Corporate Catering in Lisbon for Business Dining

Corporate catering in Lisbon can be arranged as a private-chef service for a client dinner, board meal, team celebration or other business dining brief. Justin prepares a custom proposal after reviewing the date, location, guest count, menu preferences, dietary requirements and service needs.

This page covers one-off corporate meals in Lisbon. If your company needs several meals across an offsite, see the separate corporate retreat catering guide. That page owns multi-day retreat planning and the location limits that apply to it.

What Corporate Private-Chef Service Includes

Single-event service starts from €85 per person. The starting price applies on every day of the week, including weekends and holidays, and in every season. The service includes:

• custom menu design for the agreed event brief
• ingredients
• cooking at the client's location
• plating and service
• cleanup

The final custom quote can reflect the menu, guest count, date, season, current demand, staffing, beverage service, venue requirements, equipment hire and location. For a fuller explanation of the confirmed pricing basis, read the private chef cost guide.

Corporate Event Briefs This Service Can Support

The useful starting point is the purpose of the meal, not a fixed package. Examples include client entertaining, board dinners, team celebrations, company milestone meals and a planned dinner alongside a conference or meeting. These are service examples, not claims about previous client events.

Describe whether you prefer a plated dinner, shared service, buffet-style approach or another format. The suitable option is confirmed only after the menu, guest count, venue layout, kitchen and staffing requirements have been considered together.

Justin Jennings is the Australian Embassy preferred caterer. He is also the winner of the TV cooking competition The World Cook, has more than 25 years of culinary experience, and owns Downunder by Justin Jennings, selected for the MICHELIN Guide in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Venue, Kitchen and Access Checks

A corporate meal can be considered for an office, private home, villa or event venue, but the property must be suitable for the agreed service. Confirm that an external chef is permitted and share practical information about access, loading, the meal space and kitchen before the proposal is finalised.

The client provides a working oven, working hob, pots and pans, and a working sink with hot and cold running water. A BBQ is also required for a BBQ event. Justin brings his own knives and specialist chef equipment. A small amount of preparation space is workable, and missing cooking equipment or table settings can be hired and included in the quote when arranged during consultation. The private chef equipment checklist gives organisers a practical review list.

Dietary Requirements, Staff and Beverages

Collect allergies, dietary requirements and preferences from attendees early. Justin has extensive experience in allergy and cross-contamination avoidance. During consultation, he discusses allergies and preferences directly with the client and caters accordingly. Dietary requirements are assessed during menu planning, and an allergen-free environment is not promised. See the dietary requirements guide for the information to include.

Additional servers, bartenders and sommeliers can be included when the event scope requires them. Wine pairing recommendations are available. Wine or other alcohol can be purchased only as part of an agreed wine-pairing or beverage package. Opening, decanting and pouring are also included only in an agreed package, not in the standard private-chef service.

Service Areas and Travel

Single-day corporate events are accepted in Lisbon, Cascais, Sintra, Estoril, Ericeira, Setúbal, Comporta, the Algarve and the Douro, subject to availability and a custom quote. There is no travel charge in Lisbon and Cascais. A custom travel charge may apply elsewhere and is confirmed in the quote.

For the Algarve and Douro, transport, travel time and accommodation are included in one custom quote. Multi-day bookings are accepted only in Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais. The private chef Portugal service-area guide explains these boundaries by region.

How to Request a Corporate Proposal

Send the event date, full location, guest count, purpose of the meal, preferred service approach and known dietary requirements. Also mention venue kitchen details, tableware needs, requested staffing and whether a beverage package should be considered.

Enquire as early as possible. At least four weeks is recommended for normal dates and eight weeks for peak dates and seasons. The shortest accepted notice is seven days, subject to availability. Availability confirmation, custom menu and quote are provided within 24 hours, often sooner.

An enquiry is not a confirmed booking. Current payment, deposit, cancellation and legal terms are supplied in the applicable custom quote or agreement.