What do covers and average spend produce after food and labour cost?
Normalise covers, average spend, gross margin, delivery commissions, payroll and monthly operating profit. Remove unpaid owner shifts and separate seasonal peaks from a representative year.
Can the lease and operating permissions support the same restaurant concept?
Check lease assignment and permitted use, alcohol and operating permissions, food-safety records, kitchen condition, inventory ownership, supplier commitments and reservation accounts.
How dependent are guests and kitchen staff on the current chef-owner?
High rent, deferred kitchen investment, weak staff retention and customer loyalty to the current chef can undermine the reported result.
How will reservations, deposits, stock and supplier orders move at completion?
Plan staff and supplier retention, reservation and deposit transfer, stock count, recipes, platform access and a controlled introduction to regular guests.