Five Day Week City Wine Bar & Restaurant For Sale

Business description

A truly delightful Wine Bar & Restaurant nestling in the shadows of St Bart’s Church, and just around the corner from Smithfield Market & The Barbican Centre. The Restaurant was in fact named after Sir John Betjeman, the former poet Laureate, who once lived above the Restaurant! The Restaurant comprises two charming rooms with stripped wooden floors, old dark wood furniture and matching bespoke Bar and plain cream walls. Both sections are air conditioned and provide a unique atmosphere. Starters range from £5 to £8.50 with Main Courses of between £10.50 and £14.50. There is also a set menu of 2 Courses for £18.50 or 3 Courses for £22.50. An extensive wine list is available with a small selection of bottled beers. The business has a regular following of clients and many positive postings on the toptable website, from whom our Clients receive a large number of Internet generated reservations. This really must be seen to be appreciated. The property was inspected by our Gerard Biagioni, who will coordinate any sale of the business, and who will also be happy to answer any questions.

Property information

Property:

Leasehold

Lease terms:

Leasehold. Granted for 20 years from the 24th November 1995, subject to 5 yearly rent reviews, the next and last of which is in July 2011.

Leasehold rent:

£35,000 per annum

Location:

In the shadows of St Bart's Church & just around the corner from Smithfield Market & The Barbican Centre.

Premises details:

Ground Floor: In approx 900 sq.ft. overall. Raised entrance provides access to:

The Wine Bar with a stripped wooden floor and Victorian fireplace. This section provides tables and chairs for 14 with a number of stools for casual drinking and eating at two shelves on either flank wall. Air conditioning unit. Plainly decorated and in very good condition. Floor level opening hatch, without stairs, providing useful access to the basement for deliveries of wine etc. Opening in dividing wall provides access to:

The Restaurant, again with a stripped wooden floor, which is decorated to compliment the Wine Bar. This section provides tables and chairs for an additional 18, with its own air conditioning unit. Fire escape via the splay frontage.

Rear feature bespoke Bar/Servery with more than adequate base fridges/wine & beer coolers, Rancillo Espresso Coffee Machine, glasswasher and PDQ terminal. Additional fire escape adjacent to the Bar giving access to a side passageway and then the street frontage.

Access from here to the rear commercial kitchen, which has a range of stainless steel clad fridges and other equipment, including a 6 ring cooker & oven with extraction canopy above.

Ladies WC facilities.

Basement: In approx 640 sq.ft. overall.

This level provides a washing up room, with access to a staff WC as well as the Gents WC facilities. Very useful staff room with storage capacity and a spacious wine cellar, again with ample additional storage capacity, as well as a useful small Office.

Other information

Trading hours:

Monday to Friday from 11.30am till 11pm.