A love of live music and great bars and pubs was the inspiration for Gabrielle Reinhardt to open Piglets Cranny in Nambour. 

Today is the venue’s first birthday and the response to her first venture has been such that Gabby already has plans for another one in the pipeline.

“I actually started my working career as a clinical audiologist so this is quite a change for me but I have always loved great food, music, bars and pubs,” said Gabby. 

“While travelling through Europe and metropolitan centres around Australia, I was fortunate to experience many of these and I wanted to create the same kind of atmosphere in my own venue. 

“I wanted this to be a great place for families to spend time together and in particular, I wanted a space that was appealing for musicians to come and play. 

“We have professional sound mixing equipment, a stage and lighting, all kindly donated by Big Audio, and the acoustics are fantastic. We also do all kinds of fun things like Drag Queen Bingo.”

Piglets Cranny is a welcoming, warm alternative to a traditional Pub style bar and Gabby describes the vibe as “urban, country, Melbournesque”. The space surrounding the bar is decorated with comfortable couches and furniture that immediately invites you to sit and
 relax. There are board games and puzzles to have fun with, and of course, the stage, which dominates the space and attracts talented musicians from around the Coast.

There is a selection of well priced wines and Ten Toes beer on tap available, and beautiful pizzas are on the menu. “We have kept our food offering simple and we do it well,” said Gabby.

We make our pizzas to order, and from scratch. Even the bases are made by us. We use premium ingredients such as Italian anchovies and local fresh produce. There is a definite art to a great pizza and I think we must have cracked it, because we have had people from Sydney and Melbourne tell us that ours are the best pizzas they have ever eaten!” Pizzas are also available to take away.

• Piglets Cranny is at 113 Currie Street Nambour. Phone 5476 4325.