Langan’s in the Brown House in the village
Kate Langan - proud & excited owner of Langan’s in Hurstbridge Village
That beaming smile belongs to foodie Kate Langan who is very excited to have launched her new business, Langan’s Cafe and Foodstore, now open in the Brown House. Judging by her welcome Hurstbridge locals are just as excited!
No stranger to the area, Kate is loving the Hurstbridge community that has welcomed her with open arms and a rush of patronage. She’s “kind of local” living with her family in North Warrandyte and grew up in Eltham.
Langan’s in Hurstbridge Village
“I’ve always lived out this way, and we’re so happy to get that community feel, you know, and yes, I think we kind of got dragged into it, based on the people that have been in and out of here!” said Kate, delightedly with a big very big smile on her face.
“We've got a lot of locals who are coming to work here, so we’ve had lots and lots of interest, mostly from young people, and pretty much just from Hurstbridge, so that’s fantastic.
“We'd been running a corporate catering company for about 20, 25 years in Box Hill. We did all the events at Box Hill Town Hall most of the time. So we used to run and cater all the local council and local traders events and more. So that's where I've come from.
Beautiful Langan’s at the Brown House in Hurstbridge Village
“We took a time out and when I saw this pop up I knew this is what I’ve been searching for. I’ve always wanted to have a go at this style of business and look after people, individually.”
This is Kate’s business and vision but she’s had a lot of help.
“It’s been an all-family effort,” she said proudly as she introduced me to her son’s girlfriend Meg who was helping set up. “Harry did a few tradie things for me and my daughter and her boyfriend have been in and out doing bits and pieces. My husband was ‘demo’ man when we had to get the oven out and he’s cleaned and helped get all the hard jobs done. So it’s been a big family effort to launch.”
Kate is opening up shop 7 days a week during the day and when the weather gets better has plans to offer some daytime, early evening grazing plates and share platters on Fridays and Saturdays. Something to sit down and nibble and enjoy a glass of wine late afternoon, living up to the ‘ultimate cafe and cheeky wine destination’ aspirations!
There’s a lot of love in the village for this beautiful building and locals have given a big thumbs up to its latest reincarnation after we fondly and sadly farewelled Restaurant St Lawrence. It’s lovely to see some familiar young and excited faces behind the beautiful counter and waiting at tables at their new place of work. FYI - highly recommend the toasted sandwiches - next level!
@9Postcards arrived at Hurstbridge Village via the Diamond Creek bike trail from Eltham and enjoyed a fabulous afternoon tea at Langan’s
Langan’s has proved a great success and is very popular! They are open most Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and usually 7 days a week for breakfast and lunch. Follow them on Facebook for the latest menus and updates!
by Suzy Jaeger
Superb toasted sandwiches plus lots more!❤️
Local artist Erika Clark and excellent window decorator, with Kate Langan
Suzy Jaeger with Jason Dirkx from the Community Bank Valley Group
Suzy Jaeger is a writer and content creator and loves helping business owners find and share their unique voices, with polish and finesse. A resident and business owner, with an ex-media history in the TV current affairs & PR world, she is an ardent lover of the Hurstbridge Village and surrounding bushland and region. Hurstbridge Trader’s Association is a client of Jaeger Communications and local bushland is her muse.