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New addition to vibrant village MEET THE LANDLORD: ROGER SOUTHEY It all started with a run-down house - and a vision for an a˜ ordable, fully licensed eatery and accessible social hub for Lansdowne locals.
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development for Lansdowne - complementing its fastgrowing community and shopping area. The old house was shifted to a new location, and the remaining land turned into an open carpark - with construction beginning on the new building early last year.
After several years in the planning, Madison’s Cafe and Bar, in the First Street Village, Madison’s - owned and operated had its o° cial opening last by hospitality stalwarts week - ushering inSauvignon an excited blanc Margie and Dean Lawton crowd of keen diners and now occupies the building’s matahiwi hopeful new regulars. prominent corner site, directly Villa Marie facing on to the green space, Madison’s is the ÿ rst of two and a new tenant will lease the Mud house businesses to move into a brand second half later this year. new, architecturallyRieslings designed building at the top end of Roger, who has lived in Allan Scott First Street: the brainchild of Lansdowne for close to 40 Stoneleigh long-time Masterton propertyyears, says the addition of a developer and business owner licensed café and restaurant Pinot Gris Roger Southey. “makes perfect sense” for villa Marie Masterton’s largest suburb. In 2011, Roger bought an old, early 20th centuryMatahiwi property “It’s unbelievable how many on the corner of First Street Chardonnay people have approached and Opaki Road, with the goal me and told me this is villa Marie of creating a new commercial what Lansdowne needs – Mud house
somewhere local they can go for a nice dinner and a drink,” Roger says. “Lansdowne is a busy place: people are moving in from over the Remutaka Hill, real estate is doing well, new businesses have been popping up and others are waiting in the wings. “And we predict the area is going to get even busier. So, it just makes sense.” Roger, also the owner of Southey’s Auto World on Dixon Street, says the area north of the Waipoua River has grown massively, especially over the past 10 to 15 years. Over the decades, Lansdowne has become a key destination for employment opportunities: including three retirement complexes, Hansells Masterton, Lakeview School and - one of Wairarapa’s biggest employers Wairarapa Hospital. At present, both Kandahar Retirement Village and the
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Lansdowne Park retirement community are in the midst of signiÿ cant expansions, creating further employment opportunities and space for new tenants in the area. Lansdowne has also proven popular with homeowners, particularly for families and young professionals relocating from Wellington in their droves. The suburb has since become home to several continually expanding new subdivisions including Cashmere Oaks, for which Roger is the developer.
“Whenever I go into the village, it’s busy. Dish is always full, people are popping in and out of Lansdowne Sammies and Hong Kong Takeaways, the hairdresser [First Class Hair Studio] across the road is ˝ at out, the tattoo studio and, pet groomers have a very loyal client base. “And the newer businesses, like the First Street Laundromat, have also attracted a lot of interest.” Therefore, Roger says, First Street was the ideal location for Madison’s Bar and Café. He
In a lot of ways, I think our lifestyles have become more localised - people are wanting to support and spend money in their communities.” Considering these developments, Roger says the First Street Village has come alive - and come into its own as a vibrant, bustling business community, which is “well supported” by the locals.
predicts it will ÿ t in well with the “village feel” and be a “good complement” for other eateries in the area, such as the everpopular Dish Café and new delicatessen Mumma Darla’s Pantry.
“Lansdowne used to be a bit of a sleepy hollow - but it’s really taken o˜ ,” he says.
“People will have more choices within their own suburb – which can only help, not hinder,
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the business community. “For example, it will be great for Lansdowne residents to be able to walk down to their local bar for a drink, rather than having to drive into town. “In a lot of ways, I think our lifestyles have become more localised - people are wanting to support and spend money in their communities.” Roger says he was thrilled to partner with Madison’s owners Margie and Dean – who have a “great reputation” in Masterton as the former owners of Taste Café and managers of the Horseshoe Bar and Restaurant. At this stage, he cannot reveal the identity of his second tenant – but says it is a business that will “deÿ nitely draw new people” who may not otherwise visit the area. Roger is also thankful for the “great” team which has brought the new building to life: Wilkinson Construction and Coops Electrical, Loader Engineering, Hollings First Aluminium, TUMU ITM for the building suppliers, John Francis Plumbing, Designer Court who did the ˝ ooring and stone masonry, 2K Design for the
kitchen facilities, 101 Rooÿ ng, G.D. Moss Decorating, Superior Stoppers Ltd, GasPro Plumbing & Gas and John Hudson Electrical. “It’s been a long time in the making. But I think people will be really pleased with the ÿ nal product.”
Roger Southey outside Madisons on First Street, Lansdowne, Masterton.
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Everybody knows your name at Madison’s on First Street
MEET THE OWNERS: DEAN & MARGIE LAWTON With their new licensed café and restaurant, Dean and Margie Lawton hope to create Lansdowne’s answer to Cheers: your local café down the road, where “everybody knows your name”.
