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Dinner is offered on Friday each week, look out for the particularly popular theme nights and seasonal offerings.

The menu changes with the seasons, but sample dishes include starters of Roast Quail salad with a warm grape and lentil dressing or mixed seafood Matelote with herb butter baked croute.

The mains on offer can feature honey glazed belly pork with cranberry glazed red cabbage and anna potatoes or braised lamb shoulder with thyme roasted vegetables and mash.

This is just a small selection of possible dishes on offer with plenty more options to choose from giving plenty of variety to suit all palates.

Important Information

Please Note: The tastecard discount of 50% off the total food bill is only available on Friday evenings as this is the only time the a la carte menu is served.

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Academy Restaurant
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Akko said "Fantastic
Great
We had a great time."
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Paul said "Lovely meal
Lovely restaurant. Students service. Excellent food and service. A bit quiet but we ate early."
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Adam said "Fantastic Experiance
The food is to die for! We had the Premier Tasting menu, onion soup is mind blowing! As is the..."
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Lana said "You Need To Try This Place
Food as usual was fantastic. Nothin is too much of a problem in there just ask. All staff polite,..."
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Andrew said
" Ok."
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E.C. said "Not bad
The food was all right, the best part were the desserts. The service was ok, you can tell..."
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Kay said "Great experience
Delicious food, excellent value for money even before using the tastecard, the soft drinks could..."
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John said
" Excellent food and service"
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Lyn said "Great Value
Please be aware they do not accept the Tastecard for lunch 3 course specials, but as we had..."
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Phil said "Fantastic meal
Really fantastic meal together with great service from staff. Will return very soon and can only..."
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Christine said "Fantastic
A fantastic dining experience with a varied menu choice. The food was prepared and cooked to a..."
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  • Akko said: "Fantastic
    Great
    We had a great time. "
    Posted 4 months, 9 days ago...
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  • Paul said: "Lovely meal
    Lovely restaurant. Students service. Excellent food and service. A bit quiet but we ate early. "
    Posted 1 year, 2 months, 20 days ago...
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  • Adam said: "Fantastic Experiance
    The food is to die for! We had the Premier Tasting menu, onion soup is mind blowing! As is the duck main! Our server was warm and friendly, his attention to detail was unbelievable considering he was only a L2 student at the college!

    We would highly recommend the Academy, ultimately you're being served a high end fine dining experience for a fraction of the cost, albeit by students in training - which is hard to imagine considering the level to which they work and present themselves is so high.

    !!!WE WILL BE RETURNING!!! "
    Posted 1 year, 8 months, 26 days ago...
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  • Lana said: "You Need To Try This Place
    Food as usual was fantastic. Nothin is too much of a problem in there just ask. All staff polite, courteous and professional. Outstanding dishes to suit all palates. Will be returning very soon. Well done to all student and staff at the academy restaurant "
    Posted 3 years, 1 month, 21 days ago...
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  • Andrew said:
    " Ok. "
    Posted 3 years, 6 months, 26 days ago...
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  • E.C. said: "Not bad
    The food was all right, the best part were the desserts. The service was ok, you can tell they're still in training, but of course it's a college restaurant so you can forgive a lot since they're young and learning! "
    Posted 4 years, 1 month, 4 days ago...
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  • Kay said: "Great experience
    Delicious food, excellent value for money even before using the tastecard, the soft drinks could be slightly colder or ice offered with them, but this is minor. Overall great visit. "
    Posted 4 years, 3 months, 28 days ago...
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  • John said:
    " Excellent food and service "
    Posted 4 years, 4 months, 11 days ago...
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  • Lyn said: "Great Value
    Please be aware they do not accept the Tastecard for lunch 3 course specials, but as we had called first and not been told they graciously accepted the card and we dined 2for1. Excellent and varied choices for all 3 courses with the dessert of chocolate tart 'to die for'. all staff are very focused on providing excellent customer service and we felt very special. wine list has a good choice and is very reasonably priced.
    was given details of the Thursday and Friday (when the Tastecard is accepted) a la carte menu but probably won't make it back until October for the new term "
    Posted 5 years, 1 month, 6 days ago...
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  • Phil said: "Fantastic meal
    Really fantastic meal together with great service from staff. Will return very soon and can only highly recommend this little gem to everyone else !!! "
    Posted 5 years, 5 months, 16 days ago...
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  • Christine said: "Fantastic
    A fantastic dining experience with a varied menu choice. The food was prepared and cooked to a high standard and each dish was reported to have been delicious by the three members of my party. Fine dining style of presentation was excellent. The second year student who served our meals was professional, pleasant and attentive. Simple décor, slightly dimmed light and 'chill out' music created a perfect ambience for dining with my family. My only criticism is that students waiting to serve tended to group together at the side of the restaurant chatting. We are looking forward to our next visit to Academy to experience one of the theme nights. "
    Posted 5 years, 8 months, 24 days ago...
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  • Akko said: "Fantastic
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    We had a great time. "
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  • Paul said: "Lovely meal
    Lovely restaurant. Students service. Excellent food and service. A bit quiet but we ate early. "
    Posted 1 year, 2 months, 20 days ago...
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  • Adam said: "Fantastic Experiance
    The food is to die for! We had the Premier Tasting menu, onion soup is mind blowing! As is the duck main! Our server was warm and friendly, his attention to detail was unbelievable considering he was only a L2 student at the college!

