Cafe Royce to open in retirement complex in Penrith

You won't find too many sleeve tattoos among the clientele, but canny food operators are jumping in on one of our fastest growing and untapped food sectors: the seasoned palates of retired Australians.

"I was inspired by Shuk opening in the Trebartha retirement apartment complex in Elizabeth Bay," says cookbook author and restaurateur Ross Dobson of his latest venture, Cafe Royce.

When The Royce high-end aged care apartments - named after former Penrith Panther Royce Simmons - came knocking, Dobson decided to join food operators plunging into the sector.