Our award winning Restaurant and Café are run entirely by the hospitality and catering
students under the expert guidance of their lecturers providing guests with a vibrant
and quality dining environment in high quality modern surroundings.
Students are responsible for everything from the preparation and service of meals
to general front of house operations. Located on the ground floor within the main
building providing easy access, area provides two distinctive dining options.
The Café Bar
Providing a Café and Dining service to students, staff the Café is open between
0930 –1530 (1430 on Friday). Authentic Italian coffees, hot beverages, milkshakes
and fruit smoothies as well as a range of freshly made snacks, cakes and pastries
in a contempory and vibrant Café atmosphere. Between 1200 and 1330 a light lunch
menu features a range of freshly prepared and quickly served dishes including the
very popular ‘Salad Bar’.
In addition a ‘Café to Go ‘menu offers guests the opportunity to buy snacks items,
salads and beverages to take away.
The College Restaurant
The College Restaurant offers a more formal dining environment at lunch and dinner.
The contemporary design, encompassing the latest trends, materials and decor in
a luxury restaurant environment, combines with a range of exciting and modern menus
at lunch and dinner to offer guests an outstanding meal experience.
Lunch is served Monday to Friday from 12.00noon with last orders at 12.45pm, offering
a Table D’Hote style menu with the choice of two or three courses. Menus offer a
wide range of dishes reflecting cooking trends and commodities appropriate to the
national reputation of catering education at South Downs College.
All food is freshly prepared from the best ingredients by students under the direction
of our highly qualified and experienced lecturing team. Dishes are principally modern
British and European in style and also include Vegetarian dishes, Chef’s specials
and Ethnic or International choices.
On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings our award winning Fine Dining service offers a
three course gastronomic menu priced at £19.95, commencing with a complimentary
‘Amuse’.
These menus provide diners with the opportunity to sample food prepared by our ‘Level
3’ students under the direction of expert Chef Lecturers. Both staff and students
have current or recent trade experience and students are placed in some of the countries
top kitchens as part of their programme.
Our Thursday evening ‘Brasserie’ serves a 3 course Taster menu where guests can
dine to a range of simply cooked gastronomic dishes, freshly prepared to order for
£15.50.Dinner is served from 6.00pm with last orders at 6.45pm.
Large groups and parties can be catered for by appointment as part of the Restaurant’s
function programme. An interesting and comprehensive list of international wines
is offered to complement the meal, with the opportunity to enjoy an aperitif or
cocktail before your dinner or relax in the Bar with an espresso and liqueur to
complete your dining experience.
Over the year a range of ethnic and themed events offer customers a variety of dining
experiences including the opportunity to sample menus prepared by celebratory guest
chefs from top local and national restaurants. Our free publication ‘The Restaurant
News ‘ provides diners with all the latest news and events and can be accessed on
our web site.
The College Restaurant and Café offers guests a truly unique and memorable dining
experience.