Plated fine-dining course served by a private chef at a villa dinner in Bali

I spent twelve years on the line in Seminyak restaurants before I started cooking in villas, and the thing I learned is simple: the best table in Bali is usually the one by your own pool. No traffic on the shortcut to Canggu, no waiting list, no compromise menu. I arrive two to three hours before dinner with everything bought fresh that morning — snapper from Jimbaran, vegetables from Badung market, herbs from the organic farms above Ubud — and cook the kind of dinner I used to charge restaurant prices for, in your kitchen, while you do absolutely nothing.

Sample Menus

Balinese Tasting

Chicken sate lilit on lemongrass skewers, ayam betutu slow-spiced in banana leaf, urap sayur, jasmine rice, black rice pudding with palm sugar and coconut cream.

Seafood Night

Jimbaran-style grilled snapper with sambal matah, garlic butter prawns, grilled octopus, smoked tomato relish, lime-leaf rice, coconut panna cotta.

Modern Asian

Tuna tataki with ginger ponzu, beef rendang croquettes, miso-glazed barramundi, wok greens, mango sticky rice reinvented as a plated dessert.

Mediterranean

Burrata with charred local tomatoes, handmade tagliatelle with prawns, slow-roasted lamb shoulder, rosemary potatoes, dark chocolate olive-oil cake.

What the Evening Looks Like

Dinner is normally served between 18:00 and 21:00, but we cook breakfast through late dinner, 07:00–22:00. Your chef arrives with groceries and any equipment your villa kitchen is missing, preps quietly, then serves course by course at your pace. Between courses we reset the table; after dessert we wash, dry and put everything back. Most evenings run three to four hours and you will only notice us when a plate lands.

Menus are never fixed — the four above are starting points. If half your table is vegan and the other half wants steak, that is normal for us; see our healthy & dietary menus. Celebrating something? The romantic dinner for two adds table styling, candles and flowers as a fixed package. And if you are curious where your ingredients come from, read our guide to Bali food markets — we shop there every morning.

How It Works

  1. Book on WhatsApp

    Send your date, villa area and group size. We confirm availability the same day — 24–48 hours ahead is ideal.

  2. Approve your menu

    We send 2–3 menu proposals built around your tastes, allergies and diet. You pick, we lock the fixed price.

  3. We shop fresh

    Your chef buys everything the same morning at local markets — groceries are included or itemised by receipt, your choice.

  4. Dinner is served

    The chef cooks in your villa kitchen, plates and serves every course, then leaves the kitchen spotless.

Pricing in IDR

Pricing is per person and includes the chef, groceries, cooking, service and clean-up. The minimum booking is 2 guests.

Group size3 courses5 courses
2–3 guestsIDR 550,000 /personIDR 700,000 /person
4–7 guestsIDR 450,000 /personIDR 600,000 /person
8–11 guestsIDR 400,000 /personIDR 550,000 /person
12+ guestsCustom quoteCustom quote

Premium ingredients (imported steak, lobster, oysters) are quoted transparently on top. Full tables for every service are on the pricing page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a private dinner cost in Bali?
From IDR 450,000 per person for 4+ guests (3 courses, groceries included). Couples and groups of three pay IDR 550,000 per person. Full rates on the pricing page.
What is the minimum number of guests?
Two. For dinners of 2–3 guests the per-person rate is slightly higher because shopping and travel time are the same as for a bigger table.
Do you bring everything, or do we need a stocked kitchen?
We bring all groceries and the small equipment most villa kitchens are missing. All we need is a working stove and a fridge — we have cooked superb dinners in very basic kitchens.
Can you handle mixed diets at one table?
Yes — vegan, keto, gluten-free, halal and allergies at the same table is everyday work. Tell us when you book and every guest gets a full menu, not a side salad. More on the dietary menus page.
How far in advance should we book dinner?
24–48 hours is ideal so we can plan the menu and shop fresh that morning. Same-day dinner is sometimes possible — message us on WhatsApp and we will tell you honestly.

Areas We Cover

Ready to Set the Table?

Send your date, villa area and group size on WhatsApp — you get menu proposals and a fixed price the same day.

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