About Us

We are a husband and wife team, Jason & Noelia, and parents to 3 cheeky full of life boys!

Opening Gabriella’s at the Grove, a suburban cafe, was a lifelong goal. And in 2020, after the sudden and heart breaking passing of our baby daughter, Gabriella, we created and opened this cafe and named it in honour of our daughter.

Jason aka. Jay is your head barista who lives by the motto “Coffee is my life”…
Jason’s lifelong passion has always been coffee! His love for hospitality and working with coffee begun as a young teenager helping his dad at Flemington markets. After finishing his studies, Jason went on to manage leading Sydney city cafes at Chifley Plaza and Price Waterhouse Coopers. He also owned and operated highly successful Sydney City cafes including Crema at the Garden & CREMA 55 which went on to win the City of Sydney business award for Best Cafe in Sydney.

Jason has been a sought after barista over the years, featuring in the Cafe Culture magazine, consulting to many cafes, and of course being roped into making coffees at every family and friend event he is a part of!
When asking Jason, what makes the best cup of coffee, he will always say…
“The perfect coffee bean blend, smooth milky crema and above all, some magic from me, the barista”

And as for Noelia aka Noe, she is the cafe social media creator, food photographer, quality control officer, and otherwise mum, wife and physio….
We look forward to welcoming you in our cafe and getting to know many of the Hurstville Grove and surrounding locals.

Jason & Noelia