Pre-Lease Restaurant Property Risk Screen.
A short written review before you sign a restaurant property, focused on the kitchen constraints that can turn a good location into a bad lease.
Use this when a restaurant site is close to lease signature and the technical risk is still unclear: power, exhaust, grease, drainage, approvals, landlord promises, back-of-house flow, and the real cost of making the site usable.
What this answers.
The screen gives a practical recommendation before commitment: sign, renegotiate, add technical conditions, request more information, or walk away. It is designed for a live property decision, not general market exploration.
- Can the property support the intended kitchen? We compare the proposed menu and equipment shape against the site's power, exhaust, grease, drainage, water, and space constraints.
- What needs to be clarified with the landlord? We turn vague claims into written questions on kW capacity, exhaust route, grease-trap responsibility, approvals, and base-building limits.
- What should be protected before signature? We identify lease conditions, NOCs, drawings, test documents, or commercial concessions that should be requested before the tenant carries the risk.
What we review.
- floor plan, shopfront, back-of-house allocation, delivery and waste routes;
- landlord MEP information, including available electrical capacity in kW where provided;
- existing or proposed exhaust route, shaft access, odor path, and likely extract CFM range;
- grease management, drainage, water supply, gas or electric cooking assumptions;
- proposed menu, cooking method, indicative equipment list, and service model;
- approval dependencies that may affect timing or viability.
Fee and timeline.
Document-led risk screen: AED 3,000, fixed fee. Usually 3 working days after the minimum documents are received.
Expanded T1 scope: AED 5,000 to 15,000 where the question needs a site visit, landlord technical review, consultant coordination, deeper calculations, or a fuller written report.
What this is not.
This is not legal advice, engineering design, authority approval, lease negotiation, or full due diligence. It is a short risk screen that helps you decide what to ask, what to protect, and whether the property still deserves commitment.
If a lease is already signed, the right engagement may be a T1 Rapid Intelligence review, a Pre-Opening Kitchen Package, or project support. The risk screen is most useful before signature, while the tenant still has leverage.
How to start.
If you are still framing the issue, take the F&B Operation Readiness Score. If the property decision is already live, email advisory@cleresdyne.com with the floor plan, landlord MEP notes, proposed menu, deadline, and the single question you need answered.
For background reading, see the restaurant property due diligence checklist before you sign in Dubai.