How much does a modular café or catering unit cost?
A modular café costs £10,750 + VAT per module. A single-module takeaway kiosk with a serving window is £10,750 + VAT, and a café with a kitchen, seating and a customer WC is usually three to four modules at £32,250–£43,000 + VAT, before base, transport and connections.
Catering units live or die on the layout: serving position, kitchen flow, and where customers queue. Because every module is fitted out in the factory, the servery, extraction points and drainage are set before it ever reaches your site.
Price by size
Every module is £10,750 + VAT. Prices below are for the building only.
| Modules | Usable floor area | Price (ex. VAT) | What it realistically fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 module | approx. 12.2 m² usable | £10,750 + VAT | Takeaway kiosk with serving hatch and prep space |
| 2 modules | approx. 24.4 m² usable | £21,500 + VAT | Kitchen plus servery, or kiosk with a store and staff WC |
| 3 modules | approx. 36.5 m² usable | £32,250 + VAT | Café with kitchen, counter and small seating area |
| 4 modules | approx. 48.7 m² usable | £43,000 + VAT | Café with kitchen, seating, customer WC and accessible WC |
Typical specification
- •Drive-through or walk-up serving window
- •Wipe-clean finishes and catering-grade flooring
- •Kitchen with sink, power for equipment and provision for extraction
- •Staff and customer WCs with hand-wash basins
- •Shutters or secure glazing for out-of-hours
What your site needs
- •Level base with drainage for sinks and WCs
- •Water supply and an electrical supply sized for catering equipment
- •Local authority food-premises registration
- •Planning permission or a change-of-use application in most locations
Costs on top of the building
We publish the module price openly, so here is the honest rest of the budget. These vary by site and are quoted for your project rather than averaged.
- •VAT at the prevailing rate
- •A level, load-bearing base or foundation sized to the building
- •Transport to site, quoted on distance and access
- •Offloading, and crane or hiab attendance where access requires it
- •Final connection to mains power, water and drainage by your own contractor
- •Planning permission or building control fees where these apply
P600 key facts
- Product
- P600 modular building
- External module dimensions
- 5900mm × 2200mm (5.9m × 2.2m)
- External module footprint
- approx. 12.98 m²
- Internal usable dimensions
- 5800mm × 2100mm (5.8m × 2.1m), approximate
- Internal usable floor area
- approx. 12.18 m²
- Price per module
- £10,750 + VAT (£12,900 inc. VAT)
- Configuration
- Single module or multiple connected modules
- Storeys
- Up to two storeys, subject to final project design
- Delivery
- UK mainland and Northern Ireland — transport quoted separately
The Adacon P600 modular building measures 5.9m × 2.2m (5900mm × 2200mm) externally, with an approximate usable internal size of 5.8m × 2.1m and an internal floor area of approx. 12.18 m² per module, and costs £10,750 + VAT per module. Each module can include a kitchen, toilet, shower, internal partitions, windows, doors, lighting, sockets and a consumer unit, and modules can be joined side by side or stacked to two storeys.
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