Bruce & Co. are delighted to announce the sale of Murray’s; a well-renowned, licensed café located in the seaside town of Prestwick. The café offers a popular hot & cold food menu with a takeaway service.
Since the vendor, Miss Murray, took ownership of the business 5 years ago she has continually developed and improved the business which is reflected in the year-on-year increase in turnover and profitability. The business enjoys a strong reputation within the local community and benefits from a high level of regular and repeat levels of trade.
The highly popular and well known café occupies a purpose-built shop premises, ideally located on a main road. The front of the property looks straight to street, and there is ample on street parking directly opposite the property and in the surrounding area. The premises is surrounded by a variety of residential and commercial properties and therefore enjoys high levels of passing trade. The traditional building is of stone appearance and benefits from large display window to the front of the property. The seating area incorporates 40 covers, and is furnished with stylish wooden tables and cushioned chairs.
In light of this, the business offers new owners with genuine scope for further development, such as introducing evening opening hours, increasing the number of days operated, and taking full advantage of the existing alcohol licence.
Following 13 viewings, the café was sold to Mr and Mrs McBride on a leasehold basis for £51,000. The location and the quality of the business were key factors in their decision to make an offer.
Jayne Adamson, Sales Manager at Bruce & Co. commented, “I am really pleased that we have come to a successful sale completion. Murray’s proved to be a very popular business and generated high levels of interest.”