Restaurant equipment and restaurant financing

From fine dining to fast casual, our restaurant culture is evolving. People are eating out more than ever, so choosing the best partner to launch or expand is paramount. SilverChef provides quality used commercial restaurant equipment to rent, lease or buy with affordable financing options. Sort out your commercial restaurant equipment with flexible options and low upfront costs today.

Flexible finance solutions for restaurants
so you can choose what suits your venue best.

Rent-Try-Buy®

Rent-Try-Buy® is a 12-month rental agreement, allowing you to try quality commercial restaurant equipment before committing to buying it. Enjoy unrivalled flexibility when it comes to restaurant equipment rental and owning and managing your restaurant supplies.

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Lease-to-Keep®

Restaurant financing with Lease-to-Keep™ gives you the commercial restaurant equipment you need now, with low monthly payments spread over four years. At the end of the term, the equipment is all yours. Simple.

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Is your restaurant a franchise?

SilverChef has restaurant financing options designed specifically for franchises so you can limit your upfront costs while setting up your all-important commercial restaurant equipment. The ultimate flexibility for your franchise restaurant.

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Vic Yehia had already owned two successful cafes, a restaurant and a food kiosk, when he decided to open a restaurant that would serve quality, home-cooked meals in an authentic setting. But despite his experience, he couldn't find a lender, 'I needed financial support and was struggling to find a company who would back my idea and give me a fair go', said Vic.

Vic's coffee dealer introduced him to SilverChef, who offered him flexible finance: 'SilverChef were so supportive. The process was quick and simple and being able to purchase and upgrade was an added bonus.' Now, with the doors well and truly open for business, The Nosherie serves customers great meals with warm smiles.

- Vic Yehia, The Nosherie

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Restaurant equipment - frequently asked questions

What equipment do I need to start a restaurant?

Starting a restaurant is a big deal. You want to start on the right foot so you are producing the best food and building your customer base as quickly as possible. This is only achievable with quality commercial restaurant equipment that will speed up your workflow.

SilverChef provides good quality, stringently tested, used restaurant equipment to get you started without massive upfront costs. Some crucial restaurant equipment rentals include commercial freezers and fridges; pass through and under counter dishwashers; bain maries; hot food display cases; stand mixers and prep benches to name a few. Depending on your cuisine, we even provide sous vide machines, tandoor ovens and sushi machines.


How to finance a restaurant

So, you’ve decided to take the plunge and open or expand your restaurant. The first thing to do is talk to a financial institution of your choice and secure a business loan for covering operating costs, renovating and wages.  

SilverChef can help alleviate the financial strain by taking the cost of commercial restaurant equipment off the initial capital outlay. If you're looking for flexibility, and you're not 100% sure of the correct size and model of commercial restaurant equipment you're choosing, you could opt for our Rent-Try-Buy product, which allows you to try the equipment in your restaurant before you decide whether to buy, upgrade or return.  

If you know what you want, you're financing more than $10,000 of commercial restaurant equipment, and you've been in business for more than 12 months, you could choose our Lease-to-Keep option. With Lease-to-Keep you choose your restaurant equipment, make monthly payments over a four-year term, and own your equipment at the end.


What are the benefits of renting equipment?

Renting commercial restaurant equipment can be a good alternative to buying outright for a number of reasons. Firstly, there are a lot of costs involved in setting up and running a commercial kitchen, so choosing to rent commercial restaurant equipment can leave you more money for running your business and other expenses.

Secondly, there may be tax benefits to renting restaurant equipment – it’s important you discuss these with a qualified tax advisor before making any decisions.

Finally, with SilverChef’s Rent-Try-Buy you get additional flexibility over typical restaurant rental products. You can decide to upgrade your restaurant supplies in the first 12 months if you need something bigger and better (in the same equipment category e.g. upgrade rented fridge to a bigger fridge); you can also decide to purchase it and get a 60% net rental rebate on your payments so far (up to 12 months).

At the end of your 12-month contract, you can decide whether to keep renting your commercial restaurant equipment, work towards ownership, or return. Please note that if you decide to purchase your restaurant equipment after the end of your 12-month term, the net rental rebate drops to 25% after 12 months.


What is the difference between leasing and renting equipment?

The difference between leasing and renting has to do with the length of term – with the length of a lease typically being longer. SilverChef offers a rental product -Rent-Try-Buy, and a finance lease product – Lease-to-Keep. They are different in several important ways.

With Rent-Try-Buy, you rent your commercial restaurant equipment and make weekly rental payments for a 12-month term, while retaining the option to purchase your restaurant equipment or upgrade it during the term.

At the end of the 12-month rental term, you have the additional options to return, continue renting or work towards ownership with our Easy Own® product.

With Lease-to-Keep you sign up for a 48-month or 60-month term, make monthly lease payments and at the end of the term you own the commercial restaurant equipment*.

*providing the last payment has been made and customer is not in breach of the agreement.


Can I return my equipment before the end of the 12-month contract?

When you choose Rent-Try-Buy to finance your new or second hand restaurant equipment, it’s a good idea to be sure that you’re happy to rent it for the full initial 12-month contract (with the option to upgrade or purchase during the term). This is because, if you decide to return your rented commercial restaurant equipment before the end of the term, you will still be required to pay all the unpaid rental payments up to the end of contract term.


Who is responsible for servicing, maintenance and insurance of the equipment?

As the renter or lessee of the commercial restaurant equipment, you are responsible for properly insuring it, and arranging and paying for all servicing and maintenance on the restaurant equipment. If the restaurant equipment breaks down this is a manufacturer warranty issue and you will need to contact the manufacturer to arrange repair or replacement as per their terms and conditions.