harpic toilet cleaner with limescale remover works well on cement. Its nice and thick so it stays where you put it. Put it on, leave it to break down the lime in the mortar for 5 mins then use a scraper. Only push the scraper in one direction and wipe the blade after each stroke to make sure there is no grit stuck to it. take plenty of new blades. You may need to repeat the process a couple of times depending how thick the blobs of mortar are.