Montreal Local, 8/76 Knutsford Street,
Fremantle, WA 6160

Optic Property is pleased to present to market the opportunity for an astute hospitality operator to step in and take full advantage of the recently established wine bar Montreal Local in the thriving City of Fremantle. Located on the corner of Montreal and Knutsford Street on the ground floor of the recently completed Montreal Commons apartment development, Montreal Local is an all day European inspired café come wine bar. The original developer has spent the last three years delivering this venue and all its associated fit out, authority approvals and licences. Since commencing trade in April this year the last of the external works, Small Bar licence (100 persons), food approvals and large liquor Extended Trading permit to the front alfresco area have been progressed and are all now completed and in place. The venue has been actively trading since April. Given this, the time is right for a new operator to step in and take full advantage of all the hard work now done.
The strata area of 182m2 includes the internal bar, toilets, kitchen, dining and external deck area plus a large and well equipped basement cool room (six keg setup), dry store and office / storeroom. In addition to this is a dedicated bin room and a 117m2 extended trading area that has council alfresco and liquor licence approval to trade food and alcohol and is decked out with seven large picnic tables with umbrellas.
The efficiently sized commercial kitchen is well equipped with all new appliances and this flows through to the coffee station and outward opening morning coffee window. The bar is a central feature of the venue and overlooks the main internal and external dining areas. There are four internal toilets with one of these being ACROD.
Downstairs there is a large cool room with a six keg setup and racking providing ample cool room space for the venue during normal trade and large functions. Next to this is a large dry store ample racking and a large upright freezer. There is a smaller additional storeroom / managers office off the dry store. The venue is connected to a large dedicated grease trap.
The premises is zoned Tavern by the City of Fremantle so the opportunity exist to upgrade the current liquor licence.
Significant work and planning has gone into the venue POS system and staff procedures as well as the well established website, social media and online booking and ordering platforms.
The venue is in close proximity to High St / Leach Highway and the connection through to Fremantle CBD and Stirling Highway. It overlooks the Fremantle golf course so enjoys a leafy and relaxed outlook from all areas of the venue.
With all the hard work and various approvals now fully complete and active, the operating business now up and running and the peak season about to commence, the owner is looking to secure a hospitality operator to take over and lease the premises with the opportunity to also take over the business and all associated approvals, license, assets and IP.
Lease terms are flexible and vendor finance options may be considered. A transition period supported by the current / outgoing business owner / operator is able to be provided.
A more detailed information pack is available upon request as are private viewings.