Archie AM PM

29/05/2026

We reckon are pretty darn good. It's why we stock an array of their fresh, delicious 100% gluten-free cakes and slices at Archie.

To complement our range of hot and cold coffees, choccy, turmeric, chai and more - we think they go just right :)

Come down, indulge in these dreamy flavours, Work on your latest project with our free Wi-Fi, and maybe stay for lunch or dinner.

27/05/2026

Introducing Connor, who many of our regular customers have already met. Conor has been working at Archie for several months now, regularly supported by Chef Kya, and Gracie in the kitchen, serving customers, making drinks - and all the connective tasks that make a kitchen run better.
A fantastic worker with a great attitude, he's working towards purchasing his first car and stepping into his adult life with purpose and positivity.
If you see Connor on the front counter, say g'day.

21/05/2026

Wow. The response to our supported employment job posts has been huge 💛

We’ve had back-to-back interviews, met some absolute gems, and spoken with people who are ready for work — sometimes for the very first job of their lives.

It’s a pretty clear sign that there’s a real need for employment for people with disability, paying full award wages instead of pocket change.

We’re very grateful. Go team.



🕔 Thursday to Saturday - Lunch 11am–2pm⁠ & Dinner 5–8pm
🕔 Sunday - Long Brunch 10am–2pm
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central⁠
🌿 100% Plant-Based | 💛 Supported by Meliora

20/05/2026

The best thing about being part of the Archie team - are our wonderful co-workers!

Everyone puts in, speaks up, listens carefully, works hard, does silly dances, contributes creative ideas, gets passionate, has pride in their work, shows up, and gives their time, energy and imagination to our little kitchen - and the wonderful communities we love to serve.

Feel free to start a yarn when you come for a feed. Knowing our team, it's gonna get interesting!

🕔 Thursday to Saturday - Lunch 11am–2pm⁠ & Dinner 5–8pm⁠
🕔 Sunday - Long Brunch 10am–2pm
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central⁠
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🌿 100% Plant-Based | 💛 Supported by Meliora⁠

16/05/2026

We've been levelling up our brunch game at Archie. With our big brekkie, brunch and egg drop burgers, range of hot and ice cold-brew coffee, ancient choc, spiced chai and turmeric - plus a range of delicious cakes and slices - there's something for everyone.

Thanks to Chef Kya, despite our kitchen being pretty teeny, we deliver a huge variety of drinks, meals and brunchish desserts - to hit the spot.

We'd love to see you this morning (Sunday) for a good old feast and chill.

15/05/2026

Supported employment is at once interesting, exciting, and unpredictable at times.
When Aiden started with us several months ago now, we never would have expected he would become our 'chicken king'.

But his consistent work ethic, and commitment to quality and following through with his tasks - means that he's the right man for the job, and the one we can trust to deliver, on the chicken!

Every week, or weekend long, our customers are eating his double fried, soju infused, long marinated, special batter seitan miracle chunks.

Whether it's the Korean Friend Chicken Burger, the Spicy Island Burger, or chicken pieces on the side - Aiden's care and love goes into all of them.
With a cracking personality, colourful ways of connecting with people and expressing himself - we are really blessed to have him in our team.

13/05/2026

Our new range of drinks are on this week at Archie! Come give them a try🥤

How about these delights:
Hibiscus Haze 🌺 - with raspberry, chia seeds, rooibos tea and a squeeze of lime
Black Sesame and Taro Milk Tea 🟣- with candied sesame and soft cream
Black Forest Bliss 🍒 - with toasted coconut, cacao nibs and muddled cherries
Lychee Rose Bubble Tea rose 🌹 - with housemate lychee jelly, rosewater and our yummy thai tea.

Open from Thursday 11am, all through the weekend. Chef's whole range of new flavours are ready to be enjoyed!

