Chef Lucas Phillips

Chef At Home In Crestatx

Hi, I am a dynamic Michelin trained chef with over 20 years work experience having worked in some of the most prestigious restaurants in London and internationally. These include Chez Bruce, Terre à Terre, Murano (Gordon Ramsay) & Nou Manolin in Alicante to name just a few.

I have been living in Spain for 10 years now and feel equally happy creating Spanish menus for a more rustic local experience - paellas are a speciality, or creating sophisticated dishes for a special occasion. I can adapt to dietary requirements and enjoy designing vegetarian menus if required.

I also have extensive experience in events and private catering from working in one of the top law firms in the world where I regularly organised canapés parties, finger buffets and sharing feasts.

This led to me focusing on becoming a private chef full time.

I always aim to exceed my guests expectations by not only delivering amazing food but also in the other details. I usually work with an assistant to lay a beautiful table with napkins, printed menus and can bring extra tableware, plates/cutlery etc. to really set the scene to make your event extra special. Flowers can be an option.

I also enjoy working with an amazing wine supplier here in Mallorca who focuses on smaller wineries offering organic & bio-dynamic/natural wines. We work together on the menus to offer a wine match/tasting or to suggest a couple of good bottles for a more informal setting.

For me, cooking is...

A way of life. There's always new things to learn & challenge yourself with and creating experiences that deliver pleasure never gets boring!

I learned to cook at...

I started my career from the bottom- washing pots and pans, then I studied at university & worked my way up in the best restaurants in London

A cooking secret...

Always make more than you need! This provides a base for new dishes the next day :-)

My menus

Italians do it better

STARTER

All inclusive

48 hour sourdough focaccia with sea salt & rosemary

Parmesan & black sesame biscuits

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Freshly made Tortellono of tiger prawns, fennel purée, tomato bisque sauce, garlic & chilli dressing

Carnaroli risotto of sweetcorn with roast and confit quail, thinly sliced guanciale & aged parmesan

Italian Burrata with marinated Raf tomatoes, strawberries, toasted macadamia pesto & basil oil

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Slow cooked Mallorcan lamb & polpetti with soft parmesan polenta, braised vegetables & gremolata

Roast fillet of Dorada, potato, spinach & shallot tart, puttanesca sauce of tomato fondue, capers & black olive

Freshly made Tortelloni or roast squash, tomato ragu, sage brown butter & chestnut mushrooms

Roast picanha of beef tagliata, baked potato & parmesan gnocchi, Sicilian stuffed zucchini

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Tiramisu, mascarpone, amaretto, savoiardi, coffee

Gooey 70% chocolate torte, hazelnut ice cream, salted caramel crisp

Vanilla panacotta, masala marinated figs, pistachio biscuit

Pear & almond torte with dark chocolate creme

Tapas & Paella menu

STARTER

All inclusive

Fried Valencia almonds

Homemade focaccia with rosemary & sea salt

Mahon cheese from Menorca with membrillo

Marinated gordal olives with fennel & orange

FIRST COURSE

Choose 3 dishes

Salt cod brandade on sourdough toast with pickled green peppers

Marinated Mallorcan tomatoes with pickled vegetables & basil

Blistered padron peppers a la plancha

Ensaladilla rusa- creamy Russian salad with tuna

Roasted potatoes bravas, alioli

Ibérico ham and Mallorcan charcuterie- Jamón, chorizo & salchichon & fuet

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Paella of red prawns, tiger prawns & squid, alioli

Valencian paella with Jerusalem artichokes, chestnut mushrooms, herb alioli (vegetarian)

Black paella with squid & cuttlefish, fennel & preserved lemon alioli

Paella of monkfish, clams & prawns (7€+ pp)

Paella of Ibérico pork or chicken, onions, chestnut mushrooms & fresh sage

Paella of pot roast lamb, rosemary & artichoke with a garlic cream

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Poached peach with basil, raspberry sauce & creme fraiche mousse

Baked basque cheesecake with seasonal fruit & vanilla compote

Gooey chocolate slice with caramel cream & chocolate tuile

Orange, polenta & olive oil cake with rosemary & cardamom syrup

White chocolate, blueberry & almond blondie, blueberry sauce

7 course wine menu deluxe

STARTER

All inclusive

Roasted & raw chestnut mushrooms, mushroom ketchup, focaccia crisp

Broth of Mallorcan rock fish

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Citrus cured salmon, beetroot purée, green apple, créme fraîche & dill

Velouté of coco beans, red prawn from Soller, jamón ibérico & almonds

Scorched fillet of mackerel, with glazed fennel , fennel emulsion & blood orange

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Aged beef tartare, crisp potato terrine, pickled walnut ketchup & chicory

