A popular stop-off for a sip and a snack for those enjoying the Hawke's Bay cycle trails is closing its doors today.
The operators of Tandem Cafe on Te Mata Rd sought a three-year lease extension for the site but the land owners, understood to be a church trust, had been unable to provide it. A church is being built nearby.
"They may have other plans," cafe co-owner Jonelle Jarvis said. "We haven't asked because it doesn't make any difference in the long run - we have to close it."
However, while that was the bad news, especially for the growing number of cyclists who regularly called at the cycle-themed cafe, the good news was that she and her husband Chris, who operate the Bay Espresso chain, were scouting for a new location.
"We want to take the Tandem concept somewhere else and we are already putting some feelers out." The staff would all keep their jobs.
