What areas of London do you cover?

Andrés covers all of central and prime London: Mayfair, Belgravia, Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Kensington, Notting Hill, Marylebone, Hampstead, St John's Wood, Richmond, and all surrounding areas. For engagements outside London, the Home Counties, UK-wide or international, enquiries are welcomed and accommodated where possible.

What is the difference between hiring a private chef and a catering company?

A private chef works in your home, cooks to a menu designed specifically for your occasion and guests, and provides a personal, seamless service rather than a standardised one. There are no set menus, no generic platters and no compromise on quality. Andrés is one chef with one standard, working entirely to your brief.

How far in advance do I need to book a private chef in London?

The best approach is to get in touch and share your date. We can then let you know whether that date is available. Availability varies, so do reach out as early as possible for peak dates and special occasions.

Is the private chef service completely confidential?

Yes. All engagements are treated as entirely private. Andrés does not discuss clients, guest lists, homes or occasions. NDAs are available on request and treated as standard.

What is included in the private chef service?

Andrés handles menu planning, ingredient sourcing, cooking, kitchen setup and clear-down. The service includes full preparation and presentation of all courses, with the level of table service and any additional staff arranged according to your brief.

Private Chef in London | God Save The Chef

Private Chef · London

London does not perform.
It expects.

London is not a city that announces its standards. They are simply held. The household here entertains often and at short notice: a Tuesday supper for guests in town for two nights, a Thursday dinner that begins after a board meeting, a Sunday lunch for fourteen that has to feel like nine. And it expects the food, the room and the rhythm of the evening to land without being managed.

A private chef in your home is not a downgrade from a restaurant. Done with care, it is the more elevated option: a menu written for your guests, cooked in your kitchen, paced to your evening, and shared with no one else. It is the dinner you would expect from a private members' club, in the room you actually want to be in.

Track Record

Fifteen years cooking,
quietly, for the right rooms.

15 years

cooking professionally, from London kitchens to Nobu, and a number of New York's most celebrated dining rooms.

5 continents

private residences, family yachts, embassies, country estates and Michelin kitchens.

complete discretion

NDAs available, treated as standard, and never discussed.

Services in London

Three ways
to work together.

Most engagements fall into one of three forms, though each is shaped entirely around the household, the diary and the guest. The simplest way to begin is by getting in touch about a date.

Seasonal red lentil dahl, plated for a London private dining engagement

No. 01

Private Residence Dining

A bespoke seasonal menu, cooked in your kitchen, for an intimate dinner, weekend lunch or quiet celebration. Sourcing, kitchen, service and clear-down handled in full. The only thing you arrange is the table.

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No. 02

Events & Entertaining

Drinks receptions, milestone dinners, family celebrations and private occasions. From eight at the kitchen table to fifty in a Knightsbridge drawing room. Same standard, scaled with additional kitchen and front-of-house team where the brief calls for it.

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Atmospheric London dining moment, set for an evening of private entertaining

A composed plate from the seasonal menu of God Save The Chef in London

No. 03

Ongoing Household Support

Recurring weekly cooking, in-residence engagements and longer-form retainers for principals, families and family offices. A quiet, consistent kitchen presence, designed to take one thing off the household's list, permanently.

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The Chef

Trained at the highest standard.
Based in London.

With 15 years of professional experience, including more than 6 years in private households, Andrés Ribera brings a calm, highly considered approach to private dining. Originally from Spain and now based in London, his career has taken him through internationally respected kitchens, including Nobu and celebrated dining rooms in New York, before moving into private work for some of the most discerning households and hosts in the UK and abroad.

He has cooked for royals, political figures, film directors, professional athletes, influential business leaders and some of the most recognisable names in music and entertainment, including Madonna. His culinary foundation spans Mediterranean, Japanese and broader Asian cuisine, Middle Eastern cooking and plant-based menus, with a strong command of accommodating complex dietary needs, without ever compromising on flavour, balance or elegance.

His approach is further informed by continued study through Stanford University, in Child Nutrition and Food and Health, alongside Sports Nutrition through the FC Barcelona Innovation Hub.

Andrés takes on a limited number of private residences, events and selected engagements across London, from Mayfair, Belgravia and Chelsea to Kensington, Knightsbridge and Marylebone, allowing each brief to be handled with the discretion, precision and attention expected at the highest level.

Who This Is For

Who books Andrés
in London.

Private households

For families and households who want one trusted private chef in London for regular meals, private dining at home and family occasions, with menus shaped around the rhythm of the home.

Family offices, PAs and house managers

For principals' assistants, family offices and house managers arranging private occasions at home, discreet professional dinners and London entertaining on behalf of busy clients.

International families and visiting principals

For families in London for the Season, relocation or short stays, with long-stay support, household support and dietary requirements, sourcing, service and clean-down handled calmly.

FAQ

Questions about hiring
a private chef in London.

Everything you need to know before making an enquiry. For anything else, write to hello@godsavethechef.co.uk.

Andrés covers all of central and prime London: Mayfair, Belgravia, Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Kensington, Notting Hill, Marylebone, Hampstead, St John's Wood and Richmond, and the wider city by arrangement. For dates outside London, the Home Counties, the Cotswolds and international engagements are accommodated where possible.
A private chef cooks in your home, to a menu written for your specific occasion and guests, with one consistent person leading the kitchen. There are no set menus, no platters and no compromise. With Andrés, it is one chef and one standard, working entirely to your brief, closer in spirit to a chef's-table dinner than to event catering.
As early as is practical. Availability moves quickly during peak periods, but short-notice and same-week dates are sometimes possible. Share your preferred date when you enquire and we will tell you, honestly, whether it is open.
Yes. All engagements are treated as entirely private. Andrés does not discuss clients, homes, guests or occasions, in any setting. NDAs are available on request and treated as standard.
Menu planning, ingredient sourcing, cooking, kitchen setup and clear-down. Full preparation and presentation of every course. Additional table service, sommelier or front-of-house staff are arranged according to the brief, so the household is never asked to manage logistics. Bespoke printed menus, place cards and other refined table details can also be commissioned as paid extras when the occasion calls for them, produced to a standard that suits the room and quietly added to the engagement.
Yes. Andrés regularly cooks in serviced apartments, private residences and hotel suites for clients in London for the season or moving between homes. The standard does not change; the kitchen does.
Always. Allergies, intolerances, medical requirements, religious observance and personal preferences are designed into the menu from the outset, never accommodated as an afterthought.
A short, considered conversation about the date, the room, the guests and what you would like the evening to feel like. Andrés then proposes a menu and a clear approach. Nothing is confirmed until you are completely satisfied.

A private chef in London,
for the way you live now.

London does not perform.
It expects.

Fifteen years cooking,
quietly, for the right rooms.