Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator

I enjoy the game. However, it crashes every 15-20 min.

I love love love this game. I have spent far too long getting lost in this game. I was borrowing it on the Shared libraries from a friend and had to buy it for myself. The recipes are easy to remember, the chopping isn't a 'line up perfectly to chop correctly so it's great for those who don't have such great hand dexterity. The artwork is amazing, I wish there was a way you could put unused stock back into your fridges at the end of the day (or it did it automatically). Otherwise there is no reason for the expiry date options. I do wish you could turn off the idle dialogue for the kitchen helpers. I understand they get bored, but if the first order hasn't even come in yet, how am I to know what he is to help prepare? I already did a ton preparation pre-opening. I also wish there was a way to use base recipes still once you've upgraded one, more for challenge offers that come up.

I say 10 out of 5 stars because I do enjoy it and do tend to get lost in the game. Keep up the great work, love it, and can't wait to see what more you can do with it.

best game

Love this game so much. Challenging, and fun (and surprisingly educational and inspirational).
I am absolutely DESPERATE for a co-op mode!

i love this game, very intriguing.

Very fun and high-intensive game. Love it.

Nice idea, poor execution.
Can't progress past the tutorial as it just doesn't give me an option.
Controls are strange, might be better suited to a N64 controller.

I love this game it's entertaining and relaxing, as well as just plain fun, having said all that there are some things that I would change.

1st. I would Decrease the amount that the Sous-Chefs Talk, it is very distracting to here "I don't Have Anything to work on, and I don't have anything to do every 10-15 seconds. I know you need things to do I put you on the station, when I have something for you I will let you work on it, until then just stand there and shut up your distracting me.

2nd. The way they push you out of the way while your in front of the ingredient fridge is also annoying.

3rd I wish there were either a few more "quick-slots" or more items would stack.

Having said all that I would absolutely recommend this game.

Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator – A Deliciously Fun Experience!

Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator is an absolute delight for anyone who loves cooking games or dreams of running their own restaurant. I really enjoy this game—it’s so much fun and incredibly immersive.

One of my favorite features is the ability to pin recipes. This simple but genius mechanic makes cooking so much easier and more enjoyable. Whether you're whipping up a quick dish or preparing a multi-course meal, having the steps readily available takes a lot of the stress out of managing your kitchen.

The game does a fantastic job of balancing fun and realism. From customizing your menu to plating dishes, it’s clear a lot of thought went into making the experience authentic yet accessible. The attention to detail, from chopping ingredients to perfecting the timing of each dish, keeps you engaged and coming back for more.

If you’re looking for a restaurant simulator that’s both fun and satisfying, Chef Life is a must-try. It’s a game that I wholeheartedly recommend to foodies and gamers alike!

This game NEEEEEDS co-op man... It would be so much fun

This is a wonderful culinary game, if you like cooking!

I love this game it's the perfect kitchen/restaurant simulator. However, it would be much better if it offered greater variety of the basic foods like grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup, fettucine pasta.. the great classics! I get that it may partially defy the concept of owning a Michelin star restaurant, but it definitely makes the game more enjoyable in my opinion where the owner gets to decide the path for their restaurant. Also, one of the things that really disappointed me with this game was the fact that there wasn't a baking aspect. I would absolutely LOOVE it if it had dessert recipes whether in the base game or as an add-on it would be a perfect addition and a completion to the menu of the game.

its nice

Unable to complete the tutorial. When I am in the Plating tutorial there is no way to "finish" plating. Stuck in the screen basically. Requested refund.

i love this game but it pisses me off. why am i playing it anymore. it feels like im just working another job after i do my day job. stop ordering the soup. please

Would suggest it for casual play. Pretty decent

oh great now I'm hungry

It had potential to be a great game but sadly the devs have been moved on to other games and it is now a console game.

I love this game and would love an add-on or dlc that introduces desserts!

amazing game, very distracting and fun. love the fact that i can serve on my own time and deactivate the food burning, an amazing user experience.

I love it honestly, it keeps me busy,

the cooking mechanic is so realistic. i love how there are loads and loads of furniture and style options available so you can truly design the restaurant of ur dreams! it is a very stressful game indeed but its also so much fun and i love the different recipes to cook! i always get hungry :(

bagus

Want to pass the time? One of the more realistic cooking sims. It's enjoyable but gets old once you unlock everything. I wish there were more decor options.

So good and entertaining!

Fun.

stinky booty

You're really thrown into the game with a lot all at once and it's stressful, but after the first day you can change settings to turn off everything that makes it excessively tedious. The first time I played I barely got through the tutorial and got annoyed, but I'm glad I decided to give it a second chance. Once you get through the frustrating first few parts and have help around the restaurant the game is very fun.

It's fun! it's hard to be a chef :(

Love this game, can understand the work behind michelin chefs

I like this game and where it is going.

Love the concept of this game. Perfect balance between cooking and managing a restaurant. Nice to be able to perform all the tasks yourself. Visually pleasing. Looking forward for a bakery version.

