Private hibachi chef performing tableside at dusk

Your Private Hibachi Chef.
Your Home. The Whole Show.

Sun & Moon brings a live hibachi experience to your home or vacation rental — complete with a private chef, teppanyaki grill, fresh ingredients, interactive entertainment, setup, and cleanup.

Serving Hilton Head Island and confirmed surrounding Lowcountry locations.

Experiences from $55per guestNo guest minimum.

Prefer to talk? Call (843) 540-1433

Licensed & insured

Certificate available for venues

ServSafe-certified chefs

Food-handler certified on every event

Transparent pricing

Itemized estimate before you pay

Fast date confirmation

We verify your date before any charge

How it works

Three steps to dinner.

  1. 1

    Send your date

    Choose your experience and submit your date, location, time and estimated guest count.

  2. 2

    We verify availability

    Sun & Moon confirms the date is open and sends you the complete reservation details and itemized estimate.

  3. 3

    Secure the date

    Pay the $200 Non-Refundable Reservation Fee to lock in your confirmed date and time.

What happens after you pay

  • You receive a confirmation with your reservation number and full event summary.
  • Your reservation is recorded with the Square payment ID stored against it.
  • Your event is added to our booking calendar only after the reservation payment succeeds.
  • Final guest count, menu selections and the remaining balance are confirmed before your event date.

Secure your date with a $200 non-refundable reservation fee. The fee reserves your event date, time, chef and scheduled staff. It is separate from your final event invoice and is not credited toward the remaining balance.

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Add-ons (optional)
Salmon$10 per guest0
Scallops$12 per guest0
Noodles$6 per guest0
Dumplings$10 per guest0
Edamame$8 per guest0
Extra Steak$10 per guest0
Extra Chicken$8 per guest0
Extra Shrimp$10 per guest0
Extra Lobster$20 per guest0
Extra Rice$5 per guest0
Extra Vegetables$5 per guest0
Extra Salad$5 per guest0
Extra Yum Yum Sauce$2 per guest0
Extra Ginger Sauce$2 per guest0
Miso Soup$3 per guest0
Upgrades (optional)

Current offer: complimentary hibachi noodles for up to 20 guests on Monday–Thursday events in September and October 2026, reserved by August 31, 2026. Choose an event date to check eligibility.

Enter your guest count to see a live breakdown with the Event Setup Fee, 20% service charge and your add-ons.

Next step: choose your seating and pay the $200 non-refundable reservation fee.

The experiences

Three levels, one clear price.

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Moon Experience

The classic evening.

$55/ guest
  • Steak
  • Chicken
  • Shrimp
  • Fried rice
  • Seasonal vegetables
  • House salad
  • Signature sauces
  • Live tableside hibachi show

Best for hosts who want the complete classic hibachi experience.

Your estimate adds the event setup fee, 20% service charge and tax — all itemized before you pay anything.

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Sun Experience

The signature upgrade.

$75/ guest
  • Filet mignon
  • Chicken
  • Jumbo shrimp
  • Fried rice
  • Seasonal vegetables
  • House salad
  • Signature sauces
  • Live tableside hibachi show

Best for celebrations that call for an elevated, premium menu.

Your estimate adds the event setup fee, 20% service charge and tax — all itemized before you pay anything.

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Eclipse Experience

The full spectacle.

$95/ guest
  • Lobster tail
  • Filet mignon
  • Jumbo shrimp
  • Chicken
  • Fried rice
  • Seasonal vegetables
  • House salad
  • Signature sauces
  • Live tableside hibachi show

Best for milestone events where the meal is the main event.

Your estimate adds the event setup fee, 20% service charge and tax — all itemized before you pay anything.

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Current offer

Complimentary hibachi noodles for up to 20 guests

Book a qualifying Monday–Thursday event in September or October 2026 by August 31, 2026, and receive complimentary hibachi noodles for up to 20 guests.

  • Event date falls on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday
  • Event takes place in September or October 2026
  • The $200 reservation fee is paid on or before August 31, 2026
  • Noodles are complimentary for up to 20 guests; additional guests are priced normally

Offer ends August 31, 2026.

Everything included

Everything included in your experience.

Private hibachi chef

One chef, one party — your evening only.

Mobile teppanyaki grill

Professional grill brought to and set up at your location.

Fresh ingredients

Proteins, rice, vegetables, salad and signature sauces prepped for your headcount.

Live cooking & entertainment

The tricks, the flames and the interaction your guests remember.

Cooked at your event

Every plate is served hot off the grill, in sequence.

Setup included

We arrive early and set the grill and service area.

Cleanup included

We pack out clean — no dishes, no grease, no aftermath.

Event coordination

Timing, headcount and menu confirmed with you before the date.

What you provide

Just the drinks — and the guests.

  • Beverages for your party (we do not serve alcohol).
  • An outdoor or well-ventilated space for the grill, with access for the chef to bring equipment in.
  • Permission from your host or property manager if the event is at a vacation rental.

