Colin Mark Berry allegedly caused $160,000 in damage when he destroyed the Spirit House’s kitchen

A 43-year-old man accused of destroying a Sunshine Coast’s Spirit House restaurant allegedly caused a total loss between $1.2 million and $1.4 million to the business, a court has heard.

Colin Mark Berry allegedly destroyed the Spirit House kitchen. Picture: Social media.

A 43-year-old man accused of destroying a Sunshine Coast’s Spirit House restaurant allegedly caused a total loss between $1.2 million and $1.4 million to the business, a court has heard.

Colin Mark Berry, 43, allegedly broke into the popular Coast restaurant on August 30.

Police Prosecutor Sergeant Nick Nitschke told Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Friday Mr Berry caused approximately $160,000 in damage to the business.

Sergeant Nitschke said the business was expected to suffer a total loss of up to $1.4 million.

Spirit House's kitchen, wine cellar, cooking school and female toilets were damaged when a 43-year-old man allegedly broke into the venue.

Solicitor Chelsea Emery said she agreed the total amount of damage was significant.

Ms Emery said Mr Berry was receiving mental health treatment at Greenslopes Private Hospital.

Mr Berry is charged with two counts of entering a premise with intent and wilful damage as well as possessing a knife in a public place.

Spirit House's kitchen, wine cellar, cooking school and female toilets were damaged when a 43-year-old man allegedly broke into the venue in August. Picture: Maddie Manwaring

In an interview on September 3 Spirit House co-owner Acland Brierty said the cooking school’s fridges had been ripped out, anything made of glass or electrical had been damaged and a fire extinguisher had been sprayed across the room.

In court Sergeant Nitschke asked for the matters to be put into the committal stream given the amount of damage.

Magistrate Maxine Baldwin adjourned the matters to December 17 for a committal mention.