Own Fossickers Fine Food & Eatery, a boutique hospitality destination housed in the iconic London House building in Talbot, in the heart of Victoria's Goldfields, between Ballarat and Bendigo.
This café, licensed wine bar and provedore combines seasonal dining, specialty coffee, curated local wine and a retail provedore under one roof. Fossickers is a genuine lifestyle business, popular with locals, weekend travellers, regional road-trippers and Goldfields tourists, and known for its warm hospitality and loyal following. The heritage brick building has high ceilings, large windows and garden views. It seats up to 90 across the dining room, verandah and surrounding gardens, and sits on a 980m² landholding with free street parking and an on-site car park.
The business has several income streams: café dining, specialty coffee, licensed beverages, provedore retail, its popular monthly Twilight Fossickers feasting nights, private functions and online sales of gift vouchers and hampers. It trades a relaxed three-day week, Friday to Sunday, 10am–3pm, with functions and events by arrangement, and there is clear scope for an owner-operator to extend hours, grow functions and catering, and build the online and tourism side.
Trading has improved year on year, with stronger margins and a much smaller net loss, and Fossickers is offered honestly as an established base with room to grow.
Highlights
- Fossickers Fine Food & Eatery — café, licensed wine bar and provedore in the landmark London House building
- Seating for up to 90, on a 980m² landholding
- Monthly ticketed Twilight Fossickers feasting nights and a strong function trade
- Established website, online sales, social media, e-newsletter and customer database
- Strong Google reviews and a loyal local following
- Listed on the Visit Victoria tourism network
- Training and handover support: one week before and one week after settlement
- Lease in place to December 2027, plus a further 3-year option
