Private Chef in Toms River
Rent one of our 189 private chefs for a unique dining experience. You choose the menu, and the cleanup is included.





















A personal chef for any occasion in Toms River
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Toms River in December 2016, more than 189 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Toms River and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in Ocean County.
Starting in 2016, 19,674 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Toms River. To book your chef in Toms River, 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 6,691 customized menu proposals, sending a total of 59,147 messages to their guests, who rated their experience with an average score of 4.79 out of 5.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 19,674 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Our guests in Toms River usually book menus around 173 USD per person, including 4.62 courses, sharing an average of 3.13 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 Toms River.












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!
189 Private Chefs in Toms River
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More than 19,600 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.64 Chef
The guests in Toms River have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.64.
4.8 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Toms River received an average score of 4.8.
4.78 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.78 average score.
4.85 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Toms River has been scored with a 4.85 on average.
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6,691 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Toms River
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!








Gamberi al limone" (lemon shrimp): grilled jumbo shrimp with a lemon-herb butter sauce, served with crostini
"bruschetta toscana" (tuscan bruschetta): grilled rustic bread topped with fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic, and a drizzle of olive oil
Antipasti platter
Italian cheese and chefs specially butter spread and olives
Crab veloute with truffle croutons
Risotto ai funghi porcini" (porcini mushroom risotto): creamy risotto infused with the earthy flavor of porcini mushrooms
Gnocchi di patate con salsa di pomodoro fresco" (potato gnocchi with fresh tomato sauce): pillowy potato gnocchi tossed in a vibrant sauce made with fresh tomatoes, basil, and garlic
Mini mussels and spaghetti in white wine prosciutto dust
Filetto di manzo al barolo" (beef fillet with barolo wine sauce): tender filet mignon cooked to perfection and served with a rich barolo wine sauce
Costolette di agnello alla griglia" (grilled lamb chops): grilled lamb chops seasoned with rosemary and garlic, served with a mint-parsley sauce
Eggplant parmigiana with roasted chicken
Moka cake sponge cake with coffee and chocolate and peanuts cream
Fruit tart with prosecco glazed and shots
Tiramisù" (tiramisu): layers of ladyfingers soaked in coffee, layered with mascarpone cream and dusted with cocoa powder
Baked spring greens salad, prosciutto, melted cheese
Pan seared squid, charred scallion salsa verde
Beef petite tender, mess of spring greens
Crisp skinned arctic char, sugar snap peas, new potatoes
Sea salt brown butter chocolate chip cookie, cream
Macerated local berries, cinnamon oat crumble, salted lemon cream
Tuna crudo , corn, red onion, citrus dressing , jalapeno
Burrata, cherry tomato, olives, za'atar, bread
Arugula , radicchio, fennel , lemon dressing
Artichokes salad, olives , sunchokes, goat cheese crema, pickled sunchokes
Beef tartare, spices, butter, brioche, quail egg
Beet salad, goat cheese, pistachio, horseradish
Marbeled foie grass , fig jam , brown butter crumbs, sourdough
Home made cavatelli, house bacon, chili, red onion, an amatriciana sauce
Lamb meatballs, sour cream, spicy roasted peppers sauce, sesame
Rigatoni, enduja' , shrimp, scallops, sun-dried tomato - basil pesto
Seafood risotto, herbs, fish fumet, lemon
Gnocchi , braised osso buco ragout, root veggies, sour cream, sunchokes pickles
Risotto, mushrooms, asparagus, parmesan, truffle butter
Farro, roasted cauliflower, mint-pistachio pesto, lemon ricotta
Grass fed ribeye, artichokes, feta, roasted peppers chutney, olive salsa verde
Filet mignon , potato trine , celeriac, truffle mushroom sauce
Chicken duo , mushrooms, spinach, chicken brown butter sauce
Bacalao , nduja, squid ink angel hair, piquilo marmalade, fish - fennel sauce,
Faroe island salmon, roasted cauliflower, caponata, pine nuts
Branzino, fennel, sundried tomato basil madly, kalamata tapenade sauce, veggie chips
Black seabass, scallop, squid, potato, , smoked paprika fish fumet
Duck, charred eggplant, roasted heirloom carrots, barolo sauce
Flavors of tiramisu, mascarpone mousse, coffee sauce, cocoa crumbs
