27/10/2026
A HEARTFELT THANK YOU FROM BACKBONE ❤️🍻
To our loyal customers, friends and the wonderful Tugun community,
As many of you know, Backbone has been part of the Tugun community for the past 7 years, and we want to take this opportunity to thank you all for your incredible support, friendship and loyalty along the way.
Over the years, we’ve shared so many great times, made some wonderful friendships and welcomed not only our amazing customers but also your four legged family members. 🐾❤️
Backbone has been so much more than just a Japanese and craft b**r restaurant to us. It’s been a place to connect, celebrate and feel part of a community.
As some of you may know, Backbone has been on the market, with the hope that a new owner would take over and keep it going as your favourite Japanese drinking hole in Tugun.
Unfortunately, the past few years have brought some incredibly difficult challenges. During our ownership, we have experienced five break ins and two major power outages, all of which have had a significant financial impact on the business, with insurance issues adding to the strain.
Sadly, following the latest incident in the early hours of last Saturday morning, we have had to make the incredibly difficult and heartbreaking decision to close Backbone.
This has not been an easy decision, and it comes with a great deal of sadness. After 7 years of pouring our hearts into Backbone, it’s hard to put into words just how much this place, and all of you, mean to us.
We want to thank every single person who has walked through our doors, shared a drink, enjoyed a meal, brought their friends and family, and helped make Backbone what it is today.
We may be saying goodbye to Backbone, but we will always treasure the memories, friendships and incredible support we’ve received from the Tugun community.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being part of our journey. ❤️
With love and gratitude,
The Backbone Family 🍻🇯🇵🐾
