beylinko:

Yes! has someone said, starting small is very important. It gives you experience and stamina in running ur bizness. It is better to have stamina b4 u gain speed. You dont need all the equipment before u open shop. Keep your startup cost at minimal if not you will discover you have spent all your money and yet there are many more things to get.

I started with 4 sets of beautiful dining chairs and tables and when I got them, I humorously said to myself that they wont be easy to sell or packup in case I want to run back to my state(The business is in the Northern part of the country).
Get coolers to keep your food warm. I learnt this The hard way...microwave could come later. A small refrigerator is important too.it will keep you food from getting spoilt and your drinks would also get chilled.
A television set is important. Even if its not flat screen, customers would appreciate not being bored while eating and again no one would remember if a great game was watched on a LCD or a tube.
Mind you,i didn't get all these at once. I started with my chairs, borrowed my first sets of cooking pots, deep freezer and warmers. And did I mention it started at the NYSC camp? It was my little Beginning and training ground with so many competitors.
About getting a location, these are important. You need divine direction. It is the most important thing and other things follows..
I chased after my location for almost a year but was not discouraged until I got it because I knew it was my place.
The others are, parking space, a place close to ur target customers and let the location(shop) be spacious for people to move freely. You customers needs space.

What type of service do you intend to offer? Be Unique.
Dont be jack of all trade and master of Non. What specific menu do you want to offer.
Dis all I can type for now. I will drop by later. I started with abt 200 thousand and it all went to capital equipment..

Hello please can I have a breakdown or estimated cost of necessary equipments to open a restaurant business. If you have about 1.5M to set us the entire business including rent.