CHEFIN connects you with vetted private chefs across Perth and Western Australia. Your chef does the shopping, cooks on the night, and leaves the kitchen the way they found it. That can be at your place, your office, a space you have hired, or a house you have gone away to. You pick the dining style — cocktail and canapés, family-style share plates, or a fine dining menu. We find the private chef in Perth whose cooking suits your menu, your dietary requirements and the occasion, and a concierge stays with it from the first call to the last plate cleared.

Family-style share plates start at $165 a head, GST included. CHEFIN chefs have cooked for more than 100,000 guests, including teams at Airbnb, Microsoft and Tesla. Finding a good chef is the easy part. What sits behind them — the vetting, the menu design, the booking that actually turns up — is the rest of it.

How CHEFIN Works

1. Select Your Style

Whether it’s an intimate 3-course affair or a lavish 5-course feast, choose a dining package that suits your occasion. View here.

2. Matched to Perfection

Our algorithm pairs you with a private chef whose expertise and culinary style match your desires.

3. Tailored to Your Taste

Collaborate with your chef to design a unique menu, exclusively tailored to thrill your palate.

4. Savor the Experience

Your chef takes care of everything, allowing you to relax and immerse yourself in the joy of dining.

What does a private chef service in Perth include?

Everything from the shopping to the last wiped bench. Once your booking is confirmed, we match you with the best-suited private chef in Perth, who then tailors a menu to your brief and your dietary requirements. On the day, your chef brings the fresh ingredients, cooks each course in your kitchen, and plates every dish to order. Waitstaff come separately when you book them. The team serves, clears, and leaves the kitchen and dining area the way they found them. Drinks, tableware and glassware can be arranged as add-ons.

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Why Hire A Private Chef Through CHEFIN?

Amazing. Great Food. Chat. Relax & Have Fun. No Stress!

Beyond Just a Meal: Experience more than exquisite cuisine with CHEFIN. Every dish is a step into a story, creating moments that become memories. It’s not just about the food; it’s about enriching lives through culinary excellence.

Trusted Expertise: CHEFIN Private Chefs™️ are the heart of your dining experience, selected through a meticulous process for their passion and creativity. They’re not just professionals; they’re culinary magicians dedicated to perfection.

Uncompromised Safety: Your safety is our top priority at CHEFIN. We ensure food safety as a core principle, secure your payments in a trust until the event’s completion, and protect everyone involved with $20 million in public liability insurance for a completely secure dining experience.

Your Event, Stress-Free: From planning to execution, CHEFIN Concierges ensures your event unfolds seamlessly. Enjoy the celebration without the hassle, knowing every detail is crafted to your satisfaction with our 24/7 dedicated support.

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How much does a private chef cost in Perth?

A private chef in Perth through CHEFIN is priced per person, and the rate depends on the dining style and the size of your group. Cocktail and canapé packages start from $65 per person, family-style share plates start at $165, three-course fine dining from $195, and five-course menus from $245. All prices include GST.

Nothing is added at checkout, and there is no call-out fee, ingredient surcharge or cleaning charge. The quote covers the chef, the groceries, the cooking, the service, and a kitchen left the way it was found. Waitstaff, drinks, tableware and glassware are optional add-ons. For an exact figure on your date and guest count, ask the concierge.

Frequently Asked Questions

 

How can I hire a private chef in Perth?

Book a dining package and our algorithm matches your preferences to available chefs in Perth. You are shown a choice of chefs, then work with the one you pick to shape the menu. During busy periods or for last-minute bookings you may be assigned a chef directly. A few rounds of menu revisions are part of the process.

Which cuisines are popular for private chefs in Perth?

Modern Australian leads, then French, Japanese, Italian and South American. Our Perth chefs cook across more than twenty world cuisines, and many build seasonal menus around Western Australian produce — Fremantle seafood, marron, Margaret River olive oil, and Manjimup truffles in the winter months. Every menu is built to your dietary needs, from coeliac to plant-based.

Craving something specific — a Japanese omakase, a Sicilian long lunch, a South American asado? Tell us and we will match you with a chef who cooks it properly.

