Boosters Café
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Take a seat under giant rockets in Boosters Café or in our Welcome Hall in the Soyuz Lounge for a locally roasted coffee, homemade soup or one of our Chef's rich and indulgent brownies.
Our café serves hot and cold drinks, snacks, soup, nachos, jacket potatoes, hot dogs, sandwiches, salads, wraps and cakes.
We have healthy, vegetarian and vegan options throughout the menu, and our team are always happy to help with any dietary requirements (we have gluten free rolls that can be made to order, so just chat with our café staff).
Boosters Menu
Our in-house team work with local suppliers to regularly update our menu and add seasonal choices.
Family Friendly
The National Space Centre is committed to Space for Everyone, so it is important that we support every member of the family.
Boosters Cafe provide children's portions, mini cadet meal deals, high chairs, bottle warming, and a microwave.
Next to the cafe is one of our water fountains if you want to bring your own refill bottles, and our team are always happy to work with you to help with any dietary requirements (just chat to them).
Sustainability and the Environment
All of our packaging and service wear are from Vegware and Planglow, so even though they may look like plastic or paper, they are actually made from plant-based compostable materials.
All of our waste is hand sorted, which removes at least 94% of all refuse from landfill.
If you bring your own refillable water bottle we have two refill stations situated in the LIVE Space gallery, and next to the John Egglestone Suite and ticketing areas.
Breastfeeding Friendly
Every member of the family should be able to enjoy lunch together under our giant rockets, especially our littlest astronauts.
However, we do fully appreciate that this is a personal decision, so if you prefer a quite space to feed baby please ask any of our team members.
We have a baby changing room next to the shop (if you need nappies or wipes just ask).
St Martin's Coffee
We love Leicester and know how much incredible food is produced here. We want to support local businesses and reduce the distance that deliveries have to travel, so where possible we have switched to sourcing all of the ingredients for the food we serve in Boosters from local independent suppliers. St Martin's are a small independent, passionate coffee supplier who roast their coffee in Leicestershire, just 8 miles from the National Space Centre.
The Veg Factor
Another one of our long standing local suppliers are The Veg Factor, who are in Barrow-upon-Soar, just 7 miles from the Centre.
They provide all our fruit, salad and vegetables for our cafe and venue hire catering, including working with our Chef to offer special seasonal sustainability menus to our conference clients.
The Veg Factor source products from local producers and supply it to some of the best restaurants locally, so we are in good company.
Please note - our menu is subject to change and offered as a sample of what is offered throughout the year. It changes regularly based on local and seasonal suppliers, as well as any increases in costs to the charity.
