Stunning Margot Robbie drops in for lunch at Coogee

Australian actor Margot Robbie has been mobbed by fans in Coogee, after lunching there with her husband and friends, and shouting 126 patrons to free gin cocktails.

Australian actor Margot Robbie has continued her “shouting spree” across Australia.

All eyes were on the three-time Oscar nominee at Merivale hotspot Mimi’s on Saturday, where Robbie, who was sitting for lunch with husband Tom Ackerley, surprised patrons by shouting them all a round of cocktails made from her Papa Salt gin.

The Hollywood starlet was dining at the Coogee restaurant before requesting waiters serve Papa Salt cocktails to all 126 patrons.

Wearing a black miniskirt and midriff T-shirt, she then stood up alongside her husband and co-founder of the gin brand, Charlie Maas, to address the crowd and make a speech.

“Sorry to interrupt you briefly,” Maas said. “I hope you all have a Big Papa in your hand. We are the founders and creators of Papa Salt, a brand new Australian gin. We just wanted to pop in and shout you a round, so I hope you enjoy it.”

Margot Robbie leaves The Coogee Pavilion this afternoon after dining at Mimis. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

The speech was met with a round of applause from the crowd, with some diehard Robbie fans even in tears.

“We just came for lunch and I unexpectedly saw Margot and she shouted the whole restaurant one of her drinks,” Jaz Daly said.

“She was extremely approachable and made everyone feel like they were a part of her lunch.”

Robbie then spent over an hour mingling and taking photos with diners, talking about what she has been up to while in Australia and her favourite restaurants, which included Mr Wong.

“She was so incredibly patient,” another guest said.

“Everyone, young and old, were wanting photos with her. Some people were crying they couldn’t believe their luck. She left straight from the restaurant to catch a flight to Auckland.”

Margot Robbie the Coogee Pavilion.

Margot Robbie leaves The Coogee Pavilion. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

The appearance comes after the 33-year-old attended a Papa Salt event in Brisbane last Sunday, shouting the first round on the bar for patrons at the trendy eatery Mr Percival’s.

Fans took to social media with videos of Robbie, thanking her for their free drinks.

Robbie has been busy promoting her Byron Bay-made gin label over the past week, after launching it earlier this year alongside Ackerley and their friends Josey McNamara, Regan Riskas and Maas.

The Barbie actor also hosted a private event for her gin brand in Perth, at the celebrity-favourite Indigo Oscar restaurant at Cottesloe Beach.

Robbie looked relaxed and happy. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

Fans described her as “patient”. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

In videos on social media, Robbie can be seen being mobbed by adoring fans as she leaves the restaurant, with the star happily stopping for selfies, then hopping into a black car.

Robbie landed in Brisbane last Wednesday alongside her husband, before heading to her home city of the Gold Coast, where she was photographed having lunch in Main Beach on Thursday afternoon.

Her surprise trip to Australia comes as the starlet has more down time than usual, during the SAG-AFTRA strikes, which have finally came to an end on Wednesday after 118 days.
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