A popular family-run Italian restaurant near the waterfront has hit the market for nearly half a million pounds.

Bobby's Italian Restaurant on Stoke Road in Gosport has been listed for £495,000, with the freehold of the building going up for sale.

The restaurant and bar has a walled patio area and boasts a commercial kitchen, with a three bedroom flat above also being included.

Inside Bobby's Italian Restaurant.Inside Bobby's Italian Restaurant. (Image: Sidney Phillips / Zoopla) Estate agents Sidney Phillips describes the eatery as a "highly profitable business" in the property's listing.

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The Italian restaurant currently opens almost every day between 3.30pm and 9pm, though it is closed Sundays and Mondays.

The restaurant's walled patio area.The restaurant's walled patio area. (Image: Sidney Phillips / Zoopla) On the restaurant's website, a spokesperson says: "Bobby’s is a warm family restaurant run by Carole and Mark Broadbent.

"A great place for a lunch break, a quiet dinner for 2 or a Birthday Celebration, Bobby’s is popular with all ages and has a varied menu to suit all tastes including Vegetarian, Gluten and Dairy free choices."

One Google review for the restaurant called the food "delicious" but said it was the staff that make the experience "special".