Insights

What a Balanced Lunch Looks Like in Our Dining Rooms

Inside our kitchens: seasonal menus, choice and the joy of eating together.

Plate of grilled salmon and salad on a dining room table

Insights

July 10, 20265 min readBy the Heathcote team
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A good lunch is colourful, satisfying and shared with good company. Our chefs build every menu around seasonal Oregon produce, a choice of dishes and plenty of flexibility for different tastes and dietary needs.

How our menus come together

Each community’s chef meets the resident dining committee monthly to plan menus. Favourites stay, new dishes are tested at tasting days, and every menu includes a vegetarian option and lighter choices.

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main dishes offered at every lunch, plus soups, salads and an always-available menu

Choice at every meal

Residents order from a menu at the table, just like a restaurant, and can ask for smaller portions or simple swaps. Staff learn favourite orders quickly.

Our chef knows I like extra lemon on my salmon. It is the little things.

Walter H., resident at Juniper Court

Eating together

Ways we make mealtimes social

  1. Shared tables for anyone who would like company
  2. Monthly themed lunches chosen by residents
  3. Guest meals for visiting family and friends

Questions about this topic

Quick answers related to this article.

Yes. Our chefs prepare meals for diabetic, low-sodium, vegetarian and texture-modified diets.

Yes. Guest meals can be booked at reception for a small charge.

Our bistro and room service menus are available between meals.

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