🕔 Thursday to Saturday - Lunch 11am–2pm⁠ & Dinner 5–8pm⁠
🕔 Sunday - Long Brunch 10am–2pm
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central⁠
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🌿 100% Plant-Based | 💛 Supported by Meliora

12/05/2026

We're increasing our growing space yet again! This time, at .support.services Brisbane Headquarters!

We're planning for the majority of Archie's veggies, greens, and herbs to come from our kitchen garden going forward.

And the best part: they'll be tended by our disabled workers - helping to ensure the soil-food-waste cycle is strong, with healthy soils helping grow healthy human bodies.

In fact, a whole bunch of lawn-space is on its way out on two separate properties, with more planned in the coming weeks!

With years of experience between the Meliora and Archie leadership team growing veggies commercially in the past, the sky is the limit, and fresh produce may become a supported employment business in its own right!

Can't wait for the next harvest!

Employment

08/05/2026

Chef Kya says it all. In just a couple of short years, there's been several iterations of Archie AMPM, including Mel and Zac building and opening u, and creating amazing foods and with regular pop-ups and events.

In October we reopened, as part of Meliora Support Services, a charity that employs disabled people. That's been our biggest success story so far, with almost every shift now including supported workers, who earn a regular wage like everyone else. They're an indispensable part of our team, and teach us plenty.

We have also worked hard to ensure steady and dependable opening hours, and a great menu full of Archie classics and new creations like our Uber popular korean-style chicken.

Then in January, Chef Kya joined our team, moving from the head chef position at the Ovolo (which was previously Za Za Ta) to join our little cafe and share our vision. As chef has taken the reins, it's allowing us to move in the direction of a more modern, diverse, veggie forward menu, which has gradually taken shape and been tested by our wonderful customers over the past couple of months.

We're close to launching our full new menu. If you're a long-time fan, fear not! Archie classics will still feature. But get ready for new vibes. New tableware, new flavours, broader opening hours and some lovely new faces too!

07/05/2026

Haven't made plans for Mother's Day yet?

We got you! No booking needed. Just arrive, and we'll help you treat your mumma this Sunday.

We're launching our velvety smooth cold brew coffee, plus a delicious assortment of cakes and slices from Plant Baked.

Along with our range of savoury Sunday Brunch options, drop in from 10am and make some memories.

🕔 Thursday to Saturday - Lunch 11am–2pm⁠ & Dinner 5–8pm⁠
🕔 Sunday - Long Brunch 10am–2pm
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central⁠
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🌿 100% Plant-Based | 💛 Supported by Meliora

07/05/2026

Archie isn't just what's on the plate.

It's a story of connection: to the food we eat and the soil it's grown in, to nutrition, to nature and to each other.

We care about:
Who grows our ingredients 👨‍🌾🚜🧺
How and where they're grown 🥒🥕🍠
The environmental impact 🐌🐝🌳
What's in season and when 🌸🍂🌨️☀️

That's why we're slowly developing our kitchen garden - as part of Archie's Supported Employment Program. Grown using 'Back to Eden' gardening principles, we're slowly fostering a vibrant 'forest floor' to grow from.

'Seed to Service' - means our workers and customers can be part of the 'real food' journey. Growing seedlings and planting them out, plant care, harvesting and processing our produce, then incorporating them into Chef Kya's menu week-to-week.

For our customers? It means unbelievably delicious heirloom variety fruits and veggies - the kind you just can't buy commercially. Increased nutritional value in our meals. And knowledge about how your meal arrived at your table.

It's part of some gradual changes for Archie AMPM. You'll see us share more about it going forward.

As soon as our garden grown produce arrives at the kitchen, we'll be sure to let you know!

29/04/2026

This week we're shooting for the stars, with Chef Kya's ambitious new main - the Celeriac Steak!

With a silky smooth sweet potato mash, chef's beetroot gravy, green beans, and a turmeric dukkah. Rich, complex, refined and absolutely delicious - this is definitely not one to miss.

