Oliver Charnock

This is my second time using La Belle Assiette and both times I’ve been impressed. Oliver and Laura were excellent with pre-event communications, very accommodating when we had some last minute dietary changes and the food was fabulous.

Gorgeous food. Cooked and delivered excellently and kitchen left spotless

LBA provided an excellent chef, Oliver Charnock, at short notice.
Oliver catered to my exact menu request, updating and making suggestions if produce out of season. The meal catered for 12 adults, some with specific dietary requirements, which were addressed without compromising the dishes. The food producer was of excellent quality and I would highly recommend Oliver and his front of house, Laura. Thanks for an amazing evening of delicious food.

Fantastic experience with Oliver. The food was beautifully executed and the kitchen was left spotlessly. The whole party agreed it was wonderful meal and excellent value. It was incredibly helpful that he brought a waistress to help serve. She was charming and further added to the experience.

From start to finish Oliver was very professional and friendly. The communication beforehand was spot on, the food tasted amazing and Oliver is very easy to have a conversation with and was great company during the whole experience.

Oliver was extremely professional, informative and friendly. All food presentation was perfect and it all tasted delicious.

Excellent service. Excellent food. Oliver was a really terrific addition to our evening. Highly recommended.

Oliver did a great job. He was really accommodating as we had different dietary requirements. He arrived on time and was really friendly and managed to operate in a less than ideal kitchen. Delicious food!

Hiring Oliver took the pressure off us after our exciting daughters wedding the day before, so for that alone it was totally enjoyable and worth it. Oliver is a lovely man and was very easy to have around, I felt confident in his confidence and expertise. The only criticism was not enough of the sausages as they were spectacular and everybody had more than their share. Thank you Oliver!

The overall experience was great. There was slight confusion when it came to how to chose the menu but other than that I found the online system quiet straight forward. Oliver, our chef was brilliant. The menu he created was sublime. Great man and fabulous personality. Will highly recommend Oliver to all my friends.

Oliver was very professional and produced a delicious dinner.

We booked chef, Oliver Charnock, to cook for our dinner party for 8 people. Oliver was more than happy to cater for different tastes and produced some of the best food I’ve ever eaten. The kitchen was immaculate when he left and he couldn’t have been better. I can’t wait fir an excuse to re-book!

We had a fantastic evening thanks to Oliver and and his delicious food. The whole experience from start to finish couldn't have been easier and Oliver was very professional and friendly. Thank you!

Our meal with Chef Oliver Charnock was absolutely amazing. We had planned the private family dinner as an anniversary gift for our parents and to thank them for taking us all on an amazing family holiday. I was worried it might be fine but not spectacular, but it was truly brilliant. In the lead up Oliver was so easy to deal with, especially as i was in Australia, he was so responsive to emails and so easy to plan the meal with. He was on time, professional, very friendly, and the meal was absolutely outstanding. Kitchen was left spotless. I could not fault it. My parents are still raving about how great the meal was. On our trip we mostly ate at michelin star restaurants and Oliver's food was easily of this standard. Very happy and would book again if in UK.

Overall very satisfied

Everything was brilliant. The food was really good and Oliver has a great personality!

We had a lovely evening. Oliver was very good at communicating with us, the food was delicious. He was professional, non-obtrusive, friendly and the menu was as described. He cleared up beautifully and we would definitely recommend him!

We had a wonderful evening that was made all that more special by Chef Oliver. Everyone loved his food, and he transformed our dining room into what felt like a fine dining restaurant. We look forward to using La Belle Assiette again and hope to have Chef Oliver cook for us again in the future.

Our chef Oliver was fantastic. The food was perfect and the kitchen was spotless!

Fantastic experience overall. Oliver was amazing. Exteremely knowledgeable and provided great suggestions for our meal. Dealt with one guests dietary requirements with ease (she said it’s the best dairy free meal she’s ever eaten).
A fantastic experience. Would highly recommend Oliver for an of your dinner parties

Oliver was a great chef, great food, great evening

The whole experience from start to finish was perfect: the communication with Oliver about the menu (nothing was ever too much trouble), the food was to Michel star standards, and the service professional, fun, unobtrusive yet attentive. With a nine course menu and six people, Oliver brought along a waitress to help out with the serving and the wine. Laura was efficent and friendly with a great personality.
I would wholeheartedly recommend Oliver and his exquisite food.

We had an amazing evening celebrating my husbands 40th birthday. Chef Oliver's food was incredible, and he was very professional. Would highly recommend

From the moment we booked, everything ran very smoothly. Communication was great and adding an extra person was easy to do. The chef was very accommodating, offering a change to our pudding to make the end of the meal lighter. The chef was on time and the food was lovely. He was very knowledgeable and left the kitchen in the same condition as he arrived. Spotless! Excellent from start to finish.

