Commercial Kitchen Design South Wales

Expert Kitchen Planning for Cardiff and South Wales Catering Businesses

A commercial kitchen is the engine room of your hospitality business. Design it well and it makes your team faster, your service smoother, and your costs lower. Design it poorly and every single service is harder than it needs to be — and the problems compound over time.

On The Pass Consultancy provides expert commercial kitchen design services to restaurants, hotels, contract caterers, care homes, schools, and food production businesses across Cardiff, Bristol, Gloucester, and the wider South Wales region. With over 30 years of professional kitchen experience, we design spaces that work in the real world — not just on paper.

Most people think of kitchen design as a layout exercise. It is that — but the real value goes much deeper.

A well-designed commercial kitchen reduces the number of steps your team takes during service. It eliminates the workflow bottlenecks that slow down a pass. It positions equipment where it is actually needed, rather than where it happens to fit. It makes compliance — food safety, extraction, ventilation — straightforward rather than an afterthought. And it reduces long-term operating costs through energy-efficient positioning and equipment selection.

The difference between a kitchen designed by someone who has actually worked in professional kitchens and one designed purely from a drawing board is significant. Every design decision we make is informed by three decades of understanding how kitchens actually function under pressure.

INITIAL CONSULTATION AND BRIEF

Every project begins with a detailed consultation — understanding your menu, your service model, your team size, your projected volumes, and your budget. We do not start designing until we fully understand what your kitchen needs to do.

CONCEPT DESIGN AND WORKFLOW PLANNING

We develop a concept layout based on your brief, with a focus on operational efficiency, logical workflow, and compliance. We present this clearly with commentary on the decisions made — explaining the reasoning behind every element so you can make informed decisions.

FULL KITCHEN SPECIFICATION

Once the concept is agreed, we produce a full equipment specification — detailing every piece of kit required, its dimensions, its utility requirements, and its placement. This document forms the basis for your contractor and equipment procurement.

FIT-OUT OVERSIGHT

If required, we can oversee your kitchen fit-out — liaising with contractors, ensuring equipment is installed to specification, and managing the commissioning process. Having an experienced operator on site during installation prevents costly errors that are expensive to correct once the kitchen is in use.

REFURBISHMENT AND REFIT CONSULTANCY

Not every project is a new build. We work with many Cardiff and South Wales catering businesses on refurbishments — identifying what can be retained, what needs replacing, and how to improve the workflow of an existing kitchen within a defined budget.

COMPLIANCE AND VENTILATION ADVICE

We advise on kitchen ventilation, extraction systems, gas and electrical positioning, and food safety compliance — ensuring your design meets current regulations before work begins rather than after.

Restaurants — from compact independent sites to multi-section restaurant kitchens

Hotels — full F&B kitchen operations, room service, banqueting, and bar preparation

Contract catering — central production, satellite kitchens, and site catering facilities

Care homes — cook-chill, cook-serve, and regeneration kitchen layouts

Schools and education — primary, secondary, and further education catering facilities

Event and production caterers — flexible, high-volume production kitchen design

Pubs and food-led bars — compact, efficient kitchen layouts for high-volume casual dining

We are based in Newport, South Wales, and provide commercial kitchen design services across Cardiff, Bristol, Gloucester, and the surrounding region. Whether you are opening a new restaurant in Cardiff city centre, refurbishing a hotel kitchen in Bristol, or designing a new production facility in Gloucester, we bring the same depth of experience to every project.

If you are planning a new kitchen or refurbishing an existing one, we would welcome a conversation. Every project starts with a free initial consultation.

Serving: Cardiff, Newport, Bristol, Gloucester, South Wales, and surrounding areas.