Aumaè Mt Gambier

30/04/2026

Dessert and drinks menu 🧋☕️🍨

30/04/2026

Our current food (savoury) menu 🍛🍜

30/04/2026

Thankyou for your endless support 🙏

13/02/2026

We got some beautiful floral bouquet available in store. Perfect for this valentine day, come and grab some for your love one 🫶🏼

25/11/2025

We just wanted to take a moment to say how truly grateful we are for your contribution and continued support for our community. Having you stop by to share a meal with us meant so much — we’re so glad you were able to try our food and experience a little piece of our culture.
Your dedication to spreading awareness about our struggles, our traditions, and our identity does more for us than you may realise. Because of your support, we feel encouraged, motivated, and committed to working even harder. We can’t wait to introduce more specials that reflect our culture in the most authentic way.
To our customers:
Thank you for supporting our small family business. We are still learning, growing, and figuring out how to manage everything the best we can. There may be days where things get difficult and we become a little inconsistent — for that, we sincerely apologise. Please be patient with us as we continue to improve. We promise we are always doing our very best.
Thank you all for allowing us to feel seen, heard, and supported. ❤️

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻/𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗲'𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 - 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼.

I was standing with my wife at the Mount Gambier Christmas Parade recently, and noticed that the signage for Aumaè Mt Gambier (where Royal Copenhagen was) includes two little Karen characters in traditional clothing holding hands and we both felt quite emotional.

It's been almost 20 years since Karen and Karenni people first arrived in Mount Gambier, after fleeing the Burmese military and many spending years in refugee camps on the Thai border. When I was younger, I was always fascinated with their traditional clothing when I'd see them down the street. As I became more involved in the community, I found myself attending traditional New Year events, celebrations, and basically anywhere I could go to try their incredible food!

Through events, and the temporary Karenni Kitchen from a couple of years ago, we had opportunities - but never a proper restaurant. So to have that now, right in the centre of town, cooking up some of the most incredible food - I just feel so lucky.

I saw those two little characters on signage in one of the most prominent areas of town and I felt an immense sense of pride for our community.

It also served as further evidence to disprove one of the most ridiculous statements I've ever read - "Refugees will never own businesses in Mount Gambier". This person said this so confidently, but fast forward a few years and I'm losing count. So many brand new businesses, or existing businesses that have been put on the market, are now being run by people from these communities who have made Mount Gambier their home and contributed so much to the strength and diversity of our community fabric.

But I want to bring it back to Aumaè quickly. The staff there are fantastic and their new menu I just can't put into words. We had a lovely meal there over the weekend, and it's a great spot to fully immerse yourself in Karen-Thai food, or grab some ice cream or donuts!

07/10/2025

Don’t worry – your sweet favourites aren’t going anywhere! 🍨 From waffles to pancakes to crepes, we’ve got your dessert cravings covered✨ we’re planning on adding a seasonal menu as the weather warms up. What would you recommend? 🍧

07/10/2025

Introducing our Lunch Menu which will be a available Tuesday through to Saturday EVERY WEEK🎉🎉 we’ll also be introducing more specials available lunch only, so keep an eye out 👀

25/09/2025

We’ve partnered up with Red Cross Limestone Coast this October 1st to celebrate international coffee day. To give back, we’re offering a FREE donut with any hot drinks purchase, which will be available all day!🎉
We can’t wait to see you all 🙌🏼❤️

25/09/2025

25/09/2025

🌟New Menu Launching October 1st! 🌟
We’re thrilled to announce we are launching a brand-new menu featuring dishes from across Thailand, all crafted with our own Knyaw-style twist. From aromatic spices to fresh, vibrant flavours we’ve got a variety of options to choose from. We will now be known as Aumaè (pronounced aw-may) which means to “eat rice” in Knyaw language – a phrase and gesture embedded in our culture, community, and hospitality as a way of welcoming you. 🙌🏼
To celebrate we are offering 5% off meals during our launch week!

From hot meals to desserts, coffees, iced drinks and ice creams we’ve got you covered with everything you could think of, so look no further and pop on down🫶🏼

Mark your calendars! Kitchen will be opened 11am October 1st ❤️
Keep checking our other posts as we’ll be hosting a giveaway soon just to thank you all for your support! We appreciate every one of you!