The Gold Coast Bulletin

NINETEEN PROVING TO BE A STAR ATTRACTION

- SALLY COATES

THE Star Gold Coast’s rootop bar and restaurant Nineteen is hosting thousands of people each week as it marks six months since it launched, according to one of its partners.

Nineteen opened with one of the parties of the year just before April’s Commonweal­th Games.

Big name patrons so far include Chris Hemsworth, Matt Damon and Usain Bolt, but Nineteen partner Simon Gloftis said it was locals who were filling the place.

The restaurate­ur, who also owns popular Gold Coast eatery and bar Hellenika, said it had been “one of the most amazing opening six months in my hospitalit­y history”.

“One really nice thing is we’ve got the regular locals coming in. We always wanted that but didn’t know if we were going to get it,” Mr Gloftis said. “I think it just shows it’s the sort of venue the Gold Coast needed.”

Mr Gloftis, who launched Nineteen in partnershi­p with entertainm­ent guru Billy Cross, said things would be getting hotter at Nineteen coming into summer: “We’re going to ramp up things entertainm­ent-wise ... It’s going to be a fun summer.”

 ?? Picture: BRIAN USHER www.usherusher.com ?? Taneil Baldwin (left) and Kara Duffy, at Nineteen at the Star on the Gold Coast.
Picture: BRIAN USHER www.usherusher.com Taneil Baldwin (left) and Kara Duffy, at Nineteen at the Star on the Gold Coast.

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