Matthew Thomas Cafe

Went for a Saturday morning walk along Lover's Walk and ended up at Matthew Thomas cafe'. A welcoming and warm feel to the place. I loved the decor, high ceilings and position with a view through the trees of the sea. The service was quick and personable. The menu is fairly extensive and reasonably priced (maybe a bit on the high side). Having said that, the portions were generous and well prepared. We loved our meal and the coffee was great.

What a little gem this cafe is! We were having a lazy Sunday so decided to go out for lunch something we don’t do locally very often as expectations are seldom met. This is our second visit here in as many weeks and I am so pleasantly surprised. Location, ambience and staff all wonderful and the food did not disappoint. Oh great coffee too.

Housed in a quirky vintage building that says Masonic Hall on the original signage. The hall has been converted into a cafe and residencies on top. Nicely fitted out with cottage Hamptons decor to suit the old style with a modern twist. It is extreemly dog friendly and I got to pat 3 dogs all seated at different tables out the front. It's wonderful that there are more places we can head out to with our hairy four legged family members. Stopped here to get a coffee while in Sandgate. Courteous immediate friendly service. They do Toby's Estate coffee, it was perfectly made and super fast. The food looked fantastic and menu reasonably priced.

Beautiful venue. Chicken Moroccan salad was amazing. So much flavour, it was so delicious. One of the best things I've eaten and I could eat this every day! However by the end it was extremely oily, and we had a huge puddle at the bottom of the bowl and the remaining salad was dripping. Perhaps consider a bit less salad dressing. Amazing flavours though! We also had the calamari dish. The chips were incredible and I've never had that smooth texture of potato before, yet so crispy on the outside!?! The calamari was beautiful and melting in the mouth, we just weren't a fan of the herbs on the outside. It would have been infinitely better with just lemon pepper and salt, rather than the ?italian herb mix. It didn't work at all. The waffle was nice, but nothing mind blowing. Would be better with a thicker (and more flavoursome) fudge style sauce. Overall a lovely meal, however we did think the price was a little excessive.