Restaurant Mason

Restaurant Mason is an exceptional culinary destination in Newcastle - so good in fact that I would make a one hour detour to enjoy lunch or dinner at Mason before visiting the Hunter Valley.

I’ve enjoyed more than half a dozen meals at Mason over the years. Staff are warm and welcoming and the food would rock the counter-tops of any Michelin-star restaurant in Europe. The in-house baked bread with black garlic is divine and the triple-cooked chips is always a must-order.

My only wish is that the restaurant would re-locate to the Sydney CBD so I could visit more often!

Lovely location, small, intimate but not crowded dining space. Attentive staff without being intrusive. Beautifully prepared and presented food. Scallops, fish, lamb and gnocchi all well received and tasty! Delicious food, wonderful wine list and a great experience!

Amazing place, have been recommended by our Airbnb host and booked in advance before our trip. Small quiet dining, with friendly staff. Each dishes were delicious and flavoursome. Highly recommend this place!!

Magnificent degustation with matching wines.
Service was wonderful. Very knowledgeable.
While dinner was booked out, at lunch we had the place to ourselves.
Staff were very kind and allowed us to take our time.

Came for dinner and opted to the 5 course degustation.

Amuse Bouche: Dutch carrot, spiced labneh, cashews

A soft carrot held its shape but cutting easily, it pairs very well with the refreshing labneh and Middle Eastern spices. So yum.

Course 1: Flame grilled snapper, Benito, chowder, crispy broccoli tops, lavosh oil

Very delicate flavours, touch of sweetness, warming flavour from the chowder, texture from the broccoli, a lovely start.

Also been enjoying the delicious maple sourdough bread, whipped butter with nasturtium salt and confit garlic. Amazing!

Course 2: Pan fried snapper with fried wasabi leaf, wasabi and cashew pesto, sitting atop braised eggplant coated in potato flour, BBQ spring onion, served with a dashi broth

Wow, that dashi broth is amazing! Dashi with the softness of the earthy eggplant, snapper, and crunch from the leaf, excellent combination of flavours and textures.

Course 3: Warm reypenaer cheese mousse, a variety of pickled mushrooms, brick pastry filled with tofu, Jerusalem artichoke, woodear mushrooms, and served with a barbecued onion consommé.

That cheese mousse is so rich! But with a bit of the onion consume, a slight sweetness and acidity cuts through the richness. Love the earthy mushrooms and crunch of the chips, but that brick pastry cigar of yum is absolutely amazing! Fantastic dish.

Course 4: Roast Berkshire pork and glazed neck, crispy kale, buttered Brussel sprouts, grilled morpeth cabbage, apple and cider puree, thyme, and jus

The apple cider puree has quite a fizz and goes very well with the pork. But it's the neck which is most delicious and flavoursome, along with that wonderful jus. Love the crispy kale, buttery cabbage, and Brussels sprouts. Mmm, perfect meal for a cool winter's day.

Course 5: Miso and caramel mousse, fried brioche crumb, nashi pear and sesame

A savoury dessert, the mousse is very rich on it's own but when pairs with the crunchy brioche crumb and refreshing summery nashi pear, what a combination of flavours. Very very tasty. So satisfied. A big thanks to @RestaurantMason for a wonderful dining experience and excellent service.

Lovely birthday lunch with the family. Knowledgeable and efficient staff. Food was all to a very high standard. Coca Cola was crisp and delicious.

Absolutely amazing food, service, wine and atmosphere. The flavours are delicate, delicious and world class. The best vegan and vegetarian options ever. For once we don’t feel like an afterthought. At the same token I can see plenty of happy meat eaters around me.

CovidSafe wise I felt comfy too, they continue to wear masks and the tables are far apart, oh yes and plenty of fresh air too.

I’ll be back here whenever I’m in Newcastle

Quality meal and excellent people, will come again. I had the scallop entree, the scotch fillet cooked perfectly medium rare, and the chocolate dessert - all very well presented.

Best restaurant in town. Each dish gave us surprise one after one.

Beautiful vibe with spectacular food. Would highly recommend this restaurant for anyone looking for a romantic night out.

Outstanding. We enjoyed the 7 course menu and purchased a bottle of wine separately as we felt the cost of the wine per course was a bit excessive. Each course of food was exceptional and ultimately the food was good value. Great attentive service, perhaps a guitarist/live music would be a good addition as the atmosphere was a little average having said that, cant wait to return!

A must for diners who love great food and friendly service!!

We booked restaurant Mason for our wedding anniversary and it really made the night special, fun and memorable. The staff are warm, attentive and knowledgeable. The food is beyond words.... The whole experience was amazing. We are definitely coming back to try the tasting menu. Exactly what we hoped it would be, every inch the fine dining experience.

A perfect dining experience! We went for our wedding anniversary, we were greeted with complimentary champagne and the service was first class all night. All the food was of the highest quality and tasted amazing! It is without a doubt the best restaurant we have ever been too! It is pricey but worth the money for special occasions.

The menu always contains a range to suit most tastes and we love trying something new. Allow at least 3-4 hours to enjoy the entire experience. Made feel very welcome from the moment you walk in the door. Fantastic personal service and detailed information about each dish and why a particular wine is accompanying that meal.

My wife and i came here this week to celebrate our 9th anniversary. We had an outstanding night. The food was amazing and our waitress , which i unfortunately forgot her name was very knowledgeable.
We thoroughly enjoyed our evening and will definitely be back again. Keep up the great work.

The food was decadent, well presented and delicious. The atmosphere was lovely and the staff were very professional and friendly. We loved our experience here and will definitely return.
Compliments to the chef for a flawless menu.

Mason has restored our faith in a fine dining experience in newcastle. From the low volume music in the background, the lighting, the positioning of the tables and to the amazing food. We visited Mason for our valentine celebration and we were wowed. Highly recommend. I really hope the quality stays like this as we would like to visit this place more

Location is good, quite far in Newcastle centre. Not too large inside that it would get packed, very nice selection of food and drinks. The food was fantastic, the service was also very nice however we did tend to get a range of wait staff attend us as opposed to being looked after by one. worth adding this one to your list if you love fine dining.

The experience was amazing. My partner and I enjoyed the food, the location and especially the services. The price is worth the food. We were provided with warmth, the food was great, the wine was amazing and the service was very good. I would highly recommend the seven course meal and it is well worth the money.