Make the Occasion the Whole Point
Restaurants split your table, rush your courses, and hand you a bill while the candles are still warm. A private chef does the opposite: the evening is built entirely around your celebration. The guest of honour stays at the centre, the pace is yours, the music is yours, and the surprises — a personalised dessert, a course timed to a toast — are things no restaurant can do. Kapelia has cooked hundreds of birthdays, anniversaries and proposals across the Bodrum Peninsula, and every one is designed from scratch around the person it's for.
Occasions We Cook For
Birthday Dinners
From an intimate dinner for two to a 20-guest party — a personalised menu, a welcome cocktail in the birthday colour, and a dessert moment built around the guest of honour.
Anniversary Celebrations
A private, candlelit dinner on your terrace, plated as fine dining, with a menu chosen around the flavours that mean something to you both.
Proposal & Engagement Dinners
The moment timed exactly how you want it — a quiet terrace, a course that arrives on cue, and a chef who keeps the secret. We've helped plenty of "yes" evenings land perfectly.
Milestone & Surprise Celebrations
Retirements, graduations, family reunions, "just because" — any reason to gather is a reason to eat beautifully, with the logistics invisible to your guests.
Personal Touches
On request at no extra charge: a welcome cocktail in your colour, a signature amuse-bouche named for the guest of honour, a personalised dessert plate, or a course timed to coincide with a surprise reveal. Bringing your own cake? We'll coordinate the timing so it lands at the perfect moment. Every Kapelia meal also includes the chef's surprise — a complimentary welcome cocktail, amuse-bouche, or bonus dish.
Our Menus
Choose from six curated menus or design your own. Every dish is personalised to the occasion and your guests' diets.
Every Guest's Diet, Handled
Vegetarian, vegan, halal, no-beef, gluten-free, dairy-free and allergy-aware menus are all standard and labelled per dish — so every guest at the celebration is looked after.
Pricing
Pricing is per person and all-inclusive — chef, staff, ingredients, setup, presentation and cleanup. Celebration dinners from $85 per person (Aegean Coast Table $90); breakfast and brunch from $55. For the full breakdown see our Bodrum private chef cost guide.