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Food and drink outlets

Staff and Postgraduate Restaurant

Staff and Postgraduate Restaurant

Our restaurant is an exclusive dining space designed specifically for university staff and postgraduate students.

Offering a diverse menu of hot meals, we cater to a wide variety of dietary preferences. Our healthy ‘Grain Train’ features superfoods and nutritious grains, alongside a vibrant salad bar that provides fresh, wholesome choices.

If you are looking for a hearty meal or something lighter, such as daily favourites or freshly made soup of the day, our restaurant provides a welcoming, refined environment to enjoy delicious, health-conscious dishes in a relaxed setting. It’s a great place to bring visitors to the University to share the experience, a perfect place to recharge, connect with colleagues and savour food tailored to your needs.

Opening times

  • Term time: Monday to Friday, 12.00pm to 2.00pm
  • Out of term: Closed

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.

Our food menus work on a weekly rotation. View the dates and select the corresponding menu to see the options.

Week 1

  • Week commencing: 8 September 2025
  • Week commencing: 29 September 2025
  • Week commencing: 20 October 2025
  • Week commencing: 10 November 2025

Week 2

  • Week commencing: 15 September 2025
  • Week commencing: 6 October 2025
  • Week commencing: 27 October 2025
  • Week Commencing: 17 November 2025

Week 3

  • Week commencing: 22 September 2025
  • Week commencing: 13 October 2025
  • Week commencing: 3 November 2025
  • Week commencing: 24 November 2025

Festive menu

View our festive menu

Monday

Week 1

  • Vegan stew with roasted vine tomatoes and locally sourced breads (vegan, vegetarian, gluten free)
  • Quorn pesto pasta with garlic bread and a dressed salad (vegetarian)
  • Hand rolled beef and red lentil meatballs pasta bake with garlic bread and dressed leaves 
  • Lamb hot pot with root vegetables and a crispy potato topping 

Week 2

  • Vegan fillet with tomato pasta and a dressed salad (vegan, vegetarian)
  • Vegan sausage and mash with seasonal vegetables and a rich onion gravy (vegan, vegetarian)
  • Mediterranean chicken in a rich tomato and olive sauce (gluten free, halal)
  • Butchers sausage and mash with seasonal vegetables and a rich onion gravy (gluten free)

Week 3

  • Vegan casserole with locally sourced crusty bread (vegan, vegetarian, gluten free available)
  • Quorn cottage pie and steamed greens (vegan, vegetarian, gluten free)
  • Chicken and veg puff pastry pie (halal)
  • Cottage pie and steamed greens (gluten free)

Tuesday

Week 1

  • Butternut squash curry with naan bread steamed rice and pickles (vegan, vegetarian, gluten free)
  • Mac and cheese with garlic bread and dressed leaves (vegetarian)
  • Cajun chicken with roasted peppers dressed leaves and roasted baby potatoes (gluten free, halal)
  • Chicken Balti with naan bread, steamed rice and pickles (gluten free)

Week 2

  • Smokey three bean chilli, onion rice, nachos and dips (vegan, vegetarian, gluten free)
  • Mushroom stroganoff, rice and garlic bread (vegetarian, gluten free)
  • Chicken and vegetable stir fry (halal)
  • Hunters chicken with dressed leaves and rustic potato wedges (gluten free, halal)

Week 3

  • Vegan chilli, rice, nachos and dips (vegan, vegetarian, gluten free)
  • Sundried tomato and feta pasta with a dressed salad and garlic bread (vegetarian)
  • Beef and veg chilli with rice, nachos and dips (gluten free)
  • Breaded chicken katsu, rice, salad leaves and pickles (halal)

Wednesday

Week 1

All today's dishes are served with garlic and thyme roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables.

  • Mediterranean vegetable tart (vegan, vegetarian)
  • Vegan chicken and vegetable pie (vegan, vegetarian)
  • Garlic and thyme roast chicken (gluten free, halal)
  • Roast of the day (gluten free available)

Week 2

All today's dishes are served with garlic and thyme roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables.

  • Beetroot and butternut squash wellington (vegan, vegetarian)
  • Cheese and onion puff pastry pie (vegetarian)
  • Chicken fricassee with steamed rice and locally sourced crusty bread (gluten free available, halal)
  • Roast of the day (gluten free available)

Week 3

All today's dishes are served with garlic and thyme roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables.

  • Mediterranean veg tarts (vegan, vegetarian)
  • Red onion, cherry tomato and feta Tarte Tatin (vegetarian)
  • Peppered chicken with a mushroom sauce (gluten free, halal)
  • Roast of the day (gluten free available)

Thursday

Week 1

  • Vegan sausage casserole with locally sourced crusty bread (vegan, vegetarian, gluten free available)
  • Mushroom and pepper stir-fry (vegan, vegetarian)
  • Chicken and vegetable stew with locally sourced crusty bread (gluten free available, halal)
  • Beef pie with mashed potato and medley of green vegetables

Week 2

  • Vegan chicken katsu curry with rice, dressed leaves and pickles (vegan, vegetarian)
  • Ricotta and spinach cannelloni with dressed leaves and garlic bread (vegetarian)
  • Beef and green veg curry, naan bread, rice and pickles (gluten free available)
  • Lasagne with dressed leaves and garlic bread

Week 3

  • Chickpea and spinach curry, rice, naan bread and pickles (vegan, vegetarian, gluten free available)
  • Vegetable lasagne with dressed leaves and garlic bread (vegetarian)
  • Chicken and spinach lasagne with dressed leaves and garlic bread
  • Beef curry, rice, naan bread and pickles

Friday

Week 1

  • Moving Mountain burger with dressed leaves and skin on fries (vegan, vegetarian)
  • Vegan sausage roll with onion jam, dressed leaves and skin on fries (vegan, vegetarian)
  • Thai green chicken curry and sticky rice (halal)
  • Crispy battered fillet of cod, with garden peas or mushy peas, tartare sauce, lemon wedge and skin on fries (gluten free available - please allow time for cooking)

Week 2

  • Vegan burrito with dressed leaves, dips and skin on fries (vegan, vegetarian)
  • Halloumi burger with dressed leaves and skin on fries (vegetarian)
  • Chicken fajitas, dips, rice and dressed leaves (gluten free available, halal) 
  • Crispy battered fillet of cod, with garden peas or mushy peas, tartare sauce, lemon wedge and skin on fries (gluten free available - please allow time for cooking)

Week 3

  • Moving Mountain hot dog, crispy onions, dressed leaves and skin on fries (vegan, vegetarian)
  • Mushroom carbonara, rice and garlic bread (vegan, vegetarian, gluten free available)
  • Pulled pork and spring onion mac and cheese 
  • Crispy battered fillet of cod, with garden peas or mushy peas, tartare sauce, lemon wedge and skin on fries (gluten free available - please allow time for cooking)

Available each day

Soup of the day

Freshly made and served with crusty bread. Visit the outlet to see today’s fresh flavour.


Grain Train

Have you tried the Grain Train yet? Enjoy a variety of superfoods, healthy options, vegan and vegetarian choices at great value. Protein additions available.


Daily favourites

Jacket potatoes with various fillings and side salad. See in outlet for fillings of the day.

Grab and go vegan boxed salads available.


Pudding of the day

Individually plated, freshly made hot pudding of the day.

See in outlet for freshly made desserts in the fridge.

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.

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