Hi David, tell us about The Café Shoal Bay?
The Café is our beachfront cafe nestled across from the gorgeous Shoal Bay beach. We purchased The Café locally in late 2020 to provide a casual and quality dining experience for both locals and tourists alike. After years of honing skills as a chef in live-on resorts such as El Questro in the Kimberley’s, Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef and in tourist towns such as Port Douglas, we bring a culinary experience cultivated from training from all across Australia. With this experience and a passion for business it was time to bring the skills back to where it all began, Port Stephens.
What do you love about being part of the business community in Port Stephens?
The ability to create associations such as The Shoaly Collective to work with other local businesses to improve Port Stephens has been an amazing experience.
What’s the best most unique thing on the menu?
The Café has its own multi-award winning coffee blend that is roasted in-house to create a truly unique and delicious coffee that can’t be found anywhere else!
Why did you choose to be a member of BPS?
The opportunities Business Port Stephens creates to work with other local businesses to better the Port Stephens area for everybody are truly remarkable.
Shout out to your favourite local business(es) in Port Stephens?
We would like shout out Goodies Shuttle Service, Shoal Bay Newsagency/The Beach House, Port Stephens Paddlesports, Coastal Fringe, Scoop ‘n’ Roll, Inguz and Zac Thompson Electrical!