School Dining

We are extremely proud of our catering service at Herschel Grammar School. Our cheerful and vibrant team thrive on the challenge of providing a first class service to students and staff. Every year over the past twelve years the number of pupils choosing to eat with us has increased as has the amount of positive feedback from satisfied students and parents.
In fact many schools seek our help and advice in creating their own service provision.
Herschel Grammar School welcomes the media attention that has been given to school catering. We have always adhered to the principles of healthy eating and our standards of service exceed the government food-based standards.
The phrase “school meals” can have connotations of processed, bland, stodgy or junk food. At Herschel Grammar School however we have a different approach, all our food is freshly prepared and cooked by our own talented team. We have a history of producing high quality traditional and appetising meals for pupils and staff alike.
Our team of dedicated staff are forward thinking and embrace food from diverse cultures, we frequently introduce new recipes (including those of celebrated chefs). Our meals are all based on healthy eating principles of reducing fat, sugar and salt whilst increasing fruit, vegetables, fibre, lean meats and fish. All our meat, fish, vegetables and fruit are sourced from local high quality suppliers wherever possible.
"After 5 years the food keeps getting better & better."
"The school offers a wide selection of foods for great value."
“I like the school canteen because I can sit with my friends and eat lunch.”
"I like the canteen ladies. They always smile.”
“It’s clean and the food is great."
Note: The vast majority of meals are cooked from scratch using locally-sourced, fresh ingredients where possible. Menus are designed to appeal to pupils and staff from a variety of cultural backgrounds and those with varied dietary preferences. These menus are subject to change due to current availability.
Updated March 2023
Week 1
Day |
Main Meal |
Vegetarian Meal |
Mon |
Chicken Pasta Bake |
Macaroni Cheese |
Tues |
Peri Peri Chicken with Jacket Wedges and Sweetcorn |
Vegetable Wrap |
Weds |
Roast Chicken Yorkshire Pudding, Roast Potatoes and Vegetables |
Cheese and Onion Pasty |
Thurs |
Sausages, Mini Rosti, Potatoes and peas
|
Veggie sausages |
Fri |
Fish fingers with chips and beans |
Fishless fingers with chips and beans |
Week 2
Day |
Main Meal |
Vegetarian Meal |
Mon |
Jerk Chicken with Potato Wedges and Sweetcorn |
Vegetable Pasty |
Tues |
Beef Lasagne with Spicy Diced Potatoes & green Beans |
Vegetable Lasagne |
Weds |
Southern Fried Chicken with Mini Rosti Potatoes and Peas |
Lentil and Cheese Bake |
Thurs |
Beef Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Rice |
Quorn Meatballs in Tomato Sauce |
Fri |
Fish fingers with chips and beans |
Fishless fingers |
Week 3
Day |
Main Meal |
Vegetarian Meal |
Mon |
Chicken Goujons with Diced Potatoes & Mixed Veg |
Vegetable Nuggets |
Tues |
Pasta Bolognaise |
Veggie Bolognaise |
Weds |
Burger Bar with fries and onion rings |
Veggie Burger, fries and onion rings |
Thurs |
Chicken Curry & Rice |
Vegetable curry and rice |
Fri |
Fish fingers with chips and beans |
Fishless fingers with chips and beans |
Drinks
Juice Cartons |
70p |
Water (small bottle) |
60p |
Ribena bottles |
£1.25 |
Juice Bursts |
95p |
Bottled water (Flavoured) |
£1.10 |
Rubicon |
£1.25 |
Rubicon cartons |
95p |
Yazoo cartons |
75p |
Yazoo bottles |
£1.25 |
Sandwiches
Cheese/Egg Sandwich |
£1.60 |
Vegetarian Sandwich |
£1.95 |
Meat Sandwich |
£2.15 |
Deepfill Sandwich |
£2.40 |
Baguettes/Sub Rolls |
£2.50 |
Wraps |
£2.40 |
Tuna Pasta Pot |
£1.95 |
Feta Pasta Pot |
£2.15 |
Chicken Pasta Pot |
£2.15 |
Break-time
Croissant |
£1.10 |
Bruschetta |
70p |
Samosa |
£1.10 |
Bacon/Sausage/veg sausage |
£1.30 |
Cheese muffin |
75p |
Garlic bread and cheese |
70p |
Waffles |
70p |
Single Piece Fruit |
45p |
Crisps |
80p |
Pretzels |
£1.00 |
Cereal Bar |
70p |
Potato Rosti |
80p |
Jellies |
70p |
Fresh Fruit Pots |
£1.20 |
Fruity Pots |
75p |
Small Yoghurt |
65p |
Large Yoghurt |
85p |
Cheese and Tomato Melt |
£1.25 |
Ciabatta Twist |
£1.25 |
Lunch-time
Main meal (non-vegetarian) |
£3.00 |
Main meal (vegetarian) |
£3.00 |
Pasta Cup |
£1.65 |
Small Pasta |
£1.45 |
Large Pasta |
£2.25 |
Baked potato |
£1.35 |
Baked potato (1 topping) |
£2.00 |
Baked potato (2 toppings) |
£2.40 |
Extra fillings |
70p |
Paninis |
£2.45 |
Biscuits 20p/40p/50p/80p |
|
Wedges |
80p |
Roll/butter/cheese |
£1.00 |
Ketchup/Mayo sachet |
20p |
Updated May 2023