Hoppys Handwash Cafe

Expensive and not very thorough. Just came home to realize that bird poos on the roof were not cleaned, after spending 50 AUD, I now have to clean the car myself as well!

I had a pretty good experience. The coffee was above my expectations and the staff were all very friendly. The wash and vacuum ($ 35) was decent, maybe a little more elbow grease on the windshield would have got some more stubborn spots off but I’m not complaining over all. Thumbs up.

I like Hoppy’s but it’s too expensive to take the car here more than once a month. I usually just get the outside of the car done unless inside is particularly in need of a clean. The café is alright — the coffee is OK without being great — but you’d hardly go there just for the café. The car wash service is fairly friendly.
A good tip is to look at the website and decide what level of service you want before you go. While you’re in the line and looking up at the board you’ll need to make a snap decision and they’ll try to up-​sell you.

For $ 30-​$ 40 you can have your car vacuumed, washed and wheels shined here. They shove your car on a conveyor belt and while you go into the café and have your coffee, you can see it on the belt going through like an assembly line, 2 guys wash the foam that’s sprayed on it and then another 2 guys wipe the soap off at the next stop, and then at the end you’ve got like 4 people drying your car with rags and good teamwork. That’s efficiency. It’s like machine meets man on the conveyor belt.
Then when you’ve read your newspaper and finished your coffee, ta daaaa your buzzer sounds like when it’s time to grab your food from the counter at a pub, but this time, your cars all done. Clean smelling and delightful to drive again. Even with 3 car seats in the back, these guys get it clean… even the pet hair comes off.
Gotta love this place, and hey, if you drive your car for work, it’s a tax deduction! And, it’s owned by Chris Johns the rugby player and Ian Healy the cricket guy… if you’re lucky, you might see them there like I have and snag an autograph.