Coffee Time at Montville Market

Anyone who has been to Montville Market, on the second Saturday each month, would have seen a cute little caravan, a converted 1962 Sunliner. This is The Coffee Pot, now run by Dom and Mel Smith, who took over from the original owners Mike and Tan back at the November market.

A year ago their family moved from Perth. Dom said, “We actually had never been to the Sunshine Coast before moving here, only other parts of Queensland, but we had heard it was beautiful and yes, the nature here is absolutely stunning and we are so glad we made the move.”

Daughter Leah and her friend Lizzy make up the rest of the team, managing to work around each other in the compact caravan.

“We are lucky to have Leah’s hospitality experience, friendly nature and tech-savvy ability to streamline our POS system, she’s very efficient! Lizzy is also a wonderful help,” Mel said.

Other than coffee, they have a range of sweet treats, Montville Mist water and Bundaberg cold drinks. They are looking at making their own iced tea very soon, and hope to expand into a range of wholesome snacks and health elixirs, using Mel’s background as a naturopathic nutritionist.

As well as Montville Market, they service Witta Market and are looking at expanding into doing festivals, weddings and local events.

Customers appreciate that they use the local Maleny Dairies milk and a good range of plant-based milks to suit individual tastes.

Dom said, “We get complimented on our bean flavour, which is very encouraging.

“We care about the environment and although we do use eco-friendly cups - we encourage customers to bring their own ‘keep cups’ to minimise our carbon footprint, and will be offering a small discount for those who do.”

Visit: thecoffeepot.com