There are hundreds of costs involved in operating an Irish Pub or any restaurant, some variable, some semi-variable and some fixed. An illustration of these costs is as follows:

Fixed Cost:                 Rent and occupancy costs Semi-Variable Cost    Utilities, paper & linen goods, uniforms, tableware, marketing Variable Cost             Labor Cost, Food Cost, Beverage Cost   Roughly speaking, these categories break down as follows in overall percentage cost: Fixed Cost                  Between 5% and 10% Semi-Variable Cost    Between 12% and 17% Variable Cost             Between 55% and 60%…

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Owner Insights
Here at our pub we have a wide range of demographics. As a restaurant we experience everything from families with children, teenagers, couples of all ages, groups of friends of all ages, and elderly.
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Pub Facts

47.4% of Irish Pubs have an Average Check Spend of more than $52 while 42.1% of Irish Pubs
have an average beverage check spend of more than $13. Both of these numbers significantly out-perform industry averages.