Coffee on the turn of the tide.

Open today · Cardwell foreshore, on the Bruce Highway

See the menu Call 0400 000 717

A flat white with latte art on the jetty rail at sunrise

Good coffee, good baking, and the best seat on the bay.

CoffeeEbb, our house blend from the Tablelands, plus a guest single origin every fortnight. Pour-over and cold drip on the slow bar.
Breakfast & lunch6:30 am to 1:30 pm. Barra rolls, smashed pumpkin, the big tide breakfast.
BakeryJo bakes from 4:30 every morning. Pandan scrolls, passionfruit tarts, lamingtons on Fridays.

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Saturdays & Sundays · tide permitting

Dawn mangrove paddle

Ninety minutes by kayak up the mangrove creek at first light, with Kirra out front. Back on the jetty for a coffee and a pandan scroll, both included.

90 minMax 8 people$65, kayak included

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Crumbed barramundi roll, pandan scroll and iced long black on the jetty

Townsville 165 km · Cairns 180 km

Esky boxes for the drive

Ring the night before and we'll have it packed and cold from 6 am. Pull in, grab it, keep driving.

What you can order

Esky box for two48.00
Two rolls, two bakes, fruit, two iced coffees in sealed bottles.
Coffee for the car, 1 L24.00
Cold drip concentrate. Five days in the fridge.
Ebb beans, 250 g21.00
Our house blend, whole or ground to order.
Guest beans, 250 g24.00
The current single origin.

Call Jo · 0400 000 717

Coach or tour group? Ring ahead and the coffees will be lined up when you arrive.

Worth the stop

4.8486 Google reviews

Pulled off the Bruce Highway for a toilet stop, stayed an hour. Best flat white between Townsville and Cairns, easily.
Bec H. · Brisbane

Did the dawn paddle. Silent mangrove creek, a ray under the kayak, then a pandan scroll on the jetty. Highlight of the whole trip.
Nadia S. · Cairns

They rang the bell while I was waiting and my pour-over was suddenly half price. Didn't know what was happening, loved it anyway.
Liam O. · Mackay

Concept render of a sea-green timber shack at the land end of a jetty at sunrise

Since 2021

The old bait shack

It sold bait and tackle for forty years. We leased it in 2020, rebuilt the deck by hand and poured the first coffee in May 2021. Mei runs the machine, Jo runs the oven.

When the tide turns, Mei rings the bell on the jetty and every pour-over for the next ten minutes is half price.

Mei & Jo

Also on the jetty

Crab CountFirst Saturday of the month at low tide. Kids count crab holes with Sam, free babycino.
Friday Sundowner4 to 6:30 pm, May to October. Iced coffee and lime soda on the jetty.
Mangrove morningsOne Wednesday a quarter we close and plant. Volunteers get breakfast.

Visit

The land end of the jetty
Cardwell foreshore, QLD 4849

Right on the Bruce Highway, halfway between Townsville and Cairns. Free parking on the esplanade with room for caravans. The shack and deck are step-free; the jetty is timber with gaps.

Get directions 0400 000 717

Hours

TodayFull week

Monday: 6 am – 2 pm
Tuesday: 6 am – 2 pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 6 am – 2 pm
Friday: 6 am – 2 pmSundowner 4–6:30 pm, May–Oct
Saturday: 5:30 am – 2:30 pm
Sunday: 5:30 am – 2:30 pm

Kitchen 6:30 am – 1:30 pm. Dogs welcome on the deck.