BUT the game is in need of fixing. Interface [control guide] glitches and disappears regularly. Ambient/sound effect/voice go missing out of nowhere. Really frustrating to play.

P.S. What is up with no black pepper in Carbonara?? UNACCEPTABLE

I haven't had many issues playing it. It's fun to play while you have something on in the background, trying to get achievements.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☑ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☑ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
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Very fun gamr

j'aime ce jeu!!

The game is great but require some tweakings or at least some slide bars to be able to adjust the game as you like... for example
A) sous-chefs are too good once levelled, they are too fast making dishes making yourself almost useles...
B) clients are too impatient, that force you to rely on sous-chefs
C) should exist the possibility to refuse or delay the hiring of a sous-chef ... maybe i prefer to run a little bistro with the help of just 1 or 2 guys.
D) Love the fact that they added a lot of italian plates... but there are some errors in the recipes. Was enough to ask to a random italian to fix that ...
I repeat that the game is great, just miss some adjusting slide bars.

I somewhat enjoyed the game but there are too many simple bugs to actually recommend the game (some dishes you can't cook to A+ no matter what you do).

Additionally there are severe balancing issues (e.g. plating takes a ridiculously long time, sous chefs do all the work - which means that the game essentially becomes bus boy simulator, etc...).

fun

Too buggy. Three separate games unable to be continued because of three different bugs. First, you can't level your chefs up if you've upgraded the wrong recipes too early. Second, I couldn't put beef for grinding into the meat grinder. Finally, I wasn't able to grab the stock crate to stock my supplies after they'd been delivered. A decent game, but way too buggy.

This game is a very fun restaurant sim. I like the customization aspects of it and the concept as a whole. It's cool there's a "chill" mode that makes the game cozier, less intense. I don't use it though because I like to pretend I'm in The Bear or some shit and fight for my life by doing minimal prep too haha.

A worthwhile purchase when on sale, but needs many improvements to justify the full price. I kind of struggle to give it a thumbs down though b/c I don't really know any games like it. It's like if Diner Dash & Cooking Mama had a child. Which are two of my favorite games from when I was younger. So like...there is a bias here. But this child is a talentless child that isn't really good at anything it tries to do, it's just very...average. Maybe even below average in some aspects.

My main critiques focus on the LACK OF: (1) lack of cuisine variety (in at least lower levels), (2) lack of depth to the business side of the restaurant, and (3) variety as the days progress.

I wrote about my issues with the game in greater detail below, but the game is a solid 6.5/10 for a TL;DR. Needs lots of improvement...I see the potential with this game, the devs just need to take it another mile IMO.

(1) Lack of Cuisine Variety (at least below level 10)
Forgive me for "woke" but I find it funny how ethnic food is paywalled behind a DLC (Japanese food). A little diabolical considering the fact that Japan has the 2nd most Michelin Stars of any country outside of Michelin's place of origin (France)...feels somewhat like a tax for wanting to cook ethnic food.
At least from levels 1-9, I have not gotten anything besides Italian and French food. Ethnic food is no more difficult to make than French food, and the creators could have incorporated recipes that use the same produce, meats, and/or carbs. Curry, kabobs, and even steamed fishes are just a few ideas. Maybe budgetary restrictions limited the diversity in gameplay, but food is one of the easiest ways to bridge the gap between different cultures.

(2) Lack of depth to the business side of the game
One of the main reasons I picked this game was because it looked like you managed the restaurant as well; however, I quickly realized you don't pay rent (a very idealistic, wonderful world lol), you don't pay your workers, and your expenses are very easy to cover on a day-to-day basis. In the very least, I'd expect there be more realistic expenses to track (because you can easily make a menu that makes less than your ingredients cost and still survive several days). Maybe even random events like a kitchen leak or something so you have to struggle with the economics a bit. The chance to fail isn't really there, at least financially. The only difficulty in the game lies with a time management struggle when you're cooking your food. However, the more you cook, the more you learn how to optimize your menu and you're basically just playing a cooking sim.

(3) Lack of variety as you continue to play
Ties very much into #2, but as you go on, you're completing the story, sure but the cooking stays relatively the same. You'll buy new tools but you're still cooking only Italian/French, there's no economic struggle, and you just begin to notice the shortcuts the game devs had taken. Washing the dishes, plating, and other tasks aren't animated. For some reason your character can't close their mouth? lol...

Regardless, this game is still fun to play and excels where other cooking sims don't. I just wish that it went above and beyond.

Honestly too hard for my taste, just wanted a chill backseat game. Super interesting mechanics but just too in depth for me. If that's what you are looking for I recommend it tho.

Game's fine, but the devs already said they will never support ultra-wide screens, which is a NO for me, dog.

This game is incredible, i cannot stop playing it

i am chef

I love this game once you learn how it works and what you can prepare in advance or not it's easy to understand. Giving your sous-chefs orders,customizing your restaurant and chef i love that really a fun game

Game was terrible, I couldn't even get past the tutorial. The UI is absolutely awful and it doesn't make much sense, the game forces you into a plating tutorial that I'll never use and you can't get out of it. I went ahead an refunded it.