Restaurant Mason, Newcastle 2300, Restaurant/cafe

Restaurant Mason

Restaurant/cafe

3/35 Hunter Street
2300 Newcastle
Australia

Phone: (02) 4926 1014

Website: restaurantmason.com

Opening times:
Sun 8:00 am - 11:30 am, 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tue 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm, 6:00 pm - 12:00 am
Wed 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm, 6:00 pm - 12:00 am
Thu 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm, 6:00 pm - 12:00 am
Fri 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm, 6:00 pm - 12:00 am
Sat 8:00 am - 11:30 am, 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Restaurant Mason is situated underneath the Essington Apartments on Hunter Street, Newcastle (previously the Oishi Japanese Restaurant and Atlas Café).

After opening in November 2011, Restaurant Mason received its first Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Award, One Chef’s Hat, in its first year. Since then it has gone from strength to strength opening Café Mason in August 2012 and Mason Catering in early 2013.

Young Husband and Wife team, Chris and Ami invite you to enjoy their passion for fine food, wine and coffee.

With Chris’ previous Hatted (Restaurant II - Newcastle) and Michelin Star (The Ledbury, Notting Hill – London) experience and Ami’s coffee finesse and back of house expertise, you are sure to enjoy one of Newcastle’s premier establishments.

CHRIS THORNTON | Head Chef & Owner

Chris has always had a passion for food. Starting off working in kitchens through high school, he began his training at Peppers Guest House in the Hunter Valley under Jamie Hartcher. After 12 months, Chris moved to Newcastle to help open the toqued Restaurant II with Newcastle incumbent Peter Bryant. During his apprenticeship, he won the Brett Graham Shield, giving him the opportunity to travel to London for work under the acclaimed Michelin Star Chef and fellow Novocastrian Brett Graham. After staging at the Ledbury for a month, Chris returned to complete his apprenticeship before heading back to the Ledbury. After spending sometime with Brett developing his craft, Chris came home to Newcastle and took over as head chef at Bistro Tartine where he fined tuned his skills and created his own style. Two years on and his dream to bring michelin quality food to Newcastle is realised in Restaurant Mason