Cafe for Sale in Hawthorne, QLD — Top Tier Cafe - Strong Net Profit 5% Rent, Under Management

An established café on one of Brisbane's premium inner-east retail strips is turning over $27,237 per week net and returning an adjusted net profit of $298,930 a year — a 21.1% margin. Sales have grown 16.0% and then 12.8% across the last two financial years, and every lodged activity statement across that period reconciles to the accounts. Adjusted net profit across the three years has run $153,647, $258,129 then $298,930 — three profitable years on a consistent basis. The business runs entirely under management — neither owner works a rostered hour. Food and beverage cost runs at 29.3% of sales against an industry range of 33–38%, wages at 34.7%, and rent at just 5.0% of sales: $1,346 a week plus GST on a lease to February 2029 with fixed 3.5% reviews and no outgoings recoverable. The team is two full-time and about ten casual staff, led by a head chef. Trading seven days, breakfast and lunch only, from approximately 5:45am to 2pm — no dinner service, no late nights and no liquor licence to manage. The reputation is established and public: 4.5 stars from 382 Google reviews, 4.8 on Uber Eats across more than 700 ratings, and a place on Good Food's Essential Brisbane Cafes and Bakeries list for 2026. Key Features • $27,237 per week net turnover — $1,416,344 a year • Adjusted net profit $153,647, $258,129 then $298,930 — a 21.1% net margin in FY26 • Sales growth of 16.0% and then 12.8% across two financial years • Exceptional rent-to-sales ratio of 5.0% ($1,346 a week plus GST), against a 6–10% sector range • Cost of goods held at 29.3% of sales, against a 33–38% benchmark • Wages at 34.7% of sales with both owners out of the roster entirely • Fully under management — two full-time and about ten casual staff, led by a head chef • Lease to February 2029 with fixed 3.5% reviews, no outgoings and no demolition clause • A further ten years is being negotiated with the landlord ahead of the sale • Two full financial years of lodged activity statements reconciling to the accounts • 4.5 stars from 382 Google reviews and a 2026 Good Food Essential Brisbane list placing • Daytime trade only, seven days, closing around 2pm — no dinner, no liquor licence The Opportunity This is a mature, profitable business a buyer can step into rather than build. The accounts are clean and independently verifiable, the cost structure beats the sector on both food and occupancy, and the team already runs the day-to-day without the owners — which makes it equally suited to an operator wanting a hands-on income or an investor adding a managed asset to a portfolio. A working pair who absorb the two paid roles keep that wage line in the business, and that is where the strongest return sits. Further upside sits in the hours: the kitchen and fit-out are paid for and sit idle from early afternoon, so afternoon, evening or weekend trade is available to anyone who wants it, alongside catering and wholesale from a kitchen with spare capacity. Enquire now for the information memorandum, available on signing a confidentiality agreement.

• Price: $745,000 plus stock at valuation — stock approximately $15,000, counted at settlement • Premises: about 70m² plus one exclusive car space • Lease: to 21 February 2029 at $69,975 a year plus GST — fixed 3.5% reviews, no outgoings recoverable, no demolition clause • Further term: a further ten years is being negotiated with the landlord ahead of the sale • Trading hours: seven days, approximately 5:45am to 2pm • Staff: two full-time and about ten casual, led by a head chef • Management: fully under management — neither owner works a rostered hour • Included: trading name, branding, recipes, menus and social media accounts; plant, equipment and fit-out as installed; supplier relationships; Xero accounting and Deputy rostering as configured • Not included: stock on hand (paid in addition), cash at bank, debtors, creditors and vendor loan accounts