Catering Dubai for
homes, offices and events.

No. Date, location, guest count and what you are organising is enough to begin. We start with the event and build the catering around it: food only, food plus service, or optional extra coordination if you ask for it.

Yes. If your venue, household or team already has everything else covered, we can prepare the food and deliver it. See drop-off catering.

Many Dubai caterers present a package of menus, buffets and staff. myCHEF starts with the event you are actually planning. You add only the layers that make it work: food, kitchen, service, then table hire or extra suppliers if you choose them. Licensed culinary partners employ the cooks and do the cooking; we take the brief, match the event, score the work and carry the booking. You do not have to buy a complete event package, or a planner, to get the food right.

It depends on guest count, menu, service style, staffing and venue, not on a single package price. Drop-off starts from AED 90 per person, a standard event buffet from AED 120, premium buffet, BBQ, live stations and canapés from AED 150, and chef-led plated dining at AED 700–950 per person. Guest count and staff move it from there. Every quote is itemised in writing, with 5% VAT shown separately. From, typical range and calculator estimate are labelled on the catering prices guide and the cost calculator.

Yes, as layers you can add. Serving staff, bartenders, tableware, glassware and linen are sized to the guest count and service style. If your venue already provides staff or tables, we work around that.

Halal ingredients are sourced by default for myCHEF catering menus in Dubai. Mixed guest lists and specific certification requirements should be told to us when we build the menu. More detail on halal catering.

Culinary preparation is performed by licensed culinary partners working to Dubai Municipality food-safety standards. Those partner houses employ the cooks on proper visas; myCHEF designs and coordinates the catering around your event, and the contract and the invoice are with myCHEF. You are not hiring a stranger off an app, and you are not employing anyone.

For events under 50 guests, aim to enquire at least a week ahead; larger events typically need 2–4 weeks. Allow more time in peak season and around holidays. We typically reply within 15 minutes between 9am and 9pm Dubai time. Short-notice availability is confirmed individually.

Yes. We plan birthdays, family lunches and private dinners for groups of 10 to 20, with the menu and service matched to your home. For a seated dinner, a chef can prepare the meal in your kitchen; buffets and passed canapés offer a more informal format. Planning a birthday specifically? We build those on birthday catering in Dubai.

All four, as layers on the same booking. Grazing tables and live cooking stations suit standing events; a gala dinner is plated with a full service team; waiters, hosts and bartenders are added by guest count. Tell us the format and we size the team. You never pay for staff the format does not need.

Compare the published menus, minimum orders, service inclusions and notice periods before requesting like-for-like proposals. Our Dubai catering comparison brings these points together and explains the differences between formats.

Cancel in writing to info@mychef.ae or the official WhatsApp used for the booking. Fifteen or more days before: the deposit is refunded less committed costs; we may retain 5% of the booking value for administration. Eight to 14 days: half the deposit is refunded, less committed costs. Forty-eight hours to seven days: the deposit is retained in full, together with committed costs. Less than 48 hours: up to 100% of the booking value may be payable. Days are calendar dates in Dubai time, UTC+4. Full wording: /private-client-booking-terms and /corporate-booking-terms. Recurring household chef plans follow their own written service agreement.

Additional time is charged at the applicable hourly rate plus 50%, agreed before the team stays beyond the booked hours. Your proposal and booking terms set out how overtime is handled.

Tastings can be arranged for weddings and larger events before the menu is confirmed. Any tasting fee appears separately in the proposal. For smaller bookings, we can discuss whether a tasting would be useful for your menu.

myCHEF invoices you, and myCHEF pays the partner house that employs the cooks and the service team. No guest, host or venue pays a chef directly. A 50% deposit holds the date and the team; the balance is due as agreed in writing before the event, with 5% VAT shown on its own line throughout.

Yes. We coordinate the catering with your existing planner and suppliers, agreeing access, setup and service timings so everyone understands their responsibilities.