our vision
Feeding Change, One Bite at a Time
We’re all about radical hospitality… something we’d love you to experience. Because amazing things happen when we eat together.
Every hot meal served is pay-as-you-can, so our food is accessible to everyone, regardless of means. It’s not about charity – it's about dignity, equality, and a community supporting neighbours who need a little help.
It's about creating a space where everyone is welcome to feast, talk, laugh, and find a place.
At The Long Table, community and great food sit side by side. Whoever you are, whatever your story, pull up a chair and join us as we evolve the very notion of what a restaurant can be.
"What if everyone in our community had access to great food and people to eat it with?”
This is the big question we’re here to answer. It’s our guiding light. In a society beset by poor nutrition and social isolation, The Long Table has become a beacon of hope and togetherness since we started in 2018. We're not just a restaurant, we are a movement. A gathering place where every meal is an opportunity for meaningful connection, to be the change, building community. Come take your seat at the table and have a taste of a hopeful future.
the long table’s 5 principles
We champion, celebrate and cook with food from our community whenever we can. This supports local farmers and suppliers, and contributes to the creation of a resilient food system based on sustainable farming practices.
building community
Beyond serving food, we cultivate minds and skills through training and apprenticeships, building capacity for the table as it grows ever longer, and helping people on a journey to healthier choices and happier outcomes in life.
education
A kitchen bustling with creativity, where everything we serve is cooked from scratch and strives to be nutritious and delicious.
agriculture
Where strangers become friends, everyone pays as they can, and every meal is a celebration of community. To eat at The Long Table is to experience “love in action", as one customer recently put it.
dining
cooking
Fostering resilience and togetherness though partnerships with community groups, connecting businesses, schools, churches and charities around the table.