Jaque's Private Chef

Algarve · Portugal

Private chef in the Algarve

Jaque's Private Chef · Chefa Jaquelina

Private dinners, brunches and shared tables, cooked and served in your villa or home, anywhere in the Algarve.

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A long table laid for dinner under a pergola at sunset, with candles, red roses and lanterns above

Not a restaurant. A chef who comes to your table, cooks in your kitchen, plates in your dining room and leaves nothing behind but the evening itself.

From two guests up to twenty, from breakfast on the terrace to a late dinner.

Chefa Jaquelina serving a brunch buffet to a group of guests

About

Born in Angola, cooking on the Algarve

I grew up in a large family, where cooking meant caring for others, sharing and bringing people together around the table. That is where my passion began, and over time it became my profession.

After more than seven years in gastronomy and training at the Porto School of Hospitality, I found that private dining is the way of cooking that represents me best: personal, thoughtful and made with attention to detail.

Food is therapy.

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Services

What I cook for you

Every booking starts with your date, your guests and your home. These are the ways I usually cook for them.

Four plates of rigatoni with ragù and burrata on a laid table

The heart of what I do

Private dinners

A menu written for your guests, finished in your kitchen and served at your table, course by course or family-style.

Breakfast & brunch

A relaxed breakfast at your home or villa, timed to your group's morning, or a generous brunch with sweet and savoury dishes. Juice, water, tea and coffee can be included.

Family-style sharing & buffets

Generous platters set on the table to share, or a buffet where guests help themselves. The same care for flavour and presentation as a private dinner.

Finger food & coffee breaks

Small, varied dishes for celebrations and relaxed gatherings. For meetings and mornings by the pool: pastries, savoury bites, fruit and hot drinks.

Multi-day villa stays

Meals across your holiday, from breakfast to dinner, planned as one sequence over several days rather than as separate evenings.

For a dinner for two, a table of friends, birthdays and anniversaries, family holidays, intimate celebrations and company dinners.

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A platter of sliced steak, grilled prawns and asparagus with a gratin, served at a laid table

How it works

Four steps to your evening

  1. 01

    Your request

    Tell me the date, the place, how many guests you are and anything someone cannot eat.

  2. 02

    The menu

    I write a menu for your guests and send it with a clear quote. A 50% deposit secures the date.

  3. 03

    The evening

    I arrive with the shopping done, cook and finish everything on site, and serve it the way we agreed.

  4. 04

    After

    Your kitchen is left clean and organised. All you keep is the evening.

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Plates and evenings

Chefa Jaquelina plating dishes at a kitchen counterA brunch table with pastries, fruit, granola and cured meatsA sharing board with smoked salmon, eggs, feta and cucumberA place setting at golden hour with a printed menuToasts with avocado and prawn tartare on a long plateChefa Jaquelina at a buffet in a villa with a spiral staircase
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A cabbage roll filled with crab and topped with salmon roe in a white bowl

What guests say

★★★★★

“I may have just found the best private chef experience with Jaquelina and her amazing team ! From the communication pre-event to the actual brunch day and thereafter, the service was beyond fantastic. The food was also delicious and the personal touches were highly appreciated, thank you so much again!”

Lea B. · Brunch · Google review

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Where I cook

Across the Algarve

On request anywhere in Portugal, including Lisbon.

Tell me the date and the occasion

I will come back to you with a menu proposal and a clear quote.

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