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North Yorkshire award-winning restaurant The Copper Horse up for let

A North Yorkshire property has been put on the market as its owners looks to launch a new village destination restaurant.

The owners of The Copper Horse in Seamer, Scarborough, are on the hunt for new operators to run an Indian or Pan-Asian restaurant from the award-winning pub, and have enlisted property adviser Christie & Co to market the premises. The Copper Horse, a well established and popular village restaurant known for its English comfort food and special occasions, was originally a collection of farm buildings dating back 300 years.

It was first called The White Horse pub, then became The Copper Horse restaurant in the early 1970s when it was purchased by the Price Stephens family. The present owner, entertainment entrepreneur Nick Thomas, bought the business in 2005. The restaurant has won numerous awards including Les Routiers Restaurant of the Year 2012 and 2017. In 2016, Nick commissioned renowned interior designer Rachel McLane to redesign and modernise the interior decor at cost of over £400,000.

The Copper Horse forms part of the Thomas family company Five Star Collection, which owns and operates several successful hospitality venues in the area, including The Mayfield in Seamer and The Plough in Scalby. The owners say the time is now right for The Copper Horse to be ‘reimagined’ as an Indian or Pan-Asian casual dining experience by an experienced operator.

David Cash, regional director pubs and restaurants North at Christie & Co, said it marks a great opportunity for a new local trade, as there are currently no competitors offering similar cuisines in the surrounding area. He also said it would be a turn-key operation which could re-open without any need for repair and minimum changes to the décor. The building is available to let for a term of 10 years, possibly more by negotiation.

The ground floor trading area has a bar and restaurant which is currently set up to seat 92 customers. It also includes customer toilets, a large commercial grade catering kitchen with walk in fridge-freezer, a basement cellar, external seating area for around 30 customers and parking for around 40 cars.

Mr Cash said: “The Copper Horse is a superb example of a high-end hospitality outlet which has been fitted out to a phenomenal standard. With the benefit of a busy village setting and tourist area, the restaurant is in turnkey condition and ready for an accomplished operator to take over.”

The current owner, Nick Thomas, said: “This is a unique opportunity for an experienced operator of an Indian or Pan Asian restaurant business. We have maintained the property to a first-class standard for many years. It is ready for an operator to re-open with minimum expense required to adapt the food offer.”

Original artice – https://business-live.co.uk/all-about/yorkshire-humber

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