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Book private dining and catered events online and keep rain plans, access and travel between towns visible before the crew commits.

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  • Book private dining and catered events online
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  • Keep every quote with the job
  • Share the chef and service crew diary
  • Record the catering or private-chef fee

Bookings

Make the useful details bookable

Customers book private dining and catered events online. Keep date, venue and chef and service crew together for wet-weather and lodge functions.

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A private chef dinner priced instantly from the menu and headcount.
New bookingAvailable
ServiceCanapés & main dinner
Where8 guests · Mount Eden
DateSat 16 Aug · 6:30pm
Priced instantly$760

Schedule

Leave room for the real work

Block menu planning, prep, travel and table service for wet-weather and lodge functions. Travel and setup cannot quietly create a clash.

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A day on the schedule's calendar, with three jobs placed on a vertical time grid at the times they run.
Wednesday1 Jul
3 jobs
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
08:00 · Ponsonby
Grazing table set-up
10:30 · Mount Eden
Corporate lunch drop
12:30 · Grey Lynn
Private chef lunch

Run the service day from one record.

Keep the catering service, venue time and organiser notes close while the crew handles wet-weather and lodge functions.

  • Arrival is part of the job

    Hold access and arrival notes for the catering service where rain plans, access and travel between towns can disrupt the plan.

  • The crew sees the same brief

    Put the chef and service crew, guest notes and venue access together before anyone starts prep for wet-weather and lodge functions.

  • Changes stay attached

    Update menu, courses, staffing and guest count on the booking for wet-weather and lodge functions, rather than leaving the latest detail in a stray message.

A booking request inside a message thread, answered with accept or decline without leaving the conversation.
TATom Ashworth

Hi, are you free to come out and take a look this Friday?

Booking request
Private dining
Fri 15 Aug · 9:00am · Takapuna
AcceptDecline

Priced on the count, not on a hunch.

Guest count and service hours are the two numbers the price is really made of. Put them on the estimate as lines, and the host approves a figure they can see the working behind.

A seated engagement dinner quote, itemised and ready to send.
Estimate #1042
Hemi Walker
Sent
  • Two-course seated dinner · 40 guestsMenu$4,400
  • Chef & waitstaff · 5 hrsStaffing$960
  • Crockery, glassware & linenHire$340
Total$5,700

Sell the time you can actually cover.

Availability reflects menu planning, prep, travel and table service for wet-weather and lodge functions, not an optimistic gap between two events.

  • Protect the full service window

    Reserve the working span for private dining and catered events on wet-weather and lodge functions, including setup and pack-down customers rarely see.

  • Regular work without retyping

    Use standing bookings for repeat catering service work on wet-weather and lodge functions and choose how each series should finish.

  • Quieter dates still have a job

    Use coupons when a softer wet-weather and lodge functions date needs a nudge for the catering service, without changing the diary.

A day on the schedule's calendar, with three jobs placed on a vertical time grid at the times they run.
Wednesday1 Jul
3 jobs
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
08:00 · Ponsonby
Grazing table set-up
10:30 · Mount Eden
Corporate lunch drop
12:30 · Grey Lynn
Private chef lunch

Built for the enquiry

Built for the count that moves, the venue you have not seen and the date that has to hold

Private dinners

Hold private dinners, the rain cover and chef and service crew on one record, so the crew arrives with the right brief.

Wedding breakfasts

Hold wedding breakfasts, the rural arrival and chef and service crew on one record, so the crew arrives with the right brief.

Canapé receptions

Hold canapé receptions, the lodge access and chef and service crew on one record, so the crew arrives with the right brief.

Family celebrations

Hold family celebrations, the hall key time and chef and service crew on one record, so the crew arrives with the right brief.

Corporate dining

Hold corporate dining, the hill-road travel and chef and service crew on one record, so the crew arrives with the right brief.

Multi-course menus

Hold multi-course menus, the weekend setup and chef and service crew on one record, so the crew arrives with the right brief.

Holiday gatherings

Hold holiday gatherings, the wet pack-down and chef and service crew on one record, so the crew arrives with the right brief.

Venue catering

Hold venue catering, the multi-day stay and chef and service crew on one record, so the crew arrives with the right brief.