Raviolo of organic chicken, pea purée, morel mushrooms & chicken cream

Thinly sliced lamb Nicoise, green olive, tomatoes & thyme beurre noisette

DESSERT

All inclusive

Chocolate cremeux with arbequina olive oil, sea salt & pistachio crisp

Sharing feast menu

STARTER

All inclusive

Homemade Indian style flatbreads with nigella seeds or 48 hour sourdough focaccia with green olives

FIRST COURSE

Choose 3 dishes

Spiced saffron pilaf rice with caramelised onions, toasted almonds, apricot and herbs

Sweet potatoes cooked over fruit wood embers with crumbled feta, toasted seeds, sweet pickled onions & mint

Roasted new potatoes Italian style with oregano, garlic & parsley

Chargrilled summer vegetables with cracked bulgur wheat, preserved lemon vinaigrette & basil

Turkish style spiced aubergine & tomato salad with fresh mint & coriander

Marinated Mallorcan tomatoes with garlic croutons, basil and pickled fennel

Mixed garden leaf salad, shallots, tarragon & classic French vinaigrette

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

BBQ leg of lamb in Moroccan spices with caramelised lemons & harissa sauce, mint yoghurt & sumac

Chargrilled corn fed chicken marinated Greek style with herbs, lemon & mustard, salsa verde

BBQ pork rib eye steaks marinated in fennel & garlic, caramelised orange & romesco sauce

Roast fillets of merluza with a lemon & puttanesca sauce

Piedmontese stuffed pepper with roast tomato, mozzarella, capers & basil (V)

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Blood orange, polenta & olive oil cake with cardamom cream

70% Manjari chocolate & hazelnut gooey chocolate slice, Hazelnut ice cream, toasted buckwheat

Baked Basque cheesecake with seasonal fruit & vanilla compote

Poached blood peach with creme fraiche & vanilla mousse, raspberry sauce

White chocolate and blueberry blondie with pistachio creme chantilly

Menu Inspiración

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Warm Comté cheese gougeres

Homemade sourdough bread with organic salted butter

Chef's seasonal amuse bouche (surprise!)

Roasted Mallorcan almonds with piment d'espelette

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Coq au vin (chicken) ravioli, caramelised onion, portobello mushroom, red wine sauce

Ceviche of tuna, avocado purée, prawn tempura, pine nuts, lime and coriander

Provencal fish soup with rouille, seabass, prawns & mussels

Roasted quail marinated in paprika with chorizo, ginger pickled grapes & chives

Italian burrata with roast pumpkin, spiced pumpkin jam, sage & walnuts

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Picanha of Mallorcan wagyu beef with a ragu of braised cheek, creamed garlic potato, Provençal tomato & red wine sauce

Roast monkfish with black paella, cuttlefish, preserved lemon alioli & a broth of Mallorcan rockfish

Roast cod with a herb crust, ragu of artichokes & mussels & garlic cream

Tortelloni of roasted pumpkin, tomato ragu, mushroom ketchup, sage & pine nut butter

8 hour Mallorcan lamb with a spiced lamb kofta, fine ratatouille, coco bean & garlic pureé

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Gooey valrhona chocolate slice, caramelised hazelnut parfait, salted caramel crisp

Classic lemon tart with Italian meringue, crème fraîche chantilly

New season’s cherry & almond tart, whipped mascarpone

Pistachio & olive oil cake with roasted strawberries & vanilla créme chantilly

Coconut panna cotta with pineapple carpaccio, chilli & fresh lime

Italians do it better

STARTER

All inclusive

48 hour sourdough focaccia with sea salt & rosemary

Parmesan & black sesame biscuits

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Freshly made Tortellono of tiger prawns, fennel purée, tomato bisque sauce, garlic & chilli dressing

Carnaroli risotto of sweetcorn with roast and confit quail, thinly sliced guanciale & aged parmesan

Italian Burrata with marinated Raf tomatoes, strawberries, toasted macadamia pesto & basil oil

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Slow cooked Mallorcan lamb & polpetti with soft parmesan polenta, braised vegetables & gremolata

Roast fillet of Dorada, potato, spinach & shallot tart, puttanesca sauce of tomato fondue, capers & black olive

Freshly made Tortelloni or roast squash, tomato ragu, sage brown butter & chestnut mushrooms

Roast picanha of beef tagliata, baked potato & parmesan gnocchi, Sicilian stuffed zucchini

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Tiramisu, mascarpone, amaretto, savoiardi, coffee

Gooey 70% chocolate torte, hazelnut ice cream, salted caramel crisp

Vanilla panacotta, masala marinated figs, pistachio biscuit

Pear & almond torte with dark chocolate creme

Tapas & Paella menu

STARTER

All inclusive

Fried Valencia almonds

Homemade focaccia with rosemary & sea salt

Mahon cheese from Menorca with membrillo

Marinated gordal olives with fennel & orange

FIRST COURSE

Choose 3 dishes

Salt cod brandade on sourdough toast with pickled green peppers

Marinated Mallorcan tomatoes with pickled vegetables & basil

Blistered padron peppers a la plancha

Ensaladilla rusa- creamy Russian salad with tuna

Roasted potatoes bravas, alioli

Ibérico ham and Mallorcan charcuterie- Jamón, chorizo & salchichon & fuet

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Paella of red prawns, tiger prawns & squid, alioli

