Commercial Millwork
Restaurant & Hospitality Millwork
The short answer
Restaurant millwork operates in the most demanding environment of any casework: constant moisture, heat, commercial cleaning chemicals and heavy physical contact, in a space where the fixtures are also a significant part of the guest experience. Material and detailing choices are driven by health regulation and cleanability as much as by design intent.
Part of our Commercial Millwork service.
Hospitality millwork elements
- Bar fronts
- The most visible fixture in the room and the one taking the most physical contact — feet, stools, bags. Needs a durable, replaceable kick detail and impact-resistant edges.
- Back-bars
- Bottle display, glass storage, refrigeration surrounds and speed-rail integration, detailed around the equipment and around cleaning access.
- Banquette framing
- The structural millwork behind upholstered seating, plus any integrated storage or dividing screens. Built to take daily commercial loading.
- Host stands and service stations
- Compact, high-use fixtures housing POS, menus and service items.
- Wall panelling and dividers
- Architectural millwork that defines zones and controls acoustics — a persistent issue in the hard-surfaced interiors typical of current restaurant design.
- Shelving and display
- Open shelving for bottles, glassware and merchandise, engineered for real load and easy cleaning.
Get a free quote for restaurant millwork
We measure, draw and provide a fixed written price — no cost, no obligation.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
- What materials are used for bar tops and counters?
- Stone and solid surface for durability and cleanability in wet and food-contact zones. Solid timber is used where the material is part of the design intent, with a fully sealed commercial finish and the understanding that it needs maintenance. The applicable health requirements for the specific zone govern the choice.
- Can you build around existing bar equipment?
- Yes, and the equipment schedule needs to be confirmed before shop drawings are finalised. Refrigeration, ice wells, speed rails and glass washers all have specific dimensional and ventilation requirements, and building millwork before the equipment is selected is the most common cause of rework.
- How fast can you deliver a restaurant fit-out?
- Restaurant projects almost always work to a fixed opening date, and millwork sits late in the sequence. We give a realistic lead time at quotation based on scope and material availability, and identify long-lead items early so they can be ordered ahead of the main package.
- Do you build banquette seating?
- We build the structural millwork — the frames, bases, backs, dividing screens and any integrated storage — and coordinate with an upholsterer for the finished seating. That split is standard in hospitality projects and we manage the interface.
- Can you work around an operating restaurant?
- Yes. Renovation work in an operating venue is typically scheduled overnight or during closure periods, with dust containment and clean-down before service. It needs to be planned from the outset because it affects both the sequence and the cost.
Why homeowners choose us
Careful work, honestly quoted.
We would rather talk you out of the wrong project than sell you one. Everything below is something you can hold us to.
Fixed written quotes
You get a drawing and a fixed price before anything is built — not an hourly estimate that moves.
Built for this climate
Material and joinery chosen for Calgary’s dry winters, so joints stay closed when the humidity drops.
Shop-built, site-scribed
Components made in a controlled shop, then scribed to your actual walls rather than trimmed to hide gaps.
One point of contact
The person who measures your space is the person accountable for the finished work.
Where we work
Calgary Carpentry serves Calgary and the surrounding communities.
Thinking about restaurant millwork?
Send a few details and we will come and measure. Free, no obligation, and a fixed written price.