The Freedom Hub Cafe in Waterloo, Sydney, is an urban escape with chic French-industrial styling, comfortable lounges and various seating areas that immediately make you feel relaxed and at home.
Open Monday through Friday, we serve socially and ethically responsible yet delicious food and our own brand of Freedom Fighter Coffee. We’re your local café with great food and coffee—and that extra feel-good factor.
Our space is suited to a variety of occasions. We have a range of table sizes, from 10-seater share tables to intimate tables for 2, and a private room for small functions, meetings, development days, presentations, and work lunches (including AV support). It’s the perfect place to get together with friends, have a meeting, or run an event, whether you’re local or just passing through.
Are you looking for a venue with space for meal breaks? Why not book The Freedom Hub? We love hosting groups of up to 80 people on conferences or training days. Our venue is economically priced. We can provide food and drinks for breakfast, morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea, along with all the coffee and tea you need.
We love to make it easy to be an ethical consumer and fulfil your social procurement needs! 100% of café profits support survivors of modern slavery. The Freedom Hub Café offers more than just exceptional coffee—it gives you the chance to make a real difference.
Your Cafe Experience
Premium Coffees & Teas
Enjoy premium, ethically sourced coffee and tea that is good for people and the planet. Our organic Freedom Fighter coffee blend is roasted in Australia, and every cup helps rescue and rehabilitate child soldiers. Our teas are Australian, ethically sourced, handpicked, fine teas blended by a naturopath to offer maximum health benefits.
We care what’s in your cup.
Inspired seasonal menu
Sit in and stimulate your taste buds with seasonal, healthy food and lunch specials made with fresh ingredients sourced from local producers. You can also grab and go with our fresh wraps, sandwiches, or sweet treats. Gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian options are available. Our Social Traders’ Accreditation ensures ethical, social procurement.
We care about serving you the best.
Use your purchasing power for good
The Freedom Hub Cafe is a great place to catch up with friends, relax with a cuppa, hold a meeting, or host an event. Our café is a beautiful, comfortable venue space that can be adapted to fit your needs. We can support you with AV, quality service, and delicious, ethical food and drinks.
We care about you and your business.
The Freedom Hub Cafe Waterloo works hard to ensure that every item we serve is assessed for the risk of modern slavery. We put people before profits. #smallchangebigeffect
Our Menu
Our menu includes ethically sourced coffee, teas, and fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
- Breakfast & Brunch: Eggs, smashed avo, granola bowls, and more.
- Lunch: Gourmet sandwiches, salads, and seasonal specials.
- Treats: Freshly baked goods, cakes, and pastries.
Our menu changes seasonally, ensuring we serve only the freshest ingredients sourced from local and sustainable suppliers. We also cater to a range of dietary needs, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free.
Catering & Events
Bring our cafe to you with catering, or use our unique event space for your private functions, meetings, and special events. You can use your own catering and event planning company or ours—the choice is yours. Either way, you’ll know you are making a positive social impact.
A Versatile Venue for All Occasions
The Freedom Hub Cafe is the perfect space for relaxing, connecting with friends and family and entertaining.
A place to catch up with family and friends
Enjoy a relaxed environment where parents and mother’s groups can unwind while kids play.
Business Meetings & Networking Events
Host your team in our inspiring space with Wi-Fi and a quiet, professional ambience.
Social Gatherings & Celebrations
Our venue is ideal for birthdays, casual get-togethers, special occasions, and business functions.
Simple Ways to Change the World
We care about the world, about people and about making a difference. To do this well, we partner with carefully selected vendors that also give back. Here’s how you can help us make a difference:
Dine with Purpose
Each purchase you make funds critical support services for survivors.
Host Events
Choose us as your next event venue, and know that your booking will help provide education, training, and employment opportunities for survivors.
Spread the Word
Share our mission with friends and family, and help us raise awareness about modern slavery.
Why The Freedom Hub?
- We’re committed to ethical sourcing and sustainability: From our coffee beans to our fresh ingredients, everything we serve is carefully selected to ensure it’s good for you and good for the planet.
- A Certified Social Enterprise: We are a verified social enterprise committed to ethical practices and making a positive social impact.
- Support a Cause with Every Visit: All profits from The Freedom Hub go directly to our Survivor School, helping survivors rebuild their lives. It’s a unique opportunity to make a difference with every visit.
We believe small things can have a big effect—that’s why our coffee rehabilitates ex-child soldiers, our bread creates a profit to train and employ refugees and asylum seekers, our vendors have audited their supply chains and monitor risks of modern slavery, our toilet paper helps build toilets in Africa, and our soap helps people experiencing poverty in other nations.
Help End Modern Slavery with Every Purchase
At The Freedom Hub, 100% of profits go towards helping survivors of slavery in Australia rebuild their lives. Through our Survivor School, we provide training, support, and opportunities for people who have experienced exploitation and trafficking. When you visit our cafe, your purchases help us fund critical support services for survivors.
Visit Our Sydney Waterloo Café
1We invite you to relax, connect, and unwind while making a positive difference.
283 Young Street Waterloo NSW 2017 Australia
Open Monday to Thursday, 7:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Open Friday, 7:00 am – 1:00 pm.
Closed SAT/SUN.
Your cup of coffee can change lives.
Enjoy Our Historic Venue
The Freedom Hub café is located in a beautifully restored warehouse that dates back to the early 20th century. It has the original floor of hand-smashed river pebbles and large steel beams in the ceiling, which used to hoist the heavy machinery of a 1900s automobile garage. The cafe is styled with modern industrial decor.
Hidden on a back street of Waterloo, this building is now home to a thriving, edgy community of city commuters; our venue is well worth visiting.
We are located close to the airport and hotels, within walking distance of Green Square station and buses from Central Station, which pass by a few meters away.
What People Are Saying
The Freedom Hub is an amazing place with a great cause behind it.
The atmosphere is great and the perfect place to catch up with friends, have some yummy food and a cuppa.
Haupapa Andrea
What a fabulous Cafe & proceeds going to a great cause.
We were there for a special Christmas last night and had DELICIOUS ethically sourced food. My husband couldn’t wait to go back for breakfast this morning.
Adrienne Buffini
Amazing story of the power of one lady to make a difference in the world by helping to end human trafficking!
Caroline Tynan
I first discovered this hidden gem after a client coffee meet then a week later I attended a fabulous workshop held at The Freedom Hub and the space is just perfect!!
Rebecca Tait
Will definitely be back, thank you for what you do.
Laura Napier
Definitely recommend visiting or holding an event here!
Alicia Hoye
Her fight is to put an end to human trafficking and making life easier for people doing it tough. Freedom Hub is a great place for an event. They have nice food and coffee!
Kumar R Jha
100% of profit goes to to survivors of Human trafficking!
Shanmukha Rao