The Refectory

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The Refectory

Located right at the heart of University campus, the contemporary Refectory venue offers a wide range of hot and cold food each day.

Our mouth-watering menus are freshly prepared by our award-winning chefs on campus and we offer a choice of breakfast (served 8- 11am) hand-crafted Hot Sandwiches, Deli Bar, Salad Bar, Vegan Bar, Pizza and Pasta, Hot Wok and Street Food from around the World.

On the menu

SALAD BAR
A wide selection of wholesome ingredients and fillings for you to choose and build your own tossed salad or jacket potato.

HAND CRAFTED
Serving a traditional English breakfast between 8-11am, then delicious hand-crafted hot sandwiches during the day.

DELI BAR
Build your own wrap or baguette with a wide range of toppings/fillings with selection of breads.

COFFEE AND CAKE
Freshly baked cakes and treats from our local suppliers with bean to cup coffee stations.

SPECIALS
From fish and chip Friday to traditional Yorkshire Roast. The specials bar rotates each day to give you something extra special.

HOT PUDDINGS
Mouth-watering hot puddings baked everyday by our chefs.

GREEN AND GO
Delicious homemade plant-based food that is far from boring!

STREET FOOD AND ITALIAN
Discover world cuisine with dishes from all over the world, including authentic pizza and pasta dishes. Always complimented with fresh vegetables options.

HOT WOK
Choose from the choice of ingredients (vegetables and protein) add and watch your dish being cooked right in front of you!

GRAB AND GO
Enjoy a selection of sandwich meal deals made in house as well as fresh ready meals that can be heated at home.

STREET FOOD HUT
Find us on the precinct for authentically made street food dishes.

Our food

Great Food at Leeds are committed to providing healthy and fresh food for customers with different dietary requirements and we are able to provide a selection of gluten-free and Halal certified products in The Refectory.

DELI(CIOUS) SANDWICHES

Our deli(cious) sandwiches are made fresh every day in our Central Production Unit, based at the Refectory.

Nutritional information

DIETARY REQUIREMENTS
Great Food at Leeds are committed to providing healthy and fresh food for customers with different dietary requirements.

Find out more

HALAL FOOD PRODUCTS
Please speak to a member of our team who will be happy to answer any questions that you might have about Halal meat.

OUR FOOD SYMBOLS
We use Food Symbols on our labels and menus throughout Great Food at Leeds to help you see learn more about the food you’re eating.

Our food symbols

Food for the brain accreditation

The University of Leeds is proud to have been awarded the ‘Food for the Brain’ Nutritional Accreditation annually since 2012

The Great Food at Leeds team have been praised for their impressive focus on sustainability, seasonality and provenance of products with 45% of suppliers being within 20 miles of the University. They were also complimented for their expanding range of gluten-free products and continued enthusiasm and commitment to Food for the Brain and healthy eating. Other areas of praise were the quality of snacks and drink, high fibre content and low levels of processed fats, artificial additives and essential fats.

Food for the Brain is a charitable foundation working to inform, educate and empower individuals to change their diet and lifestyle and take greater control of their own mental health.

For more information visit the Food for the Brain website

Food for the Brain

Did you know?

The Refectory does not only serve delicious hot and cold food throughout the day, it also becomes an iconic music venue at night!

Music legends, such as The Rolling Stones, Elton John and Bob Marley, have all graced this venue with their presence. Perhaps the most famous live recording ever made – The Who Live at Leeds – was also recorded there.

Accessibility

Visit the AccessAble website for an access guide to The Refectory.

Opening Hours
For details of when we are open please visit our opening hours page.
Location
University precinct next to the Student Union
Speciality
A range of food from around the world
Food
Hand-crafted Hot Sandwiches, Deli Bar, Salad Bar, Classics, Pizza and Pasta, The Ranch and much more

THE REFECTORY

The Refectory is open for takeaway service 9am-2pm each day from Monday to Friday.

Offering a choice of Breakfast (served 9-11:30am) hot meals, sandwiches, panini’s, salads
and pasta pots (11:45-2pm).

Please ASK our helpful staff for up-to-date allergen information.

