Cost of living crisis and food - Where to eat as a student at decent prices
Everyday we get confronted with rising prices. Students are not an exception to those who are affected by this rise. To help students in their search for affordable as well as healthy food, we talked to some managers and their effort to offer decent food at good prices. In our search we depended on recommendations by students themself.
For starters, the university itself does a great job at offering healthy food at affordable prices at The Hub, The Food Court. There are five different places to get food, going from British Classics to Indian food. Nothing you order here will be more expensive than 6 pounds.
The Food Court at The Hub
Also at The Hub, there is Simply Fresh: a small grocery store with a lot of options for breakfast. They focus on local and British products, with a focus on organic and healthy range of food. The Simply Breakfast is available all day from Monday to Friday, from 8am until 3pm. You can build your own breakfast, having vegan options such as quorn sausages and veggie breakfast rolls. A breakfast consisting of 5 items costs you £4.25.
Simply Fresh at The Hub
Last stop at The Hub: Union Street Café. This little food caravan offers treats and pastries as low as 75 pence and sandwiches and salads for £3.25. When you’re looking for a selection of iced coffees, milkshakes and smoothies, the Union Street Café serves them around £3.
Probably known by every UK student across the country: Wetherspoons. The Earl of Mercia is located just a stone’s throw away form Coventry University and offers a huge selection of breakfast ranging from 4 to 7 pounds, as well as lunch such as salads, wraps, burgers etc for less than 10 pounds. Another great pro: they offer free refills on tea, coffee and hot chocolate. Want to grab a drink after a hard day of lectures? Get your friends together at The Earl of Mercia as they are one of the most inexpensive places to offer alcoholic drinks in Coventry.
Wetherspoon - The Earl of Mercia
Suggested by a student, we went to The Falafel Corner, located near all the food trucks in the city centre. The chef showed us all the fresh ingredients he works with; he makes his own falafel dough for example. The chef here is so incredibly kind and helpful, which makes the place a definite go-to place for students. He made us a taste his fresh falafel wrap of £4 and were immediately sold.
Chef making fresh falafel at The Falafel Corner
Located near The Falafel Corner is the food truck Thai Grass. They work by the same principle: offering honest ingredient with fresh, halal and vegan options. They make fresh curries every day and offer a 15% discount for students within societies.
Food truck Thai Grass
Among all these food trucks there is Genuine Baked Potatoes. The nice lady serving you offers jacket potatoes with a great assortment of fillings such as chilli con carne, chicken curry or garlic butter for as low as £2.80.
Genuine Baked Potatoes
Last stop here: Tokyo Express. If you’re looking for affordable rice and chicken dishes this place is a must go to as they serve it for only 6 pounds. For 2 pounds you can have delicious snacks such as friend sweet buns.
Last but not least: Croffle Bank. They are housed in a really nice café with pink neon lights and a pastel light interior. Though it is one of the bit more expensive places, as their prices can go up to £11, the interior is a really nice plus to the price you’re paying. They do have a nice deal including fresh Korean fried chicken, fries and cola for £6.99.