Catering
Even before his move to the Island, I dreamed of a small restaurant on the beach .. . Heating This dream occurred after reading the book American 'Story of a restaurant ", which describes the situation of one family who decided to leave the everyday Life in the United States and move to the island in the Caribbean to open a restaurant there on the beach. Dream ....
about restaurants, I knew only that people come back to eat and relax. Everything on this practical experience in the restaurant business I run.
Already Margarita, voicing his new friend idea to open a restaurant, I was faced with a categorical rejection of this scheme among the local old-timers. The main argument - it is very dangerous. And, I'm cool. Cool, because, among people who came here earlier, there were three restaurateur. One, held chain of three restaurants in Riga and Jurmala, and the second had a couple of restaurants in Moscow and the third worked before coming here the second chef of the restaurant "Pushkin in Moscow. Authorities. And they're all looking for a suitable employment on the island, but no considered the idea of \u200b\u200bopening a restaurant. Well, I thought - means those experienced people know what you do not know I was an inexperienced ..... The idea is not dead, but as a stuhla.
passed six months of my life on Margarita. I tested the car wash business, has opened a companion service station, bought a pair of vintage cars for delivery in rent, bought a small (31ft) boat, which would restore it and roll people ..... In general - has spent lots of money, time, effort and got nothing - nothing, no material no satisfaction. But again, like at home - got poor sleep and irritability! On the whole song Tokarev about a taxi driver, was virtually charged to me:
"Me and robbed, and simply not paid,
and abused in the English language,
one night I just not killed,
taxi drove away - I'm back light ....."
Maybe it was not so terrible, but very close ...
In June 2010, I moved with my family at El Yaque. The village, with its world famous kite and windsurfing serfboards beach liked me back in my first visit to the island. Why, I just did not come here, I do not know. But as they say - man proposes and God disposes.
And lo, somewhere in the month of July I come across a note in the newspaper that at El Yaque is sold, as well as an option - rent a restaurant with three rooms for accommodation. I wanted nothing at that time, just by their old habit - demand does not hit in the nose, decided to watch and chat with the mistress of the restaurant.
object that is located on the central road of the village. Distance to the beach 100 meters. The hostess, a lady aged women - had a sustained desire to sell the restaurant, but the price which it is requested ($ 250,000), was clearly the fruit of her desires, and no real market value. In view of such nepriodalimogo contradictions between desired and actual - it is already sold it for three years .... In this case, Like all margarityane - price drop did not plan, saying: "hurry, you still selling."
Well, since at that time, except for idle interest just watch and n. .... zdet, I have no plans were not, I asked the rental price. In response - I want 25,000 Bolivars per month (3125 dollars for a moment ...). Stress, if I wanted to rent - I would hardly would continue the conversation, well, since I did not care - I started to bargain. As a result, the price of rent for the restaurant and 3 rooms on the change, fell to $ 1500 a month - here the first time I THINK ....
think - this one, and start implement a plan to lease the restaurant is quite another. I lacked confidence. I repeat, about restaurants, I knew only as a customer of these establishments, no practices of the restaurant I had not.
in September came to me, my friend Ruslan. I shared with him his desire and his doubts about opening a restaurant ... And he invited me, introduced me to his friend, residing in Ukraine and having the experience of opening such a plan schools. So I met with Said. Described the situation to him and he fairly quickly agreed to participate in this project. Remotely agree on the participation of 50 50.
In November, Said and his son, Eldar came to Margarita. Week, we went around and around. Looked after, was weighed. Attendance at schools was practically zero. But our attitude has been - to rent. And we began negotiations. Oh, how things change when your opponent feels your interest in the facility .... Mistress of the restaurant had changed in her eyes, she pushes us around. In general - the negotiations and the agreement took almost three precious weeks. Precious, because our goal was to open at least a couple of weeks before the New Year, and before that it was necessary to make some more changes in the restaurant (such as: to build an outdoor terrace, to break a wall, and many others).
talks resulted in signing a contract on Dec. 21, 2010. To Catholic Christmas - three days before the New Year - exactly ten ..... We must still say that in Venezuela on December 24 all go on vacation until January 5!! Buy by and large, this gap can only products .... Avra))))
We all did, we all had ....
December 23 we celebrated the opening, and on 24 December, we took the first customers but a New Year's Eve, we did a banquet for fellow ......
To Be Continued .....
To Be Continued .....
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