The Square Café
Our newest outlet provides a fresh, new dining experience; delivering high-quality, great-value food and drink for our community.
Featuring our unique, exclusive rich blend of coffee; The Square Roast, it offers a stronger, heavier roast for a premium taste that you’ll love. In addition, budget-friendly hot drink options are available to ensure affordability without compromising quality. Enjoy your favourite rich, handcrafted espresso drinks and refreshing iced coffees to seasonal specialities and expertly brewed teas.
Compliment your drink with our hot food selection. Indulge in a variety of breakfast cobs, rolls and pasties to popcorn chicken, hash brown bites and seasoned wedges to name a few. Looking for something different for lunch? Our made in-house salad bowls and tasty sandwiches, toasties and wraps, might just be the grab and go items you are looking for. If something sweet is on the brain, then our selection of doughnuts, exclusive to The Square Café, will be a treat for you. Other sweet treats include chocolate brownies and sweet pastries.
Whether you are grabbing a quick coffee on the go, settling in for a relaxing break in the SU Square, catching some sunshine when the weather is good on the outside patio – experience the comfort and quality you love, conveniently on campus.
Opening times
- Term time: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm
- Out of term: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 2.30pm
Dietary information
This outlet provides vegan and vegetarian options. Items are labelled or highlighted on menus. If you are unsure, please ask a member of staff in the outlet.
Menu
Hot drinks
Coffees
- Cappuccino
- Flat white
- Americano
- White mocha
- Espresso
- Double espresso
- Caramel macchiato
- Latte macchiato
- Mocha
- Matcha
- Latte
Dairy alternatives
- Ask your barista for available option and nutritional information
Hot chocolate and teas
- Classic hot chocolate
- White hot chocolate
- English Breakfast Tea
- Speciality teas (Earl Grey, raspberry and blackberry, green, peppermint, decaf)
Cold drinks
Iced drinks
- Frappuccino (variety of flavours available and customisable)
- Shaken espresso
- Strawberry lemonade
- Strawberry iced tea
- Peach iced tea
- Green tea lemonade
Dairy alternatives
- Ask your barista for available option and nutritional information
Soft drinks
- 500ml bottle of Life Water
- Cano still water
- 20oz cup flavours:
- Pepsi Max
- Diet Pepsi
- 7UP
- Tango Orange
Sandwiches
Breakfast sandwiches
- Bacon cob
- Sausage cob
- Vegan sausage cob
Real value sandwiches
- Just cheese
- Just ham
- Just tuna mayo
- Just free range egg mayo
- Chicken and sweetcorn
- Double cheese and spring onion
- BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato)
- Vegan coronation chickpea with lettuce
Filled sandwiches
- Spicy Italian-style chicken
- All day breakfast
- The vegan ploughman's
- Double egg and rocket
- Cheddar and tomato roll (gluten free)
Toasties
- Ham and cheese toastie
- Cheese and tomato toastie
Wraps
- Chicken and bacon
- Real value cheese and tomato
- Real value chicken and bacon
- Sweet potato and pakora (vegetarian)
- Katsu chicken
- Chicken and bacon
- Mexican-style chicken fajita
Savoury pastries, pizza and sides
Savoury pasties
- Sausage roll
- Sausage, cheese and bean slice
- Steak slice
- Chicken curry slice
- Chicken and mushroom slice
- Four cheese and onion slice
- Vegan steak slice
Pizzas
- Cheese and tomato square
- Pepperoni square
Sides
- Mini hash brown bites
- Popcorn chicken
- Seasoned wedges
Sweet treats
Doughnuts
- Jam
- Queen Bee
- Chocolate Almighty
- Berry White
Sweet pastries
- Plain croissant
- Almond croissant
- Vegan raspberry croissant
- Pain au chocolat
- Chocolate twist
- Cinnamon roll bun
Muffins, brownies and flapjacks
- Triple chocolate muffin
- Blueberry cheesecake muffin
- Oreo brownie
- Double chocolate brownie
- White choc and macadamia nut cookie brownie
- Chocolate supreme cookie brownie
- Blondie brownie
- Fruit flapjack
- Plain flapjack
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.