Elemental Eats is a family owned food truck cafe at Unit 2/51 Kenepuru Drive in Porirua, created in January 2016 as one of the original food trucks on the Wellington scene. After years spent serving events, concerts, weddings, private gigs and festivals, it has operated since early 2022 as an indoor food truck cafe on Kenepuru Drive, led by Elijah Cooper.
The cafe has become known for its delicious toasties, burgers and coffee, with the coffee supplied by related family owned business Elemental Coffee. Its signature is the unique Kumara Pie — a gourmet real food product Elijah has perfected over time, made to more than meet the needs of those with specific nutrition requirements or anyone wanting to be more conscious of what they eat. The pies are also available nationwide online with free delivery, or from stockists.
Hours run Monday to Saturday, 7.30am to 2.30pm, with a Friday night dinner menu from 5pm to 8pm. Text orders go to 020 472 2066 — the team asks that you wait for a reply before heading down. As they put it: “Every time you eat is a chance to nourish your body — inside and out.”
On Kenepuru Drive in Porirua, tucked into Unit 2 at number 51, you'll find Elemental Eats — an indoor food truck cafe with a story that started well before it had a fixed address. The business was created in January 2016 as one of the original food trucks on the Wellington scene, and it remains a family owned operation led by Elijah Cooper.
In its early years, Elemental was a regular presence wherever crowds gathered. Over that time the truck served many events, concerts, weddings, private gigs and festivals, and its reputation grew with every outing. In early 2022 the operation put down roots, becoming an indoor food truck cafe on Kenepuru Drive in Porirua. The format changed; the food truck character did not.
Ask what to order and the answer comes quickly: toasties, burgers and coffee. Those three are exactly what Elemental Eats name-checks as the things it has become known for since moving indoors. The daytime menu runs from 7.30am to 2.30pm, Monday to Saturday — a natural stop for an early coffee, a mid-morning toastie or a lunchtime burger.
There is a second act, too. Every Friday evening the cafe reopens for a dedicated dinner service from 5pm to 8pm with its own Friday night dinner menu — the one window of the week to catch Elemental after dark. In a hurry on a weekday? The team takes text orders on 020 472 2066; just be sure to wait for a reply before heading down, as they ask.
Every menu has its headline act, and here it is the unique Kumara Pie. Elijah has perfected it over time, and the team describes it as a gourmet real food product — one built to more than meet the needs of people with specific nutrition requirements, or anyone who simply wants to be more conscious of what they are choosing to eat. Small wonder it takes top billing, with its own online shop front and centre on the website.
The pie has grown into a venture of its own, too. Kumara Pies are available online with free delivery nationwide through The Kūmara Pie, or direct from stockists — so Elemental's signature travels well beyond Porirua.
The coffee tells a similar story of family enterprise. It is supplied by Elemental Coffee, a related family owned business, which means the cup in your hand and the pie on your plate come from the same family of brands — a quietly confident arrangement for a small cafe.
Elemental Eats sits at Unit 2/51 Kenepuru Drive, Kenepuru, Porirua 5022. The daytime service runs 7.30am to 2.30pm, Monday to Saturday; Fridays stretch into the evening with the dinner menu from 5pm to 8pm; Sundays are closed. If you are timing a visit around work or errands, text your order to 020 472 2066 and wait for the reply before heading down. And if you would rather enjoy the signature at home, the online pie shop delivers nationwide free of charge.
The team sums up its approach with the line: “Every time you eat is a chance to nourish your body — inside and out.” For a kitchen built around real food and conscious choices, it reads less like a slogan and more like a brief.
Whether you call in for a weekday coffee and toastie, settle in for Friday night dinner, or have Kumara Pies delivered to your door anywhere in New Zealand, Elemental Eats offers something quietly special: food from a family business that has been at it since 2016 and still cooks with intention.