THE owner of one of the city's most iconic restaurants has stressed it is not for sale, after it was listed on a property website.
Joe Bhangal, whose family took over the American-themed restaurant Back Inn Time on Victoria Road more than 15 years ago, said the freehold of the restaurant was up for sale, but there were no plans to close the Chelmsford establishment, after it appeared on website Propertylink.
"Lots of people have asked me if it's closing down, but it isn't, it's just that the freehold is up for sale," Mr Bhangal explained.
The 30-year-old restaurant was advertised as an "investment opportunity," with a price of £300,000 subject to the existing lease – which cites Back Inn Time as holding a 12-year full repairing and insurance lease from February 2007, meaning any new freehold owner would need to continue leasing the property to the restaurant until 2019.
