Sapori d’Italia
1102 Cathcart Road, Mount Florida, Glasgow, G42 9EG
- Outstanding Restaurant & Bar Opportunity
- Prominent South Side trading position adjacent to Hampden Park Stadium
- Within vibrant commercial & densely populated residential area. Close to new Victoria Development (400+ homes)
- Recently completely refurbished to a high standard
- Approx 24 covers plus corner pavement terrace (16 covers)
- Sales circa £6k p/w with short hours (Wed-Sun only: 4:30pm-8:30pm last orders)
- Huge potential to increase sales. Extend hours, introduce deliveries etc
THE BUSINESS/OPPORTUNITY
Our clients are the landlords of the property and had originally established Sapori d’Italia from these premises approximately 15 years ago, however the premises have been leased out for the last 10 years under a different trading name. Our clients took the property back last year and decided to reestablish Sapori d’Italia, however, always with the intention of getting it set up and then leased out to a new operator, given their other commitments.
The business reopened in December 2025 and even in this short time has been an extremely welcome and popular addition to the vibrant Mount Florida eating & drinking scene, and it enjoys a tremendous reputation for its laid-back Italian ambience, food and service, with a small, carefully curated menu featuring a selection of pasta dishes, antipasti, beers, wines and spritzes.
The business is currently predominantly family run and given that our clients are not local and have a young family, they run the business very much to suit themselves, only trading 5 days per week with short trading hours, and also don’t maximise trading hours during most Hampden events. For the Metallica concert in July 2026 they did actually trade from 1pm-1am and took approx. £5000 for one day’s trading.
Our clients also choose not to offer any sort of delivery service, which is another area which offers huge growth potential. The subjects offer excellent transport links throughout Glasgow but Mount Florida itself and the surrounding suburbs of Battlefield and Langside etc are densely populated residential areas and have benefited further from the nearby Victoria development on the site of the old Victoria Infirmary which has created over 400 new homes.
There is also potential to increase the menu and add in pizzas for example, or a new owner may decide to offer a completely different cuisine style, however there is no doubt that this is a tremendous opportunity for a new owner operator to take on these newly refurbished premises, that are trading exceptionally well but still offer huge growth potential.
