Private chef in Melbourne, delivered. The Your Private Chef kitchen team cooks restaurant-quality menus for dinner parties, corporate events, weddings, and at-home celebrations across the city — then we deliver to your address, set up your platters or service equipment if you want, and you focus on your guests. Same craft as having a private chef in your home, without the price tag of one chef per booking. Quote in one business day, no obligation.
Most catering in Melbourne is either set-menu volume (cheap, generic) or sole-trader at-home chefs (premium, single point of failure). Your Private Chef sits in a different lane — restaurant-grade craft from a permanent commercial kitchen in Caulfield, delivered to your venue.
The chefs stay in the kitchen, where they consistently turn out five-star menus for everyone from private jet bookings and premium corporate events to family dinner parties. That kitchen-based model is the whole reason we can hold five-star quality at scale and offer it at honest prices — we are not stretching one chef across multiple venues across town. For events that benefit from on-site cooking — pancake stations, BBQ stations, omelette bars, oyster shucking — we can arrange a chef on-site for that station, priced as an add-on.
Elevate your business events with our tailored corporate catering.
Experience seamless event planning with our expert event catering.
Create lasting memories with our private catering services.
A Your Private Chef booking includes everything you need to serve restaurant-quality food at your event, without a chef cooking on-site in most cases. Custom menus, full delivery, optional setup, equipment hire, and on-site staff are all available as needed.
Honest pricing, because most people searching for a private chef in Melbourne are price-shopping and the rest of the page wastes their time.
| Event type | Per-head from |
|---|---|
| Cocktail / canape event (6-piece package + service) | from about $30 per person |
| Sit-down dinner with shared platters | from about $45 per person |
| 3-course plated dinner with chef and server | from about $75 per person |
| Premium tasting menu — multi-course, full table service | from about $150 per person |
| Grazing-style cold station (self-serve) | from about $25 per person |
| Hot buffet (carvery + sides) | from about $44 per person |
| BBQ package | from about $30 per person |
These figures are the food and chef cost. Delivery into Melbourne is a flat, reasonable fee depending on suburb. Where an event needs extra equipment hire (ovens, chafing, glassware, linens) or additional service staff, we quote those separately so the bill is never a surprise — and we work hard to keep that side affordable. You can see live per-piece and per-package prices on our order page before you even talk to us.
Start by exploring our diverse menu online. Our offerings cater to various styles and dietary requirements, ensuring every need is met.
Place your order through our online form. For specialized menus or specific dietary considerations, our team is at your service to personalize your catering experience.
After placing your order, you'll receive confirmation from us. We may engage in further discussions to ensure your specific requirements are perfectly met.
On the day of your Melbourne Private Chef event, our team provides expertly made food that’s elegantly presented and set to impress. For big celebrations, you can choose our VIP Drop-Off service. We set and design your tables with attention to detail, ensuring your Melbourne Private Chef event looks perfect in every moment.
At Your Private Chef, we bring ease and elegance together in every Melbourne Private Chef. Our food arrives beautifully packaged in modern containers, needing no staff. Whether hosting a private event, your Melbourne Private Chef feels smooth, combining style with professional detail.
Your Melbourne Private Chef with Your Private Chef is prepared to capture restaurant-quality excellence. Our talented professionals use locally sourced produce, balancing visual harmony and composition in every dish. From preparation to delivery, every Melbourne Private Chef embodies freshness and dedication in every detail.
We offer a variety of serving styles for every Melbourne Private Chef occasion, from delivery-only service to professional setup service. Add our VIP Setup Option (from $50) for styled platters that enhance your presentation. However you prefer to host, your Melbourne Private Chef will always look impressive.
Your Melbourne Private Chef order arrives right when expected, carefully maintained, and ready to enjoy. We provide flexible scheduling and easy collection points across Melbourne. With insulated boxes and professional logistics, every Melbourne Private Chef is perfectly managed from kitchen to table.
As Melbourne’s leading delivered catering company, Your Private Chef brings decades of expertise serving high-profile clients, discerning individuals, and luxury flights. Choosing us for your Melbourne Private Chef means trusting a team defined by reliability and a standard of excellence unmatched across Melbourne.
Each event type below has its own dedicated page with menu samples and pricing detail.