A list of quotes showing whether each is sent, viewed or accepted, and when it was last opened.
Quotes5 awaiting reply
  • Hemi WalkerBooked just now$215Accepted
  • Sarah ColemanOpened 2h ago$480Viewed
  • The Oak CaféSent yesterday$120Sent

When the count moves, the number moves with it.

Twenty-eight becomes thirty-four ten days out, and the figure the host is holding is suddenly the wrong one. Revise the estimate, send it again, and see whether they have opened it — rather than assuming the last thing you agreed is the thing they think they are paying.

A private chef dinner priced instantly from the menu and headcount.
New bookingAvailable
ServiceCanapés & main dinner
Where8 guests · Mount Eden
DateSat 16 Aug · 6:30pm
Priced instantly$760

Approved becomes booked.

The moment the host says yes, the event has the date, the window and the agreed scope on it.

Three crew members on one timeline, each with their jobs laid out across the working day so gaps are easy to spot.
TeamWednesday 1 Jul
3 on today
08:0010:0012:0014:0016:00
MSMere
ValeRoweKerr
JFJames
BevanHartNair
ARAna
ShawOduya

Somebody else's kitchen, at somebody else's hour.

Two of you arrive at four, a third at six with the rest of the kit, and none of it works if the brief is in one person's phone. One lane each, with the call time and the access notes attached to the same event the host has been messaging about.

Pro

Keep payment beside the event.

See whether the catering or private-chef fee was recorded before the crew commits time and equipment to wet-weather and lodge functions.

  • Free still records the basics

    Mark cash or bank transfer against the catering service for wet-weather and lodge functions when the organiser settles that way.

  • Pro takes the card online

    Take full online card payment before the crew sets off and keep it linked to the catering service instead of matching it later.

  • Scope and money stay together

    Keep the quote, service details and payment status near the catering service diary entry for wet-weather and lodge functions.

A list of payments, each with the customer, reference, date, method and amount, with totals received and still outstanding.
Received$4,310
Outstanding$3,840
  • Hemi WalkerP-1011 · 25 Jun · Bank transfer$380
  • Sarah ColemanP-1012 · 25 Jun · Cash$240
  • Mere SolomonP-1013 · 28 Jun · Card$380
  • James FifitaP-1001 · 27 Jun · Card$190

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Everything you need to run your catering and private chef work business.

Estimates

Build a quote for menu, courses, staffing and guest count on wet-weather and lodge functions; keep the agreed scope with the booking.

Customers

Keep the organiser, venue and past private dining and catered events work together. For wet-weather and lodge functions, use the real booking, not old messages.

Online booking

Customers book an available catering service online with date, window and notes. Confirmation closes that wet-weather and lodge functions slot.

Scheduling

Block menu planning, prep, travel and table service for wet-weather and lodge functions. Keep the chef and service crew clear through service and pack-down.

One event, one booking

Commit the chef and service crew to the confirmed service window for wet-weather and lodge functions. That capacity disappears from public availability.

Team

Share the chef and service crew, call time and service notes for wet-weather and lodge functions. Everyone sees one brief before prep, loading or handover.

Email reminders

Email reminders give wet-weather and lodge functions times and access details. The organiser can confirm access before the chef and service crew is due.

Standing bookings

Repeat private dining and catered events weekly or monthly. On wet-weather and lodge functions, it may continue, end on a date or stop after a set count.

Payments

Free records cash or bank transfer for the catering or private-chef fee. Pro takes full card payment online for wet-weather and lodge functions on the booking.

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Common questions.

Yes. They choose a real date and window for wet-weather and lodge functions; confirmation removes the chef and service crew capacity from public availability.

Yes. Hold that span around the catering service so the public diary reflects the day your crew can cover on wet-weather and lodge functions.

Yes. A weekly or monthly private dining and catered events series for wet-weather and lodge functions may run indefinitely, finish on a date or stop after a chosen count.

Prepare the quote around menu, courses, staffing and guest count for wet-weather and lodge functions and keep that scope with the catering service record.

Pro takes full online card payment for the catering or private-chef fee on wet-weather and lodge functions. On Free, record cash and bank transfer against the catering service.

Yes. Team visibility keeps the chef and service crew, organiser notes and arrival time together for the crew handling wet-weather and lodge functions.

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