Welcome to The Deck Cafe, Lovedale!

Serving Delicious Breakfasts and Tapas for Lunch, 7 days.

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Breakfast:

8:30am – 11:30am, Mon‑Fri
8:00am – 11:30am, Sat‑Sun

Lunch:

12pm – 2:30pm, Mon‑Fri
12pm – 2:30pm, Sat‑Sun

Dinner:

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Atmosphere

Location

The Deck Cafe is a bustling and friendly cafe located on the beautiful grounds of Gartelmann Wines in Lovedale, nestled in the Hunter Valley.

The cafe is situated on the deck overlooking the dam in young forest bushland. It is an experience to remember with local chefs and staff cooking and serving cafe favourites with a Hunter Valley fine-dining twist.

Gartelmann Wines cellar door building shot through Autumn leaves

Quality

ONLY THE FINEST FOOD & GREAT SERVICE

We make first-class food in a vibrant environment and make most of our ingredients on-site using locally-sourced produce.

We’re family owned and operated – lead by expert chef Matt Dillow.

Fresh bread made on site
Local produce

Fresh pasta made on site
Gartelmann Wines

Culinary

Delight

The cafe provides a fantastic breakfast menu followed by diverse and delightful “Tapas” menu at Lunch, complimented by Gartelmann Wines and a generous range of beverages and Premium Vittoria Coffee.

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moment

Learn

Cooking Classes

We also run cooking classes with Chef/Owner Matt Dillow.

Get hands-on experience in creating scrumptious dishes with the guidance of an expert chef.

Some classes also include ‘wine education’.

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Experience

Food, wine, and Produce Tours

Experience the very best on offer with our tours lead by Chef/Owner Matt Dillow. Tasmania, South Australia, Margaret River, New Zealand, Tuscany, Italy and Barcelona, Spain.

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