Food and drink in our hospitals
Our hospitals offer a wide range of food and drink options for patients, visitors and the general public.
What we eat can make a real difference to the health and recovery of patients when they come into hospital.
That's why we put a lot of effort into providing a range of good quality food for patients and visitors.
Restaurants, cafes and snacks
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
We have a number of food and drink options on site:
- Foster's Restaurant: serves a wide range of hot and cold food and drinks from menus designed by our on-site chefs. Foster's is open from 7.30am - 6.30pm, Monday to Friday and 8am - 2.30pm at weekends. Located on the ground floor of the Tower Block.
- Costa Coffee: serves usual Costa ranges and is open from 7am - 7pm, Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm on Saturdays and 11am - 6pm on Sundays. Located in the main atrium entrance.
- Amigo: serves coffee, other drinks and snacks in the concourse, Tower Block entrance. There is also an Amigo shop in the Atrium main entrance
- Vending machines: these are available in a range of locations across the hospital
Cheltenham General Hospital
We have a number of food and drink options on site:
- Blue Spa Restaurant: serves freshly cooked breakfasts, lunch, dinner, snacks and treats and is open from 7.30am – 6.30pm Monday to Friday, Weekends 8.00am – 6.30pm and Bank holidays 8.00am – 2.30pm. Located near the main pillars entrance.
- Glasshouse Coffee Shop: serves hot and cold drinks and snacks. This coffee shop is open from 7.30am – 3.30pm, Monday - Friday.
- GMS shops: these shops sell snacks and drinks. These shops are located in the Oncology Centre and St Luke’s Wing.
- Vending machines: these are available in a range of locations across the hospital.
Patient meals
Our patients are served three meals a day. Each menu offers nutritional and tasty food suitable for a range of special and textured diets and portion sizes. Any patients with social or cultural needs will be offered a separate menu.
If you have a special dietary requirement you should let the nursing staff know and they will notify catering services and may also refer you to the dieticians department.
A selection of drinks are served with each meal. Drinks are also served to you on the wards first thing in the morning, mid-morning, mid-afternoon and late evening.
Your views
We regularly conduct both in-house and independent audits to ask patients their opinion of the meals and service we provide. We do this so that we can make adjustments and improvements.
Share your feedback
Please write to:
General Manager, Catering Services
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cheltenham General Hospital
Sanford Road
Cheltenham
GL53 7AN