Borders College restaurant waiting for your order

For many years, the restaurant been an essential learning environment for Catering and Hospitality students, offering them the real-life experience of working in the industry, with several ex-alumni winning top awards and going on to a bright future.

And this learning environment is a great shop window for the region’s top restaurants.

As well as this, it’s a great place for members of the public to come along and enjoy the freshly-prepared food and excellent culinary service.

The team's new Instructor and front of house hospitality manager, Michelle Blaikie, said: “I have a passion for this industry and I have been presented with a fantastic opportunity and an exciting challenge to prepare our students for a new way of working in our industry.

“My new role at the college involves providing practical services and assessments and I will also be working with various organisations and partners to develop our Hospitality and Tourism offer to support the region’s economic recovery.

“The restaurant does indeed provide a fantastic and unique service to students, staff and members of the public and, having 16 years experience in the industry, I’m looking forward to passing on the skills I have learned over that time, as well as having a passion to improve the restaurant and commercial services.

“Providing a service to the public gives students first-hand experience of the hospitality working environment and we’re delighted to let people know that we will be opening up once again after a long spell of being closed due to Covid. I feel our students have so many new avenues that they can pursue and I am excited to be part of their journey.”

The restaurant opens to the public for dinner on Tuesday evenings from 6pm, with last orders at 6.30pm; and for lunch on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, opening at noon. Booking is essential, so why not snap up a table by calling 01896 662588 or emailing [email protected]