A NEW business opportunity is brewing on Anglesey, with Oriel Môn seeking a new operator to take over its on-site café.
The island’s museum and art gallery in Llangefni will be saying goodbye to Caffi Bach y Bocs, which has been successfully run by business partners Ian Williams and Caron Ynyr since early 2023.
The café will close on March 31, 2027, after the current operators decided not to renew their lease so they can focus on other projects.
Kelly Parry, senior manager at Oriel Môn, said: "It has been a pleasure working with Ian and Caron for almost four years now.
"Their passion for quality and excellent customer service helped rejuvenate our café.
"Their staff and catering provision have been exceptional, and we’ll be sad to see them go at the end of their agreement period.
"We’d like to wish Ian and Caron all the best for the future.”
The museum and gallery attract more than 100,000 visitors each year, and Ms Parry said the café offered an exciting opportunity for a new operator.
She said: "This is an excellent opportunity to run a café situated in a museum and art gallery that attracts over 100,000 visitors a year.
"The special space that we have available, coupled with the high-quality foods and producers that are on offer locally, offers great potential.
"I look forward to seeing who will be creating a new menu for our visitors."
The café has more than 50 indoor seats, with space for a further 30 outside. It is open from 10am to 5pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
Ian and Caron said they had enjoyed their time at Oriel Môn but were now ready to focus on other projects.
They said: "After nearly four happy years at Oriel Môn, we’ve decided to focus on other projects and will not be reapplying for the café lease at the end of our term.
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"We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved at Caffi Bach y Bocs and would like to thank Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn, our fantastic team and, most importantly, our wonderful customers - many of whom have become dear friends along the way.
"It’s business as usual until 31 March, and we look forward to continuing to welcome you through our doors."
They added: "It’s been a pleasure to be part of Oriel Môn, and we’ll always look back on this chapter with great fondness.”
In a social media post announcing their decision, the pair reflected on their time running the café, adding: "Well...after almost four years, hundreds of thousands of cups of tea and coffee, mountains of cakes, thousands of breakfasts, lunches and afternoon teas, and approximately 47 million dishwasher cycles (give or take), we’ve made the difficult decision not to reapply for the café contract at Oriel Môn when our current agreement comes to an end in March 2027.
"Before anyone panics, we’re not going anywhere just yet. You’ve still got several months to enjoy your favourite lunch, a slice of cake and a good chat over a cuppa with us.
"This hasn’t been an easy decision. Caffi Bach y Bocs has been a huge part of our lives and has given us so many special memories.
"We’ve laughed with you, shared the odd tear with some of you, survived staff shortages, power cuts, rising costs, and the odd kitchen mishap that we don’t talk about anymore...and we’ve loved every minute of it."
The opportunity will be advertised on Sell2Wales in the coming weeks.
Anyone interested in taking up the venture can contact Oriel Môn senior manager Kelly Parry for an informal discussion by telephone on 01248 724 444 or by email at oriel@anglesey.gov.wales
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