Taste, talk, move on. An evening that keeps moving, where every course is a new moment.
Two menus of six to eight small courses. Look at what goes round first. The rest of the page will wait.
No fixed seating plan, no long sit-down. Your guests walk, mingle and taste. We bring around six to eight small courses at a brisk pace. Large groups fit effortlessly into a compact space and everyone has eaten within two hours, with more variety than a classic set menu. Staff, tableware and the complete culinary experience: we take care of everything.
Dinner without a fixed seating plan, in which waiting staff serve a series of small courses to standing and circulating guests.
A walking dinner is a dinner without a fixed seating plan, in which waiting staff serve six to eight small courses while your guests stand, move around and talk to one another. Every dish is composed so that it can be eaten standing up, with nothing more than a fork or a spoon.
That is what sets it apart from a buffet, where your guests collect a plate themselves and then sit down. At a walking dinner the food comes to the guest, at a rhythm of roughly one course every twenty minutes. The evening keeps moving, and nobody spends two hours beside the same two people.
A walking dinner from Chef de Parties starts at €44.50 per person for six courses, including chefs, waiting staff and tableware. We cater walking dinners from 25 guests, out of Rotterdam and throughout the Netherlands.
While your guests arrive and raise a glass, our luxury bites go around. Combined with another concept the 200-bite minimum falls away. You decide how many rounds you want.
A glass in hand, the first amuse-bouche goes around. The evening gets going.
A new plate every twenty minutes. Small enough to eat standing up, good enough to talk about.
Dessert closes the run, with coffee for those who want it.
The kitchen packs up, your guests linger. We leave the venue clean.
We would rather not sell the format to an evening it does not suit. Here is what a walking dinner is strong at, and what it is not.
A walking dinner with us starts at €44.50 per person for six courses from the Signature menu, rising to €56.50 per person for eight courses from the Prestige menu. That price includes the chefs, the waiting staff, the tableware and the cutlery. We cater a walking dinner from 25 guests.
Six to eight small courses, each of which fits on a single plate or in one hand: an amuse-bouche to open, then savoury courses building from light to full, and a dessert to close. Everything is designed to be eaten standing up with a fork or a spoon. No knife is involved.
At a buffet your guest collects a plate from a central table and then sits down. At a walking dinner every course is served to your guest while they stay standing and circulate. A buffet is one moment where everyone queues at once; a walking dinner is a series of moments that keeps the evening going.
A walking dinner is not the only thing we do. These three fit the same evening, and combine effortlessly with the courses above.
We hired Chef de Parties to cater our company party, and we're incredibly satisfied! The food was truly excellent and looked fantastic. Everything was perfectly arranged, and our guests were thrilled with the quality and presentation of the dishes. They're also two wonderful professionals to work with. They respond quickly and actively contribute ideas. Absolutely recommended for any event! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Every year I invite chef Anton from Chef de Parties to cook for my guests, and he always surprises me and them with delicious dishes. After his culinary delights, you won't want to go back to a restaurant.
Onlangs hebben wij Anton van dit bedrijf uitgenodigd, als chef‑kok voor een familiefeest. Anton liet uitzonderlijke vakmanschap zien bij het bereiden van alle gerechten — van koude voorgerechten tot garnalen en vlees van de grill. En de sushi, die Anton maakte waren veel lekkerder, dan welke ik in verschillende landen heb geproefd. Kortom, Anton is een Professional met een hoofdletter. Een absolute aanrader, als je jouw feest zowel gezellig als heerlijk wilt maken!
Chef de Parties prepared a complete 6-course meal for my birthday. Everything was excellent, communication beforehand was smooth, and the scheduling was very flexible. If you want a successful dinner, contact this company!
Afgelopen weekend heb ik Anton van Chef de Parties mogen ontvangen op een georganiseerde verjaardag. Er werd heerlijk eten geserveerd: van sushi tot rib-eye, alles was fantastisch. Anton werkt snel, secuur en weet duidelijk veel van zijn vak. Chef de Parties werkt gastvrij en professioneel. Ontzettend van genoten, tot de volgende!
