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Motel Nomad

Q&A with Ron Lord You are building a mini-
Will the collaboration bring precinct there, what do
any new events to Cairns? people love about it?
We’ll be picking up where we Our guests love that we’ve
left off with a big focus on live reimagined the roadside motel
music events, art exhibitions, experience. We’ve combined
cocktail festivals and foodie the old ‘personal touch’ and
events. We expect the new ‘homely feels’ of a family
collaboration to help secure motel, with professionalism
a higher frequency of these and attention to detail that
unique experiences for Cairns you may find at a five-star
locals. hotel. It also helps having a
Laneway bar with world class
cocktails and Cairns locals’
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Q&A with Matthew Bonasia
What can we expect when you re-open?
One of the most popular I’m excited to release our new menu
restaurants in Cairns has joined after reopening! It’s adventurous,
forces with Laneway Green unique and vastly different to every
and Motel Nomad to create an bar in Far North Queensland. I want to
see how Cairns reacts to the styles of
exciting new hub of good times. beers, wines, spirits and cocktails that
we have on offer. We’re heading into
unchartered territory with booze!
Thai Coins
Tell us about your drinks menu…
We’re continuing our offering of
Q&A with Arf Phunyavanish seasonal and limited edition craft
Will the menu remain the same or will
What made you move to the Motel beers from around Australia. Tap
Nomad site? there be new things to try? beer is now available after months of
It was a sudden decision made by all of We are working on three or four special negotiations for 100% independence
our family members. We have always signature dishes that will be added to and flexibility. We’re expanding into wild
thought of moving to Motel Nomad our current menu and also working and farmhouses ales. Our wine list has
for the past three years as there are on a menu to suit Laneway Green. It's been elevated to artisanal natural wines
more carparks and a bigger, relaxing going to be a big challenge for the Thai with minimal intervention. Compared
atmosphere. Coins crew, but it's a great start for us to conventionally produced wines, they
after COVID-19 is over. use organic growing methods, wild
What can we expect at the new look yeast during fermentation and low to
Thai Coins? What is the signature dish? no preservatives or sulphur added when
We try to keep the same look as much Sua Ron Hai (Crying Tiger) with sliced bottling. Bespoke cocktails will have
as possible while also modernising the beef Thai-style barbeque served on a a more culinary approach using more
set up to suit the premises. The new sizzling plate with hot chilli and North techniques to create flavour-driven
thing that we really like is the proper Eastern style sauce. cocktails with different botanicals,
counter bar and after being stuck local produce and liquor. We have a
in a takeaway kitchen built 15 years diverse range of spirits on the back of
ago and now moving on to the proper the bar to showcase the versatility of
kitchen, it should make our life easier subcategories of spirits. For example,
to cater for more diners with a quicker we have Tequila but we also have
service of food. We are really thankful Mezcal, Raicilla, Bacanora and Sotol.
with such overwhelming support from We have London Dry Gin but we also
our local community and we will strive have Old Tom, Genever and Sloe Gin. We
to improve further in all aspects. encourage our guests to try something
they’ve not tried before.

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