Plan your Melbourne private chef event in 3 steps:
In over 400 reviews, clients consistently call out the quality of the food, the dietary care, the warm professionalism of the team, and the smooth delivery experience. Catering for everything from quiet anniversary dinners at home to private-jet bookings and large corporate functions across Melbourne — same craft on every order.
Known across Melbourne for serving a broad array of Melbourne Private Chef needs, we are trusted by businesses for our dependability. Our bespoke services are designed to accommodate specific event goals, providing flawless results. This approach defines how Your Private Chef continues to set new standards for Melbourne Private Chef excellence.
Our Melbourne Private Chef catering team is renowned for designing flexible options and for responding effectively to short-notice updates. Clients often acknowledge our flexibility as one of our key advantages. This ensures every Melbourne Private Chef is executed flawlessly, reflecting our promise of professional excellence.
At Your Private Chef, we’re trusted across Melbourne for our timely delivery and dedicated approach, both essential to smooth Melbourne Private Chef coordination. We pride ourselves on reliability, ensuring that every catering experience flows without interruption. This reliability defines how Your Private Chef makes every Melbourne Private Chef successful.
Clients often highlight the flavor of our food, which elevates the Melbourne Private Chef experience. Our premium dishes are admired for their culinary finesse, leaving guests impressed. This dedication to quality ensures every Melbourne Private Chef we cater is flawless.
Clients often commend our Melbourne Private Chef catering for its aesthetic precision and the skill of our dedicated team. Each layout is crafted with creativity, reflecting our standard of perfection. Our chefs bring culinary expertise to every dish, transforming Melbourne Private Chef into an experience that delights both the palate and the eye.
The focus on detail we bring to each element of catering — from initial coordination to final execution — defines the Melbourne Private Chef experience. Each phase demonstrates our dedicated pursuit of excellence, ensuring our service shines through every stage. Through this, every Melbourne Private Chef reflects our professional mastery.
Select a Catering Categories Below and Begin Exploring Our Menu Options for Your Upcoming Event. Your Culinary Journey Starts Here
Latest seasonal menus and just-added platters from our Caulfield kitchen.
Quick-turnaround sandwich and fruit platters for catering that can’t wait.
Asian-themed platters and packages — fresh, vibrant, restaurant-grade.
Hot and cold canapes for cocktail events, weddings and premium functions.
Stunning grazing platters and shared menus — perfect for stand-up events.
Carvery, themed stations and shared buffet packages from our kitchen.
Morning tea catering for offices, meetings and early conferences.
Gourmet sandwiches, rolls and wraps made fresh the morning of delivery.
Hot CBD lunches, board meeting platters and recurring office orders.
Cake, cheesecake, pastries and dessert platters from our kitchen.
Mineral waters, juices, soft drinks and artisanal beverage packs.
Quiet, sensitive catering for memorial gatherings and family wakes.
Tasty bites, sweet treats and party-friendly platters for the young ones.
Fresh and frozen meals delivered every Tuesday afternoon.
Gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, halal, nut-free and kosher menus.
Beautiful grazing menus and canape packages for racing-day events.
Roast turkey, glazed ham, festive platters and Christmas dessert spreads.
Hot cross buns, Easter platters and corporate Easter catering ideas.
Every Your Private Chef booking is built from a blank page. We do not recycle set menus — we ask about your guests, your venue, the kind of night you want, and we design the food around that. Fourteen years operating from our Caulfield kitchen, over two thousand private-chef-grade catering events served, full public liability and food safety compliance, trusted regularly with private jet catering, premium corporate functions, and major celebrations across Melbourne.
Because our chefs stay in the kitchen rather than being shipped to events one at a time, we hold a consistent five-star standard at every booking and pass the efficiency back to you in honest pricing. You are not paying for one chef’s travel time and downtime. You are paying for great food, properly delivered.
Your Private Chef delivers across the City of Melbourne and the surrounding metro area — from the CBD and Southbank through to Caulfield (our kitchen base), South Yarra, Toorak, Brighton, Hawthorn, Carlton, Fitzroy, Richmond, Docklands, and most established Melbourne suburbs. For events further out — Mornington Peninsula, Yarra Valley, the Dandenongs — call us on 0497 333 100 for a tailored delivery quote.