Valencian paella with Jerusalem artichokes, chestnut mushrooms, herb alioli (vegetarian)

Black paella with squid & cuttlefish, fennel & preserved lemon alioli

Paella of monkfish, clams & prawns (7€+ pp)

Paella of Ibérico pork or chicken, onions, chestnut mushrooms & fresh sage

Paella of pot roast lamb, rosemary & artichoke with a garlic cream

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Poached peach with basil, raspberry sauce & creme fraiche mousse

Baked basque cheesecake with seasonal fruit & vanilla compote

Gooey chocolate slice with caramel cream & chocolate tuile

Orange, polenta & olive oil cake with rosemary & cardamom syrup

White chocolate, blueberry & almond blondie, blueberry sauce

7 course wine menu deluxe

STARTER

All inclusive

Roasted & raw chestnut mushrooms, mushroom ketchup, focaccia crisp

Broth of Mallorcan rock fish

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Citrus cured salmon, beetroot purée, green apple, créme fraîche & dill

Velouté of coco beans, red prawn from Soller, jamón ibérico & almonds

Scorched fillet of mackerel, with glazed fennel , fennel emulsion & blood orange

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Aged beef tartare, crisp potato terrine, pickled walnut ketchup & chicory

Raviolo of organic chicken, pea purée, morel mushrooms & chicken cream

Thinly sliced lamb Nicoise, green olive, tomatoes & thyme beurre noisette

DESSERT

All inclusive

Chocolate cremeux with arbequina olive oil, sea salt & pistachio crisp

Sharing feast menu

STARTER

All inclusive

Homemade Indian style flatbreads with nigella seeds or 48 hour sourdough focaccia with green olives

FIRST COURSE

Choose 3 dishes

Spiced saffron pilaf rice with caramelised onions, toasted almonds, apricot and herbs

Sweet potatoes cooked over fruit wood embers with crumbled feta, toasted seeds, sweet pickled onions & mint

Roasted new potatoes Italian style with oregano, garlic & parsley

Chargrilled summer vegetables with cracked bulgur wheat, preserved lemon vinaigrette & basil

Turkish style spiced aubergine & tomato salad with fresh mint & coriander

Marinated Mallorcan tomatoes with garlic croutons, basil and pickled fennel

Mixed garden leaf salad, shallots, tarragon & classic French vinaigrette

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

BBQ leg of lamb in Moroccan spices with caramelised lemons & harissa sauce, mint yoghurt & sumac

Chargrilled corn fed chicken marinated Greek style with herbs, lemon & mustard, salsa verde

BBQ pork rib eye steaks marinated in fennel & garlic, caramelised orange & romesco sauce

Roast fillets of merluza with a lemon & puttanesca sauce

Piedmontese stuffed pepper with roast tomato, mozzarella, capers & basil (V)

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Blood orange, polenta & olive oil cake with cardamom cream

70% Manjari chocolate & hazelnut gooey chocolate slice, Hazelnut ice cream, toasted buckwheat

Baked Basque cheesecake with seasonal fruit & vanilla compote

Poached blood peach with creme fraiche & vanilla mousse, raspberry sauce

White chocolate and blueberry blondie with pistachio creme chantilly

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Chef Lucas's reviews

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6 services

I booked Lucas for a private chef for a special dinner in Pollensa and we were blown away by the experience. From start to finish We we’re amazed by the beautiful food Lucas made for us. We had the BBQ menu and all the guests commented on how tasty everything was. Lucas was polite, professional and really like a new friend putting us all at ease. If you’re looking for a private chef in Pollensa I would 100% book lucas. You will not be disappointed. Thank you Lucas so much!

We have used many private chefs when we go on vacation but have to say that Lucas is the best we have ever had. As well as the exceptional food and service, Lucas is friendly, attentive to our wishes and happy to discuss the menu that they had obviously taken great care with, and everything related to the meals. We also found him very professional, knowledgeable and keen to source the best ingredients locally whenever possible. He chose lovely wines to match the food perfectly, again showing much knowledge and care. The table layout and attention to detail showed the same care and taste: it was a pleasure to sit at such a beautiful table. We will definitely book Lucas again when we next return, and highly recommend him to anyone looking for a private chef.

Probably the best private chef experience we have ever had. Chef arrived punctually and made our anniversary an unforgettable one! We enjoyed a beautiful 4 course meal with lovely ingredients expertly cooked and presented. You can really appreciate the thought and passion that went into the dishes but also displayed with the little details. The communication, the table layout and attention to detail showed great care and taste. Chef also chose lovely wines to complement the menu perfectly. Strongly recommended!