Private Chef in Montreux
Rent one of our 224 private chefs for a unique dining experience. You choose the menu, and the cleanup is included.
A personal chef for any occasion in Montreux
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Montreux in March 2017, more than 224 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Montreux and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in Canton of Vaud.
Starting in 2017, 1’080 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Montreux. To book your chef in Montreux, just share your event details in our form. Receive proposals from top chefs and chat with them until you find your match.
Up until today, our chefs have shared 573 customized menu proposals, sending a total of 5’532 messages to their guests, who rated their experience with an average score of 4.53 out of 5.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 1’080 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Our guests in Montreux usually book menus around 118 CHF per person, including 3.49 courses, sharing an average of 3 messages with their chefs. If you've never had a chef at home but want to add an extra spice to your next celebration, just rent a chef in Montreux.
How it works
Personalize your request
Share with us the details of your dream meal, including type of cuisine, preferences, and intolerances.
Receive menu proposals
Our chefs will design menus based solely on your wants and needs.
Get chatty with your chefs
Don't be shy about exchanging some messages with your chefs until your perfect menu is ready!
Book your experience
Once you are happy with your choice, submit your payment to secure your experience.
Enjoy!
All there is left to do is count down the days till your culinary experience begins!
224 Private Chefs in Montreux
Get to know more about our top rated Private Chefs in Montreux
More than 1’000 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.5 Chef
The guests in Montreux have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.5.
4.83 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Montreux received an average score of 4.83.
4.33 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.33 average score.
4.17 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Montreux has been scored with a 4.17 on average.
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573 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Montreux
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!
Seabass ceviche , potatoes cream and basil pesto
Deer tartare with topinambur and coffe
Risotto with pumpkin, amaretto crumble and hazelnoot butter
Spaghetti amatriciana and crispy celery
Salmon trout with white cabbage and mushroom sauce
Beef sirloin with potatoes cake and fermented pepper sauce
Tiramisu
Tequeños
Empanadas
Boliarepas
Ceviche
Shrimp and avocado tacos
Vegetarian burrito
Rice cake
Creole rice
Valencian paella
Chiken rice
Asturian stew
Salted loin
Tamales
Corn cake
Feijoada
Fajita
Milk rice
Churros
Caramel cookies
Milk flan
Parmesan-style eggplant flan on tomato mirror and light pesto
Beef carpaccio marinated with herbs and citrus fruits, crunchy salad, oranges and vinaigrette
Tuna tartare with dried tomatoes, taggiasca olives and pantelleria capers
Swordfish carpaccio with citrus and dill emulsion
Delayed seafood variations (salmon and teriyaki sauce, prawns and juzu emulsion, amberjack and balsamic vinegar, honey and orange emulsion)
Beef tartare with burrata, taggiasca olive oil and brunoise of dried tomatoes and capers
Potatoes gnocchi with cherry tomato, mozzarella cheese and basil
Fresh trofie with scampi, citrus essential oil, taggiasca olives and capers
Crispy rice lasagna with buffalo mozzarella cream and grilled vegetables
Open sea bass ravioli, taggiasca olives, datterini tomatoes and capers
Risotto with pink prawns in its bisque, dill and katsuobushi
Homemade pasta with trapanese pesto
Spaghetti with garlic, oil and chilli pepper with tuna tartare
Sea bass fillet on chickpea hummus and umami sauce
Fillet of sea bream in fairy paper with filange vegetables
Tuna fillet in pistachio crust ,teriyaki sauce and broccoli flan
