Book a private chef in Dundalk

Book a private chef who cooks restaurant-quality dinner in your own kitchen, anywhere in Dundalk and across Co. Louth. See the full price before you book, pay securely, and have a verified chef arrive with the shopping done, the courses planned and the cleanup handled. Whether the table is set in Blackrock, Haggardstown, Bellurgan, Mount Avenue or a townhouse off the Long Walk, CaterKin lets you book the night instantly with no back-and-forth. It is built for the occasions Dundalk actually celebrates: a Friday pre-match dinner before the Magnet Cup, a milestone birthday near the Marshes, an anniversary at home instead of the usual drive down the M1, or a relaxed group meal after a day on the Cooley Peninsula.

A private chef handles the whole evening end to end: an agreed menu, the grocery shopping, cooking in your home or venue, plating and serving each course, and leaving the kitchen as clean as they found it, so you sit with your guests instead of running the night. Dundalk hosts cover the full range of occasions, from a two-person anniversary dinner and a family Sunday gathering to birthday parties, work celebrations, christenings and festive sit-downs over Christmas and New Year. Menus span modern Irish using Cooley lamb and local seafood, Italian and Mediterranean sharing plates, Indian and pan-Asian feasts, classic fine-dining tasting menus, steak nights and full vegetarian or vegan spreads, and every listing shows real photos of the actual food. On typical Dundalk market rates, a dinner for two usually runs around €90–100 per person, small dinner parties of three to six sit near €65–75 per person, groups of seven to twelve come down to roughly €55–60 per person, and bigger parties of thirteen or more start from about €55 per person, with each host setting their own price shown live on their card. Repeat bookings are simple: if a chef suits your family, rebook the same host directly for weekly meal prep, monthly dinners or a standing occasion, and you can amend the menu or add extras up to 24 hours before. Every host on CaterKin is verified, hosts keep 85% with a flat 15% platform fee, your payment is held securely by Stripe until after your event, and reviews come only from real guests who actually booked.