COAST KITCHENS TURN TO THE DARK SIDE
HOLD the shopfront, a new trend is changing the way Gold Coasters do takeaway.
“Dark kitchens” and “ghost restaurants” are starting to pop up across the city as hungry locals tap into online ordering services such as UberEATS and Deliveroo.
Greek Eats is just one example of the growing wave of businesses that skip the shopfront and bring food straight to the customer.
Owner Anna Santiago told the Gold Coast Bulletin using the online delivery platforms gave her the idea to have a “dark kitchen”.
“I believe the popularity of (food) delivery services has driven the rise in ‘dark kitchens’ on the Gold Coast and around the western world,” Mrs Santiago said.
“People are seizing the opportunity to start their own low-cost, low-risk businesses.”
Mrs Santiago, 33, operates her after-hours business from her mum’s cafe premise on Chevron Island.
“After Lil Mynt Cafe joined the UberEATS and Deliveroo platforms I starting to think that maybe there was a way to work smarter and not harder,” the Labrador resident said.
“It’s also the perfect way for your current premises (if you have one) to continue drawing an income out of usual business hours.”