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

Week commencing: 09/03/2020

WEEK 1	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Hot Sandwich from £3.70	Farmhouse Sausage Butty Brioche Roll with Hash Brown and Caramelised Onion Chutney and French Fries	Roast ¼ Chicken BBQ Beans Corn on the Cob Chilli Chips	Chicken Tikka in Pitta Bread Salad Mint & Garlic Yogurt Bombay Potatoes	Hotdog, Fried Onions and Mustard Mayo BBQ Beans Corn on the Cob Wedges	BBQ Glazed Chicken in Pitta Beef Tomato, Cheese Slice Salad Salt and Pepper chips
Daily Specials	PIE DAY Steak and Ale Pie £3.85 Cheese, Leek and Potato Pie (V) £3.55 Sides: Cauliflower Cheese Garden Peas Chips Creamy Mash	FISH DAY Fishermans Basket £3.85 Baked Fillet of Hake With an Onion Bhaji Crust £3.85 Sides:Green Beans Baton carrots Dressed New Potatoes Chips	LASAGNE DAY Chicken and Spinach Lasagne £3.55 Mexican Bean Lasagne (V) £3.25 Sides:Dough balls Italian Sauted vegetables Garlic and Herb Roasted New Potatoes Chips	ROAST DAY Roast Chicken Breast, Chipolata and Sage & Onion stuffing £3.85 Sides: Broccoli florets Syrup Roasted Root veg Roast Potatoes Spring onion and chive Mash	CHIP SHOP DAY Deep Fried Crispy Pollock £3.85 Jumbo Battered Sausage £1.40 Chips Sides: Mushy peas Baked beans Curry sauce
Green and Go Vegan Bar from £3.25	Sweet and Sour Tofu and Vegetables Mixed Bean and Vegetable Goulash Sides:Boiled Rice Roasted Chunky Root Vegetables Garden peas Parsley New Potatoes	Roasted Carrot Rissotto Lentil Shepherds Pie Sides: Green Beans Baton Carrots/sweetcorn New Roasted Potatoes	Roasted Butternut Squash Curry Vegetable Pasta Bake Sides: Boiled Rice Sweetcorn/Peas Parsley New Potatoes	Indian Cauliflower, Chickpea Potato Cake Vegan Sausage Hotpot Sides:Broccoli Florets Roasted Root Vegetables Roasted Potatoes	Massaman Potato and Jackfruit curry Mexican Tacos Sides: Boiled Rice Medley of Vegetables Parsley New Potatoes
Pasta Dish from £3.20	Mozzarella and Tomato Gnocci in a Spicy Tomato Sauce (V) Dough Balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Penne Pasta with Carbonara Sauce Dough Balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Butternut Squash Macaroni Cheese (V) Dough Balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Green Vegetable Pesto Pasta (V) Dough Balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Chilli Beef Pasta Bake Dough Balls Salt and Pepper Chips
Pizza Meat £3.20 Veg £2.95
Soup £1.65	Tomato & basil (V) Ham & lentil	Cream of mushroom (V) Beef goulash	Roasted butternut squash and chilli (v) Chicken and Vegetable	Leek and potato (v) Spicy beef and tomato	Garden pea and mint (v) Cream of chicken and sweetcorn
Street Food from £3.55	Chicken Tagine Sides: Vegetable Cous Cous (VE) Spiced Carrots	Teriyaki Chicken Sides: Soft Noodles Stir Fried vegetables	Cape Malay Chicken Curry Sides: Yellow Rice Chakalaka	Lamb Kofta Tabboulah Sides: Toasted Pitta Bread and Humous	Jerk Chicken Drumsticks Sides: Rice and Peas Mango salsa
Noodle Bar Meat from £4.20 Veg from £3.70	Sweet Chilli Chicken Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (V) Prawn Crackers Hot and Sour Broth Vegetable Wanton Broth (VE)	Hoisin Pork Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (V) Prawn Crackers Szechuan Broth (V) Vegetable Wanton Broth (VE)	Szechuan Beef Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (V) Prawn Crackers Spicy Beef Broth Vegetable Wanton Broth (VE)	Ginger chicken Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (V) Prawn Crackers Chicken Wanton Broth Vegetable Broth (VE)	Mixed Meat Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (VE) Prawn Crackers Wanton Broth Vegetable Broth (VE)

