Former WA truckie Amber Crowley who now runs a South Australian hotel in “the middle of nowhere” knows how to look after drivers when they stop there for a feed.
Amber and her partner Aaron run the Olary Hotel and in the past few weeks numerous drivers have contacted Spy giving it the thumbs up.
“I just left there and enjoyed a chicken schnitzel and veggies and phoned through from down the road and it was ready when I arrived. They have clean toilets and you can get a meal at any time during opening hours,” driver Martijn Dijkxhoorn told me.
The roadhouse is between Yunta in SA and Cockburn near the NSW border and is open from 8.30am until around 10pm.
Amber said Olary had a population of just five and from her time as a driver herself she knows what truckies want.
“We are in the process of getting showers as well and get all our meat from a quality butcher at Burra about three hours away,” she said.
There is also ample parking for heavy vehicles outside.
Situated on the Barrier Highway, the family took over the hotel on Australia Day this year.