Lakeside Restaurant and Coffee Shop

Welcome to the Lakeside Restaurant. Operating with the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, we offer a modern dining experience. Whether it's a leisurely meet with friends, a quick bite to eat, or to entertain that all-important business guest, Lakeside makes the ideal location for lunch.

Open to the public!

The Lakeside Restaurant is open to the public for lunch from Monday to Friday 12 noon - 1:30 pm. You can make a booking by emailing: Lakeside@surrey.ac.uk or you can call the restaurant on 01483 689655

Make an internal reservation - For guests who are paying on account

Make an external reservation - For guests who are paying for themselves

Panoramic views

Located on the ground floor in the Rik Medlik Building, The Lakeside Restaurant affords a spectacular panorama of the beautiful University of Surrey campus.

Dining at The Lakeside Restaurant

The Lakeside offers an incredible and unique learning opportunity to our students. Equally, it is an important amenity within our local community.

The Lakeside can accommodate up to 80 guests who will receive an a la carte service from our International Hospitality Management students. Guests can expect top-quality food, designed and created by our excellent head chef with contributions from the students, all offered at a reasonable price.

Parking at Lakeside

Please be advised that The Lakeside Restaurant, being a training facility and part of the university, is not able to provide parking. The university, as a private entity, is not obligated to offer parking for restaurant patrons. Parking is available on campus through a pay-and-display system, and it operates on a first-come, first-served basis. Kindly note that the university is not responsible for the pay-and-display parking, and any concerns or inquiries regarding parking should be directed to the relevant parking management authorities information can be found in the car parks. Thank you for your understanding.

Our students

Our students are supervised and trained by our professional staff who have a wealth of industry knowledge and experience.

Private dining room

The private dining room is situated next to the Restaurant and is elegantly decorated. Perfect for business meetings and small private functions from 20 to 40 guests.

We are committed to sustainability, from procurement to valuing natural resources. For further information surrounding our sustainability commitments, please see our sustainability policy 2021-2023 (PDF).