Private chef& cateringAlgarve
Seasonal Mediterranean food, cooked personally in your Algarve villa and served at your table.
Private chef & villa catering · Retreats & events · Across the Algarve
This is Basil
Private dining and chef-led catering across the Algarve, from villa kitchens to coastal tables.
Basil is a small company with big plans: to make its presence felt in the Algarve by cooking with the best of what the region grows, catches and bakes.
Private dinners in the house you are staying in, brunch delivered to the door, birthdays, small weddings, private BBQs and retreats. Planned around your kitchen and whatever the market had that morning.
A table in the house you're staying in.
Basil brings the restaurant experience to your own table without trying to turn your villa into a restaurant. We cook in the kitchen where you are staying and leave it clean afterwards.
The food follows the season and the group, with local ingredients at its centre.
6+ standard · Smaller groups: €600 minimum fee · Multi-day stays
More from Basil
The people behind Basil
Raphael & Inês
Founder & Chef
Raphael Hoetzel
Professionally trained at the Portuguese Cooking School, with around ten years in hospitality, including training and teaching.
Founder & Chef
Inês Crespo
A chef with pastry and event experience, working alongside Raphael across the Algarve.
The process
How it works
Tell us the plan
Share the date, location, guest count and kind of occasion.
Agree the menu
We discuss food preferences and any dietary needs before confirming the details.
We come to you
Basil handles the food and agreed service at the villa, home or venue.
Across the Algarve
Where we cook
We travel to villas, homes and venues across the region. These are five of the areas where guests regularly ask us to cook.
Let's plan your dinner.
We travel to you across the Algarve — by appointment via WhatsApp, email or the website enquiry form.