Restaurant tables laid with white tablecloths and napkins
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Restaurant laundry service in London

Tablecloths, napkins, chef whites and aprons, back clean before the next service.

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  • Tablecloths
  • Napkins
  • Chef whites
  • Chef trousers
How we work with restaurants

What restaurants need from a laundry

Kitchen linen gets the worst of it: grease, sauce, wine and long shifts. We collect it after service, treat the marks, and bring back tablecloths and napkins ready to lay and whites ready to wear.

  1. A chef in whites at work
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    Food and grease marks

    Kitchen stains are treated before the wash, not just washed over.

  2. A busy restaurant kitchen
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    Timed around service

    Pickups and drop-offs planned so they do not land in the middle of a rush.

  3. A folded linen napkin on a laid table
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    Napkins ready to fold

    Table linen comes back pressed, so the team only has to lay it.

  4. White chef jackets
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    Whites kept white

    Chef whites washed apart from coloured linen so they stay bright.

What we wash for restaurants

  • Tablecloths
  • Napkins
  • Chef whites
  • Chef trousers
  • Aprons
  • Tea towels
  • Oven cloths
  • Front-of-house uniforms
Prices

Laundry prices for restaurants

Washed, pressed or folded, and collected and returned free across London on orders of £50 or more.

Prices exclude VAT. Regular or large volumes: ask for a quote.

Restaurants & cafés

Napkineach£0.45
Tablecloth, small / largeeach£2.40 / £4.20
Chef jacketeach£2.20
Chef trouserseach£1.80
Aproneach£1.00
Staff uniform pieceeach£2.75

By weight

Mixed commercial wash & foldper kg£3.20
Towels onlyper kg£2.40

Four steps, and you never touch a machine

No machines, no launderette trips, no drying racks in the hallway. This is everything that happens between your door and the moment clean laundry comes back.

  1. Sending a message on a phone
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    Two minutes on the form below

    1Ask for a quote

    Tell us what you wash, how often and your postcode. We reply with a price and a pickup day.

  2. Clothes in a laundry basket
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    You do not need to be in

    2We collect

    Bags picked up from your door, back door, reception or concierge, on the day agreed.

  3. A row of commercial washing machines
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    Care labels read first

    3Washed with care

    Sorted, stains treated, washed at the right heat and dried all the way through.

  4. Neatly folded clean towels
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    Business bags counted back

    4Back, folded

    Returned folded or on hangers, ready for the bed, the shelf or the shift.

Upper Street in Islington
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Why ArkLaundry

Small enough to care, organised enough to rely on

ArkLaundry is a London laundry and dry-cleaning service for businesses and homes. We work in one city only, so every pickup is planned around London’s streets, parking rules and building entrances, not a national depot.

Clothes in a laundry basket
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Every bag counted

Business loads are counted at pickup and again at delivery.

Out 12Back 12

A stack of ironed shirts
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Honest about stains

If a mark will not shift, we say so instead of sending it back as clean.

A row of commercial washing machines
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The right care for each fabric

Care labels read before washing; temperatures and drying matched to the fabric.

The Palace of Westminster by the Thames
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Only London

We do one city, and we know how its streets, buildings and loading bays work.

A neatly made hotel bed with white linen and soft pillows
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One team for business and home

The same care for a hotel’s sheets and your favourite shirt.

Neatly folded clean towels
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Business and home kept apart

Commercial linen and household orders are never washed together.

FAQ

Restaurants laundry questions

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How much does restaurant linen laundry cost?

Napkins are £0.45 each, tablecloths £2.40 / £4.20 (small / large) and chef jackets £2.20, excluding VAT. Mixed loads can also go by weight at £3.20 a kilo.

Can you get grease and food stains out of kitchen linen?

We treat food and grease marks before the wash rather than washing over them. Most come out; if one will not shift, we tell you instead of sending it back as clean.

Do you wash chef whites separately?

Yes. Chef whites are washed apart from coloured linen so they stay white and do not pick up dye.

When do you collect from restaurants?

We plan pickups and drop-offs around your service so they never land in the middle of a rush. Tell us when the kitchen opens and closes when you ask for a quote.

Is there a minimum for restaurant collections?

The minimum per business collection is [to confirm: business minimum per collection], and collection is free on orders of £50 or more.

Do you supply tablecloths and napkins?

No, we wash the table linen you own. If you need hire as well, ask us when you request a quote.

Can you collect late at night?

Tell us when your kitchen closes and we will say what pickup times we can offer.

Will you get red wine out of a white tablecloth?

Most of the time, yes, especially if it reaches us quickly. If a mark will not move, we tell you rather than send it back as if it were clean.

We also wash for

Other London businesses we serve

A made-up bedroom in a short-let flat
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Airbnb

Airbnb & short lets

Fresh sheets and towels between guests, so the next check-in is never waiting on the wash.

  • Bed sheets
  • Duvet covers
  • Pillowcases
  • Bath towels
  • Hand towels
See Airbnb laundry
A neatly made hotel bed with white linen and soft pillows
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Hotels

Hotels & guest houses

Bed and bath linen, robes and uniforms on a steady schedule, counted out and counted back.

  • Bed linen
  • Bath linen
  • Bathrobes
  • Pool towels
  • Table linen
See Hotels laundry
Baristas at work behind a coffee shop counter
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Cafés

Cafés & coffee shops

Aprons, tea towels, cloths and cushion covers, washed and back without a trip to the launderette.

  • Barista aprons
  • Tea towels
  • Cleaning cloths
  • Staff T-shirts
  • Cushion covers
See Cafés laundry
Stacks of clean gym towels on a wooden bench
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Gyms

Gyms & studios

Towels and staff kit washed properly hot, dried and back in the stack before the next class.

  • Gym towels
  • Hand towels
  • Shower towels
  • Staff uniforms
  • Trainer kit
See Gyms laundry
A calm spa treatment room with folded towels
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Spas

Spas & salons

Soft towels, robes and couch covers, washed gently and free of oil and product.

  • Treatment towels
  • Bathrobes
  • Couch covers
  • Face cradle covers
  • Headbands
See Spas laundry
Neatly folded clean towels
Photo: HanSangYoon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Get a quote

Tell us what you wash. We’ll send a price.

No contract to start. Your message goes straight to us.

  1. 1We read what you need
  2. 2We reply with a price and a pickup day
  3. 3We come and collect
Ark Laundry

Quotes open soon. Contact details are being set up.

Hand us the bag.
We’ll handle the rest.

Busy kitchen, full hotel, or just a full basket at home, anywhere in London.

Phone, WhatsApp and email coming soon