Cafe Italia

What Cafe Italia does

Café Italia is a family-run Italian restaurant and café operating from a single site at 877-879 Moss Bank Way, Bolton BL1 5SN in the United Kingdom. The legal entity is Cafe Italia Bolton Ltd (Company No. 10687165), a private limited company registered in England and Wales with no disclosed external investors. Founded in 2014 and acquired by its current owner and head chef Vito Cammarota (originally from Naples, Italy) in 2017, the business serves the Bolton community with breakfast, lunch, and dinner service alongside a dedicated children's menu, drinks menu, and a £9.95 value lunch menu served Monday to Saturday.

The commercial model centers on four revenue streams: dine-in food and beverage sales, online collection orders via myposhmeal.com, private function room hire (£100, up to 50 guests) with buffet and à la carte catering, and ticketed seasonal events such as Breakfast with Santa. The technology stack is intentionally lightweight: a Squarespace website handles digital presence and content, an svtables.com widget enables online table reservations, and myposhmeal.com powers the online collection ordering flow. There is no proprietary technology, mobile app, or AI capability; all integrations are third-party SaaS.

Customer segmentation is horizontal across local Bolton families and individuals, event hosters (private celebrations and corporate bookings), vegetarian/vegan diners, and families with children. Marketing is conducted through organic social (Instagram @boltoncafeitalia), blog content, local SEO, and event-led programming including bi-weekly magic nights with Andy Harrison. The business has accumulated multiple regional industry recognitions, most notably winning the English Italian Awards 2022 and reaching finalist status at the UK Italian Awards across 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Name

Cafe Italia

Legal name

Cafe Italia Bolton Ltd

Website

https://cafeitaliabolton.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cafe Italia is a family-run Italian restaurant in Bolton, UK, founded in 2014 and owner-operated by Naples-trained chef Vito Cammarota, serving dine-in guests, online collection orders, and private events from a single Moss Bank Way location.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Italian Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ), Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC)

Keywords

• Italian restaurant
• Cafe dining
• Function room hire
• Online food ordering
• Family restaurant

Headquarters

HQ city

Bolton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food and Beverage Sales: The primary revenue stream comes from serving food and drinks to dine-in customers. Menu includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, children's menu, and drinks. Fresh, locally sourced ingredients prepared in-house daily.
2. Online Collection Orders: Customers can order food online for convenient collection through myposhmeal.com platform, generating revenue from food sales.
3. Function Room Hire: Private room hire for events and celebrations accommodating up to 50 guests. Room hire fee is £100 with minimum 25 guests. Includes catering from their menu and buffet options.
4. Special Events: Revenue from special events such as Breakfast with Santa at £22.50 per child (optional £10 per adult for breakfast).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Family-run Italian restaurant and cafe in Bolton offering dine-in service, online ordering for collection, and a private function room available for hire. The business operates from a single location serving local customers with traditional Italian food and beverages under the legal entity Cafe Italia Bolton Ltd (company number 10687165).

Product overview

Cafe Italia is a family-run Italian restaurant offering a unified dining experience centered on authentic Italian cuisine. The core offering consists of multiple menus (Main Menu, Breakfast Menu, Children's/Bambini Menu, Drinks Menu, and Lunch Menu) featuring pasta dishes, authentic pizzas, and desserts prepared fresh in-house daily from locally sourced produce. The restaurant also operates a Function Room Hire service for private events accommodating up to 50 guests, with dedicated catering from the main menu and buffet options. An Online Ordering Collection service through myposhmeal.com enables customers to order food for collection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-in Service In-restaurant dining experience offering traditional Italian food and beverages at the Bolton location for walk-in customers and reservations.
• Online Ordering Collection Online ordering system allowing customers to place orders for collection from the Bolton restaurant.
• Function Room Hire

Quantifiable outcome

• Awarded English Italian Awards 2022 for outstanding fusion of Italian-inspired cuisine with English flair

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pizza Express: UK casual dining chain focused on Italian-style pizza and pasta with full table service; directly comparable to Cafe Italia's pizza-and-pasta-led Italian menu.
• Bella Italia: UK-based Italian casual dining chain serving pasta, pizza and Italian classics in a family-friendly setting; comparable guest profile and menu structure to Cafe Italia.
• Zizzi: UK Italian restaurant chain with full table service and Italian-inspired menus spanning pizza, pasta and risotto; competes for the same casual family Italian diner.
• Franco Manca: UK sourdough pizzeria chain positioned around authentic Italian pizza; comparable in Italian authenticity positioning and pizza-led menu, though more limited-service than Cafe Italia.
• ASK Italian: Established UK Italian restaurant chain offering full-service Italian dining, including pasta, pizza and antipasti, mirroring Cafe Italia's casual Italian sit-down model.
• Prezzo: UK Italian casual dining chain operating full-service Italian restaurants across the country; directly comparable concept to Cafe Italia's family-style Italian dining with broad menus.
• Carluccio's: UK Italian restaurant and deli chain focused on authentic regional Italian cuisine; comparable on authenticity-led positioning, similar to Cafe Italia's Neapolitan chef-led approach.
• Strada: UK Italian restaurant group serving pasta, pizza and Italian small plates in casual full-service settings; directly comparable casual Italian dining concept.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/boltoncafeitalia
• Xx.com/cafebolton
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cafe-italia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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