Johnny’s A Café With Heart And Soul For Sale

Business description

Business Description
Johnny’s Café is a cafe with real heart and soul, relaxed and welcoming it has a reputation second to none in the South Sydney area for providing good coffee, fine food and a cozy inner city atmosphere without the usual noise, traffic and parking problems. The original Johnny’s Café, an institution in 1980’s Balmain, was acclaimed by the Sydney Morning Herald for serving some of the best coffee in Sydney at the time. In Rosebery, Johnny's reconfirms the essence of a good café with high quality coffee and food to match.

Nestled in Dalmeny Avenue, Rosebery one of Sydney’s fastest growing inner city suburbs, with its revitalized business and residential districts it lies just south of the Sydney City and minutes from the Airport. And, with this growth and urban development has come expectations for good espresso coffee, a quality breakfast, a tasty, creative lunch - or leisurely Sunday breakfast / brunch.

The varied menu is available Takeaway or dine in and features many familiar and innovative choices in a creative style including, homemade soups, light snacks, gourmet sandwiches and appetizing full meals, fresh juices, cakes, pastries and desserts all at affordable prices. Approximately half the food is prepared on-site, with the remainder obtained from external suppliers, some complete & resold as is, while some are components to be combined and or presented with other ingredients.

Not content with good food and coffee, Johnny’s Café Rosebery is renowned for its original décor, seating 40, inside and out it makes a refreshing change with its interesting collectables and featuring mellow, wooden fittings – the perfect place to host regular and popular - Live Music nights. About every 2-4 weeks the café becomes a local music club, featuring musicians from all over the world and providing a select number of guests an unforgettable evening of dinner and entertainment. These nights attract over 35 people, filling the café to capacity and all prebooked and prepaid.

Johnny’s Cafe is reluctantly being offered for sale for the first time, as the vendor has decided to sell due to family reasons. As such the price has been realistically set.

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Property information

Real Estate:

Lease

Lease terms:

Lease – $360 pw GST exempt – new lease offered with term negotiable
Overheads – very low
Equipment – Walk in / walk out.
Rear delivery access &owners parking for 1 car, and ample street parking
Attached 3 bedroom split level apartment available on separate lease

Location:

The business is conveniently located amongst a strip of small businesses with outside table and plenty of free parking.

Other information

Expansion potential:

The Vendor has done an impressive job diversifying the business as Rosebery continues to grow strongly and the location draws increasing numbers of people so a number of exciting growth opportunities for the new owner remain;

Opening hours can be extended, + menu expansion / diversification possibilities within current permit allowing for evening trading for dinner seven days and all day/ evening trading on Saturday and Sunday night, as well as holidays when café presently closes

With legislated changes to NSW liquor laws coming into force from1 July 08 Johnny’s Café is well positioned to capitalize on significant additional sales from alcohol. And, while the menu is well established there is scope for a new owner to enhance it and / or increase takeaways sales, catering and deliveries.

The extensive database is included in the sale and can continue to be used, in conjunction with the website to promote the business through direct marketing ctivities and there is good potential to introduce an internet café to the business.

Reasons for selling:

Johnny’s Cafe is reluctantly being offered for sale for the first time, as the vendor has decided to sell due to family reasons. As such the price has been realistically set.

Furniture / Fixtures value:

$35,000

Inventory / Stock value:

$5,000

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