Hospitality consulting for independent restaurants, bars, and cafés in Spain
From someone who has run them. Thirty years in hospitality, seven venues of my own and several more for others, and most of the jobs in between. Now based in Benalmádena.
Who helps independent restaurants and bars on the Costa del Sol?
Atelier Sawyer does. I am Benjamin Sawyer, an independent hospitality consultant with more than thirty years of running restaurants, pubs, bars, and cafés, including my own. I am based in Benalmádena and work with independents across the Costa del Sol and the rest of Spain: opening a first venue, fixing one that is struggling, growing to two or three sites, or getting a good place noticed. Prices are published, you deal with me directly, and you can start with a single Health Check for €347.
Where are you now?
| If you are… | Start with |
|---|---|
| Planning to open | A Pre-Opening Diagnostic, €497, or Plan, €365 a month |
| Trading, but something is wrong | A Hospitality Health Check, €347 |
| Ready to fix it, month by month | Run, €595 a month |
| Running two or three sites, or about to | Grow, €1,195 a month |
| Good, but too few people know | Promote, €565 a month |
| Fighting your till, bookings, or stock system | Digitise, from €2,345 |
| In need of a website that takes bookings | Websites, from €1,800 |
Prices exclude IVA. Not sure? Start with the Health Check. If you go on to Run or Grow within 30 days, the fee comes off.
Who I help
Restaurants · Bars, chiringuitos, and beach clubs · Cafés · Hotels · Opening your first venue in Spain · Small groups · Charities and social enterprises
What I have done
El Punto Gastro Café, Benalmádena. My own café: a failing Italian restaurant, refitted and reopened in 2021, that paid its way from the first day and sold a year later for three times my investment.
Read the story →
The Sun Inn, Bethnal Green. A London pub that had been through 17 tenants in two years, taken from about £10,000 to £800,000 a year within thirty months.
Read the Radhost story →
Miracle Brews, Shepherd's Bush. A charity coffee cart rated five stars for food hygiene, with food safety documents written for the people who use them.
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Why work with me
- I have done the job. Pot-wash, kitchen, floor, bar, office, and my own name over the door. I know what a busy August night costs, and what a quiet February one costs.
- You deal with me, in English or Spanish. No account manager and no junior team. The person you talk to is the person doing the work.
- Prices are published. What you see on the pricing page is what you pay, plus IVA.
- I am on when you are. Seven days a week, 08:00 to 21:00 Spanish time: WhatsApp within four hours, email the same day.
- My recommendations are not bought. If I ever receive anything from a supplier I recommend, I tell you in writing.
Talk it through
A free 30-minute call will tell us both whether I can help, and where to start.