Cafe at Mortels in Thornton, New South Wales, Australia | Restaurant

Cafe at Mortels

Locality: Thornton, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4966 0990

Address: 1 Weakleys Drive 2322 Thornton, NSW, Australia

Website: mortels.com.au/pages/cafe-mortels

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25.01.2022 Chef's Sunday special. French Toast with bacon. #Sunday #Frenchtoast #Mortels

25.01.2022 Happy New Year! To all our amazing customers we want to say a massive thank you for your continuing support . Last year required so many changes and often at really short notice, we all had to adapt to the new ways of the world. One of these areas in which we were all required to adapt to was the signing in at venues, first by pen and then as technology enabled by the QR code. Just as we’ve all got used to doing this the NSW Government has thrown the hospitality in...dustry yet another curve-ball. As of today everywhere you go to eat, drink or socialise will require you to sign in via the Service NSW QR code meaning you need to download the Service NSW app. This is not our rules, this is the rules of the NSW Government for any hospitality venue including cafes and restaurants. So a little public holiday task for you today could be to download the app so you’re all prepared for the next time you go to a club, pub, restaurant or cafe. We are not happy about it either but it is what it is so rather than be upset with the venue you are trying to dine at please just be prepared. Now go and enjoy. 2021 is going to be a better year. We are back to normal business hours from tomorrow. We’re so grateful to be able to open with minimal restrictions.

23.01.2022 Today's special. Stuffed potato with chilli con carne and corn chips topped with sour cream and guacamole. #potato #Cafe@Mortels #getinmybelly

23.01.2022 AUCTION NOW CLOSED. Congratulations to the winning bidder. AUCTION ITEM A Helping Hand for Amba. Bidding closes 12 noon, 2nd October 2020... This is Amba Woolly-Bear and is being AUCTIONED here to raise money for her soul-human Amba from East Maitland. Amba has recently been given the devastating diagnosis of Stage 4 Cancer, at only 40 years old. 100% of the proceeds from this auction will be going directly to Amba to support her costs of living and treatment as she undergoes chemotherapy and the fight for her life. If you would like to provide a loving home for Amba Woolly-Bear, place your bid in the comments below (on our page, not on a shared post as we won’t see it). Bids will close 12 noon, 2nd October. Bids will only be valid in this original post (not in the comments of another page through a shared post) so please be certain to place your bid correctly by opening this post and placing your bid in the comments. Winning Bid will be in the comments of this post and is final. We will post Amba Woolly-Bear if need be free of charge within Australia. . Thank you for jumping on board to support Amba and her family. Please SHARE this post so others may participate should they wish so we can raise money for this beautiful lady. . Amba’s story as told by her sister Beck This is not something I ever thought I would have to write, and I hope that no one ever has to experience the pain our family has felt in the last 10 days... On Wednesday 12th August 2020 our family’s world came crashing down, but first there’s some backstory. My sister Amba had a cancer scare in February 2020 when a colon obstruction turned out to be stage 2 colon cancer. After a gruelling 9hr emergency surgery we were told that whilst Amba was lucky to have survived - they felt they were able to remove all of the tumour and that no chemo or further treatment would be required. Recovery was the new priority and with time, life would be able to return to its new normal for Amba, or so we thought. On August 12th 2020 Amba was to have an oncologist appointment in the afternoon to follow up some small spots that had been incidentally found on her liver during a routine CT scan the previous week. We were so sure that it would just be something simple, an easily explained little cyst or something. Never in our worst nightmares could we have imagined the news that was delivered. That afternoon at just 40 years of age, Amba was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Colon Cancer which had spread to her liver and both lungs. Knowing Amba was in her appointment I had my phone on me waiting to hear how it went. The call I received was not from her - but from her oncologist, and all I could hear in the background on the other end of the phone was my beautiful sister hysterically sobbing. As the oncologist told me the news, right there in that moment, a part of my soul was extinguished. The words he spoke rang in my ears. I couldn’t draw breath. I couldn’t think. I couldn’t even feel. This wasn’t something I could protect my beautiful sister from, and I knew in my heart that it certainly wasn’t something I could ‘fix’. That evening we sat quietly together on the lounge, flicking through hospital handouts with information about chemotherapy, the next steps, the next choices. None of which seemed real. Less than 24hrs ago Amba had been energetically jumping on the trampoline with my two boys as she so often did - her two nephews are the absolute lights of her life. Those boys worship the ground Amba walks on - and the feeling is very much mutual. When the time came to discuss Aunty Amba’s diagnosis with the boys, I was brought to my knees. That’s not a conversation I ever thought we’d have to have. I feel like we always try to raise our children to believe the best of the world. We try to teach them that when you do good things, good things happen to you; that for the most part the world is just and fair and that things have a way of working out. But this situation is different. It’s not ok. No part of this is fair. This is just one of those absolutely horrific times that a very terrible thing is happening to a good person... a wonderful, kind, caring, loving and selfless person... a person who deserves all the great things that life has to offer, and none of the bad. But unfortunately what we deserve in life and what we receive can be so very different it would appear. Whilst I cannot take away the cancer from Amba’s body, one of the things I CAN do is try my hardest to ensure that financial stress won’t add to Amba’s worries. With chemotherapy comes debilitating side effects, with side effects comes the inability to work, and with that comes the stresses of how to pay a mortgage and simply afford the bare necessities of life. No one in Amba’s position should have to consider how it is that they will afford to live. Amba’s focus needs to be on fighting for her life, which is why I am organising this fundraiser for her. Every single cent that is donated to this campaign will go directly to Amba and her costs of living. For those of you who know Amba personally, you would know that she never asks for a thing from anyone. She is the giver. The selfless one. The one who adds value to every single life that she touches - and doesn’t ask for a thing in return... that’s why I’m asking for her. This sister of mine is one in a million and on behalf of our entire family I thank you from the bottom of my heart for any words of encouragement, prayers/well wishes and any donation no matter how small. Amba is going to fight this with everything she has, and we will be with her every step of the way. Lastly - PLEASE speak with your GP if you have any concerns regarding your bowel health or a change in bowel habits. Cancer does not discriminate. Beck set up this Go Fund Me page for Amba. https://www.gofundme.com/f/ahelpinghandforamba . On behalf of Amba, Beck and the family, thank you for your thoughts, prayers, love and support. Mortels Team x . And finally a bit about Amba Woolly-Bear. Born 27th October, made in Australia by Mortels Sheepskin Factory from 100% Australian Sheepskin. Soft and cuddly, this Jointed Teddy measures 42cm, have baby safe eyes and nose, moveable arms and legs and easy to care for. Amba Woolly-Bear makes the perfect lifelong plush friend being so natural and so cute! It is the perfect gift for that special little person in your life to treasure always. And also a wonderful gift for a collector of limited edition items.

