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North Queensland’s retro roadhouse is a great stop

When you enter the OOM Energy Roadhouse at Wulguru in north Queensland you will immediately notice the eatery area is different to others.

The theme takes you back to a long-gone era of those retro days of breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The retro-themed restaurant. Image: Alf Wilson

The restaurant is aptly dubbed the “Retro Highway Restaurant” and a driver from Deniliquin in NSW told Spy about it.

“I had a meal there the other day and enjoyed it. The atmosphere was great with all the retro stuff,” he said.

When I visited, a road train was parked outside but there is limited space for heavy vehicles.

It is also located right next to the popular Stuart Hotel.

I spoke to manager Sujidh Balan who said about 10 truckies a day stop there.

“They often order either a hamburger with chips for $16 or a rump steak.”

The roadhouse employs 10 staff and its retro items came from Melbourne.

It is open daily from 4am until 10pm.

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