Birthdays and anniversaries
Classic Thai dinner
from £35 per guest
- Nok's golden fish cakes
- Som tam papaya salad
- Royal massaman curry
- Isaan green curry with jasmine rice
- Mango sticky rice
- £5m public liability insurance
- 5-star food hygiene
- Cooked fresh on site
Private Thai chef
Private chef for dinner parties at home
A bespoke Thai menu for 6 to 12 guests, cooked in your kitchen and served at your table, with the washing up done before we leave.
- From £35 per guest
- 6 to 12 guests
- Kitchen left clean
- Rated 5.0 on Google
Some evenings are too special for a takeaway and too busy to cook yourself: a birthday dinner, an anniversary, friends visiting from abroad, a client you want to impress at home. A private Thai chef brings restaurant cooking to your own dining table without anyone having to leave the house.
Chef Nok designs a menu around your tastes, cooks it fresh in your kitchen and serves it course by course. You get to sit down with your guests, and the kitchen is cleaned before we go.
- A bespoke menu designed with chef Nok
- Four or five courses served to the table
- We bring the ingredients, woks and knives
- Washing up done before we leave
Quick answer
How much does a private Thai chef cost?
Our private chef dinners start at £35 per guest for a bespoke multi-course Thai menu, cooked in your kitchen and served at your table. Ingredients, cooking, serving and the kitchen clean-down are included, so a dinner party for 8 starts at £280.
See prices and examplesWhat the evening looks like
We arrive in the afternoon with the ingredients prepared, set up in your kitchen and start cooking. A typical menu runs to four or five courses: a few street-food bites with drinks, a fresh salad such as som tam, one or two curries or stir fries to share with jasmine rice, and a dessert. We serve each course to the table and explain the dishes if your guests are curious.
Occasions for a private chef at home
- Birthday and anniversary dinners
- Friends or family visiting from abroad
- Client and business dinners at home
- A celebration with friends when nobody wants to cook
- A Thai feast for food lovers who want to try something new
Thai dinner party menus built for you
There is no set menu. Tell us what you like, what you do not, and any dietary needs, and we will suggest a menu. You can keep it classic with massaman and green curry, ask for a street food tasting menu of small plates, or ask Nok to cook something she grew up with. Wine pairing suggestions are available on request.
Discreet and tidy
We are guests in your home and act like it. We work quietly, keep the kitchen tidy as we go and leave it clean. Payment is by card, bank transfer, cheque or cash, and a deposit confirms the date.
More than 12 guests?
For bigger groups a plated multi-course dinner becomes hard to serve well from a home kitchen. Our private party catering, with sharing platters or hot food stations, is the better fit for bigger groups.
Sample menus
Private chef dinner parties menus
Every menu is built around your event. These are the combinations clients ask for most, with the starting price for each.
Food-loving friends
Street food tasting
from £35 per guest
- Chicken satay
- Pork gyoza
- Thai roti flatbread
- Sukhumvit pad thai
- Mango sticky rice
Plant-based guests
Vegan dinner party
from £35 per guest
- Vegetable spring rolls
- Papaya salad without fish sauce
- Vegan green curry with tofu
- Veg stir fry with jasmine rice
- Coconut mango sticky rice
Dishes our clients choose most
All cooked fresh on site by chef Nok. Tap a dish for ingredients, allergens and photos.
Prices
How much does private chef dinner parties cost?
Private dinner party pricing:
| Multi-course private chef dinner | from £35 per guest |
|---|---|
| Group size | 6 to 12 guests |
Ingredients, cooking, serving and kitchen clean-down are included. Travel is included in your quote.
Examples
What it costs in practice
Guide prices for the food, worked out from our published per-guest prices.
- 6guestsDinner for six6 × £35 per guestfrom£210
- 8guestsBirthday dinner for eight8 × £35 per guestfrom£280
- 12guestsDinner party for twelve12 × £35 per guestfrom£420
How it works
From first message to empty plates
- 1
Tell us about your event
Date, venue, rough guest numbers and the kind of food you like. A quick form or a phone call is enough.
