Summary
10-year local cafe with loyal customers, no competion, free parking, near Victoria Park where Olympics Stadium will be, reliable team, highly rated on Google/UberEats, great vibe, work-life balance.
Revenue
$12,000 pw
Rent
$1,200 pw
Expenses
$9,200 pw
Net Profit
$2,800 pw
Location Details
Butterfield Street
It is a standalone house with easy free parking along the street, walking distance to Victoria Park where Olympics Stadium will be, near Reds Rugby House, Brisbane Royal Women's Hospital. Bus stop across the street and Brisbane Metro Herston station.
Potential
Cafe is walking distance to Victoria Park where 2032 Olympics Stadium will be located. The stadium will start construction in the mid of this year. This will definitely bring a lot of traffic. No competion nearby because no house can get commercial license in this heritage protected suburb. Hours can be extended as now it closes too early at 1:30pm. Dinner is strongly recommeded to add in. No restaurants nearby. Catering can be added in as there is strong demand. The shop can be converted partly into a general store as no similar shop nearby.
Skills
Passionate to start his own small business knowing how to control cost, promote sales, good customer service and work with staff. Coffee making or cooking is not a must-have skill. But a professional or exprienced chef or barista can be a boost to the business to bring new ideas.
Hours
6:30am to 1:30pm on weekdays, 7am to 1pm on weekends.
Lease
The lease was renewed in April 2025 with a term of 5 years, with another 5-year option to renew the lease.
Employees
3 people working on the site on weekdays, adding another 1-2 high school students below 17 years old on weekends.
Reason for Sale
I bought and ran the business for the purpose of migration. I and my family got our permanent residence because of this business recently enabling me to sell the business. I don't need to keep the business to make a life as I have another business back in my mother country. My own house is 20 kilometers far away from the cafe which makes me difficult to send and pick up my kid from school.
About the Business
The cafe has a history of 10 years with very loyal regular customers. The coffee beans are very welcomed and accepted by the customers. The food provided is Australian style and easy to make with limited wastage on food ingredients. The chef is very experienced and nice. 80% customers are local people living nearby, working people whose workplaces are nearby, rugby players, coaches or admin staff, cyclists, people with dogs or baby trolleys, tradies, taxi drivers, ambulance and polices because of easy free parking. As it is near Ballymore Stadium, when there is rugby games or events, it can be very busy. It is near Brisbane Royal Women Hospital, so brings in more patients and their families as it is very expensive to park at the hospital. It is also arounded by a lot of companies, day cares, universities, cancer lodges, medical institutes, which can brings in more demand for catering services. It is located in heritage protected suburb, so no house can get commercial license anymore. With no restaurants and general stores nearby, the cafe can open dinner time, extend opening hours, and even start to sell groceries as a general store. Now the cafe as more than 550 reviews on Google with a rate of 4.6, and graded as a choice shop on UberEats with a rate of 4.8.
History
This site turned into a cafe 10 years ago. Before that, it is a general store with a very long history too. Many old people living in the neiboughhood know the history.
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