Gerhard Private Chef Sydney

Gerhard Wayd

36 reviews 4.4

Gerhard started his cooking career with a chefs Apprenticeship in Graz, Austria. He always loved cooking thanks to his Grandmother who was an amazing cook.

After working in a 5 star resort hotel Bad Schonau, which had a hatted fine dining restaurant, followed by a 5 Star Vegetarian Health Resort, which was one of the first for that time in Europe, hthen went to work as a chef with the prestigious Cunard 5 Star Cruise liner Vistafiord. After 2 years at sea he took on a sous chef position at the seafood restaurant ‘Loquats’ in Hamilton Bermuda for 1 year

He then returned to Austria where he became head chef for a winter season at the prestigious Hotel Sandhof at the Winter Sport Resort Lech am Arlberg.

In 1988 Australia needed chefs and Gerhard moved Down Under, working at the 5 star Southern Cross Hotel in Sydney as sous chef, followed by an executive chef position with Spotless Catering on Groote Eylandt, the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in Northern Territory. This presented him with many new catering challenges – working on a remote island, organising 3 kitchens, catering for over 1,000 meals a day whilst heading up a 40-seat fine dining restaurant for overseas clients and visitors. From there Gerhard took on the executive position for the Novotel Lake Crackenback in the Snowy Mountains, which has an award-winning fine dining restaurant.

In 1998 Gerhard changed direction and started with his family a contract catering company. He operated venues like Castlereagh Boutique Hotel in Sydney, Monkey Bar Hotel in Balmain and he worked alongside famous names such as Master Chef Tony Bilson on his fundraising functions and the Hope Estate Winery in the Hunter Valley.

Gerhard is trained in classical French cooking but likes to mix in a little of his Austrian influences. He has worked as a Personal and Private Chef for the past 5 years.

 

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Gerhard Wayd
The night was spectacular. Chef Gerhard Wayd was magnificent. The food and service was sensational. I would highly recommend. Really was a memorable evening.

Yasmin Mousaei (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Gerhard was absolutely wonderful and his choices of canapés were absolutely perfect for our guests with dietary needs not to mention delicious too. Quite a few of our guests have asked for details for the caterers and chef. Highly recommend Gerhard.

Katrina Douglas (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Chef was very nice Food was great Waiter was excellent Liked that chef introduced the food Having it cleaned up was great Excellent time Would highly recommend

Leah Pollett (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
He was so charming and a brilliant chef!!

Simon James-Williams (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Chef Gerhard was the consumate professional; customer focused, adeptly overcoming the local parking nightmare, adjusting to our kitchen setup, and smoothly dealing with our delayed start, taking it all in his stride. Of course he also a produced splendid meal with no fuss or drama.

Mark Prior (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Very good job --great food and a nice guy

Mike Gregg (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
At exceptional evening. Everything was seamless, well put together. I recommend without hesitation.

Simon Halfhide (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Great all round service, food was cooked perfectly. Very professional.

Simon Ford (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
We had an absolutely lovely experience with Chef Gerard and the team food was amazing and they were all lovely and professional. I would highly recommend him!

Abby Newton (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Gerhard was very professional. He arrived early to prepare the food. The food was delicious, well presented and arrived at the tables on time.

Anita Calderan (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Gerhard and his daughter arrived promptly (in fact they were a little early as the traffic they had expected didn't eventuate). I left the kitchen to them and once the guests arrived the food kept coming. It was delicious. The canapés I selected went well together and they were beautifully presented and plentyful. The kitchen was very neat, clean and tidy when they departed.

Jane Radcliff (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
He and his staff were attentive, punctual and pleasant to have

Pip Mackenzie (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Fantastic experience.. Gerhard was a great chef and Ellie was really helpful in assisting me pull off a bday surprise for my wife! Thank you team :)

Gautam Kshatriya (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
What a wonderful experience. Chef Gerhard was amazing. My Mother was delighted at her 80th surprise party. The food was delicious and everyone of the guests enjoyed this unique way to celebrate in the home. A big thank you to all your professional team at your table.

Sue Reynolds (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
The chef was so lovely. Very considerate, friendly, efficient and made our event a very special experience

Alana Watts (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Was punctual, friendly and professional. He prepared and served a spectacular meal for our family. Wonderful to just sit back and and enjoy being pampered. Thoroughly enjoyed this experience & would highly recommend Gerhard as your chef.

Kim Shapter (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
We had an amazing experience and he definitely delivered on the food. The kitchen was spotless after he left. My only critique would be the duck could have been a little rarer as I like my duck medium to rare. Very minor as the food was really good.

