Gallery Kitchen Café

	OPEN: 10am - 4pm, Tuesday - Sunday (same as the Gallery & Shop, closed Mondays).
	To book a (6+) table phone us during Office Hours (10am - 5pm) Monday to Friday.
	Summer Hours: Last orders for hot food* is 2.30pm or for cakes & drinks 3pm daily.
	Rest of Year Hours: Last orders for hot food* is 3pm or for cakes & drinks 3.30pm daily.
	Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free options are always available (see 'Background' below).

NEWS & UPDATES.

As a result of recent and significant increases in customer numbers (which is very much appreciated), the ‘Book a Table’ option is only for groups of six or more until further notice. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause, but there is a better chance of grabbing a table on arrival either before or after our peak busy period (usually 12.30pm – 2pm). For additional Café News, Special Events or Menu updates please take a look at @Gallery_Kitchen_Cafe on Instagram or follow our Gallery Kitchen Café Facebook Page to see photos of Chef Lorraine’s latest creations. (+ Gallery Kitchen Café on Twitter).

LATEST EVENTS & SPECIALS

SAMPLE MENUS

ENJOY OUR DELICIOUS FOOD & DRINKS OUT FRONT OR INSIDE THE CURRENT EXHIBITION

We hope you enjoyed visiting our Gallery Kitchen Cafe in the Upper Gallery. If you nominated us in any of the following awards we would like to take this opportunity to thank you enthusiastically. Many thanks also to all our customers and visitors for helping to support our Art Centre and the local creative community.

Back in November 2018 chef Lorraine & her team took a Gold Award at the Freefrom Eating Out Awards 2018 (Winners) in the ‘Cafés & Teashops’ category, two years running having taken a Gold Award in November 2017 for that category (FreeFrom Eating Out Awards 2017). [This Freefrom Eating Out Awards MAP highlights the very best UK locations to eat out for Free From diners.]  

GKC SPECIAL EFFECTS FILM.

BACKGROUND, BEGINNINGS & EVOLUTION.

After a number of impressive guest chefs, special event experiments, and a period of basic, irregular provision, we were very fortunate in September 2011 to discover Lorraine King*, a very talented local Chef. Since joining us our “Gallery Kitchen Café” has become a prime destination by regularly and reliably offering delicious light lunches, fabulous cakes, and quality barista coffee, or Fair Trade and locally-made herbal teas. Lorraine is passionate about using the finest, seasonal, and locally-sourced ingredients where possible, while constantly developing an eclectic, international menu, to mix spicey global influences with reassuringly familiar British conventions and favourites, such as her ever-popular ketchup recipe.

All our food is freshly prepared / cooked to order on the premises, and we always offer Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free options** alongside more traditional or exotic savoury dishes and desserts. The menu usually has something for everyone, although it is limited on Saturdays (booking is advised for parties of five or more all week). Whether visiting the Gallery Café for tea & cake, brunch, or a light lunch, all our customers can enjoy the stimulating yet calm atmosphere, with aromas of freshly-baked cakes, soups or sauces accompanying the frequently changing exhibitions of work by local artists.

* Our Chef Lorraine is Coeliac/Dairy/Lactose allergic and is fully committed to ‘Safe Eating Out & At Home’ principles at all times, and therefore has been highly motivated to initiate and deliver regular ‘Free From’ cookery classes here at the GKC, while additionally hosting a ‘Free From’ Support Group and Mentoring Programme, which is available to all (email Lorraine for more information). The Gallery Kitchen Café has also just been shortlisted in the 2017 FreeFrom Eating Out Awards.

** All our Gallery Kitchen Café team have attained their ‘Coeliac UK Private Sector Module’.