Back open from 11am tomorrow (Thursday) - this one has blown away the rest of the Archie staff.
Chef Kya has been a wonderful addition to our team, taking to a support role very quickly, with sensitivity, kindness and love. Our supported employees adore working with her, and the vibes at Archie continue to build as a result.
Most of our shifts this week, you will find disabled workers serving you, making drinks, plating food and bringing orders to your table. They are skilled, talented, essential members of our team.

🕔 Thursday to Saturday - Lunch 11am–2pm⁠ & Dinner 5–8pm⁠
🕔 Sunday - Long Brunch 10am–2pm
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central⁠
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🌿 100% Plant-Based | 💛 Supported by Meliora

25/04/2026

You've asked!! So here it is 😊
Only on Sunday - is when you can come on down to Archie and enjoy our brand new Chef's Big Brekky.

With plant-based sausage and gravy, chef's crazy good tofu scramble, spinach, hash browns, grilled tomato, avo, and mushroom on toast. Chef's unique approach to herbs and spices mean this really is a one off.

See you this morning (Sunday) from 10am - 2pm.

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18/04/2026

You voted last month for Uber Eats.
Now here we are!

From today, you can order in everything your eyes say your tummy needs... then Archie 'n chill at home.

Our whole menu is live, PLUS all our burgers have mad add-ons available that you can't get in store!

Want a monster burger you way? Order it on Uber, we'll make it up, squeal with glee at the one-of-a-kind-ness your taste buds have decided must exist - pop it in a box and send it your way.

Find us here: https://www.ubereats.com/store-browse-uuid/8dbdb260-cebe-40b8-be04-8f532ec6511c

17/04/2026

Archie AMPM is seeking for more staff to apply to work with us - in a hybrid role where you both engage your own kitchen and front of house tasks, advance along potential career pathways - PLUS - support your disabled co-workers, as part of our dynamic, passionate, caring little team.

We're a fully plant-based supported employment cafe/restaurant based in Carseldine - owned by charity Meliora Support Services

At Archie we're not pushing out buttered toast and nescafe. We know our disabled workers are capable of a whole lot more, with the right support and working together. In fact, we aim to appeal to foodies as one of the best options in Brisbane.

We're now led by executive chef Kya Knights, formerly of Za Za Ta renown. With our new menu under Chef Kya about to launch, our focus is on increasingly complex, refined, veggie-forward dishes from around the world - with a focus on freshness, flavour and community.

We're growing week-on-week - and we need workers who are:

1. Experienced in Hospitality (at least 1.5+ yrs). If you love plant-based fare, even better.

2. Willing to work with disabled people, supporting them with their tasks, helping to manage the impact of their impairment, and help them build capacity with the tasks they want. (If you also have experience in disability support, that's even better)

3. Ideally, be a softie. We have worked hard to ensure we have a caring, positive and loving workspace for everybody here. A team where people take responsibility for feeling their emotions, rather than projecting them - is something we value very highly.

4. Willingness to get your Disability Workers Screening Check (yellow card), police check, have a fully insured working car and undertake some training.

If you tick some of these boxes we absolutely want to hear from you.

Fill out the Expression of Interest form below and we'll reach out to you, to get to know you and see if we're a good fit for each other.

Fill this form out:
https://form.asana.com/?k=e6d7rJqgOB37lQftFvKXZQ&d=1205514284131364

17/04/2026

Disabled people on Brisbane’s northside — Meliora's supported employment cafe - Archie AM PM - is growing fast and we need you 🌱

Our team of disabled workers do an awesome job, and now we’re ready to double our staff numbers and open more days.

If you’re keen for fairly paid work in hospitality, to gain experience and skills, make friendships and memories, build confidence or a career, we’ve got a dedicated team who can't wait to help you do it!

Archie is a 100% plant-based kitchen at Carseldine currently open for lunch and dinner. You job may include food prep, plating up, making drinks, taking orders, welcoming guests, cleaning and restocking.

We're looking for are people with a willingness to have a real go. If thats you, then reach out.

