Restaurant kitchen design · Kent and the South East
Restaurant kitchen design and installation in Kent
From a CEDA Award-winning Italian restaurant at Unita Quattro to a seafood kitchen on the Margate seafront — we design, specify and build restaurant kitchens that work under service pressure from day one.
Why Kent Commercial Kitchens
What restaurant operators need from a kitchen contractor
Designed for service flow, not just compliance
A restaurant kitchen that passes EHO inspection but slows service down at 80 covers is a failure. We design around workflow first — prep zones, cooking line, pass, dishwash — then engineer ventilation, M&E and finishes around the layout, not the other way round.
CEDA Award-winning restaurant work
Unita Quattro in Ashford won the CEDA Grand Prix Award in the over £500k project category. CEDA membership means peer-reviewed standards — not a self-declared accreditation. For restaurant operators benchmarking contractors, it's the industry credential that matters.
One team, no subcontract chain
CAD designers, ductworkers, floor layers, cladders, gas engineers and catering engineers — all in-house or long-standing partners. When the extraction needs adjusting on install day or the cooking line moves a foot, we sort it. No waiting on a subcontractor who's already on another job.
Programme-focused delivery
Restaurant operators have opening dates, lease starts and PR deadlines. We plan programmes at quote stage and manage against them. Unita Quattro was a £500k+ project delivered to programme. The Blue Pigeons was a full kitchen and bar refurbishment in five weeks on a live refurbishment site.
What's included
Full design and installation, under one roof
CAD kitchen design
Detailed CAD layouts, workflow analysis and equipment schedules from CFSP-accredited directors.
Equipment specification and supply
Rational, Blue Seal, Falcon, True, Maidaid and all major brands — specified for the menu and the covers, not for margin.
Bespoke stainless fabrication
Cooking suites, prep benches, pass counters and servery units — see our bespoke stainless steel fabrication service.
Ventilation and extraction
DW172-compliant canopy and duct design, grease filtration, MUA, gas interlock and fire suppression.
Hygienic finishes
UPVC hygienic wall cladding, slip-resistant vinyl flooring and suspended ceilings — EHO-ready on handover.
M&E co-ordination
Gas, electrical, plumbing and drainage co-ordinated in-house. No waiting on third-party trades to sequence.
Selected work
Restaurant kitchen projects in Kent
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"I was incredibly impressed by the quality of their fit out work and how they moved all the projects forward at the same time. I found them easy to work with, prompt and extremely reliable. I wouldn't hesitate to work with them again."
Gary
Development Director, Stanhope
How it works
From brief to opening day
Site survey
We visit your site, measure, photograph and talk through the brief — menu concept, covers, service style. No commitment to proceed. Free for straightforward projects.
Design and specification
CAD layout, equipment schedule and full specification before we quote. You know exactly what you're buying and why each piece of kit was chosen.
Installation
Our in-house team delivers every trade to programme — fabrication, ventilation, finishes, M&E, equipment installation. One project manager, one point of contact.
Handover and aftercare
Full commissioning, equipment training and certification at handover. Ongoing service and maintenance available through our sister brand, Catering Equipment Repair.
- CEDA Member The Catering Equipment Distributors Association — UK's voice for foodservice equipment specialists.
- ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001 Certified The only Kent commercial kitchen design-and-install firm certified to all three.
- F-Gas Certified Certified to handle and install refrigerants in commercial refrigeration and cooling equipment.
- Gas Safe Registered All commercial gas installations carried out by Gas Safe registered engineers.
- Part of Advantage Catering Equipment Kent's design, supply and service specialists since 2003.
Ready to start?
Let's design your kitchen
Book a free site survey. We'll come to you — measure, listen, photograph, talk through the brief. No commitment to proceed.
Design, supply and service under one roof.