Bittersweet — Restaurant in Port Macquarie

Food was delicious but service was crap. We order the specials which is slow cooked beef brisket with napolitana sauce with pasta and pulled roast lamb with onion on focaccia bread, also kids nugget and fries. We waited 45 minutes for the main and saw 2 other tables came after us had their meals served. When questioned, the wait staff said those meals came out first before the chef had a lot of dockets and those were easier prep meals. Even went to the length of trying to explain that the prawns were crumbed already so only need to deep fried and put on salad. I asked if they had to crumbed the individual nuggets to make them fresh and that’s why the nuggets were delayed, she then said the chef has to wait for other meals ready- which was the slowed cooked beef & pulled roast lamb that they just had to put on top of the pasta and focaccia then deep fried the nuggets. They treated their customers like idiots!! Instead of apologising they had forgotten the order/ docket, they just...

Just wonderful!! We stopped in for lunch and to pick up some sweet treats to take home. The staff were so friendly and accommodating. The kids had a great time, especially when their drinks came with jelly snakes wrapped around the straws!

We loved the stuffed mushrooms and the salt and pepper squid with mango salad. The squid was very lightly battered and perfectly cooked, so delicious!

The Cafe is clearly a favourite in the neighbourhood, it has a lovely atmosphere! It felt like we were popping in on old friends.

The lemon tart was divine, so creamy and tangy! The gluten free brownie and cupcake were a huge hit too.

Thanks for making our last stop in Port Mac a memorable one,...

What an absolute gem this place is! Even on a busy morning the staff were attentive and welcoming with everything that was going on. Back from a walk on the beach I was a bit tired and wanted breakfast at home but was skeptical my favourite poached eggs would be rock hard when I got home. Opening the box and digging in I found they were still warm and runny to my liking. Their pastries were to die for and well worth the price. I actually split my strawberry cheesecake over two sittings as it was so filling! Ice coffee was a hit. We came back the day before we left and loved the service. Even my dog was welcome. Well worth a visit. Will be back when I visit...