Profitable Elwood Cafe - Staff-Operated, Minimal Owner Involvement

An established, profitable cafe in one of Melbourne's most desirable bayside suburbs, running day to day without the owner on the floor.

Trading since 2008 on Ormond Road in the heart of Elwood, the business has built a loyal local following in a village strip with strong foot traffic and an affluent, repeat-visit customer base. The brand began in Byron Bay selling toasties and coffee out of a Volkswagen Kombi van and has grown into a genuine destination - raw, vegan and organic, with 100% organic certified fair-trade coffee, acai bowls, smoothies and a signature raw cake range.

THE NUMBERS (FY25, year ended 30 June 2025)

- Turnover approx $15,000 per week including GST
- Annual sales $726,272 excluding GST
- Up 13.4% on the prior year ($640,183)

Full profit and loss figures, prepared by the business's accountants, are available to genuinely interested parties on enquiry and following a signed confidentiality agreement.

PRICE

$295,000 plus stock at valuation (stock approx $60,000 at last count).

WHY THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT

Most cafes at this price are owner-operated - buy one and you have bought yourself a job. This one already runs without the owner on the floor. A full-time manager runs the business day to day, supported by a team of 8-9 staff. Systems, staff and supplier relationships are established and transfer with the business.

Just as importantly, the trend is the right way up. Over the last financial year sales grew 13.4% while the wage bill came down by almost $30,000 - a business getting more efficient, not less.

A SECOND REVENUE STREAM

Custom raw vegan cakes sell at $140 each through the website's online shop, made to order. A high-margin line with room to grow.

DAYTIME HOURS ONLY

7am-3pm Monday to Friday, 7.30am-3pm Saturday and Sunday. Kitchen closes 2pm. No dinner service, no late nights, no split shifts.

FULLY EQUIPPED

Includes a 3-group Expobar espresso machine, Mazzer Robur and Major grinders, 3sqm coolroom, extensive commercial refrigeration, Roband conveyor toaster and grill, Robot Coupe units, four Vitamix blenders, cold-press juicer, full indoor and outdoor furniture and POS iPads. Detailed equipment register available on request.

THE SITE

138-140 Ormond Rd, Elwood VIC 3184. Approx 101sqm across ground floor and basement storage. New lease to be granted to the incoming buyer.

ESTABLISHED ONLINE PRESENCE

Website with integrated cake shop at combielwood.com, and an engaged Instagram following of 3,800+.

REASON FOR SALE

The owner is relocating to India and is committed to a clean, well-supported handover to the right buyer.

Serious enquiries welcome. Full financials available on request following a signed confidentiality agreement. Please do not contact staff at the premises directly.

For more details, please email listing owner.