A well-established and successful restaurant located in Worthing town centre, West Sussex. The town centre provides an attractive trading environment, benefiting from strong year-round footfall, a diverse customer base, and a well-developed leisure and evening economy, supported by its coastal appeal, ongoing regeneration, and excellent transport links. The restaurant occupies a highly prominent corner position, offering excellent visibility and sustained passing trade. A notable feature of the business is the large and popular outdoor seating area, which performs particularly well during the summer months. The restaurant has built an excellent reputation, reflected in strong online reviews, including 4.5 stars on Google and 4.1 stars on TripAdvisor. Established for over 10 years, the business is only now being offered for sale as the vendors wish to focus on other business interests. The premises would suit a variety of alternative restaurant concepts and benefits from the potential to expand its takeaway and delivery offering alongside dine-in trade.
- Asking Price:
- £120,000
- Turnover:
- £416,000
- Net Profit:
- Undisclosed
Property Information
- Property:
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Leasehold
- Lease Terms:
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The landlord is prepared to grant a new lease. The rent is expected to be £24,000 per annum, exact details of the lease to be confirmed between the parties.
- Location:
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A well-established and successful restaurant located in Worthing town centre, West Sussex. The town centre provides an attractive trading environment, benefiting from strong year-round footfall, a diverse customer base, and a well-developed leisure and evening economy, supported by its coastal appeal, ongoing regeneration, and excellent transport links
- Premises Details:
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The property presents an excellent opportunity to acquire a well-appointed restaurant occupying a highly prominent corner position. The location benefits from strong year-round footfall and high levels of visibility, underpinning the site’s trading potential. The restaurant is offered in very good condition throughout and provides approximately 36 internal covers, complemented by a substantial external seating area to the front of the premises accommodating around 70 covers, significantly enhancing overall capacity and seasonal trade. The bar area is positioned towards the rear of the restaurant and is fitted with under-counter refrigeration, an ice machine and two beer lines, providing a practical and efficient servery arrangement. Adjacent is a fully equipped commercial kitchen, benefiting from full extraction and a well-considered layout with dedicated areas for food preparation, cooking and washing up. A service hatch allows for efficient food service into the restaurant. The kitchen also provides rear access to bin storage and one allocated parking space. Customer WC facilities are accessed from the main seating area and include an accessible toilet. The premises also includes a beer cellar accessed via a shared hallway to the rear of the premises, which also offers useful dry storage and houses a number of fridges and freezers, supporting both food and wet-led operations. Overall, the property represents a strong trading location with excellent internal and external seating provision, well-maintained facilities and immediate operational capability, suitable for a variety of catering concepts.
- Planning Consent:
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PREMISES LICENCE: Allows for the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises between midday and 11pm Monday-Sunday
- Energy Performance Rating:
- B
Business Operation
- Management type:
- This business has absentee ownership.
- Trading hours:
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Tuesday - Friday 12:30pm-2pm, then 5:30pm -9pm on Tuesday-Thursday and 5:30-10pm on Friday. Saturday trades 12pm-3pm, then 5pm-10pm, on they Sunday 12pm-3pm and 5pm-8:30pm
- Employees:
- one full time general manager, 1 assistant manager, 1 full time kitchen manager and a pool of 10-15 front of house staff.
- Years established:
- 10
