Disabled Access Guide for Rowan Restaurant

Services/facilities within the building include training kitchen and restaurant.

The Rowan Restaurant is open to the public, and is used to give students real world experience of preparing and serving food.

The Restaurant is open to the public at lunchtimes and 1 evening a week.

Please contact the college for details of the Restaurant opening times.

The venue is situated outside the centre of the city.

This venue is situated in Glasgow.

The venue is on a road with a steep gradient.

The nearest mainline Railway Station is Duke Street.

There is a bus stop within 150m (164yds) of the venue.

The restaurant and training kitchen are located on the ground floor of the main Campus building, off the atrium, next to the Coffee Shop.

This venue does have its own car park.

Parking is free for all users.

The car park is at the back of the venue.

The car park type is open air/surface.

Parking spaces for Blue Badge holders do not need to be booked in advance.

There are 7 designated parking bay(s) within the car park.

The dimensions of the designated parking bay(s) are 3m x 4.5m (9ft 10in x 14ft 9in).

The nearest designated bay is 22m (24yd) from the car park entrance.

The furthest designated bay is 32m (35yd) from the car park entrance.

The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user with assistance.

Assistance may be required because there is/are slopes/ramps.

The car park surface is tarmac.

There is a dropped kerb/non stepped access from the car park to the venue.

The dropped kerb does not have tactile paving.

The patron does not have to cross a road.

The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.

There is not a designated drop off point.

There is also parking available at the front of the building.

This information is for the entrance located at the front of the building.

There is not level access to the service.

The main doors open automatically.

The doors are double width.

There is a ramp or slope to access this area/service.

The ramp or slope is located in front of the entrance.

The ramp or slope is moderate.

The ramp or slope is permanent.

There is not a level landing at the top of the ramp.

There are steps to access this area/service.

The steps are located in front of the entrance.

There are 7 steps to the area/service.

The steps are not clearly marked.

The steps are medium.

The steps do have handrails.

The handrails are on both sides.

This information is for the entrance located at the rear of the building.

There is not level access to the service.

The bell is not in a suitable position to allow wheelchair users to gain access.

The main doors open automatically.

The doors are double width.

The door opening is 155cm (5ft 1in) wide.

A staff swipe card is required to use this entrance.

The automatic doors open towards you.

Visitors and students should ring the bell to gain access.

There is a ramp or slope to access this area/service.

The ramp or slope is located in front of the entrance.

The ramp or slope is easy.

The ramp or slope is permanent.

This information is for the entrance located off the main atrium, next to the Coffee Shop.

There is level access to the service.

The main doors open away from you (push).

The doors are single width.

The doors are heavy.

The door opening is 86cm (2ft 9in) wide.

This information is for the entrance located off the main atrium, next to the car park entrance.

There is level access to the service.

The main doors open away from you (push).

The doors are single width.

The doors are heavy.

The door opening is 92cm (3ft ) wide.

There is level access to the service.

There is not a hearing assistance system.

This venue does not play background music.

The lighting levels are adjustable.

Motorised scooters are allowed in public parts of the venue.

Customers cannot charge scooters or wheelchairs at the venue.

There are no lowered surfaces or adapted equipement in the Training Kitchen, shown in photograph 1, but these can be provided if required.

The following information is for the restaurant.

Full table service is available.

No tables are permanently fixed.

No chairs are permanently fixed.

No chairs have armrests.

The nearest table is 3m (9ft 10in) from the Restaurant Entrance.

The distance between the floor and the lowest dining table is 74cm (2ft 5in).

There is ample room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.

Menus are available hand held.

Menus are not available in Braille.

Menus are not available in large print.

Picture menus are not available.

Menus are not clearly written.

Menus are presented in contrasting colours.

The type of food served here is A La Carte.

Menus can be provided in Braille and large print if requested in advance.

There are no accessible toilets within this venue designated for public use.

There are adapted toilets, and a changing place cubicle, available in main part of the building.

Please see the guide for the East End Campus main building for more details.

Availability and Location of Standard Toilets

Standard toilets are not available.

There are standard toilets available in main part of the building.

Please see the guide for the East End Campus main building for more details.

Staff do receive disability awareness / equality training.

Documents can be requested in Braille.

Documents can be requested in large print.

A member of staff trained in BSL skills is not generally on duty.

This service can be requested.

Staff are Text Relay aware.

Plastic cups are available.

Plastic cutlery is available.

Drinking straws are available on request.