Week commencing: 16/03/2020

WEEK 2	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Hot Sandwich from £3.70	Refectory House Burger Brioche Bun Burger relish, Cheese Slice, Beef Tomato Spiral Fries	Roast Pork in Soft Roll and Sausage Stuffing Soft roll Apple sauce Sausage Stuffing Chips	Southern Fried Chicken Burger Brioche Bun Salad Sweet Chilli Mayo Cheese Slice Chilli Chips	Spicy Bean Burger Brioche Roll Salad Garlic Mayo Cheese Slice Salt and Pepper Chips	Pan Fried Minute Steak In a Soft Bap Mustard Mayo Blackened Onions Chips
Daily Specials	YORKSHIRE PUDDING DAY Yorkshire Pudding with Chicken Balti £3.55 Sides: Yorkshire Pudding with Savoury Quorn Mince Cauliflower cheese Garden peas Chips Creamy mash	FISH DAY Thai Fishcake £3.55 Hot and Spicy Creel Prawns £3.85 Sides: Wilted Cabbage Roasted Swede Chips New Boiled Potatoes	BURITTO DAY Spicy Beef Buritto £3.55 Mexican Mixed Bean Buritto £3.55 Sides: Salsa, Sour Cream Mexican Sauted Vegetables Garlic and Herb Roasted Potatoes Chips	ROAST DAY Roast Breast of Turkey £3.85 Sides: Sausage Stuffing Syrup Roasted Root Vegetables Broccoli Florets Roasted Potatoes New Boiled Potatoes	CHIP SHOP DAY Deep Fried Crispy Pollock £3.85 Jumbo Battered Sausage £1.40 Sides: Chips Mushy Peas Curry Sauce Baked Beans
Green and Go Vegan Bar from £3.25	Cauliflower and Sweet Potato Dhansak Sides: Three Bean and Chickpea Chilli Roasted Vegetable Rice Baton Carrots Garden Peas Parsley Potatoes	Non Meatballs in a Tomato and Basil sauce Mixed Bean and Butternut Squash Goulash Sides: Boiled Rice Wilted Spinach and Kale Roasted Swede Parsley Potatoes	Vegetable Crumble and Onion Gravy Vegetable Biriyani and Onion Bhaji Sides: Spiced Cous Cous Sauted Vegetables Baton Carrots Parsley Potatoes	Spinach and Mushroom Strudel Roast Vegetable Cottage Pie with Veg Gravy Sides: Poached Rice Syrup Roasted Root Veg Broccoli Florets Parsley Potatoes	Sweet Potato, Courgette and Coconut Curry Vegetable and Apricot Tagine Sides: Roasted Garlic and Tomato Cous Cous Roasted Butternut and Sweet Potato Minted Peas Parsley Potatoes
Pasta Dish from £3.20	Penne Pasta with Pea, Basil & Mozzarella Cheese Sides: Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Spicy Pepperoni Pasta Sides: Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Cheese Tortellini in a Cheese and Chive Sauce Sides: Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Quorn Spaghetti Bolognese Sides: Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Chicken and Asparagus Risotto Sides: Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips
Pizza Meat £3.20 Veg £2.95
Soup £1.65	Vegetable French Onion Soup	Curried Parsnip Portuguese Tomato and Chicken	Tomato and Basil Chinese Chicken and Sweetcorn	Spicy 3 Bean Ham and Lentil	Super Green Vegetable Cream of Chicken
Street Food from £3.55	See Lunar New Year Menu Tab Hungarian Goulash Sides: Mashed Potatoes Sauerkraut and carrot salad	See Lunar New Year Menu Tab Chinese Chicken Curry Sides: Egg fried Rice Shrimp Crackers	See Lunar New Year Menu Tab Meatballs Sides: Courgetti Salad Sundried Tomato Orzo	See Lunar New Year Menu Tab Keralan Chicken Curry Sides: Boiled Rice Mini Garlic Naan	See Lunar New Year Menu Tab Smokey Beef Chilli Sides:Corn Salsa Red Rice
Noodle Bar Meat from £4.20 Veg from £3.70	Sweet Chilli Chicken Veg Gyoza Sides: Vegetable Spring roll Prawn Crackers Hot and Sour Broth Vegetable Broth	Hoisin Pork Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (V) Prawn Crackers Szechuan Broth (V) Vegetable Wanton Broth (VE)	Szechuan Beef Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (V) Prawn Crackers Spicy Beef Broth Vegetable Wanton Broth (VE)	Ginger chicken Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (V) Prawn Crackers Chicken Wanton Broth Vegetable Broth (VE)	Mixed Meat Veg Gyoza Sides: Vegetable Spring roll Prawn Crackers Wanton Broth Vegetable Broth

