Restaurant carpet and upholstery cleaning has to deal with what other premises do not: grease, food and drink spills, heavy daily traffic and a hygiene standard that customers notice. The right approach is frequent, scheduled cleaning done out of hours, with the grease and tannin stains that restaurants generate treated by the correct method, plus good entrance matting to keep the worst of the soil out. Cleanliness is part of the dining experience, so it is worth getting onto a proper schedule rather than reacting to it.
The stains restaurants actually get
- Grease and oil, from food and kitchen traffic, which do not dissolve in water and need a solvent-side treatment, see grease and protein stains.
- Wine, coffee and tannin spills, which set fast and must be treated quickly and without heat, see tannin stains.
- Food and protein spills on carpet and on booth and chair upholstery.
- General heavy soil from constant foot traffic across dining areas and entrances.
Carpet and upholstery together
In a restaurant the seating takes as much punishment as the floor. Booth and banquette upholstery, dining chairs and bar stools all absorb food, grease and spills and need regular cleaning to stay presentable and hygienic. We clean both carpet and upholstery, so a restaurant can keep floors and seating to one standard on a single schedule, and dining-chair and booth seating is treated by the right method for the fabric.
Hygiene, scheduling and downtime
Restaurant cleaning has to fit around service, so out-of-hours or overnight scheduling is the norm, with low-moisture cleaning that dries before opening, see out-of-hours cleaning. Good entrance matting reduces the soil tracked in, and prompt treatment of spills during service, blotted, not rubbed, limits what sets in before the next clean. Commercial work is quoted per site after an assessment.
Common questions
How often should restaurant carpets be cleaned?
Frequently, because of the grease, spills and heavy traffic, typically a regular scheduled deep clean with interim maintenance of high-traffic and dining areas in between. The exact interval is set by how busy the restaurant is and is agreed as part of a per-site cleaning schedule.
How do you get grease out of restaurant carpet?
Grease does not dissolve in water, so it needs a solvent-side treatment that breaks down the oil, followed by extraction and a rinse, rather than water and detergent which just spread it. Good entrance matting and prompt blotting of spills reduce how much grease reaches and sets into the carpet.
Can you clean restaurant booth and chair upholstery?
Yes. Booth and banquette seating, dining chairs and bar stools all absorb food, grease and spills, and we clean them by the right method for the fabric alongside the carpets, so floors and seating are kept to one hygiene standard on a single out-of-hours schedule.
To set up restaurant cleaning that fits around service, contact our commercial team or see our industries we serve.