Welcome to The Retreat @ St Joseph’s
We are extremely proud of our in-house catering service, known as “The Retreat at St Joseph’s”. Our experienced and dedicated catering team offer a wide variety of nutritionally balanced, delicious and healthy meals daily.
Our meals are freshly produced every day in our school kitchen by our catering team. All our dairy, fresh fruit and vegetables are from local suppliers and all our meat is Red Tractor certified. All our meals are nutritionally compliant the Government Standards for Food Served in Schools.
We strongly encourage all students, and especially students on Free School Meals, to access the wide variety of healthy and delicious meal choices available every lunchtime.
Our Menu’s
We offer a wide selection of hot main meals daily, including vegetarian choices, with a choice of sides. Popular ‘Grab and Go’ items like hot wraps, homemade soup, jacket potatoes, or choose sandwiches, toasties, salad or pasta pots from our ‘Deli Bar’. Also available are healthy snacks, homemade cakes, and a range of drinks.
Our 3-week menu rotation ensures variety and choice to meet all tastes, and students love our regular themed days.
School Canteen Menu
Important Notice:
Prices are approximate and may vary slightly due to fluctuations in food costs. Any changes will be updated on the website as and when required.
Between the 13th of October and the 16th of October, we will be doing a curry week, so a different curry on each day to run alongside our normal menu.
Curry, rice & nann bread for £2.60
WEEK 1 MENU
Main Meals – £2.60
Monday:
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Spaghetti Bolognese served with garlic bread & optional side salad
(Vegetarian option available)
OR -
Chicken wrapped in bacon served with creamed potatoes, seasonal vegetables & gravy
Tuesday:
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Roast of the day served with roast & creamed potatoes, seasonal vegetables & gravy
OR -
Chicken or vegetable korma curry served on a bed of rice with naan bread
Wednesday:
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Toad in the hole served with mashed potatoes, vegetables & gravy
OR -
Mac ‘n’ Cheese served with a crusty roll
Thursday:
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Cottage pie or vegetable pie served with mixed vegetables & gravy
OR -
Tomato & basil pasta served with garlic bread & optional side salad
Friday:
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Fish or fish fingers served with chips, beans or peas
OR -
Homemade steak pie served with creamed potatoes or chips, beans or peas
Grab & Go – Prices as shown
Monday:
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Popcorn chicken served in a wrap (salad optional) – £2.50
Tuesday:
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Hot dogs with optional steamed onions – £2.00
Wednesday:
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Homemade pizza with various toppings – £2.00
(Add baked beans for an extra 50p)
Thursday:
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Chicken burger in a floured bap with optional salad – £2.50
Friday:
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Southern fried chicken wrap with optional salad – £2.50
(Add chips – £3.00 total)
WEEK 2 MENU
Main Meals – £2.60
Monday:
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Pork chop served with creamed potatoes, seasonal vegetables & gravy
OR -
Tomato & basil pasta served with garlic bread & optional salad
Tuesday:
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Roast dinner served with all the trimmings
OR -
Chicken carbonara or vegetarian option served with garlic bread
Wednesday:
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Savoury mince served with vegetables, creamed potatoes & gravy
OR -
Chicken tikka or vegetable tikka served on a bed of rice with naan bread
Thursday:
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Cumberland sausage served with seasonal vegetables & gravy
OR -
Homemade lasagne or vegetable lasagne served with garlic bread & optional salad
Friday:
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Fish fillet served with chips or potato wedges, with peas or beans (optional)
Grab & Go – Prices as shown
Monday:
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Popcorn chicken wrap with optional salad – £2.50
Tuesday:
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Ciabattas with various toppings (like pizza) – £2.00
(Add baked beans for extra)
Wednesday:
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Cumberland sausage in a baguette – £2.50
(Add gravy or chips – £3.00)
Thursday:
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Chicken gyros in a wrap with optional salad & sweet chilli or garlic mayo – £2.50
Friday:
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Variety of pasties: steak bake, Cornish pasty, or sausage roll – £2.00
WEEK 3 MENU
Main Meals – £2.60
Monday:
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Giant Yorkshire pudding served with mince, vegetables, potatoes & gravy
OR -
Shredded battered chicken served on a bed of rice with sweet & sour sauce
Tuesday:
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Roast of the day served with all the trimmings
OR -
Meatballs on spaghetti with garlic bread & optional side salad
Wednesday:
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Chicken drumsticks with creamed potatoes or wedges, vegetables or baked beans
OR -
Vegetable or meat chilli con carne served on a bed of rice
Thursday:
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Chicken korma on a bed of rice with naan bread
OR -
Bacon chops with vegetables & potatoes
Friday:
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Fish fillet or fishcakes with chips, baked beans or peas
OR -
Tomato & basil pasta served with garlic bread or salad
Grab & Go – Prices as shown
Monday:
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Donner meat wrap with optional salad – £2.50
Tuesday:
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Prime chicken fillet wrap with optional salad – £2.50
Wednesday:
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Steak burger in a floured bap with optional salad – £2.50
(Add beans for 50p or wedges – £3.00 total)
Thursday:
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Southern fried chicken wrap with optional salad – £2.50
Friday:
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Sub roll with choice of filling: pulled pork, chicken tikka, or meatballs – £2.50
Dietary Requirements and Food Allergies
All our catering staff have received food allergy training and our team are happy to discuss any special dietary requirements and food allergies with parents/carers.
Lunch Arrangements
Students access the canteen in their year group at a set time, on a rota basis each lunchtime. Year 11 are also allowed in the canteen at break time.
We welcome healthy eating packed lunches and students on packed lunches use the canteen with their year group.
Payments
We operate a cashless catering system. Parents/Carers are asked to complete a Biometric Consent Form when students join us, allowing them to have their fingerprint scanned to use our Biometric cashless system. School lunch accounts can be topped up by parents/carers using our App, or students can put cash on their accounts using the cash loading machine in the canteen. Parents/Carers can monitor what students are purchasing using the App, and can put daily spend limits on accounts if they wish.
