Council food safety inspectors have allegedly uncovered dead and live cockroaches in the kitchen of one of the Gold Coast’s ritziest restaurants.

Court documents reveal cockroaches were found in the dry goods storage area and near the pizza ovens at Saks restaurant at Main Beach.

Other potential health and hygiene nasties allegedly uncovered included open food containers, some with raw seafood in them, on bench tops. Dirt, mould and accumulated grease were also found in the kitchen during the routine inspection on September 25.

Council subsequently issued a breach notice against the restaurant. The restaurant’s owner, Saks Investments Pty Ltd pleaded guilty, and is due to be sentenced in the Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

This case comes after recent figures revealed Brisbane Council’s food safety inspectors issued $600,000 in fines to some of the city’s top restaurants. Breaches related to cockroaches in the kitchen and rat droppings in deep fryers.