Do you have a private chef near me in Perth?

Yes. Our Perth private chefs cover the whole metro and beyond. We regularly cook across the western suburbs of Cottesloe, Claremont and Nedlands, the riverside suburbs of South Perth and Applecross, Mount Lawley and the inner east, the northern beaches from Scarborough to Hillarys and Joondalup, and Fremantle and the port. Hosting in the Swan Valley, the Perth Hills, or further out toward Mandurah? Tell the concierge and we will arrange it.

We cook wherever you are hosting: private homes and apartments, offices and boardrooms, rented event spaces, holiday houses and Airbnbs, and outdoor settings such as gardens and the Swan Valley.

What do I need to prepare for a private chef in Perth?

Very little. Clear a shelf or two in the fridge, clear the bench, and show your chef where things are. If no waitstaff are booked, you will set the table and provide crockery, glassware and cutlery; with waitstaff, the team can help set up before service.

Do private chefs clean up after cooking in Perth?

Yes. Your chef leaves the kitchen the way they found it — dishes, benches and cookware cleaned before they go. If you have booked waitstaff, they clear and reset the table too, so you finish the night with nothing to do.

Is there a maximum number of guests for a private chef in Perth?

No fixed maximum. Small dinners of two suit a chef beautifully, and larger events scale with the right kitchen and, where needed, waitstaff. Tell the concierge your headcount and venue, and we will size the chef and team to match.

What is the difference between a personal chef and a private chef in Perth?

A private chef cooks for an occasion — a dinner party, a birthday, a corporate event — arriving on the day to prepare and serve a menu built for that night. A personal chef usually means ongoing, everyday cooking for a household. CHEFIN is a private chef service: we are built for the event, not the weekly meal plan.

Can I cook alongside the chef?

If you want to. Some hosts like to be at the bench learning a technique or two; others would rather sit down and let the kitchen run itself. Your chef reads the room either way.

How much should I tip a private chef in Perth?

Tipping is not expected and never added automatically. If your chef made the night, a tip is welcome, but the price you booked is the price you pay.

Perth Personal Chef JOEMAR PEREGRINO

‘Meet new people and share passion and talent with food lovers…’

A little about Personal Chef JOEMAR PEREGRINO:

‘His favourite part of being a chef is the chance to meet new people and share his passion and talent with lovers of food all over the globe.’

With more than 17 years of experience in local and international hotel resorts, private chef Joemar brings a refined, luxurious approach to cooking and experience preparing a wide range of global cuisines and dishes. Perth Chef Joemar has trained extensively to master his craft, ensuring every dish meets the highest standards. To him, the kitchen is a playground where he can experiment with different flavours, textures, and techniques to create unforgettable dishes that are as unique as they are delicious.

Want to learn more about Chef Joemar? Visit his CHEFIN profile here.

Private Chef in Perth - Joemar Peregrino

Career highlights for Personal Chef JOEMAR PEREGRINO:

  • more than 17 years of experience in local and international hotel resorts

Joemar’s dishes:

  • After learning to cook in a fine-dining Thai restaurant, Chef Joemar puts his Asian dishes as his proudest creations.
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Perth Personal Chef SEAN LOKE

“I love making sushi”

A little about Personal Chef SEAN LOKE:

Chef Sean Loke is enthusiastic in fusion Japanese cuisine. Sean’s goal is to serve Perth specialty modern Japanese cuisines in his own personal style. His menu will continue to progress, improve that will be especially designed for your experience.

Want to learn more about Chef Sean? Visit his CHEFIN profile here.

Chef Sean Loke - personal chef in Perth

Career highlights for Personal Chef Sean Loke:

He moved to Perth in 2006, where he started his culinary journey by studying commercial cooking and training in Perth’s local Japanese restaurants, such as Nobu. With his Asian culture, the understanding of Japanese flavours came naturally, which encouraged him to develop his skills in modern Japanese fusion.

Perth Chef Sean Loke personally prepares each of your dishes to the high-quality standards and presentation of up-market Japanese cuisine and its true, unique flavours that will keep you returning.

