Gainesville

Southern Touch Cafe to Open in Gainesville's Harbour Point Community

A southern-inspired cafe with lunch and dinner service will be opening soon in the private community.

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GAINESVILLE, GA — Southern Touch Cafe is opening at 3313 Harbour Point Parkway, Gainesville, GA 30506, bringing a cafe and full-service restaurant to residents of the private Harbour Point community.

Owner Jarrett Session told Business Debut the cafe is planning soft opening dates May 14-16, followed by a formal opening on Memorial Day.

What to Expect

Southern Touch Cafe will operate as a small cafe and restaurant serving the Harbour Point community, with lunch service, Friday night dinners and community-focused events, Session told Business Debut.

The space will seat about 20 guests inside, with outdoor seating bringing total capacity to about 55 to 60 seats when including the pool area, Session told Business Debut.

Session said the cafe will be open three to four days a week to start, with hours adjusted around residents’ needs.

The menu will focus on Southern eclectic food, with salads, sandwiches and plated dinner entrees, Session told Business Debut.

“You’re going to see Southern eclectic,” Session told Business Debut. “It means it’s Southern, but we’re going to think outside the box.”

Examples include roasted chicken wings with a strawberry hot glaze, an Old Magnolia Reuben-style sandwich with smoked pork, hickory ham, pork belly and smoked Gouda, and a Caesar salad with charred lemon and smoked Cajun Caesar dressing, Session told Business Debut.

Session has been a chef for 25 years and has operated Southern Touch Personal Chefs and Catering for about eight years. He said the catering business will continue alongside the cafe, with a focus on private events, brunches, drop-offs and smaller parties of 50 guests or fewer.