[BusinessJ]

At the moment Furness is looking like the college that I'd like to apply for, but it doesn't have catered accomodation as an option.

I was thinking I could get one of the Bonus Dining Cards, but how much do the meals cost in the catered accomodation restaurants (Barker House Farm?) if not on catered accomodation?

[RabbitCFH]

At Barker House Farm, which is by the way in Cartmel so 10 minutes away from Furness, meals cost around £4-6. It's expensive if you wanna eat their daily so you'll be better off learning some easy recipes.

[Davott]

Learn to cook? Really isn't that hard. Hell, my flatmate has a jacket potato most nights which is so easy and unadventurous that a 5 year old could do it.

Or, if you want to be independent, grab some recipes and experiment. It really is very sociable and very fun to do with your flatmates

EDIT: In fact, Im gonna go cook now

[affinity89]

Honestly, learning to cook really should be a priority. It is a great time to experiment whilst you are at university and being self-catered gives you lots of flexibility. Eg, I was vegan for most of my time at Lancaster, because the resources for doing so are amazing and I had the freedom to decide.

Master a good stew, curry and perhaps a spaghetti recipe and that will be a great start.

For nights when you don't want to cook, there are plenty of places in Lancaster itself [eg, The Borough - lush food] and on campus to provide alternatives.

Also, depending on your approach and the people you live with, you might be able to cook together or take it in turns. It is a nice way to bond and can again remove some of the pressure you might feel cooking every night.

[BusinessJ]

(Original post by RabbitCFH)
At Barker House Farm, which is by the way in Cartmel so 10 minutes away from Furness, meals cost around £4-6. It's expensive if you wanna eat their daily so you'll be better off learning some easy recipes.

Thanks very much for the info Yeah, was just using that as an example as had heard some of the catered food was there.

As to everyone else, yeah I do cook sometimes and could probably put up with doing it at uni (I suppose cooking with people I live with could be cool ), but was more an issue of cost - if I go catered then it's party of my grant and don't have to pay it back until I'm earning over a certain amount, but if I self-cater then it's more money I've got to find each week.

[Davott]

(Original post by BusinessJ)
Thanks very much for the info Yeah, was just using that as an example as had heard some of the catered food was there.

As to everyone else, yeah I do cook sometimes and could probably put up with doing it at uni (I suppose cooking with people I live with could be cool ), but was more an issue of cost - if I go catered then it's party of my grant and don't have to pay it back until I'm earning over a certain amount, but if I self-cater then it's more money I've got to find each week.

Errr, people on catered and non-catered get the same amount. It's just that catered people get less of their maintenance loan/grant to spend. In fact, it's cheaper to go self-catered.

[BusinessJ]

(Original post by Davott)
Errr, people on catered and non-catered get the same amount. It's just that catered people get less of their maintenance loan/grant to spend. In fact, it's cheaper to go self-catered.

I'm not on UK mainland, I think that where I'm from we have a different system to you Sorry, should have made that clear.

[Emmorz]

catered is ****LAD... do not go catered atall...cook for yourself or you'll regret it eating **** food for a year, i would know

[Manitude]

It's about £4-5 for a main at Cartmel. It's edible, but I wouldn't want to eat it every day as it's not that good.
Much more fulfilling to cook for yourself and sometimes treat yourself to a meal out at the Plough or more likely, Spoons.

[J1mjam]

ive never had a bad experience from barkers, but all ive ever had are snacky things like a burger. ive walked through during catering times and nothing has ever appealed to me, you dont get the flexibilty(both in time and food) as you would self catered. even if you go catered, youll still have to pay that money back, and damn its expensive for what it is. you can live off £15 a week on food items if you shop at asda, for example. you can share the essentials with a friend, such as milk and bread, which lowers costs. compare this to the £30-£40 it costs a week on catered.

[harrietbuttigieg]

(Original post by BusinessJ)
At the moment Furness is looking like the college that I'd like to apply for, but it doesn't have catered accomodation as an option.

I was thinking I could get one of the Bonus Dining Cards, but how much do the meals cost in the catered accomodation restaurants (Barker House Farm?) if not on catered accomodation?

This link has the menu for Barker House Farm which would be one of the locations for catered accomodation and the dining cards. http://www.lancaster-catering.co.uk/...rhousefarm.pdf
Enjoy :-)

[redwood_phoenix]

That's for bar food. Which is pretty good and cheap - from what I've tried anyway.

The catered food is served in the Barker food court (yeah, it's confusing cause they're on two sides of an archway and I'm fairly sure it's the same kitchen...). I've not eaten there since it's become catered (but friends say the breakfasts are good!). There's usually less options - like one or two mains.

This is a catered menu: http://www.lancaster-catering.co.uk/cateredmenu.html The banner at the top says Refuel (which is in County) but I assume it's similar to Barker.

[harrietbuttigieg]

(Original post by redwood_phoenix)
That's for bar food. Which is pretty good and cheap - from what I've tried anyway.

The catered food is served in the Barker food court (yeah, it's confusing cause they're on two sides of an archway and I'm fairly sure it's the same kitchen...). I've not eaten there since it's become catered (but friends say the breakfasts are good!). There's usually less options - like one or two mains.

This is a catered menu: http://www.lancaster-catering.co.uk/cateredmenu.html The banner at the top says Refuel (which is in County) but I assume it's similar to Barker.

-- Refuel is a new scheme being launched which encompasses both Refuel @ County (Cafe 2010) and Refuel @ Barker House Farm. If you signed up for catered and were in Bowland or County, you would eat at County. If you were in Cartmel or Lonsdale, you would eat in Barker which is situated in Cartmel. If you bought a Refuel dining card, you would eat in either location.

[kiradotee]

(Original post by harrietbuttigieg)
If you bought a Refuel dining card, you would eat in either location.

So you can chose a non-catered accommodation, then buy a Refuel dining card and eat as everyone in catered accommodation?

How much Refuel dining card cost?

[harrietbuttigieg]

(Original post by kiradotee)
So you can chose a non-catered accommodation, then buy a Refuel dining card and eat as everyone in catered accommodation?

How much Refuel dining card cost?

Please check this website http://www.lancaster-catering.co.uk/ for updates as and when they occur. This is updated as soon as all prices etc are finalised :-)

[k9markiii]

(Original post by Davott)
Learn to cook? Really isn't that hard. Hell, my flatmate has a jacket potato most nights which is so easy and unadventurous that a 5 year old could do it.

Or, if you want to be independent, grab some recipes and experiment. It really is very sociable and very fun to do with your flatmates

EDIT: In fact, Im gonna go cook now

Ha I can tell who that was.

[Davott]

(Original post by k9markiii)
Ha I can tell who that was.

No you cant *shiftyeyes*