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Lansdowne residents Dean and Margie are veterans of the hospitality industry – with over 50 years of restaurant and bar service experience between them. At Madison’s, they plan The couple are the owners of to o˜ er a “home away from Madison’s Cafe and Bar – a fully home”: serving “Kiwi cuisine licensed, all-day eatery, based with ° air” at reasonable prices, in the newly built commercial within a relaxed environment. hub on First Street.Sauvignon blanc “When it comes to cafes, matahiwi Though Madison’s is the newest Masterton is very well-serviced Villa Marie addition to the lively First Street during the day, but doesn’t Village, Dean and Mud Margie are house have as many a˜ ordable, familiar faces within Masterton’s options for dinner” Dean says. Rieslings co˜ ee-loving community: “Our plan is to keep it simple: Allanprevious Scott particularly from their serve food that is fresh, hearty role as owners of the popular Stoneleigh and tasty. Taste Café on Queen Street. Pinot Gris Both Dean, originally from The Lawtons’ new venture villaforMarie Wellington, and Margie, who has plenty of options grew up in Wairarapa, have been Matahiwi their long-time regulars: from working with food since their freshly baked cheese scones, to Chardonnay teens. Dean started out as a decadent brunches, to SpanishMarie chef’s apprentice at age 16 - and inspired pastas, tovilla 300 gram Porterhouse steaks, withhouse a has “been cooking ever since”. Mud
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He started his career at hotel restaurants, such as the Park Royal, Angus Inn and West Plaza in Wellington, and later worked at bistro-style eateries in the Hutt Valley. Margie got her ÿ rst role in hospo at 18, as a server at the Copthorne Solway Park – and eventually worked her way up to restaurant manager, before training as a chef at the former Wellington Polytechnic. She has worked at various eateries around Masterton, including the Golden Shears Tavern, Cobb n Co, and the Cosmopolitan Club. She and Dean ran the restaurant and function room at the old Horseshoe Tavern for nine years, and then set up Taste Cafe in 2008. “We had a big following of regulars which kept us very busy. We’d have a lot of retirees pop in throughout the day
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and, once the afternoon rolled around, it had become a real little meeting hub - with the local business people coming in for a co˜ ee break. “ Dean says. Sundays were always full for brunch - usually with the same people, who would sit at the same tables.”
“People keep stopping me in the street, in the supermarket, and at work to ask when we’re opening the new cafe, and where it’s going to be. On the whole, our regs have been very patient - and we’re excited for them to try out the new place.”
In 2018, the Lawtons were forced to close Taste after the earthquake-prone building they rented was demolished. In an interesting twist of fate, Roger Southey - Madison’s landlord - approached the Lawtons earlier that year, and asked if they’d consider running a cafe in his new building in Lansdowne. “But we didn’t take him up on it, as we were wanting to stay on the main road.” Roger approached the couple again in 2019 - his o˜ er was still open, and Dean and Margie jumped at the chance. They originally planned for Madison’s to open last Christmas but, sadly, the building process was delayed thanks to Covid-19. The longer wait only fuelled the excitement for the Lawtons’ Taste excitement - with Margie often ÿ elding questions about
Dean says he chose the name “Madison’s” as it sounded “catchy, a bit old school, with a little bit of Americana”: conjuring up images of iconic concert venue Madison Square Garden, and the 70s Chicago blues anthem “Madison Blues”. Dean’s love of music is also re° ected in the building’s exterior - with the windows imprinted with the logos representing each member of Led Zeppelin, his favourite band.
These include gourmet burgers with BBQ pulled pork and bacon, pasta with chorizo and prawns, a deep fried chocolate brownie, and a surf and turf with steak and mussels in a chilli broth. “We’ve actually got a selection of steaks on the menu. I do love a good steak - there’s nothing like it. Our philosophy is to make simple food, but do it well.”
The building itself has a modern schist stone exterior design, a combination of wood and metal ÿ xtures on the inside, and the cafe has a blue, white and yellow colour scheme chosen by the Lawtons - to give it a “light, bright and airy” feel. The restaurant will be open seven days a week from 8am, serving counter food, breakfast
Madison’s also has a children’s menu, and several gluten-free and allergy-free options. Dean and Margie have hired seven sta˜ - including a bartender, barista, baker/chef and restaurant manager - and welcome more applications. The couple’s three children, Jon, Nick and Hayley, will also be helping out. “They’re really excited - they
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and lunch, and is open for dinner ÿ ve nights a week. It includes a full bar, o˜ ering a selection of beer, wine, spirits and cocktails. As Madison’s head chef, Dean has prepared a menu full of “old favourites”: traditional, no-nonsense restaurant fare which is easily recognisable, but with a few modern, creative twists.
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Owners Margie and Dean see Madison’s as a real family business. Our kids have all worked in hospitality - it’s given them an amazing work ethic.” Margie says.
“We’re all about giving people that fantastic experience they go away and tell all their friends about.
She and Dean look forward to welcoming their new customers - and “providing a place where [their] customers feel welcomed, relaxed and very satisÿ ed”.
“People work hard for their money, so they should be able to treat themselves with a fun night out and some delicious food.”
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