The Umbrian — Restaurant in Newcastle-Maitland

This is my new favourite place to stop for coffee and a brekky snack. I stumbled upon this little gem a few weeks ago when I was walking around the city centre and decided to give it a go. Their main menu item is Pinadinas, which is a homemade Italian flatbread served with a variety of fillings and optional chilli oil. The place is a total vibe. It’s quite fun and quirky, and they have a constant stream of regular customers who they all know by name. You can sit inside at the front of the cafe and watch all the action, or there’s seating towards the back of the cafe which is much quieter. They also have 2 tables out front in the footway. My favourite is the “vegetarian & egg,” and the “morning” is another I highly recommend. The coffee is also on...

Food is amazing.

I work across the road and I order a piadina every day. It's my go to. The ladies make you feel so welcomed and you can tell the food is made from scratch with fresh ingredients. You can really tell the difference in quality and freshness by how long you feel full for (without overeating unlike processed foods which make you hungry a couple hours later).

And if you get the chance to do their gnocchi making class at night you must do it. Really fun and great to experience where the ladies heritage is from (spoiler: It's Umbria in Italy).

Added bonus: I call ahead with my daily order so no need to...

This is by far the best cafe I have been to while in Newcastle! I am all about customer service and food quality and this place leaves every other cafe in Newcastle for dead! Felt so welcomed, they explained how the menu works & had conversations with us which was so friendly.

I honestly wish there was one in Sydney!

Portions are perfect and the price left me baffled! In Sydney I would have spent 3x the amount for the same amount of...