Sarah and team – who roll out seasonal food and hospitality at Stonham Barns Park – need votes from their customers and the community to help secure a national award for excellence
The just relaunched Café 24 at Stonham Barns Park – one of Suffolk’s premier leisure, retail and holiday destinations – which won ‘Best Café’ in Suffolk in Englands Business Awards is now going through to the National Finals in Birmingham on 17 November. It needs its followers to vote again to see if it can clinch the national award ‘Best Café’ in the country!
The newly enhanced foodie café has recently undergone a complete remodelling and relaunch with its enhanced outdoor eating area.
Owner Sarah Shaw has achieved the life-long dream of her late Mother to own and run a café with the backing of husband Robert. The aim of Café 24 is to be big on quality seasonal food and exceptional service. And a place where people can meet up with friends, family and colleagues and spend time together socialising. Located at the entrance to Stonham Barns Park on the A1120, the café is named after its address – No 24 Stonham Barns Park. The relevance of number 24 is that it has personal attachment to Sarah’s life.
Said Café 24 Manager Attila Teglas, ‘This is such an accolade for Sarah and the team. We are constantly making improvements to the service we offer and are hugely excited at what we have achieved here at Stonham Barns Park.’
‘More people are coming in to try the service as a result of the first award win. At this rate we will be busier than ever. If anyone is interested, I would invite them to come and try the café to see what you think!’
Said Sarah on the ‘Best Café’ in Suffolk win, ‘It’s such amazing news. It’s so overwhelming. I am so proud of my team and of everything that we have done together to be announced winners in this category.’
‘To get to the next level of this award is beyond exciting. I put this café together as a tribute to my Mum who was my role model and inspiration. She was a home baking enthusiast and very much a people person. She would be amazed at what I have achieved.’
Together with the kitchen team – of Michael, James and Dawn – Sarah has put together a simple but tempting menu for the café which includes locally sourced ingredients. Visitors to the venue are able to Dine In, Dine Out on the new outdoor seating area and also benefit from a Takeaway service.
London-born Sarah, who moved from Essex to Stonham Aspal, continues, ‘Of course, we do coffee for coffee lovers, but we do so much more. From Panini’s to Sunday Roasts, we do it all! It’s become a community hub for Mid-Suffolk, and we are delighted that this is the case.’
The number of staff varies throughout the year flexing from 5 to 12 during the height of the summer. Visitors come to Stonham Barns Park to enjoy the attractions including The Owl Sanctuary, The Stonham Discount Garden & Home Centre, The Golf Centre, The Antique Centre, Legends Sports Bar and The Retail Village. This keeps the café and restaurant busy with customers, but Sarah wants to encourage members of the Suffolk community to drop in too.
Café 24 serves freshly made cakes and savoury classics including everything from Mozzarella, Sun-Blushed Tomato, Pesto and Roasted Pepper Panini to Suffolk Smoked Ham, Egg and Chips, Delicious Lasagne and the everyone’s absolute weekly favourite – yummy Sunday roast!
For more information or to book a table call 01449 711257.