Sicilian veal slices with aubergine caponata
Veal escalopes in marsala with mediterranean couscous
Tiramisu
Caprese cake
Sicilian cannoli
Panna cotta whit crunch almond and raspberry
Sicilian cassata
Neapolitan pastiera
Beef carpaccio marinated with herbs and citrus fruits, crunchy salad, oranges and vinaigrette
Tuna tartare, dried tomatoes, capers and teriyaki sauce
Smoked beef rolls on horseradish cream and parma ham chips
Grilled tomino cheese with crunchy sweet and sour vegetables, honey and mustard emulsion
Delayed seafood variations (salmon and teriyaki sauce, prawns and juzu emulsion, amberjack and balsamic vinegar, honey and orange emulsion)
Leek and potatoes flan with fondue and parma chips
Crispy parmesan basket with sautéed mushrooms
Eggplant parmesan style on tomato mirror and light pesto
Chestnut gnocchi with venison ragu and dark chocolate flakes
Risotto with blueberries and spicy gorgonzola
Potatoes gnocchi with cherry tomato, mozzarella cheese and basil
Crispy lasagna with grilled vegetables and burrata fondue
Open sea bass ravioli, taggiasca olives, datterini tomatoes and capers
Risotto with ham creamed with mountain herb butter
Pesto trofie with potatoes and green beans
Sliced wild boar with confit cherry tomatoes and balsamic vinegar reduction with honey
Sea bass fillet on chickpea hummus and umami sauce
Beef steak with dried tomatoes honey and orange balsamic vinegar reduction
Sea bream fillets with julienne vegetables to thyme and potato puree
Larded pork fillet on apple and cinnamon compote with glazed carrot
Rolata of rabbit in porchetta with prunes, carrot and zucchini matches and corn couscous
Mont blanc
Cheesecake with berries
Caramelized apple crumble
Strawberry tiramisu
Panna cotta with pistachio
Dark chocolate fudge with salted caramel butter
Salmon sandwiches
Miso soup
Mixed sushi and sashimi
Chawan-mushi
Mixed flyer
Salmon gun
Yakisoba
Tonkotsu ramen
Meet gyōza
Okonomiyaki
Oyakodon
Stew chicken karaage
Tataki tuna with teriyaki sauce
Cotton cheesecake
Ichigo daifuku mochi
Green matcha tea parfait
Veal tartare, egg yolks, mayonnaise of its broth, shavings of old parmigiano reggiano, porcini mushrooms and truffles
Veal carpaccio, egg yolks, mayonnaise of its broth, shavings of old parmigiano reggiano, porcini mushrooms and truffle
Minestrone stuffed with winter vegetables and forest mushrooms in a casserole dish
Terrine of poultry and foie gras with truffles, wild mushrooms in different textures, grand veneur sauce
Creamy wild mushrooms, crunchy and runny egg, raw vegetables, roasted hazelnuts, shavings of truffle
Risotto cooked with veal stock, seasoned with semi-salted butter and aged parmigiano reggiano, black pepper from the mill, veal juice, shavings of truffle
Fresh egg tagliatelle, wild mushroom ragout and shavings, aged parmigiano reggiano, freshly ground black pepper, truffle shavings
Fresh ravioli stuffed with roast veal, seasoned with butter and sage, aged parmigiano reggiano, black pepper from the mill, shavings of porcini mushrooms and truffle
Fresh tortellini stuffed with roast veal and aged parmigiano reggiano, served with veal soup with porcini mushrooms, shavings of truffle
Fresh egg tagliolinis, seasoned with semi-salted butter and aged parmigiano reggiano, shavings of porcini mushrooms and truffle
Guinea fowl confit with cream, pan-fried mushrooms, truffle shavings
Rossini beef tenderloin: roast beef tenderloin, pan-fried foie gras escalope, porcini mushroom sauce, shavings of black truffle
Leg of lamb stuffed with candied truffles, pan-fried mushrooms and mashed potatoes with truffles, rosemary jus
Poularde de bresse stuffed with truffles and gently roasted, pan-fried wild mushrooms, truffle shavings, sarlat sauce
Fillets of sole stuffed with truffles au gratin, pan-fried wild mushrooms, creamy apple celery, shavings of truffles and porcini mushrooms
Truffled mont-blanc: meringue, chestnut puree, double cream of gruyère cheese, white truffle
Almond cheesecake, passion fruit, white truffle
Chocolate mousse, roasted hazelnuts, white truffle
Vitello tonnato: round piece of lightly roasted veal, tuna sauce, capers, raw carrots and celery
