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Dining floor, amenities and front of house, before you open or after an early close. The areas customers judge you on before they taste anything.
Restaurant & Cafe Cleaning in Melbourne
Cleaning and sanitising are two different things. The Food Standards Code asks for food contact surfaces to be both clean and sanitary, and sanitising only works after cleaning.
We do both and the record shows it. Kitchen, front of house, amenities and outdoor dining, cleaned before you open or after you close, between 6am and 10pm.
- Cleaned first, then sanitised, and logged separately
- Before you open or after you close, 6am to 10pm
- A record you can hand a council inspector
- 6am to 10pm
- Seven days, plus a 24-hour emergency line
- We stay until you're happy
- Our guarantee on every clean
- $10M
- Public liability insurance
- Free quotes
- Fixed before we start
What does commercial kitchen cleaning cover for a Melbourne venue?
Scheduled cleaning of the cookline, prep areas and cool rooms. Dining floor, amenities and outdoor dining too, written as a scope with frequencies against each area.
Under the Food Standards Code, food contact surfaces have to be clean and sanitised. Those are separate steps, and sanitising does little without the clean first.
Outdoor dining goes in the scope. Footpath tables and parklets are what passers-by see first, so we write them in rather than stopping at the front door.
Daily close-down stays with your kitchen team. We handle the scheduled deep work around it. For attached office space see office cleaning in Melbourne.
Daily, weekly deep, or periodic?
Built around your trading pattern, not a standard week.
Weekly deep
Behind and under the cookline, commercial kitchen degreasing, cool room shelving and floor drains. Usually on your quietest day.
Periodic
Dining room floor scrubbing, tiled walls, ceiling vents and light diffusers. Scheduled quarterly rather than left until something looks bad.
Event weeks change the load rather than the scope. The tennis in January and spring racing lift covers, and the schedule lifts with them.
How do we fit around your trading hours?
Our crews work from 6am to 10pm, seven days. The clean goes into whichever end of your day is free.
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Step 01
After an early close
Cafes and lunch venues that shut by mid-afternoon get an evening clean the same day, finished by 10pm.
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Step 02
Before you open
Venues that trade late get a crew from 6am the next morning, finished before prep starts.
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Step 03
Clean, then sanitise
Surfaces cleaned first so the sanitiser can work, with contact time respected on food contact areas.
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Step 04
Logged with photos
A dated record of each visit, useful if a council inspector arrives that week.
What is covered in each area?
Four zones, each on its own frequency in the written scope.
What paperwork comes with the contract?
Sent with the quote rather than after you sign.
Some food businesses handling unpackaged ready-to-eat food have to be able to show their cleaning and sanitising practices. A dated record with photographs is the simplest way to have that ready.
What makes a Melbourne venue clean different?
Melbourne eats outside a lot, and many venues trade late. Both change the job.
- Late trading. A venue that closes after 10pm gets its clean from 6am the next morning, finished before the first shift
- Footpath dining. Parklets and street tables belong in the scope rather than outside it
- Event surges. The tennis in January and spring racing lift covers on the same weeks every year
- Wet winter frontage. Months of wet foot traffic through the entry are what turn a dining floor grey between periodic scrubs
Food premises registration and inspection sit with your local council under the Victorian Food Act. The cleaning record is part of what you can show them.
What should you check before signing a venue cleaning contract?
Three things worth asking any contractor quoting hospitality.
Cleaning and sanitising are separate steps
Cleaning removes dirt and grease. Sanitising reduces microorganisms to a safe level, and it cannot reach anything left underneath.
Ask whether your scope lists both steps separately, so you know which one you are paying for.
Is your outdoor dining in the scope?
Footpath tables and parklets are the area every passer-by judges you on. If the scope stops at the front door, nobody is cleaning them.
Does the timing fit your trading?
The clean has to land before prep or after close without running into service. We work from 6am to 10pm and plan to your actual opening and closing times.
Why choose Shining Services for your venue?
Your registration and your reputation both sit on this. Here is what backs it.
Two steps, logged apart
Cleaned and sanitised recorded separately.
Timed to your trading
Before you open or after you close.
Outdoor dining in scope
Footpath tables and parklets included.
$10 million public liability
Insurance cover on every visit.
Dated record with photos
After every visit.
Happy before we leave
Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work.
What do our customers say?
