Meal times
- Breakfast served 8.30am to 9.30am
- Lunch served 12pm to 1pm
- Evening meal served 5pm to 6pm
Drinks
Drinks will be offered to you throughout the day:
- Milk (semi-skimmed, whole or soya available)
- Coffee
- Tea
- Squash
- Hot chocolate
- Malted milk
- Fruit juice
Decaffeinated options are available on request.
Snacks
- Fresh fruit
- Biscuits
- Yoghurt (easy chew)
- Cheese and crackers (high protein
- Cake slice
- Custard pot (easy chew)
All these snack options are vegetarian
Week 1 lunch and evening meal options
- Monday lunch
- Beef Stew and Dumplings (high protein)
- Chicken Chasseur (healthy option, high protein)
- Cauli and Broccoli Pasta (vegetarian, easy chew)
- Dessert – Chocolate Cake (vegetarian, easy chew)
- Monday evening meal
- Ham and Tomato Toastie
- Omelette (vegetarian)
- Dessert – Apple Crumble (high energy, vegan, high protein, easy chew)
- Tuesday lunch
- Gammon and Pineapple (healthy option, high protein)
- Savoury Mince (easy chew, healthy option, high protein)
- Veg Pie (vegetarian, easy chew)
- Dessert – Rice Pudding (easy chew)
- Tuesday evening meal
- Lamb Pasty (high energy)
- Creamy Veg Cheese Bake (vegetarian)
- Dessert – Semolina (vegetarian, easy chew, healthy option)
- Wednesday lunch
- Chicken Curry (Healthy option, high protein, easy chew)
- Roast Chicken (Healthy option, high protein)
- Quorn Veggie Tikka (healthy option, high protein, easy chew, vegetarian)
- Dessert – Cooked Summer Fruits (vegan, easy chew)
- Wednesday evening meal
- Minced Steak and Potato Suet Pie (high energy, high protein)
- Cheese and Onion Pasty (high energy)
- Dessert – Country Cake (vegetarian)
- Thursday lunch
- Steak Pie (high protein, high energy)
- Liver and Bacon (high protein, healthy option)
- Macaroni Cheese (vegetarian, high energy, high protein, easy chew)
- Dessert – Lemon Cake (easy chew, vegetarian, high energy)
- Thursday evening meal
- Fish in Cheese Sauce (easy chew, high protein, healthy option)
- Baked Vegetable Pie (vegetarian, high energy)
- Dessert – Cheesecake
- Friday lunch
- Battered Cod
- Chicken and Veg Casserole (high protein, healthy option, easy chew)
- Cheese and Onion Quiche (high protein, high energy, vegetarian)
- Dessert – Spotted Dick (high protein, high energy, vegetarian)
- Friday evening meal
- Corned Beef Hash (high energy, easy chew, high protein)
- Scrambled Egg (vegetarian, easy chew)
- Dessert -Syrup Sponge (easy chew, vegetarian, high energy)
- Saturday lunch
- Pork and Apple Casserole (high protein, easy chew, healthy option)
- Lancashire hot pot (high protein)
- Veg Hot Pot (healthy option, vegetarian)
- Dessert – Bakewell Tart (high energy, vegetarian, easy chew, high protein)
- Saturday evening meal
- Bacon and Cheese Turnover
- Veggie Cottage Pie (healthy option, easy chew, vegetarian)
- Dessert – Rice pudding (easy chew, high energy)
- Sunday lunch
- Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding (high protein, high energy)
- Roast Chicken (high protein, healthy option)
- Cauliflower Cheese (Vegetarian, easy chew)
- Dessert – Rhubarb Crumble (high energy, vegan, easy chew, high protein)
- Sunday evening meal
- High Tea: Mini Scotch Eggs (high energy, high protein) Mini Quiche (high energy, vegetarian)
- Dessert – Gateaux with Cream or Ice Cream (high energy)
Week 2 lunch and evening meal options
- Monday lunch –
- Lasagne (easy chew, high energy, high protein)
- Fish Goujons (high protein, healthy option)
- Veg Lasagne (vegetarian, high energy)
- Dessert – Jam Sponge (vegetarian, high energy, easy chew)
- Monday evening meal
- Pork and Leek Sausages in Gravy
- Veggie Sausages (vegetarian, high protein, healthy option)
- Dessert – Toffee Pudding (easy chew, high energy, vegetarian)
- Tuesday lunch
- Potato Topped Chicken Pie (high energy, high protein, easy chew)
- Ham and Leek Crumble (high energy, high protein)
- Tomato and Sweet Potato Crumble (vegan, high energy)
- Dessert – Trifle (easy chew, vegetarian)
- Tuesday evening meal
- Fish In Parsley Sauce (easy chew)
- Veg Quiche (high energy)
- Dessert – Sundae (easy chew, vegetarian)
- Wednesday lunch
- Chicken Curry (healthy option, high protein, easy chew)
- Roast Chicken (healthy option, high protein)
