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Your Private Chef review: prices, menu and delivery

A Melbourne catering business that runs a weekly fresh and frozen home meal service on the side, best suited to households who want chef-cooked food and event catering from the same supplier. Anyone tracking calories or macros, or wanting transparent per-meal pricing, will be better served elsewhere.

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Best for

Melbourne households wanting chef-cooked weekly meals alongside event catering

Customer ratings on review sites

Third-party ratings, not our score

5.0/5ProductReview.com.au49 reviews
3.7/5Trustpilot1 reviews

Checked 24 August 2026

Price not
publishedOngoing price per mealHow Your Private Chef pricing works

39/100

Comparison score, data-based

32nd of 32 ready-made meal services. Not a taste test.

How it works

Customer rating17.9 / 35
Nutrition and price disclosure0 / 20
Price vs similar servicesleft out
Menu sizeleft out
Ordering flexibility10 / 10
Delivery reach1.3 / 10

Calculated from published data, not from ordering or tasting the meals: customer ratings on review platforms, whether macros, calories and a clear price are published, price against services of the same type, menu size, ordering flexibility and delivery reach. Price vs similar services and Menu size could not be scored for Your Private Chef, so they are left out and the other criteria are rescaled to 100. Paid placement does not change this score.

Your Private Chef pros and cons

Pros

Fresh and frozen weekly home meals come from a working Melbourne catering kitchen, with the same chefs behind corporate events
Dietary labelling across the menu for gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, vegan, halal and kosher friendly options, plus a special dietary individual box for complex allergies
Repeat orders can be set up at checkout, and pickup from the Caulfield kitchen is available
Low weekday minimum of $40 plus delivery, so you are not locked into a large weekly box

Cons

No published per-meal pricing, so you have to work through the ordering cart or request a quote
No calorie or macro information published, which rules it out for calorie counting or macro tracking
Weekly meals are delivered on Tuesdays only, with orders closing the Friday before
Delivery is limited to Melbourne metro and selected suburbs, with higher minimums on weekends

How much Your Private Chef costs

Ongoing price per meal: Price not published
Delivery fee: Minimum spend of $40 plus a delivery fee on weekdays, $150 plus delivery fee on Saturdays and $400 on Sundays. A higher delivery fee applies for time specific deliveries.

Prices checked 24 August 2026. First order offers are not included in the ongoing price. Confirm at checkout.

Your Private Chef meals and menu

Format: Fresh
Preparation: Ready to Eat

Diets Your Private Chef lists

Vegetarian or vegan
Gluten free
Halal

What customers say about Your Private Chef

5.0/5Your Private Chef on ProductReview.com.au49 reviewsChecked 24 August 2026
3.7/5Your Private Chef on Trustpilot1 reviewsChecked 24 August 2026

Ratings from ProductReview.com.au and Trustpilot. They are those platforms' customer ratings, not ours.

Your Private Chef delivery and ordering

Delivery area: VIC (metro areas only)
Order cut-off: Friday for the following Tuesday on weekly meals; midnight for next day catering orders
Delivery days: Tuesday
Lead time: Weekly meals arrive Tuesday afternoon; catering needs a full day's notice, or about a week for larger events
Regional delivery: Melbourne metro and selected suburbs only. Pickup is available from the Caulfield kitchen by arrangement, and hot delivery may not be offered for addresses far from Caulfield.
One-off orders: Yes, no subscription needed

Alternatives to Your Private Chef

Your Private Chef and alternatives compared
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Your Private Chef	Ongoing pricePrice not published	One-off ordersYes	Macros publishedNo	Customer rating5.0/5ProductReview.com.au, 49 reviews	Compare
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Dineamic	Ongoing price$11.95 per meal	One-off ordersYes	Macros publishedYes	Customer rating3.9/5Trustpilot, 4,377 reviews	CompareYour Private Chef vs Dineamic

Ongoing prices exclude first order offers. Ratings come from different platforms, so they are not directly comparable.

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How this page works

Prices: Prices and delivery details checked 24 August 2026. First order offers are listed separately from the ongoing price. Confirm at checkout.
Customer ratings: From ProductReview.com.au and Trustpilot. These are third-party customer ratings, not ours, shown with the review count and the date they were checked.
Comparison score: Out of 100, calculated from published data only: customer rating weighted by review volume (35 points), whether macros, calories and a clear price are published (20), price against services of the same type (15), menu size (10), ordering flexibility (10) and delivery reach (10). Where a criterion cannot be scored it is left out and the rest are rescaled to 100. Price is left out of Your Private Chef's score. It is a comparison aid, not a test result. Paid placement does not change it.

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