Sushil's Musclechef Café

16/06/2026

Kia ora lovely people, we are very excited and proud to partner with amazing local businesses, Parka Insurances Adriana Watson - Harcourts Team Group Realty to host our annual Breast Cancer Foundation NZ Pink Ribbon breakfast again this year at our restaurant on Wednesday, 24 June 💪🏽

All proceeds from the breakfast and 'on the day' raffles will go to the Breast Cancer NZ Foundation in our aim to create more awareness around breast cancer, fund education, research and patient support. Event details attached, we only have 5 spots left 💕

Ticket includes:

Bubbles on arrival, a delicious cooked breakfast with a hot drink, amazing guest speakers to provide us with a greater understanding of breast cancer with a Q&A session, spot prizes, raffles and a lot of fun!! 😋

Thank you for your support with this wonderful community initiative and a great cause, we are all in this together 🙏🏽

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

09/06/2026

Thank you Wellington's The Lounge Talk for the opportunity to share about my culinary journey and to inspire our future generation 🙏🏽

The lounge talk with Chef and Restaurateur Sushil - From a corporate job to MasterChef NZ then to MuscleChef, Chef Sushil gave up a stable IT career to chase his passion for food 💪🏽

We sat down with the man behind Sushil's Musclechef Café to talk about his time on MasterChef, creating and building the Musclechef brand, running a communtiy focussed business, promoting healthy eating that actually tastes good, and what it really takes to survive in hospitality today 🙌🏽

🎙️ Full episode:

https://youtu.be/DmuyXu5oy6w?si=H-FE9n1KROi1m08e

09/06/2026

He had a stable IT career. A good salary. A safe life.Then he gave...

08/06/2026

26/05/2026

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Save the date, this is going to be such a beautiful morning! 🩷

Our Pink Ribbon Breakfast is back for 2026, and we’re already so excited for what’s coming together.

A meaningful cause, a room full of wonderful people, and a very special speaker we cannot wait to tell you about.

More details coming soon, including how to secure your tickets.

For now, mark your calendars and gather the girls.

Wednesday 24th June 2026
Sushil’s Musclechef Café

20/05/2026

Kia ora lovely people ❤️

It certainly feels like we are inching closer to winter, so we're happy to bring our Chef's signature and popular, winter soup on the menu from this week to keep you warm and nourished - Roasted pumpkin coconut curry soup served with toasted garlic herb ciabatta and pumpkin seeds 😋

This "warm hug in a bowl" soup is made with fresh, sweet pumpkin slow roasted with aromatic Indian spices, blended with creamy coconut milk and housemade veg stock. Even better, this healthy, comforting soup ticks most of the dietary boxes for everyone to enjoy - Keto, Vegan, GF, DF, Paleo 💪🏽

10/05/2026

Flex team, flex hard! 💪🏽

What a massive day celebrating and serving our amazing mums and mother figures in our lives at our family friendly restaurant in Aotea. Super proud of our small yet mighty superstar team, turning around 129 bookings plus walk-ins where we could in 5 hours! We sincerely loved serving every single table with love, care, passion and commitment to ensure everyone had a wonderful experience, we trust you felt the same and appreciate you 🙏🏽

A heartfelt thank you to our amazing customers and our lovely community for enabling us to do what we are undeniably passionate about everyday! Waking up with a grateful heart, thankful to be alive, having the opportunity to learn and better ourselves, giving back to the community, serving with passion and doing what we love consistently everyday, couldn't ask for much more 💯

Have an awesome week, lovely people! ❤️

19/04/2026

Kia ora lovely people, a friendly update to let you know that we will be open for trading as per normal on ANZAC day - Saturday, 25 April for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We will be open from 9.30am, so it gives us all an opportunity to attend the dawn and memorial services to honour, thank and remember our amazing veterans who have served us and those who continue to serve our wonderful Aotearoa 🙌🏽

There will be NO public holiday surcharge as always for our lovely customers, so please come in with your friends and family and enjoy our great beverages, delicious food and excellent service in our lovely, family friendly restaurant in Aotea 😋

We have a few bookings already, so please visit our website, www.musclechef.co.nz to make a reservation. Walk-ins are always welcome but subject to availability. Thank you for your ongoing support, we look forward to serving you! 🙏🏽

Also, a friendly reminder that it is our joy and pleasure to partner again this year with Porirua RSA for their annual Poppy appeal. To support this amazing campaign, for every lovely person who donates $10 or more in the RSA appeal box at our restaurant this month, we will shout you a free coffee of your choice to show our appreciation for your generous support and all your kind donations will go to the Porirua RSA to fund support services for our Veterans and families. ❤️