Custodian Kitchen

Custodian Kitchen Custodian Kitchen is a coffee shop and restaurant located on South Road, offering breakfast and lunch with a focus on quality produce. They also specialize in specialty coffee. With a love for all things seasonal, be sure to try their duck & brown rice congee in the cooler months!

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Special kitchen dish - Laksa!Spicy coconut broth, egg noodle, bok choy, chili oil & tofu puffs. Perfect brothy Ying to t...
02/10/2026

Special kitchen dish - Laksa!

Spicy coconut broth, egg noodle, bok choy, chili oil & tofu puffs. Perfect brothy Ying to this blustery weather Yang.

Geddittin!

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Team Custodian

Mischief making in the making.Featuring our wombok salad with a tangy chilli lime dressing.Much love. Team Custodian. 😚😋...
30/09/2026

Mischief making in the making.

Featuring our wombok salad with a tangy chilli lime dressing.

Much love.

Team Custodian.
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Custodian's quintessential Scotch egg, crumbed and wrapped in classic British sausage. Served on crisp potato pavé, with...
27/09/2026

Custodian's quintessential Scotch egg, crumbed and wrapped in classic British sausage. Served on crisp potato pavé, with braised cabbage, brown sauce and curried mayonnaise.

It's something we're very proud of, and we would love to share it with you.

Much love from the kitchen.

🤌👌🔥🔪

Team Custodian

Sardines. Grilled on rye, with smoked tomato romesco, pickled fennel and olive. On our current Spring menu.🤌Team Custodi...
27/09/2026

Sardines. Grilled on rye, with smoked tomato romesco, pickled fennel and olive.

On our current Spring menu.

🤌

Team Custodian.

Just enjoying a moment.Hope y'all having a lovely long weekend.✌️Team Custodian.
26/09/2026

Just enjoying a moment.

Hope y'all having a lovely long weekend.

✌️

Team Custodian.

We are closed for Parade Day.We are open Grand Final Day!7am to 12 Noon. However our sister cafe REGULATOR Highett is op...
20/09/2026

We are closed for Parade Day.

We are open Grand Final Day!
7am to 12 Noon.

However our sister cafe REGULATOR Highett is open both days!

So if you need a fix on Friday, there's options in the field.

Much love - take care out there

Team Custodian
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Gnocchi.Pan fried with braised leeks, spinach, lemon & dill ricotta, pecorino. Classic.Much love - Team Custodian✌️🤘🤓🐐🥳
13/09/2026

Gnocchi.

Pan fried with braised leeks, spinach, lemon & dill ricotta, pecorino.

Classic.

Much love - Team Custodian

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Banh mi Benedict. Rolling for Father's Day. See you tomorrow. Call ahead to see if we've got the room for your crew.Have...
05/09/2026

Banh mi Benedict.

Rolling for Father's Day.

See you tomorrow. Call ahead to see if we've got the room for your crew.

Have a smashing day y'all.

✊👌😊😛🤓

Team Custodian.

This Father's Day we're putting on something outrageously special.Banh mi X Benedict = Banh mi Benedict baby!It has ever...
03/09/2026

This Father's Day we're putting on something outrageously special.

Banh mi X Benedict = Banh mi Benedict baby!

It has everything we love and expect from both. Perfect poachies, pork belly, pate, tangy pickled veggies, hoisin hollandaise.

Plus all our other favorites as usual.

Call us up, book a table &make the day special (and organized!)!

✌️

Team Custodian.
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This is tantan ramen, or tantanmen.Japan's version of Dan Dan noodles. Spicy brothy noodles, thick with flavor. Served d...
28/08/2026

This is tantan ramen, or tantanmen.

Japan's version of Dan Dan noodles. Spicy brothy noodles, thick with flavor. Served dry in China, but given soup over the sea.

Ours? Spicy peanut flavored pork mince, ramen noodles, bok choy & sesame.

We're serving it through the end of Winter.

Much love!

😋😘🥳🤓
Team Custodian.

Is it Spring yet?Nearly. I can smell it. Time to get it together folks 😀 Smashed avo & pea with dehydrated goats cheese,...
14/08/2026

Is it Spring yet?

Nearly. I can smell it. Time to get it together folks 😀

Smashed avo & pea with dehydrated goats cheese, shiso furikake, herb salad & a poachie.

On special for the weekend.

Much love,

✌️💃🥳😊🤦

Team Custodian.

We're seeing off our dear Hugh in style. We'll do our best to be on the line ready to go at 6:30.But there's this whole ...
02/08/2026

We're seeing off our dear Hugh in style.

We'll do our best to be on the line ready to go at 6:30.

But there's this whole thing happening.

Much love 😗

Grilled sardines, pickled fennel, smoked tomato romesco, olive, saffron oil on rye.On special now and coming soon on the...
26/07/2026

Grilled sardines, pickled fennel, smoked tomato romesco, olive, saffron oil on rye.

On special now and coming soon on the menu.

Time to Basque it up.

