The Joan Café

Penrith City Council’s upgrade of an exciting new café at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre (The Joan) is officially complete, with doors to café goers and theatre enthusiasts alike officially opened in March 2023. The new café supports The Joan’s operations and our arts community by delivering a space that facilitates conversation while providing an additional commercial offering for one of our most praised and popular creative hubs in Penrith.

The 19 sqm café was built in the atrium foyer including 66 sqm of internal and external seating. The cafe enlivens the venue and provides all-day dining for the whole community to enjoy.

The café, now known as Table at The Joan, is the perfect place to grab a meal before a show or catch up over a drink at the bar to reflect after a performance. Not just for patrons of The Joan, the café is a popular place to meet with friends or family to enjoy quality café style food as well as theatre favourites such as ice cream and popcorn.

The new amenity deepens the audience’s engagement with the arts and broadens the patronage at The Joan.

Food and beverage operator

In 2021, an Expressions of Interest campaign was launched to find a professional food and beverage operator for the venue. In 2022, Council and The Joan assessed applications and announced the successful hospitality operator, as Table at The Joan. The new cafe officially opened in March 2023.

More Information

For general information about the project, please email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For information about The Joan please visit www.thejoan.com.au or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For more information about the café operators, visit www.thejoan.com.au/table-at-the-joan/