Zarraffa's Coffee Maroochydore

Zarraffa's Coffee Maroochydore is a drive-through cafe on Aerodrome Road, suited to picking up coffee and other drinks without needing to leave the car. The store opens from 4.30am each day, making it a practical stop for early starts, commuters and anyone after a morning coffee in Maroochydore. It trades until 8pm on regular days, with shorter public holiday hours listed by the venue.

The menu covers a broad range of hot and cold drinks, along with food, coffee beans and merchandise available in store. Cold options listed online include Iced Americano, Iced Latte, Iced Mocha, Iced Matcha and Iced Chai, as well as the house-style Coffee Fusion and Mocha Fusion. There are also smoothies, iced teas and float drinks, giving groups a few different choices even when not everyone is after coffee. The online menu directs customers to the full in-store range and nutritional and allergen information for individual items.

Coffee is central to the Zarraffa's story. The Australian-owned and operated company was founded in 1996 by Kenton and Rachel Campbell, beginning as a roasting house on the Gold Coast before expanding into a network of stores and drive-through locations. Its head office and roastery are in Eagleby, and the roastery supplies the company's stores with coffee that is freshly roasted before delivery. The business says its blends, origins and roasting profiles were developed by its founders and are kept consistent across locations.

For customers who value the background behind their coffee, Zarraffa's also describes long-running community and sourcing initiatives. Its relationships with coffee-growing communities, including trade partnerships in Kenya, are presented as part of a broader 'trade, not aid' approach. With its drive-through format and wide drinks selection, the Maroochydore store is best suited to solo stops, family pick-ups and small groups ordering on the go rather than a sit-down cafe visit.