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Cataract on Paterson

Name: Cataract on Paterson
Address: 135 Paterson Street, Launceston, TAS, 7250, AU
Telephone: +61363314446
Rating: 4.1

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Located in Launceston, Tasmania. We aim to highlight Tasmanian food products and produce while offering superior flavours and sincere value.
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JUST YOUR HONEST, EVERDAY EXTRAORDINARY Cataract on Paterson is a blend of classic interiors with a modern twist! We offer one of Launceston’s most unique dining venues. Centrally located on the edge of the C*D, the venue boasts industrial design paired with contemporary cuisine, casual polished service and an elegant yet quirky charm that crafts a dining experience unlike any other. Our emphasis is to highlight Tasmanian food products, produce superior flavours and offer our guests sincere value. We proudly support Tasmanian farmers by sourcing our produce from a variety of local producers and farm gate outlets. We are home to the Stonegrill dining experience! Stonegrill is a new, exciting & unique interactive dining experience that presents your meal cooking on a 400°C volcanic stone at your table. The unique method & high temperature, sears in all the natural juices & nutrients, enhancing the full flavours & tenderness of your meal. Stonegrill is internationally recognised as one of the healthiest methods of cooking, as all produce is completely trimmed of fats & no added oils are used. Your meal will remain hot & enjoyable, allowing you to dine at leisure, with every bite as hot & delicious as the first as the stone remains very hot for approx. 35 minutes & hot for over an hour. We are open for dinner 7 nights per week from 5.00pm until late, Reservations are highly encouraged.

23/09/2026

🍸 CALLING ALL BAR SUPERVISORS + BAR ATTENDANTS 🍸

Team Cataract is looking for some good humans to join our bar team.

ARE YOU OUR NEXT BAR SUPERVISOR? Full-time / Part-time.

We’re looking for one or two Bar Supervisors who know their way around a busy bar and actually enjoy being in the middle of it.
You’ll know your cocktails. Love a chat with our guests. Hold your own when the bar gets slammed. Understand spirits and flavour combinations and in training to be a Bar Manager.

We’re looking for someone who can run a busy bar, keep the service moving, bring the team with them and still have a laugh.
Someone with ideas. Someone who wants to put their own stamp on things and help the crew survive a Saturday night.
We have two busy restaurants, a team full of good people and we’ve got another exciting venue on the way.
Good at what you do? We want to meet you.

BAR ATTENDANT Part-time / Casual
For those who love the bar without needing to run the show.
You’ll know your cocktails. Love a chat. Keep your head when it gets busy. All the pizzazz. None of the responsibility.
You do your thing. We’ll take care of the rest.

Sound like you? Send your CV or drop in and meet us.
📩 [email protected]
Tell us a little about yourself, what you’re looking for and which role you’re best suited to.

20/09/2026

Lemon meringue curd tart - just in time for spring! 🍋 🌸

13/09/2026

Halloween is coming & so are our crazy Halloween themed desserts. If you feel like tasting this dessert then you better make an appearance in your spookiest outfit with us over our Halloween week Monday 26th - Sunday 1st November.

A nightmare on Paterson street is coming this October 👻 💀

One week only & limited availability!

12/09/2026

Calling all waffle fans 🧇 for the next two weeks we have entered ourselves into the wafflelicious YOUR GUIDE TO THE CITY waffle competition!

Try our banana caramel waffles over the next two weeks & vote for us if you think it’s the best, you could also score yourself a $200 voucher to the restaurant of your choice just by voting! Details can be found through Launceston’s central website for all participating venues in this years battle of batter.

07/09/2026

Who has the best dad joke this weekend?!

A big thank you to everyone who joined us over the weekend to celebrate Father’s Day. Our teams very much enjoyed reading all the dad jokes out at the end of the day.. we have chosen after a lot of laughter & debate 4x unique dad jokes ( one from each service lunch & dinner at both Cataract & Rupert )

This was a very hard decision with over 200
Jokes, there were definitely a lot of funny ones, creative ones, a few doubled up, a few we had seen in Xmas bon bons before as well as some funny inappropriate ones for social media!