What we bring

Everything else.

Tables, chairs, place settings, the grill, all ingredients, the chef, and every tool the performance needs — plus full setup and full breakdown. Your evening stays hassle-free from start to finish.

Gallery

Evenings, on location.

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Private hibachi dinner on a Lowcountry terrace
Plated hibachi filet, shrimp and fried rice
Flames rising off the teppanyaki grill
Premium hibachi ingredients on the grill
Lowcountry coast at golden hour

Lowcountry · South Carolina

Private hibachi across the Lowcountry

Hilton Head villas, Palmetto Bluff cottages, Beaufort waterfront homes — we bring the grill, the show and the cleanup crew to your door. Most Lowcountry evenings are vacation rentals and second homes, so we work around late check-ins, gated communities and shared pool decks without a fuss.

Vacation rental service

Sea Pines, Palmetto Dunes, Shipyard and Forest Beach rentals — we handle gate passes, setup on the lanai or driveway, and leave the kitchen spotless.

Island wedding weekends

Welcome dinners and rehearsal nights for groups of 20–60 across Hilton Head, Bluffton and Palmetto Bluff.

Lowcountry seafood upgrades

Local shrimp, scallops and lobster tail add-ons priced right into your estimate before you book.

Most booked in the South Carolina Lowcountry

  • Vacation rental family dinners
  • Wedding welcome dinners
  • Milestone birthdays on the island
  • Corporate retreats & villa buyouts

Where we cook

No travel fee anywhere from Hilton Head to Beaufort, Bluffton, Okatie, Ridgeland and Hardeeville.

What locals say about us in the South Carolina Lowcountry

We flew in family from four states for our Sea Pines wedding weekend and the rehearsal dinner was the night everyone still talks about. The chef had 42 people fed, entertained and laughing on the pool deck — and the kitchen was cleaner than he found it.
Meredith & RyanHilton Head Island, SCWedding welcome dinner · 42 guests
My husband's 50th on Palmetto Dunes. Onion volcano, the whole show, and the shrimp and filet were genuinely restaurant quality. Booking took five minutes and the price on the estimate is exactly what we paid.
Danielle P.Hilton Head Island, SCMilestone birthday · 24 guests
Beaufort waterfront rental, twelve of us, two kids who only eat chicken and noodles. They handled the kids' plates first so the grown-ups could actually enjoy dinner. Worth every dollar.
The WhitakersBeaufort, SCFamily vacation dinner · 12 guests

Weddings & birthdays we've delivered here

Wedding

Palmetto Bluff rehearsal dinner, zero venue rental

A 60-guest rehearsal dinner served on the cottage lawn instead of a booked-out restaurant — the couple kept their welcome-night budget and their guest list.

60 guests · 2 chefs · served in 95 minutes

Birthday

Sweet-16 on a Sea Pines pool deck

Teppanyaki dinner theater for the teens at 5 PM, a quieter adult seating at 8 PM, one setup and one cleanup.

Two seatings · 31 guests · one evening

Wedding

Bluffton welcome dinner with the whole wedding party

Gate access, setup, dinner and full breakdown handled while the couple stayed with their guests the entire night.

38 guests · gated community · full cleanup

Common questions in the South Carolina Lowcountry

Can you get into gated communities and vacation rentals?

Yes. Sea Pines, Palmetto Dunes, Wexford, Colleton River, Callawassie and the Bluffton gated neighborhoods are routine for us — just add the guest-pass or gate instructions in the booking notes and we handle arrival with the gate ourselves.

Do I need to provide tables, chairs or anything else?

No. We bring the grill, tables, chairs, place settings and all cooking equipment, then set up and break down completely. The only thing you provide is drinks — we don't hold a beer and wine license.

Can we cook on a rental deck, patio or by the pool?

Almost always. We cook outdoors on decks, patios, driveways and pool areas across Hilton Head, Bluffton and Beaufort, and only need a level spot roughly 10 by 10 feet with clearance overhead.

What times can you serve in the Lowcountry?

We run two seatings a night — 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Beach-week families usually take the 5 PM seating and wedding or adult groups take 8 PM.

How far in advance should I book for beach season?

Peak Hilton Head weeks from Memorial Day through Labor Day and wedding weekends fill first, so reserve as early as you can. Off-season dates are often available with just a few days' notice.

What does it cost to hold my date?

A $200 non-refundable reservation fee books the date. It is separate from the final invoice and is not credited toward your event balance. Your estimated total — packages, add-ons, upgrades, adults and kids — is shown before you pay.

Still have a question about the South Carolina Lowcountry? Start a request — you'll see your estimated total before anything is charged.

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Why choose Sun & Moon

Built to be the easy yes.

We're not a restaurant on wheels. We're a private-chef experience engineered to make an evening unforgettable — with none of the logistics landing on you.