And if part of you is thinking, “I’d love to, but I’m not sure I could do that” — reach out anyway. We’re serious about making supported employment work, no matter your disability or functional support needs.

Expression of Interest:
https://form.asana.com/?k=hPy0_GxmmRRwWOpAAxIoqA&d=1205514284131364

11/04/2026

Archie isn't just a cafe serving plant based food. We're so much more than that in the way we connect with other people.

Here's three things:

1. We're actually a not-for-profit. A registered charity where everyone works and receives a wage, but nobody owns Archie itself. We never look to profit from our customers: rather our passion is to be of service.
These are also the kind of people we look to employ - so everybody has an attitude of 'giving'.

2. We employ disabled people. Now, we do post about this already so it might not be a surprise. Some of our disabled workers have never had a job before, because there hasn't been the right employer with the right opportunity that meets their needs.
Rather than have a disabled person fit our team and environment - our attitude to to work out how Archie can change to fit their support needs and goals instead. Disabled people are front and centre to our mission and future.

3. Though we only took over running Archie AMPM six months ago, our parent organisation has been supporting disabled and older aussies for many years now, with hundreds of thousands of hours of care provided.
Along with Chef Kya, the core team guiding our development behind the scenes (plus taking fill-in shifts at Archie) - are actually the Meliora executive team!
Our approach to serving the community is that everyone gets in and does every job. So you'll see our founding director cleaning the fryer, on dishes duty and taking orders, just like everyone else.

More than anything, Archie is teamwork. A highly collaborative group of foodies and creatives who really want to do the best job for you.

That's driving us to develop soooooo much cool stuff coming up soon.

We can't wait to share more so you can get to know us better.

05/04/2026

Open till 2pm Sunday, roll on down for a Long Lazy Lunch.

Get your last hit of Easter flavours.
Try a burger from the broadest range of plant-based options in Queensland.

Sip the hot cross bun iced chai, a thai tea with pandan, or a yuzu lychee glow.

It's the perfect weather for an Archie style chill afternoon.

See you soon!

03/04/2026

We know you've been waiting. Archie now does delivery!

So, you really want some of the best plant-based burgers in Brisbane. You may be super excited by Chef Kya's latest special.

But Carseldine is a little out of the way.
Rainy weather has you reluctant to leave the house (or your PJs)

Fear NOT!

Archie's got you covered.

Integrating with our existing online ordering system, you can now choose to have your food delivered.

The delivery cost is a separate charge. Then the delivery itself gets handled by doordash drivers.

The best bit?

There's no markup on our end to cover the large margins often cut out by delivery platforms. Archies actual prices stay the same.

Click on the link to our store:

https://archieampm.lifeintouch.net/

then select delivery instead of pick-up.

We're always excited to see your smiling faces. But we're just as happy to package up your meal and send it out for you to enjoy in the comfort of your home.

We're almost there with getting Uber up and running as another option. But you'll find ordering through our store more affordable! See you, or your delivery dude - soon!

🕔 Thursday to Saturday - Lunch 11am–2pm⁠ & Dinner 5–8pm⁠
🕔 Sunday - Long Brunch 10am–2pm
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central⁠
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🌿 100% Plant-Based | 💛 Supported by Meliora⁠

Supported Employment Cafe - Brisbane Northside

27/03/2026

If you've got a hankering for genuinely delicious plant-based chicken - at Archie we've got you!

Whether it's our authentic flavoured Korean Fired Chicken, enjoyed in a burger or as a 2 pc side, OR our delicious Spicy Island Burger - both are top tier - with dozens of comments over the past few months of 'thats the best burger I ever ate'.

We really want you to have an amazing meal, with a one-of-a-kind flavour and crunch experience.

Open:

🕔 Thursday to Saturday - Lunch 11am–2pm⁠ & Dinner 5–8pm⁠
🕔 Sunday - Long Brunch 10am–2pm
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central⁠
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🌿 100% Plant-Based | 💛 Supported by Meliora⁠

26/03/2026

Creativity is part of our DNA at Archie.