Chocolate hazelnut mousse, orange puree, cookie crumbs
Vanilla diplomat, strawberry, almonds, elderflower bubbles
Pecan pannacotta,baked apple terrine, brown butter crumbs
Caviar with potato blini, crème fraîche, and chive
Pan-seared scallops with spring vegetables
Crab and ikura crostade with avocado crema
Lobster bisque
Oxtail bolognese with tagliatelle
Seared toro with avocado crema and clementine
Surf & turf: filet mignon with shishito peppers and pommes purée, paired with live sea scallops with spring vegetables and herbal broth
Seafood bolognese with tagliatelle
Pan-seared diver scallops with spring vegetables
Matcha tiramisu with espresso ice cream
Chocolate semifreddo with ginger tuile
Tempura’d ice cream with fresh berries
Roasted spring artichoke – toasted herb butter garlic breadcrumb – saffron aioli dipping sauce
Pancetta di maiale arancini – sous vide spicy pork belly – arborio rice fritters – marinara sauce
Union sq market kale caesar salad with baby kale and romaine lettuce, brioche croutons, anchovy garlic caesar dressing – fresh lime and pecorino romano cheese
Funghi and taleggio – egg fettuccine in a creamy porcini mushroom ragout with fresh parsley, black pepper, and taleggio cheese – roman style
Spring crudité with grilled eggplant, red bell peppers, radicchio, heirloom tomato, burrata, 24 month aged prosciutto, olives, figs, salted anchovies - grilled bruschetta
Bluefin crab crab cakes served with a remoulade sauce – roasted beet salad and goat cheese crumbles
Caserta zucchini e' malanzane– layers of grilled zucchini, eggplant, artichoke, house marinara, ricotta, mozzarella and shredded taleggio
Sicilian style antipasti platter with fresh shucked oysters, italian cheeses, roasted eggplant, red bell peppers, jumbo prawns, radicchio and endive, tomato, olives, figs
18 assorted fresh oysters - pacific / atlantic and canadian with shallot red wine mignonette, lemon horseradish and homemade wheat crackers
Sicilian polpette (meatballs), with pinenuts and raisins, pan roasted stewed until fork tender, and served with spicy marinara, sicilian oregano grilled bruschetta
Organic red romaine caesar salad made tableside with white anchovy, aged pecorino romano cheese, brioche croutons and sicilian lemon
Maine lobster served warm over french green beans salad with butter beans and sun-dried tomato vinaigrette
Fettucine pomodoro with torn basil, homemade ricotta cheese, crushed san marzano plum tomatoes and aged parmesan cheese
Linguini vongole – fresh manilla clams, garlic, italian red peperoncino, fresh parsley, extra virgin olive oil, grated pecorino romano – black pepper
Spaghetti al pomodoro e basilico – dop san marzano crushed tomatoes, garlic, red pepper flakes, extra virgin olive oil, butter, basil
Spaghetti with saffron, fresh meyer lemon, aged parmesan reggiano, toasted garlic breadcrumbs and torn opal basil v
Penne boscaiola - fresh penne rigatoni pasta, sweet italian sausage, roasted mushrooms, white wine, stewed tomatoes, light cream and pecorino romano cheese
Lasagna with grilled eggplant, spinach, kale, butternut squash, and maitake mushrooms with a tomato sauce ** (vegan option)
Chicken scaloppini piçatta style with capers, parsley, vermouth and lemon butter, fresh shelled pea farro with sautéed asparagus
Tagliatelle bolognese - chefs ground meat made with 100% organic grass fed pasture beef and pork, fresh pasta and 24 month dop aged reggiano parmesan
Florentine style grassfed bone in ribeye – pink himalayan salt – roasted fingerlings, grilled zucchini
Scaloppini di vitello - veal scaloppine in marsala wine with porcini mushroom sauce or piccata style with citrus white wine butter over sauteed spinach and kale
U10 garlic butter shrimp scampi over fresh linguini pasta - spicy arabiata sauce
Whole roasted branzino – sicilian lemon, bay leaf, oregano, cold pressed virgin olive oil, asparagus, black garlic
Via carota – grassfed sliced new york strip steak with sauteed shallot and mushrooms with port demi glace, roasted yukon gold potatoes – burnt brussels sprouts
Black sea bass - pan roasted with preserved lemon, capers, parsley and butter, saffron potatoes, roasted eggplant with portobello mushrooms and asparagus
Cioppino (sicilian style fisherman's stew) a rich tomato seafood broth with halibut, cod, salmon and shellfish, braised tender and finished with saffron, white wine, chili pepper and crusty baked bread
Costoletta alla parmigiana - bone-in grassfed veal chop - parmesan, marinara, mozz, pecorino
Hepburn house dark chocolate warm souffles with crème anglaise sauce
Four layer dark chocolate cake with french vanilla ice cream and sliced strawberries
Cinnamon butter crepes suzette with whipped cream, cinnamon and grand marnier caramel sauce
Key lime pie with whipped cream and strawberries
Homemade cinnamon apple tarte with fresh whipped cream, caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream
