Bigger cafe set to broaden appeal

Roebourne will soon have its first dine-in cafe when the Ieramugadu Cafe Maya finishes its expansion in August.

Cafe managers Lana and Adrian Wilson have been working on a 30-seat diner upgrade since April.

Mrs Wilson said the regulars were very excited.

"We are going to have a small dining room menu where they can sit and eat, plus more a la carte options," she said.

"We hope the diner will mean we can host meetings, night-time dinners and special occasions like Melbourne Cup Day.

"Some of our regulars are saying this is the best thing to happen to Roebourne."

Mrs Wilson said the new-look cafe would also include a second till and more bain-marie options.

The cafe will still feature popular dishes such as casseroles and shepherd's pies, as well as local dishes including kangaroo stew and kangaroo tail.

Mrs Wilson said the only hard part of building the extension was getting the construction material on time.

"We did have to wait for a lot of the materials because of our location," she said.

"Then it was just a case of getting the builders in at the right time, which can be hard to organise."