Places to eat and shop

The East Park Terrace campus has the majority of Solent's food outlets and has a great range of restaurants, cafes and deli-bars that all offer a variety of food and drink options for students, staff and visitors to the University.

Michael Andrews building

Costa Coffee 

As you walk into the main entrance of the Michael Andrews building, our Costa Coffee shop, on the left near reception, offers a selection of hot and cold drinks, pastries, sandwiches, baguettes, toasties, and paninis.

Opening times
Monday to Friday: 8am - 4pm

Newsagent - C-Store

As you walk along the concourse towards the Student Hub you'll find the C-Store. This convenience shop provides everything you might need, from groceries, confectionery, sandwiches, snacks, stamps and stationery. The C-Store always has great deals and regular special offers available, as well as the new 'Shop and Drop' home delivery option.

Opening times
Monday to Friday: 8am - 5pm

The Dock

A short walk from the C-Store along the corridor will take you to the University's main restaurant, The Dock. The restaurant is currently operating a click-and-collect service only, due to Covid-19 restrictions, but offers three great concepts that can be ordered via our kiosks and cooked fresh for you. See the concepts below:

Originals

Originals brings you a choice of traditional mains, pre-made salads and breakfast options that are not just filling, but also great value for money.   

Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 8am - 3pm

Patty Shack

There's a reason why this is the most popular lunchtime location on campus and that's because of the fantastic prices and great quality. Here you can get quality chicken, beef and vegetarian burgers, with a variety of sides and drinks.

Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 8am - 3pm

Dough & Go

Dough & Go is all about great quality authentic pizza. Cooked fresh with only the finest ingredients and no artificial additives, colours or preservatives, the unique pizzas deliver a sophisticated, freshly prepared experience.

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 8am - 3pm

The Spark

East Park Deli

Located in the Spark, the East Park Deli serves a range of grab-and-go food, including paninis, baguettes and bloomers, sandwiches and confectionery, and great meal deals.

Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 8am - 4pm

The catering service at the Warsash campus is provided in The Dock restaurant and serves freshly-prepared hot meals, light snacks and refreshments to students attending maritime safety training courses. 

Opening times
Monday to Friday: 8am-3pm

Download the app

Search for the 'Twelve Pay' app in the App Store and Google Play Store.

Sign up using your email - you will not be able to access the online catering unless you use your email or benefit from the first hot drink free when we launch.

After securely adding your card to the app once within the 'Active Payment Methods' tab of the side menu, it is saved making subsequent purchases effortless.

You can either tap on 'Scan & Go' and pay for your items by scanning the QR code on the price label of the item you want to purchase, or you can pre-order your items to be ready for collection at a later time.

When you've added all the menu items to the cart, choose your collection time. There are two methods of ordering: 'ASAP' (your order will be ready at the earliest time it can be prepared, e.g. 5 minutes) or you can choose a time slot to come and collect your order, (e.g. after a meeting in an hour's time).

When your order is ready, collect from the 'Express Lane Pickup Point'. Your order will have a sticker on it containing your order number.

If you ordered an item eligible for a loyalty point, it will be saved automatically onto the loyalty card.

Receipts are automatically saved on the app.

Enjoy skipping the lines and start earning rewards!

The ‘Twelve’ app’s benefits include:

• Your first hot drink order is free!
• Save time by skipping the lines and having your order made before your arrival or simply 'Scan & Go'
• Earn loyalty points without having to carry around the paper loyalty card
• Benefit from exclusive meal deals only available via Twelve Pay app
• Have access to many discounts and promotions in food and coffee outlets on campus

The app is also key to safe food ordering during Covid-19, as virtual queuing promotes social distancing and cashless payments remove shared touch points.

The Soil Association Food for Life Catering Mark provides an independent endorsement that food providers are taking steps to improve the food they serve, using fresh ingredients which are free from trans fats and harmful additives and better for animal welfare.

In achieving the Gold award at the city campus and Silver at the Warsash campus, our catering partner, Sodexo Education has demonstrated their commitment to sustainability. This accreditation from the Soil Association shows that Sodexo is continually taking steps to improve the food they serve by the use of fresh ingredients, free from undesirable additives and GM, organically and locally sourced where possible and a real awareness of animal welfare issues. The University's caterers are subject to annual inspections and site visits from Food for Life auditors to ensure that the food served meets high standards of provenance and traceability, providing reassurance to customers that meals are freshly prepared using environmentally-sustainable and seasonal ingredients.

To find out more about the Catering Mark standards and award holders visit Soil Association Catering Mark website.

The University has achieved the Good Egg award which recognises commitment and actions to improve the lives of laying hens.

All eggs used are Lion Marked, as a minimum, and laid by free-range hens.

The University is an MSC accredited site and is therefore committed to sourcing only certified sustainable fish and seafood for our menus.

Working closely with their suppliers, independent experts and accreditation bodies Sodexo ensure that fish provided on campus is responsibly sourced.

The University is certified by The Red Tractor scheme which is at the centre of the UK approach to sustainable agriculture.

This means that all uncooked meat, poultry and dairy products sourced are 100% British Red Tractor Assured as a minimum standard and, where applicable, are produced to RSPCA welfare standards as part of the Freedom Food Farm Assurance scheme.

The University is Rainforest Alliance certified which means we source ingredients from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms or forests.