Capital City College Group’s Westminster Centre rebrands trio of dining outlets

The Westminster centre of Capital City College Group (formerly Westminster Kingsway) has relaunched its dining outlets as the Vincent Rooms.

The Vincent Rooms comprise three training restaurants: the brasserie, the café and bar and the Escoffier fine-dining restaurant, where third-year students devise themed menus based on the style of acclaimed chef Auguste Escoffier, who supported the launch of the college in 1910 with hotelier César Ritz.

The likes of MasterChef: The Professionals winners Tom Hamblet (2024), Nikita Pathakji (2022), and Alex Webb (2020) have trained at previous iterations of the Vincent Rooms, where culinary legends such as Jamie Oliver, Ainsley Harriott, Antony Worrall Thompson, Andrew Wong and Ben Murphy also cut their teeth.

Chef Michel Roux attended to mark the reopening of the Vincent Rooms earlier this week.

Angela Joyce, chief executive of Capital City College, said: “The Vincent Rooms at our Westminster campus is a beacon of excellence within the college sector, showcasing how partnerships between industry and education can create a highly skilled workforce.

“The ‘Westminster Diploma’ is the gold standard within hospitality and culinary arts, and there are many great chefs and hoteliers who are having incredible careers following their time at the college. We are so proud to have invested in the Vincent Rooms that will not only provide fine dining, casual dining and a café for the public, it will enable us to support hundreds of future chefs, hoteliers and restaurateurs.”

Jackie Chapman, group principal for apprenticeships, partnerships and innovation at Capital City College, added: “The alumni that they have taught span the globe and help to inspire others. This investment will enable us to support more students and expand the fabulous dining experience with the increased opening hours.”