Urban Eatery Cashmere is a seven-day cafe on Cashmere Road in Christchurch, serving a breakfast and brunch menu from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM daily, with a fresh, in-house made cabinet available until 4:00 PM every day. The space is elegant and newly refurbished, pairing a spacious dining hall with a relaxed alfresco area — an easy spot for slow mornings, long coffees and unhurried catch-ups.
The business began in 2016 as a catering venture with a simple philosophy: make everything in-house, keeping full control over quality, presentation and flavour. That approach carried the brand from catering into a family of eateries across Canterbury — Suburban Eatery in Leeston, and Urban Eatery and Urban Espresso sites in Cashmere, Barrington, Moorhouse and Rolleston — all part of the Country Lane Group.
Expect brunch dishes like Eggs Bene, Eatery Fried Chicken and Berry Pancakes, an extensive beverage selection, and a genuinely warm welcome for dogs — inside and out. The cafe takes online reservation requests, though same-day bookings are best made by phone, and catering across Canterbury can be ordered online.
On Cashmere Road in the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere, Urban Eatery Cashmere is the kind of cafe people build their week around: seven-day brunches, a coffee worth lingering over, and a cabinet filled with things made from scratch. The cafe occupies an elegant, newly refurbished space — a spacious dining hall inside and a relaxed alfresco area outside — and opens its doors from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, every day of the week.
The story behind it began in 2016, when the founders started a catering business with a simple, firm philosophy: make everything in-house. Doing everything themselves gave the team full control over quality, presentation and flavour, and that commitment carried the brand far beyond its first kitchen. From those catering roots grew a family of eateries across Canterbury — Suburban Eatery in Leeston, followed by Urban Eatery and Urban Espresso locations in Cashmere, Barrington, Moorhouse and Rolleston — all part of the Country Lane Group. Today, Urban Eatery Cashmere stands as one of the group's flagship cafe sites, still run on the same in-house principle that started it all.
Much of the appeal is the setting itself. The refurbishment paired a generous dining hall with a laid-back alfresco area, so there's room whether you're settling in for a long catch-up or stopping by for a quick espresso. Drinks are a genuine focus: the menu invites you to unwind with a choice from an extensive beverage selection — fitting for a brand whose whole tagline is about sharing its love for food and coffee. And there's a detail dog owners love: Urban Eatery is very dog friendly, inside and out, so four-legged family members are welcome to join the table.
The breakfast and brunch menu is served seven days a week, from 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Among the dishes the team proudly pictures on its menu page are three standouts: the Eatery Fried Chicken, a savoury signature; the timeless Eggs Bene; and Berry Pancakes for anyone leaning sweet. The menu bridges breakfast and lunch, making it an easy pick for late-morning meet-ups, and whatever you choose comes from a kitchen that still makes everything in-house, exactly as the founders insisted back in 2016.
Miss the 2:00 PM menu cut-off and you're not out of luck. The cabinet — stocked daily with the kitchen's fresh, in-house made offerings — is available every day of the week until 4:00 PM, so there's always something sweet or savoury to pair with an afternoon coffee.
Catering is where this story began, and it remains central today. The group caters across Canterbury, with online ordering available through its website alongside The Social Platter Co. and Catering Collective — so the same in-house food that fills the cabinet can show up at your next event.
The family keeps growing, too. Alongside the two Urban Eatery sites, there's Suburban Eatery in rural Leeston and Urban Espresso cafes in Moorhouse and Rolleston, with more locations announced. But for many locals, Cashmere Road is home base: easy to find, open every day, and unfussy in the best way.
You'll find the cafe at 205 Cashmere Road, Cashmere, Christchurch. Reservations can be made through the booking form on the website — though the team notes it's only checked and answered during quiet times, so for same-day tables it's best to phone 03 925 9726 directly. Email queries go to [email protected], and updates appear on the cafe's Facebook page. Whether it's a long brunch, a cabinet treat on the run, or platters for a crowd, Urban Eatery Cashmere keeps its promise simple: fresh food made in-house, seven days a week.