Private chef experiences · Marbella & Costa del Sol
Three clear ways to work with Mery and Alfredo. Within each, the menus, timings and style are entirely personal.
Three service formats
One beautifully considered meal for your villa: intimate dinner, relaxed lunch, birthday, welcome evening, tapas and paella or premium BBQ.
Breakfast and lunch or breakfast and dinner, with the preparation, sourcing and support that lets the day unfold around your family rather than the kitchen.
The complete culinary rhythm of a villa stay: menus, pantry, drinks, daily shopping, meals, snacks and the calm of knowing the kitchen is personally managed.
Add what your day needs
Private Dining, Half Day and Full Day can all be extended around your villa, guest number and style of service. Nothing below is added automatically in the estimator.
Extend preparation, aperitifs, courses or table service for 150€ per hour for Mery and Alfredo together.
Add trusted service staff according to the guest number and the rhythm you want around the table.
Optional support for the working kitchen and dining area during larger or more complex experiences.
Optional 600€ first-day preparation when you want the main shopping completed before the chefs arrive.
Signature experiences
Seven clear starting points replace overlapping pages. Each one explains the experience, shows a sample menu and lets you calculate or contact us without losing your selection.
One bespoke lunch or dinner, designed around your guests and personally led by the founders.
Sample direction: Mery Rose Mery TasteA joyful Andalusian table of tapas and paella, prepared in the villa for everyone to share.
Sample direction: Tapas & PaellaA premium villa BBQ built around exceptional meat, fish, vegetables and the relaxed rhythm of live fire.
Sample direction: Signature BBQBreakfast for an early start or a long abundant brunch when the morning is the occasion.
Sample direction: The Andalusian MorningBirthdays, anniversaries and meaningful villa gatherings shaped around the people being celebrated.
Sample direction: Land & Sea CelebrationIntimate weddings and pre- or post-wedding villa celebrations with fresh food cooked on site.
Sample direction: An Intimate Mediterranean Wedding TableDaily menu planning, shopping and up to three meals, personally managed throughout the villa stay.
Sample direction: One Day in the VillaWhat tranquillity looks like
For multi-day families, we create a private dossier covering schedules, allergies, favourite foods, drinks, children’s needs, service rhythm and the practical details of the villa.
Pre-stocking for basics, drinks and snacks when required, followed by daily menu shopping.
Working kitchen, refrigeration, freezer, dry storage, dishwasher, BBQ, villa tableware and plan-B dining areas reviewed before the experience is confirmed.
Trusted waiters and rental partners can be recommended when the guest count or style requires them.
We finish with the working kitchen clean, organised and ready for the next part of your stay.
Frequently asked questions
Every experience is shown with a starting price. Private Dining starts from 950€, Half Day from 1.550€ continuous or 1.750€ split, and Full Day from 1.950€, plus food cost and 10% VAT. Groups above 10 guests, additional time, staff, travel or rentals are quoted separately.
Mery and Alfredo personally design and normally deliver every confirmed experience. We work with one client at a time and never overlap services. In the exceptional circumstances described in our Terms, a qualified professional may support the founder who remains present.
Yes. Every dish is cooked in the villa—never in a satellite or off-site kitchen. The real capacity of the kitchen therefore determines the suitable menu and guest number.
The estimator can include an indicative food cost. The final purchase method and menu investment are confirmed in your personal proposal.
For every single, multi-day or multi-week service, we require clear photos, video or an inspection of the working space, hob and oven capacity, refrigerators or walk-in fridges, freezers, dry storage, dishwasher, BBQ and dining areas.
The suitable menu and guest number depend on the working space, hob and oven capacity, refrigerators or walk-in fridges, freezers, dry storage, dishwasher, BBQ and dining areas. We assess all of these before confirmation.
No. Table styling uses the villa’s own confirmed crockery, cutlery, glassware and linen. We bring our professional knives and printed menus, but not pots, pans, tableware or additional kitchen equipment. Required rentals can be arranged through external suppliers with a separate quotation.
Yes. For larger groups or more formal service we can recommend trusted waiting staff and arrange rentals as separate supplier costs.
Yes. Allergies, intolerances, dietary choices and preferences are gathered before the menus are designed. Severe allergies are assessed against the villa kitchen conditions.
Yes. Half-Day and Full-Time Villa Assistance are created for families and groups who want daily menu planning, shopping and kitchen management.
Your booked service hours are secured when the agreed chef fees are paid. We work with one client at a time and do not overlap services; additional hours remain subject to availability.
Mery and Alfredo review the dates, villa, guests, menu direction and timings, then reply with the next details needed for a formal proposal.
Yes. We regularly work across Benahavís, La Zagaleta, Estepona, Sotogrande, San Pedro and Mijas, and travel selectively for private projects.
For multi-day stays we can plan pre-shopping for pantry basics, snacks and drinks, followed by daily shopping for the agreed menus.
Yes. Kitchen reset and cleaning after our preparation and service are part of the experience.
A personal first conversation
Share your dates, location, guests and preferred rhythm. Mery and Alfredo will review every request personally.
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