Locally loved cafe: Red Post Cafe

One of the true delights of a road trip is pulling up to a local cafe to sample its coffee brew and baked goods.

If from the road you can see groups of people enjoying themselves in a picturesque garden, you’ll think to yourself, “This place is popular.”

For some 16 years under the ownership of Carolyn and Trent Allison, Red Post Cafe in Culverden has been seen as a welcome oasis and pit stop with fast, friendly service. The charming, traditional restored villa with a beautiful cottage-style garden, yet it’s the food that draws customers in. From homemade biscuits, cakes, pies, and muffins to delicious soups and salads, meat, and fish dishes, every dietary requirement is catered for, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and Keto.

Carolyn and Trent say that everything is made with love, from a genuine desire for variety to please everyone, which results in ever-returning customers.

Love and service have been at the heart of this business for its owners. So, it has been with an overwhelming mixture of feelings that they have decided to put the business on the market. “It’s time now to do something else in our lives”, they say. “We have created a great focal point here for locals and travellers. May it long continue in new hands.”