--- title: Dining on Board | A Private Chef on Your Yacht in Norway | Private Cruise description: A private chef, seafood from the Norwegian coast and a table at anchor beneath the waterfalls. Fine dining on board Barolo III, on day charters from Stavanger and multi-day voyages. image: https://www.privatecruisenorway.com/hubfs/Champagne.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.privatecruisenorway.com/food-and-drink#main-content) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 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THE TABLE ## The finest table in the fjord *has no address.* We drop anchor beneath a waterfall, the engines go quiet and the table is laid on deck. What follows is cooked a few steps away, by a chef who met you that morning and already knows what you like. No set menu, no other guests and no hurry. The coast of Norway on a plate, and all the time in the world to taste it. ## Cooked a few steps *from your table.* FROM THE SEA ## Caught in the morning. *Served by evening.* The west coast of Norway has some of the coldest, cleanest water in the world, and the seafood to prove it. Langoustines and scallops, mussels and king crab, cod and halibut, bought from the people who caught them, often in the harbours we pass. In autumn, when the lobster season opens, a day on the fjord can begin with lifting a pot. ![A fresh lobster, just lifted from the pot](https://www.privatecruisenorway.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Nettside%202026/pc-dn-lobster.jpg?width=2400&height=1600&name=pc-dn-lobster.jpg) ### Lobster season October and November. A short, carefully regulated season, and the sweetest shellfish on the coast. ![Fresh oysters on ice](https://www.privatecruisenorway.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Nettside%202026/pc-dn-oysters.jpg?width=2400&height=1773&name=pc-dn-oysters.jpg) ### Shellfish on ice Oysters, langoustines and scallops from the coast, served simply, the way they deserve. ![Apple blossom above the Hardangerfjord in May](https://www.privatecruisenorway.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Nettside%202026/pc-md-hardanger-bloom.jpg?width=2400&height=1655&name=pc-md-hardanger-bloom.jpg) ### Hardanger in May Orchards in full blossom along the fjord, and cider, juice and fruit from the farms that grow them. ![The chef finishing a plate of salmon](https://www.privatecruisenorway.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Nettside%202026/pc-dn-garnish.jpg?width=2400&height=1600&name=pc-dn-garnish.jpg) ### Plated to order Finished at the last moment, a few steps from your table, so nothing ever waits. ![Kokk](https://www.privatecruisenorway.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Ikke%20i%20bruk%20%E2%80%93%20kan%20slettes/Kokk.jpg?width=1500&height=2000&name=Kokk.jpg) THE CHEF ## Local chefs. *A local larder.* Our chefs come from the region we sail through, among them Tommy Ranti. They know the farmers, the fishermen and the smokehouses by name, and they cook with whatever is at its best that week. On multi-day charters the chef cooks every meal: breakfast on deck, a long lunch at anchor and dinner as the light goes. Menus follow the route and the season, and are written around your tastes, your allergies and anything you are celebrating. A SAMPLE MENU ## An evening at anchor, *in five courses.* I ### Oyster Hardanger apple, horseradish, sea herbs II ### Langoustine brown butter, dill, bread from the galley III ### Scallop cauliflower, hazelnut, trout roe IV ### Halibut mussel sauce, the season’s greens V ### Hardanger apple, cream, cider caramel *An example only. Every menu is written for your voyage, around what the sea and the season give us.* ON DAY CHARTERS ## Lunch at anchor, *beneath the waterfall.* On day charters from Stavanger, food is added to the charter and chosen before you sail. Our most loved is lunch at anchor beneath Hengjanefossen, the yacht still and the waterfall a few metres from the table. Choose from our day menu below, or ask for a private chef and a menu of your own. ![Lysefjorden2](https://www.privatecruisenorway.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Yacht/Lysefjorden2.jpg?width=2000&height=1250&name=Lysefjorden2.jpg) ![Guests raising glasses of champagne on deck](https://www.privatecruisenorway.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Champagne-Arrival.jpg?width=2000&height=1250&name=Champagne-Arrival.jpg) THE CELLAR ## Champagne on arrival, *the right bottle after.* Every guest is welcomed aboard with a glass of Champagne. Soft drinks, coffee and tea are always on board, and on multi-day charters wine and spirits come from a curated list, with a pairing from the chef if you would like one. If you have something in mind, a favourite Champagne or a vintage for an occasion, tell us before you sail and it will be waiting, chilled. ## Plan your *menu* Tell us your dates, how many you are and what you like to eat. We reply within 48 hours. - Champagne on arrival - Menus written around your tastes - Your own private chef ![PrivateCruise-Norway-Logo-Original](https://www.privatecruisenorway.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20og%20presse/PrivateCruise-Norway-Logo-Header.png?width=270&height=55&name=PrivateCruise-Norway-Logo-Header.png "PrivateCruise-Norway-Logo-Original") Private Cruise is Stavanger’s leading high-end luxury private cruise & charter company. We provide cruises to families and small groups aboard our exceptional yacht. 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