The Tartan Terrace is an on-campus restaurant open four weeks each semester, featuring food cooked and served by Sinclair Community College Culinary Arts students.
“The whole thing is a practical experience for the students to get the perspective of making the food, being under the time pressure to get the food out onto the table in time at the proper temperature and then from the other side, to see what the guests thought of it and how you take care of guest service,” Kitchen Manager Mary Ramsey said.
The Tartan Terrace offers lunch and dinner services. Lunch starts at noon and dinner starts at 6 p.m.; each offers a four-course meal, including soup, salad, entrée and dessert. Each with options, including a vegetarian entrée selection.
“All the food is homemade, they prepare everything,” Ramsey said. “They bake the bread, they make all the desserts, they make all the sauces, all the salad dressings, soups — nothing comes from a box or a can.”
The Tartan Terrace also offers an elite lunch prepared for Culinary Arts students enrolled in their capstone, which costs $15 for a six-course tasting menu.
“Anybody’s welcome; students, family, people from the community,” she said. “Whoever wants to dine is more than welcome to dine there.”
Lunch costs $10 and lasts about and hour. Dinner costs $15 and typically lasts a little more than an hour. Until next semester, only cash or check is accepted.
“Where else on this campus are you going to eat for $10 and get a full-course meal?” Ramsey said.
The Tartan Terrace prefers a 24-hour advance reservation so students can prepare enough food accordingly. To make a reservation, call 512-2574 or 512-2014. The Tartan Terrace is located on the fourth floor of Building 13.
“It gives them (students) perspective they wouldn’t have otherwise,” she said “The perspective of not only making the food, but also serving the food and talking to the guests. I think it helps give them a little bit more of a realistic experience for when they actually go out to get a job in the food industry.”
“I think the students that don’t eat here, should,” she said. “Because for one, it’s $10. And two, you get a full meal and it helps support something that the other students are doing … it’s just a way to support your school and help other students learn.”
For a course menu, visit http://www.sinclair.edu/academics/bps/departments/hmt/menus/index.cfm.