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Supported Employment Cafe serving plant-based dishes from around the World. Real Food. Real Opportunity. Better Together. 🕐Wed-Sun 10am-8pm
03/10/2026
What’s the one dish you still dream about eating?
Maybe it’s something from childhood. An old family favourite where the nostalgia floods back, but the plant-based version either doesn’t exist or just never quite got hot the spot.
Maybe it’s a unique dish going viral around the globe, but somehow nobody veganised it.
Maybe it exists, just not in Brisbane.
Or maybe it’s one of those obvious gaps in the plant-based food scene here that we can't quite believe is still a gap.
We’re planning ahead for a year of culinary wonders, pop-ups and new ideas at Archie, and we're inviting some of the requests direct.
Vegan sashimi. Soufflé pancakes. Choc-hazelnut cannoli. Japanese omu-raisu. Christmas roast dinners. Creamy custard trifle. Indian street food. Bourguignon. XO noodles.
Whatever your thing is, tell us.
We want to know what you miss, what you’ve been hankering for, and what you’d lose your mind a little bit over if Chef Kya put it on the menu.
Consider this our shared botanical dream list.
What are we adding?
🕔 Wed–Sun | 10am–8pm
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central
🌱 100% Plant-Based
💛 Good food. Real jobs. Local impact.
02/10/2026
It’s on the menu as a starter.
But Breads and Spreads has a habit of delivering outsized satisfaction.
House-baked seedy focaccia, with two spreads made in-house.
This week you'll find: rich roast beetroot, and sweet potato with pepita.
It’s probably the simplest expression of Chef Kya’s botanical approach on the menu.
Take several plant ingredients, treat them with care and finesse, and let flavour, aroma and texture do the work.
And because the dips change regularly, you can order Breads and Spreads three different times and end up with three very different experiences.
Different colours. Different aromas. Different flavour profiles. Same delicious focaccia.
It's why we reckon it's almost 'hidden treasure' on the Archie menu.
🕔 Wed–Sun | 10am–8pm
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central
🌱 100% Plant-Based
💛 Good food. Real jobs. Local impact.
A lot of what moves Archie forward happens well before it reaches the café floor.
And Emma is behind plenty of it.
As Meliora’s Brisbane Team Leader, she works closely with Chef Kya across many of the projects shaping Archie: planning what comes next, helping turn ideas into actual systems, keeping projects moving, and making sure all the pieces eventually meet in the middle.
She’s also the person behind Archie’s visual identity, branding and much of the way we communicate with you.
Over the past year, Emma’s approach to project development and implementation has helped us move through several very different stages, from figuring out what Archie could become, to building something with a much clearer identity, stronger systems and a whole lot more momentum.
And she’s definitely not done.
There’s already plenty mapped out for the next six months, with new projects, new ideas and a few very hotly requested pop-ups making their way towards reality.
So yes, hold your hats.
There’s more coming.
A lot more.
And Emma will have a project board for it.
29/09/2026
As an iconic Aussie character once said:
'But it's what you do with it!'
Now, we may be aiming higher than rissoles and mash - but we agree it's amazing how simple ingredients can be transformed by culinary processes.
Blistered grapes
Charred lemon and pineapple
Candied ginger
Vanilla infused Thai tea
Smoked potato
Pulled barbacoa jackfruit and shiitake
Slow braised lentils and sundried tomato
Citrus reduction
Frozen pomelo
Ground cacao
Techniques mastered by Chef Kya, bringing out the most in our dishes - to elevate, delight and inspire.
🕔 Wed–Sun | 10am–8pm
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central
🌱 100% Plant-Based
💛 Good food. Real jobs. Local impact.
Meet our newest team member, Sachith 👋
Sachith works across both Meliora Support Services and Archie as a Support Worker, and he brings a very handy extra skillset with him: he’s also qualified in graphic design.
He recently put that to work on a new visual menu for Archie, helping make it easier to see all our botanical creations before you order.
At the café, Sachith works alongside Joel in front of house. Through Meliora, he also supports participants with creative projects and other career-focused goals.
And because apparently one impressive thing wasn’t enough, Sachith is also an international athlete in swimming and badminton.
He’s a recent graduate, full of energy and ideas, and we’re very happy to have the chance to keep working with him as he builds what comes next.
Glad you’re here, Sachith!
26/09/2026
Cookies and Cream is doing quite a lot for $13.
A warm triple chocolate cookie, vanilla ice cream, warmed choc-coconut sauce, then peanut butter caramel drizzled over the lot.
