Delic!ous
Delic!ous is a favourite spot for students and staff, as well as visitors to the University, and is ideally located for a tasty stop when you’re making your way across campus.
Start your day with one of our breakfast favourites, or pop in at lunchtime for something freshly prepared. Choose from our hot sandwich of the day, with a different flavour-packed creation every weekday, or enjoy a warming soup of the day with a freshly baked bread roll. You’ll also find a great selection of freshly made sandwiches, baguettes, wraps and salad boxes, with plenty of vegetarian, vegan, halal and gluten-free options available.
Fancy something more filling? Our jacket potatoes come with a choice of hot and cold fillings, while our central campus exclusive salad bar lets you create your own combination of fresh ingredients and flavours.
Complete your meal with a Craft Coffee, made using our exclusive blend, or choose from a range of cold drinks, snacks and sweet treats.
With plenty of fresh, tasty and convenient choices, Delic!ous is the perfect place to grab a bite, refuel and get on with your day.
Opening times
- Term time:
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm
- Out of term time:
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm
- Open Day 3 October:
- 9am to 4pm TBC
Dietary information
This outlet provides halal, vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free hot and cold options. Items are labelled or highlighted on menus. If you are unsure, please ask a member of staff in the outlet.
Menu
Breakfast items
Start your day with breakfast bites on the go. Breakfast items are served until 11.00am.
- Bacon cob
- Sausage cob
- Sausage and bacon cob
- Veggie sausage cob
- Vegan sausage cob
- Hash browns (2)
Granola pots
- Mango puree, granola and yoghurt (vegetarian)
- Raspberry puree, granola and yoghurt (vegetarian)
Soup of the day
Flavour range
- Carrot and coriander
- Seasonal vegetable
- Cauliflower
- Tomato and basil
- Minted pea and potato
- Butternut squash and sweet potato
- Leek and potato
- Broccoli
Add a white or brown bread roll for dipping!
Visit to see today's flavour in outlet.
Hot sandwich of the day
Monday
Chargrilled tandoori chicken served in a sourdough wrap, mixed salad, pickled red cabbage and minted yoghurt (Halal).
Tuesday
Korean BBQ pork served in a sub roll with crunchy Asian slaw and crispy crackling.
Wednesday
Southern fried Tex Mex served in a sub roll with shredded lettuce, tortilla chips, cheddar cheese and BBQ sauce.
Thursday
Indian style lamb shish kebab served in a soft tortilla wrap, shredded lettuce, pickled red cabbage, minted yoghurt and chilli sauce (Halal).
Friday
Fish 'n' chip bun: cod goujons, crispy potato tots, minted mushy pea puree, tartar mayonnaise and rocket, served in a warm potato bun.
*All menu items subject to change without prior notice.
Sandwiches and salads
Sandwiches and baguettes
Delic!ous Café is supplied with freshly made sandwiches, baguettes, wraps and salad boxes from Tiffin. These include Halal, vegetarian, gluten free and vegan options.
Salads
- Exclusive to central campus, enjoy your very own salad bar, where you can customise something new every week day with a variety, of vegetarian and vegan options.
- Salad bowls - freshly made salad bowls are available, which changes on a two week rota.
- Week 1
- Chicken Caesar salad
- Tuna salad
- Orzo salad
- Beef noodle salad
- Week 2
- Chicken and bacon salad
- Greek salad
- Orzo salad
- Duck noodle salad
- Week commencing
- 21 September: 1
- 28 September: 2
- 5 October: 1
- 12 October: 2
- 19 October: 1
- 26 October: 2
- 2 November: 1
- 9 November: 2
- 16 November 1
- 23 November: 2
- 30 November: 1
Jacket potatoes
With a fluffy interior and crispy skin, fill up with these hot and cold fillings on your jacket potato.
- Baked beans (vegan and gluten free)
- Chilli con carne (gluten free)
- Chicken and mushroom (Halal)
- Three bean and vegetable chilli (vegan and gluten free)
- Butter (vegetarian)
- Grated cheese (vegetarian and gluten free)
- Handmade coleslaw (vegan and gluten free)
- Tuna mayonnaise (gluten free)
- Tandoori chicken mayo
See in outlet for the hot special filling of the day!
Add a flavoured butter to enhance your jacket potato.
- Garlic and herb butter (vegetarian and gluten free)
- Chilli and coriander butter (vegetarian and gluten free)
Confectionery and snacks
Confectionery
A selection of chocolates, sweet treats, mints and more are available.
Cakes
A selection of cake are available.
Pudding pots
A selection of pudding pots are available on a two-week menu.
- Week 1
- Lemon curd cheesecake
- Biscoff cheesecake
- Strawberry mousse
- Chocolate mousse
- Week 2
- Raspberry cheesecake
- Biscoff cheesecake
- Strawberry mousse
- Caramel mousse
- Week commencing
- 21 September: 1
- 28 September: 2
- 5 October: 1
- 12 October: 2
- 19 October: 1
- 26 October: 2
- 2 November: 1
- 9 November: 2
- 16 November 1
- 23 November: 2
- 30 November: 1
Grab and go
Sausage roll
Cheese and onion roll (vegetarian)
Hot and kickin' chicken wings (2)
Chicken and mushroom pasty
Chicken curry pasty
Cheese and onion pasty (vegetarian)
Steak slice
Hash brown bites (vegetarian)
Potato wedges (vegan)
Popcorn chicken
Vegetable spring roll (vegetarian)
Hot and cold drinks
Craft Coffee House
Our Delic!ous café is proud to serve our exclusive Craft coffees. We ensure quality and consistency through a direct trade with Fairtrade Colombian coffee farmers who grow the coffee beans and our Sheffield supplier who sources them.
- Cappuccino
- Latte
- Mocha
- Americano
- Espresso
- Hot chocolate
- Hot water
Twinings teas
- English breakfast
- Decaf English breakfast
- Green
- Peppermint
- Earl Grey
- Camomile
- Lemongrass and ginger
- Cranberry and raspberry
Cans and bottled drinks
A wide selection of cold drinks are offered, including 330ml cans and 500ml bottles of water.
A greener alternative
In our bid to reduce single-use plastics, we have switched almost all our cold drinks to aluminium cans. We work with the University of Leicester Waste Management team and the Students' Union to provide key recycling points across campus and align with reputable and sustainably conscious suppliers.
Life Water is our supply of bottled water, where each bottle purchased helps to support and fund clean water projects across the world through the partner charity, Drop4Drop.
Allergen information
The health, safety, and wellbeing of our customers is our top priority — and that begins with transparency around the food we serve. We understand how important it is for individuals with food allergies or dietary requirements to make informed choices with confidence. That’s why we’re committed to providing clear, accessible, and accurate allergen information across our food and drink outlets.
To support this, each outlet has allergen information on all in-house made products and our staff are trained to provide up-to-date allergen information when asked. We also use a dedicated online platform called Ten Kites for our outlets (Astrovan, Queens, Soul and The Square Cafe) which allows customers to view detailed allergen information for every item on our menus.
Each outlet features a QR code displayed clearly near the service area or tills. By scanning this code with a smartphone, customers are instantly taken to a digital menu showing allergens such as nuts, gluten, dairy, and more, specific to the outlet they’re visiting. If you have any questions or require further assistance, our trained team members are always on hand to help.
Our Food Production Kitchen handle multiple allergens and there is always a risk of cross-contamination. This is a live system so dishes allergens and preferences will automatically update without notice, where ingredients change. Note that we cannot guarantee dishes will be free from unlisted allergens due to the risk of cross-contamination by other customers in service areas.
