Suburban Eatery

25/09/2026

🎉 School holidays are here! 🥳✨

Kick off day one with a treat! From today through 11 October, bring the kids in to enjoy their favourite meals for JUST $10!🍽️❤️

No cooking, no stress—just great food, good coffee, and easy family time that won't break the bank. ☕️✨

📍 Pop in today, we’d love to see you!

25/09/2026

Dear Friends, Clients and Colleagues,

I wanted to share a personal update with you.

Earlier this week, I (Paul) unexpectedly suffered a stroke and have spent several days in hospital receiving treatment and undergoing tests. I’m pleased to say that I’m now preparing to return home and begin the next stage of my slow recovery.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to the ambulance crew and the A&E, cardiology and neurology teams who cared for me throughout this experience. Their professionalism, compassion and dedication have been exceptional, and I am incredibly grateful for everything they have done for me.

It has been an unexpected reminder that sometimes life makes you stop, whether you planned to or not.

For the immediate future, I’ll be taking time to focus on my recovery and follow the advice of my medical team. I may be less visible and slower to respond than usual, so please don’t be concerned if you don’t hear from me straight away.

From a business perspective, Country Lane Group and all our businesses continue to operate as normal. This includes our eatery sites:

* Suburban Eatery
* Urban Eatery Barrington
* Urban Eatery Cashmere
* Urban Espresso Te Ara Atea
* Urban Espresso Moorhouse
* The Residence Prebbleton - coming soon
* the Social Platter co
* Waltham kitchen - kiwirail food producer partner

We have a fantastic team around us, and I know they have been working tirelessly to ensure that our customers, clients, events, commitments and day-to-day operations and experiences and food production continue smoothly.

I would particularly like to thank Manu for his care and support and leadership during this time, as well as the entire team for their dedication, professionalism and willingness to go above and beyond. I am incredibly grateful for everything they are doing to support our customers and clients and maintain the high standards we pride ourselves on.

I also want to personally thank everyone who has already reached out with messages of support. It has meant a great deal to me and my family.

I’m looking forward to getting back to full strength, but for once I’m going to take the advice I’m being given and give myself the time I need to get there.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support of Country Lane Group, our eatery sites and all our businesses.

Warm regards,

Paul
Country Lane Group

24/09/2026

🎉 School holidays just got better!

Starting tomorrow, 26 September until 11 October, treat the kids to their favourite meals for JUST $10! 🍽️

Enjoy a family meal out without breaking the bank. ❤️

Bring the whole family and enjoy some good food together! ☕️✨

09/09/2026

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08/09/2026

☕ Come work with us! 🤎

We’re growing our team and would love to welcome someone who’s passionate about coffee, great service, and creating a warm experience for our customers.

✨ Think you’d be a great fit?
We’d love to hear from you!

📩 Apply now and join our team.

08/09/2026

or if Baking is your thing check out this chance to be an absolute rock star

Experienced baker to create exceptional desserts, pastries, cakes and sweet creations with creative freedom.

08/09/2026

Want to join our team and be a busy Barista FOH superstar. Were on the look out for a new team member to join our busy critical team in delivering amazing high volume service and caffeine direct to you! See the link attached and if you think you have what it takes to join our team then reach out to us and let's hear from you! Not like any other run of the mill cafe, this role will see you attending weddings, helping deliver corporate catering and hosting functions. If you have your Duty Managers cert even better, and if not and would like to achieve this we will support you to obtain. No two days are the same. Do you have what it takes

Experienced Barista to join our community café team in Leeston.

23/08/2026

Sometime ago we devised a wee plan to celebrate the unsung heroes of our community in conjunction with the The Ellesmere Echo so this week our community legend is Kath Mentink. She doesn’t get a say. She gets a shout. Kath we have loved your dedication to the district and your support of us. You’ve introduced us to your family and I’m now a proud adopted uncle to your grandson! Your coffee and scones/muffins/breakfast are on us. For the next wee while X x x your an always welcome part of the fabric of our community and just thank you!

20/08/2026

We just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who takes the time to leave us a 5-star review. 🥹 Your kind words genuinely mean a lot to us and the whole team.

It’s always so nice to hear that you enjoyed the food, coffee, and your time with us. We really appreciate all the support, whether you’re a regular, popping in for the first time, or bringing the whole family along. ☕🍳❤️

And yes, your furry family members are welcome too! 🐶🐾 We’re dog-friendly, so bring them along for a coffee date!

Thank you for supporting our local cafes and for continuing to choose us. We honestly couldn’t do it without you! ❤️

18/08/2026

Our Chef Special is a juicy Smash Burger stacked with smoked cheese, streaky bacon, pickles, onion jam and chipotle mayo, all on toasted brioche. 🤤 And yes, it comes with fries! 🍟

Feeling hungry? Choose your size:
🍔 Single — $20
🍔 Double — $25
🍔 Triple — $30

Honestly… the triple is for the seriously hungry ones! 😂 Come and give it a go at Suburban Eatery Leeston ❤️