Qoin on the Menu for Valentine’s Day at Our Casa

Hampton restauranteur Alex Ghannoum had been watching Qoin with interest for some time, but it was only last week that he decided it was time to test the water.

“I thought we’d be silly not to try it. I’m curious to see how Qoin works out for us.”

This Sunday, he’ll be in his element when his restaurant Our Casa hosts a Valentine’s Day dinner. For $50 a head, guests get an entrée, main course and dessert, plus a glass of prosecco on arrival.

Naturally Alex will be accepting Qoin!
Reaching new customers, new suppliers
As well as reaching new customers for Our Casa, he sees a benefit in connecting with a network of new suppliers who also use Qoin.

“You can start affiliating with different types of businesses you never thought of using. That’s when business works best.”

While he has plenty of business experience, hospitality is in his blood. Alex grew up working in the kitchen of his grandfather’s Middle Eastern restaurant, before deciding the family business was not for him.

He spent the next 20 years working for big business, including a stint as state manager for Nick Scali and Godfreys.

“I wanted to understand how business worked.”

By early 2018 he was ready for a new challenge. In December 2018, he opened a restaurant in Hampton, an affluent bayside suburb of Melbourne. He named it Our Casa (Our Home) because he wanted his customers to think of it as their home away from home, a family-oriented restaurant where Mum and Dad could bring the kids.