Pilot. Restaurant

It's been while since we posted on the notice board.

We are open all long weekend. There's a few reservations available and if you want to just swing by for a drink is open all weekend too.

Bye Bye March, and hello April. That means a new organisation for BYO Thursdays. For the month of April all corkage sales will go towards the Chain Reaction Foundation.

We will see you when we're lookin' at ya.

xx Pilot

As the end of year is fast approaching we have a few reservations available until we take a short break over the summer from 22nd, re-opening on the 9th January.

For the month of December all proceeds from byo Thursdays will go towards If you bring a bottle you can decide how much you would like to donate.

Tom and Kane have been busing working on the drinks program for summer. A few hits include:
Non alcoholic:
Doing the Dew - �All parts of Rockmelon, lemon verbena, herbs.
The Mighty Booch - �Riberry and pear skin kombucha.
Berry and Beans - Strawberry, miso, tonka bean + vanilla cream soda.
Cocktails:
Pep Talk Negroni� - Pepperberry infused Forty Spotted gin, Okar, Naturi Rosso, strawberry.
Beet Wellington - Starward whiskey, mushroom caramel, beetroot.

And a new edition to the pairing for our pre dessert featuring Bellicose pink gin with strawberry, rhubarb + pandan.

Congratulations to Tom for coming 19th in the country for his non alc cocktail Raspberry & Miso in the Boothby drink of the year awards ❤

Lastly!
Our good friend Angus is hosting a pop up at dairy road for the month of December. More than Friends opens this weekend!

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September BYO:

ZamZam Foundation is a registered charity organisation that empowers women and girls in Afghanistan and ACT through education and advocacy. The organisation supports local-led initiatives for education in Afghanistan; runs small community projects in the ACT in collaboration with the Afghan diaspora and Canberra community, including a women's group which funds driving and swimming lessons; fosters partnerships for change; and advocates for the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.

After the Taliban seized control of Kabul in August 2021, the human rights situation of women and girls in Afghanistan deteriorated severely. Since then, the Taliban has been increasingly introducing new restrictions with the apparent aim of completely erasing women's and girls' presence from public arenas. Taliban policies oppress women and girls in almost all aspects of their lives. Any meaningful form of public or political participation by women and girls is now prohibited.

ZamZam Foundation's founder, Dr Nilofar Ebrahimi, is a former member of the Afghanistan Parliament and fled to Canberra following the Taliban's takeover. During her time as a member of parliament in Afghanistan, Dr Ebrahimi ran multiple programs to support girls from low socio-economic backgrounds, to ensure that they had access to education and opportunities outside of the family home. Dr Ebrahimi's work has always had a particular focus on girls in single-parent households, and who were orphaned, understanding the greater challenges such girls face. Besides running ZamZam, Dr Ebrahimi also currently works as a Community Educator and Health Promotion Officer at a local community organisation. She is recently nominated for a 2025 ACT Multicultural Award for the incredible education and support work she has done with the Afghani community.

ZamZam Foundation receives no government funding for its work in Afghanistan. Regular and one-off donations from supporters are vital in allowing the organisation to carry out our work in Afghanistan. 100% of all corkage sales through BYO Thursdays will go to the ZamZam-funded schools for women and girls in Afghanistan.