This NZ Restaurant lets you 'pay-as-you-feel'

After it's success as a pop-up at St Kevin's Arcade on K' Road every Monday night, the all-inclusive pay-as-you-feel dining concept now has a permanent location!

Every year, over one trillion dollars worth of food is wasted, while a billion people go hungry. Everybody Eats has set out to combat this, "feed[ing] bellies not bins."

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New Volunteers Wanted! We're looking for volunteers for our new Onehunga Restaurant. No experience necessary and it's heaps of fun. Kitchen, Front of House and Dishwashers. Link in bio to register.

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Using food donated by local businesses, the team convert ingredients that would normally go to landfill into meals for the community.

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For us, the ingredients we source are just as important as the people that plate and serve them. We always serve 3 courses, a soup, main course, and dessert. Last night all our guests tucked into a carrot and pickled cabbage soup to start, followed by a spiced beef and pork ragù with a vegetarian option also available, and a banana pudding drizzled in buttermilk syrup for finish with. We wanted to share a huge thank you for all our volunteers, both in the kitchen and on the floor for making such a success of the night.

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The communal dining space feeds up to 150 people, five days a week.

They ask that you donate as much as you can, or as much as you feel the meal is worth, and promise no judgement!

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Last nights desserts by our star volunteer Ngaire, using delicious @fresh.as plums and raspberries. Thanks team 👏🏽

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The Everybody Eats flagship restaurant is now open Sunday to Thursday 6–8pm at 306 Onehunga Mall, Auckland.