Cafe

Text Box: Pukeora Estate has an ideal setting for the café. The café has been recently developed in a newly refurbished section of the historic sanatorium building dating from World War I. The glassed in verandah and character wooden floors, give the café a relaxed, light and airy feel. Stunning rural views provide a backdrop looking out over the vineyard, down the river and across the plains to the mountains beyond. The café is currently only open by arrangement, generally for groups of overnight guests or for wine tastings, group afternoon teas etc.

Text Box: We are looking for help with establishing a café at Pukeora Estate.

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Business Opportunity: Winery Café for Lease !

We would like to establish a permanent café at Pukeora. The only trouble is we don’t have the experience or time to run the café fulltime.

We are seeking an interested party to assist with establishing a permanent café on site.

The atmosphere at Pukeora is generally relaxed as much as converting an old hospital into a vineyard/winery and function centre can allow. We would prefer people with prior experience but enthusiasm is the main ingredient required.

We are happy to discuss an arrangement in the form of either partner or profit share/employment or lease depending on the situation of the prospective applicant.

It is anticipated that as the events/functions side of the business develops, the café would take on more of the catering component in addition to the day to day café operation and therefore could become a lucrative venture.

The lovely wooden floors have been stripped back and coated with polyurethane. The public areas have been fully refurbished and mood halogen lighting fitted. A character macrocarpa slab bar counter is fitted.

The kitchen area has 3 sinks and a number of benches installed. Some minor development remains eg smokehood, window screens, separate hot water supply. The electrical system has been beefed up to cope with restaurant requirements - including expresso machine plugs & plumbing . A new starline dishwasher is installed. Ovens, fridges etc are not of commercial grade but may be adequate to get started with.

A number of surplus rooms further down the closed in verandah would suit leasing to perhaps art and craft workshops/shops and/or for perhaps cottage/hand-made food retailers.

Depending on the situation of the interested party, we can most likely arrange something in the way of on-site accommodation as there are 5 houses and 3 flats on site.

If any of the above sounds interesting, please email us or see contact us to discuss the endless possibilities. We look forward to hearing from you.

Key Points: Café Business

· Overlooks SH2

· Can work in with other attractions—wine cellar, art studio

· Can work well with accommodation facilities

· Only winery café within 45 min’s drive

· Seating for 80+

· Area is approx 250+ m²

· Opportunity to handle catering for functions as well as operate café

· Enclosed verandah means can operate winter & summer