At Fabulous Private Dining we are genuinely passionate about what we do. We provide delicious, creative menus for a range of special events throughout the South East of England specialising in Private Dining Experiences as well as our Fabulous Paella and Big Pan Cooking. Whether you’re looking for a 3 course dinner, 5 or 7 course Tasting Menu or if you would love for one of our chefs to come and cook a delicious big pan dish in front of your guests... We believe in going the extra mile to make your event truly memorable.
We can also provide hot/cold buffet, canapés, bbq, or we can help create a bespoke menu for your event, just let us know your requirements and we’d be delighted to cater for you.
Richie was a great chef. He was very friendly and made a really nice meal! Flavours were delicious and the whole experience was great!
Richie was very responsive to emails and really professional throughout. Our party guests lived the outdoor paella and it was indeed very tasty and best thing was that we didn’t have to worry about preparation or clearing up! Food was ready for the agreed time and generally everything was just so easy so we could just enjoy the party!
Richie was so communicative and helpful - not to mention the food being delicious! We had a party of 13 people with vegan and meat eaters and both options were really tasty. Richie was perfectly on time and even offered to bring extra water when we had a water supply issue. Would definitely recommend and book again in the future.
Thank you Richie!
Richie was very responsive in the planning stage and arrived promptly on the night. Our guests (about 100) enjoyed the paella...4 choices to suit all tastes.
Richie is a very personable guy too. Recommended.
Richie was fabulous and helped make our special event very special indeed. We had arranged for paella for a group of 10, including some vegetarians, and he could not have made our lives easier! Throughout the process he was communicative, professional and punctual, and the food was amazing. We would highly recommend Richie and hope to use him again for future events.
Thank you.
Wish I could have just gone direct to the business, Poptop add more value it’s just an added expense
Our chef, Richie, was fantastic. Great communication beforehand and nothing was too much! He arrived on time, set up outside, whipped up a delicious vegan paella, alongside some amazing focaccia and the best vegan aoili I've ever had, followed by vegan brownies with fresh fruit and cream. Such a tasty treat and perfect for my sister's Spanish themed hen! When he was finished, he tidied up and left us feasting. A true gem, wondering what event I can use him again for!
Richie was fantastic from start to finish. Great communication, fantastic food and left the kitchen spotless! Highly recommended!
Pop top helpful although finding a category to look in was a bit confusing. Maybe Dinner Party or Family Party title would work ?
Ritchie arrived promptly, fitted in and got on with preparing our meal discreetly. He fitted the serving in round the slight disruption of the small baby. Really lovely meal, beautifully presented. Such a nice man, and he even offered and took over feeding the baby! Thank you!
Richie was fabulous - I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him and I look forward to the next event I can contract him for. We were let down by another chef only a week before my Mum’s 60th bday dinner party but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise as we wouldn’t have found Richie otherwise. His communication prior to the event was very prompt and helpful and his menu choices were fantastic. He was really understanding of our dietary requirements and was able to adapt all his dishes. On the day he arrived on time, was very friendly and a pleasure to have around. Each dish was excellent - well presented, perfectly balanced flavours and good portions sizes. You couldn’t tell he’d been in the kitchen after he departed, he left it spotlessly clean. Absolutely 10/10.
lovely food - and Richie was extremely helpful and obliging, offering a choice of paellas to suit varying tastes. He was also very flexible when we asked him to delay by an hour or so. Highly recommended!
Richie was great from booking to the event! He was so helpful with allergies and just everything was great! The food was incredible and everyone had an empty plate at the end!
Thank you so much and I will definitely be recommending Richie to others and will 100% use Richie again! Thank you for a great meal and experience!
We had a fabulous evening with with our 'Fabulous 3-Course Dining Experience'. Richie was punctual, professional and provided us with tasty and well presented dishes throughout his stay. We would highly recommend this service as a special treat. We were 4 adults celebrating a silver wedding.
Absolutely fantastic! Foodwas delicious and perfect paella experience for our Spanish themed party. Thank you 🙏
Richie cooked a delicious paella for our family celebration. I would highly recommend him. Great communications throughout the process, he arrived promptly (despite getting
caught in heavy traffic which he kept me aware of), got on with the preparation without any fuss, served everyone (including seconds!) and cleared away silently with nothing for us to clear up. A stress free way to entertain a large group and all at a very fair price.
It was a fantastic evening! My wife loved the surprise and we really enjoyed the food prepared by Richie. It was also a pleasure getting to know Richie, too! Would definitely recommend him.
Ritchie cooked us a fantastic 3 course meal and offered some great tips on how to improve our own cooking! Thanks!!
Richie arrived right on time. Quick to acquaint himself with the kitchen and ready to roll. The food was just amazing. Its like having an army of elf’s and fairies in your kitchen. Everything was left spotless, no drama, excellent food. A taste sensation. Such an amazing effortless (on our part at least ) evening. Could not have asked for more. Thank you so much Richie.
