Sound up, kitchen going all day, and a DJ set after the siren so the day rolls straight into the night.

At home you get the game and then it is over. Here you get the build-up, a room full of people who care about the result, someone else handling lunch, and a DJ once it is done.

Grand Final Saturday is the busiest day we get all spring. The tables that get taken are the ones booked ahead, and a group of six turning up at 1pm on the day is a hard ask for any pub.

Matt Cameron on the decks

Once the game is done the room does not empty out. Matt Cameron is on the decks from 8pm and the afternoon turns into the night without anyone having to move.

Saturday 26 September at 52 Porter Promenade, Mission Beach. The kitchen is open 11am to 8:30pm and the full menu is on all day. We show the NRL and UFC every week too, here is what sport is on at the Tavern.