Karalyn Cochrane (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Gerhard and Brianna were delightful and very professional. This is my second experience with AYT and it was another success. All guests commented on the great food and Gerhard did wonders with my very basic kitchen equipment!

Lorraine Straman (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
The Chef was excellent, personable and talked to our guests about the dish before we dove in. He catered for all of our guests fussy tastes and was flexible in his approach. The waitresses were good too and ferried drinks and canapés with no glass every being dry. All in all, a fabulous experience and Gerhard comes highly recommended. Thank you.

Tim & Charlotte (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Gerhard was absolutely amazing. He was extremely accomodating to all our food requirements and his food just melted in your Mouth. He was extremely professional and we can not wait to book him again.

Natalye (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
He was good, arrived early, interacted well, produced what was needed with no fuss.

Andrew Pettifer (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Our chef arrived early, the food & service were impeccable. Just delicious & our kitchen was left in sparkling condition.

Lynette Young (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
What a great experience this was. Gerhard was calm, proficient, polite and gave us great confidence in what was about to unfold. And the man can cook! The food was beautifully presented, well-timed and simply delicious. It was a joy to eventually leave the table to find a spotless kitchen and no work to do! We, and our guests, were really delighted with the whole process - 'blown away' said one of our guests.

Linda Magee (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
pleasant person

genevieve wensley (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
The service and professionalism was outstanding. Both staff were extremely helpful and exceeded all our expectations. It really made a difference to the party and contributed to the success of the evening. The food was beautiful, very tasty and very well presented.

Leisa Gray (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Gerhard was very pleasant and professional and the food he prepared was delicious. Would have him again for another dinner. Was my first experience of at your table and would recommend the service to anyone else based on this.

Michael (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
The food and service could not be faulted everyone was extremely satisfied and I would highly recommend the chef, waitor and business to anyone who is looking for a devine catering experience.

Samantha (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Wonderful food, service and experience - all who participated thoroughly enjoyed the evening, it couldn't have been better.

Chayana Miers (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Gerhard was absolutely amazing! The guests thoroughly enjoyed the food and said it was even better than the restaurant they ate at the following night. He was a pleasure to have at our event and was extremely accommodating to the time changes. I would have Gerhard back any time!

Kathryn Gates (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Gerhard was fantastic, his food was amazing, everyone was really happy with him.

Jo (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Gerard and his assistant Belinda were wonderful - they arrived early and had everything going well in time for the start of guests arriving - the food was fabulous and I can't thank them enough for making the party a truly enjoyable experience

Amanda Rutherford (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Chef Gerhard and Ulysis our waiter were fantastic. The food and service were excellent and everyone at the party had a fantastic time. The comments from our guests include - lovely, so well organised, great food. Overall the evening went without a hitch and completely to plan. Thank you to Chef Gerhard and your team - well done.

Joanne Borys (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Gerard was great, really enjoyed his food and he was polite without interfering in the party.

Emma Hogan (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
"I wish we could afford Chef Gerhard every night! The food was delicious, our guests couldn't stop talking about how special it was to have someone cook for us to celebrate my husband's 40th but most importantly, cook such delightful food! Thank you...dreaming of that creme brûlée."

Suni Sanchez (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
We would highly recommend Chef Gerhard. He was professional and accomodating and most importantly the food was great. Thank you for helping us organise a great night and please thank him for such wonderful food.

Deborah Jennings (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
Gerhard was lovely — calm, in control and very much on top of everything. The food was very well received, and the desserts were awesome! Only room for improvement — bread — given the high quality of the meal the reheat rolls didn’t really fit — everyone still ate them but I think they were not on the same level as the rest of the meal (not a complaint just a comment!). We did thank Gerhard but would also be delighted if you could pass on our sincere appreciation to him again.

Rebekha Jenkin (NSW)

Gerhard Wayd
It would be my pleasure to supply you feedback of our recent event. Firstly I want to thank you for organising the dinner at short notice. I was nervous it wouldn't happen especially as I hadn't even paid a deposit, then my email account was suspended and my stress levels increased. To my relief, Gerhard arrived on time. What a true professional. He introduced himself to all the guests, had a quick recognisance of the kitchen and calmly went about creating his masterpieces. Alas his duties were limited to assisting Gerhard, keeping our glasses topped up and attentively keeping us from having to lift a finger. The food was brilliant, and watching Gerhard 'perform' was fantastic entertainment for us all. All courses were amazing, cooked and presented superbly. The only thing we forgot or was missing was bread for the table. We even had a fussy eater as a guest and he ate everything on his plate, even though he said he would never order this in a restaurant when he perused the menu! Unexpectedly and a bonus was all the washing up and clearing that was seamlessly executed.

Trevor McIntyre (NSW)

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