Serving Trolleys & Racks

Choosing the Right Food Trolley or Serving Trolley

Serving Trolleys

A serving trolley is used to transport plated meals, beverages, crockery, and cutlery from the kitchen to the dining room or between service areas. A two or three tier stainless steel kitchen trolley is ideal for general clearing and serving, allowing staff to transport heavy loads of dirty dishes or plated meals with stability. Most serving trolleys feature lockable castors, which keep the trolley in place during loading and prevent unwanted movement in a dining room or function venue setting.

Clearing Trolleys

A clearing trolley is used front of house to collect used plates, glasses, and cutlery from tables quickly between sittings. Many clearing trolleys feature a lip on the edges of the shelves to keep crockery secure during transportation, and locking wheels to keep everything in place when loading plates in the dining area. A good clearing trolley reduces the number of trips staff need to make between the dining room and the dishwash area, speeding up table turnaround during a busy service.

Food Transport Trolleys

A food transport trolley is used in the kitchen to move large quantities of ingredients, prepared food, gastronorm trays, and equipment between the kitchen, cool room, and service area. For back-of-house operations, Gastronorm trolleys are designed to hold trays securely for cooling or storage, making them a practical choice for kitchens working with GN pans across multiple cooking and storage stations.

Utility and Platform Trolleys

A utility trolley or platform trolley is a general-purpose workhorse used for moving heavy loads around the kitchen, receiving deliveries, restocking dry storage areas, and transporting bulk supplies. These are heavier-duty than a standard serving trolley and are built to carry significantly higher weight loads across a variety of floor surfaces.

Bakery and Oven Trolleys

Bakery trolleys and oven rack trolleys are used in bakeries, commercial kitchens, and food production facilities to hold baking trays and sheet pans during proving, cooling, and transport. These trolleys are typically designed to roll directly into a rack oven, making them an integral part of a bakery production line.