Vanilla Pod
Welcome to the Vanilla Pod - a bistro-style training restaurant located in the Tycoch Campus.
The Vanilla Pod restaurant gives students from the catering and hospitality courses an opportunity to develop their practical skills and gain valuable experience in a professional kitchen and restaurant.
Our talented and passionate students dedicate themselves to providing you with an exceptional dining experience, complete with a welcoming atmosphere and delicious food.
With an ever-changing menu that reflects the seasons and latest culinary trends and innovations, the Vanilla Pod is the perfect place to dine whilst supporting the next generation of chefs and hospitality professionals.
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Bistro-style lunch
Tuesday
12-2pm
(last orders 1.15pm)
Lunch
Wednesday
12-2pm
Bistro/Buffet/Fine Dining (enquire for details)
(last orders 1.15pm)
Fine dining dinner
Thursday
6-9pm
(last orders 6.30pm)
Fine dining lunch
Friday
12-2pm
(last orders 1.15pm)
To reserve your table for the Vanilla Pod experience, please call:
Upcoming fine dining and themed evenings
Themed evenings will resume when the next academic year begins in September.
World Theatre Day
27
26 March 2026
Six Nations evening
27
16 April 2026
St George’s Day
27
23 April 2026
Taste of India
27
30 April 2026
Fine dining
22.95
7 May 2026
Taste of Italy
27
14 May 2026
Taste of Greece
27
21 May 2026
Mediterranean evening
27
4 June 2026
Taste of the sea
27
11 June 2026
*Images are for illustration only and may not reflect actual dishes or venue appearance.
Fine Dining Sample Menu
Little orange
Paysanne of autumn vegetable soup, herbs
Lamb liver, filo mille feuille, port, redcurrant, pousse d'epinard, pinenuts
Sorbet
Sauté chicken chasseur
Grilled whole plaice rockefeller, herbed parmesan crumbs, lemon
Aubergine and courgette tian
Panache: Chateau potato, herbed mini potatoes
Paris brest, chantilly, poached pears, dark chocolate sauce
Chocolate fondant, raspberry coulis, ice cream
Cheese, with biscuits
Coffee and petit four
Service charges not applied. Gratuities, left a your discretion, will be used to subsidise an end of year trip for students. Guests are politely requested that they vacate the training restaurant by 2.15pm at lunchtime and 9pm during service. Thank you for your cooperation.
Vanilla Pod
The Vanilla Pod is located within our Tycoch campus.