All of our food is prepared and cooked in-house. This means we are able to offer a varied menu and to suit all of our residents’ dietary needs.
Mealtimes are normally held during the following times at Parkside:
Breakfast in Dining Room available between 7.15am and 9.30am
Mid-morning drinks are served at 10.30am.
Lunch is served in the Dining Room or the residents' rooms from 12.30pm with a mid-afternoon refreshments provided at around 2.30pm.
Evening Tea is served again either in the Dining Room or the residents' rooms from 5pm.
Sample Breakfast Menu:
Tea or coffee
Choice of fruit juices
Toast or bread (with a choice of white or wholemeal bread) with a selection of jams or marmalade
Porridge and a variety of popular cereals (e.g. Cornflakes, Weetabix, Fruit & Fibre, Crunchy Nut Cornflakes)
Fresh fruit
There will also be a chef's daily choice available of sausages, bacon, tinned tomatoes, mushrooms, baked beans, eggs (fried, scrambled, poached or boiled) or a bacon or sausage sandwich.
Sample Dinner and Tea menus:
| Dinner | Dessert | Tea | |
| Monday |
Lamb stew & dumplings with swede, whole green beans and mash pototoes |
Jam & coconut sponge with custard or ice-cream | Fish fingers |
| Tuesday | Chicken salad or Steak & kidney pie served with peas, carrots and either new or mash potatoes |
Apple crumble & custard |
Baked beans on toast |
| Wednesday |
Shepherd's pie with mash potato |
Homemade raspberry gateau | Hot cross buns |
| Thursday | Sausages & mash potato or Ham salad |
Fruit cocktail and cream | Cheese on toast |
| Friday | Fish or omelette Served with peas, chips or mash potato |
Roly-poly bread & butter pudding | Sandwiches & crisps |
| Saturday | Quiche served with broccoli and carrots or Jacket potato |
Strawberries & cream | Spaghetti on toast or Sandwiches & crisps |
| Sunday | Roast beef, Yorkshire Pudding served with roast potatoes, mash, cauliflower cheese and carrots or Crab salad |
Toffee & Pecan roulade with cream | Ham and cheese croissants or Fruit loaf |