Week commencing: 23/03/2020

WEEK 3	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Hot Sandwich from £3.70	Farmhouse Sausage Butty Brioche Roll with Hash brown, Caramelised Onion Chutney French Fries	¼ Roast Chicken Mayos/Sauces BBQ Beans Corn on the Cob Chilli Chips	Spicy Bean Burger Brioche Roll Garlic Mayo Cheese Slice Salt and Pepper Chips	Chicken Tikka in Pitta Bread Salad Mint/Garlic Yogurt Bombay Potatoes	Tandoori Chicken Sandwich Salad Mango Chutney Bombay Potatoes
Daily Specials	PIE DAY Chicken and Mushroom and Bacon Steak,thyme and red onion Pie Cauliflower cheese Garden peas Chips Creamy mash	FISH DAY Seafood Moussaka Beer Battered fish goujons Carrots and Sweetcorn Red Cabbage and onions Chips New Boiled Potatoes	LASAGNE DAY Pork,Tomato and Rosemary Doughballs Sweetcorn Sauted vegetables Garlic and Herb Roasted Potatoes Chips	ROAST DAY Topside of Beef and Yorkshire Pudding Syrup Glazed Roasted Root Vegetables Buttered Cabbage Roasted Potatoes Croquette Potatoes	CHIP SHOP DAY Crispy Battered Cod Jumbo Battered Sausage Chips Mushy Peas Curry Sauce Baked Beans
Green and Go Vegan Bar from £3.25	Sweet and Sour Tofu and Vegetables Mixed Bean and Vegetable Goulash Sides: Poached Rice Vichy Carrots Garden Peas Parsley Potatoes	Roasted Carrot Rissotto Lentil Shepherds Pie Sides: Carrots and Sweetcorn Red Cabbage and Onion Parsley Potatoes	Roasted Butternut Squash Curry Vegetable Pasta Bake Vegetable Biriyani Sides:Sweetcorn Sauted Vegetables Carrots Parsley Potatoes	Indian Cauliflower, Chickpea Potato Cake Vegan Sausage Hotpot Sides: Steamed Cabbage Syrup Roasted Root Vegetables Parsley Potatoes	Massaman Potato and Jackfruit Curry Mexican Tacos Sides: Roasted Garlic and Onion Rice Ratatouille style Vegetables Baby Carrots Parsley Potatoes
Pasta Dish from £3.20	Butternut Squash Macaroni Cheese Sides: Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Pesto Penne Pasta Sides: Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Quorn Spaghetti Bolognese Sides: Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Pasta Arrabiatta Sides: Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Tomato & Chorizo Farfalle Sides: Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips
Pizza Meat £3.20 Veg £2.95
Soup £1.65	Vegetable Chinese Chicken and Noodle	Spinach & Broccoli Beef and Barley	Carrot and Coriander French Onion	Cream of Tomato & Basil Chicken Mulligatawny	Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Cream of Chicken
Street Food from £3.55	Chicken Tagine Sides: Vegetable Cous Cous Spiced Carrots	Teriyaki Chicken Sides: Soft Noodles Stir Fried vegetables	Cape Malay Chicken Curry Sides: Yellow Rice Chakalaka	Lamb Kofta Tabboulah Sides: Toasted Pitta Bread and Humous	Jerk Chicken Drumsticks Sides: Rice and Peas Mango salsa
Noodle Bar Meat from £4.20 Veg from £3.70	Sweet Chilli Chicken Veg Gyoza Sides: Vegetable Spring roll Prawn Crackers Hot and Sour Broth Vegetable Broth	Hoisin Pork Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (V) Prawn Crackers Szechuan Broth (V) Vegetable Wanton Broth (VE)	Szechuan Beef Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (V) Prawn Crackers Spicy Beef Broth Vegetable Wanton Broth (VE)	Ginger chicken Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (V) Prawn Crackers Chicken Wanton Broth Vegetable Broth (VE)	Mixed Meat Veg Gyoza Sides: Vegetable Spring roll Prawn Crackers Wanton Broth Vegetable Broth