Melbourne is one of the world’s strongest food cities — see City of Melbourne, Visit Melbourne, Broadsheet, and Time Out Melbourne for the wider Melbourne food and culture scene, or Wikipedia for a broader profile of the city. Catering in a city this competitive means the bar is high — we have spent fourteen years meeting it, then raising it ourselves.
Your Private Chef is a top-rated Melbourne private chef catering service, with a permanent five-star kitchen in Caulfield and over 400 verified customer reviews. We are not a single chef hiring out — we are a proper catering operation built to deliver private-chef-grade food at any scale. Whether it is an intimate dinner for six at home, a corporate function for 200, or premium catering for a private jet leaving Essendon, the standard does not change.
Our dedicated team is available to talk from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday. But but we can deliver by arrangement outside those hours.
Most of our catering is cooked in our Caulfield kitchen and delivered ready to serve — the chef stays in the kitchen, where they consistently turn out five-star menus. For events that benefit from on-site cooking — pancake stations, BBQ stations, omelette bars, oyster shucking — we can arrange a chef on-site for that station, priced as an add-on.
We deliver across Melbourne metro and most established suburbs from our Caulfield kitchen. Pickup is also available from the kitchen by arrangement. For events outside the standard delivery window (Mornington Peninsula, Yarra Valley, the Dandenongs), call us on 0497 333 100 for a tailored quote.
Hot food is delivered just before you plan to eat — you specify the eating time at checkout, the kitchen times the prep and delivery accordingly, and it arrives at temperature. Cold delivery is the same high-quality food packed for easy reheating at the venue — better for events later at night, public holidays, or venues far from our kitchen. If hot logistics won’t work for your event, we will prepare your order cold with simple heating instructions automatically. Hot delivery is by approval.
Per-person pricing depends on the menu style and headcount. Canapes start from about $30 per person, shared platter dinners from about $45 per person, multi-course menus from about $75+ per person. Delivery is a flat fee depending on suburb; equipment hire and extra service staff are quoted separately. All prices include GST. See the pricing table above for a full breakdown.
Standard catering orders can be placed up to midnight for next-day delivery. For larger events (50+ guests, hot delivery, full equipment setup) we recommend 1 week notice so we can confirm kitchen capacity and staffing. For urgent same-day catering we may be able to help with sandwich and fruit platters — call us on 0497 333 100.
Weekdays: from $40 + delivery fee. Saturdays: from $150 + delivery fee. Sundays: from $400 minimum spend. Hot delivery on weekends or evenings is by quote — call 0497 333 100 to go through options.
Yes. Every menu is built around the dietary needs in the room — gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, halal, nut-free, low-FODMAP, and kosher on request. You note allergies at checkout and the kitchen handles cross-contamination control. Tell us about every dietary need; we will design the menu around them, not bolt them on.
Standard delivery is to your loading bay or ground level. For high-rise venues, the VIP High-Rise Delivery upgrade (from $20) covers delivery to your lobby or floor. For larger events that benefit from full presentation, the Catering Setup add-on (from $50) means our driver takes the catering to your eating area and lays out the platter boxes on your buffet. For full-event setup with bain-maries, chafing dishes, tables, glassware, linens, and service staff — we quote separately so you see every line.
Yes. We regularly cater private jet meals out of Essendon and Tullamarine, premium corporate functions across the CBD, milestone celebrations, and large weddings. Because our chefs stay in the kitchen rather than splitting across multiple events, the food quality is consistent at any scale — same five-star standard whether it’s six guests at home or two hundred at a venue.
A private chef cooks individual events on demand — typically dinner parties, corporate dinners, celebrations. A personal chef tends to be an ongoing service, cooking weekly meals for the same household. Your Private Chef delivers private-chef-grade event catering — the experience of a private chef cooking for you, delivered from our kitchen so we can hold a consistent standard at every event.
???? SSL & Australian Privacy Act protected.
🔒SSL Protected. We hate SPAM, and will never share your details.
Enter your details. We’ll send your discount coupon.
Don’t miss the email! CLICK HERE to add us to your address book.
First orders only. We won’t call to sell! We’ll mail and/or SMS your coupon now, and then some info about our specials. You can unsubscribe anytime. We also appreciate our old customers and send regular specials. We don’t spam, you can unsubscribe anytime by clicking link in email ro by replying DELETE to any SMS.
