Pearce’s Bar is available on our Management Agreement, Just Add Talent. It combines our tried-and-tested pub concept with industry-leading training and support for you and your team. Click here for more information on Just Add Talent.

This is your opportunity to run a ready-made pub with no utilities, stock, rent or maintenance costs. We also supply ready-to-go till, stock ordering and health & safety systems. You can rest assured knowing that we do the detail, so you can Think Bigger.

If you’ve got the talent to manage a team, deliver great service, and know your local community, this is your chance to build a successful pub business.

So, what would you do with Pearce’s Bar to drive forward our pub concept?

About the pub

Pearce’s Bar brings people together over premium food and drinks and live events in stylish surroundings where energy builds from day to night. A full refurbishment of this pub is planned to help you drive trade. Applicants should be aware that all refurbishments are subject to final board approval which will be determined as part of the leasing process.

Located on Elm Row in Edinburgh city centre, the pub sits just a five-minute walk from St James Quarter and the start of Princes Street, placing it in a busy and vibrant hospitality area with strong footfall from shoppers, workers and tourists. There are 11,261 adults within a 10-minute walk and over 53,000 within 20 minutes, offering a strong base of potential customers. The area features a variety of competing venues, but there is clear opportunity for a standout contemporary offer to capture additional trade.

The Area

Positioned on a busy main road in Edinburgh’s city centre, the pub benefits from high visibility and consistent passing trade. Its proximity to key retail and tourist destinations makes it well placed to attract a mix of customers throughout the day and into the evening.

Demographics

The area over-indexes in a younger, more affluent demographic, alongside strong tourist footfall. This creates an opportunity to appeal to a broad mix of customers including residents, city workers, After-Work Socialisers and visitors looking for a premium yet welcoming pub experience.

The offer

The food currently makes up 20.9% of the pub’s total sales. Trade is driven through a number of ways including food occasions, drinks-led visits, live events and strong passing footfall from the city centre location. We’re also really interested to hear your ideas on how you would drive trade.

Who we're looking for

Attitude is more valuable than experience. If you’ve got the following, we’d love to hear from you.

• If you’re enthusiastic and you have what it takes to deliver great retail standards.
• You love hospitality and are great with customers.
• Bring creativity to build a year-round calendar of events that keeps customers coming back.
• Hands-on experience with kitchen management and food in a retail environment
• You know how to a create a vibrant, contemporary pub that stands out from the crowd to keep trade flowing all week.

If this sounds like the incredible pub opportunity you’ve been waiting for, apply today and tell us what you can bring to this pub’s next chapter…

• Just Add Talent

• Refurbishment Planned

• Live Sports

• Catering Kitchen

• Outdoor Trade

• Pub Games

Trading Area & Facilities

Private Accommodation