Kurrawa Beach Club
Your next visit to the Gold Coast can now include brews, prawn and Moreton Bay bug rolls, and listening to live tunes on the beach.
Overview
If you've ever spent a day on your towel at the beach, wished you had something comfier to sit on and dreamed of getting a drink from a bar right there on the shore, you definitely aren't alone — and, on the Gold Coast this summer, your fantasy has just become a reality.
Meet Kurrawa Beach Club, which has set up shop on Kurrawa Terrace in Broadbeach until Sunday, January 30. First announced back in November, and now open and welcoming in beach-lovers, it's serving up all the things that its moniker promises. Think: cabanas, daybeds, volleyball nets, cocktails, live tunes, seafood and salads, and just generally having a cruisy yet still luxe trip to the seaside, all while surrounded by oh-so-much sand, Queensland's dazzling sun and plenty of blue salty water.
The venue is the latest venture by Australian Venue Co, who've been awarded the opportunity to host a trial beach club run over the summer. At this stage, it has settled in for a two-month stretch — and whether it could lead to a permanent beach club hasn't yet been revealed.
Across its test stint, Broadbeach's European-style stint of lounging, sipping and relaxing by the ocean is pairing cocktails and brews — including margarita slushies, plus sips from Black Hops Brewing, Wheel & Spoon and Hard Fizz — with a food menu from its container kitchen. So, you'll be tucking into prawn and Moreton Bay bug rolls, fried haloumi with watermelon, seafood skewers, salads, burgers, and other summer-friendly snacks made using local and seasonal produce.
Grab one of those prawn and bug rolls on a Sunday, and you'll also be helping Albatross Nippers, a Gold Coast-based nipper program for children with special needs — with a dollar from each sale going to the initiative.
Also on the agenda: live tunes from Gold Coast locals, pilates brunches and beach volleyball games, as well as hanging out on those aforementioned daybeds and in the VIP cabanas. The space is family-friendly, too, so you might have pint-sized company while you're getting comfy and getting drinks from the bar.
Kurrawa Beach Club's opening dates and hours varying each week, so head to its website for further details.