Private Chef for Events in Bali
Hosting an event and need the food handled — brilliantly, and nothing more? This is chef hire for events: a professional myCHEF chef (plus service staff if you want them) who designs the menu, sources the ingredients, cooks at your venue and leaves the kitchen spotless. From intimate birthday dinners to villa parties spilling across the pool deck, across Bali.
Chef Hire for Events — What That Means
One page, one product, so you book the right thing:
- This page — event chef hire. You have the venue and the occasion; we provide the culinary team. Menu design, sourcing, cooking, service and cleanup.
- Need everything produced — styling, rentals, coordination, entertainment? That's full event production.
- Need food and beverage service lines at scale — buffets, plated catering, drop-off? See our catering service lines.
- Need a chef every week, or a permanent hire? That's long-term chef placement.
If you're not sure which fits, tell us the event — we'll say which one you actually need.
How the Pricing Works
Two transparent components, quoted upfront before you commit:
- Chef hire — one chef and one assistant, billed per day by meal count: one meal IDR 1,000,000++, two meals IDR 1,800,000++, three meals IDR 2,700,000++. 10% off at the weekly rate, 20% off at the monthly rate. Book 7 days or longer and Chef Rotation is included free — request a different specialist chef or cuisine on any day.
- Groceries — billed at cost, or packaged per person: event and celebration menus typically run from IDR 700K–1.2M per person, depending on menu and staffing.
Add waiters or a sommelier priced on request, and bartenders from IDR 500,000++ per guest, if you want full service. Prices are subject to a 10% service charge and 11% tax. Everything is fixed in your quote — no surprises on the day.
Event Playbooks
Every event has its own rhythm. Here is how we staff and run the four we are asked for most — with realistic team sizes so you can picture the day. Full production formats live on our event catering pages.
Villa Birthday
10–40 guests · one chef and one assistant, plus one waiter per 10 guests and a bartender. Sharing feasts, live BBQ or grazing stations while you host — never stuck at the grill during your own party. Milestone dinners typically start from IDR 850K++ per person for a seated celebration; relaxed villa-party formats from IDR 650K++ per person. See birthday catering and villa parties.
Wedding Welcome Dinner
20–60 guests · one head chef, a sous chef from 20 guests, and waiters at one per 10 guests. The relaxed first night of a wedding weekend — family-style, BBQ or buffet — set up by a team that then already knows your venue and dietary list for the big day. Welcome dinners commonly run IDR 700K–800K per person ++ for buffet and live-station formats. Coordinate the whole weekend through wedding catering.
Corporate Offsite Dinner
15–80 guests · a head chef with an expanded kitchen team above 60 guests, plus waiters at one per 10 and a bartender or sommelier as needed. Seated plated courses or interactive stations for offsites, launches and executive dinners, with NPWP invoicing for corporate clients. Corporate events start from IDR 1.2M++ per person and carry a minimum spend of IDR 15,000,000. See corporate events.
Pool Party
20–60 guests · one chef plus assistant on live stations, a waiter per 10 guests, and a bartender on the deck. Sundowner and daytime formats — grazing, BBQ and canapés that keep moving while guests are in and out of the water. Add cocktail packages from IDR 500,000++ per guest for a full bar. See villa parties.
Every menu is built around your theme, your guests and the flow of the event. Dietary requirements — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, allergies — are integrated into the main menu, not served as separate "special plates."
Meet the Chefs
You're hiring a person, not a promise. Meet our chef team — Indonesian professionals led by founder Adriano, trained under a Michelin-starred chef in Milan, with a 50+ person hospitality team behind them. Tell us your cuisine and event style and we'll match the right chef to your date.
What a Chef-for-Events Booking Costs
A chef-for-events booking has two transparent parts, both fixed in your quote before you commit: the chef hire itself, and the food. Here is the picture at a glance, all ++ (11% government tax + 10% service charge added).
| Line item | Price (++) |
|---|---|
| Chef + assistant — one meal, per day | IDR 1,000,000 |
| Chef + assistant — two meals, per day | IDR 1,800,000 |
| Chef + assistant — three meals, per day | IDR 2,700,000 |
| Event & celebration menu (per person) | from IDR 700K–1.2M |
| Cocktail / bar package (per guest) | from IDR 500,000 |
| Waiters & sommeliers (per hour) | from IDR 250K |
Book seven days or longer and Chef Rotation is included free — request a different specialist chef or cuisine on any day — with 10% off at the weekly rate and 20% off monthly. Groceries can be billed at cost with receipts instead of a per-person menu, whichever suits your event. Every figure is fixed in one itemised proposal — no surprises on the day. For full production formats and the wider price table, see event catering and the pricing guide.
Add Service Staff
A great event needs more than one pair of hands. Alongside your chef you can add waiters, bartenders and sommeliers — waiters and sommeliers from IDR 250K per hour, bartenders from IDR 500,000++ per guest — one team, one point of contact, nothing left to chance on the day.
Frequently Asked
How many guests can you handle? From small private dinners to large villa parties. Share your numbers and venue and we'll build the right team around it — one chef for an intimate dinner, a full culinary crew for a big celebration.
What's the difference between hiring an event chef and booking catering? Chef hire puts a professional chef (and optional staff) inside your event with a menu built for you — flexible and personal. Our catering lines are structured service formats for scale, and events adds full production. Same team, different scope.
Do you handle drinks and styling too? Yes — bar service and table styling can be added alongside the food for a coordinated event. Sommeliers from IDR 250K per hour; bartenders from IDR 500,000++ per guest.
How far ahead should I book? Single dinners: two to three weeks is usually comfortable. Peak-season dates and large events: earlier is safer. Message us your date and we'll confirm availability — usually within 2 hours.
Which areas do you cover? All of Bali — Seminyak, Canggu, Ubud, Uluwatu, Jimbaran, Sanur, Nusa Dua and beyond. Send your venue location and we'll confirm any travel fee upfront.
Lock In Your Culinary Team
Tell us your date, venue and guest count on WhatsApp — we'll match a chef, design the menu and send a fixed quote, usually the same day.