21.01.2022 Friday's made with love. #almosttheweekend #coffee #madewithlove

21.01.2022 Father's day is booking up fast call the cafe today to avoid disappointment. #dad #Mortels #Father's dad.

20.01.2022 Our #inspired #Chef has been working hard on this for you. Finding something for everyone's taste is never easy but we think we have found a AMAZING balance for everyone. We can't wait to share and enjoy it with everyone soon. #changeisgood #summermenu#Tuesday

20.01.2022 Today's beautiful specials to go with the beautiful day.

20.01.2022 End your working week with our delicious Banoffee Pancakes or Breakfast Bruschetta We see fruit so they must be healthy right. #Friday #breakfast #delicious

17.01.2022 Spanish Penna Pasta with Chorizo topped with fresh basil picked from our Mortels garden.

17.01.2022 Our delicious weekend Specials

17.01.2022 Father's day is fast approaching. This year is alittle different with the covid 19 restrictions but that's no reason why all the dad's should miss out. We have limited tables and times available so get in early to avoid disappointment. Please call the Cafe on 49660990 to make a booking.

15.01.2022 Our #weekend special. A loaded breakfast burger. #chef #breakfast #Cafe@Mortels

15.01.2022 On this day 102 years ago at 11am the guns fell silent on the Western Front. Remembrance Day; to honour, reflect and remember all those that have served and sacrifice for their country. We will remember them.... Lest we forget. See more

14.01.2022 Chef specials for today. Beef and black bean noodles. Creamy Ham, veg and boccaccini pasta.

14.01.2022 Finish the week off with this delicious housemade beef lasagna served with a fresh garden salad. Available dine-in or takeway. #Friday #Chef

14.01.2022 Spoil Dad at home this Father’s Day with our "King of the Castle BBQ Pack". Chopped and ready to go straight on the BBQ. Everything needed for an easy iso lunch. Just add beer. We’ll provide the food, you provide the social distancing.... Pack for 2, $45 Pack for 4, $90 Pre-orders essential. Call 4966 0990 to secure your pack early.

