SEADOG HAS A SECOND BITE
THE creator of the Gold Coast’s best coffee will open a second cafe on Boxing Day – and pour freebies to celebrate the launch.
Brodie Green operates James Street hole-in-the-wall Seadog – voted best coffee by Gold Coast Bulletin readers this year – and has collaborated with Burleigh Heads Bowls Club to bring the local love back to the Gold Coast’s village suburb.
“We’ve recently lost Easy Tiger (moving to Currumbin), Stones Throw (relocated to Currumbin Waters), Be Somewhere, Globe Cafe and The Coffee Club,” he said.
“We really need to support small local businesses that might be struggling. I live in Burleigh and always walk through (Memorial) Park and think it would be an amazing opportunity.
“I’ve been talking to Burleigh Bowls Club for two and a half years about activating this area but the pandemic has encouraged all of us to think outside the box so it was time to revisit the idea.”
Mr Green described the new Seadog in the Park as an “open-air cafe” with a coffee cart, Basil Bangs umbrellas and a cabinet crammed with baked goodies.
In the original Seadog style, a takeaway trade will operate “over the fence” but club members can also enjoy their brews on picnic tables from handmade mugs.
“A third option is grab a picnic blanket and chill out in the park – we’ll give them a table number and bring their order over to them,” he said.
While there are no strings attached when claiming a free Boxing Day brew, Mr Green said he’d love it if customers could support city businesses and charities by buying a raffle ticket.
“We’ll be going around local restaurants, cafes, butchers, florists and buying vouchers to raffle off with all money raised going to local charities.”