Signature $150–$225 · Stay Chef from $950/day · Date Night from $550
Rate card →
Staffing, on published lines.
The arithmetic, stated plainly.
RESORT F&B MINIMUM
$7,500–$15,000/EVENT
RESORT SERVICE CHARGE
23–25%
MYCHEF FOOD
FROM $150/GUEST
MYCHEF SERVICE CHARGE
20% · ITS OWN LINE
For a 40-guest rehearsal dinner, that is not a nuance — it is the difference between a minimum you must hit and a bill you can read.
East side: quoted, written, honored.
Hilo and Volcano events are real work we genuinely do — but they are 2.5–3 hours from the Kona kitchen base, so east-side catering is quoted as its own document covering crew travel and timing. What we do not do is pretend the Saddle does not exist.
The east-side quote posture →
RETREATS — VOLCANO / PUNA / HILO CORRIDOR
East-side retreats, one premium incumbent, real whitespace.
Protocol-labeled menus — plant-forward, raw, cleansing, gluten-free — for programs sleeping 8–30+. Quoted, written, honored: per-person per-day plans or chef-in-residence weeks from $950 a day.
Retreat catering →Catering questions.
Staffed events run from $150 a guest for food, with servers at $55/hr and sous chefs at $75/hr on their own lines, a 20% service charge, and GET up to 4.7120% — all itemized. Resort F&B minimums run $7,500–$15,000 per event at 23–25% service for comparison.
Over 75 is a written exception — quoted, never implied. Headcount above 75 changes kitchen load, rentals, and crew depth enough that we will only confirm it in writing.
Yes — Hilo, Volcano, and Waimea events are quoted in writing with the Saddle drive stated as a crew-travel line. The food prices are identical to the west side.
Yes — multi-day retreat programs run on per-person per-day meal plans or the Stay Chef day rate from $950, with protocol-labeled menus. See the retreat-catering section below.
QUOTE — SIX STEPS, TWO MINUTES
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We quote east-side service in writing because the island is big and permits are per-island. That is the whole reason.
The fee stack, itemized
- 20% service charge, always on its own line
- Hawaiʻi GET up to 4.7120%, on its own line (valid through 12/31/2030)
- 50% deposit locks the date — only after you have seen the numbers
- Gratuity is always voluntary
- Stay Chef groceries at cost with merchant receipts (zero retail markup)