13.01.2022 Weekend breakfast special.

13.01.2022 AUCTION NOW CLOSED. Congratulations to the winning bidder. AUCTION ITEM A Helping Hand for Amba. Bidding closes 12 noon, 2nd October 2020... This is Amba Woolly-Bear and is being AUCTIONED here to raise money for her soul-human Amba from East Maitland. Amba has recently been given the devastating diagnosis of Stage 4 Cancer, at only 40 years old. 100% of the proceeds from this auction will be going directly to Amba to support her costs of living and treatment as she undergoes chemotherapy and the fight for her life. If you would like to provide a loving home for Amba Woolly-Bear, place your bid in the comments below (on our page, not on a shared post as we won’t see it). Bids will close 12 noon, 2nd October. Bids will only be valid in this original post (not in the comments of another page through a shared post) so please be certain to place your bid correctly by opening this post and placing your bid in the comments. Winning Bid will be in the comments of this post and is final. We will post Amba Woolly-Bear if need be free of charge within Australia. . Thank you for jumping on board to support Amba and her family. Please SHARE this post so others may participate should they wish so we can raise money for this beautiful lady. . Amba’s story as told by her sister Beck This is not something I ever thought I would have to write, and I hope that no one ever has to experience the pain our family has felt in the last 10 days... On Wednesday 12th August 2020 our family’s world came crashing down, but first there’s some backstory. My sister Amba had a cancer scare in February 2020 when a colon obstruction turned out to be stage 2 colon cancer. After a gruelling 9hr emergency surgery we were told that whilst Amba was lucky to have survived - they felt they were able to remove all of the tumour and that no chemo or further treatment would be required. Recovery was the new priority and with time, life would be able to return to its new normal for Amba, or so we thought. On August 12th 2020 Amba was to have an oncologist appointment in the afternoon to follow up some small spots that had been incidentally found on her liver during a routine CT scan the previous week. We were so sure that it would just be something simple, an easily explained little cyst or something. Never in our worst nightmares could we have imagined the news that was delivered. That afternoon at just 40 years of age, Amba was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Colon Cancer which had spread to her liver and both lungs. Knowing Amba was in her appointment I had my phone on me waiting to hear how it went. The call I received was not from her - but from her oncologist, and all I could hear in the background on the other end of the phone was my beautiful sister hysterically sobbing. As the oncologist told me the news, right there in that moment, a part of my soul was extinguished. The words he spoke rang in my ears. I couldn’t draw breath. I couldn’t think. I couldn’t even feel. This wasn’t something I could protect my beautiful sister from, and I knew in my heart that it certainly wasn’t something I could ‘fix’. That evening we sat quietly together on the lounge, flicking through hospital handouts with information about chemotherapy, the next steps, the next choices. None of which seemed real. Less than 24hrs ago Amba had been energetically jumping on the trampoline with my two boys as she so often did - her two nephews are the absolute lights of her life. Those boys worship the ground Amba walks on - and the feeling is very much mutual. When the time came to discuss Aunty Amba’s diagnosis with the boys, I was brought to my knees. That’s not a conversation I ever thought we’d have to have. I feel like we always try to raise our children to believe the best of the world. We try to teach them that when you do good things, good things happen to you; that for the most part the world is just and fair and that things have a way of working out. But this situation is different. It’s not ok. No part of this is fair. This is just one of those absolutely horrific times that a very terrible thing is happening to a good person... a wonderful, kind, caring, loving and selfless person... a person who deserves all the great things that life has to offer, and none of the bad. But unfortunately what we deserve in life and what we receive can be so very different it would appear. Whilst I cannot take away the cancer from Amba’s body, one of the things I CAN do is try my hardest to ensure that financial stress won’t add to Amba’s worries. With chemotherapy comes debilitating side effects, with side effects comes the inability to work, and with that comes the stresses of how to pay a mortgage and simply afford the bare necessities of life. No one in Amba’s position should have to consider how it is that they will afford to live. Amba’s focus needs to be on fighting for her life, which is why I am organising this fundraiser for her. Every single cent that is donated to this campaign will go directly to Amba and her costs of living. For those of you who know Amba personally, you would know that she never asks for a thing from anyone. She is the giver. The selfless one. The one who adds value to every single life that she touches - and doesn’t ask for a thing in return... that’s why I’m asking for her. This sister of mine is one in a million and on behalf of our entire family I thank you from the bottom of my heart for any words of encouragement, prayers/well wishes and any donation no matter how small. Amba is going to fight this with everything she has, and we will be with her every step of the way. Lastly - PLEASE speak with your GP if you have any concerns regarding your bowel health or a change in bowel habits. Cancer does not discriminate. Beck set up this Go Fund Me page for Amba. https://www.gofundme.com/f/ahelpinghandforamba . On behalf of Amba, Beck and the family, thank you for your thoughts, prayers, love and support. Mortels Team x . And finally a bit about Amba Woolly-Bear. Born 27th October, made in Australia by Mortels Sheepskin Factory from 100% Australian Sheepskin. Soft and cuddly, this Jointed Teddy measures 42cm, have baby safe eyes and nose, moveable arms and legs and easy to care for. Amba Woolly-Bear makes the perfect lifelong plush friend being so natural and so cute! It is the perfect gift for that special little person in your life to treasure always. And also a wonderful gift for a collector of limited edition items.

