Restaurants for sale in Australia

Check food-business registration or notification, approved planning use, occupancy, outdoor dining and liquor conditions. Compare licences and approved plans with current seating, kitchen and trading hours, and confirm the transfer or fresh applications required in the relevant jurisdiction.

Confirm its category and inspect the required food safety supervisor credential, handler training and evidence records. Test documented controls against actual receiving, cooking, cooling, reheating, hot holding, allergen management and cleaning during representative busy services.

Identify the applicable award from the business and employee duties, then recalculate classifications, casual loadings, penalties, overtime, breaks and allowances. Reconcile rosters, time records, payslips and superannuation, including the seller's and family members' unpaid work.

Compare remaining lease term and options with the asset's payback period. Inspect refrigeration, cooking, exhaust, fire systems, grease traps and utilities, then quantify rent reviews, repairs, landlord approvals, make-good obligations and equipment replacement or finance.

Match future reservations, function deposits, minimum spends, gift vouchers, credits and refunds to bank and booking records. Determine which liabilities transfer, calculate the food and labour still required, and confirm customer data and booking systems can lawfully move.

Analyse covers, average spend and contribution by daypart, channel and menu section. Rebuild recipe yields and beverage margin, then adjust for owner labour, award penalties, rent, utilities, commissions, discounts, wastage, repairs and periodic kitchen or dining-room refurbishment.