Week commencing:27/04/2020

WEEK 4	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Hot Sandwich from £3.70	Refectory House Burger Brioche Bun Burger relish, Cheese Slice, Beef Tomato Spiral Fries	Roast Turkey Soft roll Cranberry sauce Sausage Stuffing Chips	Shawarma Chicken Pitta Bread Chilli Chutney Salad Chilli Chips	Southern Fried Chicken Burger Brioche Bun Salad Sweet chilli Mayo Cheese Slice Julienne Fries	Pan Fried Minute Steak Soft Bap Fried Onions Mustard Mayo Chips
Daily Specials	PIE DAY Steak and Potato Creamy Ocean Pie with Potato and Chive Topping(GF) Cauliflower cheese Garden peas Chips Creamy mash	FISH DAY Baked Fillet of Hake with and onion bhaji crust (creamy curry & coriander sauce)(GF) Fishermans Basket Carrot and Sweetcorn Broccoli Florets Chips New Boiled Potatoes	LASAGNE DAY Classic Beef and Tomato Doughballs Sweetcorn Sauted vegetables Garlic and Herb Roasted Potatoes Chips	ROAST DAY Roast Leg of Pork Crackling Pieces Apple Sauce Chunky Root Veg Broccoli Florets Roast Potatoes Creamed Potatoes	CHIP SHOP DAY Crispy Battered Cod Jumbo Battered Sausage Chips Mushy Peas Curry Sauce Baked Beans
Green and Go Vegan Bar from £3.25	Cauliflower and Sweet Potato Dhansak Sides: Three Bean and Chickpea Chilli Roasted Vegetable Rice Baton Carrots Garden Peas Parsley Potatoes	Non Meatballs in a Tomato and Basil sauce Mixed Bean and Butternut Squash Goulash Sides: Boiled Rice Wilted Spinach and Kale Roasted Swede Parsley Potatoes	Vegetable Crumble and Onion Gravy Vegetable Biriyani and Onion Bhaji Sides: Spiced Cous Cous Sauted Vegetables Baton Carrots Parsley Potatoes	Spinach and Mushroom Strudel Roast Vegetable Cottage Pie with Veg Gravy Sides: Poached Rice Syrup Roasted Root Veg Broccoli Florets Parsley Potatoes	Sweet Potato, Courgette and Coconut Curry Vegetable and Apricot Tagine Sides: Roasted Garlic and Tomato Cous Cous Roasted Butternut and Sweet Potato Minted Peas Parsley Potatoes
Pasta Dish from £3.20	Four Cheese Tortellini Sides:Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake Sides: Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Mushroom Ravioli in a Garlic Cream Sauce Sides: Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Pesto Penne Pasta Sides: Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips	Macaroni 4 Cheese Bake Sides:Dough balls Salt and Pepper Chips
Pizza Meat £3.20 Veg £2.95
Soup £1.65	Lentil Spicy Beef & Tomato	Minestrone Spicy Chicken & Vegetable	Spicy Tomato and Pepper Ham & Lentil	Butternut Squash Chicken Minestrone	Vegetable Broth Beef and Vegetables
Street Food from £3.55	Hungarian Goulash Sides: Mashed Potatoes Sauerkraut and carrot salad	Chinese Chicken Curry Sides: Egg fried Rice Shrimp Crackers	Meatballs Sides: Courgetti Salad Sundried Tomato Orzo	Keralan Chicken Curry Sides: Boiled Rice Mini Garlic Naan	Smokey Beef Chilli Sides:Corn Salsa Red Rice
Noodle Bar Meat from £4.20 Veg from £3.70	Sweet Chilli Chicken Veg Gyoza Sides: Vegetable Spring roll Prawn Crackers Hot and Sour Broth Vegetable Broth	Hoisin Pork Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (V) Prawn Crackers Szechuan Broth (V) Vegetable Wanton Broth (VE)	Szechuan Beef Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (V) Prawn Crackers Spicy Beef Broth Vegetable Wanton Broth (VE)	Ginger chicken Veg Gyoza (VE) Sides: Vegetable Spring roll (V) Prawn Crackers Chicken Wanton Broth Vegetable Broth (VE)	Mixed Meat Veg Gyoza Sides: Vegetable Spring roll Prawn Crackers Wanton Broth Vegetable Broth