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New Italian deli serving up favourites near marina
Nestled in Breakwater Parade alongside Mandurah Marina businesses is a new family style deli and cafe serving up authentic Italian favourites.
It has been tempting visitors with its treats for about a month.
One of the deli's three owners, Angie Bondanza, said her idea for the shop came simply from a lack of anything similar in the area. The deli has a menu of Italian eats and treats. Credit: Ava Berryman
'If we were to do a normal cafe or a normal bakery, we probably wouldn't have many people coming back because there's enough of that around already,' she said.
'Instead we want a loyal customer base that comes here to try something different each day, a place where no one else can offer proper, classic Italian food like we do.'
With head chef Nadia Paniccia's background as a pastry chef, Ms Bondanza said the deli aimed to provide the Italian residents of Mandurah a taste of home and others an opportunity to reflect on the authentic flavours of holiday memories in Italy. Caledia deli co-owner Angie Bondanza, head chef Nadia Paniccia and co-owner Daniele Coccetti. Credit: Ava Berryman
'We do it this way because it works for us,' Ms Bondanza said.
'If we joined the competition on great bacon and eggs in Mandurah, we'll lose — it's not our food — but do a competition on mignon cakes and we will win.'
Caledia deli and cafe can be found at 4/187 Breakwater Parade and is open Tuesdays to Saturdays, 7.30am-3pm.
