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House of Roast - Newcastle

149 Darby St, Cooks Hill NSW 2300, Australia

4.2(68)· Google
52
Spot Score
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Open nowToday 06:00 – 15:00 · by the venue's published hoursFull hours

Opens early (before 7am)Open 7 daysOpen MondaysOpen Sundays
House of Roast - Newcastle — Cooks Hill, Newcastle

A well-regarded cafe at Cooks Hill in Newcastle with a 4.2 rating across 68 reviews.

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149 Darby St, Cooks Hill NSW 2300, Australia

Opening hours

Open now
Monday
06:00 – 15:00
TuesdayToday
06:00 – 15:00
Wednesday
06:00 – 15:00
Thursday
06:00 – 15:00
Friday
06:00 – 15:00
Saturday
06:00 – 15:00
Sunday
06:00 – 15:00

Menu

Menu link from the venue's own website. Prices and items can change — the venue's page is the source of truth.

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Why it's worth checking out

House of Roast - Newcastle is a coffee-focused café and retail stop on Darby Street in Cooks Hill, with a clear emphasis on carefully selected beans and well-made drinks. The Newcastle store is part of a wider local group with venues in Cardiff and Rutherford, and its coffee range includes signature blends and rotating single origins. The business describes its coffee as ethically sourced, locally roasted and Australian owned, while its retail shelves feature brands including GLITCH, BLISS, Peaberrys and Flamingo.

There is more here than takeaway coffee. The café serves seasonal food, and customer feedback mentions toasties, pastries and bagels alongside the drinks menu. Reviews also refer to iced options such as mango matcha, iced Biscoff coffee, iced matcha with honey and cinnamon, and iced lattes. These details suggest a useful mix for a quick morning order, a lighter brunch or an afternoon pick-me-up, without making the venue feel limited to traditional coffee orders.

The website positions House of Roast as a welcoming place to catch up, recharge or take a favourite brew on the go. Customer comments describe friendly, knowledgeable and passionate staff, a relaxed atmosphere and music that contributes to the experience. For those wanting to make better coffee at home, the store also sells retail beans, brewing equipment, drinkware and other coffee essentials. In-store tastings are available to help visitors choose a blend, making the shop relevant to both curious newcomers and people who already know what they like.

House of Roast suits solo visitors looking for a dependable coffee stop, friends meeting for a casual catch-up, and locals wanting to stock up on beans or explore something different. It also caters to cafés through a wholesale coffee service, connecting businesses with coffee roasters. With a 4.2 Google rating from 68 reviews, the Cooks Hill venue has established a positive local reputation, particularly for its coffee, welcoming service and easygoing café setting.

Spot Score

52

The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.2 from 68 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.

About the venue · from Google

ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
65
PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
56

About this listing · our record

Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
30
Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
70
FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
30

Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.

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