The PubPod is a compact modular catering unit designed to add production and service capacity to a pub, restaurant, leisure site or visitor attraction. It is supplied on rental rather than built, so a site can extend what it serves without committing capital to a permanent kitchen or taking its existing kitchen out of use while work is carried out.

The unit is specified with refrigeration and freezer storage together with a selection of countertop equipment, which is what allows an operator to run an existing menu from it rather than reducing the offer to suit the space available. Equipment is drawn from PKL’s hire fleet of 55,000 items, so the internal specification is designed against the menu you already serve.

Where the PubPod Is Used

Three uses recur. The first is outdoor and garden trade, where a pub serves a covered or terraced area some distance from the main kitchen and wants a service point closer to the customer. The second is seasonal capacity, where a site that copes comfortably for most of the year needs more production for a defined season or event programme. The third is continuity during building work, where the PubPod takes the load while a kitchen is refurbished. For unexpected loss of catering facilities, PKL can also provide emergency kitchen hire.

Because the unit is a commercial kitchen, it requires commercial services. It needs a power supply, water and waste, and the position it will occupy needs vehicle access for delivery or clear space for a crane lift. PKL surveys the site before the unit is specified so that the connections and the siting are settled before anything is ordered.

Rental Terms and Support

The PubPod is available on flexible rental, and there is no minimum hire period, so it can be taken for a season, for the duration of a refurbishment, or for a longer term where the additional capacity proves permanent. Every unit is prepared, tested and inspected at PKL’s in house facility before delivery, and once it is running it is covered by the 24 hour technical support line, 365 days a year, with engineers available to attend site.

PKL has supplied temporary and permanent catering facilities since 1988 and holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001:2018 certification, together with Gas Safe and F-Gas registration, so a unit installed at your site is installed and maintained under an accredited regime.

Specifying a PubPod

To specify a PubPod for your site, request a quote or call the team on 01242 663000. It helps to know the menu you intend to serve from it, the trading pattern you are covering, and the position you have in mind. If your requirements extend beyond a single PubPod, we can also design and supply modular kitchen and restaurant facilities around your wider catering needs.