Who is Babba

Nadia Softa (Babba) was born in Bosnia to a very poor farming family.  In 1968 she left Bosnia to come to Australia in search of a better life for herself, finally settling in Cairns and starting a family.  At the same time, she also launched her business selling hot food from an old van converted into a mobile kitchen, which was a first in the Australian State of Queensland.

In 1974 Babba converted her home On Reservoir Road into a chicken shop. This beginning her dream of having an open-style kitchen where her customers can see the food being prepared from start to finish. Some years later Babba started cooking the chickens over charcoal, which was another first for Queensland.

Today Babba celebrates over 45 years of providing ‘The best Chicken and Chips in Cairns’. To her customers and we thank you for being a part of the Babbas Story.