However we will be calling Chris & Ned who dined at Rupert yesterday and Matt & Paul who dined at Cataract to let them know their dad jokes were the winners of a voucher from us!

Do you think you have the best dad joke? Keep them coming to keep our team laughing all week long.

Rupert & Hound

06/09/2026

Happy Father’s Day! ✨ 🍺 👔

We are glad to see the weather got the memo for today’s special occasion to celebrate all the dads out there! We know how much dad likes a cold b**r, check out today’s b**r & co line up. 🍺

We will be open for lunch from 11.30am & dinner from 5pm to celebrate. Bookings highly encouraged.

Wishing all the special father figures out there today a happy Sunday full of special memories with their loved ones. Cheers to dad 🍻

01/09/2026

Happy 1st day of September, spring & hopefully more sunshine! ☀️ 🌸

We are counting down to Father’s Day this weekend, have you made dad a reservation to celebrate the day all about him?

Our clever pastry team has created this Tasmanian wh**ky & dark chocolate mousse dessert - with toasted hazelnuts, a salted caramel cream, chocolate brownie & Chocolate soil. Does this sound like something dad might like to enjoy this weekend?

This will be available on the menu from Friday until sold out. We can’t wait to celebrate with all the special dads this weekend.

👨🏼‍⚖️🦹🏾‍♂️👷🏽‍♂️🕵🏽‍♂️👨🏽‍⚕️👨🏼‍🏭👨🏾‍💻👨🏻‍💼👨🏽‍🎨👨🏽‍✈️👨🏻‍🚒🧑🏼‍🚀👨🏼‍🌾👨🏽‍🍳

25/08/2026

🎁 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣 𝗨𝗦 — 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗡 $𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿

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Drawn 5th September.

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𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗕𝗘 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗥?

Team Cataract is after a Restaurant Supervisor for a role where no two days look the same.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲:
⭐ 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 — you know the pace, the standards and the pressure
⭐ 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 — confident, approachable, able to bring the team with you
⭐ 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 and genuinely guest focused, with an eye for the little things
⭐ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 — you see what's next and you own it when things don't go to plan
⭐ 𝗔 𝗸𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 learn and grow
⭐ 𝗔 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿 — we work hard, but we are a fun team and nobody here takes themselves too seriously 😂

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿:
✅ 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 — we don't work Christmas or New Year's!
✅ 𝗡𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀
✅ 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, salaried or hourly, paid above award
✅ 𝗔 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆-𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 with real progression ahead

We are not just looking for someone to wear the Supervisor badge—we want someone who wants to lead, contribute and be part of our team as the business grows. Exciting times ahead!

Sound like you, or someone you know? Please email your CV to Mel, our Head of People, Culture & Training: [email protected]

24/08/2026

🎂 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻! 🥜💰

Usually found behind the scenes keeping the numbers in line, the bills paid and the rest of us under control, today we finally managed to snap a photo of our fabulous 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿. It did take some convincing.

"Promise it won't hit our socials!" 😂😂

Sorry Susan… 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗽 on that one. 🤣

Susan knows where every dollar went, why it went there, probably who authorised it and tolerates all our "quick questions" while somehow managing to smile at the end of it.

Little-known fact: deep down, Susan is 𝗮 𝗣𝗘 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆. 🏃‍♀️ PE was the dream, but spreadsheets and budgets were just too much fun !! 😂😂

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 to one of the most beautiful souls and a very special part of our team. ❤️

23/08/2026

Our beautiful bubbly Leah is celebrating her last night with us before heading off to maternity leave before the arrival of her precious baby boy. 🩵

We have been so excited to see another baby grow within the team & we can’t wait to meet this bundle of joy. We will miss you Leah but can’t wait to welcome you back.

If you have some parenting advice for Leah or a special baby tip please share with her as a first time mum!

Address

135 Paterson Street
Launceston, TAS
7250

Opening Hours

Monday	5pm - 11pm
Tuesday	5pm - 11pm
Wednesday	5pm - 11pm
Thursday	5pm - 11pm
Friday	5pm - 11:30pm
Saturday	5pm - 11:30pm
Sunday	5pm - 10pm

Telephone

+61363314446

Website

http://cataractonpaterson.com.au/

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