Private chef invoice template and a free website

You cook in other people's kitchens: a birthday dinner for ten, a tasting menu for an anniversary, a week of meals packed into someone's fridge. The shopping, the travel and the cooking all have to show up on the bill. goud.work makes that bill in a couple of minutes, and gives you a free page that lets your plates do the talking.

Your invoice
Your business name
INVOICE
Invoice No.
INV-0001
Date
15 November 2026
Due
29 November 2026
From
Your business name
Street and number
Town
Postcode
Phone
you@example.com
Bill to
Client name
Street and number
Town
Postcode
Description of workAmount
Dinner party
1 person at £0.00
£0.00
Tasting menu£0.00
Meal prep
1 week at £0.00
£0.00
Ingredients£0.00
Travel£0.00
Total due£0.00
Payment details
Account nameYour account name
Sort code00-00-00
Account number00000000
ReferenceINV-0001

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What goes on a private chef invoice

Easy Invoice offers Dinner party counted per person, Tasting menu, Meal prep by the week, Ingredients and Travel. Send the client a quote with the menu price for the number of guests, then add Ingredients at what you actually spent once the shop is done. Meal prep clients can get the same invoice each week with your last prices filled in. The quote turns into the invoice in one tap, with your bank details on it and a reminder if it runs late.

Lines private chefs use most

  • Dinner party · per person
  • Tasting menu
  • Meal prep · per week
  • Ingredients
  • Travel

In Easy Invoice these are a tap each, and after a few invoices your own lines come first, with the last price you charged.

Your own page, free

Your page opens on a gallery of your plates and table settings, because a client wants to taste with their eyes first. Below it come your services: dinner parties from a price per person, tasting menus and meal prep at a price or Ask. Reviews from past hosts follow, then a Book button for quote requests that you answer. Add the area you'll travel to, your Instagram, and your insurer as a badge.

Your page as a private chef, drawn in a few seconds. Nothing is kept until you sign up.

An invoice in two minutes, on your phone

  1. WhoPick a customer, or type a new one with their postcode.
  2. WhatTap the usual lines for your trade. After a few invoices, your own.
  3. PriceOne price for the job or one per line. VAT is worked out for you.
  4. SendOn WhatsApp, by email or as a PDF, with your bank details on it.

Questions private chefs ask

Should a private chef charge for ingredients separately?

Many do, because the shop changes with every menu. Put your cooking on one line, priced per person, and Ingredients on another. You can give a rough figure for the food on the quote and put the real cost on the invoice afterwards. Either way, tell the client which you're doing before you shop.

Do private chefs need to register as a food business?

Most people who cook for money on a regular basis need to register with their local council, and that can include cooking in clients' homes. Registering is free. Ask your council's food team how it applies to the way you work, ideally a month before you start.

How do I invoice weekly meal prep?

Use the Meal prep line counted by the week, and add Ingredients if they're not in your price. After a few weeks, Easy Invoice offers your own lines with the prices you last used, so the next invoice is quick. Send it on the same day each week so the client knows when to expect it.

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