Bex and Emily Gibbons, of Queenstown, have owned Motogrill for four and a-half years and now want to give someone else the chance to take over what has been a thriving business in Shotover St.
Bex Gibbons (32) said while she had enjoyed the experience of owning and running the business, she wanted to live a more ordinary life and perhaps work in that nine-to-five "office job".
"We are in our 30s. We are getting too old and too tired.
"I haven't travelled and I don't want to be tied down."
Miss Gibbons said she joined the hospitality industry at an early age and would struggle to adjust once the restaurant was sold, but she said the hours of working with food had taken their toll on her social life.
"I was born into it [the industry]."
That she was. Miss Gibbons' mother Cath Hanna and stepfather Matt Hanna opened up the chain cafe Joe's Garage, which runs in both Queenstown and Arrowtown.
She worked under their guidance when she first arrived in Queenstown from Wellington 11 years ago, while Emily moved here more than 15 years ago.
The pair eventually got together and created what was has become a bit of an institution itself.
"We want to find the right person to take over. It would be great if they kept the Motogrill brand."
Miss Gibbons said she was happy to be moving on, but had some reservations about what she would do.
"It [food] is all I know. Maybe an office job.
"Maybe I will continue working here for a bit until I figure out what I want to do.
"I am happy to see something happen to it, it has been four and a-half years of a lot of work for us.""It is the history in this place that makes it really."
Miss Gibbons said she and her sister were in no rush to see the place go to new owners. She predicted interest would come in the new year, as people considered what they wanted to do.
"It could take six months to sell it, it could take 12."
