Bar and Dining Room

The Steward's Bar
The Steward's Bar is open daily from 12.00 noon - 1.30pm. It is open Monday- Saturday 6pm - 11pm and Sunday 6.30pm - 10.30pm. The Bar serves a selection of beers, wines and spirits and snacks. When the bar is not open, students are still welcome to use the seating area to read the papers, which are available daily, or to play one of the board games that are on offer.

The Dining Room
When you attend a course at West Dean, lunch is enjoyed in the 120 seat dining room. In the fine weather you can also choose to eat in our outside courtyard. For residential students breakfast and dinner are included in the residential fee.

The catering team at West Dean pride themselves on creating innovative and constantly changing menus of good home-cooked meals, reflecting the season. Drawing from thousands of recipes they offer hot meals (there’s always a vegetarian option) and puddings, a wide range of salads, fresh fruit and yoghurts.

All of our ingredients are fully traceable, and wherever possible, locally sourced. All bakery products come from a local bakery which often uses flour from the neighbouring Weald and Downland Museum’s organic mill. The West Dean Gardens also provides seasonal fruit and vegetables when available.