The Temple of Peace & Health is a Grade II listed building of significant historical importance in Cardiff’s civic district. It does not have a commercial kitchen, as there is no extractor suitable for cooking. The kitchen is equipped with a cooker with stove top, microwaves, large sinks etc. These limitations must be considered when creating menu options for clients.

 

Cooking

The preparation of raw food, reheating in the microwave and serving of food is fine and can take place in the kitchen. Room 39 on the ground floor is suitable for keeping food hot, the plating of food and food service delivery to the Marble Hall. 

Cooking food on site is not permitted: food must be cooked off site.

Caterers can...	Caterers cannot...
Bring in raw foods for preparation	Cook meat/fish/vegetables/pulses/ carb foods in any part of the building
Use the kitchen to reheat in microwave/stove top and transfer to bain maries	Bring in and use deep fat fryers
Use bain maries in Room 39	Bring in gas canisters of any sort
Use hot boxes	Use induction hobs for cooking

We have hosted many dinners here successfully and caterers have delivered exceptional foods with menus that work with the restrictions of the venue.

 

Sustainability

As a charity we are committed to sustainable catering. The following conditions must be met.

Recycling. All waste must be recycled where possible. This includes all glass, plastic and cardboard. Recycling is to be put into the correct bins, as per the Welsh Government Trade Waste regulations. Bins are provided in the building and staff will be on hand to assist if they become full.

No single-use plastic. We do not permit the use of single-use plastic. This includes (but is not limited to) polystyrene trays/packaging, plastic cutlery, plastic or polysytrene cups, plastic water bottles, and similar. We are happy to suggest alternatives if you struggle to find any.

Real Living Wage. Any waiters or other staff must be paid at least the Real Living Wage for any shifts carried out at the Temple of Peace and work completed towards events at the building. This is currently set at £12 per hour. As a Living Wage Employer, we of course encourage these wages to be paid for all staff across your business.

Other practices we encourage are: using local suppliers to decrease carbon footprint and support independent businesses, using Fair Trade products wherever possible, using more eco-friendly cleaning products, and reducing packaging overall by using zero (or low) waste alternatives.

 

Conditions

If you have not used our kitchen before, we strongly advise that you view the facilities prior to deciding on the menu, as the rules stated above must not be breeched.  Should any the conditions be breached, we will reserve the right to take any or all of actions listed below:

• Retain clients’ deposit and/or seek recompense for any resulting costs or damages.
• Remove forbidden equipment from the premises as detailed above
• Ask the caterers to leave the premises
• Terminate the event 

 

Caterers must also provide proof of PAT testing for any equipment brought onto the venue, a copy of their Food Hygiene certificate and a copy of their Public Liability Insurance. They must also take responsibility for risk assessing any equipment (e.g. knives) that their staff use on site.   

All contractors must leave the site in the same condition as they found it, otherwise this will incur a cleaning cost of £200 which will be deducted from your clients deposit.