Private Dining at Home
An intimate culinary experience, crafted around you and your guests.
Your Location. Your Menu. Your Evening.
Whether you call it a personal chef, a private chef, or simply hiring a chef for the evening — the result is the same: a bespoke multi-course meal cooked in your home, every course served, and your kitchen left spotless. From £70 per person, everything included.
Imagine your favourite restaurant — the quality, the presentation, the service — but in the comfort of your own home. That's what we create.
We arrive a few hours before service, bring everything we need, and prepare each course fresh. You sit down, enjoy the food, enjoy your guests.
When the evening ends, your kitchen is spotless.
Based in Bournemouth, we serve private dining clients across Dorset and Hampshire — from Sandbanks to the New Forest.
Everything, Except Lifting a Finger
Menu Planning
A bespoke menu designed around your tastes, your guests' dietary requirements, and the best seasonal ingredients available.
Wine Pairing & Recommendations
We can recommend wines to complement each course, or work with your own selection. The right pairing elevates every dish.
Preparation & Cooking
Everything prepared and cooked fresh in your kitchen. No reheating, no shortcuts. Restaurant-quality food, made in front of you.
Table Service
Each course served at the right moment. We manage the pacing so you can relax and enjoy the conversation.
Full Clean-Up
Your kitchen left cleaner than we found it. Washing up done, surfaces wiped, everything put away. Like magic.
Monitoring for Dietary Requirements
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, nut allergies — every guest gets an equally exceptional meal. No compromises.
A Taste of What's Possible
What Dinner Party Guests Say
★★★★★"Hired The Dorset Chef for a group dinner at our rental in Burley. Eight of us, five courses, every single dish was outstanding. He left the kitchen cleaner than he found it. Genuinely the best meal any of us have had outside a restaurant."
— Tom Henderson, New Forest
★★★★★"We hosted a dinner party for eight at our home in Westbourne and Mark made the whole evening effortless. The scallops were incredible, the beef Wellington was cooked to perfection, and the kitchen was spotless when he left. Already booked again for next month."
— Sarah & Tom, Bournemouth
★★★★★"Mark stepped in at short notice and provided a fantastic meal for a group of nine friends. Great food presented beautifully and served with just the right touch. Personable and friendly but not intrusive."
— John Andrews
Private Dining Across Dorset & Hampshire
Based in Bournemouth, we bring private chef dining to homes, holiday cottages, and venues across the region.
Bournemouth
Private dining at home across all BH postcodes.
Poole & Sandbanks
Harbourside homes and Sandbanks properties.
Christchurch
Riverside properties and Mudeford dining.
Wimborne
Period homes near the Minster and Colehill.
New Forest
Holiday cottages and country houses.
Ringwood
Country properties and Avon Valley homes.
Lymington
Coastal town dining and yacht club events.
Dorchester
County town celebrations and rural estates.
Weymouth
Jurassic Coast cottages and harbour dining.
Winchester
Cathedral city townhouses and Hampshire homes.
Salisbury
Cathedral Close dining and Wiltshire countryside.
Purbeck Coast
Swanage, Corfe Castle, and coastal retreats.
Planning a Dinner Party?
Private dining from £70 to £100 per person. Tell us about the occasion and we'll start creating your menu.