STYLISH LICENSED ITALIAN BISTRO & DELICATESSEN IN PENWORTHAM TOWN CENTRE

Super opportunity to acquire very well established discerning food lover's paradise offering premium quality menu & product range on 6-day week from superbly fitted & presented 30+ cover parade premises with high volume of year-round regular & passing trade on affluent riverside town centre main street. Comes with valuable inventory of quality equipment included & HUGE scope for extended hours & development of outside catering etc in prime location. Sensibly priced for genuine retirement sale after many successful years trading in same hands with secure new lease available & early viewing essential REF 2331

The subject premises occupy an outstanding and highly visible trading position among numerous other complementary independent operators in the prosperous residential commuter town of Penwortham, which lies with excellent access to major road and motorway links (A6, A582, M6 junction 30, M61 junction 9 and M65 junction 2 etc.) on the outskirts of the vibrant nearby city of Preston in the South Ribble area of Lancashire.

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 very well established discerning food lover’s paradise currently primarily serves full and varied lunchtime bistro and fuller a la carte evening menus of classic and contemporary Italian and Mediterranean cuisine, and is particularly renowned for its excellent choice of authentic Sicilian options.

The menu includes a wide selection of premium quality pizzas and toppings, pasta dishes, antipasti, salads and side orders, together with indulgent homemade desserts and a complementary range of beverages, including speciality coffees.

All food is prepared freshly to order in its extensively equipped commercial catering kitchen employing the finest and freshest, locally sourced and authentic imported produce and served in the very pleasant surroundings of charming, welcoming and interconnecting front and rear dining areas, which combine to accommodate in excess of thirty covers in style and comfort and boast all the superbly fitted traditional free-of-tie licensed wine and cocktail bar facilities associated with an establishment of this kind.

“Slice of Sicily” also conducts a highly complementary retail operation of an excellent choice of delicatessen-style cooked meats, associated savouries, cheeses, artisan breads, confectionery, beers, wines and liqueurs, with bespoke, creative gift hampers for all occasions also available.

This versatile business additionally provides a popular local delivery service, 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 further development of its local delivery and outside catering services and to the possible introduction of Sunday trading in order to fully exploit year-round local and passing trade demand.

The business would also benefit 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 2004 by the current proprietor, with the aid only of a small, experienced and motivated team of two full-time staff who would be an asset to any purchaser, and we would unreservedly recommend a viewing.

Fitted to superb industry specifications throughout, these substantial and extremely well maintained leasehold character parade premises provide truly outstanding and highly functional internal business accommodation, which briefly comprises an inviting and part-glazed, single-fronted public entrance directly off Priory Lane into a charming and welcoming customer service area.

The front reception and trading area boasts a wealth of exposed timber and brickwork, feature spotlighting, high quality ambient and refrigerated displays for a wide selection of delicatessen-style fine groceries, a small coffee shop dining area and a prominent, fully fitted free-of-tie licensed servery with feature suspended overhead lighting system, chilled drinks display facilities, draught pump, modern coffee machine with coffee grinder and electronic till/food ordering point.

Boasting feature tiled flooring throughout for easy cleaning, the front retail and dining area, in turn, affords easy level access through to a delightful rear dedicated, conservatory-style customer service and dining area with exposed brickwork, feature glazed ceiling providing excellent natural light and additional stylish loose dining furnishings.

The main public areas, in turn, afford easy access through to a fully fitted and extensively equipped commercial kitchen with extraction system housing ample work surface, storage units, a fully equipped preparation/washing-up kitchen area and a full range of well maintained, industry standard catering appliances including commercial pizza oven with pizza topping preparation counter, 6-burner oven and hob, double deep-fat fryer, salad bar and various refrigerator/freezer storage units etc., 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.

Extending to approximately 1,200 internal square feet in total, further ancillary internal business accommodation consists of all the usual washroom/WC facilities for customers and staff, in addition to a useful general dry goods and bottle store.

The property also enjoys the benefit of electric heating, in addition to the added safety and security benefits of full fire and intruder alarm systems.

Externally:

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

*It should be noted that the current proprietor wishes to retain the business’ existing trading name, which thus does not form part of this present sale.

For further information, why not visit the business’ excellent current dedicated website at:-

www.sliceofsicily.co.uk

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