🏢 Cafe & Bakery · Southbank, Melbourne
Where Every Cup Counts
Research Phase
Before writing a single line of code, our research agent studied Bean Counter Cafe — their current website, social presence, reviews, team, and services. Here's what stood out.
Operating since 2007 along the Yarra in Southbank — nearly 20 years as a neighbourhood institution
BC's Big Breakfast ($24) includes eggs, bacon, chorizo, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, avocado, rosti AND toast — serious value
Every menu item is tagged with dietary codes (V, VEG, GF, DF) showing genuine commitment to dietary inclusivity
Design Phase
Every design decision was intentional — informed by the research, not pulled from a template library.
Visual Direction
Numbered feature blocks ('01', '02', '03') with a clean, accountancy-inspired grid — a playful nod to the 'bean counter' name while keeping things warm and inviting.
Design Rationale
The name 'Bean Counter' is a clever double meaning — coffee beans meets accounting. We leaned into that with numbered feature blocks and a structured grid, while keeping the warmth of a beloved neighbourhood cafe. It's the kind of design that makes regulars smile.
Build Phase
Site Architecture
// Next.js App Router
Methodology
Spark (research agent) scraped Bean Counter Cafe's current website, Google reviews, social media, and business listings. Every piece of real data — team names, service pricing, business hours, unique details — was extracted into a structured profile.
Based on the research, a bespoke design direction was created specifically for Bean Counter Cafe. No templates — the typography, color palette, layout patterns, and visual effects were all chosen to match this business's personality and industry.
Pixel (design agent) built the entire 5-page Next.js application from scratch — 2 custom components, real content from the research phase, App Router with proper routing, and production-grade code.
Sentinel (QA agent) verified the build compiles cleanly, checked for placeholder content, validated all routes render correctly, and confirmed the design is unique (not recycled from another demo).
Additional Notes
Research sourced from www.beancountercafe.com.au, Google reviews, and social media profiles. All business data — services, team, pricing, hours — extracted and verified from public sources.
More from the experiment
This case study is part of the AI Web Lab — a 30-day experiment where AI agents build bespoke websites for real Melbourne businesses. Every site is researched, designed, and built from scratch by a team of five specialist AI agents. The full methodology, code, and results are documented transparently.
This study is being prepared for publication as part of a research paper on AI-assisted web development at scale.
We built Bean Counter Cafe's site in 4 minutes. Same process, same quality — a custom website built for you, not a template.