A Real Eating Company café has opened in Salisbury city centre. This follows property consultancy Myddelton & Major successfully negotiating the letting of 55 Silver Street on a 10-year lease at a rent of £50,000 per annum. The Real Eating Company was represented by Bury & Thorley. The new café is the company’s sixth branch, joining a stable including Horsham, Chichester, Lewes and two outlets in Bournemouth.
Myddelton & Major partner Simon Lee said: “The Real Eating Company was created by food entrepreneur Helena Hudson in January 2004.
“Following a successful career in advertising she moved from London to Brighton and decided to divert her business expertise, energy and funds into creating her own business from scratch.
“Today, the Real Eating Company is a well-established business in the South and has grown from one site to five and more sites are scheduled to open this year.
“It is pleasing that we have been able to facilitate this opening in such an excellent city centre trading position with advantageous footfall and well-known neighbouring businesses.”
The property occupies a central trading position fronting Silver Street, close to the junctions with High Street and Butcher Row, with many national retailers represented close by, including Ecco, Holland & Barratt, Santander, Boots, Starbucks, Joules and Caffe Nero.
Myddelton & Major have also recently successfully negotiated the letting of 1A Brown Street, Salisbury on a three-year lease at a rent of £6,000 per annum leasehold, which is also set to open as a coffee shop.
Myddelton & Major senior surveyor Rachael Ward said: “This is a beautiful looking building in a prominent city centre position.
“It was previously run as the Black Kettle Tea Rooms and it will be excellent to see the new tenant continue with a coffee shop business in the property.
“Catering remains a growth area in the city centre, demonstrating continuing confidence in the sector.”
The 378 sq ft (35.12 sq m) property includes a ground floor retail coffee shop and a first floor seating area. The property fronts Brown Street, close to its junction with Winchester Street, which forms part of the city’s inner Ring Road, with customer parking facilities available in the Brown Street pay and display car park.
