All our hot meals are under £7 but have you found our best value items...

Let's be honest. London living is expensive, which is why one of our Union promises is to always offer great value in our outlets. Here's some of the best cheap eats you can find in our Union spaces on campus from breakfast through to dinner.

If you haven't met them yet here's some of our top cheap eats on campus...

Breakfast

Two plates of food - one contains beans on toast and the other a breakfast pot containing a hash brown, beans, sausage and bacon.

Print Room Café is the place to go with all our breakfast options under £4 and available every weekday between 08:00 - 11:00. A classic beans on toast is just £1.50 and despite popular gossip you can have avocado on toast for breakfast without breaking the bank at just £2.00.

If you're looking for something more substantial our popular Breakfast Pots are back! That's right for just £3.90 you can enjoy a hash brown, sausage (vegan or meat) baked beans and bacon (in standard breakfast pot only) to start the day off right.

Budget buy: £1.50 for either beans or jam on toast.
New this year: It's never too early for dessert right? Apple pie and ice cream has arrived in Print Room for £4
Classic go to: Enjoy Print Room Café's classic bacon or sausage butty for just £3.00
Wild card: Grab n Go has tasty sweet and savoury pastries at competitive prices.

Lunch

Now breakfast is out of the way you can power through study sessions, or meet up with friends over lunch and you've got quite a lot of options for this one -

  • Print Room Café (served 12:00 - 14:00) has a wide range of choice including our popular jacket potatoes which start at just £3.00 or why not pair a cheese and beans jacket potato with one of our Karma drinks for just £5 for a hot meal deal. Other favourites include Mac N Cheese and Vegetable Lasagne.
  • George Farha Café (served from 11:00 - close) offers tempting curries including Chicken Katsu, Vege Gyozas tofu and chicken teriyaki options all for less than £7. New for this year they've also added salads, burgers and hot dogs to the menu. Next door in Grab & Go you can browse a selection of hot and cold snacks and lunchtime favourites from vegan sausage rolls and muffins to bubble tea and wraps all to take away.
  • Gordon's Café (served from noon) in addition to our tasty panini range we've got some delicious Indian-inspired hot meals to try for £6.95. If you're looking for something different why not try our soup of the day, served with a roll for just £4.55.

Sweet tooth?

Never fear! There's Hackney Gelato ice cream pots (including vegan options) are available in most of our cafés or enjoy a classic scoop of ice cream in a tub or cone from our ice cream bike that pops up around campus at events.

Top Tip: Try Print Room Café's vegetarian friendly waffles in their signature syrup, Nutella and banana or blueberry and ice-cream flavours all for £4.00 or less.

Dinner

A surprise entry form our bars! Head over to The Institute in IOE of an evening where in addition to some great drink deals (both alcoholic and not) they serve up tasty pizza once the Kitchen opens from 16:00. Start with your classic margherita and choose your toppings to create your ultimate pizza.

Budget buy: For postgrads why not try the pint and pizza deal for just £10 in Institute
Wild card: Head over to Print Room Café on the last Thursday of the month when our lunch menu extends into evening for Café Lates and enjoy this months entertainment.

All our cafés also have free free hot and cold water available.

More ways to save

We regularly run exclusive student deals throughout term so be sure to keep up with the latest on our Union Deals page. Our top two highlights are...

Rewards Club

Our very own Union Rewards Club allows you to collect points on every purchase in our cafés and bars which you can then redeem for free food and drink. It's free to join and easy to use, and members also get exclusive access to special deals and offers throughout the year as well as a birthday treat!

50% off Onigiri in Bloomsbury Shop

Every Tuesday our Tanpopo Onigiri range is half price at just £1.40 (compared to it's usual £2.80).

Looking for something more substantial? You can also swap your meal deal snack for an onigiri for just 60p extra!