Rocket & Orange, a family-friendly café offering specialty coffee, fresh, local food and creative play for children, is set to open in Altrincham later this month.
The brainchild of local couple Jenni and Karim Moolla, the café will open on Borough Road next to Stamford Park, and three minutes’ walk from Tesco.
Rocket & Orange’s head chef Sam Hannaford has joined the company from Greens in West Didsbury and was formerly at acclaimed restaurant, The Hawksmoor, on Deansgate.
The food offering will include hearty breakfasts, artisan sandwiches, light bites and salads, soups and family sharing platters. Cakes and treats will also feature highly, while the coffee will come from speciality roaster Ancoats Coffee Company.
There will also be a big focus on creative play for children, including role play, lego building, table football, games, paper crafts and drawing, as well as wooden and interactive toys for younger children. There are also plans for monthly design competitions.
And once open, there are plans to offer children’s workshops and parties, with a focus on crafts and cooking.
The Moollas bring over 35 years’ combined experience in branding, marketing and retail, although Rocket & Orange will be their first café venture.
They planned the venture with support from local, award-winning executive head chef Andy Slaven. Jenni developed the concept after a continued frustration in the lack of quality offering typically available for families with younger children in high street cafés.
“The extent of the family offering in most cafe venues can be very limited,” said Jenni.
“There tends to be little creativity in children’s menu creation and presentation and we plan to change that. I feel there is a real opportunity to create a quality, community destination that caters well for both parents and children in a creative, family environment.”
Rocket & Orange will open seven days a week from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sundays.
