DAYTIME COFFEE LOUNGE & BISTRO in affluent suburb near WATERLOOVILLE

Achieving T/o £190,000+ on 5-day week * A prime main road position in prosperous village suburb * Superbly fitted 24-cover corner parade premises * TripAdvisor highly rated * Widespread reputation & regular customer base * Lots of year-round 'walk in' trade benefits * HUGE development potential * Valuable inventory of high-end equipment & fittings included * Secure new lease available * Very sensibly priced for quick genuine sale after many years in same hands * Viewing absolutely essential REF MOB1172

The subject premises occupy an outstanding and highly visible trading position in the charming and prosperous village suburb of Horndean, which lies with excellent access both to major road and motorway links (A3 and A3M junctions 1 and 2) and to the nearby centres of Waterloovile, Havant and the vibrant and historic coastal city of Portsmouth (approximately 8 miles) in a delightful semi-rural area of Hampshire.

This very long established and TripAdvisor highly rated discerning food lover's paradise primarily offers a full and varied, currently daytime-only menu of classic coffee shop and bistro favourites with a Mediterranean twist for the whole family.

The menu ranges from hearty, traditional full English breakfasts and breakfast rolls, hot and cold sandwiches, panini, bagels and bocadillo, juicy gourmet burgers, spicy wings, homemade soups and crisp salads, to light and full lunches, regularly changing "blackboard specials" and signature, Mediterranean-style "street food" and Greek and Cypriot "Gyros" dishes, together with ever-popular vegetarian options and a wide selection of side orders including cool salsas and traditional, loaded and halloumi fries.

All food is prepared freshly to order in its extensively equipped and five-star hygiene rated commercial catering facilities employing the finest and freshest, locally sourced and authentic imported produce, and served in the very pleasant and relaxing ambience of a welcoming and attractively furnished in-house dining area, which may accommodate up to twenty-four covers in style and comfort, with a local delivery service also available through a local online provider.

"Nico's Food Bar" also offers an excellent choice of indulgent, home baked "sweet treats", together with refreshing smoothies, milkshakes, freshly squeezed juices and premium quality speciality coffees, and would naturally furnish any enthusiastic and ambitious new owner with truly vast scope for continued growth, not least with regard to considerable further development of its delivery services, particularly with reference to possibly employing the "Uber Eats" and "Deliveroo" platforms etc., possible investment in additional staff, and to operating hugely extended hours, particularly during evenings and weekends, 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 impressive levels of turnover it has achieved since being established in its present form some fifteen successful years ago by the current family proprietors.

The business is run on a day-to-day basis by the current husband and wife founding proprietors, with the aid only of a small, experienced and motivated team of o full-time and two part-time staff who would be an asset to any purchaser, and we would unreservedly recommend a viewing.

Fitted to the highest industry specifications throughout, these extremely well maintained leasehold parade premises provide excellent and "TripAdvisor" highly rated internal business accommodation, which briefly comprises an inviting and glazed corner public entrance from London Road (B2149) into the welcoming ambience of the main, bright and deceptively spacious in-house and takeaway customer service and waiting area with suspended ceiling, stylish and durable, solid-timber-effect commercial flooring for easy cleaning, prominent, wall-mounted menu/specials boards and attractive furnishings for approximately 24 internal dining covers.

The main public area also features a large and fully fitted food service counter area with a glass-fronted and refrigerated, delicatessen-style food display and serve-over section, electronic till point, credit card payment facilities, open preparation area with refrigerators, modern coffee machine, coffee grinder, juicer, milkshake machine, smoothie machine and easy access through to the main, fully equipped and extracted 5-Star hygiene rated commercial kitchen.

The main kitchen houses ample work surfaces, storage units, a washing-up kitchen area with fitted sink unit and dishwasher, and a full range of well maintained, all electric industry standard commercial appliances including various ovens, griddles, grills, deep fat fryers, refrigerators and freezers etc., all of which we understand are 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 2 x large walk-in storage cupboards, with further ancillary internal accommodation consisting of separate washroom/WC facilities for staff and customers.

EXTERNALLY

Occupying an outstanding and highly visible corner trading position on the busy main London Road through the charming and affluent village suburb of Horndean, near Waterlooville in semi-rural Hampshire, to the exterior the premises are well signed and attractively presented and afford extensive and inviting display window space onto a small pavement trading area, which we understand may be employed for overflow external dining purposes for up to 12 covers in good weather.

***It should be noted that the current husband and wife proprietors wish to retain the business' existing trading name which holds great sentimental value for them and, thus, does not form part of this present sale***.

The business is well fitted throughout and an extensive and valuable inventory of high-end equipment and fittings is to be included in the sale price, further details of which will be made available upon request to any genuine interested parties.