The Dispensary!
At just a 10-minute walk from campus, The Dispensary is a science-themed coffee shop and eatery, specialising in brunch.
The highlight of The Dispensary’s all day brunch menu must be the pancakes, with flavours including:
Each of these flavours are served as a stack of four American style pancakes, with vanilla ice cream and a maple syrup syringe. In previous years, this popular eatery has served up Pancake Day specials, with flavours including ‘Jammy Dodger’, ‘Lemon Meringue’, and ‘Chocolate Orange’ – so keep an eye out for this year’s specials!
If savoury is more your style, The Dispensary also offer an extensive list of other brunch items, including traditional full breakfasts and avocado on toast, as well as more unique items, such as chicken and waffles. They also have some cool hot drinks to try out!
The restaurant is halal and provides both vegan and gluten free menu items. The prices are pretty reasonable too, with the pancakes costing £8.50.
- Daisy Harrison
Crepe Affaire
If you’re more of a fan of delicate, delicious crepes, then Crepe Affaire is the place for you.
The thought of this being a restaurant chain may be off-putting for some, but the quality is consistent between all stores and they offer some really tasty menu options.
My personal favourite is the “I’ll have what she’s having”, a classic of just chocolate and strawberries, but if you’re more experimental, there’s plenty to choose from on the menu. There’s breakfast options, savoury options, and vegan options if that’s your thing too! If you’re not even a pancake lover, they have waffles too (although, as it is a crepe café, the options are a bit more limited).
Situated in Eldon Square, it is open to the concourse, however it is tucked away near other food outlets so you can still get a little more peace than if you were in the middle of the shopping centre.
- Gabbi de Boer