Perth Personal Chef RAFAELA NEVES

‘Rafaela’s favourite cuisine is the Mediterranean.’

A little about Personal Chef RAFAELA NEVES:

Rafaela’s passion for cooking started at a young age. She did her Culinary training in São Paulo while studying Nutrition and Food Safety at college. From her hometown, an island southeast of Brazil, she moved to Asia to work as an Executive Chef in Indonesia, a challenge that helped her grow to her full potential as a chef.

Want to learn more about Chef Rafaela? Visit her CHEFIN profile here.

Rafaela Neves - Private chef in Perth

Career highlights for Personal Chef RAFAELA NEVES:

Rafaela has travelled and lived in several countries, working for some of the best restaurants in the world, including Montali Hotel in Umbria-Italy, also internships in Israel’s best restaurants.

Pushed to explore cooking early in her life as an experiment, it became a hobby, then a passion and finally her natural field of work that delivers joy to her & dinners around the world.

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Karl Nicholson

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  • Cuisines: Continental European, Modern Australian
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Juliane Nicolini

Executive Chef
  • Location: Australia, Perth, Western Australia
  • Cuisines: Italian, South American
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Amanda Yong

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  • Location: Australia, Perth, Western Australia
  • Cuisines: Chinese Peranakan, Chinese-Cantonese, Chinese-Sichuan, Indonesian, Japanese, Malay, Singaporean, Vietnamese

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Where CHEFIN private chefs cook across Perth

Our chefs cover the whole metro and then some. We’re regularly across the western suburbs — Cottesloe, Claremont, Nedlands — and the riverside pockets of South Perth and Applecross, up through Mount Lawley and the inner east, out to the northern beaches from Scarborough to Hillarys and Joondalup, and down into Fremantle and the port. Hosting in the Swan Valley, the Perth Hills, or further out toward Mandurah? Tell the concierge and we’ll sort it.

Where you host is up to you. We cook in homes and apartments, offices and boardrooms, rented event spaces, holiday houses and Airbnbs, and outdoors when the weather’s on your side — a garden, a courtyard, a table set up in the Swan Valley. The chef brings the kitchen to you; all you supply is the room and the guests.

Cooking in Perth: cuisines, seasons and produce

Modern Australian leads the bookings, followed by French, Japanese, Italian and South American, and our chefs cook across more than twenty cuisines between them. If there’s a dish you love — a proper Japanese omakase, a Sicilian long lunch, a South American asado — we’ll match you with someone who cooks it properly, not approximately.

The produce is where Perth earns its reputation. Fremantle seafood off the boats, marron from the state’s south-west, Margaret River olive oil, and Manjimup truffles through the winter months of June to August. Because the seasons run opposite the northern hemisphere, that means truffles at Christmas-in-reverse and stone fruit when the rest of the world is cold. A good chef reads the season first and writes the menu second.

Private dining in Perth, on your terms

Private dining in Perth does not have to mean a restaurant back room. With a CHEFIN private chef you get the same polish at your own table — a set menu, plated and served, in a space that is yours for the night. It suits the occasions restaurants handle awkwardly: a milestone birthday with a custom menu, an intimate anniversary, a client dinner where the conversation matters more than the room.

Private Chef Nick Guan explains his dishes to guests

Private chef experiences for every occasion in Perth

A private chef suits more of your calendar than you’d think. The obvious ones — a milestone birthday, an anniversary, a dinner party you’d rather enjoy than run — are only the start. Our Perth chefs also cook engagement dinners, baby showers, Christmas in the heat of a Perth December, and the quiet Tuesday when you just want someone else to handle it. The night scales to the moment: a plated degustation for two, a long shared table for twenty, canapés and a bar for a house full of people.

Corporate bookings are a big part of what we do here too. Boardroom lunches, end-of-financial-year dinners, client entertaining where the food needs to say something without anyone having to leave the office. You pick the dining style and the tone; the chef builds the menu to fit. Whatever the occasion, you stay at the table with your guests instead of stuck at the stove.

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