Private Chef Dinner at Your Villa
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The experience
About this tour
Turn your boot full of wine into an effortless private dinner at home.
You’ve spent the day touring the Winelands and your car boot is heavy with new discoveries. Cape Town private chef Matthew Ryan turns them straight into dinner. He arrives at your villa or holiday home, cooks a tailored multi-course menu in your kitchen, matches every single course to the bottles you’ve just bought, and leaves the space spotless.
Add it to any of our tours, from a scheduled group day to a private Cap Classique or Pinotage tour, or book it on its own for a night in.
Meet Your Chef
Born and raised in Cape Town, Matthew spent years cooking on superyachts out of Antibes and Florida, working at The Chesterfield in Mayfair, and running a café kitchen in Melbourne before returning home. His food blends global technique with local Cape flavours, and every menu is custom-built around you and your cellar discoveries.
Three Pairing Menus
Each menu is built around estates our tours visit, so every course has a bottle you can buy that day. Here are some sample menus to work around your day out in the Winelands.
Cap Classique
Tailored for our MCC Masterclass and Franschhoek tours, featuring estates like Colmant, Haute Cabrière, and Rickety Bridge.
• First Course: Saldanha Bay oysters and smoked snoek pâté paired with Colmant Brut Reserve
• Second Course: Roast butternut with goat's cheese paired with Rickety Bridge Chenin Blanc
• Third Course: Pan-roasted kob with lemon beurre blanc paired with Pierre Jourdan Belle Rose
• Dessert: Granadilla posset paired with Pierre Jourdan Ratafia
Pinotage
Tailored for our Pinotage tour, from rosé to the Cape's most famous reds.
• First Course: Roast beetroot, whipped feta and figs paired with Lanzerac Pinotage Rosé
• Second Course: Chicken in a smoky tomato and green pepper sauce paired with Bellevue Pinotage
• Third Course: Rump cap with salsa verde paired with Kanonkop Pinotage
• Dessert: Dark chocolate tart with cherries paired with Beyerskloof Diesel
A Cape Table
Tailored for our Stellenbosch tours, featuring Simonsig and Delheim.
• First Course: Biltong and droëwors paired with Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel
• Second Course: Snoek grilled over coals with an apricot glaze paired with Simonsig Chenin Blanc
• Third Course: Bobotie with yellow rice and sambals paired with Delheim Pinotage
• Dessert: Malva pudding paired with Delheim Edelspatz Noble Late Harvest
Fall for a different bottle on the day? Matthew will adjust the course to suit it, or write a menu from scratch around the wines you choose.
Pricing & Logistics
Base Rate: R3,400 for up to four guests, then R800 a head from five.
Ingredients: Billed separately at cost
Travel Fee: A travel fee is applied to the Winelands and Cape Town. (Enquire for fee)
Large Groups: Tables of more than eight get an assistant chef.
Note: Wine is bought at the estates during your tour.
Staying a Few Days?
Matthew can also stock your fridge before you arrive with two days of fresh, labelled meals, from breakfast to dessert. Ask us when you enquire.
What to expect
How it works
A step-by-step walkthrough of your tour, so you know exactly how the day unfolds.
- Step 1
Book the dinner with your tour
Add the dinner to any Wine in the Cape tour, or book it on its own. Send us your date, number of guests, where you're staying and any dietary needs.
- Step 2
Choose your menu
Pick one of Matthew's three pairing menus, each built around the estates on one of our tours, or let him write one for you. You'll have a fixed quote within 24 hours.
- During the day
Taste and buy on the tour
Your guide points you to the bottles for each course. Fall for a different wine on the day? Matthew will adjust the course to suit it.
- Evening
Dinner at your villa
Matthew cooks in your kitchen, serves each course with its wine, explains the pairings, and leaves the kitchen spotless.
What's included
Included in your tour
- Private chef cooking in your villa or holiday home kitchen
- Plated dinner served at your table
- Menu built around the wine you bought on your tour
- Each course paired and explained
- Vegetarian, vegan and dietary needs planned in
- Kitchen cleaned before the chef leaves
Not included
- Wine (bought at the estates on your tour)
- Gratuities
- Ingredients, billed at cost with receipts
- Travel fee
2026 & 2027 tour pricing
Rates per person, in South African Rand. Use the column for your travel year and the row for your group size.
| Group size | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| From / person | Not published | Not published |
Separate 2026 and 2027 rates are not yet published. Please enquire for confirmed pricing.
Missing rates are marked “Not published”, never substituted with another year's price. Availability, exclusions and any extras must be confirmed when booking.
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