From beginning to end it was easy to deal with CBR. Amanda was extremely helpful in deciding the menu. The food was delious and everyone commented on how good it was. The event was made better because of the delious food. Thank you CBR for helping to make my event such a happy and delious event
Caterer & Private Dining
Chef By Request
4.9(184 reviews) Lisle Established 1996
About Chef By Request
Chef By Request is a full-service caterer in Lisle that has catered weddings, social events and corporate functions since 1996. Its menus range from deli and box lunches, grill and barbecue and brunch to chef action and theme stations, organic buffets and coursed formal dinners, with bar packages, desserts and late-night snacks. The company provides its own service staff, full beverage and rental service, and on-site or off-site food preparation, and it helps arrange florists, photographers, invitations and entertainment. Formal tastings are held at its facility, and its executive chef, David Miller, is a Certified Executive Chef according to the website. Four of the eight Google reviews shown below mention communication, one of them suggesting phone calls instead of months of email.
Services
Wedding catering
Social celebration catering
Corporate catering
Daily corporate catering
Deli and box lunches
Breakfast and brunch
Grill and BBQ
Chef action and theme stations
Organic buffet
Coursed formal dinners
Hors d'oeuvres and appetizers
Late-night snacks
Bar and specialty drinks
Desserts and specialty cakes
Rentals
Event planning assistance
Service staff
Categories
Directory categoryCaterer & Private Dining
Listed on Google underCaterer
Team
Good to know
- Founded
- 1996, as a private party caterer in the western suburbsSource: Official website
- Staff and rentals
- Own service staff, full beverage service, rentals, and on-site or off-site food preparationSource: Official website
- Event planning
- Help arranging florists, photographers, invitations and entertainmentSource: Official website
- Tastings
- Formal tastings and custom menus for weddingsSource: Official website
- Preferred venues
- Preferred caterer at venues including Danada House, Naper Settlement and Rialto Square TheatreSource: Official website
- Delivery
- Delivery offeredSource: Google Business Profile
- Payment
- Credit and debit cardsSource: Google Business Profile
Reviews
Google reviews rated four stars and above. The 4.9-star rating reflects all 184 Google reviews.
Not only did everyone rave about the food, the service was above & beyond. The staff made me a plate during cocktail hour, and by the end of the night were having inside jokes with the wedding party. Amanda and her team worked with us on our fully vegan menu (we had multiple guests ask if it was meat!) and helped us in our budget. Cannot recommend enough!
This was the first time we have used Chef By Request, and were very pleased. Amanda was responsive through textings to our questions, and she had good recommendations. The preset menu options offered a good variety, and everybody raved about the food. We were also very pleased with the service set up — arrived on time, and set everything out perfectly. We would definitely use them again.
Chef by Request catered our wedding at The Wandering Tree Estate and the food was absolutely incredible, hands down one of the best parts of our day. Every course was beautifully prepared and full of flavor, and so many of our guests came up to us specifically to rave about the meal. The team was professional and attentive. They worked seamlessly with the venue and made the whole experience feel effortless on our end. Amanda was also very helpful and coordinating all of this via email. My only feedback is that phone calls can make the back and forth emailing much easier, especially as a first time bride who doesn't know much about catering for events, it would have made things even more seamless to have someone explain to me on the phone versus emailing for months.
The food for my daughter‘s bridal shower was wonderful and attracted many compliments. The service on the day was excellent and the company is very professionally managed. Communication was prompt and clear. Highly recommended
We had a large outdoor party in our yard. The food, setup and communications were excellent.
I couldnt have been happier with my experience with this company. From initial outreach through our event, just top notch. I cam with a pretty specific menu and they knocked it out of the park for us and our guests. The day of service was impeccable; showed up on tyime, delivered phenomenal food and service, and left the kitchen like they werent even there. Will definitely use again.
Chef by Request was incredible from my first email to the very end of our event. We hosted a 10 person wine dinner at home and Chef Jamie and Server Maddy made it a wonderful evening. They were on time, friendly, efficient, clean, and of course made wonderful food. Having them to cook and serve made it so I could actually enjoy the evening. 10/10 for the entire experience. Will use them over and over again.