Elstree operates a ‘family’ style service. This means food is served from the table by a member of staff at breakfast and lunch and by prefects at supper. Good table manners are expected and reinforced at all times. Boys are encouraged to improve their social skills and visitors who join us for lunch regularly comment on how keen boys are to talk to them and how well they have been looked after.

At Elstree we recognise the important connection between a healthy diet and a student's ability to learn effectively and achieve high standards. Our aim is to provide a balanced and varied healthy diet ensuring pupils are well nourished at school, and that every pupil has safe, nutritious and tasty food to eat and access to a plentiful supply of drinking water.

In addition, more and more parents are rightly concerned about the provenance of their children’s food. At Elstree we only use suppliers we respect for the quality of their products, particularly for raw meat and fish, fresh fruit and vegetables and all dairy produce.

Our meat comes from Thatcham Butchers who only buys from Berkshire and Oxfordshire markets. All our sausages are made locally using fresh ingredients and certainly contain no side products from carcasses. Fishers of Newbury supply our fresh fruit and vegetables and these are sourced daily from the London market and delivered to us. Bread comes from Bramley Bakery in North Hampshire and is baked daily on their premises using traditional recipes.

An alternative to the main course is always on offer and boys are encouraged to try different meals.  There is also a salad bar option in the summer months.

Existing Elstree parents can see the current menus (a three week rolling menu structure)  by visiting the 'Dining Hall' folder of our online document store (after logging in)