We only opened Thursday last week (December 3) but the locals have really grabbed hold of it. So many Christmas parties have been booked and 1300 reservations, which is a lot. Mr Kelly said he had been eyeing off having a restaurant inside the new CBD for some time as it was a chance to set a benchmark . It doesn t happen often, the chance to have a second hit at a CBD in an already thriving area, Mr Kelly said. With all the technology and green space going into it, it s really exciting. Evans Long director Dirk Long, whose company drove the development of Foundation Place, said it was exciting to activate the ground floor of the $30 million building.
Tony Kelly and Dirk Long at Rice Boi Mooloolaba, which has proved a mega hit with Sunshine Coast diners. Picture: John McCutcheon
Named after Rice Boiâs most popular cocktail, Giddy Geisha will have a different menu to its parent restaurant and a different array of drinks.
Its location is next door to Market Bistro, another of Mr Kellyâs establishments, at the Foundation Place building in the new CBD.
âThis will be fast and furious, like Rice Boi, and no reservations so you will have to line up,â he said.
âNothing will be over $24.
âWe will do group bookings but as far as weâre concerned, we are here to feed the locals.â