61 First Ave, Sawtell NSW
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Translating to “What can be, can be”, Bar Que Sera is a nod to the tumultuous nature of 2020. Returning to their roots in Coffs Harbour, co-owners Bianca Wendt (of The Everleigh & Heartbreaker) and Ric Divola (of Cutler & Co. And Dinner by Heston) rode out the waves of the pandemic in a well-recognized setting, the place they reconnected with an outdated good friend who was closing down their café.
From right here, the thought sprouted to tackle a short-term lease and switch the café right into a bar for the summer season holidays. After a collection of “que sera” moments over the summer season, the pair determined to formally open their first bar and restaurant in December 2020, only a stone’s throw from Sawtell Seaside.
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The inside of the venue is exclusive and embodies the genuine really feel of the earlier proprietor. The shiny inexperienced subway-tiled bar to timber flooring amongst different distinctive options have been just too good for Ric & Bianca to re-fit the house out, particularly with out attending to comprehend it higher first.
A lot of the eating menu is impressed by the couple’s private eating experiences all over the world, after practically a decade spent bar and restaurant hopping in and round Melbourne. Regionally sourced produce and seasonal dishes encourage company to select their very own eating journey and provides to the nice and cozy and welcoming ambiance.
Their drinks menu offers equal consideration to everybody’s drink of selection, together with a spread of craft beers, traditional cocktails made with house-made substances and quite a lot of 80+ wines. Ric’s restaurant expertise guided him when curating the wine checklist, reflective of the mix of conventional and up to date choices on the menu.
A lot of the eating menu is impressed by the couple’s private eating experiences all over the world, after practically a decade spent bar and restaurant hopping in and round Melbourne. Regionally sourced produce and seasonal dishes encourage company to select their very own eating journey and provides to the nice and cozy and welcoming ambiance.
Followers of traditional cocktails, craft beers and curious wines alike, the drinks checklist offers equal consideration to everybody’s drink of selection. Ric leans on his restaurant expertise when curating the 80+ merchandise wine checklist that showcases each conventional and up to date winemaking. Bianca heads up the beer checklist and appears for seasonal beers which can hit the spot, whereas additionally placing one thing new within the visitor’s palms. The cocktail checklist is the place Ric and Bianca’s passions align, collectively they create riffs on classics utilizing seasonal produce and house-made substances.
However the eating menu is actually no afterthought. A lot of the menu is impressed by the couple’s eating experiences all over the world and practically a decade spent bar/restaurant-hopping in Melbourne. There’s a robust give attention to regionally sourced substances and the menu is designed so company can decide their very own journey. Drop-in for bar snacks, graze over cheese and chilly cuts or settle in with small and enormous seasonal dishes.
Whereas quite a lot of love goes into each the meals and beverage program, the highest precedence for each Bianca and Ric is customer support. Whether or not you’re grabbing a beer on the way in which again from the seaside or celebrating an event, the purpose is to make everybody really feel welcomed and depart on the finish of the evening feeling like they only frolicked with outdated mates.
