Stewart and Hilary have been in hospitality for over 30 years, living and working in London and Cape Town and returning to Sydney in 2001. They are relative ‘locals’ living in the adjacent shire, just up the road at Berowra and wanted to promote and contribute to the regional flavour of the area. They wanted to open a contemporary café … [Read more...]
What we hope to do
Along with supporting local producers we hope to contribute to the wider community by increasing Patinas hours to earlier opening and longer afternoons to take advantage of the wonderful outlook. We have opened in the evenings to provide a warm and inviting outdoor and indoor space for relaxed casual dining. We are licenced and provide a small … [Read more...]
How Cafe Patina came to be…
Having had a history at the old Coonanbarra Café as a Head Chef in 1992 to 1995, Stewart and Hilary Wallace recognised the opportunity that the old site has had as an established café and the need of refurbishing and rebirthing as a new business with a new contemporary look and feel, beautifully furnished and redesigned, the space could once again … [Read more...]