Sold. The Real Mccoy

Famous for its hearty meals, foaming craft ales and the unconventional atmosphere, the business known as "Smugglers Pub and Café" is for sale.

Located within easy walking distance of Nelson’s Tahunanui Beach and set amongst the area’s busy motel district, the business has been a big success since its passionate owners established the pub eight years ago.
Two life-sized reproduction ship’s cannons greet patrons at the main entrance doors. Inside, look up to see the roof space awash with fishing nets, an old clinker row boat and a life-sized skeleton playing a piano! A motley crew of replica smugglers, seagulls – and a large rat – sets the scene of the bad old days of pirates and smuggling.

The restaurant’s feature table seats up to 24 people who can eat, drink and be merry whilst a set of macrocarpa stocks sit at one end, still in use today on any badly behaved customers!

The bar is made of old rivet steel brackets finished with a polished concrete top. The beer taps were locally made in the shape of two wooden treasure chests to fit in with the pubs smuggling theme.

A leased aquarium with tropical fish is an attraction at the rear entrance to the building, depicting an old sunken galleon.

A rear courtyard has old beams, barrels, a leaner and tables off the car park.

The modern functional commercial kitchen has a walk-in chiller and keg room and easy access to the trade entrance.

Smugglers was voted national supreme award winner at the 2005 Hospitality Association New Zealand Awards of Excellence.

The owners, who have managed the business since it’s opening, are selling the business because they want to hang up their flintlocks and cutlasses for good! This now provides an opportunity for an investor to purchase a well-established original business in a great New Zealand location.

Key features
•Unique restaurant and bar
•Potential franchise opportunity
•Superb location to take advantage of local and tourism patronage
•Timeless décor that just gets better with age
• Multi-purpose venue for tour groups, theme nights and celebrations
•Extensive menu selection
•Great range of local, national and international beers and wines.
•Easy walk to all of Tahunanui’s motels
•Good on-site parking