11.01.2022 Pumpkin, Feta and Pinenut salad.

11.01.2022 Our father's day bookings are filling up fast. Call the cafe on 49660990 to avoid disappointment.

11.01.2022 Tomato and Basil Fettuccine topped with parmesan cheese. (Tomatos and basil picked from our Mortels Garden) #pasta #Chef #fresh

10.01.2022 We have EVERYTHING you need this Christmas... Coffee and Gift Vouchers. #Santa #giftvouchers #Cafe@Mortels

10.01.2022 Today was a exciting day at Cafe@Mortels with even more restrictions being lifted, We welcomed more customers inside. We do still require everyone to sign in using our QR code and if you are feeling unwell we ask you to please stay away. Thank you to everyone who has continued to support us throughout this crazy time we now live in. #2020life #summer #1stdecember

10.01.2022 Back by popular demand. Our Loaded Breakie Burger. Bookings are recommended or call ahead for takeaway. #Weekend #takeaway #delicious #special

10.01.2022 Happy father's day to all the handsome dads today. We hope you have a fantastic Sunday wherever you are!!

09.01.2022 It is on right now! We are thrilled to be involved again this year We are a drop off point for the Toy & Gift Drive Please spread the word for this wonderful initiative by PTBL 2020 Christmas Annual Toy and Gift drive! no child should be waking up Christmas morning to nothing we can help change this through a wonderful organisation called ‘Got your back Sista’. They are the real champions here Thank you in advance to everyone that gets behind this wonderful... cause, spreading the Christmas spirit within our local community. Accepting new gifts until 30th November. For all age children, newborns to teenagers.

09.01.2022 Christmas hours will be posted later this evening Thanks again for your understanding guys!

08.01.2022 Butterscotch Waffle Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Available until 2pm

07.01.2022 Breakfast plans sorted The fruit makes it healthy right? #nutellapancakes #treatyourself #sundayspecial

06.01.2022 Lamb and vegetable pizza topped with housemade tzatziki and fresh rocket from our #Mortels garden.

06.01.2022 End your working week with our delicious Banoffee Pancakes or Breakfast Bruschetta We see fruit so they must be healthy right. #Friday #breakfast #delicious

05.01.2022 A sneak peek of what is coming your way soon. #comingsoon #newmenu #delicious.

04.01.2022 Chef specials for today. Beef and black bean noodles. Creamy Ham, veg and boccaccini pasta.

03.01.2022 Chef's Special Today. Mimi Cob Loaf. #cobloaf #chef #Mortels

01.01.2022 Our classic Mortels Burger got an upgrade in our #newmenu Now with pineapple, beetroot and a fried egg for the true Aussie works burger feels #newmenu #aussiefoodie #theworks

01.01.2022 Our chef has been busy this morning, making our delicious weekend specials. Cafe open 8am til 2pm today and tomorrow. #delicious #yummy #Thornton