At Portsmouth Private Chefs, we offer bespoke consultancy services tailored to private clients, estate managers, and hospitality professionals who want to enhance their culinary operations, develop new concepts, or refine their food offering.

Private Estate & Household Chef Setup: Advising on private chef recruitment and vetting. Creating household-specific menus and dietary plans. Designing kitchen layouts and workflow systems. Ongoing training and performance coaching for in-house chefs.

Hospitality Business Start-Up Support: Concept development for new restaurants, catering brands, or pop-ups. Menu planning, pricing, and supplier sourcing. Kitchen team structuring and SOP implementation. Guidance on customer experience and service flow.

Menu Development & Food Styling: Bespoke menu creation aligned with your brand or event. Seasonal and dietary menu structuring. Food styling for photoshoots, PR, or launch events. Costing, portioning, and prep system design.

Delivered & Drop-Off Dining Concepts: Creating deliverable menus (buffet boxes, fridge fills, platters). Packaging, labelling, and customer instruction guidance. Setup for remote holiday dining services. Workflow and storage systems for efficient prep and transport.

Brand Building for Private Chefs: Defining your niche and positioning in the private chef market. Building a portfolio of menus and photos. Website and content guidance. Operational coaching to transition from restaurant chef to self-employed private chef.

We work with private households with full-time chefs, high-end rental properties, independent chefs, start-up food businesses, and hospitality venues looking to elevate their food offering.

At Portsmouth Private Chefs, we understand that every hospitality operation faces unique pressures. Our consultancy services are designed to solve these challenges with practical, experience-led solutions.

Key challenges we help you overcome include:

1. Lack of Culinary Structure in Private Homes
2. Transitioning from Chef to Private Business Owner
3. Inconsistent Food Standards Across Events or Menus
4. Startup Confusion in Hospitality Ventures
5. Poor Menu Design & Cost Inefficiencies
6. Limited Seasonal or Delivered Menu Concepts

Whether you're refining your in-house operations, launching a hospitality concept, or elevating your brand as a private chef, our consultancy provides the structure and expertise to make it happen—efficiently and professionally.

In early 2024, Portsmouth Private Chefs was approached by the owner of a luxury holiday home on the South Coast. Our consultancy solution involved designing a seasonal menu portfolio, establishing ordering systems, creating branded materials, and training the housekeeping team.

The result: a 45% increase in repeat bookings and glowing reviews for the in-home dining experience. Guests described it as “restaurant-quality food without leaving the view”.

Today, the owner continues to offer private dining and delivered options as part of their premium guest package, positioning their holiday let ahead of the local competition.

Our consultancy offering is a natural extension of the private chef and onboard dining services we provide. It’s designed for clients who want to elevate their entire approach to food, service, and hospitality.

By combining hands-on delivery with strategic insight, we ensure that every aspect of the dining experience is aligned with your goals, lifestyle, or brand.

1. Personalised Culinary Strategy
2. Long-Term Value for Private Households & Estates
3. Seamless Onboard & Remote Dining Solutions
4. Scaling the Experience for Business Use
5. Empowering You to Host with Confidence

In short, our consultancy ensures the quality and creativity we’re known for can live beyond the event—embedded into your kitchen, your brand, or your home.