Bespoke meal prep · Sevenoaks

There is
no menu.

Tell us what you can’t eat, what you won’t eat, and what you’re aiming for. We cook to that — every meal, made for you.

BoxChef meals boxed for collection — salmon, black rice, broccoli and roasted vegetables

Cooked to order

Never held overnight

No seed oils

Collection or delivery

What BoxChef is

Cooked around you,
not around a menu.

Most meal prep gives you a list and asks you to pick. BoxChef works the other way round: you tell Pavel your requirements once, and he cooks around them from then on.

Allergies, medical conditions, foods you dislike, what you’re training for — it all goes down once. A diabetic who’s allergic to shellfish and can’t stand olives tells us at the start, and then stops thinking about it. Every meal after that is cooked individually to that person’s requirements.

That is the whole product. It is also the part that no one else in Kent is doing.

The standards, always

  • Cooked fresh — every order made the day it’s collected.
  • Never held overnight — nothing sits, nothing is reheated stock.
  • No seed oils, no trans fats — cooked in fats we’re happy to name.
  • Premium ingredients — the cost sits in the food, not the packaging.
Feta, cherry tomatoes, courgette and olives prepared in a roasting tray

Meet Pavel

The person cooking it.

Pavel, the chef behind BoxChef, in his kitchen in chef’s whites

The Box Chef came to life almost by accident. While stuck at home during COVID, I wanted to do something meaningful with my time. I had always been interested in food and health, but that period gave me the opportunity to look more closely at what eating well actually means — especially for people living busy lives with very little time to cook.

I realised that I could use my experience as a chef to create something genuinely useful for others: food that is convenient, but not simply another mass-produced grab-and-go option. Food that provides real nourishment, real flavour and real value.

I always wanted the café to remain a real café, but also to become the heart of everything I do — a place where people can come in, meet me and experience the food for themselves. The same quality they enjoy in the café can then be prepared for them to take home in a box. Instead of simply filling out an impersonal form online, we can sit down and talk about what they need, what they enjoy and what they want to achieve. I know my clients personally, and their food is prepared with them in mind.

That personal connection is at the heart of The Box Chef: restaurant-quality cooking built around my Protein First philosophy, no seed oils and minimal added sugar, no preservatives. Everything is created to help people eat better without making their already busy lives more complicated — because convenient food can still be honest, personal and made with genuine care.

How it works

Prepaid credit.
Used when you want it.

It is not a subscription and there is nothing to cancel. You buy days in advance and use them at your own pace.

  1. 01

    Buy your credit

    Choose a package of days and pay up front. One day is breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack.

  2. 02

    Tell us your requirements

    Allergies, medical needs, dislikes, what you’re aiming for. Once, in full — we cook to what you write.

  3. 03

    Message when you want food

    No schedule to keep. Message Pavel when you want meals and he draws them from your balance.

  4. 04

    Collect or have it delivered

    Collection from 123 St John’s Hill, or delivery within 7 miles.

Credit is valid for 2 months from the date of purchase.

Order by 2.30pm for next day.

Prices

What it costs.

One day of credit is breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack. The more days you buy, the lower the daily rate.

Meal plan packages

PackagePricePer day
1 day£28.00£28.00
5 days£130.00£26.00
7 days£170.00£24.29
14 days£330.00£23.57
30 days£550.00£18.33

Individual meals

QuantityPrice each
1£11.00
6 or more£10.00
11 or more£9.50
20 or more£9.00

Collection is free from 123 St John’s Hill. Delivery is £4.50 within 7 miles of TN13 3PE.

Specialist requirements are priced individually

These prices assume a balanced-diet meal structure. Keto, high-protein, low-fat, allergen-specific and medically prescribed nutrition take more planning and more expensive ingredients, so they are quoted individually. Tick the box in the order form and Pavel will send you a quote instead of charging you now.

Order

Start a package.

Pick what you want, tell us what we need to know, and we’ll be in touch to arrange your first meals.

01 — What you want Choose one
02 — Collection or delivery
03 — Your details
04 — What we need to know Your profile

Be thorough. We cook to what you write here.

05 — Confirm

Reviews

What people say.

Thank you for a delicious meal. I’ve always said no one can do a better curry than my parents, and it’s been over a year since I’ve been able to go up north to have one — but I have to say that the lamb curry was something else! Thanks again, it reminded me of home.
Bee
Best food I have ever tasted!!! Thank you.
Kayla
Lunch prep too — what a bloody treat. Food was amazing.
Eshaw

Private hire & catering

Cooking for a room.

Pavel caters private events and takes bookings for the space at St John’s Hill. Numbers, menu and price are worked out per event — get in touch and tell him what you have in mind.

07817 906 434info@theboxchef.uk

The café

Try the food first.

The café is on the same site, and it is the cheapest way to find out whether you like how Pavel cooks before you buy a package.

Meals from £14Daily specials8am–4pm, seven days

The café menu is on Just Eat — ordering for the café is handled there, not on this page.

Protein sourdough stack with avocado and eggsChocolate protein bars on a plate at the caféPancakes with berries and chocolate at the café

Visit

Where to find us.

Address

123 St John’s Hill
Sevenoaks, Kent
TN13 3PE
Parking at rear

Hours

8am–4pm, seven days
Order by 2.30pm for next day

Contact

07817 906 434
WhatsApp welcome
info@theboxchef.uk

Delivery

£4.50 per delivery
Within 7 miles of TN13 3PE