May 20th, 2013

Budget coffee at the Squatters Pop-Up Cafe

Three friends and fellow university students, Nick Underhill, Tiffany Blackmore and David Columbro, have set up a local coffee culture and opened a cafe in the former Yours and owls music venue in Wollongong.

The furniture is deliberately mismatched to create a laid back feel and there are lop-sided mirrors on the wall, timber stools, wooden crates and even a wrought-iron garden setting. Along with homemade biscuits, muffins and slices at the counter, the place is filled with artwork, relishes and jewellery, showcasing the talents of the trio’s friends from university.

They leased the venue after Yours and Owls moved out and Underhill says that having a leftover coffee machine, equipment and cutlery made the set-up much easier, especially as there were approvals such as a liquor licence to be finalised.

Underhill says that social media has helped to get word out about the cafe and that it has been busy since it opened. Three Squatters opened on February 1, and will close on February 28 with a special gourmet burger night hosted on February 26 to celebrate its success.

Source:
http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1302871/coffee-on-a-budget-at-pop-up-cafe/?cs=298