Our Campus

Food and drink

This is AUB. A place to shape and build your work; to learn, share, provoke and collaborate.

Food and drink

We know that you need delicious, nutritional and well-priced food when you're in the middle of a brilliant project, so don't worry. We’ve got plenty of choices all over campus. You can’t innovate on an empty stomach.

All our fish comes from sustainable well managed marine sources.
We're a 3-star accredited Fairtrade University.
Over 30% of our delivery vehicles use Bio-Diesel.
Information is always readily available for dietary requirements, GDAs, calorie and allergen guidance.
Our menus are Carbon labelled.
We operate a cashless service in all our outlets.
To reduce the number of disposable cups on campus, we have introduced a Returnable Cup scheme. Ask our staff for more details.

View our Refectory menu

Opening times (22 April – 27 June 2025)

Outlet	Monday-Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Arts Bar and Costa	09.00-17.00	Closed	Closed
TheGallery Café	08.00-15.30	Closed	Closed
The Refectory – hot lunch service	11.30-14.30	Closed	Closed
The Shop	09.00-17.00	Closed	Closed

Explore our food outlets

The Refectory sits at the heart of campus offering a wide range of freshly cooked, often themed dishes from our chefs. This vibrant outlet serves popular dishes from our Savour Range at just £3.95 and our Feastival Pop-ups (fish and chips on Friday are always a winner).

There are always delicious vegetarian and vegan options on offer every day, along with the newly introduced Miso Veg Bowl.

View weekly menu

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Image of The Refectory displaying lunch options, with hot chips and cooked veggies in pots

The Shop serves a wide range of sandwiches, salads and meal deals along with all your favourite branded snacks, confectionery as well as hot and cold drinks at great prices.

Our hot cabinets are stacked with your favourite sausage rolls, pastries, vegan snacks and pasties to have on the go. It's your one-stop shop to get you through the day.

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The Arts Bar is located on the first floor above the Refectory. Perfect for your 'grab and go' breakfast. We serve all your favourite Costa hot and cold beverages along with a selection of sweet and savoury offerings, making the Arts Bar the place for a quick meeting or on the go.

It also offers a wide range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks for that social catch-up.

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Arts Bar counter displaying multiple sweet pastry options

Located in the North Building, adjacent to TheGallery, we're proud to serve Bad Hand coffee, beans locally roasted in Bournemouth. Our experienced baristas will keep you going throughout the day – perfect for a 'grab and go' breakfast.

We offer a wide range of products, offering hot and cold beverages, freshly cooked paninis, pastries, savoury bites, selection of vegan items and meal deals.