Premium Fish & Chips In Blue Chip Suburb

A rare opportunity to acquire a profitable, premium, fully equipped fish and chips shop with five years of brand history in one of Melbourne's most affluent bayside pockets. Profitable and trading just six dinner sessions a week, the hard work of building the brand, fit out and loyal local following is done; the growth is still in front of you.

Key Highlights
Turnkey: A new owner can walk in and start trading from day one.
Established brand. Trading for around five years with a loyal local following.
Prime position in an established food destination. Right beside a busy supermarket, cafe, and other restaurants. With a tram stop and bus route at the door, steady passing trade, plus an evening dining crowd already in the area.
Affluent catchment. Brighton East and the surrounding bayside suburbs are among Melbourne's higher-income areas.
Clear upside. With an evening dining crowd already drawn to the strip, there is real room to grow the dinner trade.

Profitable
Profitable with low hours. FY2026 is on track for roughly $331,000 in annual sales and ~$60,000 net profit. Achieved trading dinner only six nights a week, with the owner working just four shifts. The owner takes home an additional ~$40,000+ in wages, bringing take home to over $100,000+.

Other details
Shop size: 70 sqm, plus private courtyard
Seating: 8 inside + 8 outside, plus courtyard for private events
Staff: Trained casual team in place; owner works four days per week.

Rent and Outgoings
Cheap rent and blue-chip location are words that do not often go together. Rent is only $3,000 per month ex GST - very low for a premium suburb like Brighton East.
Outgoings $6300 P/A
Lease: 5 years commencing 1 November 2025, plus 1 further term of 5 years.

Trading Hours - and the Upside They Reveal
The shop currently trades dinner only:
Mon, Wed, Thu & Sun: 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Fri & Sat: 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday: Closed

Read that again: this profit is being generated from roughly 20 trading hours a week, with no lunch service and one day closed. For an owner-operator willing to open more sessions, the headroom is significant.

Where a New Owner Can Grow
Add a lunch trade - the kitchen currently sits idle every single day until 5pm.
Open Tuesdays and extend evening hours to capture more covers.
Monetise the courtyard for private events, functions and group bookings.
Push more delivery & online ordering (UberEats, DoorDash, Menulog) to grow off-premise sales.
Catering & local partnerships with nearby schools, clubs and businesses.

Sale Details
Walk-in walk-out, including fitout, plant & equipment