Catered accommodation

Meals and ingredients

Students living in catered accommodation get two meals provided every day. View meal times.

Meals are cooked by our award-winning catering team. We use nutritious, seasonal ingredients from local suppliers.

Menus

Breakfast includes: 

• cereals and yoghurt  
• fresh fruit 
• breads and pastries 
• cooked breakfast 
• unlimited hot and cold drinks. 

Lunch and dinner include: 

• main meal  
• salad bar 
• dessert 
• unlimited hot and cold drinks. 

Our international menu changes every day. We have themed meals for special occasions, including Christmas, Diwali and Lunar New Year. 

Allergies and food requirements

Our catering team do allergy training every year. We are not an allergen-free University. 

If you have an allergy, you should contact uob-catering@bristol.ac.uk to let us know. You can also tell us about your allergies during the accommodation induction, after you accept a catered room.

We provide meat, vegetarian and a plant-based options at every meal. 

We only use Halal chicken and lamb.  

Nuts are not used in our kitchens.

Dining rooms

Meals are provided in the residence dining room, where you can eat and socialise. 

There are accessible dining rooms in Badock Hall, Clifton Hill House and Wills Hall.  

Hiatt Baker’s catered meals are served in Badock Hall’s dining room. 

Pantries and kitchens

The flats in catered residences do not have a kitchen. Instead, they have a small pantry where you can prepare snacks and small meals.

Pantries have: 

• a small fridge 
• a microwave 
• a toaster 
• a kettle  
• limited storage space.

Reviews from students

Feedback for our catered accommodation includes:

• “delicious food”
• I like "being able to eat meals with my friends”
• “it’s very easy and convenient”.

Apply for catered accommodation

We have five catered residences. You can tell us if you want catered or self-catered accommodation when you apply for University accommodation.