Jude's Café at Tailrace

Jude's Café at Tailrace Jude’s Café is more than a café. It’s a place where people gather, conversations happen, and good is multiplied. Open 8:30am - 3pm, Tuesday - Sunday.
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Every coffee poured supports local youth programs across our community. We are kids, mums, dads, grandpa's, grandma's, aunts, uncles and teenagers...we are united in wanting to come to the table to eat good and to enjoy life at the table. We want to giggle and laugh and enjoy life. We want to tell the people we love that breakfast is at 9 and lunch is at 12 and we're up for anything in between. We

want our littles to have fun on the playground whilst we read that book, or have a chat with our friend. We want to gaze at the amazing view and give thanks for this amazing life that we get to live. We want to pass our joy and love onto others by giving a $1 from every meal to one of the following causes:
Shine - building self esteem in teenage girls in our local schools
Empart - Empowering women to have their own business in India, releasing them from the cycle of poverty. Syria - Supporting the refugees crisis
Be Her Freedom - releasing people all around the world from slave trafficking. We want to inspire love and romance once a month with our famous Date Night. 3 hours of uninterrupted conversation with the ones you love whilst your kids are looked after on site. So we hope you come and enjoy our little cafe.

This is Taliah. 🤍Taliah runs our Amity program, walking alongside girls for nine weeks as they talk about friendships, e...
04/09/2026

This is Taliah. 🤍
Taliah runs our Amity program, walking alongside girls for nine weeks as they talk about friendships, emotions, relationships, identity and some of the hard things that come with growing up.

And we reckon when she hears stories like Zoe’s, there has to be a little moment of, “Yep. This is why we do it.”

Zoe began the program withdrawn and struggling with friendships. Nine weeks later, she told us she felt differently because she now knew who she was — and that “nothing can change that.”

For the past three years, grant funding has helped Taliah and our team keep showing up for young people like Zoe.
That funding is now coming to an end.

The need isn’t

We want Taliah to keep walking into schools.

We want more young people to have these conversations.

And we want there to be many, many more stories like Zoe’s.

If you’d like to help us keep showing up, we’d love you to be part of it. 🤍

You can donate by going to judescafe.com.au

01/09/2026

Sometimes the loveliest part of an event is hearing afterwards what it meant to people. ❤️
Our Date Night was never really meant to be just about dinner.
It was about creating a little breathing space for parents.

We loved reading these words from some of the families who joined us.
And perhaps our favourite was one of the simplest:
“We don’t get out at night, so we really appreciate it.”

That’s exactly why Date Night exists.
Thank you to every family who came, and to the beautiful team of staff and volunteers from Tailrace Community Church who helped make the evening possible. ❤️

What an amazing view to celebrate an amazing day. 🤍There is something pretty special about looking out across the Tamar ...
31/08/2026

What an amazing view to celebrate an amazing day. 🤍
There is something pretty special about looking out across the Tamar Valley as the light begins to fade, surrounded by the people you love most.

One of the things we love about weddings at Tailrace is that you don’t have to choose between being indoors and feeling connected to the landscape.
Floor-to-ceiling windows.

Warm lights overhead.
Good food around the table.
And that view as your backdrop.
Tasmania really does know how to put on a show. ✨

Weddings at Tailrace.
A beautiful place to gather, celebrate and take it all in.

📸 Meghan Maguire Photography

We love to give back. 💛This little card might look like it’s simply about coffee — buy five and the sixth is on us.But f...
28/08/2026

We love to give back. 💛

This little card might look like it’s simply about coffee — buy five and the sixth is on us.

But for us, it represents something much bigger.
This week, we’ve been incredibly grateful for the generosity shown towards the work we do with young people.

Donations have come in, people have quietly given, and little by little we’re saving towards some pretty big dreams for our youth.

And it reminds us that generosity goes both ways.

Our Jude’s regulars choose to have coffee with us.
You meet here. Eat here. Bring your friends here.
You support our events, our young people and the work happening behind the scenes.

So sometimes, the coffee should simply be on us. ☕️
It’s only a little thing.
But it’s our way of saying thank you for being part of Jude’s.

10 Days Until Father’s Day Brunch Father’s Day has a habit of sneaking up on us.Suddenly it’s a few days away and we’re ...
27/08/2026

10 Days Until Father’s Day Brunch

Father’s Day has a habit of sneaking up on us.

Suddenly it’s a few days away and we’re wondering what to buy, what to cook, or how we’re going to make the day feel a little bit special.

So this Father’s Day, why not keep it simple?

Come and join us for Father’s Day Brunch at Tailrace — a relaxed morning of good food, family and time together.

Phone 63274538 or [email protected] to make your booking.

⏰ LAST CHANCE FOR DATE NIGHT!Bookings close tomorrow ❤️If you’ve been thinking, “We really should book that…” — this is ...
25/08/2026

⏰ LAST CHANCE FOR DATE NIGHT!

Bookings close tomorrow ❤️

If you’ve been thinking, “We really should book that…” — this is your reminder.

Check the kids into Kids Paradise, then head next door to Jude’s Café and enjoy a beautiful meal together while we take care of the little people.

✨ Dinner for the grown-ups
🛝 Kids cared for & playing next door
❤️ Time to actually finish a conversation
🍽️ And no cooking or dishes!

Bookings close tomorrow, so don’t leave it too late.
Book your Date Night now. ❤️

Come celebrate at our Fathers Day Brunch in Judes Cafe. Includes:  Brewed coffee, tea & juice stations (barista coffee a...
20/08/2026

Come celebrate at our Fathers Day Brunch in Judes Cafe.

Includes:
Brewed coffee, tea & juice stations (barista coffee available for purchase at Judes Cafe), Fresh cut melons, pineapple and oranges, macadamia and cranberry granola, yoghurt, berries and compotes, sourdough breads, fruit toast, English muffins with butter and preserves.

Hot
Scrambled eggs, fried eggs, sirloin minute steak, fried onions, grilled Swiss brown mushrooms, hash browns, hollandaise.

Sweet
Frankies Waffles with ice cream, maple syrup and berries.

Phone is on 63274538 or [email protected]

We make great pizzas… house made dough… yum…
19/08/2026

We make great pizzas… house made dough… yum…

Good coffee, good food, good company. ☕️🌿Sometimes the best part of the day is simply sitting around the table together....
18/08/2026

Good coffee, good food, good company. ☕️🌿
Sometimes the best part of the day is simply sitting around the table together.
Whether it’s a quick coffee, lunch with a friend, or a little time to slow down, there’s always a place for you at Jude’s Café.
Come grab a seat. 💛

Address

1 Waterfront Drive, Riverside
Launceston, TAS
7250

Opening Hours

Tuesday 8:30am - 3pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 3pm
Thursday 8:30am - 3pm
Friday 8:30am - 3pm
Saturday 8:30am - 3pm
Sunday 8:30am - 3pm

Telephone

03 63274538

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