Vili Milisits

Vilmos "Vili" Milisits

In 1978 Milisits expanded his range to include Australian-style pies and pasties, but with pastry and spices more to his own taste. Business steadily grew and he owned much of the property along Manchester Street, has 200 employees in Adelaide, and has expanded interstate.[2]

Vilis Café

Vili's Café, on Manchester Street, Mile End, is a restaurant where any of the bakery's range may be purchased for consumption or to take away. There is also a range of simple meals and alcoholic beverages available at sensible prices to be served at the tables.

One of the few places in Adelaide where Adelaide's traditional pie floater is still served, the café is open 24 hours, every day of the year and attracts a large cross-section of Adelaide's population. It is popularly known as the "Café de Vilis", a punning reference to Harry's Cafe de Wheels of Sydney. A second Vili's cafe opened on Main North Road at Blair Athol.

Personal life

Milisits married Rosemary, and they had two children, Simon and Alison, who are involved in the business.

Milisits was a keen fisherman, and participated in many social activities. He was a supporter of a large number of local charities as well as sporting groups both amateur and professional. The walls of Vilis Café are proudly adorned with mementoes from some of these organisations.

Milisits underwent a lung transplant operation on 26 March 2021 at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney. The operation was successful, but he died the next day from an unrelated medical condition, aged 72.^[1]

Recognition

In 2005, Milisits and his wife Rosemary were jointly awarded the

External links

• Vilis Cakes home page
• Café de Vili's