Mayor of Derry and Strabane District Council Maolíosa McHugh serves the first breakfast at North West Regional College’s newly refurbished Flying Clipper Brasserie, with Hospitality and Catering students Calum Falls and Siobhan Walton. (Picture by Martin McKeown).
NORTH West Regional College (NWRC) has unveiled its newly refurbished training restaurant at Strand
Road Campus in Derry.
The college has invested more than half a million pounds in the past 12 months upgrading their state
of the art eating establishments.
This includes a £170,000 upgrade to the Flying Clipper Brasserie, £250k on the Tower Building Canteen, and last year’s £100k refurbishment of the fine dining Flying Clipper Restaurant.
All three of the eateries are open to staff and students, as well as the public.
The newly refurbished Brasserie, was officially opened this week by Mayor of Derry and Strabane
District Council, Maolíosa McHugh, who rolled up his sleeves, got behind the counter, and served
breakfast to the students.
Leyonia Davey, Curriculum Manager of Hospitality and Catering at NWRC said: “We are delighted to
reopen our Flying Clipper Brasserie, a cutting edge training restaurant which allows our students to
refine their hospitality skills in a commercial environment.
“This is an important investment for the college as the North West continues to grow its reputation
as a first class food destination. It is essential that we continue to support young people with
aspirations to pursue a career in the Food and Hospitality Sector.
“The Brasserie is an excellent training ground which allows students to demonstrate to future
employers their on the job experience in the work place.
“Our students appreciate the value of being able to work in industry standard kitchen and restaurant
facilities while studying for Professional Catering and Front of House qualifications.
“All of the meals in the Brasserie have been prepared by our students under the guidance of their
lecturers.
“I would encourage the local community to come into the college and see for themselves the
modern facilities and exceptional food on offer.”
Mayor Maolíosa McHugh said: “I’d like to congratulate North West Regional College and I’m
delighted to be here to reopen the new Brasserie, one of a number of important developments in
the college in recent years.
“The food here at the college is of a first class standard, as is the high standard of students that
experience life in the Hospitality and Catering Department before they are sent into the wide world.
“The catering industry is now one of the biggest promoters of the north west as a region and North
West Regional College has a very important and central role to play in that.”
Open to the public, the Flying Clipper Brasserie is located in the college’s Northland Building just off
Asylum Road, serving a varied menu for breakfast and lunch.
Using only locally source ingredients, the Brasserie menu changes on a daily basis and features a
number of healthy options.
For the first time the Brasserie will also be serving lighter lunches through the newly opened soup and sandwich bar.
The Flying Clipper Brasserie is open for morning break on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 11.30 daily, and
lunch from 12 – 1 .30 p.m.
The public can also visit the Flying Clipper fine dining restaurant, open for lunch on Wednesdays
from 12 – 1.30 p.m. and gourmet dinners on Thursday nights from 7 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.
Garnetts restaurant in Limavady is open for morning break from 10 – 11.30, lunch on Monday and
Thursday from 12 – 1.30, supper on Tuesday from 5-7 p.m. and gourmet dinners on Wednesday
evenings from 7-8.30 p.m.
