Cargo Espresso Bar — Restaurant in Newcastle-Maitland

Avoid the fish burger–what an absolute ripoff. The greasy batter was thicker than the paper-thin sliver of fish in the middle (I wish I was exaggerating!). I honestly couldn’t even tell if it was fish or not. It’s not battered like a fish and chip shop, it’s like a frozen readymade thing from a cheap supermarket. It’s a shame because it could been great, but you’d find better quality fish at Coles.

$15 for some lettuce, a slice of tomato, a blob of tartar sauce in the middle, and what was supposed to be fish. Plus $5 for sweet potato chips. Never again.

The sweet potato chips were good, you pay extra for them though. So, maybe just buy some expensive chips and enjoy the view, don’t bother with the rest… or don’t bother at all. I’ve heard good things about the Malaysian restaurant down the road.

If you want an amazing burger by the beach head to The Kraken Kiosk...

This is a lovely little cafe in a great spot by the beach. While the coffee is not bad and the seating area gets filled quite easily there is a great sense of community among everyone who visits, be it their first or thousandth. One request I have of this cafe is to please never change the way the Deluxe Brekkie Roll is made. It has reached perfection with BBQ sauce, aioli, two eggs, bacon, a hash brown and spinach on a perfectly toasted turkish roll. Firmly cemented it’s position as my favourite breakfast...

I Ordered smashed avo with poached egg and coffee. I Wasn’t expecting it to all be served in takeaway containers as I said I was eating in. Other customers had proper coffee mugs and plastic plates. If I knew this I probably wouldn’t have ordered it. It Was extremely difficult to cut up hard as a rock toast with disposable cutlery and a cardboard box as a plate. I went thru 2 forks lol. I also asked for 2 sugars in coffee. There were none. Little disappointed. Service and atmosphere I...