Live-fire theater

Professional teppanyaki grill, tableside performance, and the sizzle that makes hibachi hibachi. Every guest is served in sequence, straight off the flame.

Three clear experience levels

Moon, Sun and Eclipse — one price per guest, exact inclusions listed, no open-ended menu to decode.

Truly private

One chef, one party, one focused evening. No shared seatings, no restaurant crowd — just your guests and the fire.

Licensed & insured

Fully licensed for catering across South Carolina and Georgia, carrying commercial liability for events of any size.

Seamless from start to finish

We arrive early, set up, perform, serve, and pack out cleanly. You host the moment — we handle everything else.

Local Lowcountry expertise

Hilton Head, Bluffton, Beaufort and the surrounding communities — including vacation rentals, with hosts and property managers in mind.

Occasions we serve

Made for the nights people talk about.

BirthdaysFamily reunionsVacation-rental dinnersBachelor & bachelorette celebrationsCorporate gatheringsWeddings & rehearsal dinnersAnniversariesGraduations

Transparent pricing

You see every charge before you pay anything.

  • Per-guest price — $55, $75 or $95 depending on the experience you choose.
  • Complete Event Setup — $200 for the first 10 guests, then $10 per additional guest. Grill, equipment, tables, chairs and place settings delivered, installed and removed.
  • 20% Event Service Charge — preparation, scheduling, coordination, on-site service management and cleanup (not a gratuity) — plus applicable sales tax, both shown as their own lines.
  • Add-ons, upgrades and kids' meals priced individually as you select them.

$200 Non-Refundable Reservation Fee

Secure your date with a $200 non-refundable reservation fee. The fee reserves your event date, time, chef and scheduled staff. It is separate from your final event invoice and is not credited toward the remaining balance.

Totals shown in the estimator are estimates — they update if your guest count, selections or event details change before your event.

Everything included

Everything Is Handled

Your experience includes more than dinner. We reserve your team, prepare your menu, transport and install the equipment, coordinate the event, deliver the live hibachi experience and handle breakdown and cleanup.

Your guests get dinner and a show. You get to enjoy your own event.

We Bring the Complete Setup — $200

Everything Delivered, Installed & Removed

No rentals to arrange. No furniture to transport. No equipment to track down. Your $200 Complete Event Setup covers the first 10 guests and includes transportation and handling of the hibachi grill, cooking equipment, guest tables, chairs, disposable place settings and the physical setup and breakdown of your event space. For groups larger than 10, additional setup is $10 per guest to provide the extra furniture, place settings and equipment handling required.

  • Hibachi grill
  • Cooking equipment
  • Guest tables
  • Chairs
  • Disposable place settings
  • Equipment transportation
  • Physical setup
  • Breakdown and removal

Professionally Prepared & Executed — 20%

20% Event Service Charge

From Behind-the-Scenes Preparation to Final Closeout

The mandatory 20% Event Service Charge supports the professional work required to turn your booking into a fully executed experience — including menu preparation, ingredient coordination, chef and staff scheduling, administrative planning, on-site service management and post-event operational cleanup. It is retained by Sun & Moon Catering and is not a gratuity.

  • Menu preparation
  • Ingredient coordination
  • Chef and staff scheduling
  • Administrative planning
  • On-site service management
  • Professional event execution
  • Operational cleanup and closeout

Lock In Your Date — $200

Your Date, Chef & Staff Reserved Exclusively

Your $200 non-refundable Reservation & Event Coordination Fee removes your selected date and time from availability and reserves your chef and scheduled staff exclusively for your celebration. Because we turn away competing bookings to protect your time, this fee is separate from your final event invoice and is not credited toward the remaining balance.

  • Your event time is held exclusively
  • Your chef is reserved
  • Your scheduled staff are reserved
  • Event coordination begins
  • Competing bookings are declined for your time

What You Don’t Have to Do

  • Rent or transport tables and chairs
  • Find a hibachi grill
  • Coordinate multiple vendors
  • Purchase place settings
  • Prepare dinner for the group
  • Manage meal service
  • Break down the equipment
  • Clean the immediate service area

You enjoy the celebration. We handle everything behind it.

What Each Part Provides

Experience
Your chef, dinner and live hibachi performance.
Reservation
Exclusively holds your date, chef and staff.
Setup
Delivers and installs the grill, equipment, tables, chairs and place settings.
Service
Supports preparation, coordination, execution and operational cleanup.

Every charge is itemized before payment, so you know exactly what is included and what your complete experience will cost.

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Where we serve

Hilton Head Island & the Lowcountry.

If your location isn't listed, send your date anyway — we'll confirm whether we can travel to you before anything is charged.

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Questions, answered

Everything you need to know.

What's included, what it costs, what the reservation fee does, and exactly what happens after you send your date.

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Hibachi grill with premium ingredients

Reserve your evening

Your night, plated in flame.

Send your date, time, location and guest count. We verify availability before you're asked to pay anything.