Restaurant cleaning is priced as a fixed monthly fee, built on cleaner rates of around GBP16-GBP30 per hour, covering front of house and back of house, with TR19 kitchen-extract cleaning from about GBP495 as a separate compliance line. The figure is driven by covers, opening hours and food-hygiene standards. Figures are indicative for 2026 and attract 20% VAT.
How much does restaurant cleaning cost in the UK?
Restaurant cleaning is quoted as a fixed monthly fee because scope spans front of house (dining areas, bar, entrance, customer toilets) and back of house (kitchen, prep areas, stores, staff areas), each with different hygiene demands. The underlying labour is about GBP16-GBP30 per cleaner per hour, and the monthly figure scales with covers, opening hours and the food-hygiene standard. On top sits periodic TR19 kitchen-extract cleaning - from around GBP495-GBP750 for a small kitchen up to GBP1,000-GBP2,000-plus for larger sites - which is a fire-safety and insurance requirement.
What drives the price of restaurant cleaning?
Covers and footfall drive front-of-house hours; the kitchen drives the hygiene demand. Key factors are daily kitchen cleaning to food-safe standards, floor and drain degreasing, customer washroom hygiene, opening hours (late nights and weekends), and periodic tasks such as deep cleans, extract cleaning and hard-floor care. Food-hygiene compliance and the risk to a rating make reliable, trained cleaning essential - a missed clean is a business risk, not just an appearance one.
Kitchen-extract cleaning and TR19 compliance
Grease build-up in kitchen extract ductwork is a serious fire risk, and insurers increasingly require documented TR19 Grease compliance - grease kept below a 200-micron mean, verified by deposit-thickness testing and a hygiene certificate. We handle both the routine commercial cleaning and the specialist TR19 extract clean. See the TR19 cost guide and the commercial cleaning prices pillar for detail.
How do the wage floor and VAT affect restaurant cleaning?
Restaurant cleaning rests on the same wage floor - National Living Wage GBP12.71 an hour from April 2026, real Living Wage GBP13.45 UK / GBP14.80 London - plus employer's NI, holiday pay, equipment, consumables, insurance and margin. Late and weekend cover can carry higher effective costs. Restaurant cleaning and TR19 work are standard-rated at 20% VAT.
How do you get an accurate restaurant cleaning quote?
Restaurants vary by covers, kitchen size and hours, so we survey front and back of house and assess the extract system before quoting. We return one fixed monthly price for the routine clean, plus a scheduled TR19 line where needed. Request a fixed monthly quote to begin.
Indicative restaurant cleaning cost inputs (2026 guide only)
| Input | Typical figure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cleaner labour, per hour | GBP16 - GBP30 | Basis for the monthly fee |
| Front of house | By covers / footfall | Dining, bar, customer toilets |
| Back of house | Food-safe standard | Kitchen, prep, stores, drains |
| TR19 kitchen extract | from GBP495 | Fire-safety / insurance compliance |