It started with a quote.
In 1996, two restaurateurs took a single Forrest Gump monologue — you know the one — and turned it into a shrimp shack on Monterey's Cannery Row. They figured if Bubba could rattle off twenty-one ways to cook a prawn, the world could probably eat them. Our shrimp mascot, Louie, has been riding the badge ever since.
Turns out the world could. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.™ became the first (and only) casual restaurant chain born from a movie property — and grew to 38 locations across the US, Mexico, Asia, the UK and Europe.
The bayou meets Moreton Bay.
We'd been eyeing Australia for years. Then, in early 2026, the chance came up to take over a beautiful space at 94 Rainbow Street.
We figured we owed the locals more than a cut-and-paste of the US menu. So we kept Bubba's recipes — the gumbo, the prawn boil, the coconut prawns — and let the bay write the rest.
The point hasn't changed.
We don't think dinner needs to be quiet. Or fancy. Or short. We think it should sound like laughing kids and clinking schooners and someone pretending they don't want another bug tail when they obviously do.
That's what Bubba would've wanted. Probably. We're guessing.
Three things we won't cut corners on.
Local catch
We source prawns, bugs and barra from Queensland waters wherever we can. If it can be caught in Moreton Bay, it probably is.
Family first
Kids welcome. Strollers welcome. Birthdays, footy teams, after-school sundae stops — bring 'em all.
Have fun
If you leave smiling, we did the job. If you leave wearing a Bubba's hat, we did it well.
Run, Forrest, Run!™ — Straight to a table by the window
Great Food. Great Fun. Great Party!™
A table by the window doesn't book itself. We'll have a cold one waiting.