✌️🤘😘🙌🌞

Team Custodian

Cheese steak sandwich.That's all I have to say about that.
17/07/2026

Cheese steak sandwich.

That's all I have to say about that.

Tartiflette? What is ette?It's pretty much potato gratin on steroids.But imagine. It's dark. Cold.You've spent a day out...
14/07/2026

Tartiflette? What is ette?

It's pretty much potato gratin on steroids.

But imagine.

It's dark.

Cold.

You've spent a day out in the crisp alpine. You've burnt a mountain of calories that need serious restocking.

Inside, an old world chef drops a serious old world dish on your counter top. Tartiflette.

Potato. Bacon. Onion and more.

All fighting for its life under melting roblachon cheese.

Cheese dripped heaven on a plate.

It's the ultimate of comfort foods hailing from people that know how to replenish after a day in the cold 🥶 ❄️.

It's also our seasonal inspiration for our current focaccia.

Here until we run out of cold weather.

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O H. M Y. G O O D N E S S!!ITS FRIED CHICKEN & WAFFLES!!Smoked maple syrup + jalapeño relish + croissant butter + cris...
27/06/2026

O H. M Y. G O O D N E S S!!

ITS FRIED CHICKEN & WAFFLES!!

Smoked maple syrup + jalapeño relish + croissant butter + crispy skin.

This all started with Fluff making croissant butter. Yes, croissant butter!!! Then it was, woah, this would be so good with fried chicken. Et voila - here it is!!!

Definitely here for a good time! 🍗

So, this is a hard one. I guess there’s no easy way to say this. So here it is…Very soon I will be saying goodbye to Cus...
21/06/2026

So, this is a hard one.

I guess there’s no easy way to say this. So here it is…

Very soon I will be saying goodbye to Custodian Kitchen.

Phew. There, I said it! 2920 days or so, (minus my “gap year)” and here we are. My time with you all is coming to an end. Have I loved every minute of it? Absolutely! I wouldn’t be who I am if it wasn’t for my Custodian family - both staff and customers.

Can I just tell you what a privilege it has been to be a part of your lives for the last 8 years?!
I’ve seen families welcome their first, second and third child, then watched these children grow. I’ve seen some of my closest friends celebrate their wedding day in our cafe because the space meant so much to them. We’ve hosted fantastic birthday parties - parties that I’ve felt like I’ve been a part of too. I’ve seen joy. I’ve seen loss and hardship, stress and sadness. Man, we weathered Covid together…
We’ve shared hugs and laughs and tears. We’ve shared so much.

It’s a lot to walk away from. Maybe that’s not the right way to put it. I’m not walking away. I’m not turning my back. I’m celebrating everything that we have created. These memories I’ll carry with me forever. Custodian is the first place I ever owned, and I’ve loved it more than I ever could have imagined. But I have other dreams and other ideas and when the time is right I’ll make them come true.

So for now I’m going to be with my wonderful family. In a few months we’ll grow from 3 to 4!!

Rest assured, you’re still in good hands. Amazing hands really!! Gerry along with Fluff, Sophia, Aliya, Bunta, Katie, Maddie, Charlie, Lauren, Myo and Peggy will still be giving you all the things you know and love from Custodian.

Back this weekend for your lunching pleasure!Risoni + prawns + sweetcorn + bisque + mascarpone Took the photo before I a...
20/06/2026

Back this weekend for your lunching pleasure!

Risoni + prawns + sweetcorn + bisque + mascarpone

Took the photo before I ate the dish this time!! 😂😅🫠

Address

472 South Road
Moorabbin, VIC
3189

To get to South Road in Kingston, you can take the XX bus and get off at the South Road stop. Alternatively, if you are driving, you can take the A23 and turn onto South Road. There is paid parking available at the nearby parking lot on Main Street. Walk down South Road until you reach the corner with High Street. The restaurant/coffee shop should be on your right-hand side.

Opening Hours

Monday 6:30am - 2pm
Tuesday 6:30am - 2pm
Wednesday 6:30am - 2pm
Thursday 6:30am - 2pm
Friday 6:30am - 2pm
Saturday 6:30am - 2pm
Sunday 6:30am - 2pm

Telephone

+61391919454

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What people say

Custodian Kitchen, located on South Road in Kingston, is a restaurant and coffee shop that prides itself on its produce and quality-driven breakfast and lunch options. The specialty coffee is also a standout feature of this establishment. With their fifth anniversary coming up, the team at Custodian Kitchen is excited to celebrate with birthday cake and bubbles. The menu is constantly evolving, with new dishes such as potato gnocchi with pine mushrooms and porcini cream being added regularly. Matcha Mondays are a hit with customers who love the raspberry, matcha, white chocolate muffin. Soup season has also arrived at Custodian Kitchen, with the potato and celery soup being a standout dish. On Mother's Day, the Peach Bellini was a hit alongside delicious food and coffee. Days like today call for something like Custodian Kitchen - world-famous in Moorabbin!