Restaurant clearance London
Kitchen and front-of-house clearance for restaurants, cafés and takeaways closing or refitting anywhere in London. Refrigeration is certified degassed before removal, grease trap contents go to a licensed food-waste facility, and gas and electrical appliances are only moved once a qualified engineer has signed off the disconnection. Every visit returns a waste transfer note for the lease exit file.
London pricing
| Job | London from | Typical time | Why the London price differs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front-of-house strip-out, small unit | £380 | 3–4 hrs | Tables, chairs, till point and soft furnishings cleared from a café-sized unit under around 800 sq ft. |
| Commercial kitchen equipment removal, per item | £65 | 20–30 min | Ovens, fryers and prep tables are heavy and often plumbed or hard-wired, needing disconnection before removal. |
| Refrigeration and F-gas degassing, per unit | £95 | 30–45 min | Fridges and cold rooms holding refrigerant must be certified degassed before removal, a licensed step. |
| Grease trap emptying and removal | £210 | 1–2 hrs | Trapped fat and oil is controlled waste that goes to a licensed treatment facility, and the trap is often built into the drainage. |
| Extraction canopy and ductwork removal | £340 | half day | Canopy, ductwork and filters are usually the hardest fixtures to remove, often needing access equipment. |
| Full unit closure clearance | £680 | 1 day | Kitchen, front-of-house and cellar cleared and swept in one visit against the full inventory. |
Front-of-house strip-out, small unit
£380 · 3–4 hrs
Tables, chairs, till point and soft furnishings cleared from a café-sized unit under around 800 sq ft.
Commercial kitchen equipment removal, per item
£65 · 20–30 min
Ovens, fryers and prep tables are heavy and often plumbed or hard-wired, needing disconnection before removal.
Refrigeration and F-gas degassing, per unit
£95 · 30–45 min
Fridges and cold rooms holding refrigerant must be certified degassed before removal, a licensed step.
Grease trap emptying and removal
£210 · 1–2 hrs
Trapped fat and oil is controlled waste that goes to a licensed treatment facility, and the trap is often built into the drainage.
Extraction canopy and ductwork removal
£340 · half day
Canopy, ductwork and filters are usually the hardest fixtures to remove, often needing access equipment.
Full unit closure clearance
£680 · 1 day
Kitchen, front-of-house and cellar cleared and swept in one visit against the full inventory.
Restaurant and café clearance is quoted plus VAT at 20% after a site visit. F-gas degassing certificates, grease trap disposal and transfer notes are included; loading bay suspensions are itemised.
Working in London
Every cold room and glass-door fridge running on refrigerant has to be certified degassed under F-gas regulations before it can be legally removed. This is booked as its own step ahead of the clearance date, because turning up to a unit with live refrigeration and no engineer booked simply delays the job.
A grease trap holds fat, oil and food solids that cannot go down a general drain or into mixed waste. It has to be emptied by a licensed handler and the disposal note kept, and the trap itself is often plumbed into the unit's drainage in a way that needs disconnecting carefully rather than pulled out.
Most London food waste duty rules require a separate food waste contract while a unit is trading; closing that contract and clearing the last of the food waste and packaging is a distinct task from the kitchen equipment strip-out.
We do not disconnect gas ourselves — a Gas Safe engineer isolates the appliance and confirms it in writing, and only then does the equipment move. On a tight closure date this is the step worth booking first, since it is the one most likely to hold up the rest of the clearance.
Canopy, ductwork and filters usually run through a false ceiling and were the last part of the original fit-out installed, which makes them the hardest to remove and the most likely to need access equipment. We survey the run before quoting rather than assuming a straightforward ceiling void.
How it works
Send photographs or a short video with your London postcode. It takes a couple of minutes and there is nothing to pay to ask.
We come back with one figure for restaurant and cafe clearance in london — ULEZ, the Congestion Charge and disposal or materials already inside it, with any council permit shown at cost.
Pick a morning or afternoon window, including evenings and weekends. You get a named team, a text before arrival and paperwork on completion.
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Coverage
Each links straight to the local page with its own access notes, parking and prices.
London questions
A front-of-house strip-out on a small unit starts at £380 and a full unit closure clearance at £680. Individual kitchen equipment is £65 an item and grease trap removal is £210. All commercial prices are plus VAT.
Yes, with certified F-gas degassing carried out before removal. This is a licensed step that has to happen before any refrigerant-charged unit can legally leave the building.
It is emptied and removed by a licensed handler and disposed of at a permitted food-waste treatment facility, with the disposal note kept for the site file.
No. A Gas Safe engineer isolates and confirms the disconnection in writing, and we remove the appliance once that sign-off is in place.
Yes, including the filters and any run through a false ceiling. We survey it first because canopy runs vary a great deal between units and often need access equipment.
Yes, on request, for branded signage, menus and packaging so nothing intact leaves the unit with the previous operator's name on it.
Three to five working days where degassing and Gas Safe sign-off need arranging first. A front-of-house-only clear can often be booked within 48 hours.
Free quote · 1-hour reply
Send the unit size, equipment list and whether refrigeration or gas appliances are involved — we will come back with a price and arrange degassing or Gas Safe sign-off ahead of the visit.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
The guys arrived prompt at 9 am . Sorry I’m rubbish at names but I remember the one guys initials were AB . He really worked hard . Both guys were very polite and were happy to pop back up the stairs to finish dusting the bedrooms surfaces that were missed . Not one moan… Read in full →
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This was my second job for Hello services and I was delighted to have Adam and Sultan back again. I had furniture assembly and clearance work to be done, and again it was done very professionally to a very high standard, and with absolute politeness at all times. They did an excellent job yet again… Read in full →
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