the next day. Mike is a great guy, and made for a relaxed and easy going atmosphere.

Matt

Spencer

Lulu

We booked chef Vijayen for an important corporate partnerships dinner of 14 people in our office. Vijay and his waiter Tom delivered a professional restaurant-like service in our much more intimate an...

Heinin

We wanted a BBQ feast for a work event and Jamie certainly delivered! It was a delicious celebratory BBQ, Jamie was brilliant throughout (even though he had to contend with the worst of the British...

Sean

Great chef and lovely food

Kasia

Great chef and lovely food

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Chef Darek and his teammate Thomas catered our corporate wellness retreat, delivering six exceptional, nutrient-dense meals over two nights. Their dishes, like the baked Shakshouka, chicken katsu poke...

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