15/08/2026
If you know Archie, you probably know we’re 100% plant-based.
That means every coffee, burger, bowl, dessert and drink is made without relying on animal products.
You may also know that Meliora, a disability-focused charity, took over Archie from vegan creator extraordinaire Zacchary Bird and his business partner, long-time Brisbane vegan chef Mel Gillard of Vegood.
Chef Kya’s new menu carries Archie’s fully plant-based tradition forward.
We haven’t yielded to the financial pressure to add dairy milk to the coffee list. We haven’t slipped bacon rolls onto the brekkie menu.
Why not?
Glad you asked. Okay, even if you weren’t curious... we’d like to share a little about why plant-based food is the right fit for Archie, now and into the future.
Part One: For the animals.
Over the years, members of the Archie team have spent time learning about what animals experience within farming and industrial food production.
What we found was often difficult to take in.
Many animals live short, restricted and uncomfortable lives. Sometimes the reality is almost unimaginable. We could go into more detail, but there is already plenty of material available for anyone who wants to explore it. We're not here to lecture, rather to explain our own 'why'.
In broad terms, around ten land-based animals are raised and killed each year, for every person on the planet.
Breaking that down, roughly every 100 plant-based meals served means one less animal life is required to feed us. So at Archie, by offering fully plant-based fare, we are reducing the demand for animal products.
It might be just a drop in the ocean, but to us, it's meaningful.
We want to show how phenomenally delicious plant-based alternatives can be. That we can be well-fed and well nourished, without placing a burden on animals to achieve it.
We don’t expect anybody to agree with us, or change their eating choices.
In fact, Plenty of our team eat omnivorous diets. We love them exactly the same. Given we're based out at Carseldine, we also feed omni customers all the time.
With inclusion in our DNA, being part of our community means that everyone is made to feel welcome, while we follow our hearts.
