Formal Hall

There are 10 ticket options for booking into Formal Hall which are shown below:

1. Standard Meal – This ticket is for students and guests with no dietary requirements
2. Vegetarian Meal

To save having to specify allergens every time, you can now enter your allergen information into UPay, and this will be picked up every time you book an event.

Further dietary information can still be entered into the ‘Additional Requirements’ field when booking if you find this selection does not meet your needs.

We now require everybody using the system to ensure their allergen information is up to date by going to ‘Allergen Settings’ in account management on UPay.

You are still able to amend your own and add dietary information for guests when you book onto events by clicking ‘My Allergen Notifications’.

Please note; Kosher meals require 5 working days notice, request to be made in the usual manner

Payment is made when you book the tickets on line and can be either by a debit or credit card or from your cashless account. Once the booking is confirmed you will see a confirmation page which needs to be printed and bought with you to the Formal Hall and will act as your ticket.

Formal Hall Reservation cut off times:

The system will not accept bookings after 2.00pm, two days before the event.

Note: Currently external group bookings are not permitted

Formal hall is limited to 150 places with each member of College bringing 5 guests each, if you are interested in bringing more guests, increasing the number of places available, or arranging a group booking please contact the Catering Management Team as detailed below.

catering@queens.cam.ac.uk

Please note: Guests under the age of 18 years of age are not permitted to attend Formal Halls in College

You must enter Hall by 7.30pm (this is the time that Fellows High Table starts). Please ensure that you and your guest arrive in plenty of time as the Formal Hall will commence promptly at 7.30pm. If you arrive after this time, you and your guests will not be permitted to join the Formal Hall and entry will be refused. Please note: that your tickets will be non-refundable if you arrive after 7.30pm.

• Gowns must be worn by all members of College
• Stand in silence when the first gong is sounded and while the Latin Grace is said
• No walking about the hall during the Formal. Speak to a member of the Food Service team if it is necessary to leave the dining hall during the dinner
• When the gong sounds during the meal stand in silence while the English Grace is read and the Fellows leave Hall
• No singing of Happy Birthday until after the Fellows have adjourned to the SCR
• Hats may not be worn
• NO drinking games to be initiated at any time during the dinner

Wine at Formal Hall

Tutorial Policy allows a maximum of half a bottle of wine per person (no spirits or fortified wines are permitted).

In the first instance a request for a refund of a formal hall ticket should be made to the JCR/MCR Steward. The JCR/MCR Steward will decide whether to forward this request on to the Catering Management Team.