Alley Cat Coolum Beach
4a/1790 David Low Way, Coolum Beach QLD 4573, Australia
Open nowToday 05:30 – 21:00 · by the venue's published hoursFull hours



A popular cafe at Coolum Beach on the Sunshine Coast with a 4.2 rating across 456 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Open now- Monday
- 05:30 – 12:00
- Tuesday
- 05:30 – 12:00
- Wednesday
- 05:30 – 12:00
- Thursday
- 05:30 – 12:00
- FridayToday
- 05:30 – 21:00
- Saturday
- 05:30 – 21:00
- Sunday
- 05:30 – 12:00
Menu
Menu link from the venue's own website. Prices and items can change — the venue's page is the source of truth.
Open menuWhy it's worth checking out
Alley Cat Coolum Beach combines a café by day with a bar-style offering in the evening. The venue’s website presents it as a place for coffee, food and drinks, with café service from early morning and the bar getting underway later in the day. It also promotes Allpress espresso products, including beans, an espresso blend and canned iced coffee, although the listed retail products were marked sold out when the site was captured.
The food and drink offering extends beyond coffee. The website’s social updates mention loaded banana bread with Greek yoghurt, seasonal fruit, berry compote and honey, along with an açaí twist made with mixed berry, banana, açaí sorbet, honey, chia seed and coconut milk. Evening posts focus on cocktails, schooners and food, making the venue suitable for a casual drink or bite as well as a morning coffee stop.
Music is a recurring part of Alley Cat’s evening programme, with posts promoting DJs, live musicians and weekend sessions. Acts are scheduled across Friday and Saturday nights as well as occasional public holiday events, though these listings are time-specific and can change. For visitors in Coolum Beach, it offers a flexible option that shifts from café visits to social evenings with drinks, food and music. It may suit solo coffee runs, relaxed catch-ups and groups looking for a livelier night, with current events best checked before visiting.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.2 from 456 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 67
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 81
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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