Jumbo warm triple chocolate pecan tollhouse cookie sundae with gelato and warm chocolate sauce
Trio of sorbets with italian cookies
Fresh berry and fruit tartlets with pastry cream and fresh mint
Brie, prosciutto & fig crostini
Basil & cucumber gazpacho
Crispy polenta medallions with parmesan and basil in arrabiatta sauce
Caesar salad with freshly made parmesan crisps
Caprese tower with white wine & fig balsamic
Roasted garlic, cauliflower and parsnip soup
Chicken piccata with capers in a white wine sauce, angel hair pasta & asparagus spears
Seafood pescatore with linguini and prosciutto wrapped asparagus
Italian beef pot roast with puréed herb infused potatoes & sautéed broccolini
Tiramisu with seasonal berries
Strawberry upside down cake with whipped marscapone
Zeppole with chocolate hazelnut sauce
Baby gem lettuce, pear, pomegranate, candied pecans
Strawberry salad - greens, avocado, cheese, toasted almonds, strawberry dressing
Empanadas, cilantro aioli, slow-cook beef
Crispy calamari, sweet cilantro, and homemade marinara sauce
Stuffed plantain rolls
Chicken stew served with yellow rice, black beans, sweet plantains and avocado
Pork chops served with pigeon pea rice and mixed greens topped with pickled onions
Sautéed shrimp in garlic served with fried green plantains
Linguine - steamed mussels, chili oil, garlic, leeks, blistered tomatoes & white wine
Rib eye steak, yucca puree, red wine reduction
Classic cheesecake
Coffee caramel panna cotta
Tres leches cake
Tuna crudo cucumber, red onion, citrus dressing , jalapeno
Arugula, radicchio, fennel, lemon dressing
Butternut squash soup, brown butter, mushrooms
Buratta, cherry tomato, olives, za'atar, bread
Dips with bread: baba ganoush, spicy feta, beet hummus, artichokes - ricotta, labneh
Beef tartare, spices, butter, brioche, quail egg
Beet salad, goat cheese, pistachio, horseradish
Marbeled foie grass , fig jam , brown butter crumbs, sourdough
Home made cavatelli, house bacon, chili, red onion, an amatriciana sauce
Lamb kofta, sour cream, spicy roasted peppers and tomato sauce
Rigatoni, nduja' shrimp, scallops. basil sundried tomato pesto
Gnocchi , braised osso buco ragout, root veggies, labneh, sunchokes pickles
Shrimp, spicy ''chorizo''. onion , peppers and tomato stew
Poached egg, creamy polenta, brussels sprouts , bacon sauce
Risotto, mushrooms , squash parmesan, truffle butter
Octopus , green tahini, fennel, black olives , parsley and red onion salad
Grass fed ribeye, artichokes, goat cheese cream, roasted peppers chutney, olive salsa verde
Filet mignon , potato mille-feuille , celeriac, truffle mushroom sauce
Chicken sous vide , mushrooms, spinach brown butter, hollandaise foam
Faroe island salmon, roasted cauliflower, romesco sauce, almonds
Branzino, fennel, sundried tomato, basil stew, kalamata tapenade, chips
Black seabass, scallop, squid, potato, smoked paprika fish fumet
Monkfish , beetroot , mustard, brussels sprouts, turnips
Fish of the day, chorizo, squid ink fideo, piquillo, seafood sauce
"jaffa" chocolate hazelnut mousse, orange puree, cookie crumbs
Flavors of tiramisu, mascarpone mousse, coffee sauce, cocoa crumbs gf
Lava cake, vanilla ice cream jam
Vanilla diplomat, strawberry, almonds, elderflower
Apple terrine, pecan pannacotta, brown butter crumbs
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 Toms River.
What does a private chef service include in Toms River?
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 Toms River?
The price of renting a chef in Toms River 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 135 USD to 171 USD. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 135 USD per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 139 USD per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 156 USD per person, and for 2 people, the price is 171 USD 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 Toms River?
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 189 chefs available in Toms River. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Toms River 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 Toms River?
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 Toms River each month?
Private chef reservations can vary seasonally depending on the destination. In Toms River, 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 Toms River.
Cost of a private chef in Toms River
The cost of hiring a private chef in Toms River 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 135 USD to 171 USD per person.
For 13 people or more: 135 USD
For 7 to 12 people: 139 USD
For 3 to 6 people: 156 USD
For 2 people: 171 USD.
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 Toms River!
1 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 Toms River?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Toms River: 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 Toms River!






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









