Bedford Place Cocktail Bar | Kitchen Residency | 220 SQFT

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Bedford Place, southampton · 220 sqft · Hygiene Rating: 5/5

Street-facing serving hatch — doubles as collection window

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About This Kitchen

The upper section of Bedford Place, closer to The Avenue and the parks, has developed into Southampton's cocktail bar corridor. The clientele here trends slightly older and more affluent than the Oxford Street crowd, with a strong after-work trade from the professional services firms clustered around Carlton Crescent.

A mid-sized kitchen in a well-established cocktail bar on upper Bedford Place. The venue has a loyal following built around craft cocktails and a Thursday wine tasting night that regularly fills 40 covers. None of those customers currently have a food option beyond nibbles.

The serving hatch onto Bedford Place is the standout feature. The previous owner used it for summer drinks service, but a food vendor could use it as a collection point — effectively giving you a takeaway window that bypasses the 30% delivery platform commission on walk-up orders. The kitchen suits elevated bar food: charcuterie boards, flatbreads, tapas-style sharing plates. The demographic here is willing to spend — average dine-in spend at comparable Bedford Place venues runs to £25 per head. The cocktail bar crowd isn't looking for chip shop portions. The landlord is open to a concept that complements rather than competes with the drink-led atmosphere. They'll promote your menu to their existing mailing list of 1,200 subscribers.

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Equipment

Four-burner range
Salamander grill
Single fryer
Undercounter fridge
Undercounter freezer

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Amenities

Street-facing serving hatch for collection
Shared staff area
Wi-Fi included

Pricing

From £1,000/mo

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Contract: 12 months with 4-month break clause

Availability: 5 nights per week — Tuesday to Saturday, 4pm–11pm

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Delivery: Deliveroo, Uber Eats

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