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CH&FS – The Centre for Hospitality and Food Studies

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Located in our Colchester campus, CI Restaurants offers guests the opportunity to dine in our fantastic Balkerne Restaurant, where every customer that walks through our doors is directly contributing towards the success of the next generation of hospitality staff – both chefs and front of house. The restaurant is open to the public during term time only.

Balkerne Restaurant

Officially opened by its patron, Gary Rhodes, in October 2002, our multi-million pound purpose-built Centre for Hospitality and Food Studies provides excellent facilities and training for hospitality students and aims to give them a realistic sense of what it is like to work in the hospitality industry.

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Here at the Balkerne Restaurant we endeavour to serve dishes that take seasonal produce and then give them a modern twist by pairing British ingredients with European and Asian flavours, using modern cooking techniques. Try our Wednesday to Friday Lunch and experience the ultimate in modern dining!

Table setting sponsored by Wilkin and Sons Ltd

Kitchen sponsored by Bonnet Hobart

Sample Lunch Menu

Starters

  • Roasted red pepper and tomato soup with pesto beignets
  • Pan fried chicken livers and oyster mushrooms served on toasted brioche
  • Creamy hot smoked salmon with fresh pasta and basil
  • Glazed duck supreme with stir-fried oriental vegetables

Main Courses

  • Roasted mediterranean vegetable raviolli with a herb nage sauce
  • Sauté chicken with chasseur sauce
  • Pan fried mullet with a fennel and saffron broth served with crispy herbs
  • Salmon fillet rolled in spinach with a white wine cream sauce

Desserts

  • Sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce
  • Eves pudding with sauce Anglaise
  • Blackcurrant delice
  • Pear flan Bourdalou

Please ask your server for our selection of teas and coffees

Vegetarian and gluten friendly alternatives are included in our menus. With prior notice, we will endeavour to produce dishes for other dietary requests.

While nuts and other nut derivatives are not used in every recipe, all food is prepared in an environment where cross contamination may occur. Before ordering, please speak to a member of staff if you have a food allergy or intolerance.

All food served may contain trace elements of nuts, we are unable to provide a guarantee that any dish or product is 100% nut free, we will however label products that contain nuts in line with the recipe specification.

Restaurant Bookings

Wednesday to Friday Lunch

12.00pm – 12.45pm
Last order at 1.00pm and restaurant closes at 2.30pm

£21.00 per person
3 courses including tea / coffee

£17.00 per person
2 courses including tea / coffee

Thursday Evenings

19.00pm – 19.45pm

£29.50 per person
3 Courses including arrival drink, amuse, tea/coffee, petit fours

Please note: All restaurant opening times and prices are subject to change without prior notice.

Booking for this restaurant is essential in order to avoid disappointment.

The restaurant is open to the public during term-time only and is now open for bookings.

Bookings can be made through the ResDiary link below.

For bookings of 6 and above, a deposit of £5 per person is required, and there is a limit to 6 customers per table.

Paying a deposit without having first made a reservation using the online booking platform will not secure a booking.

Book with ResDiary

Click here to pay Deposit for Balkerne Lunch Group Booking

Christmas Dinner and Lunch available November 22nd – December 15th 2022

Lunch – £27.50 per person

3 course Christmas Lunch served in the Balkerne Restaurant starting on Wednesday 23rd November for 4 weeks.

Arrival drink, starter, main course & dessert, including tea or coffee and mince pie – £27.50

Full-pre payment required to secure the booking, please book on ResDiary before making any payment to ensure availability.

Book with ResDiary

Click here to pay for Balkerne Christmas Lunch

Dinner – £35.00 per person

Balkerne Christmas Dinner, starting on Thursday 24th November for 4 weeks (THURSDAYS ONLY)

4 courses – Arrival drink, amuse bouche, starter, main course & dessert, including tea or coffee and petit fours – £35

Full-pre payment required to secure the booking, please book on ResDiary before making any payment to ensure availability.

Book with ResDiary

Click here to pay for Balkerne Christmas Dinner

Balkerne Restaurant,
Colchester Institute,
Sheepen Road,
Colchester,
ESSEX,
CO3 3LL

01206 712 452

balkerne.restaurant@colchester.ac.uk

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