So you get the chewy cookie, cold ice cream, warm chocolate sauce, peanutty caramel, melty edges and the inevitable moment where everything starts running into everything else.
Which is exactly where you want to be.
Spoons in.
🕔 Wed–Sun | 10am–8pm
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central
🌱 100% Plant-Based
💛 Good food. Real jobs. Local impact.
25/09/2026
Archie needs another cook / support worker!
And before we get into anything else, there is one very important requirement:
You’ve gotta love cleaning. Like, actually LOVE it.
We’re open to a casual or part-time contract for someone who knows their way around a café and likes the idea of working somewhere pretty different.
The role sits across the whole venue. Front of house. Coffee and drinks. Kitchen prep. Plating. Taking orders. Keeping an eye on service. Helping team members build skills and stay on track with their own tasks.
And yes. Lots of cleaning.
Run by Meliora Support Services, Archie is a supported employment café, which means you’ll be doing your own work while also supporting disabled team members to do theirs.
Everyone on our team is wildly different. Different personalities, strengths, ways of learning and support needs. So no two shifts are quite the same, and being able to notice what’s happening around you matters.
You’ll need at least 12 months of commercial kitchen experience. Experience with vegan cooking is also a plus, as Archie is 100% plant-based.
Support work experience is highly valued, but for this particular role we really need someone who understands café life already. Someone who can pick up a recipe or make-it sheet and get moving. Someone comfortable prepping, plating, taking orders and keeping an eye on how the people around them are travelling too.
And then there’s the food.
Chef Kya’s menu is definitely not the old-school disability café version of 'toast and beans'.
It’s complex, layered, plant-forward botanical food that asks for concentration, timing, knowledge, care and skill.
Everyone who works here is expected to contribute to their capacity. The nice bit is that Kya has built a kitchen culture that is warm, kind and caring while still taking the work seriously.
Which, in hospitality, is... refreshing. 😉
We’ve got a lovely crew who genuinely care about the café, the food, each other and the people who come through the door.
We’re open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am–8pm, so broad or flexible availability would be very handy.
And if this sounds like somewhere you’d really like to work but you’re looking at the requirements thinking, “I’m not sure I tick every box” — apply anyway.
We’d still like to hear from you.
Expressions of Interest: https://form.asana.com/?k=e6d7rJqgOB37lQftFvKXZQ&d=1205514284131364
Warm weather is back! And honestly, the drinks menu is ready with the togs and sunscreen 🌴 ☀️
Chef Kya’s been treating the sips with the same botanical curiosity as the food, so there’s plenty going on beyond “cold and refreshing”.
Hibiscus Haze 🌺 is subtle, floral and delightful. Hibiscus, raspberry rooibos, lime and chia.
The Ipanema 🍋🟩 is the one with the reputation. Lime, candied ginger, mint, passionfruit and ginger ale. People have genuinely told us it’s the best drink they’ve had all year.
Brazilian Lemonade 🍓 is still one of our favourite little contradictions. Creamy and fizzy together. Strawberries, cream and lemonade. It works.
Traditional Lemonade 🍋 is old faithful. Sour, minty, icy and very hard to improve on.
Power Protein Smoothie 🍌 is for anyone who sees peanut butter and banana together and thinks: yes, obviously. Dates, cacao, coconut and pea protein are in there too.
Berry Cream Smoothie 🫐 is the surprise package. Berries, hibiscus, banana, coyo, coconut milk and toasted coconut. Much more complex and dynamic than you might expect.
Black Forest Bliss 🍒 goes straight for nostalgia. Cherry, chocolate, coconut, vanilla ice cream and cacao praline.
And Black Sesame & Taro Milk Tea 🟣 has become a repeat-order favourite. Nutty, creamy, soft and very easy to get attached to.
Come thirsty.
🕔 Wed–Sun | 10am–8pm
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central
🌱 100% Plant-Based
💛 Good food. Real jobs. Local impact.
Meet Caleb!
Caleb brings a big personality to the Archie team, and makes friends with everyone he works with! His sense of humour and social nature are a big part of what makes him such a fun person to have around.
He’s also got big plans for the future, with a goal of one day owning his own restaurant.
We love supporting Caleb with his growth as he builds the skills, confidence and independence to work towards that dream.
With an apprenticeship as his next goal, his ambition and motivation are driving him to take exciting steps towards a future full of opportunity, and we can’t wait to see where it takes him!
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