How is a venue quote put together?
Four steps, usually inside a week. No obligation at any point.
Walk the venue
Cookline, cool rooms and front of house, plus the outdoor area and your trading hours.
Written scope and quote
Area by area with frequencies, with cleaning and sanitising listed as separate steps.
Setup
Keys, alarm and your close procedure, plus chemical storage and your reporting contact.
Service and record
Logged after each visit with photos, and the schedule reviewed every six months.
Venues are quoted after a walkthrough rather than from a rate card. Cover count, equipment and your trading hours drive the work far more than square metres do.
What periodic services can be added?
Scheduled into the contract rather than sold as call-outs.
Dining room floor scrubbing
Hard floors scrubbed and buffed.
Banquettes and bar stools
Fabric seating holds what a wipe cannot. Upholstery cleaning →
Shopfront and internal glass
Entry and street facing windows. Window cleaning →
Footpath and kerb frontage
Grease and gum outside the door. Pressure washing →
Tiled walls and floor drains
Grout in wet areas. Tile & grout →
Canopy and duct cleaning
Kitchen exhaust canopy, filters and ductwork, quoted after we have seen them.
Fit-out and handover cleans
New venue before opening. Builder final cleaning →
Which parts of Melbourne do we cover for venues?
Restaurants, cafes, bars and takeaway venues across metropolitan Melbourne. Running more than one venue? Request a walkthrough and we will scope them together.
Inner north and west
- Fitzroy
- Collingwood
- Brunswick
- Northcote
- Preston
- Coburg
- Footscray
- Yarraville
Victorian and Edwardian terraces, weatherboards, and converted warehouses where winter condensation and older timber floors shape the work.
CBD, inner east and bayside
- Melbourne CBD
- Docklands
- Southbank
- Richmond
- Camberwell
- Box Hill
- St Kilda
- Brighton
High-rise apartment towers alongside heritage family homes where building access windows and owners corporation rules decide the schedule.
Outer south east and western corridors
- Dandenong
- Glen Waverley
- Frankston
- Werribee
- Point Cook
- Cranbourne
- Narre Warren
- Tarneit
Family homes on large blocks where ducted heating registers, large floor plans, and outdoor paving are regularly booked together.
What do Melbourne venue owners ask before signing?
How much does restaurant cleaning cost in Melbourne?
It is quoted after a walkthrough rather than from a rate card. Cover count, the equipment on your cookline and your trading hours drive the work far more than square metres do. The quote states the cleaner hours behind it so you can compare tenders properly.
What is the difference between cleaning and sanitising?
Cleaning removes dirt, grease and food waste. Sanitising reduces microorganisms on the surface to a safe level, using heat or chemicals. Cleaning has to come first or the sanitiser reaches nothing.
Is our footpath dining area included?
It can be, and we recommend it. Tell us about your outdoor tables and parklets at the walkthrough and they go into the written scope.
When do you clean if we trade late?
From 6am the next morning, finished before prep starts. Our crews work from 6am to 10pm, so a venue that closes after 10pm gets a morning clean rather than a late-night one.
What can we show a council inspector?
A dated record of each visit with photographs, and a written schedule showing cleaning and sanitising as separate steps. Having the record already there makes it easy to show what was done and when.
Do you handle commercial kitchen degreasing and fryers?
Yes, both are scheduled rather than requested. Behind and under the cookline, commercial fryer cleaning and splashback degreasing usually run weekly on your quietest day. Anything heavier goes into the periodic schedule.
Do you clean the kitchen exhaust canopy and ducts?
Yes. Canopy and duct cleaning is quoted separately after we have looked at the canopy, filters and duct run. It can sit in the periodic schedule alongside the floor scrubs.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry $10 million public liability insurance, and the certificate can go with the quote.
Do you work seven days and through event weeks?
Yes, seven days from 6am to 10pm. Event weeks lift covers on the same weeks each year and the schedule lifts with them. Peak weeks book out early, so send us your calendar in advance.
We stay until it's right
Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work. For end of lease cleans, if you're not satisfied and tell us within 72 hours, we come back and re-clean.
Can we walk your Melbourne venue?
Tell us your cover count, your trading hours and whether you have outdoor dining. We will walk it and write the scope.
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- No lock-in contracts
- Open 6am to 10pm, 7 days
Monday to Sunday: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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