Eggplant parmesan: gratin d'aubergines, mozzarella, tomato sauce, parmesan cheese, basil
Homemade roast beef, arugula salad, shavings of parmigiano reggiano, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar of modena, tartara sauce
Italian club-sandwiches: basil pesto, taggiasche olive tapenade, mayonnaise, mozzarella, tomatoes, bresaola, arugula, crisps and homemade ketchup
Traditionally seasoned beef tartare, crushed tomatoes, olives, capers, basil, toast with parsley butter, homemade fries
Fresh egg tagliolinis with lobster ragout, extra virgin olive oil and basil
Fresh egg ravioli stuffed with roast veal, butter and sage, veal jus
Fresh egg tagliatelle, wild mushroom ragout, shavings of parmigiano reggiano
Milanese risotto, veal ossobuco and gremolata
Fresh egg pasta rolls stuffed with spinach and ricotta, au gratin with bechamel sauce and parmigiano reggiano
Guinea fowl confit with cream and morels, mashed apple with black truffle
Tagliata di manzo: sliced roast beef, rocket salad, cherry tomatoes, shavings of parmigiano reggiano, extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar of modena
Cotoletta alla milanese: breaded veal chop, mesclun salad, homemade fries, lemon mayonnaise
Rossini beef tenderloin: roast beef tenderloin, pan-fried foie gras escalope, wine and shallot sauce, black truffle
Leg of lamb gently roasted with herbs, candied new potatoes with rosemary, barigoule artichokes, mustard sauce
Tiramisu: savoyard biscuit, espresso coffee, mascarpone cream
Fondant tart with gianduja
Charlotte with pears and almonds
Apple strudel, vanilla ice cream
Grandma panna cotta with vanilla, coulis and crushed wood fruits
Deer tartare, whole millet, crunchy amaranth, oysters, caviar, onion pickles, lime emulsion
Snacked venison carpaccio, burnt pumpkin flan, baby spinach, green pepper, gulash sauce
Fresh egg tagliatelle, traditional hare ragout, baby spinach, pecorino shavings, black truffle
Ravioli stuffed with braised wild boar, butter and sage, shavings of old comté cheese, on pumpkin velouté
Venison: roasted fillet with herbs and leg confit with berries, red cabbage, candied onions, puffed potatoes, cranberries, grand veneur sauce
Green neck duck: roast fillet, leg confit, offal pâté, chestnut purée, kale stuffed with roots, crunchy spaetzlis, cranberries, sarlat sauce
Mont-blanc my way: savoyard biscuit, meringue, candied chestnuts, clementines from corsica, pear brandy
Gianduja souffle, corsican clementine jam, hazelnut ice cream
Personalize your menu
A romantic dinner or a gathering of friends. Traditional dishes or exotic flavours. A fine dining experience or a family-style meal. Every private chef experience is unique! Submit your request and personalize yours.
Frequently asked questions
Below, you can find the most common questions about private chef services in Montreux.
What does a private chef service include in Montreux?
A private chef service includes everything necessary to enjoy a personalized dining experience at home. This includes:
- Customization of a menu based on your preferences;
- Purchase of ingredients;
- Mise en place (preparation of ingredients) before arrival;
- Preparation of the menu at your home;
- Complete table service;
- Set up and cleaning of the kitchen and used spaces.
Please note that tableware and glassware are not included. Gratuity is entirely at your discretion.
How much does a private chef cost in Montreux?
The price of renting a chef in Montreux can vary depending on the specifics, but smaller groups tend to have a slightly different price per person compared to larger gatherings.
Booking prices range from 82 CHF to 157 CHF. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 82 CHF per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 104 CHF per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 105 CHF per person, and for 2 people, the price is 157 CHF per person.
Seasonal ingredients, your location, and how soon you book also affect the final price. If you're interested in getting free quotes with no obligation, fill out our form and let the best chefs near you send unique proposals for your event.
How can I hire a private chef in Montreux?
