As an aspiring actress, Mooney was working in restaurants to make extra money when one of her patrons suggested she start her own establishment and offered to fund it. She approached her friend, then–general manager at the Parlour, to partner with her. The pair wrote a business plan, found a location on Mainland Street in Yaletown and opened Banter Room, a 90-seat restaurant with a 50-seat covered patio, in April 2017. Banter Room, with a Yaletown location and chic atmosphere earned a $4.65 million and a 22.8-percent profit in 2018 and have repaid their investors.
