ANDREW McELHONE – Owner
Originally from Sydney. Trained as an economist, he found his true calling when living in Byron Bay where he founded Oh Delhi Tandoori and Olivo restaurants. Andrew and his young family moved northward and founded Marine Restaurant in Kingscliff and finally arrived on the Gold Coast in 2003. Sage Cafe Restaurant was opened in 2004 and was an instant success with locals and tourists alike. When the premises next door to Sage Cafe became available; Andrew then founded Yellowfin Seafood Restaurant in 2006 followed by 1 two 3 Mediterranean Dining & Lounge Bar in 2008. |
VANESSA TRELOAR – General Manager
Vanessa started her hospitality career in fine dining 9years ago at Harbourside Restaurant in Tauranga NZ which was voted best restaurant 5years in a row. After a year; Vanessa was promoted to maitre’d and the following year was given the added responsibility of organising all the functions. Vanessa has an absolute passion for customer service and gets so much from the knowledge that her guests have had the most enjoyable evening from start to finish and has recently taken over the role of night shift manager at 1two3 restaurant. |
SACHA BARTLEY – Assistant Restaurant Manager |
JUSTINE CLARKE – Functions and Marketing Manager
Starting her hospitality career at the Hyatt Hotel while still studying at University, Justine eventually transferred between 3 different Hyatt Hotel properties nationally; gaining valuable management experience in casual and fine dining restaurants, bars and nightclubs, room service and conference departments. Upon relocating to the Gold Coast, Justine was part of the management team of several high profile restaurants before joining the Sage restaurant group in 2004. With a strong background in customer service and events planning; Justine has had many years experience in co-ordinating functions of every type and gets genuine enjoyment from liaising with clients in the lead-up to their special events. |