Plateful cafe

Plateful Cafe is a small local charity connecting refugees and the local people through a shared love of good food. We run a cafe from Parkside Community Centre,SE10 8FY open from Thursdays to Saturdays 10-3 offering breakfast,lunch, hot and cold drinks and once a month community dinners.
 In the cafe we also sell products made by local refugees such as jams, arts and crafts and paintings.
 We also cater for private events and offer private dining and run market stalls at different locations.
 We are currently working with refugees from Syria and Iran featuring their dishes in our menu.
 We offer volunteering opportunities to asylum-seekers both front and back of the house.
 We run a 8 weeks hospitality training programme where the trainees, join a friendly team gaining:
 UK work experience
 Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene qualification
 Professional reference
 English speaking practice
 A foundation course in working in a community cafe 
 
 Trainees also gain 1:1 help towards long-term employment goals including signposting to extra training, advice looking for jobs with a local employer and well being support.