For years, Abt has proffered free chocolate-chip cookies and Julius Meinl coffee to shoppers, so an on-site coffee shop wasn't too far of a departure. "But we like to do everything," says Mike Abt, Bob's son and president of the company. So the cafe concept snowballed into a menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with fairly hefty selection of wine. Now, the cozy cafe mostly feeds hungry shoppers mulling over a big purchase and provides a quieter spots for kitchen and bathroom design consultants to chat with their customers away from the flurry of the salesfloor. But as word gets out, the Abts hope regulars will return for unique offerings like Nutella-filled crepes, champagne-spiked juice cocktails, pear and brie sandwiches and prosciutto paninis. And the name Jolane? It's actually the full name of Bob's mother, who founded the store with husband David Abt in 1936.
Jolane's Cafe and Wine Bar also serves a kid's menu.
Mulled over a big purchase is just what we did! We never would've known that it was part of Abt though, because it is not directly connected to the main building.
