Restaurant Cleaning Cost Melbourne — Golden Star Retail Cleaning
Restaurant Cleaning Cost

Restaurant Cleaning Cost Melbourne

Restaurant cleaning in Melbourne typically costs $120–$380 per visit for a nightly program covering dining room, bathrooms, and bar area. A full commercial kitchen deep clean (equipment, floors, splashbacks) costs $280–$550 additional. The total nightly cost for a full restaurant including kitchen ranges from $350–$680 depending on kitchen size, covers, and whether exhaust filter cleaning is included. Golden Star provides free site-visit quotes within 24 hours.

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Average Cleaning Costs — Melbourne 2026

The following guide prices reflect typical Golden Star pricing for Melbourne clients in 2026. All prices are exclusive of GST. Exact pricing is confirmed after a free site visit — the figures below are reliable starting-point estimates, not maximum prices.

ServiceGuide PriceUnitScope
Dining room nightly clean (under 80 covers)$120–$200per nightTables, chairs, floors, bathrooms, bar area
Dining room nightly clean (80–200 covers)$200–$320per nightAs above, larger floor area, multiple bathroom sets
Commercial kitchen — nightly close clean$180–$320per nightSurfaces, floors, equipment wipe-down, grease management
Commercial kitchen — weekly deep clean$280–$480per sessionEquipment deep clean, splashbacks, floor scrub with degreaser
Rangehood filter clean (weekly)$60–$120per sessionFilter removal, degreaser soak, reinstall
Full restaurant nightly (dining + kitchen)$350–$680per nightCombined dining room and kitchen nightly program

Note: All prices are ex-GST guide ranges. The final price depends on site-specific factors assessed during a free site visit. Golden Star provides a written fixed-price quote after each site visit — no hidden charges or post-service adjustments.

Factors Affecting Price

What Affects the Price?

The cost of restaurant cleaning in Melbourne is driven by three main variables: kitchen intensity (what cooking equipment you run and how much grease it generates), dining room size and floor type, and your trading hours. A charcoal grill restaurant that closes at midnight costs significantly more to clean than a pasta restaurant that closes at 10pm — understanding this helps you evaluate whether a quote you've received is fair.

Number of covers
Larger dining rooms with more tables and chairs take longer to clean — pricing scales with the number of covers and the dining room floor area.
Kitchen type and equipment
Charcoal, wok, or intensive frying kitchens generate significantly more grease and require more intensive cleaning than pizza or cold prep kitchens — this is reflected in kitchen cleaning pricing.
Operating hours
Post-close cleaning that starts after midnight carries a late-night component reflecting penalty rate labour. Early morning cleans (7am+) are typically priced lower.
FSANZ documentation
Restaurants requiring FSANZ-compliant cleaning documentation for council inspections — completion records, HACCP evidence — are typically priced within 5–10% of the standard rate.
Frequency
Nightly programs (5–7 nights per week) are priced lower per visit than 3-night-per-week programs due to the lower accumulation between visits.
Add-ons
Carpet cleaning, window cleaning, outdoor area cleaning, grease trap coordination, and AS 1851 exhaust programs are all priced separately as periodic add-ons.
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How to Get an Accurate Quote

Restaurant cleaning pricing can't be done accurately over the phone — the cost difference between a 60-cover bistro with a simple gas range and a 120-cover restaurant with a full charcoal grill, wok burners, and a rangehood system can be 3x the kitchen cleaning cost alone. Golden Star visits your restaurant within 24 hours of your call, inspects every zone — dining room, kitchen, bathrooms, and outdoor areas — and provides a written fixed-price quote with no post-service adjustments.

Online or phone estimates are available as a starting point — call 0484 042 336 with your approximate floor area, venue type, and frequency requirements and our team can provide a preliminary estimate before the site visit. Written quotes are always provided after the site visit and confirmed before the first clean begins.

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Restaurant Cleaning Cost Melbourne — FAQ

A commercial kitchen nightly close clean (surfaces, floors, equipment wipe-down) typically costs $180–$320 per night. A weekly professional deep clean (equipment disassembly and degreasing, splashback scrub, floor deep scrub) costs $280–$480 per session. Total monthly kitchen cleaning cost for a nightly + weekly deep program is typically $4,000–$7,500 depending on kitchen size and intensity.

Yes — Golden Star's restaurant cleaning programs include signed FSANZ cleaning documentation (zone-by-zone completion records for food premises inspection purposes) as standard. There is no additional charge for the documentation — it is part of the professional cleaning service provided to all food business clients.

Post-close cleans that start after midnight in Melbourne attract a late-night rate reflecting the penalty rates applicable under cleaning industry awards. The additional cost is typically $15–$40 per visit compared to a clean starting at 11pm or earlier. For restaurants that close at 1am or later, this is unavoidable. Golden Star includes late-night rates transparently in the site-visit quote.

A full-service restaurant program includes: dining room (tables, chairs, floors, windows, bar), bathrooms (full sanitise, restock), commercial kitchen (nightly surfaces and floors, weekly equipment deep clean), and periodic programs (quarterly exhaust filter, bi-annual carpet extraction). Everything is included under a single program — you deal with one contractor for all cleaning across the restaurant.

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