Private Chef in Catalonia
Rent one of our 470 private chefs for a unique dining experience. You choose the menu, and the cleanup is included.





















A personal chef for any occasion in Catalonia
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Catalonia in April 2014, more than 470 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Catalonia and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in Catalonia.
Starting in 2014, 11,599 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Catalonia. To book your chef in Catalonia, 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 4,500 customized menu proposals, sending a total of 43,661 messages to their guests, who rated their experience with an average score of 4.67 out of 5.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 11,599 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Our guests in Catalonia usually book menus around 74 EUR per person, including 4.25 courses, sharing an average of 4.79 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 Catalonia.












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!
470 Private Chefs in Catalonia
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More than 11,500 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.59 Chef
The guests in Catalonia have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.59.
4.61 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Catalonia received an average score of 4.61.
4.64 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.64 average score.
4.77 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Catalonia has been scored with a 4.77 on average.
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4,500 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Catalonia
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!








Vegetable escalivadas (catalan roasted vegetables)
Esqueixada de bacalao con olivas negras
Baby fried squid with lemon zest mayonnaise
Anchovies in vinegar
Puerros con salsa romesco
"bacallà a la llauna" baked cod with toasted garlic and paprika from la vera
Country chicken with potatoes and rosemary
Sea bream potatoes cherry tomatoes and black olives
Melted beef on mushrooms casseroule
Catalan cream
Chocolate coulant
Apple pie
Cheese cake coulant
Navajas con setas y tomate de colgar
Espardenyas con judias del ganxet
Alcachofa del prat con romesco y almejas
Rodaballo a la nantesa
Suquet de pescado de roca
Langostinos con verduras ecològicas y vinagreta
Arròs de mar y montaña
Pollo de corral mar y montaña
Cerdo ecologico con cigalas
Postres de chocolate y citricos
Crema catalana con fresas y mató
Bavaroise de vainilla
Shrimp tartare with hazelnut ajoblanco
Sauteed squid and crispy asparagus
"mare nostrum" seafood salad with lemon dressing
Gragnano pacchero stuffed with cod on tomato and kalamata olive coulis
Calamarata (pasta italiana) con frutos de mar y pesto de pistacho
Rodaballo a la parrilla con verduras de temporada y salsa de almejas
Dorada con patata tomate cherry y olivas
Salmon, broccoli salsa de soya limón y miel
Tiramisu
Saint honore tartalette
Exotic secret (almond and coconut cake, mango-passion fruit compote)
Lingote de pistacho
Pa amb tomàquet i embotits: traditional catalan tomato bread served with a selection of cured meats, including fuet, llonganissa, and jamón serrano
Amanida de bacallà esqueixat: salt cod salad with tomatoes, olives, and red onions, dressed with arbequina olive oil
Escalivada (vegetarian): roasted red peppers, eggplant, and onions, served with crispy bread and a dollop of romesco sauce
Fideuà de pescador: traditional noodle dish cooked with cuttlefish and mussels, served with garlic aioli
Canelons de la iaia: classic catalan cannelloni filled with chicken and pork, topped with creamy béchamel and gratinated cheese
Arròs de verdures (vegan): seasonal vegetable rice cooked with saffron and a light vegetable broth
Pollastre a la catalana: free-range chicken cooked with dried fruits, pine nuts, and a white wine reduction, served with roasted potatoes
Daurada a la planxa: grilled sea bream fillet with olive oil, garlic, and parsley, accompanied by seasonal greens
Melós de verdures (vegan): a medley of seasonal vegetables braised in olive oil and herbs, served with creamy polenta
Crema catalana: the classic catalan custard dessert with caramelized sugar
