Zora Cafe — Restaurant in Newcastle-Maitland

I'd avoid at busy times or on weekends. Only after the people I was with ordered were they told it's about a 30 minute wait (I wasn't told at all) and it ended up taking 45 minutes to get basic meals (think eggs and toast dishes). I was a pain and swapped what I had ordered which they were very helpful with, but the young register workers admitted they were bad with maths and shorted me about $2 in change. I'd recommend getting a calculator to sit on the register to help them. There wasn't an issue with the customer service at all, but my meal was quite average and the long wait time made it even more disappointing that the food wasn't amazing. There is a tiny kitchen with enough room for the 1 person to cook the meals, so no ability to handle a large rush of customers. I'd avoid going on a weekend in the morning because it's not...

Once again a downfall of the 5 star evaluation. Deserves more than a 3 but not a 4. Service was extremely friendly, efficient and attentive. The coffee, whilst ok was your typical slightly overroasted, a little on the bitter side, old school Italian coffee, although roasted in Australia I believe. The Eggs Benny were nice. Eggs tasted of quality, the bacon was delicious, and the Turkish bread nicely toasted and just the right size but the hollandaise sauce was unusually sweet, almost aioli-ish, but there also seemed to be 2 sauces, with a more savoury hollandaise on top. Whatever it was it was unusual, and plentiful. The hash Brown was your typical frozen fare, and a little oily. Prices are on the more expensive side for the standard of food...

This place is a really good little town cafe. It is tucked away at the bottom of some stairs in a little "Italian feel" courtyard. The service is spectacular and really friendly. The food is good as well. We had the "Full Breakfast" and the "Pecan Pie Stack". Pancakes were just a little on the tough side for my liking, but the pecans and sauce were fantastic. Didn't need a steak knife to cut through them, but at times you could struggle with the knife and spoon given. The full breakfast was almost perfect. To take it to the next level, maybe just some toasted Turkish bread or Focaccia instead of some untoasted white bread. But once again, just my opinion. Well worth the drive off the main road for a visit. Definitely...