Samantha Gambale

We enjoyed the meal very much. Our chef, Sam, and her assistant, Dianne, were fantastic. Sam made a beautiful birthday cake our birthday dinner.

Very good service, used them about 5 times now. Easy entertaining this way

Sam did some amazing food for my 40th birthday there were 13 guests and all food was prepared and served without fuss with dairy free and veggie options. Sam was very professional with great communication and I would book her again. Thank you

We hired a cottage in Derbyshire and had Samantha to cook for us, from day one she was so helpful and professional in helping us with menu choices, she was full of ideas and communication skills were second to none. We had a mixture of dietary needs and these were all met fully. Samantha was punctual and operated with the minimum of fuss, was immaculate during prep and cooking, she has a lovely pleasant and calm manner. The food that she cooked up for ten adults was nothing short of outstanding, the presentation was amazing and the taste was unbelievable, we had three outstanding courses and to a man we couldn't of wished for better. I have no hesitation in recommending Samantha for your event and the same applies to La Belle Assiette UK in organising it.
Kind Regards Paul and nine other very happy customers.
Thank you.

Samantha provided us with such a lovely evening she was professional, the food was fantastic and even better the kitchen was spotless afterwards too. Will definitely use Samantha again.

Great chef, very professional. Food was lovely. Overall a great experience. Would recommend.

Food was wonderful and had a wonderful evening! Would definitely recommend.

La Bella Assiette as an agency was very supportive, however the chef although friendly was pretty average.

Sam was on time, fantastic food and very friendly. She suggests changes to the menu which enhanced the dinner. Had another lovely evening.

Samantha was very professional and easy to communicate with. The food was cooked to a high standard and the flavours and presentation were excellent. The menu was fantastic and perfectly suited our requirements, we are not the easiest of customers to please with our various intolerances. We were very impressed with how quietly and effortlessly Samantha worked and were grateful to her for clearing away afterwards.

All aspects of the evening were excellent!

The chef was excellent. The only issue was the company sent the wrong menu so we only had an email. Pity really. However, the chef was totally professional and talented. I would recommend her highly

The only reason for the midway score is that you changed our chef and Samantha then sent a different chef
So we had Ian Johnson who we knew nothing about and could not see any reviews
Ian was good and the food was beautiful but I didn’t like the swapping of chiefs

It was a lovely treat to have someone else cook such a superb meal for me and my guests. Each course was delicious. The chef was friendly and got stuck into her job. Clean up could have been a bit better. But all together it was a lovely evening.

Sam turned up on time. She brought everything she (and we needed) and more. She was friendly and approachable. The food was served on time, and was beautifully presented and tasted amazing. Highly recommended. Really enjoyed the evening.

We used La Belle Assiette after they were recommended by Unique Home Stays to provide a private chef at one of their large rental properties in the Lakes. We were working blind really in terms of what to expect as be hadn't used La Belle Assiette before but it was soon made clear that their organisational skills and attention to detail was just great. We originally booked MIranda Martin to cook for our guests but unfortunately she was taken ill at the last minute and they arranged a seamless solution and replacement, keeping us up to date at every point. Sam was fabulous, her food was wonderful and she fitted into the family group really well at all times being highly professional - we can't recommend La Belle Assiette and Sam enough - brilliant thank you!

Great evening and great time. The food was wonderful and the food and the service was perfect. She was very discrete and professional.

Lovely food and good portion sizes. Exactly what was written on the menu. It was dark and the location was a little hard to find, so Samantha was late, but once she was there the evening went well.

Samatha was a real pro, super friendly and a great chef. A delightful evening and wonderful tasting menu - thank you!

Great experience from the initial booking to the end of the event - all very straightforward and easy to navigate. Samantha was a delight to work with both in the conversations leading up to the event and on the day itself. Lots of good advice based on solid experience and organisation and delivery of the service high quality and efficient with staff who were friendly and helpful to our guests. Overall, a great experience!

Sam provided an enjoyable and relaxed brunch for us

Sam was amazing from start to finish. Flexible with menu choice and so accommodating to different palettes. Food was amazing and presentation was beautiful. I would not hesitate to book Sam again in the future. Thank you for making my dads 60th surprise just perfect!!

I am very pleased with the service. When our allocated chef let us down they quickly found another local chef to fill in. The chef was fabulous

Samantha was brilliant

We booked Samantha to cook for us on the first night as part of a hen weekend away. It was great, really easy and relaxed. They clean up afterwards too. After travelling it was much easy than going out to a restaurant or getting a take away. High recommend x

The experience was amazing! Food was delicious and the chef was very friendly and professional! I would definitely reccommend her. Thanks for an amazing dinner!

Great food, absolutely delicious. Great chef very outgoing and attention to detail. Over all a fabulous night would highly recommend the chef.

We hired a personal chef for the first time for my dad's 60's and everything was made really simple and personal from start to finish. Samantha was so helpful and her food was delicious. I would definitely recommend using la belle assiette and I'm sure I will be using them again in the future.

There were some initial issues with the original chef I booked. The company sorted this without hesitation and we had a new chef put on the booking. Samantha was absolutely amazing, the food was incredible and she was lovely. Would definitely recommend this company and Samantha to everyone.

Thoroughly enjoyable evening. No stress, lots of time to speak with your guests without worrying about cooking.

imaginative menu.
lovely mixture of flavours
presented beautifully
particularly impressed with Spaghetti with prawns starter. vegetable sides on the main beef course were cold and the beef was over cooked a little.
lemon/lime flavours in the mousse dessert were not strong enough. It was hard to detect. The chocolate spoons were a nice touch though.
I would have hoped for the chef to introduce each course,
good overall experience, some areas for development.

Great evening, with all the stress removed from entertaining. The meal was great and all the guest enjoyed the experience

Very nice , excellent presentation of all courses . Really enjoyed first 3 courses beef fillet was cooked perfectly , butternut puree could have bee warmer or maybe it wasnt meant to be served warm . Desert I found to be very bland though chcocolate spoon was nice .overall an excellent menu and a very enjoyable evening .