Chefscompliments Reviews 

Highly recommended. Excellent menu, very friendly and punctual chef (Tom), highly skilled and easy going. Communication was top form with lots of choice and flexibility.

Chef Darren and assistant Faith were great from the moment we met. Food was outstanding and beyond expectations. Very easy to get on with and left everything spotless.

Cannot recommend Chefs Compliments highly enough.

We engaged Chefs Compliments for a school sports day event last week — 38 guests, an outdoor venue, and a fairly demanding brief — and the team delivered an exceptional experience from start to finish.

The chef on the day was utterly brilliant. The food was beautifully presented, generous, and pitched perfectly for a mixed-age crowd (we had 22 adults and 16 children). But what really set them apart was the level of care that went well beyond what we'd booked. When we found ourselves overrun on the day, the chef stepped in without hesitation — even doing a local shop on our behalf to make sure we had everything we needed, and staying on for an extra hour to help us pull everything together when the brief had been simply "drop and go."

That kind of initiative and goodwill is genuinely rare in catering. It transformed what could have been a stressful day into a thoroughly enjoyable one for our guests and for us.

Chefs Compliments are now firmly our go-to caterers — we'll be using them for every event going forward, without hesitation. Thank you to the entire team and especially to the chef on the day. A faultless service.

It was easy to make contact, decide and adapt the menu and plenty of communication. Then on the night chef Tom was friendly, unintrusive and served some excellent food to help us celebrate our wedding anniversary with our wider family. Roy, London

I just wanted to say a huge thank you for the wonderful catering for Mum’s 90th birthday celebration.
The dinner was absolutely delicious and enjoyed by everyone. Dave was an absolute star throughout the evening — so professional, helpful and warm. He was a lovely character to have there and really added to the atmosphere and enjoyment of the occasion.

Communication throughout the enquiry and booking all the way to menu selection and event day was excellent. Darryl was faultless in his emails and calls to ensure all our needs were met and questions answered. Chef Dave did such a wonderful job of the birthday bbq food. Lots of guests watched and learnt tips and tricks wi the prep and cooking. The food was hot, fresh and delicious. Everyone had full, happy bellies and would highly recommend Dave and Chefs compliments as a private chef company to everyone.

We had a wonderful experience with Chef's Compliments, super easy booking and food selection process. Catered very well for our dietary requirements and the food and service was amazing. Really generous portions and very tasty! Would certainly recommend and use again!

We have used Chef Compliments twice this year already, the first was a large family party indoors and the second was my husband's 50th birthday last weekend - 40 people BBQ. The Chef was both times exceptional - the food is fresh, delicious and looks amazing. The front of house staff is extremely well trained and as a result very professional. In both occassions Darryl, the leader of Chef Compliments responded to me very fast, kept in touch and ensured I had nothing to worry about. I received tons of options and advice to ensure the right choices were made. On arrival the Chef and front of hours staff were very fast at getting to know their way around our kitchen and cabinets - I really didn't have to worry about anything. I highly recommend Chef Compliments.

A lovely meal well done Karl the chef.
Beef Wellington was superb

We booked “Chefscompliments” for our big family birthday celebration at an Airbnb house in the middle of Exmoor! From beginning to end the whole experience was fabulous. Having never employed a private chef before it was a such a relief to work with Darryl who provided all the information we needed AND was happy to travel to the middle of Exmoor in the winter! Chef Dave was just brilliant, turning up in the middle of a storm, smiling and happily produced a five course special dinner for eight. The evening was a huge success with special memories made for all our family. Thank you Darryl and Dave!

Chef Henry cooked for 12 of us at a recent 60th birthday dinner.
Communication with Darryl was excellent from the beginning, and Henry also communicating his eta without any hassle.
After he left you wouldn’t have known he’d even been there it was so well cleared up.
Thank you!

We were lucky enough to win a chef to cook for us (and four guests) at home in a national competition. The whole experience was seamless, from the arrangements to the night itself.

Chef Dave was friendly, confident and so efficient. He cooked us a beautiful three course Middle Eastern meal. We are all food enthusiasts (and we didn’t mention it, but three of us run food businesses) and we were delighted with everything and felt thoroughly spoiled.

Thank you so much Chef’s Compliments and especially Chef Dave for a very special night.

Our 25th Wedding Anniversary BBQ was a stunner! Not just value for money, but a personalised service, excellent menu choices and generous portions. Thank you Daryl and team.

Booked Bonito as a private chef from Chefs Compliments to celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary with our family
Darryl at Chefs Compliments was super helpful when we were deciding , providing various suggestions to enable the menu fitting of the occasion and suitable for our various allergy requirements and preferences.
Darryl also liaised with the rental house we were using to ensure Bonito had all necessary equipment.
Bonito arrived early so we knew we could relax and look forward to our banquet. He was really friendly and was great with children answering all their questions
Bonito was amazing the food he prepared was delicious and all the family loved it. From canape to dessert Bonito made it an unforgettable experience
Just to complete the evening Bonito cleared everything up afterwards leaving the kitchen spotless.
Would definitely recommend Chefs Compliments for a special event
Thank you Darryl and Bonito

On Friday night we celebrated my sister's 50th Birthday. As a special treat we booked a private chef. It far exceeded our expectations. Our chef, Dave and his assistant Paula were lovely and went out of their way to make sure our meal was special. The food was wonderful, and we found it impossible to say which course we loved the best. We definately recommend Chefs Compliments and will book them again. Massive thanks to Darryl, Dave and Paula for making our meal so memorable.

Chefs Compliments made everything so easy and straightforward! They helped us to find a chef that catered to exactly what we requested and were looking for. It was executed so intentionally well! Such an easy, straightforward, and professional experience! Highly recommend!!

Communication leading up to the event with Darryl was great and he put together a great menu which met all of our needs.

On the day Chef Dave was great, he communicated with us about what our expectations were and timings and the food did not disappoint at all. Especially his mushroom soup and his twist on a traditional apple crumble.

Everything was great and Chef Dave was so friendly, approachable and accommodating.

This company was amazing. Catered for a family BBQ
Very professional, both the chef and server were brilliant. Nothing was too much trouble. Food was amazing. Would thoroughly recommend.

We had a BBQ party for my husband and son. Our booking was for a chef(to cook only, we provided the food)and also 2 front of house staff.
Chef Bonito was fantastic, very friendly. He went above and beyond our expectations, prepared extra food, which were delicious. Denise and James (foh) were courteous, friendly and saw to our guests needs, glasses were never empty. We recommend Chefscompliments 100%, and we will be using their services again in the future!

The food was done excellently by Darryl the chef and being flexible when guests arrived late due to traffic conditions . All our guests complimented on the BBQ selection served , this was done with efficient service , from start to finish clearing up and ensuring to communicate well and friendly and respectful. Thank you for making this a memorable birthday event and will do it again