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Student Tasting Menu

Experience our weekly student tasting menus, showcasing seasonal flavours, contemporary techniques and locally sourced ingredients in a fresh new menu every week.

The next Generation of Culinary Talent

Student Tasting Menu

Our student tasting menu showcases seasonal dishes created by our talented Academy students; menus are subject to change, and please advise of any dietary requirements or allergens when booking or speak to your server before ordering

Student devised tasting menu

6 courses £42.50

Enya Gallagher & Orlaith McColgan

Bread

  • Guinness bread with honey butter

Amuse Bouche

  • Smoked Salmon, Celeriac Pancake, Pickled Cucumber with Horse Radish and Chive Cream

Starter

  • Brie and Caramelised Onion Bonbons with Cranberry and Fig Chutney

  • Sorbet

  • Pineapple

Sorbet

  • Pineapple

Main Course

  • Sticky Balsamic Beef Brisket, Potato Dumplings

  • Buk Choy, Purple Broccoli (carrot if not source)

  • Spiced Jus

Dessert

  • Baileys Coffee Choux, Dark Hazelnut Crumb, Vanilla Ice Cream

Petit Fours

  • Lemon and raspberry sable and Strawberry Marshmallow

Student devised tasting menu

6 courses £45.00 pp

Thai Tasting Menu

Leuen McClean

Amuse Bouche

  • กระทงทอง Pastry cups, aromatic Thai spiced crab, coriander, lime

    £42.50

Starter

  • ส้มตำ Thai green papaya salad, cherry tomatoes, long beans, roasted peanuts, lime, fish sauce, chilli

Sorbet

  • เชอร์เบทตะไคร้มะนาว Lemongrass & kaffir lime

Main Course

  • ผัดกะเพราหมู Stir fried pork, holy basil, garlic, bird’s eye chilli, aromatic Thai seasoning, fragrant jasmine rice

Dessert

  • ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง Thai coconut sticky rice, mango, coconut cream, toasted mung Beans

Award Winning

Dining Experience

Proud winners of Taste of Ulster awards, celebrating exceptional local produce, culinary excellence, and outstanding dining experiences. The Academy was the first restaurant in the UK and Ireland to win the Green Key Sustainability certification. The industry experience gained by Ulster University students at the Academy Restaurant have contributed to Ulster University’s ranking as 2nd in the UK for Hospitality, Event Management and Tourism (Guardian University Guide 2026.)

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