The service through the whole process it was brilliant. Oliver and Laura knew what they were doing and just got on with it. The food was also very good and the only thing I would say was that maybe we started a bit too early as all of the food was done by 8:50 which just felt a bit early. But this wasn't their fault. A very enjoyable evening and I would definitely book them again. Thank you so much Oliver, Laura and La belle Assiette..........

Everything went so smoothly. From making the booking, to choosing the menu, to communicating with the chef in advance, to the night itself. Everything was perfect! And the food was delicious. I would have no hesitation in booking chef Oliver Charnock, or using La Belle Assiette again for future events.

Oliver was great - prompt, efficient and friendly. We thought it might be a little weird, as there were just the two of us sitting in an open plan kitchen/living area while he cooked, but he put us completely at ease by chatting and joining in with the conversation at times, but leaving us to it at others. His food was delicious: homely and tasty, but presented smartly. He cleared up everything afterwards, so we could relax and enjoy our evening. Excellent!

Chef Oliver was fantastic! The food was wonderful and the overall experience with La Belle Assiette was very good. The only glitch was that the chef we initially booked was cancelled fairly close to our event date. I only wish La Belle Assiette had been a bit more proactive in keeping me updated - I had to contact them 3 times before I was told that we were being assigned a new Chef. It ended up being absolutely fine, Chef Oliver was great, but the corporate communication could have been slightly better.

Oliver was a fantastic chef and really did make our night. The food was delicous and everything came out perfectly timed. He kept all 22 of us happy and it was a real treat to have a chef come a cook for us for the evening. I would highly recommend Oliver and will certainly be using him again.

Another great evening with Oliver cooking for us! This is the second time he has and it was just as fabulous as before. He is highly professional and friendly, and left the kitchen spotless. Can't wait to book him again!

Oliver was delight and very pleasant to have around. We all enjoyed his food!

Oliver was was the replacement chef chosen when my original choice of chef couldn't fulfill the engagement . I was absolutely delighted with home , he arrived on time and seemed completely comfortable with the kitchen straight away. He was friendly and engaging with all the guests , very professional in his approach.

What a great evening with Oliver. The menu went down a storm, we all loved it. Oliver was great fun and coped with a rowdy group of women marvellously!

Absolutely amazing. Food was delicious, due to dietary requirements and vegetarian requirements. Oliver prepared an amazing scrumptious meal. Service was excellent and Oliver was very meticulous and creative with food preparation and presentation.

An overall amazing experience. A great character and evening better food

Oliver was prompt, personable​, and most importantly prepared us a delicious meal. The food was even better than anticipated and everyone was absolutely silent intently enjoying the scumptious dessert!

Fantastic service. Chef was very prompt and friendly on arrival. Good was excellent, generous portions and high quality.

Superb service from start to finish. Oliver was great, our food was absolutely delicious and I would not hesitate to

A great dinner that was a breeze to organise.

Oliver is was very professional and warm to all the guests . The food that Oliver produced was amazing . Oliver makes you feel at ease so you can enjoy your event .,

Oliver was charming. He coped with a full house including three young children and a baby admirably. His food was delicious and much appreciated by all. A great experience!

Oliver is the perfect private chef. His menu sounded tempting, but the eating of it was better than the description could convey. It was wonderful. Beyond a truly lovely culinary experience, Oliver has the perfect personality for the occasion - informative, chatty, amusing - and handled our eccentric French guest with guile and aplomb. He was fabulous.

Excellent

The food was delicious, and all the courses were really beautifully presented. The dishes were all very intricate, and we were amazed at how all the different elements had been combined together to create such professional dishes in my kitchen! I think my favourite was the "strawberries and cream" dessert - a beautiful (and delicious!) plate of different strawberry and cream flavoured desserts, far more complex than the name suggested!

Oliver was very professional and organised; he turned up on time with everything he needed and left the kitchen very clean when he left. It was great to have help to lay the table and pour wine too, leaving me able to just enjoy the evening with my guests as if we were at a restaurant.

A really excellent night. Oliver was relaxed and friendly and the food was superb.

Really enjoyed the whole evening, the food was great, the service was great and I would definitely recommend!

Extremely professional, discrete and friendly .

Excellent meal and service, hassle-free.

Friendly service, really tasty food. Lamb and fish were both cooked really well

Great food & friendly service

He was very professional and friendly.

Would definitely do this again. Took the hassle out of catering for 26 people! Oliver kept in communication with me before the event and was flexible to veggie options and worked with me to create them. I was really impressed with the standard and presentation of the food especially for this number.

Oli is very friendly and nice, his food was absolutely excellent. Tremendously positive experience.