Cook4U © 2026
Bringing London's best home kitchens to your door
We are a London-based marketplace built around a simple belief: the most delicious, distinctive food in the city is being cooked in homes, not restaurants. Cook4U exists to bring it out into the world.
Our story
Cook4U was started in London by people who grew up eating food made with care — and who watched friends, neighbours and family members cook brilliantly without ever finding a way to share it beyond their own table.
We built Cook4U to fix that. To give every talented home chef in the city a shopfront, a steady income, and the dignity of running their own business — and to give every Londoner access to food that tastes like someone actually cooked it for them.
What we stand for
Three principles that shape every decision we make as a platform.
Rooted in real kitchens
Every dish on Cook4U is cooked by a real person in a real home kitchen. No dark kitchens, no chains, no shortcuts — just food made the way it would be for family.
Fair to chefs, honest to customers
We take a transparent 20% platform fee and pay chefs the rest directly. No hidden deductions, no surprise charges — just a clear, honest split that helps independent cooks build sustainable businesses.
Verified and trusted
Every chef completes identity, address, council registration and food safety verification before they can accept a single order. You always know who is cooking your meal.
Real food, made by real people, delivered to you
Cook4U is the easiest way to eat genuinely good food in London without paying restaurant prices or settling for delivery-app sameness.
Authentic, hyper-local cuisine
Discover Jollof, Biryani, Pierogi, Pho and dozens more — recipes you will not find on the high street, made by people from the cultures they come from.
Cooks in your borough
Browse chefs near you, filter by cuisine or dietary needs, and order with confidence — your food travels minutes, not hours.
Secure checkout
Payments are handled by Stripe with full buyer protection. Cancel for free before your chef accepts the order.
Honest reviews
Every review comes from a verified customer who actually placed an order — no fake ratings, ever.
Build a business from the kitchen you already love
Whether you want to earn on the side or turn cooking into your full-time work, Cook4U gives you the customers, the tools and the credibility to do it professionally.
Your kitchen, your business
Set your own menu, pricing, availability and minimum order. Cook4U is your shopfront — you stay in charge of how, when and what you cook.
Keep 80% of every order
A flat 20% platform fee covers payments, customer support, marketing and ongoing platform investment. You get paid out automatically through Stripe Connect.
Business tools built in
Earnings dashboards, HMRC-ready exports, profile analytics and conversion insights — everything you need to run a serious side business or scale into a full-time one.
Rewards for great cooks
As you complete orders and delight customers, you unlock chef levels, achievement medals and reduced commission rates. Your growth gets recognised.
How Cook4U works
Discover
Browse verified home chefs in your borough and explore their freshly made menus.
Order
Add dishes to your cart, pay securely with Stripe, and your chef gets to work.
Enjoy
Collect or have your meal delivered, then leave a review for the chef who cooked it.
Join the Cook4U community
Eat better. Cook for a living. Support real people in your city.