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Phoebe Burgess' experience at a "mum-ophobic" local cafe has made her "terrified".

Writer, Today Show guest and mum Phoebe Burgess has had an experience many new mums can relate to.

Posting on her Instagram Story, the wife of rugby league star Sam Burgess explained it was a “mum first”.

“Yesterday was the first time I’ve been asked to move/leave an empty cafe with a 3 week old baby asleep in her pram,” the TV personality wrote.

“Cheers to the mum-ophobic waiter who made me terrified to do it again. Imagine if I’d started feeding as planned…”

Burgess, who gave birth to daughter Poppy Alice in the final week of January, also named the cafe as Nourished Avalon, a whole food cafe in coastal New South Wales.

Speaking to Mamamia, the owner of Nourished Avalon, Patrick, said he was "absolutely horrified" by the incident - which coincidentally he was not there for as he was caring for his wife, who gave birth to their own newborn just days ago.

"There is absolutely no excuse for that kind of behaviour," he said. "I will publicly state that on behalf of my wife and myself that it is absolutely not acceptable and we welcome all mums and their children here."

An emergency staff meeting has been called at the cafe on Saturday afternoon, with the owner claiming, "if it is true, that person will no longer work for us - that is not our ethos at all."