- 2
Get a tailored quote and menu
Mihai sends a quote with menu suggestions and answers your questions. Tasting sessions are available for weddings.
- 3
Lock in your date
A deposit secures the date. We confirm final numbers, dietary needs and timings with you and your venue nearer the time.
- 4
Enjoy the day
We arrive early, cook everything fresh on site, serve your guests and clear away. You just enjoy the food.
Our work
Dinner parties we have catered
Google reviews
What our clients say
We're rated 5.0 on Google. A few of our reviews, in our clients' own words:
“A truly memorable meal for our Golden Wedding large family lunch party… from ages 2 to 95, there was something delicious for everyone.”
“We commissioned them for a 60th birthday party in a Grade 1 listed venue… Everyone, including the pickiest eater, complimented on how delicious the food was.”
“They tailored their menu to us completely, adding a curry dish that is meaningful to us, and making sure the starters were vegan so all our guests could enjoy them… Most of our guests commented on how much they loved the food.”
Why choose us
Why book us for dinner parties
A small, family-run Thai kitchen with the paperwork, kit and experience of a big caterer.
Cooked by a Thai chef
Chef Nok cooks the dishes she grew up with: massaman, green curry, som tam and mango sticky rice, made the proper way.
Cooked on site, served hot
Nothing is reheated from yesterday. The woks and food stations go up at your venue and food comes off them hot.
Every diet at one table
Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free versions at no extra cost, and every dish labelled for the 14 allergens.
No venue kitchen needed
We bring the kitchen, and outdoors we cook under our own gazebo. Marquees, barns, gardens and fields are all fine.
Paperwork in order
5-star food hygiene, £5m public liability insurance, gas safety and PAT certificates, risk assessments on request.
One team, start to finish
Mihai plans your menu with you and is there on the day. Our Google reviews mention him again and again.
Areas we cover
Private chef dinner parties near you
Type your town or postcode to see private chef dinner parties in your area. We cover every Essex town and village, all 33 London boroughs and every county in England, with travel worked into the quote.
- Essex
- 310
- towns & villages
- London
- 33
- boroughs
- England
- 47
- counties
Our main areas
- Essex
- London
- Kent
- Surrey
- West Sussex
- East Sussex
- Suffolk
- Norfolk
- Buckinghamshire
- Derbyshire
- Birmingham
- Coventry
- Leicester
- Winchester
Essex, close to our kitchen
Every county and town we coverEvery county in England
Our main areas The rest of England, for larger events
Questions
Dinner parties: your questions answered
Something else on your mind? Call Mihai or send us your event details.
How many guests can a private dinner party be for?
Our private chef service is designed for intimate groups of 6 to 12. For larger groups we suggest sharing platters or a buffet through our private party service.
Do you need anything from my kitchen?
Just access to the hob, oven, sink and some worktop space. We bring our own woks, knives and ingredients. If you would like us to use your crockery, we will wash it up afterwards.
Can we choose the menu?
Yes. Every dinner party menu is bespoke. We will send you suggestions after a short chat about what you and your guests like to eat.
Do you supply drinks?
We do not supply alcohol, but we are happy to suggest wines and drinks that go well with your menu.
Where does your private chef cover?
We cook dinner parties across Essex and London from our base in Chelmsford, and in our other main areas, from Kent, Surrey and Sussex to Suffolk, Norfolk and Hertfordshire, on request. Travel is included in the quote.
Can you cater for vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy needs?
Yes. Every menu has vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes at no extra cost, halal chicken is available on request, and every dish is labelled for the 14 major allergens. Tell us about allergies when you book; because we cook in shared facilities, we cannot promise a dish is completely free of any allergen.
How do I book, and what deposit do you need?
Send us your date, rough guest numbers and venue and we reply with a tailored quote, valid for 24 hours. A 20% non-refundable deposit secures dates booked at least two months ahead, and bookings within four weeks of the event are paid in full. We take bank transfer, cards, cash and cheque, and companies can pay on invoice.
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Let's talk about your event
Send the date, rough numbers and the venue. Mihai will come back to you with a tailored quote and menu ideas.
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- Tasting sessions for weddings
- £5 million public liability insurance
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