Food at Edge Hill is all about choice. From speciality coffee and fresh pastries to Japanese-inspired street food, Mexican favourites and freshly made pizza, you’ll find something to suit every taste across campus. Whether you’re grabbing breakfast before a lecture, meeting friends for lunch or taking a well-earned break, our dining spaces are designed to help you refuel, relax and connect.
What food is available on campus?
From our partners Gather + Gather
Location: The Hub
Gathered MarketEH Market is the home of great food on campus. Featuring a variety of concepts under one roof, you’ll find everything from freshly made pizza and pasta to loaded jacket potatoes, smashed burgers and rotating food offers. With plenty of choice and something new to discover, it’s the ideal destination for lunch with friends or a quick bite between lectures.
Location: Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine
El Jardín 41El Jardín 41 brings the energy and flavour of Mexican street food to campus. Build your perfect burrito, taco, salad or rice bowl with a range of fresh ingredients, toppings and sauces. Fast, flavourful and made your way.
Location: Faculty of Education
MizubeInspired by the vibrant food culture of Japan, Mizube serves freshly prepared dishes packed with flavour. From comforting ramen and crispy katsu to bao buns and rice bowls, every dish is made to order. Whether you’re looking for a quick lunch or a place to catch up with friends, Mizube offers a dining experience worth returning for.
Location: The Hub
Costa CoffeeLocated in the heart of The Hub, Costa Coffee is the perfect place to grab your favourite drink, enjoy a sweet treat or pick up something on the go. Serving Costa’s much-loved coffee alongside sandwiches, snacks and bakery items, it’s a popular stop throughout the day.
Locations: The Hub (Main Corridor)
The Old LibrarySet within one of the most characterful buildings on campus, The Old Library combines speciality coffee, freshly baked pastries and quality food in a relaxed café environment. It’s the perfect place to study, meet friends or enjoy a moment away from the day’s busy schedule.
Locations: The Catalyst (Ground floor)
Catalyst CoffeeLocated within Catalyst, this welcoming café serves expertly crafted coffee alongside a range of sandwiches, pastries, cakes and grab-and-go favourites. Whether you’re powering through an assignment or meeting with friends, Catalyst Coffee is the perfect place to recharge.
More choice across campus
Location: The Hub
Provided by the Students Union. Our very own Subway franchise, on campus, serving up your favourite breakfasts, lunches and mid-seminar snacks. What more is there to say?
Location: Arts Centre
A fully licenced bar open for an hour before shows and during intervals,” to “A fully licenced bar open for an hour before selected shows and during intervals. Check out https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/departments/support/artscentre/ for what is taking place.
Location: Sports Centre
Opening Times: Based on opening hours of Sports Centre
Crosby Coffee is located in Edge Hill Sport Centre and is the ideal place to grab a coffee. Serving a range of hot and cold drinks, grab & go items and sweet treats.
Location: Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine
Opening Times: Monday – Friday (7am to 7pm)
The 41 Below Commuter Hub and Vending machines can be found on the ground floor in FoHSCM.
Policies and information
Edge Hill University Food do not operate any exclusive Halal kitchens and cannot guarantee that cross-contamination will not occur between Halal and none Halal food. For this reason, none of our kitchens are certified as Halal by any authority. However, we do strive to source Halal certified fresh chicken and beef across all areas to be included on all our dishes which are prepared on site along with alternative dishes which are suitable for those customers who wish to observe a Halal diet, such as Vegetarian and Vegan dishes.
Edge Hill University Food recognise that the University is a rich and diverse community, with a diverse body of students, staff and visitors who have different religious and non-religious beliefs and ethics. We are committed to ensuring that the offer in EHU Food Outlets is varied to provide for the needs of our community.
Edge Hill University Food do not operate any exclusive Halal kitchens and cannot guarantee that cross-contamination will not occur between Halal and none Halal food. For this reason, none of our kitchens are certified as Halal by any authority. However, we do strive to source Halal certified fresh chicken and beef across all areas to be included on all our dishes which are prepared on site along with alternative dishes which are suitable for those customers who wish to observe a Halal diet, such as Vegetarian and Vegan dishes.
For certain events this may not always be possible, so all Catering staff have been trained to understand the dietary requirements required by different faiths to help improve our service to you and are briefed daily on the dishes we serve and are able to assist in identifying these for customers on request.
All other products prepared on site including Lamb dishes are not Halal. All dishes that are not created on site and which are Halal will be clearly labelled as such, including Sandwiches.
The food served to our customers at our in-house catered outlets will provide allergen information in a clear and consistent way, making it easier for our customers to make informed decisions on their purchases.
More about what we do
We recognise the environmental and social implications of procuring and providing food on campus and have developed a sustainable food policy to manage our operations effectively.
All food suppliers are provided with a copy of the Sustainable Food Policy and we work together to ensure the objectives are met.
Health and wellbeing
Edge Hill University have recognised the key role food can play in dealing with diet-related poor health to food poverty and waste, climate change and biodiversity loss to declining prosperity and social dislocation. Food is not only at the heart of some of the greatest problems, but also a vital part of the solution.
Love Food Hate Waste
As part of Edge Hill University’s commitment to sustainability we support the Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) scheme.
Almost 50% of the total amount of food thrown away in the UK comes from our homes. Wasting this food costs the average household £470 a year.
Too Good to Go
Gather + Gather recognises the importance of reducing food waste. Too Good to Go makes sure delicious, fresh food from cafes, restaurants, hotels, shops and manufacturers doesn’t go to waste.
The Too Good To Go app lets customers buy and collect Magic Bags of this food – at a great price – directly from businesses. At Gather + Gather where applicable our excess sandwiches are uploaded onto the app daily to promote great offers while helping to reduce food waste.