A pub that has been described as an "Edinburgh institution" is on the market for £250,000.
The Bowlers Rest in Leith is located just off Constitution Street, and is approximately two miles from the centre of Edinburgh. The city centre can be easily accessed via Leith Walk.
The property is on the market on a freehold basis, with a guide price of £250,000. It is a "firm local’s favourite", winning numerous awards.
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The listing states: "Lock up Freehold pub in the heart of Leith. An Edinburgh institution. Same owners for the last 30 years - only 2 owners in the last 60 years.
"Traditional public bar & lounge bar. Valuable freehold property in rapidly changing area. Average weekly sale 4k+ net per week.
"Business has returned to pre-covid trading levels. Huge potential for new owners. Great opportunity for investor to buy and let. Rateable value £17,000. Kitchen, cellar & service areas. Retirement sale."
It adds: "Bowlers Rest has been in the same family hands for the last 30 years. Prior to that the pub was owned by Hibs “famous five” legend Lawrie Reilly for 32 years. The pub is somewhat of an institution in an ever changing Leith.
"The business has been running as a traditional public house offering a classic pub food style offering such as chicken curry, burgers, steak pie and paninis. The bar offering ranges from quality lagers and ales on draught to a wide range of wines and spirits. Laterally the food offering has been reduced but huge potential exists for new owners to enhance and develop this further.
"The pub has been a firm local’s favourite, winning the Edinburgh Evening News pub of the year in consecutive years."
The pub makes up the ground floor of a four-storey stone built tenement style property. It is accessed via an entrance on Elbe Street.
Looking inside, it is comprised of a "traditional and well-presented" public bar with an "impressive" large bar counter and gantry behind. There is also a pool room found adjacent to the bar.
There is an additional lounge bar with a separate bar, which the listing describes as a "very flexible space, offering the ability to have a quiet or a self-sufficient small function and events space".
Meanwhile, the kitchen is "fully equipped", and there is a back of house store, a refrigerated beer cellar and a ladies & gents toilets.
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