Refurbed Frankies offers Free Coffee

Frankies of Woombye owner Rebecca Galler ... “We are celebrating our ‘new beginning’ on Friday morning when we are giving away cups of coffee between 6.30 and 9.30am.”

DURING these uncertain times some businesses took the opportunity to explore new and better ways to serve their customers.

One of them was Frankies of Woombye.“We only bought this business in July last year and, being new to it, it was a real blow when the lockdown happened,” said owner Rebecca Galler.

“But we could also see there were so many people in a far worse position than us, and we re-grouped and decided that we would try and make the most of it,” she said.

“I got together with my fabulous Chef Soph Caldicott and my Barista Tesh Schofield and we revamped and adapted our menu for takeaways.

“We had to think outside the box and find ways to contribute to our community. We wanted our focus to be on food that would be good for family-style dinners, and is a bit different. So Soph put together dishes like our slow cooked brisket and pasta and warming, fragrant laksas. Everything is made from scratch, using the freshest, most beautiful ingredients. The meals have proven to be really popular, which makes me so happy. If there is one thing we can do, it is comfort people with nourishing food, cooked with love.

“Now that the restrictions are lifting, we have adapted to be COVID safe,” she said.

“When my partner Daniel and I took over the business last year, the first thing we changed was the name. ‘Frankies’ is named after our two year old daughter, who is the love of our lives. But it has been my dream to refurb and put our own stamp on it, and we have taken the opportunity to do that during lockdown.

“It has a new look and feel now, with new countertops and a new coffee machine. We have also sourced a new coffee supplier, Eumundi Coffee Co, which I am extremely excited about.

“They are a company that is under two years old (a bit like us!), but they have already won a silver medal for their specialty blends and roasting. The coffee is absolutely delicious.

“We are celebrating our ‘new beginning’ on Friday morning when we are giving away cups of coffee between 6.30 and 9.30am.

“We are excited for people to come and try our divine new coffee, and we will not be charging for alter- native milk.

“It is also our little way to thank our fabulous customers who have been so supportive of us from the beginning.”

• Frankies Woombye is at 2/9 Blackall St, Woombye. Facebook: @ cafefrankie