With all our recipes, like our brand new out-of-this-world Brazilian Strawberry Lemonade, our whole team comes together to conceive, collaborate and communicate the next exciting special, pop-up or menu we're releasing.

This one is from Gracie, our trusty scot/aussie cook, always experimenting and exploring - in an environment that encourages ideas, flavours and play.

At just $10, it's sweet, sour, creamy, fizzy, and fruity, with an immediate 'wow what is this' sensory and flavour experience.

We never get tired of ideas. We always want more. Which is why we ask YOU what you want as well.

🕔 Thursday to Saturday - Lunch 11am–2pm⁠ & Dinner 5–8pm⁠
🕔 Sunday - Long Brunch 10am–2pm
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central⁠
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🌿 100% Plant-Based | 💛 Supported by Meliora

25/03/2026

You can taste it when things are made properly. ⁠
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We use quality ingredients, bake our cookies in-house, and keep as much of our menu as we can scratch-made. It takes longer, but it’s worth it. If you’ve ever wondered why Archie stuff tastes a bit… extra, this is why. 🍪⁠
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🕔 Thursday to Saturday - Lunch 11am–2pm⁠ & Dinner 5–8pm⁠
🕔 Sunday - Long Brunch 10am–2pm⁠
📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central⁠
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🌿 100% Plant-Based | 💛 Supported by Meliora

21/03/2026

Behind the scenes 👀 Supported Employment at Archie:

How it actually works!

Step 1: Expression of Interest lands
We get the form. We get excited every time. We do a little “oooh hello” and start the ball rolling. It's cool when it's someone who doesn't have much faith they could work at Archie because of their impairment, but they reached out.
'Probably not, but just in case', y'know.
We're like 'Hold my ginger beer!' Let's make it work!!

Step 2: We actually get to know them
This bit matters heaps. Personality. Character. Meeting them where they're at. Less interview and more making new friends. We ask heaps of questions. And do our best to listen.

What they’re good at. What drains them. What they’d rather absolutely not do.

Are they a detail-loving cookie counter?
A quiet kitchen gremlin who wants headphones and a prep list?
A people person who loves a little chat at the counter?
A “please don’t put me near the screaming blender” person?

We also look at practical stuff. Temperature reg. Trouble reaching high or low. Falls risk. Seizures. Challenges with multi-step instructions. Things that affect stamina, movement, communication, or confidence.

This part can takes as long as it takes. We're in no rush.

Step 3: Support Plan timeNow we build the plan.
How do we set them up for success?
What changes to our workspace are needed?
Who’s the right staff match?
What tasks feel like a good starting point?
What’s the skills pathway from there?

Step 4: Trial shifts
We just get stuck in and see where things land. Lots of chatting between support staff and our management team. Checking in with the disabled worker during and after.

Step 5: Rinse and repeatThen we keep adjusting.
Do we need cool equipment or tech? Better comms? A simpler system? Bigger challenges? More visual prompts? Less reaching, less noise, less chaos?

This is our passion. The Archie purpose. Our dream.



🕔 Thursday to Saturday - Lunch 11am–2pm⁠ & Dinner 5–8pm⁠🕔 Sunday - Long Brunch 10am–2pm📍 Archie AM:PM — Carseldine Central⁠

🌿 100% Plant-Based | 💛 Supported by Meliora

20/03/2026

You guys love our plant-based chicken so much, we've gone and done something totally unique.

The delicious new, Uncle Roger inspired Malay style spicy fried chicken - Ayam Goreng Berempah!

Malaysian fried chicken is unique in that it uses a blended up mix of herbs and spices to form a crunchy coating when fried, rather than an actual batter.

Super crunchy, spicy without overkill, fresh and delicious - this might be our favourite Chef Kya special yet.

Come get it all this weekend. It's unlike anything else you can get in Brisbane, and won't be around for long, with a very unique blend of flavours and textures.