What it is
PikaChef books a vetted private chef to cook in your kitchen: dinner for two, a party, a cooking lesson or a week of meal prep.
Why it’s good
- Chefs pass a tasting, ID and hygiene checks before they can be booked
- Book a menu or ask for a quote, priced per guest
- Your payment is held by PikaBox and released only after the dinner
Who’s eating?
One chef, any table.
Tell us who’s at the table. You see the chefs, menus and prices that fit it, and the chef sees every allergy before she says yes.
1 guestJust meA week of dinners prepped on Sunday, or one great meal for yourself.
2 guestsTwo of usDate night at home. The candles are yours; the cooking and the washing up are the chef’s.
4 to 12 guestsFamilySunday lunch with Dad’s low salt and Amani’s nut allergy already handled.
10 to 60 guestsA partyBirthdays, harusi, office year-ends. Everyone can pay their own share.
How booking works
Agree the price. Then relax.
Every booking runs through PikaBox, from the first message to the last plate.
You
Choose a menu, or ask for a quote
Pick a date, the guests and a signature menu, or describe the dinner you want. Add the allergies at the table and the kitchen you have.
The chefs
Compare quotes, or counter
Chefs quote per guest. Put them side by side, counter once or twice in chat, or ask a question first, until it feels right.
Held safely
Pay, and PikaBox holds it
Pay with M-Pesa. The chef can see the booking is paid, but nothing is released to her yet.
On the night
A dinner you can follow
Your chef checks in when she arrives. Follow the courses, see the allergies she is cooking around, and tip in a tap.
Your code
Release it with your code
Happy? Give the chef your four-digit code. Only then is she paid. Something not right? Keep the code and get help.
Group bookings
Big table, split bill.
Invite friends to the booking and everyone pays their own share with M-Pesa. The chef is confirmed when the table is covered; nobody chases anybody.
- Split evenly, by couple, or the host covers the kids
- Gentle reminders, so you don’t have to send them
- Up to 60 guests, with a second chef for bigger tables
More than one dinner
A chef for the whole week.
Some of the best bookings aren’t parties at all.
Chef Sundays
Your week, prepped on Sunday.
A chef comes for three hours on Sunday and leaves five dinners labelled in your fridge, low salt for Dad and nut-free for Amani. Weekly; skip a Sunday or pause whenever you like.
Kitchen lessons
Lessons for your house help.
A chef teaches Mary in your own kitchen: knife skills, food safety and new dishes the family will love. The skills, the recipe cards and the certificate are hers to keep.
Featured chefs
Taking bookings now.
Our first chefs are finishing their tastings.Get the app and we’ll tell you the moment they’re taking bookings.
Prices are the chef’s, per guest. Our service fee is added on top and shown before you pay.
What if I’m not happy with the dinner?
Don’t share your code. Tell us within 24 hours and our team steps in; your payment stays held until it’s resolved, and you can get a full or part refund.Who buys the ingredients?
The price per guest includes the chef’s ingredients unless the menu says otherwise. If you’d rather shop yourself, say so in your request and the chef quotes for the cooking alone.Can the chef cook in a small kitchen?
Yes. Tell us the kitchen you have when you ask for a quote (the hobs, the oven, the space) and the chef plans the menu around it, or brings what’s missing.How are chefs checked?
Before a chef can be booked she passes a tasting, an ID check and a hygiene check, and her kitchen setup is reviewed. Her profile shows what was checked.Can I tip?
Yes, in a tap from the app during the dinner or after it.
Book a chef for Saturday.
Ask for a quote in the app or on the web. Nothing is paid until you accept, and nothing reaches the chef until the plates are cleared.
Nairobi’s food, all in one place.