- Quorn Veggie Tikka (vegetarian, easy chew, high protein, healthy option)
- Dessert – Ginger Drizzle Cake (vegetarian, high energy)
- Wednesday evening meal
- Salmon Crumble (high energy, high protein)
- Lentil Bolognese (vegetarian, easy chew)
- Rice Pudding (vegetarian, easy chew, healthy option)
- Thursday lunch
- Chicken and Ham Pie (high protein, healthy option)
- Fish Cakes (health option, easy chew)
- Omelette (Vegetarian)
- Gateaux (easy chew, vegetarian)
- Thursday evening meal
- Chicken Pie (high protein, easy chew, high energy)
- Veg and Cheese Bake (easy chew, vegetarian)
- Country Cake (vegetarian) and Custard
- Friday lunch
- Battered Cod (high energy)
- Cumberland Pie (easy chew, high protein, high energy)
- Potato Cheese and Leek Bake (vegetarian, high energy, high protein, easy chew)
- Dessert – Bread and Butter Pudding (vegetarian, high energy, high protein)
- Friday evening meal
- Pasta Bolognaise (healthy option, high protein)
- Tomato and Basil Pasta (healthy option, vegetarian, easy chew)
- Dessert – Lemon Meringue Pie
- Saturday lunch
- Chilli (healthy option)
- Fish Pie (healthy option, high protein, easy chew)
- Bean Chilli (vegan, healthy option)
- Dessert – Apple Cake (easy chew, high energy)
- Saturday evening meal
- Corned Beef Hash (high energy, high protein, easy chew)
- Cheese and Onion Pie (high energy, vegetarian, easy chew)
- Dessert – Pineapple Sponge (high energy, vegetarian)
- Sunday lunch
- Roast Pork (high protein, healthy option)
- Roast Chicken (high protein, healthy option)
- Cauliflower Cheese (easy chew, vegetarian option)
- Dessert – Rice Pudding (easy chew, vegetarian option)
- Sunday evening meal
- High Tea: Quiche (high energy, vegetarian) Sausage Rolls (high energy/high protein)
- Gateaux with Cream or Ice Cream
Lunch and evening meal options available every mealtime.
Starters
- Soup of the Service (vegetarian and Easy Chew options available)
Daily main meals
Jacket potatoes
- Plain (healthy option, vegetarian)
- Tuna Mayonnaise (high energy)
- Cheddar Cheese (high energy, vegetarian)
- Baked Beans (healthy option, vegetarian) All available with butter or sunflower spread
Salad
Salad base of lettuce, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes + topping choice (Vegetarian)
- Turkey (healthy option)
- Beef
- Tuna Mayonnaise (healthy option)
- Cheese (vegetarian)
- Egg (healthy option, vegetarian)
Sandwiches
A daily sandwich option is available at lunch and evening meal on white or wholemeal bread. Please ask your Ward Host for details.
Sides
- Bread (Vegetarian) white or wholemeal
- Coleslaw (high energy, vegetarian)
- Side Salad (healthy option, vegetarian)
- Daily selection of Vegetables and Potatoes (healthy option, vegetarian) Includes Easy chew options
- A selection of dressings and condiments, butter or sunflower spread are available.
Daily cold dessert options (H)
- Fruit in Juice (vegetarian)
- Ice Cream (Easy chew, vegetarian)
- Fruit Flavoured Jelly (Easy chew)
- Creamy Yoghurt (Easy chew, vegetarian)
- Fresh Fruit (vegetarian)
Your ward catering team
Your ward catering team are here to help. Please let them know if you have any special requirements.
Additional menus
- We have the following alternative meal options available should you require them:
- Allergy Aware
- Gluten Free
- Low Fibre
- Modified Texture
- Vegan
- Renal
- Cultural menus
Missing a meal?
If you have been admitted to the ward after lunch or evening meal orders have been taken, we can still offer you a range of hot meals or snacks. Please speak to your ward host or nurse.
Allergy information
If you have a food allergy or intolerance, please advise your nurse on admission and always inform your ward catering team before you place a meal order. Our catering team will check the ingredients of the food item or meal to allow you to make an informed choice.
Fish bones
Although every care has been taken to remove fish bones from our fish dishes, some may
remain. Therefore, please take care when consuming fish dishes.
Your feedback is important to us
We will ask if you would like to complete a short survey about your experience, to help us review and improve our patient catering services. If you have any feedback or queries during your stay, please speak to a nurse or your ward host.