Industrial Area Cafe In Port Melbourne

Summary
Profitable café with prime location. M-F operation, 100 seats, easily managed by 2 employees. High traffic area, dedicated parking, $7K-$9K weekly turnover. A turnkey opportunity.

Revenue
$7,500 - $9,000 pw

Rent
$1,150 pw

Expenses
$1,750 pw

Net Profit
$4,600 - $6,000 pw

Location Details
Corner shop. Visible from main street. Heavy car and truck traffic

Price information
Quick drop from 75k for quick sale.

Potential
Expand to weekend service for extra revenue. Capitalize on the large deck for events. Explore the catering side further. Getting liquor license and open Thursdays or Fridays for happy hour drinks. Expand the exposure to online deliveries (ubereats). Benefit from heavy traffic exposure and create marketing strategies to draw in more customers. An opportunity for an ambitious owner to enhance this established, profitable business. Expand the menu items and variety. Before covid the shop was making about 15k per week.

Hours
Monday to Friday 6:30am to 2:30pm. Closed on public holidays.

Lease
Current lease to be renewed. Flexible with terms.

Employees
Full time 1 Barista and 1 junior cook. 3 hours casual worker from 11:30am to 2:30pm

Reason for Sale
The current owner builds a large restaurant in South Frankston and is difficult to operate both sides. Right now is operating with 3 employees. 2 full time and one part time as the owner is occupied with the building process and paperwork for the other restaurant

About the Business
Take away cafe Monday to Friday, 6:30am to 2:30pm.

This bustling café is located on a high-traffic main street with excellent exposure to both car and truck traffic, ensuring a steady stream of patrons. Whether they're locals or passers-by, your potential customer base is significant and varied.

Customers are workers from the business around the cafe that want grab and go food.

Simple menu that a junior cook can execute. There is no breakfast menu, only take away items. Lunch menu comprises of pasta, rice, burgers, deep fried snacks and a variety of paninis.

The café comfortably accommodates up to 150 customers, with 50 indoor seats and an expansive outdoor deck offering an additional 100 seats. This spacious seating area provides ample room for social distancing, outdoor gatherings.

One of the unique features of this property is the four dedicated parking spaces, a luxury in the café takeaway business, further enhanced by plentiful street parking directly in front of the shop. Ease of access and convenience are key factors that attract our loyal and regular customers.

This turnkey operation is easily managed with a small team of just two employees, keeping overheads low while maintaining high service standards. A weekly turnover of approximately $7,500-$9,000, including 1-2K from catering, offers excellent return on investment.

The café is on a reasonable rental contract, with an annual rent of $65,000, providing cost certainty for potential investors.

In summary, this café presents a lucrative opportunity to own a profitable business with a loyal customer base, low operating costs, and prime location. Also, there is huge opportunity to operate during evenings for uber eats and other similar online delivery platforms.

For further details and to arrange an inspection, please get in touch with us. Don't miss this chance to own a slice of the bustling café life right in the heart of industrial area

History
It was thriving before covid, making about 15k per week. It was sold 150k in 2019 to the previous owner. The current owner renovated it in February 2023, making an external deck and some internal decorations.