Creek Creative Studios–Gallery–Café–Shop-Classes

1 Abbey Street
Faversham
Kent ME13 7BE

Tel. 01795 535 515

Open:
Tue–Sun, 10am–4pm
Office only:
Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm
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1 Abbey Street, Faversham, Kent ME13 7BE England
Telephone 01795 535 515
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Open:
Tue–Sun, 10am–4pm

Office only:
Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm

Gallery Kitchen Café

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OPEN: 10am - 4pm, Tuesday - Sunday (same as the Gallery & Shop, closed Mondays).

To book a table please phone during Office Hours (9am - 5.30pm) Monday to Friday.

Please note last orders for hot food* is now 3pm or for cakes & drinks 3.30pm daily.

Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free options are always available (see 'Background' below).

* Sorry to disappoint but we can only offer a limited hot food menu on Saturdays.


NEWS & UPDATES.

For the very latest Café news, Special Events and Menu updates please go to our Gallery Kitchen Café Facebook Page or follow @Gallery_Kitchen_Cafe on Instagram to see photos of Lorraine’s latest creations. (+ Gallery Kitchen Café on Twitter).


SAMPLE MENUS

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FESTIVE BREAK EMPORIUM 2022 REFRESHMENTS & SPECIALS

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Chef Lorraine’s delicious refreshments were available throughout our Christmas Emporium Mexicano providing a welcome break in everyone’s shopping experience, right up to Christmas Eve, along with mascots Lola-the-Llama and Pequeño-Pablo to bring smiles all round.
 


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

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Please continue to avoid any crowding and maintain hygiene precautions eg wash hands frequently.

 


CHARITY DONATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE EVER-CHANGING FOLIO SOCIETY BOXED PRE-LOVED BOOKS ON OFFER – ASK AT THE COUNTER

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AWARDS & REVIEWS.

Above Left: Chef Lorraine (centre) and Georgie (Left) accepting the Gold Award at the Freefrom Eating Out Awards 2018 ‘Cafés & Teashops’ category with awards director, Michelle Berriedale-Johnson (Right) on the 20th November 2018. Above Right: Lorraine & Georgie in Award Winners 2018 line up (can you find them?).
 


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.

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November 2018 and once again chef Lorraine & her team take the Gold Award at the Freefrom Eating Out Awards 2018 (Winners) in the ‘Cafés & Teashops’ category. Back in November 2017 Lorraine and her team won a Gold Award for that category (FreeFrom Eating Out Awards 2017). Congratulations to the entire Cafe team for all their hard work in 2018!
[This Freefrom Eating Out Awards MAP highlights the very best UK locations to eat out for Free From diners.]

Back in 2015 our GKC received a ‘Kent Life and Kent on Sunday Food & Drink Awards 2015‘ ‘Highly Commended’ for ‘Cafe of the Year’. In October 2016 at the ‘Kent Life and Kent on Sunday Food & Drink Awards 2016‘ (#kentfda), out of hundreds of entries our humble cafe was a very respectable top three Finalist in both ‘Cafe of the Year’ and ‘Customer Service of the Year’ categories. Again in 2017 the GKC was shortlisted for ‘Customer Service of the Year’.
 


GKC SPECIAL EFFECTS FILM.

This short film shot here in the Gallery Kitchen Cafe showcases the work of our chef Lorraine King.

Many thanks for permissions to video creators Burger Films and Ross Bugden (music).


SOME PRE-PANDEMIC GKC MENU HIGHLIGHTS…

Vegan Coronation Butternut Squash & Chickpea with Baby Cos Lettuce Super Greens, Blueberry, Puy Lentil & Somerset Brie Salad (+ is that Nhene?) Special guest Milly moulding her own 'Freefrom' Vegan Falafels (not staff!) Belgian Chocolate Brioche Bread & Butter Pudding made with Bourbon Vanilla Pod Crème Anglais
Super-moist Gluten-free, Vegan Carrot Cake (Kate Samuels plate 1) Gallery Kitchen Special Gluten-free Fruitcake (Kate Samuels plate 2) Parlic Fell Scones (Lactose-free), plus Chocolate Brioche Bread & Butter Pudding and Vegan Bread Pudding Sunday Special Irish Potato Pancakes - Gluten & Dairy free (+Charlotte & Rosie?)
 


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’.
 


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Location

Map: 1 Abbey Street, Faversham ME13 7BE

Railway station

  • Faversham (FAV) train departures
  • Station Road, Faversham ME13 8EB

Parking

  • Abbey Street: Free 1 hour parking, 0-5 mins walk.
  • Church Road: Free on-road parking, 3 mins walk via St.Mary's Church.
  • Front Brents: Free on-road parking, 4 mins walk from other side of the Creek.
  • Partridge Lane Car Park: 3 mins walk from back of Shepherd Neame.
  • Central Car Park: Car access via Bank Street or Leslie Smith Drive, 5 mins walk via pedestrian walkway to marketplace.
  • Queens Hall Car Park: 8 mins walk from Co-op / Faversham Train Station.
  • Belvedere Road: Free on-road parking, 3 mins walk parallel to Abbey Street.
  • Tesco Superstore: Free 20 mins then maximum 2 hours (with £5+ purchases).
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