STYLISH MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT WITH TAKEAWAY & DELIVERIES IN BLACKBURN

Well established eatery with online ordering available offering fresh authentic menu range on 6-day week from superbly fitted parade premises with high volume of year-round regular & passing trade on densely populated town centre outskirts. Comes with unused first floor with commercial or residential development options & HUGE scope for extended hours etc in excellent commercial location. Sensibly priced for genuine relocation sale with valuable inventory of modern equipment included & early viewing strongly advised REF 1986

The subject premises occupy an outstanding and highly visible trading position among other independent operators in a densely populated mixed residential and commercial area with excellent access to major bus, rail, road and motorway links on the outskirts of the Lancashire town of Blackburn.

We are delighted to present this outstanding opportunity to acquire a thriving commercial proposition of exceptional quality and uncommon further potential, which we are confident you will agree represents genuine value.

This well established and highly regarded food bar currently primarily offers a full and varied menu of classic middle eastern dishes including kobeda clay oven kebabs, shish kebabs, burgers, lamb chops, salads, associated side orders and soft drinks, with popular “meal deal” options also available.

All food is prepared freshly to order in its extensively equipped five-star hygiene rated open “theatre style” commercial catering facilities employing the finest and freshest, locally-sourced and authentic imported produce and served in the pleasant surroundings of a modern, welcoming and attractively furnished in-house dining area which may accommodate up to twenty-four covers in style and comfort.

“Al Quds” also provides popular takeaway and local delivery services, with online ordering available through the ‘Just Eat’ platform, and would naturally furnish any enthusiastic purchaser with considerable scope for continued growth, not least with regard to possibly employing its currently unused first-floor level for business expansion purposes and to operating significantly extended hours in order to fully exploit year-round local and passing trade demand.

The business would also benefit greatly by adopting a more vigorous marketing policy of its excellent existing facilities and services, particularly with reference to further development of its web and social media presence, in order to improve upon the already high levels of turnover it has achieved since being established in its present form in 2016 by the current proprietor, with the aid of an experienced and motivated team of five part-time staff who would be an asset to any purchaser, and we would strongly recommend the earliest possible viewing to avoid disappointment.

Fitted to superb contemporary industry specifications throughout, these TWO STOREY leasehold terraced parade premises provide outstanding and 5-star hygiene rated internal business accommodation to the GROUND FLOOR, which briefly comprises a broad and inviting, glazed and single-fronted public entrance directly off Whalley Range into the main, bright, welcoming and deceptively spacious in-house and takeaway customer service area (circa 800 square feet) with prominent wall-mounted menu boards, wall mounted TV screen, feature inset diffused fluorescent spotlighting, tiled flooring throughout for easy cleaning and stylish loose furnishings for approximately 24 internal dining covers.

The main public area also features a fully fitted food serve-over counter with built-in, glass-fronted and refrigerated salad bar section, a large glass-fronted and refrigerated soft drinks display unit, electronic till point, online ordering system and easy open access to the main, fully fitted and equipped “theatre style” commercial kitchen (circa 500 square feet) with extraction system and stainless-steel-clad walls for easy cleaning.

The kitchen houses a full range of modern and well maintained, industry standard stainless steel catering appliances including 2 x tandoori ovens, burger griddle, standard grill, kebab grill and various microwave, refrigerator and freezer storage units, all of which we understand is to be included in the sale price and further details of which will be made available upon request to any genuine interested parties.

The premises also incorporate a fully fitted and equipped preparation/washing up kitchen area, with further ancillary accommodation consisting of access to all the usual washroom/WC facilities.

It should be noted that the premises also incorporate a large and currently unused FIRST FLOOR level, which we understand requires a comprehensive programme of refurbishment but would afford excellent potential for conversion to additional business or private accommodation subject, of course, to the obtaining of any necessary consents.

The property also enjoys the benefit of a mains electricity power supply, in addition to the added safety and security benefits of electrically-operated steel roller shutters to the shop front and a full alarm system.

Externally:

To the exterior the premises are prominently signed and attractively presented and afford extensive and inviting display window space onto a high footfall suburban commercial thoroughfare, with unrestricted customer parking available locally.

The business is well fitted throughout and a valuable inventory of equipment is to be included in the sale price