Bunyols de vent: light and airy fritters, served with a dusting of sugar and a chocolate dipping sauce
Iogurt artesà amb mel: artisanal yogurt from the pyrenees, drizzled with honey and sprinkled with walnuts
Jamon ibérico con pan de cristal y tomate
Seleccion de quesos artesanales
Pulpo a la gallega ó a la brasa
Croquetas caseras de jamon y setas
Parrillada de carnes premium ( servidas en el centro )
Costillas de cerdo a la bbq tradicional
Chorizo criollo ó salchichas envueltas con beicon
Patatas gratinadas al horno con hiervas
Salsa chimichurri, mostaza y alliolli
Tarta de queso al horno
Croquetas variadas (variety of croquettes)
Pinchos morunos (meat in pieces with spices)
Patatas bravas
Tortilla de patata con cebolla (potato omelette with onion) with bread handmade
Pan de pagès con tomate, aceite de oliva y jamón ibérico (handmade bread with tomato, olive oil and iberian ham)
Typical spanish salad : salmorejo con huevo y jamón (especial tomato fresh soup with egg and ham)
Ensaladilla rusa russian salad, with potatoes, carrots, green beans, peas, olives and mayonnaise and egg boiled (and tuna for the people not vegetarian). cold and refreshing
Potaje de garbanzos (chickpea stew)
Copa de aguacate y manzana a la menta (avocado and apple mint glass)
Sopa fría de melon con gambas o carpaccio de melon con jamón (cold melon soup with shrimp or melon carpaccio with ham)
Crema de celery ( bulbo de apio), setas o calabaza y zanahoria con esencia mediterránea (a escoger la crema) con huevo a baja temperatura (cream of celery (celery bulb), mushrooms or pumpkin and carrot with mediterranean essence (you choose the cream) wit
Paella del senyoret
Espinacas a la catalana (catalan spinach with pen nuts with chickpeas, sautéed cenolla and raisin)
Sopa de ajo (bread soup with garlic, eggs and spices)
Huevos rotos con jamón ibéricos o ceps con su salsa (con patatas fritas o pure de patatas)
Empanadillas de atún y pisto
Patatas a lo pobre o a la importancia
Fideuá con all i oli
Fabada asturiana
Pisto manchego
Arroz caldoso con guisantes (soupy rice with peas)
Papas arrugadas con mojo
Torrada con escalivada catalana
Escudella i carn d'olla (carne de olla)
Patatas riojanas
Arroz negro con sepia y tinta de calamar
Pinpirrana
Habas a la catalana
Fricando de carne y setas (typical catalan dish) (meet with mushrooms in sauce)(heura for vegetarian
Mongetes catalanes del ganxet con ajo y perejil con salchicha catalana o tofu marinado y braseado (catalan ganxet mongetes with garlic and parsley with catalan sausage or marinated and braised tofu for vegans)
Albondigas en salsa de almendras (meatballs in almond sauce)
Muslo de pollo con pure de castañas (chicken thigh with chestnut puree)
Lubina o gallo con salsa de pimienta verde (sea bass or rooster with green pepper sauce)
Canelones tradicionales catalanes de carne (pollo, ternera, cerdo o mix) con bechamel y gratinados traditional catalan meat cannelloni (chicken, beef, pork or mix) with bechamel and gratins
Bacalao con sanfaina (cod with sanfaina: eggplant, red pepper, onion and tomato)
Galtas con salsa cocinado a fuego lento con parmentier de boniato o patatas
Mar y montaña de pollo con gambas en salsa con arroz o patatas panaderas (sea and mountain chicken with shrimp in sauce with rice or baked potatoes)
Pollo a la pecorina o al ajilllo con parmetier de patatas o patatas al horno y verduras (pecorina or garlic chicken with potato parmentier or baked potatoes and vegetables)
Pollo a la catalana con especies, frutos secos, pasas, ciruelas, en salsa y con parmentier o patatas al horno especiadas (catalan chicken with spices, nuts, raisins, plums, in sauce and with parmentier or spiced baked potatoes)
Redondo de ternera con patatas y verduras, en salsa de ciruelas y (veal round with potatoes and vegetables, in plum and dried apricot sauce)
Suquet de peix
Bacalao a la viscaina
Salmón con pisto y patatas panaderas
Merluza en salsa verde
Pollo chilindrón
Pimientos de piquillo rellenos de bacalao
Dorada o lubina al papillotte
Tarta santiago (receta familiar ) santiago cake (family recipe) made with almonds
Churros con chocolate
Flan de huevo casero con nata
Tarta de manzana con crema pastelera y masa de hojadre casera (apple pie with custard and homemade puff pastry)
Crema catalana
Tarta massini (traditional sponge cake filled with a layer of cream, another layer of sponge cake, another layer of chocolate truffle, and a sponge cake finish with burnt pastry cream)
