Café, restaurant and wine bar offering authentic Eastern cuisine

Persia Restaurant was created from a dream. The dream was to travel to far and distant lands via traditional dishes cooked with fresh herbs and spices. Dishes such as:

• Tapas, Dolmas, Blinis, Ciabatta Italian bread as gourmet entrees
• Bagels, baguettes and croissants served with exotic fillings
• Platters du Monde from India, Thailand, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Mexico, Germany, Hungary, Canada and Morocco
• Kiwi favourites like smoked salmon, Portabella mushrooms, oven-roasted lamb shanks
• Exquisite desserts served with ice cream and whipped cream

Persia Restaurant serves specialty coffees, teas, shakes, smoothies, fruit juices and soft drinks as well as a selection of New Zealand wines, New Zealand and imported beers, spirits and liqueurs.

The restaurant offers indoor seating in a large main room with tables, chairs and couches for comfort. There is a huge bay window that opens out on sunny days toward the market stalls in Albert Mall. The restaurant also provides a child's play area with seating next to it for parents to relax and enjoy their coffees and there is a lovely outdoor courtyard space with tables, chairs and a feature fountain.

Outdoor courtyard with feature fountain

Gift shop and free Internet
A selection of exotic gifts are available for sale, many sourced from Greece, Egypt and Thailand. The Restaurant also offers free wireless Internet connections for customers with laptop computers.

Leasehold premises

Persia Restaurant trades from premises (200 square metres) at 35 Albert Mall in central Greymouth. This is a popular shopping precinct with high foot traffic. The building is of concrete block construction, with concrete floor and an iron roof. The concrete floor in the restaurant is covered with Van Gough planks (for that authentic floorboard look) and with vinyl in the kitchen. Interior walls are painted roughcast and ceilings are tastefully covered with an Egyptian motif.

Attractive decor with Egyptian motif on the ceilings

The building is divided into front seating area (115 square metres) and rear service area (65 square metres) with commercial kitchen, dry storage room, dry storage cupboard, and walk in refrigerator.

The lease will be for 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 years commencing the day when the new owners take possession of the business. Rent reviews will be every 2 years.

Assets being sold

A complete list of all fittings, fixtures and chattels being sold is available to interested buyers. Items (at valuation) include:

• Fully functional commercial kitchen complete with glass fronted fridges and freezers
• Restaurant with tables, chairs, bench seating, wall decorations, light fittings
• Counter with bar services, coffee machine
• Outdoor courtyard with tables, chairs and casual seating

Counter and bar area with coffee machine

This licensed business has the latest model computerised till system with all orders from customers taken on individual "Palm" computers that link straight into the kitchen or to the bar. The system provides super-fast service and easy stock control.

Day to day management

Business Hours:
Monday to Saturday - midday to 2.00 pm (lunch service) and 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm (dinner service).

The owners choose not to open on Sundays. They also close for 3 months over the winter period. If new owner(s) opened on Sundays, and through the winter, business profits would be further increased.

Staff:
Persia Restaurant is operated by the two owners with assistance from three staff. The owners of Persia Restaurant will provide all necessary training to the successful buyer to continue with the existing business.

Stock:
Stock at valuation will comprise wet and dry goods and will total between $5000 and $10,000.

Suppliers:
A list of suppliers and contacts will be provided as part of the business sale. The food is all fresh daily or exotic ingredients are sourced from high-quality gourmet suppliers, some as far away as Turkey and Egypt.

Licences:
A Liquor Licence is required.

Advertising and Promotion:
Persia Restaurant is well known in Greymouth and the surrounding area because of articles in local newspapers and from word of mouth recommendations from satisfied customers. Advertising is also done in via a listing in Telecom Yellow Pages, newspaper advertising, ads placed in travel guides, and through signage across the Restaurant frontage. Brochures are also placed in hotels, motels and information centres