DANDELION & DRIFTWOOD
20 Doncaster Street,
Hendra, Queensland 4011
Open daily 7am to 4pm
(07) 3667 8388
When Penny and Peter Wolff opened the original Dandelion & Driftwood more than one decade ago, it provided something new to the suburb of Hendra in Queensland.
“We offered full table service, were detail driven with tasting cards for every coffee that went out, and had a massive range of coffees and brew styles on offer. It’s more common now, but was quite radical 11 years ago and helped drive suburban café culture in Brisbane,” Penny says.
While the original café closed its doors in 2018, Dandelion & Driftwood continued its life with a new location at Brisbane International Airport. However, with COVID-19 bringing international travel to a halt last year, Peter and Penny decided it was time to bring the café home, reopening Dandelion & Driftwood at a new site in Hendra in February.
“The community support we’ve seen has been amazing. It’s shown the longevity of Dandelion & Driftwood, with people coming in who used to visit the first shop, not realising we’d continued at the airport,” Penny says. “People are quite taken by the new look and feel of the place. We have more space for one, which allows us the opportunity to have a bigger offering as well.”
Dandelion & Driftwood has introduced a wine, craft beer, and cocktail list to its already impressive coffee, breakfast, lunch, and high tea offering.
“Our beverage list has evolved over time and is now quite
