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Saint Giles Cafe & Bar, 8 St Giles' Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1PT

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£1,100,000

Business rates & charges may apply

Christie & Co, Pubs & Restaurants
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SECTOR

Cafe for sale

Key features

  • Rare Opportunity
  • Prime City Centre Location
  • Fully Licensed Cafe Bar
  • Profitable Business
  • High Passing Trade
  • EPC Rating G
  • Christie & Co Ref: 5265421

Description

Description

The cafe bar has a painted timber framed glazed frontage to St Giles Street with central entrance doors.

The minimalist décor gives a rustic yet lively charm. Serving up freshly baked café delights makes this an ideal stop for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. In addition to the food, Saint Giles Café & Bar has a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks on offer.

Location

Prominent location fronting St Giles Street in a prime tourist location close to its junction with the Royal Mile (High Street / Lawnmarket). St Giles Cathedral is close by with Edinburgh Castle a short walk, as well as the many attractions of Edinburgh Old Town. The old town area of Edinburgh welcomes around two million tourists every year.

Waverley Station is close by providing easy links to Glasgow, Stirling, Aberdeen and Inverness as well as south to Newcastle, Manchester and London. Edinburgh City Centre is only a short 30 minute bus or tram ride from Edinburgh International Airport which was recently voted UK Airport of the year.

Internal Details

The ground floor consists of a servery counter together with approximately 36 covers of table seating and window benches.

The basement has various stores, walk-in fridge, staff areas, WC's and customer toilets.

Fixtures & Fittings

All fixtures and fittings required for the operation of the business will be included within the sale, apart from any leased or personal items.

Fully fitted and operational café bar operation.

External Details

Directly outside, there is seating for 14 covers.

The Opportunity

Our client established the business as Cafe Florentin many years ago before rebranding as the St Giles Cafe & Bar and is now looking to move on to other business interests. The business is available on a freehold basis.

Staff

Current staff would transfer under TUPE regulations in the normal way.

Trading Information

Accounting information will be made available to seriously interested parties after a formal viewing.

Trading Hours

Monday to Sunday
9.30am to 4.30pm

Licensed Hours
Monday to Saturday
11.00am to 1.00am

Sunday
12.30pm to 1.00am

Business Rates

Current Rateable value as of 1 April 2023 is £27,600. Confirmation of actual rates payable can be obtained from the local Authority

Regulatory

Premises Licence

Energy Performance Certificates

EPC 1

Brochures

Saint Giles Cafe & Bar, 8 St Giles' Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1PT

NEAREST STATIONS

Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode
  • Edinburgh Waverley Station0.2 miles
  • Haymarket Station1.1 miles
  • Slateford Station2.6 miles

About Christie & Co, Pubs & Restaurants

Whitefriars House, 6 Carmelite Street, London, EC4Y 0BS

We’re the leading specialist advisor for buying and selling businesses in our sectors - hotels, pubs, restaurants, childcare, healthcare, convenience retail, leisure and medical.

If you’re looking to buy or sell a business in our specialist sectors – from a pharmacy in Sussex to a hotel in Austria – our expert advice and collaborative support will help you achieve your goals. You may be an independent first-time buyer or a multinational adding to your portfolio; either way, you’ll discover that our personalised service is focused on helping you achieve your ambitions.

Clients have access to our carefully managed network of potential buyers. This unique database of contacts has been continually developed by our advanced IT capabilities and benefits from both our years of experience developing our network and our wide geographical coverage.

Where we work

We employ the largest team of sector specialists in the UK and the largest group of hotel specialists in Europe, providing professional brokerage and advisory services from offices in major cities across Britain and Europe. And because we’ve been doing this for over 80 years, we know our sectors and local markets inside out. We work closely with our clients to guide and conclude transactions of any size, covering hotels, restaurants and pubs, leisure, forecourts and convenience retail businesses, social care and elderly care, childcare & education facilities, dental practices and pharmacies.

Our professional services

We offer unrivalled insight, experience and expertise across your choice of services, including brokerage, consultancy, finance, development, investment, surveying, rent reviews, dispute resolution, corporate valuation, and turnaround & recovery. These services are all underpinned by our in-depth market intelligence and leading-edge technology. And we’re accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), so you can trust in our professionalism.

What makes us tick

Businesses are about people, so relationships matter to us. We bring an integrity and transparency to business which can be all too rare – and that’s why people trust us. Our clients will attest to our genuine desire to help achieve their objectives, our attention to detail, and our tireless hard work on their behalf. We understand that buying a business can bring its own pressures and strains; needs can change, plans may need to be adjusted, and opportunities can come and go. But we’re always here, a constant, flexible and reliable force you can count on.

Our opening hours for all offices:

Mon – Fri, 9am – 5.30pm

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