Family café in up-market South Manchester suburb goes on sale for £1m

A unique café in the upmarket Manchester suburb of Didsbury has gone up for sale for £1m.

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co is marketing Bisque & Beyond, a unique family arts café.

The café occupies a five-storey brick building with a pitched tiled roof.

It comes with a recently renovated basement and function room that is currently used to host a variety of baby sensory classes, children’s parties and other events, and a newly renovated ground floor trading area, which houses the café.

The café serves locally sourced food and drinks, including homemade cakes and bakes, with produce sourced from local suppliers, including Heart & Graft Coffee Roastery and Trove Bakery.

Also included in the sale is an owner’s flat with four bedrooms, of which two have en suite facilities,

The café is in a prominent position on a busy parade of restaurants, bars and other commercial properties on Wilmslow Road.

Current owner Marianne Mcdowell said: “It’s a fantastic opportunity for someone wanting a unique family orientated business with huge potential for profitability and growth, thanks to the variety of products and services we offer, in addition to the evening classes, events and parties, which are already proving popular.

“The fact that we are licensed, have planning permission in both the A1 & A3 categories, a trademark for our brand and extended opening hours that have already been approved for 9am to 9.30pm offers massive potential for future growth and extended trade.

“The only reason why we are considering selling up now is because a specialist job opportunity has arisen elsewhere that is better suited to our family’s long-term needs.”

Ashley Cobban, business agent at Christie & Co is handling the sale.

He said: “Although only recently opened, Bisque & Beyond is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to take on an existing business.

“It is well located, suitably differentiated, and unlike anything else on the market right now.”

Bisque & Beyond has been brought to the market through Christie & Co on a freehold basis at an asking price of £1,050,000.