Guthrie's Kitchen
Located in the main building, Guthrie’s Kitchen is home to our 'street food' concept counters.
Opening hours (Semester 1 - from 9th September 2024):
- Monday to Friday Breakfast 8.30am - 10.30am
Lunch 11.15am - 2.45pm
Guthrie’s has 3 separate counters modelled on the concept of 'street food'.
Each counter is its own functional space with a till point and supplementary products, creating a one-stop shop for our customers – one queue, one service point!
There will be a weekly changing menu in each outlet with dishes like hand rolled pizzas using Mungoswells Flour (an East Lothian supplier), buttermilk chicken or try our Mac Shack where you can get classic macaroni made with Mossgiel milk (from an organic farm in East Ayrshire that has removed all single use plastic) and a variety of toppings and sides.
We also have a fresh salad bar, soup & baked potato station.
Check out Guthrie's Weekly Menu (PDF)
Where does the name Guthrie’s come from?
Queen Margaret University was established as the Edinburgh School of Cookery in 1875 (hence the old name of 1875 for a catering outlet!). 
Christian Guthrie Wright was one of the founders of the school, alongside Louisa Stevenson.
The School was established as a voluntary effort to address two key problems facing society at the time:
- To provide educational opportunities for women
- The need to bring about an improvement in diets, particularly the diets of working class families
Our partnership with BaxterStorey, our catering provider, cements these origins.
BaxterStorey are all about food!  They started the first ever Chef Academy in 2007 and now have a Barista Academy and a Service Academy.  Just this year they were recognised as the first ever business & industry sector caterer to achieve ‘World Class’ status by Hospitality Assured.
With QMU about to celebrate its 150th Anniversary in 2025, it seemed fitting that our newly refurbished 1875 was renamed Guthrie’s.
