Everybody Eats Glen Innes is a pay-what-you-can restaurant at 133 Line Road, Auckland, serving restaurant-quality meals made from rescued ingredients to everyone in the community.
Opened in August 2023, it's Everybody Eats' third permanent location and second in Auckland, with seating for up to 70 people. The restaurant has quickly become a cherished part of the community, embodying the charity's mission to tackle food waste, food insecurity and social isolation in Aotearoa New Zealand through dignified hospitality.
Each night, head chef Urisha Sing and the team serve a set three-course menu that changes daily, cooked from rescued surplus food. Most dietaries can be catered for, there's always a vegetarian option, and walk-ins are welcome alongside table bookings.
On Line Road in Glen Innes, Auckland, Everybody Eats runs a pay-what-you-can restaurant that turns rescued surplus food into restaurant-quality three-course meals, open to everyone regardless of what they can afford to pay.
Opened in August 2023, the Glen Innes restaurant is Everybody Eats' third permanent location and second in Auckland, with seating for up to 70 people. Since launching, it has quickly become a cherished part of the local community, embodying the charity's mission of bringing diverse locals together to enjoy hearty meals and support one another.
Each night, the kitchen - led by head chef Urisha Sing - serves a set three-course menu that changes daily, with the menu posted online by 3pm each day of service. Most dietaries can be catered for, and there's always a vegetarian option alongside the meat main. Walk-ins are welcome, though booking a table ahead is also available.
On a recent Wednesday menu, diners were served a Coconut Broccoli & Spinach Soup with roast pork, sundried tomato and tortilla chips to start, followed by a choice of Lamb & Potato Curry or a vegetarian Chickpea & Pumpkin Tikka Masala, both with steamed rice, broccoli and coriander, finished with a Caramel Cake served with coconut yoghurt and hazelnut spread.
Glen Innes Restaurant is open for dining Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm, with a final sitting at 7:45pm and the kitchen closing at 8pm. Tuesdays are set aside for private bookings, cooking classes and events rather than regular walk-in dining.
Everybody Eats is a registered charity founded in Auckland in 2017, growing from a weekly pop-up on Karangahape Road into a national movement with restaurants in Glen Innes, Onehunga and Wellington. The organisation's teams of hospitality professionals and volunteers rescue surplus food and transform it into quality meals served nightly on a pay-what-you-can basis, tackling food waste, food insecurity and social isolation across Aotearoa.
Everybody Eats Glen Innes is located at 133 Line Road, Glen Innes, Auckland. Tables can be booked online, or diners can simply walk in and pay what they can for a genuinely warm, communal dining experience.