Grad House Restaurant
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Food Menu
STARTERS & SHARABLES
French Fries $5
VGN / GF
Yam Fries $7
V / GF – Vegan if you hold the chipotle mayo
Poutine $10
French fries, cheese curds and gravy. GF
Pork Siomai $6
Crispy pork dumplings, a house recipe! Served with chili oil.
Perogies $8
Potato & cheese. Served with sour cream & your choice of side. V
Quesadilla $13
Chicken, cheese, tomato, banana peppers, green onion. Served with sour cream & salsa.
Chicken Wings $16
Cauliflower Wings $10
Choice of nude, hot, salt & pepper, BBQ, spicy gochujang (not GF), lemon pepper, or sweet chili. Both GF (sauce depending). Cauliflower wings – V
House Nacho $14 | $20
Cheese, tomato, banana peppers, green onion. Served with sour cream & salsa. Half or Full Order. V / GF
BOWLS
Soup of the Moment $4
Ask your bartender for details!
Chickpea Curry $4 | $7
Coconut chickpea curry served on a bed of rice. VGN / GF
Super Fresh Salad $10
Local greens, basil vinaigrette, cherry tomato, radish, cucumber, crispy garbanzo beans and seasonal fruit (usually orange). VGN / GF
Peanut-free Satay $11
Satay sauce, rice noodles with bell peppers, mushrooms, & brocolli
Tofu Stir Fry $9
Seasonal mix of vegetables & tofu sautéd in house sesame soy glaze, served on a bed of rice. VGN / GF
Szechuan Bowl $7
Seasonal mix of vegetables sautéed in house szechuan sauce, served on a bed of rice. VGN / GF
Panang Noodle Bowl $14
Red thai curry rice noodles with bell peppers, bok choy, zucchini & tofu. VGN / GF
Mushroom Chow Mein $11
Mushrooms and other veg with stir fried egg noodles V
HANDHELDS
Served with your choice of: fries, garden salad, yam fries (+$2) or soup (+$1). Ask for a GF bun!
Smash Burger $13.50
Thin pressed beef patty with cheese, burger sauce, greens, pickles & caramelized onion. Can be made GF by substituting bun. Add an extra patty for +$4
Grilled Cheese $8
Sourdough bread, garlic butter, cheese blend. V
Crispy Chicken Burger $15
Crispy chicken breast with burger sauce, greens, tomato, pickles & onion.
Veggie Burger $14
Chickpea patty with beet hummus, greens, tomato, pickles & onion. V – sub a wrap to make it Vegan.
DESSERTS
Brownie $6
Brownie served with vanilla ice cream and your choice of rotating fruit coulis or chocolate syrup V
Ice Cream Sundae $3
Vanilla ice cream with your choice of rotating fruit coulis or chocolate syrup V / GF
ADD – ONS
Szechuan Pork + $4
Crispy Chicken Breast + $6
Crispy Tofu + $2.50
Additional Vegetables + $1
Shredded Chicken + $3
Cheddar Cheese + $1
UVic grad students, show us your OneCard for 15% off food
18% auto-gratuity for parties of 6+
V – Vegetarian, VGN – Vegan, GF – Gluten Free
Scroll down for contact info for reservations & event bookings!
Bar Menu
ON TAP
CANS
Available in 14oz sleeves, 20oz pints & 60oz jugs
Driftwood Fat Tug IPA
$5.75 | $7.75 | $22.00
Hoyne Dark Matter
$5.75 | $7.75 | $22.00
Hoyne Pilsner
$5.75 | $7.75 | $22.00
Small Gods Hazy Pale Ale
$5.75 | $7.75 | $22.00
Victoria Cider Co. Semi-Dry
$7.75 | $10.25 | $31.00
Ask about our rotating taps!
Hoyne North Star Lager $3.48
Crisp, dry and malty | 3.5% ABV
Creek & Gully Flora Cider $5.75
Fresh, floral & appley | 7.3% ABV
Category 12 Breakthru Pilsner $7.75
Gluten Removed | 473 ml | 4.9% ABV
WINE
NON-ALCOHOLIC BEERS
Averill Creek Red Wine $7.75 | $27
Juicy, bright & expressive
Averill Creek White Wine $7.75 | $27
Clean, fresh & vibrant
Nonny Czech Pilsner $5.75
Light, crisp & slightly bitter | <0.5% ABV
Nonny Pale Ale $5.75
Tropical, juicy & mellow | <0.5% ABV
Nonny West Coast IPA $5.75
Bitter, hoppy & pine | <0.5% ABV
$5.75 rail drinks
+$4 for a double!
HOUSE COCKTAILS
Maybe It’s Sad, Maybe It’s My Thesis
$8.75 | $24
No matter what’s getting you down, this cozy sangria will lift your spirits. Red or white wine, maple whiskey, soft apple cider, gingerale, blackberry syrup
Almond Shaft
$9.25
A fun twist on the local favourite, sweet and caffeinated. Served in a cute cup! (Contains Almond) Amaretto, Kahlua, Cold Brew, Cream
The Publisher’s Paywall
$10.75
A smooth gin tonic for everyone except the guys who run academic journals & databases with paywalls. Screw you! Empress Indigo gin, blackberries, honey, lemonade, tonic
Working Title
$7.75
Bartender’s choice – different every time you come back to it! Notify your bartender of any allergies.
Chat GPTea
$8.75 | $24
This mojito sangria is a shoutout to academia’s latest star (for better or for worse). White wine, white rum, mint tea, lime, fresh mint, soda water
Mystic Vale
$10.75
A complex and floral cocktail. It’s herbal and bright green. You better like Basil if you order this. Gin, Elderflower liqueur, Lemon juice, Basil
Literature Review
$10.75
The perfect accompaniment for long days reading paper after paper. Enjoy a refreshingly floral gin-based treat. Empress elderflower gin, cucumber, simple syrup, lime juice
The Procrastinator
$8.75
The perfect drink to enjoy while trying not to think about the paper that’s due tomorrow. It resembles the beautiful, yet unfortunate sunrise following an all-nighter. Dark rum, lime juice, Grenadine, orange juice
NON-ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS
MOCKTAILS
Tea $2.50
English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Mint, Green, Chamomile Citrus
Coffee $1.50
Drip coffee – Available with cream, milk, oat milk
Sodas $1.50
Hot Chocolate $3.00
Mint Tea Lemonade $5.75
Rosemary Sage Tonic $5.75
Blackberry Spritz $6.75
Iced Coconut Chai $6.75
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Catering
Want to book an event with us? Email our Front of House Coordinator at gradhouse@uvic.ca
We welcome all function requests and are happy to host both private and public functions of all types. For private functions which require the Grad House to close to the public, or for functions held outside of our normal hours, a space rental is required.
The Grad House is owned and operated by the Graduate Students’ Society, and aims to be as accessible as possible to our graduate student community. As such we differentiate between graduate student clients and internal clients who receive discounted rates, and external clients. A full breakdown of discount rates and eligibility details can be found in our Space Rental & Catering Policy.Catering is offered as an additional service on top of space rental. Please note that we offer in-house catering only, and in most cases we do not permit external catering in our spaces.
Book a Table
Email gradhouse@uvic.ca to make a table reservation!
Regular Hours
Summer Hours (from May 4th onwards)
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday-Wednesday: 11:30am – 8pm
Thursday – Friday: 11:30am – 9pm
Closed weekends, stat holidays, campus reading weeks, and anytime UVic is closed.
Contact
Email: gradhouse@uvic.ca
Follow us on Instagram at @uvicgradhouse
Location
3800 Finnerty Rd (Ring Road), Victoria, BC V8P 5C2
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