Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Adelphi, Greater London
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Adelphi? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Adelphi
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers vertical risers, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are rancid smells from grease in the duct and a kitchen taken over without any extract records. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Adelphi? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Adelphi is normally done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Adelphi (W1D, W1F, WC2H)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Adelphi
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Church and community hall kitchens, near Savoy Chapel or anywhere around Adelphi, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy catches the vapour, and the plenum behind the filters is where it first condenses. We clean both inside and out, including the filter housing.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The times the site is available
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Parking and loading at the site
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Adelphi: your questions answered
Does London parking affect a job in Adelphi?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Which council inspects kitchens in Adelphi?
Kitchens in Adelphi are inspected by Westminster council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
What accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
When do you clean the extract?
When the kitchen is closed, at whatever time suits you. We need the equipment cool, and we leave the kitchen ready to cook.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Adelphi: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 444 pubs and bars and about 243 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses as registered food businesses in and around Adelphi, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Adelphi is covered by London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Adelphi, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Westminster council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Commuter trade near London Charing Cross station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Adelphi is Savoy Hospital, about less than half a mile north-east.
Adelphi is about 1 mile south-east of Marylebone, in Greater London. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Adelphi and the rest of Greater London. Adelphi is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients.
Every address in W1D, W1F and WC2H is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on York Road, Drury Lane and Maiden Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Being close to the A301 and A400, Adelphi is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. We also cover Covent Garden (1 mile north), Charing Cross (1 mile south-west), Aldwych (1 mile north-east), Seven Dials (1 mile north-west) and West End (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Kensington (3 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Adelphi
In Adelphi, that means kitchens and buildings near The BFI Reuben Library, St Andrew's and St John's Church of England Primary School and London Nautical School. Also close by are Victoria Embankment Gardens (under half a mile south) and The Theodore Bullfrog pub (within half a mile south-west). There’s a railway station in Adelphi itself: London Charing Cross station. Nearby you’ll also find London Museum and Institute of Natural History (under half a mile north-east) and Montfichet's Tower (1 mile east). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and Barnsbury Wood.
Towns and villages near Adelphi
Other services in Adelphi
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Adelphi.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
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Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- An undersized canopy or fan
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans