
The Cafe
The Trail Station Café is open daily from 8:30am – 5pm, Monday to Friday & 8:00am – 5:00pm on weekends. The cafe boasts a variety of ice-creams, homemade snacks and light lunches, hot and cold drinks and most importantly, delicious NT Roasted Coffee! The now famous “secret recipe” vanilla slice is well worth trying also!

NT Roasted Coffee at the Trail Station Cafe at the Alice Springs Telegraph Station
- Barista Espresso Coffee – NT Roasted
- Variety of Teas
- Milkshakes
- Homemade Iced Coffee & Iced Chocolate
- Selection of cold drinks
You can also become a member of our “Frequent Sipper” club for loyalty caffeine bonuses!

Frittata Slice and Iced Chocolate made by the Trail Station Cafe, at the Alice Springs Telegraph Station

Enjoy some cheesecake and one of our local bird visitors at the Trail Station Cafe at the Alice Springs Telegraph Station
The cafe offers a boutique range of homemade fresh food – all produced daily on site. Keep an eye on our social media channels for daily specials and cook ups! The cafe offers:
- The “secret recipe” Vanilla Slice
- Home made Anzac Biscuits – a must try for any international visitor
- Sandwiches – fresh & toasted
- Frittata slice & other lovely savoury dishes
- Brownies, cheesecake, cookies and other sweet treats
- Daily specials and offers
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Gifts & Souvenirs

The friendly Trail Station Cafe team modelling some Aussie Dingo Hats – the Cafe has unique gifts and souvenirs at the most reasonable prices in Alice Springs

The Trail Station Cafe has a lot to offer visitors – a range of hot and cold drinks, homemade snack and light lunches, and a unique range of gifts, books, and souvenirs
The Alice Springs Telegraph Station is also still a functioning post office – you can buy your postcards and stationary, as well as your stamps in the shop. All mail posted in the original Red Post Box at the Alice Springs Telegraph Station is also stamped with our unique franking stamp – just as it always has been!

Original Red Post Box at the Alice Springs Telegraph Station – still a registered and operational Post Office today

All mail posted onsite in the original red Postbox the first post box of Alice Springs), is stamped with the unique Commemorative Franking Stamp





