The cafe was originally the post office for the town we live in, though ceased being so in the 50's when the current post office was mistakenly built (that's a whole other story). It's attached to the old Post Masters house and there was once a doorway and a flight of stairs (now blocked up) from the house into what is now the kitchen of the cafe.
From the moment my wife and I bought the business, this was December 2010, we always had a sense that there was something in the building. Doors would open, knocks on the side door would happen every few days, loud and distinct and as we could see anyone coming towards the door from either direction, it was especially odd when we knew no one was there or it was just us and our youngest son there before or after opening hours.
There were also shadows that moved about the building, some very clearly seen, others glimpsed only from the corners of your eye. Having said that, these were regular, at times, almost daily occurrences.
As the business grew, we employed another 3 people and each and everyone of them would report hearing the knocking and seeing the shadows, so much so that we had an open window from the kitchen to the cafe counter where orders were taken and coffee was made and they would often go to greet a customer out after seeing someone from the kitchen, only to find no one there. This happened more so to one young woman than the other two, but it happened to them all at one point.
The door where the knocking took place then started to open after hearing the knocks, at least whatever it was, it was very polite.
Being avid fans of paranormal t.v shows, this is when we decided to invest in some equipment and bought the recorders, some hand held laser thermometers, emf detectors and and infra red video recorder.
The door where the knocks took place led to a covered annex and it was there that we received the highest emf readings in an area at the top of two stairs. There was a metallic hand railing there, though aside from that, nothing electrical that could cause such high and fluctuating readings. We nicknamed this area 'the portal'. It was here that we recorded the EMF that said ''Josh.'' We did achieve a few others, though none so distinct as that one. We had no success capturing anything on video.
After two and a half years, we sold the business and just out of curiosity I asked the new owners one day whilst chatting to them if they had ever had anything odd happen there ( to this day, we own the business next door to the cafe - a gift shop) and yes, they did. Shadows and knocking.
Two months ago, new owners took over the cafe but I've yet to ask as they're still settling in. Given the chance and if they're receptive to such things, I'll ask as I'm interested to know.