Chef at home Duarte

Chef Duarte was wonderful!! Very communicative, easy to work with and accommodating, and a delight to have in our house for our 40th bday dinner (he cooked for myself and 8 friends). Absolutely recommend him!

Chef Duarte was amazing - we surprised our parents with a private chef for their 25th wedding anniversary and they were overwhelmed with emotion. His food, presentation & personality made it all the more special! We were thrilled with the experience and were so grateful to have someone from the island cook for us.

We were amazed by Chef Duarte's passion and skill. We opted for the tasting/paring menu and requested Portuguese/Madeira influenced cuisine. All the courses and wine pairings were perfect and we really appreciated Chef's knowledge and passion for Madeira and the stories to go along with the food. He took his time to make sure we enjoyed every course and paring and was happy to chat with us along the way. We would highly recommend anyone coming to Madeira to experience his food if you are able. We also had two young kids, and chef was happy to make a quick (but delicious) pasta dish for them, before we sent them off to bed. They ate everything!

Chef Duarte communicated with us very well. He was prompt in arriving and had everything under full control. The food was spectacular from a variety of appetizers, a shrimp and scallop starter with such fresh flavors and the main was superb. The veal filet was so tender and flavorful with truffle potatoes. The chocolate dessert was perfect and as it was my birthday there was a cake with sparklers. We would have him cook every meal but then we would forget how special it was. Of course the house was left spotless.