Restaurant/cafe for sale in B & A, 81 Western Road, Hove, 2Jq, United Kingdom, Hove BN3

The premises: The restaurant benefits from being situated on a corner premise in the centre of Hove. The restaurant has been regularly maintained and comes to the market in excellent condition. There is seating for 46 covers inside with an additional 26 covers outside to the front of the restaurant which benefits from the afternoon/evening sun. The outdoor seating also has the benefit of outdoor heating lamps which hang above the tables. There is a custom-built bar to the rear of the premises which has an opening into the main kitchen. Adjacent to the bar is a dumbwaiter which provides access to the basement kitchen. The ground floor kitchen is fully fitted to trade and has the benefit of full extraction, a double pizza oven, chilled pizza prep area and stainless-steel equipment throughout. The basement kitchen has a large preparation area, washing up area with a dishwasher. There are also ample dry storage areas and a walk-in chiller. The customer toilets are also located in the basement with a separate ladies and gents and customer cloakroom. The premises are fitted with CCTV and fire alarms.

Turnover: The business is currently run by the vendor with the assistance of 1 full time manager, 1 full time assistant manager, 2 full time chefs, 1 Kitchen porter and 3 part time waiting staff. The business trades between the hours of 12pm – 3pm and 5pm-10pm Monday-Thursday then 12pm-10pm on Friday-Sunday. The current average weekly turnover is £6,600 per week and full trading accounts are available upon request. The restaurant currently operates a very successful delivery side of the business and works with Deliveroo and Uber Eats. The vendor has also hosted a number of private parties for clients where they have use of the entire restaurant.

Alcohol licence:
Sale of retail alcohol
11:00:00 - 23:00:00 Monday- Thursday, Sunday
11:00:00 - 23:30:00 Friday-Saturday

tenure: The premises are held on a full repairing and insuring lease, which has approximately 3 years unexpired at a current rent of £43,200 per annum, inclusive of VAT.

Rates: The rateable value is £18,000 per annum and the current rates payable are £3,600 per annum. Prospective occupiers should make their own enquiries to verify same.