    We would highly recommend the Academy, ultimately you're being served a high end fine dining experience for a fraction of the cost, albeit by students in training - which is hard to imagine considering the level to which they work and present themselves is so high.

    !!!WE WILL BE RETURNING!!! "
    Posted 1 year, 8 months, 26 days ago...
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  • Lana said: "You Need To Try This Place
    Food as usual was fantastic. Nothin is too much of a problem in there just ask. All staff polite, courteous and professional. Outstanding dishes to suit all palates. Will be returning very soon. Well done to all student and staff at the academy restaurant "
    Posted 3 years, 1 month, 21 days ago...
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  • Andrew said:
    " Ok. "
    Posted 3 years, 6 months, 26 days ago...
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  • E.C. said: "Not bad
    The food was all right, the best part were the desserts. The service was ok, you can tell they're still in training, but of course it's a college restaurant so you can forgive a lot since they're young and learning! "
    Posted 4 years, 1 month, 4 days ago...
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  • Kay said: "Great experience
    Delicious food, excellent value for money even before using the tastecard, the soft drinks could be slightly colder or ice offered with them, but this is minor. Overall great visit. "
    Posted 4 years, 3 months, 28 days ago...
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  • John said:
    " Excellent food and service "
    Posted 4 years, 4 months, 11 days ago...
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  • Lyn said: "Great Value
    Please be aware they do not accept the Tastecard for lunch 3 course specials, but as we had called first and not been told they graciously accepted the card and we dined 2for1. Excellent and varied choices for all 3 courses with the dessert of chocolate tart 'to die for'. all staff are very focused on providing excellent customer service and we felt very special. wine list has a good choice and is very reasonably priced.
    was given details of the Thursday and Friday (when the Tastecard is accepted) a la carte menu but probably won't make it back until October for the new term "
    Posted 5 years, 1 month, 6 days ago...
    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful... Did you?
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  • Phil said: "Fantastic meal
    Really fantastic meal together with great service from staff. Will return very soon and can only highly recommend this little gem to everyone else !!! "
    Posted 5 years, 5 months, 16 days ago...
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  • Christine said: "Fantastic
    A fantastic dining experience with a varied menu choice. The food was prepared and cooked to a high standard and each dish was reported to have been delicious by the three members of my party. Fine dining style of presentation was excellent. The second year student who served our meals was professional, pleasant and attentive. Simple décor, slightly dimmed light and 'chill out' music created a perfect ambience for dining with my family. My only criticism is that students waiting to serve tended to group together at the side of the restaurant chatting. We are looking forward to our next visit to Academy to experience one of the theme nights. "
    Posted 5 years, 8 months, 24 days ago...
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