How does one say 'my compliments to the chef'?


What is the expression 'compliments to the chef' or 'give my compliments to
the chef' in Japanese?

Is there a suitable matching phrase, or something that expresses a similar
message?

(Please answer with as much English and Romaji as possible)




You haven't given any concrete context, but ご馳走様でした _gochisōsama deshita_ is a
very common phrase conveying that it was a very good meal. You can/should use
this phrase if you are talking to the chef (or you can say it loudly if you
pass by the kitchen on the way to the counter where you pay after your meal).
However, telling it to the waiting staff, the message is unlikely to get
passed on to the chef, since it's a very common phrase to thank someone for
the meal.

For more on the meaning of this phrase see

  * [About ご[馳走]{ちそう}: two “runs” would give you “a feast”?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/172/1628)
  * [Etymology of ごちそうさまでした](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/9622/1628)




You haven't given any concrete context, but ご馳走様でした _gochisōsama deshita_ is a
very common phrase conveying that it was a very good meal. You can/should use
this phrase if you are talking to the chef (or you can say it loudly if you
pass by the kitchen on the way to the counter where you pay after your meal).
However, telling it to the waiting staff, the message is unlikely to get
passed on to the chef, since it's a very common phrase to thank someone for
the meal.

For more on the meaning of this phrase see

  * [About ご[馳走]{ちそう}: two “runs” would give you “a feast”?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/172/1628)
  * [Etymology of ごちそうさまでした](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/9622/1628)

