Cocktails-on-wheels venture gets moving
FROM five-star resorts in North America, to the quiet streets of a small Southern Downs town, young entrepreneur Katie Dennis has taken her extensive hospitality experience and used it to create a fresh and exciting new venture.
Katie’s Cocktail Cafe is a charming mobile caravan which has been heavily renovated to offer a specialised cocktail and cafe experience to private parties and weddings across the region.
The caravan had long been a dream of Katie’s, but it wasn’t until the coronavirus restrictions affected her job at the Gold Coast Marriott she committed to the sixmonth construction project.
“If anything, (the restrictions) were an excuse to move back home to Al- lora,” Ms Dennis said.
“This is just home for me, I love living here, and I wanted to bring back some of those cool things I saw overseas.
“Allora doesn’t have anything like this, and I felt like it was missing out.”
The renovations were “an adventure” for Ms Dennis, who had no building experience and relied heavily on both her family and her community for support. “Everyone came together to create this thing, and it just showed how awesome it is to be part of a small town,” she said.
The labour of love is already paying off, with requests flooding in as soon as the business announced its opening at the weekend.
“I cannot believe the amount of support and interest, I have been run off my feet with inquiries and I already have my first booking,” Ms Dennis said.
“Allora is ready for this, there are so many people that are excited about it!”
Katie’s Cocktail and Cafe is BYO and services anywhere within an 100km radius of Allora, with no travel fee as Katie was determined to make the venture accessible to all.
For more information or to make a booking visit the Facebook page or email katiescocktailcafe@gmail.com.