Restaurant and Pizzeria Business For Sale
Paihia, Bay of Islands, New Zealand



Two top floor restaurants offering licensed dining

Paihia is less than 3 hours from Auckland and is the southern gateway to the Bay of Islands.

The Bay of Islands, with 144 islands and stunning scenery, is the best-known Maritime Park in New Zealand. Paihia is the main centre and both New Zealand and international tourists come all through the year for water sports, big game fishing, day tours to Cape Reinga, and lots of local adventures. Paihia is also a popular wedding and honeymoon destination because of its magnificent harbour views, numerous hotels and motels, and a romantic beach.

La Scala and La Scaletta Pizzeria licensed restaurants in central Paihia have been serving lunch and evening meals since 1980. The two establishments are adjacent to each other and together they are the largest restaurant complex in Paihia. Each restaurant is serviced by a common central kitchen and both enjoy a reputation for good food at affordable prices.

La Scarletta Pizzeria with indoor and outdoor seating

La Scala and La Scaletta Pizzeria have come on to the market for the first time in 14 years, and only because the owner wishes to slow down a little and retire from business life. These two well-known restaurants are being sold as a single business unit. They have an established niche in the Paihia market, employ 20 people, and have a combined turnover exceeding one million dollars.

If you have a background in the hospitality industry and can bring management and organisational skills, you should seriously consider La Scala and La Scaletta Pizzeria. The two restaurants enjoy an ideal location in a top tourist town and are being sold at a realistic asking price.

Two restaurants for the price of one in a top tourism destination

La Scala 1994 Ltd Pizzeria is selling two restaurants in Paihia.

La Scala
Providing evening dining with a great selection of entrees, seafood, meat dishes, and desserts. Children are welcome. Beers and wines of choice are available, as are Bruno Rossi coffees.

Licensed La Scala restaurant with bar area

La Scaletta Pizzeria
Providing lunch and evening dining with gourmet pizzas, pasta and salads, and beer on tap. Meals can be eaten inside, outside on the balcony, or they can be delivered to motels or local homes.

Leasehold premises

The two restaurants – La Scala and La Scaletta Pizzeria – occupy the upper level of a two storey building on Selwyn Road, just one street back from the Ferry Terminal to Russell. The premises (500 square metres) are constructed of low maintenance concrete block walls, a concrete floor, and large front windows that open out for summer dining. A central kitchen serves both restaurants. The kitchen, however, retains two separate working areas, one for each restaurant.

Central kitchen that services both restaurants

The property has a separate office, two dry stores, beer and wine storage, and ample space for general storage. There is plenty of customer car parking on the street below.

The lease is for 19 years with 9 years still to run.

Assets being sold

A complete list of lessee fittings, fixtures and chattels being sold is available. Main items include:

Kitchen

• Kitchen with all stainless steel surfaces, serving counters (2), gas oven, microwave ovens (3).
• Chillers (2 x walk-in), large freezer (walk-in), drinks refrigerator (2).
• Glass washers (2), large dishwasher, meat slicer, Bain Marie.
• Pizza oven, salamander grill, large hotplate.

Restaurant

• Tables and chairs, floor coverings, security cameras, television.
• Delivery vehicle.

Office

• Laptop for cash register programs, printer, computerised cash register (2).
• Phones (3), fax, photocopier, Eftpos terminals(2).

Day today management

Business Hours (7 days):
La Scala – 6.00 pm to 10.00 pm.
La Scaletta Pizzeria – noon to 2.00 pm and 5.00 pm to 10.00 pm.

Staff:
Both restaurants combined employ up to 20 staff. If required, the present owners are available to assist the new owner, terms by arrangement.

Licences:
Liquor Licence.

Stock
Wet and dry stock will total about $20,000.

Advertising and Promotion
The business advertises through building signage, flyer and rack brochures placed in motel and accommodation houses in Paihia, and though word of mouth recommendations.

Call Vida on +64 9 402 8525 (day) or 021 134 4015 or 027 234 4015

Paihia, the main commercial centre for the Bay of Islands

Paihia and the Bay of Islands are one of the most popular holiday destinations in the country with resorts, motels, cafes and bars. The Bay of Islands enjoys an endless and unspoilt coastline and a sub-tropical summer climate with mostly mild winters.

Paihia is the main base for tours out into the Bay, and north to cape Reinga. Swimming, boating, sailing, fishing, diving, and water sports are popular pastimes. Cruises to Piercy Island - known as the Hole In The Rock - and to Roberton and Urupukapuka islands are "must do" activities. The Bay of Islands is also world famous as a big game fishing mecca for sharks and marlin.

The area is rich in history, being favoured by pre-European Maori as well as by early European settlers. The Treaty of Waitangi was signed just a kilometre from Paihia. Today, many yachties arriving from the Northern hemisphere make their first contact in New Zealand at the Port of Opua.

Paihia is just across the Bay from Russell, a small, historic seaside village. Russell is steeped in colourful history - including ancient Maori history - and many of the earliest European buildings and sites in New Zealand are to be found here. The Strand waterfront and York Street shops offer galleries, cafes and restaurants.

Other local tourist attractions include the Waitangi Treaty House and Museum, Kawiti Glow Worm Caves, the charming town of Kerikeri, Rewa's Maori Village, the Hundertwasser Toilets in Kawakawa, and Puketi Kauri Forest.

To find out more about Paihia and the Bay of Islands, click on:

http://www.paihia.co.nz/
http://www.bayofislands.co.nz/
http://www.nzinfo.co.nz/paihia.htm
http://www.nzescape.com/northland-attractions.html
http://www.bay-of-islands.co.nz/
http://www.waitangi.net.nz/
http://www.northland.org.nz
http://www.northland.co.nz