Amazing food, Richie was lovely, like a magician, came in produced amazing food, no mess then left.
Absolutely faultless. Richie is a fantastic chef and on top of that an all round good guy. The food he prepared was delicious and his overall relaxed persona made the night for us. Thanks Richie
Richie did a great job! Fantastic Paella and great service. Couldn’t ask for more!
Couldn't be more impressed with everything! Richie was really wonderful to deal with, and the food was absolutely amazing. We arranged the meal for my Husband's 40th, he didn't want to go out so Richie brought it all to us. I'd never hired a chef before, and being just the two of us eating i wondered if it would be awkward. Not in the slightest, Richie is very personable and made the night very special, he even silently let himself out so we carried on with our evening uninterrupted. We are still talking about just how good the food was with everyone that will listen!
Throughly enjoyable private dining experience. Ritchie was great from menu planning, to the event itself. Great service and delicious food. Would highly recommend. Alison
Richie turned up on time and cooked us a delicious Paella. Thank you
Lovely meal for my mum & dad's 25th wedding anniversary. Everyone said how much they enjoyed the food! I couldn't have picked a hotter day for poor Richie to cook in but he soldiered through. Thanks again Richie!
Excellent service from start to finish!! Richie was wonderful and the food was fantastic! Highly recommend!!
Absolutely fantastic evening - thanks again Richie. To all those thinking of making a booking - do it! Food was excellent (way better than we expected given the basic kitchen he had to cook in) and he really went the extra mile to make us feel comfortable. From wearing a mask (this was the first interaction we’d had outside our family post the lockdown, and we were a bit nervous) to not letting us pour our own drinks, to leaving us enough leftovers for another dessert the next night, he couldn’t do enough. Also very good communication before the event which was useful as this is the first time I’d used a private chef and wasn’t sure exactly what to expect. He’s also a really nice guy and knows when to get involved in the conversation and when to melt back into the background and leave us alone. I don’t normally leave reviews on sites like this but had to for Richie as was genuinely impressed. Will be booking again for our next special occasion.
I booked Richie for my partners birthday as we were worried about going out during this time. It was the most amazing evening, all thanks to Chef Richie and the most delicious food we were served. I had ordered drinks from a cocktail company which Richie then took the time to prepare and serve us which was a lovely bonus. As my partner and I have different tastes, I had asked Richie if we could have two separate mains which he was more than happy to do. Overall my partner and I had an amazing time and loved every second of the experience. So much so that we are booking in Chef Richie for a bigger family meal in the near future.
Thank you Richie the Paella was very good, very professional .I recommend the servicie.
Maria
Food was great quality, tasted amazing and well presented. Caterers were amazing to do business with, really helpful and attentive. This was only a small order but i will definitively use this service again and will also recommend to my friends and colleagues 5 stars all the way
Richie was fabulous - really made the day very special.
What a fantastic professional service provided for me on my engagement dinner .Would recommend him 100%
Fabulous Catering and Events (specifically Richard) provided us with the most amazing meal and service and gets our highest recommendation.
This was a private dining experience provided for us at rented accommodation to celebrate my birthday. Richard worked closely with my husband to agree a wonderful menu accommodating all my dietary needs. The resulting meal was exquisite: crab and chilli linguine, seabass with cauliflower bhaji, spinach and roasted pepper stew and new potatoes, roasted pineapple torte with mango and passionfruit sorbet, followed by a chocolate birthday cake!
Richard is very friendly and professional. As soon as he arrived he immediately got on with the cooking, served us our drinks and quickly had the starter on the table. Each course arrived very smoothly and with enough time between each that nothing seemed rushed. As soon as everything was finished, the kitchen was left spotless and Richard departed. It was all very relaxed.
This was the most enormous treat and Richard made it very, very special. Thank you Fabulous Catering and Events!
Annette and Vaughn Wiles
Delicious food, beautiful presentation and extremely professional service. Cannot recommend Richie highly enough.
Richie was absolutely fantastic & the meal was amazing! Such a treat, wouldn’t hesitate to book with him again. Great service
Richie was so kind to us and produced a completely delicious Paella lunch. He was very flexible and didn't need anything at all, it was all very relaxed and he took himself away while we ate, and cleared up beautifully. I would definitely recommend using him and will be using The Fabulous Catering Company again. Thank you Richie!
Bespoke event catering, ranging from simple canapé parties, Private Dining, Bbq, Hog Roast, Paella to sit down 3 course dinners
No although we can recommend some excellent venues we work with
We can cook on site or offer a drop and go service
All menus are bespoke to our individual clients
Yes
We don’t but we can recommend some fabulous local cake specialists
Menus include food, cutlery, crockery and staff were applicable
Dinner Parties
Weddings
Hog Roast
Bbq’s
Paella
Big Pan Cooking
Buffets
Canapés