Mario started his career as a chef after leaving school, working in hotels and restaurants. Following this he has gained a wide variety of knowledge working in various countries around Europe, even running his own restaurant. Since moving to the UK, he has had a great experience working as a chef. He has a strong passion for cooking with good fresh ingredients and loves to cook many different international dishes.
We had a superb anniversary meal cooked and served by Mario. The food was superb, as was the service and friendly style that Mario displays. A memorable meal !
From the booking process to meeting our wonderful chef and waitress and to experiencing the outstanding gourmet food, everything was just perfect. Mario and Marta are professional and also lovely. Nothing was too much trouble and they made our 25th wedding anniversary as special as we wanted it to be. Highly recommend
We had a fantastic meal with Mario! It was a fabulous experience. Every course was amazing. He is an excellent chef. I fully recommend him to anyone!
Wow!! What an amazing feast! Food was suberb everything was perfectly prepared and cooked and presented beautifully. Very professional in every way possible and everywhere was left spotlessly clean. We throughly enjoyed our evening and would highly recommend this 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ experience many thanks 🤩
Mario and his team were amazing from the point of contact to the event itself. He was so professional but friendly, the food was outstanding and he worked tirelessly during our event. I cannot recommend him enough, thank you so much Mario!
Chef Mario was absolutely phenomenal, his food and service were both first-class — I would definitely book him again and cannot recommend him enough! We hired him a few weeks to cater for a hen party of 16 guests and from start to finish his service was outstanding. If I could give him 10 starts I would. His communication throughout was brilliant and after booking he quickly contacted me to discuss our needs and requirements and made it clear that he was contactable anytime for any queries or requests. There was such a variety of menu options available to suit all preferences and dietary requirements (including one vegan). On the day, Mario and his assistant arrived punctually and set straight to work. They were both extremely professional and efficient, even when the apartment we booked did not come fully equipped with all of the utensils and cutlery required (despite promising they would), chef Mario did not bat an eyelid and made it all work like the true professional that he is. The food was absolutely delicious and every single person was extremely satisfied with their meals. Chef Mario (and his assistant) were also very friendly and personable, they made all guests feel relaxed and the kitchen was left spotless. I can’t wait to book him again!
Fantastic evening of dining for a landmark birthday enabled by Mario and his team. The food was wonderful and worth every penny invested. Thank you so much.
From booking with Poptop Uk to having Mario as chef for our 50th Wedding Anniversary on the day, everything went perfectly.
Mario was very professional and gave us a wonderful dining experience with a beautifully prepared and served menu.
We can certainly recommend Mario and hopefully will be able to have him on another occasion.
Working with Mario has been great from start to finish. Very responsive and helpful. He catered for an American style BBQ for us with cocktails and canapés. The food was fantastic, service impeccable. Would highly recommend
Excellent food and service from Mario. Would highly recommend
Mario was extremely helpful prior to the event able to accomodate any changes we needed. Very profession, the food was amazing and beautifully cooked. Wide choice of canapes and main courses to choose from around the Italian theme and was able to pick my husbands favourite dishes for his birthday event.
I would highly recommend Mario for any event.
We were really impressed with Mario's food, professionalism and communication prior to our event. He made a lovely evening more special :-)
Chef Mario was fantastic. The food was delicious, everyone loved it. He was very helpful and responsive whilst we planned out event and the TopPop team were helpful prior to booking too. Thanks so much.
Wow! Mario was amazing and also his Assistant Martha. The food was so delicious and very well presented. Mario is such a lovely guy. Cannot fault anything at all. I would definitely book him again and 100% recommend him as a private Chef. Such a friendly guy who joined in with us, but still kept professional ways. Nothing was too much trouble. Thank you Mario x
I would strongly recommend Mario. He made the selection process easy and was very flexible. He arrived on time and delivered an excellent 5 course dinner for 10 people. All guests enjoyed the experience. He was very personably and left the kitchen spotless when he departed. We will utilise his services again in the future.
Mario is a very skilled and personable chef. His food is excellent, presentation is fantastic and we all had a wonderful evening.
He discussed our menu choices with us, made great suggestions for cocktails and wine, arrived early to prepare the meal and everything worked like clockwork.
Highly recommended by us!
