Food and drink Our Colchester Campus has a wide and varied choice of venues to meet, eat and drink – catering for many tastes. Some are operated by our Students’ Union and others by our University hospitality team, but all aim to provide good quality produce and value for money, often using locally-sourced and Fairtrade products. Zest café on Square 3
Top Bar and Fusion – Square 4 (above Barclays bank) Opened in January 2012, our refurbished Top Bar and new Fusion restaurant offer stylish venues to eat, drink, socialise and relax. Showcasing our Students’ Union’s proud heritage, Top Bar is a laidback place to enjoy a drink, catch up with friends or study. Next to it, Fusion offers a wide range of authentic south east Asian cuisine from light bites to main meals, freshly cooked to order in our open wok kitchen with friendly, efficient table service. A take away service is also available. Fusion can also be hired for larger group events such as birthday parties, with set menus available on request. www.essex.ac.uk/catering/colchester/ fusion.aspx www.essex.ac.uk/catering/colchester/ top_bar.aspx
SU Bar – Square 3 A legendary destination on campus, our SU Bar is the largest bar and restaurant on campus. Serving as a social hub for students, our SU Bar offers a packed menu of quality food that doesn’t cost the earth, from full English breakfasts through to tasty salads and pizzas. Our SU Bar also hosts popular night-time events like pub quizzes and karaoke, as well as showing all of the biggest sporting events on a giant screen and 14 plasma TVs, giving you the 12 Your campus guide
perfect view of the action, wherever you sit. www.essex.ac.uk/catering/colchester/ su_bar.aspx
Canteen – Square 3 Open seven days a week, Canteen serves ‘a taste of home’, offering traditional English breakfasts, roasts, fish and chips and dishes from around the world. Daily menu options feature meat, vegetarian and fish dishes, freshly prepared by our chefs. www.essex.ac.uk/catering/colchester/ canteen.aspx
Happy Days diner – Square 4 Happy Days is an American-style diner with vintage decor and a menu full of modern favourites including burgers, hot dogs, pizzas, jacket potatoes, bagels and wraps, chilli, shakes and sodas, cakes and pies plus a range of appetisers. There is seating for 112 plus additional outdoor seating, Sky TV on two large screens and a classic Wurlitzer juke box providing further entertainment. www.essex.ac.uk/catering/colchester/ happy_days.aspx
Blues Café – Square 4 (above Santander bank) A large bright, modern eating and social space overlooking Square 4, Blues Café has a warm
and relaxed atmosphere. It serves a range of ‘bean to cup’ coffee, speciality teas and cold drinks, tasty snacks and cakes. The Deli Bar provides freshly baked breads and rolls with a variety of fillings, as well as jacket potatoes, hot meals, a salad bar, a carvery and soups. www.essex.ac.uk/catering/colchester/blues_ cafe.aspx
Frango’s – off Square 3 next to the Lecture Theatre Building Frango’s serves a range of marinated chicken with spices from Europe, South America and Mexico. The menu also offers light bites, tapas and delicious vegetarian options. The restaurant also has a vibrant cocktail bar for night time events. www.essex.ac.uk/catering/colchester/ frangos.aspx
bagels, organic cereals and fruit compotes, jacket potatoes, soups, quiches, salads, pates, pastries and cakes plus freshly prepared paninis, flatbreads and sandwiches. Zest is also open for breakfast from 8.30am. www.essex.ac.uk/catering/colchester/ zest.aspx
The Bakery – Square 3 The Bakery is designed for those in a hurry, offering a great range of food and drink to take away throughout the day. Breakfast options include cappuccinos and hot croissants, while lunch onwards is amply covered with a mouth-watering selection of paninis, pasties, sandwiches and cakes, as well as a full range of speciality teas and coffees. www.essex.ac.uk/catering/colchester/the_ bakery.aspx
Zest – Square 3 Zest is a stylish, café with internet facilities and an adjoining group IT learning space, the Orangery. Specialising in locally-sourced food and drinks, and speciality teas and coffees, Zest is a comfortable venue for study or socialising in vibrant surroundings. Food includes filled
Did you know? Inside Zest café is the orangery, which offers IT pods, open 24/7.
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