Why Martha?

At Martha, it’s never just a meal.

It’s good food, great company, unbeatable views… and, of course, cocktails worth staying for.

Every visit adds another chapter to Her Story of what’s on, what’s new, and what’s next.

Maybe it’s Pronto on Thursday nights or Friday lunches, where you catch up with friends over fresh pasta and cocktails for just $49.

Or perhaps it’s Sip & Sounds every Friday night from 8pm, where handcrafted cocktails, live local acoustic music and one of Lake Macquarie’s best sunset views create the perfect way to start the weekend. Better still, enjoy any margarita for just $16 from 8pm to 10pm.

For a limited time, celebrate with a Baby Shower or Sprinkle, where the mum-to-be eats and drinks free. Because why wouldn’t she? (T&Cs apply.)

Martha is where food meets feeling. Where the playlist is just right. Where conversations linger longer.

And the name? That’s where it gets interesting.

In 1800, Captain William Reid set sail from Sydney aboard a 30-tonne schooner called Martha, bound for the Hunter River to collect coal. But instead of sailing far enough north, he entered what we now know as Lake Macquarie, becoming the first European to discover it.

For years, it was known as Reid’s Mistake. In 1826, it was renamed Lake Macquarie.

But the spirit of Martha remained.