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Caf\u00e9 Al Nord\u2019s secret to suburban success<\/em><\/p>\n

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ALTHOUGH opening a new business in the midst of a pandemic wasn\u2019t ideal, Caf\u00e9 Al Nord has continued to defy all odds.<\/p>\n

Having already made its mark on the North Ballarat dining scene, head chef and owner Andrew Flockhart said the business has developed organically over time.<\/p>\n

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Caf\u00e9 Al Nord\u2019s barista Zoe Burke with two of her caffeine masterpieces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s changed quite a bit, we have a core clientele now, a lot of people just walk here and it\u2019s become their caf\u00e9 which is what I wanted and it\u2019s developed into what I wanted it to be,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe opened in July last year and were only open for two weeks before we had to shut down and just do takeaway for around three months, that was pretty hard.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we re-opened in September, it just grew and grew and grew and now we\u2019re open seven days a week breakfast and lunch as well as two nights a week.\u201d<\/p>\n

With accessible parking onsite parking, outdoor seating, a range of local alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and speciality coffee from Sydney, it\u2019s not hard to see why the regulars come back.<\/p>\n

Although, the food offering is the true star of the show and something Mr Flockhart said he\u2019s tried to keep simple, satisfying and good value.<\/p>\n

\u201cBreakfast is a traditional breakfast menu with all the trimmings you could want, not over complicated, it\u2019s true to being a suburban caf\u00e9 \u2013 people want what they want,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLunch is a bit more of a developed menu, with a fair bit of seafood which I\u2019ve had a lot of experience with which is also quite popular, as well as anything from meat dishes to just a toastie.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also have another whole page of share plates which are really popular and are sort of like tapas which run into the dinner menu which is different again and is a bit more up market and stylish.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Some of the sweet offerings at Caf\u00e9 Al Nord.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to the caf\u00e9\u2019s current offerings, Mr Flockhart is expanding his business into next door with plans to open a pizza shop in the currently empty space.<\/p>\n

\u201cOriginally, I was just going to expand, knock down the wall and put a bar over that side and I thought during COVID about it and came up with the idea for a pizza place because everyone loves pizzas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got over 40 years of experience and was even the chef at McCains for years so I\u2019ve done a lot of work with pizza bases, toppings and working with pizzas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be called the Summit Pizza Bar and I\u2019m going to name all of the pizzas after all of the names of the streets in this area, like the Simpson, the Walker, the Landsborough and more.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Caf\u00e9 Al Nord\u2019s secret to suburban success   ALTHOUGH opening a new business in the midst of a pandemic wasn\u2019t ideal, Caf\u00e9 Al Nord has continued to defy all odds. Having already made its mark on the North Ballarat dining scene, head chef and owner Andrew Flockhart said the business has developed organically over time. […]<\/p>\n

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