Run a Star Pub - Eagle Hotel Dornoch - Dornoch

Star Pubs Leased & Tenancy; Dornoch; On-site; GBP 89,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pub leasing company offers an exciting opportunity to run a pub in Dornoch. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in the food and drink sector, a vision for menu development, and a strategy to enhance customer engagement. This venue includes a catering kitchen, function room, and private accommodation. Apply today to be part of this promising venture.

Benefits

Private accommodation

Function room

Outdoor trade space

Qualifications

• Extensive experience running or owning a pub business.
• A clear vision for food & drink menu and marketing strategy.

Responsibilities

• Develop a successful food & drink offer.
• Implement live entertainment and marketing strategies.
• Create memorable customer experiences.

Skills

Pub business experience

Experience in food and drink service

Marketing strategy development

Entertainment offer planning

Customer service excellence

Job description

Pub Overview

Part of the North Coast 500 route and home of world‑famous golf courses, Dornoch is a stunning town to run a pub in! What would you do with this pub to make it even more of a success?

The area

The Eagle is located in the town of Dornoch, close to one of the . The pub is surrounded by shops, food and retail outlets and mixed housing. The pub is also close to Royal Dornoch golf course, the beach and is part of the North Coast 500 route.

Demographics

The pub benefits from being one of 4 pubs found in an area of around 897 adults. The majority customer base is made up of tourism and passing trade.

The offer

Available on our foundation tenancy agreement. Click here for more information on this agreement. The potential of this pub lies in developing a 60/40 food & drink offer. What food & drinks would you look to implement in the pub? The site currently has the ability to drive trade via live entertainment, live sports and capturing various trade opportunities. It offers a selection of popular beers, ciders, wines and spirits, a pub classic menu, and cask ales.

We’re always open to new ideas, what would you do to drive trade?

If you’ve benefited from running or owning a pub business, we’d love to hear what experience you can bring. The right operator for the pub will have extensive experience in a destination food outlet hospitality business. They will have a clear vision for their food & drinks menu, marketing strategy and entertainment offer and can create a memorable experience for their customers.

If this sounds like the incredible pub opportunity you’ve been waiting for, apply today and tell us what you can bring to this pub’s next chapter.

Features

• Foundation Tenancy
• Catering Kitchen
• Function Room
• Private Accommodation
• Outdoor Trade
• Letting Rooms

Trading Area & Facilities

• Main trading area with bar
• Separate dining room
• 80 internal covers
• 24 external covers
• Catering kitchen
• Function room
• SmartDispense
• Nine letting rooms
• Outdoor Trade Space

Private Accommodation

Private accommodation consists of 2 bedrooms, a living room, kitchen, and bathroom.

Pub Financials

• Estimated Total Ingoing Costs: £88,750
• Estimated Minimum Ingoing Costs: £25,916
• Annual Rent: £89,000
• Estimated Annual Turnover: £933,227
• Deposit: £22,250
• Estimated Fixtures & Fittings Value: £48,000
• Estimated Stock Valuation: £15,000
• Estimated Working Capital: £3,500

The above figures are provided as a guide only and will be finalised as part of the commercial agreement. All figures quoted are exclusive of VAT. Estimated Working Capital is an estimate of key start‑up costs such as professional fees, training fee, premises licence fee, F&F valuation fee & till floats. There will be additional ongoing charges payable during the term of the agreement such as property maintenance, repairs fund, SmartDispense. These costs will be outlined prior to completing a business plan and finalised at Heads of Terms.

The calculation of the Estimated Minimum Ingoing Costs assumes a minimum deposit of 1 month's rent and that fixtures and fittings (F&F) are rented. The subsequent deposit build up and F&F rental costs should be included in your financial assumptions in your business plan. Note that on FRI and Investment Tenancy Agreements deposits will always be 3 month's rent in advance and fixtures and fittings (F&F) must always be purchased. A deposit of 6 month's rent will be required for operators trading under a Limited Company with no Guarantors. In order to ensure a successful start‑up, all applicants must have a minimum £10,000 un-borrowed funds.

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