The Grad House

fresh, local food

The Grad House Restaurant in the Grad Centre is a bistro-style eatery dedicated to serving fresh, healthy and local food in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

Enjoy our unique menu which features local cheeses, eggs, milk, meat, baked goods, local craft beer on tap, from producers on South Vancouver Island.

The Grad House’s menus change with the seasons! 2011 Fall menu

Hours of Operation

• Monday to Friday: 11:30 am to 9 pm.

The Grad House restaurant is closed on weekends, except for private functions.

Table Reservations

Table reservations are recommended for groups of 6 to 25 people, please contact the Grad House staff at (250) 721-8942. Please be aware that Thursdays and Fridays tend to be very busy and therefore we do NOT take table reservations on these days.

Please download our menu, if your group is large and you would like to order ahead of time.

The David Clode Room

The David Clode Room is the small lounge side of the Grad House restaurant. Mondays through Wednesdays we do not offer table service in the David Clode Room. Instead, from 9am to 9pm, grad students are invited to unwind, study, watch TV, enjoy the fireplace and patio, and play a board game (we provide games including: Chess, Backgammon, Scrabble and Settlers of Catan). You are also welcome to bring your own lunch.Smaller GSS events, our general meetings, and student socials are often held in the David Clode Room.

On Thursdays and Fridays, the Grad House restaurant is always very busy and takes over the David Clode room offering full table service.

We take no table bookings on Monday nights when we are running “burger beer night”.

Catered functions

The Grad House is available on a very limited basis for private bookings by calling 472-4543 or emailing gsscomm[at]uvic.ca. Generally only mornings and Tuesday or Wednesday evenings are available for private bookings in the Grad House, and all such events are subject to minimum catering orders and room booking fees. Weekend events are possible subject to minimum orders and staff availability.

Full catering is available with a minimum order required. Everything from  simple snacks or sandwiches from our standard catering menu to full service, fully customized menus are also available.

Minimum catering order rates:

	David Clode Room	Grad House (Room 114)
Monday and Tuesday (Evenings are not available for table bookings or catering during Burger Beer nights (Mondays evenings duringthe school year)	$500 plus room rental	$1500 plus room rental
Wednesday	$750 plus room rental	$1500 plus room rental
Thursday	$1000 plus room rental	$2000 plus room rental
Friday	BOOKINGS NOT AVAILABLE	BOOKINGS NOT AVAILABLE

Why can’t a UVIC department or undergraduate group use the Grad Centre rooms for free?

Graduate students can book the meeting rooms at the Grad Centre for free for events if the events are organized both by graduate students and for graduate students.

This policy does not extend to events, classes or information sessions organized by the university, university staff, faculty, and departments even when those events are organized for a graduate student audience.

The reason for this policy is simply that the Grad Centre is funded by graduate students and the building is intended as a space to support graduate student initiatives. Graduate students pay for all the capital and operational expenses in the building–including our renovations to the building and replacement of furnishings. Graduate students pay all the GSS staff wages, and pay for janitorial and maintenance costs of the building.

We welcome external users to our centre, and are happy to offer the space at an inexpensive internal rate, but we ask for understanding in regards to our internal rates policy.