Looking for a team-building experience that's meaningful, hands-on, and gives back?
We have a range of ways to gather for good, whatever your group size or goals.
Step into Service and join us during a real Everybody Eats restaurant service, working alongside our team to help rescued food become a three-course meal for the community.
Meals that Matter brings your team into our kitchen to cook nourishing meals for a local community organisation, guided by one of our chefs.
Private Events let you hire one of our restaurant spaces for an exclusive dining experience that's part celebration, part community impact.
Restaurant Takeover gives your company or group the opportunity to put your name behind a service at an Everybody Eats restaurant.
Or let us come to you with Everybody Eats on the Road, bringing the kai and the kaupapa to your office, venue, or event.
Whatever brings your people together, we'd love to be part of it. See below for more details.
Option 1: Step into Service. Be part of a real Everybody Eats service.
$100 per person + GST
Come with your colleagues and be part of our kitchen or front-of-house team during normal restaurant operations and experience how rescued food becomes a three-course meal for the community. Invite your friends or whānau to enjoy a meal you have helped prepare or served by you. The easy way to volunteer with a group - Everybody Eats will work with a single point of contact and facilitate registration and booking.
Location:
Everybody Eats Restaurants:
Onehunga: 306 Onehunga Mall, Onehunga, Auckland 1061
Glen Innes: 133 Line Road, Glen Innes, Auckland 1072
Wellington: 60 Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Time:
Prep: 12-4pm Evening Service (FoH, BoH, Dishwashing): 5:30-8:30pm
Group Size
Groups of 2-6
Cost:
$100 (per person) + GST
Availability:
Auckland: Monday-Thursday
Wellington: Monday-Wednesday
Impact:
This is our day-to-day mahi in action. A meaningful way to connect with community, sustainability, and hospitality.
Option 2 - Meals that Matter. Come together to cook and create meals that nourish the community.
Cost: $1500 (+GST) for up to 10 people
An exclusive hands-on team experience creating meals for the wider community. Your team will prepare nourishing meals using thoughtfully sourced ingredients, and zero-waste cooking techniques, to support a local community organisation. These meals are then distributed directly to a partner organisation, ensuring they go where they are needed the most.
Location:
Everybody Eats Restaurants:
Glen Innes: 133 Line Road, Glen Innes, Auckland 1072
OR
Wellington: 60 Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Time:
Session: 11:00am - 3:00pm
Double sessions available for 2 groups in a day.
Includes an opportunity sit down to and share kai.
Group Size
Up to 10 team members
Cost:
$1500 (+GST)
Availability:
Glen Innes: Tuesdays (Monday, Wednesday or Thursday by prior arrangement)
Wellington: Thursdays (Monday, Wednesday or Thursday by prior arrangement)
Impact:
This session blends team building, learning, and tangible social impact. We can work with a charity partner of your choice to distribute the meals to.
Listen to Jesse Mulligan speaking to Operations Manager, Jack Rainey about the launch of Meals that Matter.
Option 3 - Private Events at Everybody Eats. Make our space yours.
Cost: from $2000 (+GST)
Create a fully hosted Everybody Eats experience for your team or guests.
Bring your team together for a shared dining experience that supports the community.
Packages:
Hire one of our venues for a private event or celebration.
Enjoy an exclusive Everybody Eats experience where your team can dine and share the evening together.
Location:
Everybody Eats Restaurants:
Glen Innes: 133 Line Road, Glen Innes, Auckland 1072
Onehunga: 306 Onehunga Mall, Onehunga, Auckland 1072
Wellington: 60 Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Time:
Lunch 12-4pm (Glen Innes & Wellington ONLY)
Dinner 5-10pm
Group Size:
40-100
Cost:
from $2000 (+GST)
Availability:
Glen Innes: Tuesdays (Monday, Wednesday or Thursday by prior arrangement)
Onehunga: Fridays & Saturdays
Wellington: Thursdays (Monday, Tuesdays or Wednesday by prior arrangement)
Additions:
Drink packages available.
AV packages available.
Impact:
Private events help keep our doors open during the week
Option 4 - Restaurant Takeover
Cost: from $5000 (+GST)
Make an Everybody Eats service night your own. Your organisation sponsors the restaurant for the evening, your brand goes on the menu, and however involved you want to be is entirely up to you: come and volunteer in the kitchen or front of house; showcase a product; run a pop-up; or simply lend your name to a night that feeds the community and let the food do the talking. Whatever your goals, whether that's team connection, brand visibility, or just doing something genuinely good, we'll make it work around you.
Location:
Everybody Eats Restaurants:
Glen Innes: 133 Line Road, Glen Innes, Auckland 1072
Onehunga: 306 Onehunga Mall, Onehunga, Auckland 1061
Wellington: 60 Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Time:
Evening service: 5:30pm to 8:30pm (prep from 12pm available for hands-on teams)
Group Size:
Flexible. Bring as many or as few as suits you.
Cost:
from $5000 (+GST)
Availability:
Auckland: Monday to Thursday
Wellington: Monday to Wednesday
What's Included:
Pre-event promotion across our social channels naming your organisation
Your logo on the menu and signage in the restaurant on the night
A community shoutout during the service
Input into the menu if you'd like it
Space for your team to volunteer, showcase a product, or simply show up
Photo opportunities throughout the evening
A post-event impact summary covering meals served, food rescued, and community reached
A follow-up story on our channels celebrating your sponsorship, ready for you to reshare with your own audience, team, or stakeholders
Impact:
Every Restaurant Takeover helps keep our doors open and our community fed. Your name on the night means something.
Option 5 - Everybody Eats on the Road
We bring the kaupapa of Everybody Eats to your workplace or venue. Our team can deliver a delicious lunch experience at your office, event, or community space, whether as catered lunch for your team, a pop-up mini restaurant, or a shared kōrero about Everybody Eats and our kaupapa. It is a unique and meaningful way to connect people through food, introduce new communities to our kaupapa, and grow our volunteer whānau.
Details:
Catered lunch at your workplace or event.
Pop-up Everybody Eats lunch with a mini restaurant vibe.
Community or corporate activation aligned with wellbeing, sustainability, or social impact.
From 20-200 people.
Cost:
Pricing and format can be tailored to suit your space, numbers, and vision.
Something else in mind? We love creative collaboration. If you have an idea that is not listed here, get in touch.
We are always open to exploring new ways to share food, community, and impact together.
For more information about our Gather for Good events and to book your next team-building experience, contact jack@everybodyeats.nz
