Saltwater@Bundilla is the café and function venue inside the Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, looking out over Bundilla Beach. We cook Modern Australian and Indonesian food for museum visitors, locals and function guests, seven days a week – and we would love to cook for you.
Our food reflects the cultural diversity of Darwin. Territory seafood, Eva Valley meats and regional bush tucker, alongside the Indonesian dishes our owner grew up with. Our menu moves with the seasons, and our breads, bakery and patisserie are locally sourced or made in house.
We offer cafe style options for breakfast and lunch using locally sourced products from local suppliers with a preference for organic where possible. Our breads, bakery and patisserie items are locally sourced or made in house.
Seasonality of produce plays a major role in our menu options. Seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables are market and market garden sourced. We only use Territory seafood, Eva Valley or other Territory meats and local bush tucker meats when available.
We are open for breakfast and lunch with a variety of options using local ingredients. Our Cafe Menu is dedicated to quality local produce including bush tucker. We locally source our fresh produce, breads, bakery goods, beverages and everything we can for our breakfast, brunch and lunch menu.
Our café is a reflection of the landscape it rests on through collaboration with the Larrakia Nation, showcasing local Aboriginal artworks throughout the cafe.
Saltwater@Bundilla was founded by Gavan Keane, Peter Reichlmeier and Nandhita Reichlmeier. Today it is owned by Peter and Nandhita, and Nandhita runs it hands-on, day to day.
Darwin Born and Bred.
Family all live in Darwin. Much travelled within Australia and around the world. Been on a seafood (see food and eat it) diet for much of his life. The behind-the-scenes paymaster and accounts manager.
When not gardening, fishing, or travelling, he is usually hanging around the café taste testing the food and keeping the barista busy.
Overworked and underpaid but very much enjoying it. Continues to push for the café to be painted in Hawthorn colours.
Nandhita was born and raised in Solo Indonesia. The rose between thorns of the Saltwater@Bundilla ownership team. Nandhita is far more qualified (and better looking) than either Peter or Gavan with a Masters Degree in Business Management and a background in hospitality.
Other skills include bringing the best Nasi Goreng in Darwin to Saltwater@Bundilla, effusive greetings to all who visit the café and very effective business / family balance.
When not busy in Saltwater@Bundilla, Nandhita can be found in her natural states of entertaining friends, cooking, listening to Jazz music and socialising.
Kiran is from Nepal and leads our kitchen across everything we do — breakfast and lunch seven days a week, and sit-down dinners for hundreds on a function night.
He builds our menus around Territory produce and the seasons, and cooks alongside Nan on the Indonesian side. He has poured his heart into this kitchen and into growing what comes out of it, and the dishes people come back for are his.
