Other services
Specialised services, made to order.
Beyond daily chefs and event catering, Rent A Chef offers services shaped around the way you live, eat and celebrate. Explore one, then let us plan it with you.
Bespoke & on request
Six ways to enjoy a Rent A Chef.
Date night
Candlelight, a private chef and a table for two, all in your own home.
Catering (Alase)
From the first call to the last plate, we plan your celebration so you can enjoy it.
Chefs outside Lagos
The Rent A Chef standard, wherever in Nigeria your table is.
Chefs abroad
Nigerian flavour and fine-dining standards, served on your side of the world.
Takeaway & delivery
Chef-made food, hot from the kitchen, with no cooking and no queue.
Storage menu
A full week of good food, cooked once and ready whenever you are.
Why book with us
The same trusted chefs, the way you need them.
Every service is delivered by Rent A Chef’s vetted professionals, so the quality you expect comes with each one.
- ✓Shaped around youTell us the occasion, place and taste, and we tailor the service to fit.
- ✓One team, start to finishPlanning, cooking and serving are handled by people who know your request.
- ✓Real people on handOur customer service team is with you, seven days a week.
Ready when you are
Let’s plan yours.
Tell our team what you have in mind and we will shape the service around you.
At home
Date night
Skip the reservation and the noise. Your chef arrives, cooks in your kitchen, serves every course and leaves the place spotless, so the only thing left to do is enjoy each other.
What you get
- A candlelit dinner for two, cooked and served at home
- Starter, main and dessert chosen from our date night menu
- Choices like pan-seared steak, shrimp popcorn or creamy shrimp and chicken pasta
- Cocktails for lovers on request
- Your kitchen cleaned before we leave
How it works
- Tell us the date and what you both love
- We confirm your menu with you
- Your chef arrives, cooks, serves and clears up
Perfect for: Anniversaries, proposals, birthdays, or an evening that simply deserves something special.
Events
Catering (Alase)
Great events are remembered by the food. Our team plans, cooks and serves end to end, with chefs and kitchen assistants matched to your guest list, so every plate arrives hot and every guest feels looked after.
What you get
- End-to-end planning by our team
- Nigerian, Chinese, intercontinental, continental and vegetarian menus
- Starters, mains, desserts and cocktails
- Chefs and kitchen assistants scaled to your guest count
- Warm service and a clean kitchen or venue at the end
How it works
- Share your date, venue and guest count
- We design your menu and team
- We cook, serve and clear up while you celebrate
Perfect for: Weddings, birthdays, naming ceremonies, anniversaries and corporate events.
Nationwide
Chefs outside Lagos
You should not need to live in Lagos to eat like it. We send vetted Rent A Chef professionals to other Nigerian cities for events and residencies, with the same menus, the same care and the same polish.
What you get
- Vetted chefs for events and residencies in other Nigerian cities
- A day, a weekend or a longer stay
- The same menus and standards you would get in Lagos
- Travel arrangements handled by our team
- Support from our customer service team throughout
How it works
- Tell us the city, dates and number of guests
- We match you with the right chef
- Your chef arrives ready to cook
Perfect for: Weddings, family gatherings, corporate retreats and home residencies outside Lagos.
Worldwide
Chefs abroad
Far from home does not mean far from good food. Our travelling chefs cook for private and corporate events overseas, bringing the flavours you miss or the cuisines you love to your own table.
What you get
- Travelling chefs for private and corporate events overseas
- Residencies for the length of your stay
- Menus from Nigerian classics to international favourites
- Planning handled end to end by our admin and support team
- The same standards in every kitchen
How it works
- Tell us the country, dates and guest count
- We plan the menu and travel with you
- Your chef arrives and the celebration begins
Perfect for: Family celebrations abroad, destination events, corporate retreats and extended stays.
To your door
Takeaway & delivery
When the day runs away from you, dinner should not. Our signature Nigerian pots are cooked fresh and delivered to your door, generous enough to share and good enough to brag about.
What you get
- Rice pots: jollof, fried, white or ofada
- Stew pots: chicken, turkey, seafood, fish, goat or beef
- Soup pots: pepper soup, egusi, ogbono, okro, eforiro and more
- Sides like jollof pasta and beans
- Freshly cooked and delivered to you
How it works
- Pick your pots and sides
- We cook them fresh
- They arrive at your door
Perfect for: Family lunches, office meals, house guests and lazy Sundays.
For busy weeks
Storage menu
Imagine opening the fridge on a busy Wednesday and finding a proper home-cooked meal waiting. Our chefs cook generous 5-litre pots of your favourites, packed to keep their taste and freshness.
What you get
- 5-litre pots of rice, stew, soup and sides
- Rice choices including party rice, basmati and fried rice or jambalaya
- Stews and soups with chicken, turkey, beef, goat meat or fish
- Sides such as beans, yam porridge, plantain porridge and gizdodo
- Packed to keep, so you eat well all week
How it works
- Choose your pots and flavours
- Your chef cooks and packs them
- Stock your fridge or freezer and relax
Perfect for: Busy professionals, new parents, students and anyone who wants to skip a week of cooking.