David Lee Chef
David Lee Chef
Professional Chef : Consultant : Writer

Panna Cotta with Cherry Jelly

 Since launching SydneyPrivateChef in 2014, we've been dedicated to meeting the culinary needs of Sydney and its surrounding areas. Our growing business is a testament to our ever-increasing and satisfied client base.

Our services have expanded beyond Sydney to include the Hunter Valley, Newcastle, the Central Coast, Bowral, the Southern Highlands, and the South Coast. We're delighted to travel to your location and prepare the food you love.

All our menus are crafted based on client demand and driven by high-quality produce. Every dish is handmade using the finest ingredients available, ensuring superior taste and enjoyment.

Service Areas

We offer a range of private chef services across various locations in Australia and New Zealand, including:

  • Sydney & Eastern Suburbs

  • Southern Highlands & Bowral

  • Hunter Valley & Newcastle

  • Central Coast, Terrigal, and Avoca

Our Services

  • Custom Menus: From intimate dinners for two to larger parties of twenty or more.

  • Canapé & Standup Functions: Perfect for larger groups and celebrations.

  • Everyday Cooking & Specialized Shopping: Domestic cookery tailored to your needs.

  • Holiday & Villa Services: Personalized food preparation in private homes, villas, holiday rentals, and boats.

  • Private Cooking Lessons: Learn to cook your favorite dishes with expert guidance.

  • Menu Planning: Everyday menus crafted to suit your tastes and dietary requirements.

  • Special Diet Menus: Including gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, sugar-free, raw food, and more.

  • Domestic Staff Training: Professional training for your household staff.

Pricing Guide

  • Small Functions: Starting at $150 per head (+GST), with additional costs for high-end dishes.

  • Special Events & Complex Requirements: $90 per hour (+GST), with food invoiced separately at cost.

Menu Options

From casual family-style lunches or dinners to sit-down plated menus, canapés, and specialty dishes like bouillabaisse, paella, or handmade burgers, the choice is yours. Mix and match from our menu guide to create the perfect menu for your special occasion.

For all inquiries, please use our contact page or email us at daveleechef@me.com.

My Locations

Sydney Private Chef.

SydneyPrivateChef.com.au

Sydney Private Chef is all about providing the best quality in-home dining and personal chef experience. As a small group of locally based chefs we are passionate about what we do, and the food that we serve.

Our goal is to share this love of beautiful food with you, your family and friends in the comfort of your own home or workplace.

We are all about you.

We design and implement menus based on your’e individual needs. Our motto is that nothing is impossible, just a challenge. As such, we will endeavour to always find a way to make your’e next occasion special.

As our clients always say, Sydney Private Chef makes it easy.

We use the best possible local and international produce across all of our menus, sourcing directly from some of the best bakers, butchers, fish mongers and providore’s in Sydney.

Our food is as simple or as complex as you wish to make it, but always of the highest quality.

We are clean, tidy, professional and discreet.

Bowral Private Chef

BowralPrivateChef

Bowral Private Chef has been a long time in the making.

But after many years of traveling and working in the Southern Highlands we have found a home in the beautiful village of Bundanoon.

The climates of the Southern Highlands are all about food, with wonderful produce straight from the farmers markets, fab wines, beautiful gardens and cosy fires in the winter. Our menus are the very reflection of this.

With four wonderful seasons to enjoy, hearty and rich braises and stews in the winter by the fire to simple farm fresh peaches and blackberries in the summer. Our Bowral menus display what is best of season and best of the local producers and suppliers.

TerrigalPrivateChef

terrigalprivatechef.com.au

Terrigal is fast becoming one of the most vibrant and exciting areas in New South Wales.

The Central Coast of NSW is a beautiful location over flowing with amazing food experiences. I have spent many years living and working on the Central Coast in such restaurants as Bells at Kilcare, Pretty Beach House and Cafe de la Gallerie, and as such have built up network of suppliers, chefs and experiences.

HunterValleyPrivateChef

huntervalleyprivatechef.com.au

The Hunter Wine Country has a special place in my heart.

I first visited the Hunter Valley in 1990 and was instantly taken with the country air and the beautiful scenery. Since then the Vally has changed but one thing is certain the food and wine scene has taken off.

I still remember a bottle of 1983 Lindeman’s Hunter River Burgundy at Roberts Restaurant in 1991, the beautiful accommodation at the Convent, and more recently the amazing local food at Muse and it’s sister restaurant Muse Kitchen, as well as Bistro Molines and the Cottage at Mount View. The scenery and climate along with passionate locals produce an area that is tailor made for wonderful food and wine, open fires and of course beautiful wines.

Hunter Valley Private Chef has catered for many differing clients, locals and visitors, from in home dining to catering events in one of the many stunning local homes and accomodation in the area. We service all areas across the Hunter from Pokolbin, Maitland, Cessnock to Newcastle City and all across the region.

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