Restaurant & Hospitality T-Shirts

Restaurant and hospitality t-shirt printing

A consistent, branded t-shirt or polo for front-of-house and kitchen staff gives a restaurant, cafe or bar a professional look without the cost of a full uniform contract. We print hospitality staff shirts using DTF, which works across the cotton and polyester blends common in hospitality wear, with no large minimum order for a small independent team.

Who orders hospitality staff shirts

We print for independent restaurants, cafes, bars and pop-up food businesses, as well as multi-site hospitality groups wanting consistent branding across venues. Orders range from four or five staff shirts for a small cafe to larger batches for a multi-site group.

Design ideas for hospitality shirts

• Small front logo, larger back print — a subtle chest logo for front-of-house, with a bolder design on the back for visibility across a busy floor.
• Role-based colour or text — different shirt colours or small role text ("Chef", "Front of House", "Bar") to make roles identifiable to customers and other staff.
• Seasonal or event shirts — a one-off design for a launch night, seasonal menu or anniversary event, separate from everyday staff uniform.
• Consistent branding across sites — the same design and garment reordered identically across multiple locations for a multi-site group.

What to confirm before you order

Send your logo, confirm garment type and colour for each role, and let us know your team size and sizes. If different roles need different designs or colours, tell us upfront so it's built into the order rather than sorted out as separate jobs later.

Reordering for a changing team

Hospitality teams change often, so we keep your design and garment details on file, meaning reordering a shirt for a new starter or replacing a worn one is quick and matches your existing team exactly, without needing to resend artwork each time.

Choosing fabric that holds up to a shift

Hospitality shirts get washed often and worn through long, physically active shifts, so a heavier cotton or cotton-poly blend generally holds its shape and print better over time than a very lightweight fashion tee. Darker colours hide kitchen and service marks better than white or pale shirts, which is worth considering for kitchen staff in particular. If front-of-house and kitchen teams need different durability or comfort levels, ordering different fabric weights for each role, while keeping the same logo and branding, is a practical way to suit both without compromising on either.

Sizing for a working shift

Staff wear these shirts through a full, physically active shift, so a comfortable, slightly relaxed fit is usually more practical than a fitted cut, particularly for kitchen roles. Collecting sizes individually from each staff member, rather than ordering a standard spread, avoids a new starter being handed a shirt that doesn't fit on their first shift.

Ordering ahead of a launch or refit

If staff shirts are part of a wider rebrand, new menu launch or refit, it's worth finalising the design before opening day rather than after, since staff uniform is often one of the last things confirmed in a launch plan. Ordering a small buffer of extra shirts beyond your current headcount covers new starters in the first few months without needing a separate small reorder straight away.