The Driftwood Cafe

25/06/2026

Hi Cooktown. If you are looking for us this Saturday, we are at the Laura Races. We will see you all next weekend with some fresh cakes, scrolls and sandwiches ☕️

Have a lovely and safe long weekend 🥳

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19/06/2026

🎉 The most anticipated weekend of the year is here – Discovery Festival 2026! 🎉

Join us at the markets as we celebrate the 256th anniversary of Captain Cook's arrival and enjoy everything this fantastic long weekend has to offer.

🍰 This weekend's gluten-free specials:
🍮 Sticky Date Pudding
🥧 Walnut Pie Cheesecake

Fresh from the oven, we'll also have plenty of your favourites:
🥐 Cinnamon Scrolls
🍫 Pain au Chocolat

🥪 Savoury options:
🐔 Chicken toasties
🧀 Ham & cheese toasties
🍯 Honey & mustard subs with homemade coleslaw

Trust us—these subs are incredibly moreish!

☕ And of course, the caffeine will be flowing!

We're proudly serving premium Sipping Duck Coffee Roasters coffee all weekend long. Whether you're taking part in the Big Run for Little Athletics, browsing the markets, or finding the perfect spot to watch the festivities and await the arrival of Hubble Bubble, we've got your coffee fix covered.

❄️ Need to cool down?
Our espresso and mango slushies will be churning away all day.

🌞 Great food, great coffee, and one of Cooktown's biggest weekends of the year—what more could you ask for?

We look forward to seeing everyone at the markets this loooong weekend! 😊

06/06/2026

Little ring handed in to the Driftwood Cafe coffee van (also knows as the orange menace). Come and grab it or message to collect.

05/06/2026

❄️ Winter has officially arrived! ❄️

With beautiful cool weather and those magical foggy mornings, there’s no excuse for staying at home. Come and join us at the Cooktown Markets and make the most of the season. ☕🌿

This week’s gluten-free specials are:

🍋 Zesty Lime Cake – our absolute crowd favourite
🥥 Coconut & Apricot Slice – scrumptious and packed with flavour
🥧 Walnut Pie Cheesecake – to die for, made with real homemade toffee

And of course, our famous:

🥐 Homemade Cinnamon Scrolls – baked with love and worth getting in early for

On the savoury side:

🐔 Henhouse Toasted Sandwich – succulent chicken breast, spinach & rocket, red onion, cranberry sauce and creamy camembert on a Turkish roll
🧀 Chicken & Cheese Toasties
🥪 Ham & Cheese Toasties

To keep you warm (or cool!):

☕ Hot coffee
🍫 Hot chocolate
🍂 Chai
🥭 Mango slushies
🧊 Espresso slushies

We can't wait to see you in the morning. x 😊

29/05/2026

Guess who’s back, Cooktown? 😄

After a few disrupted weeks, the breaks are finally back to normal and the **orange menace** is back on the road with some of your favourites. ☕🚗

This week’s **gluten-free treats**:

🍋 Zesty lime cake
🍫 Chocolate & cherry cake

🔥 Fresh cinnamon scrolls have been kneaded and are ready for the oven.

On the savoury side:

🐔 **Henhouse toasted sandwich** — succulent chicken breast, spinach & rocket, red onion, cranberry sauce and creamy camembert on a Turkish roll
🧀 Chicken & cheese toasties
🥪 Ham & cheese toasties

And of course:

🥭 Mango slushies
🧊 Espresso slushies
☕ Sipping Duck coffee

Looking forward to seeing everyone back at the markets. x

22/05/2026

Sorry folks, coffee van is still at Odin's waiting for some new brakes. 🚘
I am as disappointed as you are that we are missing yet another amazing day at the Cooktown Markets :(

15/05/2026

Hi Cooktown. The coffee van is waiting for parts and repairs next week, so we will not be at the markets tomorrow. Sincere apologies to all of our regulars 😔
Nevertheless, make sure you go down to support all other small business owners ❤️

08/05/2026

Sorry folks, we are having a bit of a car trouble and won't be making to the markets tomorrow 💔
We wish all the mum's the best Mothers Day.

Fingers crossed, we will make it down next week.

01/05/2026

✨ Cooktown Saturday Markets ✨

If you’re heading through the markets, we’ve got a few fresh favourites ready to go:

This week’s gluten-free treats:
🍫 Chocolate & maraschino cherry cake (GF)
🥥 Coconut & raspberry mini loaves (GF/DF)

🔥 Fresh out of the oven:
🥐 Cinnamon scrolls

On the savoury side (all your favourites are back):

🐔 Henhouse toasted sandwich — chicken breast, spinach & rocket, red onion, cranberry sauce & camembert on a Turkish roll
🥪 Ham & cheese toasties
🧀 Chicken & cheese toasties

Plus:
☕ Great Sipping Duck Coffee
🥭 Mango & espresso slushies

💐 With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we also have a small range of quirky tea towels and coin purses — perfect for a fun little gift.

Swing by for a cuppa and something tasty.

See you at the markets. x

24/04/2026

🌺 Market Day — ANZAC Day 🌺

A day to pause, reflect and remember. *Lest we forget.*

If you’re out for a quiet wander through the markets, we’ll be there with something warm and fresh:

🍋 Zesty Lime Cake (GF)
🥥 Coconut & Apricot Slice (GF)

🔥 Fresh out of the oven:

🥐 Cinnamon scrolls
🧀 Bacon & cheese scrolls

On the savoury side:

🐔 Henhouse toasted sandwich — succulent chicken breast, spinach & rocket, red onion, cranberry sauce and creamy camembert on a Turkish roll… a proper favourite for a reason
🥪 Ham & cheese toasties
🧀 Chicken & cheese toasties

Plus all your usual favourites:

☕ Great coffee by Sipping Duck
🥭 Mango slushie
☕️ Espresso slushies

If you’re out and about, come by for a cuppa and something to eat.

See you at the markets. x