Access Guide
Access To
- The Galley Café is located immediately to the right as you enter the Dreadnought Building via the rear entrance on College Way.
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- The most accessible route has step-free level access and shiny flooring.
- There is step-free level access to enter The Galley Café.
- There is no entrance to The Galley Café - it is located with open plan access in the main atrium on the ground floor of the Dreadnought Building.
Eating and Drinking
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Location and Access
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- There is step-free level access into this area.
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Service
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- This area has a counter where food and drink can be ordered, a food and drink ordering touchscreen, buffet counters, staff who can provide assistance with ordering and numerous seating options.
- Full table service is available on request only.
- Menus are wall-mounted, online, available on a touchscreen and displayed on the counter.
- The following dietary requirements can be catered for: gluten free, dairy free, lactose free, nut allergy, vegetarian and vegan.
- The following are available: drinking straws and takeaway cups.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
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Order and Payment
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- The service counter was surveyed.
- The counter is located to the left as you enter the alcove area off the main atrium in the Dreadnought Building.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 94cm.
- There is a lowered section at the counter.
- The height of the lowered section is 79cm.
- The counter has a television, glazed screens and patterned/distracting backgrounds.
- The height of the touchscreen display ranges from 92cm to 135cm from the floor.
- The touchscreen has the following accessibility aids: large text.
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Seating Area
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- There is step-free level access throughout the seating area.
- There is some room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- The flooring is shiny.
- The walls and floor visual contrast varies between low and high.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs without armrests.
- Furniture available in this area includes: tables.
- The surface height of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear height under the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- There is background noise in this area.
- Lighting levels vary due to the size of the space.
- There is a separate self-service payment counter for meals chosen from the buffet counter.
This has a surface height of 79cm, with the platform on which to place the items you are paying for at a height of 99cm.
The touchscreen has a height range of between 142cm-162cm, and the card reader is at a height of 156cm.
You can also pay for food from the buffet counter at the main service counter if you require assistance.
