Let's start with the kind of property you are looking at for your pub. There are advantages and disadvantages to every type of property but it will help if you are able to distinguish what these are exactly.
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Owner Insights
As I see it, many restaurants do not provide an ambiance that encourages a more relaxed response from the guest to alcohol.
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Pub Facts
Most restaurant businesses have a food to beverage ratio of 75% to 25%. In Irish Pubs the ratio is usually closer to 50%/50%, making them significantly more profitable as a result of lower labor and product costs.