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
Christmas evening menu
29.95
4 December 2025
Christmas evening menu
29.95
11 December 2025
Fine dining
22.95
15 January 2026
Burns Night
27
22 January 2026
St. Dwynwen's Evening
27
29 January 2026
Fine dining
22.95
5 February 2026
Themed evenings will resume when the next academic year begins in September.
Taste of Spain
25
15 May 2025
Mediterranean evening
25
22 May 2025
Taste of the sea
25
5 June 2025
Fine dining special
25
12 June 2025
Chinese New Year
27
26 February 2026
A Taste of Wales
27
5 March 2026
Fine dining
22.95
12 March 2026
St Patrick’s Evening
27
19 March 2026
*Images are for illustration only and may not reflect actual dishes or venue appearance.
Fine Dining Sample Menu
Little orange
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Paysanne of autumn vegetable soup, herbs
Lamb liver, filo mille feuille, port, redcurrant, pousse d'epinard, pinenuts
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Sorbet
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Sauté chicken chasseur
Grilled whole plaice rockefeller, herbed parmesan crumbs, lemon
Aubergine and courgette tian
Panache: Chateau potato, herbed mini potatoes
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Paris brest, chantilly, poached pears, dark chocolate sauce
Chocolate fondant, raspberry coulis, ice cream
Cheese, with biscuits
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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.