Outstanding Lochside Restaurant And Inn For Sale

Business description

Situation:
Outstanding waterside position at the head of beautiful Loch Goil
Thriving west coast holiday village
Walking distance from the well-established Drimsynie hoilday park
Within Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park
Only 90 minutes from Glasgow centre, 60 minutes from Glasgow International airport


Business premises:
Architect designed restaurant with approx 40 covers, panoramic views of the loch from floor to ceiling windows, open plan to kitchen with feature wood-burning pizza oven.
Traditional style cosy bar directly accessed from restaurant, extensive range of single malts & real ale from Fyne Ales.
Popular venue for informal music evenings.
Ladies, gents & disabled/baby change WC's
Large lochside lawn and attractive stone terrace with outside seating and tables, petanque rink and disused feature stone well
Letting accommodation of four en-suite rooms (3 double, 1 twin).
Owners accommodation comprising en-suite bedroom and large loch-view sitting room.
Office
Staff accommodation on attic floor comprising large double bed/sitting room, further single room and separate shower room with wc.
Large prep room off the open kitchen
Large washing-up/utility/boiler room
Good sized cellar off the bar with planning permission to extend and build self-contained studio apartment over.
Storage sheds (freezers, vegetables store)
Web site with on-line booking facility

The property was completely refurbished and extended by the present owners in 2004/5. The business has developed an excellent name for food and accommodation and is rated 3 star by VisitScotland. There is a lot of scope for further development of the business through increased operating hours, catering for weddings and functions etc. The present owners enjoy a good lifestyle balance by not opening the bar and restaurant for two days a week year round and close for five weeks' holiday in January/February. Trading information will be made available to seriously interested parties after formally viewing the property.

Inviting offers over £650,000


Please view the Shore House website www.theshorehouse.net for details of the restaurant, bar and accommodation, and http://www.western-horizon.co.uk for photographs and virtual tours.

Please contact seller below for more information.

Property information

Property:

Freehold

Living accommodation:

Owners' en-suite bedroom, large loch view sitting room and office. Two staff/family rooms and shower room on second floor.

Location:

Prime lochside position in thriving west coast holiday village.

Premises details:

The main building was built as the parish manse in around 1850 and was completely refurbished in 2005 to provide four en-suite letting rooms, owners accommodation and staff accommodation. To the rear of the main house is a cosy popular bar connecting to the purpose built restaurant with open kitchen. The restaurant has up to 60 covers and has panoramic views of Loch Goil.

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

The business could be increased if it was open 7 days a week and provided food all day during peak season. Weddings and other functions could be catered for. Room occupancy levels could be increased with more advertising (currently only advertised through VisitScotland)

Competition / Market:

Lochgoilhead is a thriving holiday village with up to 2000 visitors staying within walking distance of the shore House. There are only two other restaurants in the village (in fact within 7 miles) so at peak times all restaurants are fully booked.

Trading hours:

Generally five days a week, hours vary - see web site

Employees:

5 - 8 (depending on season)

Years established:

Over 20 years ( seven years since new restaurant added and premises refurbished)

Other information

Website:

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