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
Themed evenings will resume when the next academic year begins in September.
Taste of the sea
27
11 June 2026
Fine dining
25
1 October 2026
Fine dining
25
8 October 2026
Gower on a plate
30
22 October 2026
Fine dining
25
5 November 2026
Fine dining
25
12 November 2026
Beaujolais/classic French evening
32
19 November 2026
Christmas evening menu
30
26 November 2026
Christmas evening menu
30
3 December 2026
Christmas evening menu
30
10 December 2026
Fine dining
25
7 January 2027
Fine dining
25
14 January 2027
Fine dining
25
21 January 2027
St Dwynwen’s Evening
27
28 January 2027
Chinese New Year of the Goat
30
18 February 2027
Fine dining
25
25 February 2027
Taste of Wales
30
4 March 2027
Fine dining
25
11 March 2027
Fine dining
25
18 March 2027
Fine dining
25
8 April 2027
Taste of Italy
30
15 April 2027
Fine dining
25
22 April 2027
Fine dining
25
29 April 2027
Fine dining
25
6 May 2027
Fine dining
25
13 May 2027
Fine dining
25
20 May 2027
Mediterranean evening
30
27 May 2027
Taste of the sea
30
10 June 2027
*Images are for illustration only and may not reflect actual dishes or venue appearance.
Themed evenings will resume when the next academic year begins in September.
Fine Dining Sample Menu
Little orange
Paysanne of autumn vegetable soup, herbs
Lamb liver, filo mille feuille, port, redcurrant, pousse d'epinard, pinenuts
Sorbet
Sauté chicken chasseur
Grilled whole plaice rockefeller, herbed parmesan crumbs, lemon
Aubergine and courgette tian
Panache: Chateau potato, herbed mini potatoes
Paris brest, chantilly, poached pears, dark chocolate sauce
Chocolate fondant, raspberry coulis, ice cream
Cheese, with biscuits
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.