Arroz con leche (rice with milk and cinnamon)
Leche frita
Mel i mató (queso fresco con miel casera) (fresh cheese with homemade honey)
Brazo de gitano relleno de nata, chocolate o crema pastelera (gypsy arm filled with cream, chocolate or pastry cream)
Chuchos rellenos de chocolate o crema (chuchos, between croissant and churro, filled with chocolate or cream)
Turrón o helado de turron (homemade nougat or nougat ice cream)
Tarta de santiago (receta familiar)
Torrija de pan de leche con helado de vainilla
Tarta de manzana con crema pastelera y masa de hojadre casera
Remasterización del tradicional postre pan con chocolate y aceite de oliva
Pudding de chocolate
Mousse de chocolate blanco o negro
Sorbete de limón o mango y maracuyá
Natillas de vainilla o de chocolate con crumble
Coca de forner (forner's coke, handmade dough, baked with sugar and anise)
Charcoal roasted vegetables with local sheep blue cheese
Escudella barrejada “catalan xmas soup”
Crispy king prawns with romesco sauce
Costa brava style fish from the market ( potato, chocolate, spicy, almonds and tomato )
Monkfish in catalan style
Seafood catalan paella
Free range chicken roasted in catalan style
Fricandó de ternera ( traditional organic veal stew )
Roasted wild pardrige with cabagge fritters
Chocolate dream
Catalan cream strawberries and thyme dessert
Pear in white wine with dry fruits
"ceviche català" red shrimp from palamós marinated in tiger milk of vermouth, orange and cilantro
"foie gaudí": mi-cuit of foie with white chocolate and carasau bread
Bao bread filled with confit suckling pig, chili sauce and crispy rice
Smoked sea bream tacos, kimchi aioli and sprouts
"dim sum de mar i muntanya" bull's tail dumpling and red shrimp dashi broth
Crispy potato and perol sausages
Arroz al horno con setas del bosque y secreto iberico
Fideua de marisco
Paletilla de cordero cocida 72 horas con miel de flores, couscous de brócoli y yogur griego ahumado
Pulpo a la gallega
Rodaballo a la parrilla con verduras de temporada y salsa de almejas
Slow-cooked veal cheek on truffled parmentier
Chocolate coulant with vainilla sauce and crumble
Catalan cream
"mel i mató clàssic" cottage cheese with honey and nuts
Exotic secret (almond and coconut cake, mango-passion fruit compote)
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 Catalonia.
What does a private chef service include in Catalonia?
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 Catalonia?
The price of renting a chef in Catalonia 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 45 EUR to 85 EUR. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 45 EUR per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 46 EUR per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 59 EUR per person, and for 2 people, the price is 85 EUR 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 Catalonia?
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 470 chefs available in Catalonia. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Catalonia 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 Catalonia?
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.
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How many chef services are booked in Catalonia each month?
Private chef reservations can vary seasonally depending on the destination. In Catalonia, 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 Catalonia.
Cost of a private chef in Catalonia
The cost of hiring a private chef in Catalonia 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 45 EUR to 85 EUR per person.
For 13 people or more: 45 EUR
For 7 to 12 people: 46 EUR
For 3 to 6 people: 59 EUR
For 2 people: 85 EUR.
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 Catalonia!
3 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 Catalonia?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Catalonia: Mediterranean, Italian, French, Japanese, Mexican, and surprise. The type of cuisine with the highest number of bookings is the Mediterranean, 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 Catalonia!






Talk to our chefs in Catalonia
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 Catalonia? You’ll get it. Tell us about your event in Catalonia, and discover the best chefs who will customize every detail of your experience.










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