Booking is easy! Just tell us the date of your event, number of guests, dietary preferences and any allergies, and a few details about your kitchen. Within a few hours, you'll receive customized menus from qualified chefs. Each chef's profile will include their experience, reviews, and photos of their dishes.
Feel free to chat directly with the chefs through our platform. Ask them to modify menus, discuss pricing, or get answers to any questions you might have. Once you've found the perfect chef and menu, finalize your reservation online. We'll then provide the chef's contact information to confirm any final details.
How can I find a private chef near me?
There are currently 224 chefs available in Montreux. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Montreux who will send you their menu proposals. You can then choose the chef and menu that suits you best.
Is there a maximum number of guests for a private chef service?
While there's no strict limit on guest count, private chef experiences are designed to create a more intimate atmosphere, perfect for gatherings of friends and family. Since most homes have limited space to accommodate large groups, parties typically don't exceed 15 people.
Does the chef cook at my house?
Yes, the chef always prepares the menu at your home for a more personalized experience. However, some prep work might be done beforehand for complex dishes.
Can I cook along with the chef?
Absolutely! Many guests are passionate about food and relish the chance to learn from the chef. You can pick up new kitchen skills and get a behind-the-scenes look at each dish on the menu. Feel free to jump in and cook alongside the chef for a truly interactive experience!
Are the ingredients fresh?
Yes, they're 100% fresh. Unlike restaurants with pre-made dishes, private chefs prioritize using the freshest ingredients possible. This is because the chef creates a customized menu specifically for you, then goes out and sources the finest ingredients to bring your chosen dishes to life.
Are drinks included in the personal chef service?
Drinks are not typically included, but you can discuss adding them to the menu proposal with the chef.
How much should I tip my private chef in Montreux?
Tipping for private chefs is entirely at your discretion. Our goal is for you to have an unforgettable experience, and the chef always appreciates a nice tip. However, the decision and amount are completely up to you.
Key information about our chefs in Montreux
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How many chef services are booked in Montreux each month?
Private chef reservations can vary seasonally depending on the destination. In Montreux, for example, demand often increases during special dates like Valentine's Day or Mother's Day, so it's best to book in advance.
If you're wondering about the best time to hire a chef, any month is perfect for enjoying a private chef. Just keep in mind that prices may vary, especially for last-minute bookings. So, don't wait—book your chef early to secure your unique dining experience in Montreux.
Cost of a private chef in Montreux
The cost of hiring a private chef in Montreux can vary based on several factors, including the number of people in your group or seasonality. Larger groups tend to have a different average rate per person compared to smaller groups that hire a chef:
Booking prices range from 82 CHF to 157 CHF per person.
For 13 people or more: 82 CHF
For 7 to 12 people: 104 CHF
For 3 to 6 people: 105 CHF
For 2 people: 157 CHF.
Additionally, prices can fluctuate depending on the time of year, location, and how soon you book your personal chef. If you want to get free quotes, just fill out our form and receive tailored proposals for your event. No committment at all.
Private chefs registrations
After many years of offering our services, we are lucky to have a fantastic team of chefs that keeps growing in Montreux!
2 personal chefs register with us every month. Our verification team reviews these new chef profiles daily to categorize them, allowing you to discover incredible new chefs every month.
What is the most reserved type of cuisine in Montreux?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Montreux: Mediterranean, Italian, French, Japanese, Mexican, and surprise. The type of cuisine with the highest number of bookings is the Surprise, but you can have anything you want (our surprise menu will cover that!).
Beyond these six types of cuisine, our private chefs personalize diverse menus for their clients every day, adjusting every detail to find the perfect menu for every occasion and every group. Our private chefs can accommodate any allergy or dietary restriction and suggest other cuisines or fusion dishes. Submit your request and hire a chef in Montreux!
Talk to our chefs in Montreux
Each of our chefs is one-of-a-kind, with professional culinary training and years of experience in diverse restaurants. Craving Italian pasta, Spanish paella, or traditional sushi in Montreux? You’ll get it. Tell us about your event in Montreux, and discover the best chefs who will customize every detail of your experience.
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