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Eating and Drinking

Enhance your visit to The Stables with our pre-performance dining experience.

The Stables Kitchen offers a menu of freshly prepared tasty dishes along with a selection of starters, sides and desserts.

The Stables Kitchen is open from 6pm to 8pm on days when performances take place in the Jim Marshall Auditorium and on Sunday lunchtimes following our Sunday Sessions concerts. Advance booking is strongly advised.

The Stables Kitchen offers a fixed-price two- or three-course menu of freshly prepared tasty dishes along with a selection of starters, sides and desserts.

How to reserve a table

Due to the demand for tables and our limited capacity, we recommend you make your reservation at the same time as booking your show tickets.

Alternatively you can call The Stables box office on 01908 280800 (check our opening hours) or email boxoffice@stables.org 

Sample Menu

£27.50 for two courses, £32.50 for three courses

Starters

  • Gourmet Soup of the Day Ve/V
  • Chicken Liver & Cognac Pâté
    crostini, red onion marmalade
  • Caprese Salad V
    tomato, mozzarella, basil 

Mains

  • Gourmet Beef Burger & Fries
    British beef, salad, optional cheese
  • ‘Juicy Lucy’ Plant Burger & Fries Ve/V
    sweet potato, black bean & paprika patty, salad, vegan ‘Sheese’
  • Warm Niçoise Salad Ve/V
    green beans, new potatoes, cherry tomatoes, Little Gem lettuce, olives - with choice of topping: Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken Breast, Salmon Fillet, Hot Honey Halloumi or Pan Fried Mushrooms in Garlic & Herb Butter (Plant butter available)
  • Minute Steak & Frites
    with Cafe de Paris or black peppercorn butter, mixed leaf salad
  • Classic British Fish & Chips (£3 Supplement)
    with mushy peas, homemade tartar sauce
  • Lasagne al Forno
    classic beef lasagne, served with mixed leaf salad
  • Lasagne alle Verdure V
    vegetable lasagne made with aubergine, courgette, peppers, spinach, served with mixed leaf salad
  • A selection of side dishes will be available to accompany your main dish.

Desserts

  • Banoffee Cheesecake
    with quenelle of vanilla ice cream 
  • Salted Caramel & Dark Chocolate Tart V
    with quenelle of vanilla ice cream
  • Tarte au Citron
    sweet tart, lemon curd, quenelle of vanilla ice cream

Download sample Sunday lunch menu

To ensure a seamless pre-theatre experience, we serve a regularly updated fixed-price menu. Please note that the sample menu and prices above are a guide only and are subject to change based on market supply.  You will be given a current menu and daily information on arrival prior to choosing your dishes - please check with our team if you have any questions.

Please notify us of any food or drink allergies or dietary requirements before ordering.  For severe allergies, please contact the Box Office in advance to ensure we can safely accommodate you.  

Allergen information is available via this link. If you have an allergy or food intolerance and would like more details regarding the ingredients we use, we will be happy to supply this to you via email. Gluten and dairy free options are available.

boxoffice@stables.org
01908 280800

The Stables Bar and Snack Bar

Our well-stocked foyer bar serves a selection of quality draught beers and lagers, bottled beers, wines, spirits and soft drinks. 

Try a beer from our range of local beers, both cask and bottled.  Look out for the month’s specials.

For the driver in your party we have several low alcohol options including Adnams Ghostship, Heineken Zero and Old Mout Berries and Cherries cider, as well as a wide range of still and sparkling soft drinks.

Our Snack Bar serves hot and cold drinks, a selection of sweets, crisps and nuts as well as ice creams to enjoy before the show or during the interval.

Discover IF: Milton Keynes International Festival!

Produced by The Stables, IF: Milton Keynes International Festival brings world-class performers and events to venues and public spaces across Milton Keynes. The Festival returns in 2027 from 16-25 July. Want to find out more? Visit the Festival website via the pink logo link.