{"id":1187,"date":"2025-12-01T13:39:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:38:22","slug":"dolche-vita-closure-for-refurbishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2025\/12\/01\/dolche-vita-closure-for-refurbishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolche Vita &#8211; closure for refurbishment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We would like to give you advance notice that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/catering\/canterbury\/dolche-vita\">Dolche Vita<\/a> will be <strong>closed from Monday 15 December<\/strong> to undergo a full refurbishment of the caf\u00e9 and dining space. The outlet will <strong>reopen on Monday 19 January 2026<\/strong> with a brand-new identity and name: <strong>Keynes Caf\u00e9 &amp; Kitchen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The refurbishment will introduce an upgraded, modernised environment, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A refreshed interior design inspired by natural textures and warm colours<\/li>\n<li>New stylish furniture including soft seating areas<\/li>\n<li>New \u2018Click &amp; Collect\u2019 via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/catering\/time2eat\">Time2Eat catering app<\/a> \u2013 place your order online and skip the queue for faster pickup<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of order-at-table service \u2013 we\u2019ll bring your order to you (no need to queue)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A New Menu Offer for January 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alongside the new space, Keynes Caf\u00e9 &amp; Kitchen will launch with an updated menu including a refreshed hot food offering and enhanced grab-and-go range.<\/p>\n<p>The refurbishment will continue to offer <strong>Costa Coffee<\/strong> and an improved bakery and pastry selection.<\/p>\n<p>A new hot food menu featuring <strong>Bamboo \u2013 our Pan Asian concept<\/strong> featuring build your own curry and donburi bowls. Bamboo brings bold flavours and fresh ingredients to campus, offering both comfort and speed, perfect between lectures or for a quick meal on the go.<\/p>\n<p>So whether you\u2019re stopping in for breakfast, refuelling between study sessions, or enjoying a hot meal with friends, Keynes Caf\u00e9 &amp; Kitchen will offer a refreshed space with more choice, more comfort, and an upgraded food experience.<\/p>\n<p>Take a sneak peek of planned refurbishment works \u2013 and we look forward to welcoming you back when the refurbishment is complete and the new caf\u00e9 opens on <strong>Monday 19 January 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, keep an eye out on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/catering\/time2eat\">Time2Eat catering app<\/a>\u00a0for offers, opening times, online ordering and loyalty offers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1190\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/files\/2025\/12\/DV-refurb-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Keynes Caf\u00e9 &amp; Kitchen mock up of the planned refurbishment for Dolche Vita - seating area\" width=\"994\" height=\"463\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We would like to give you advance notice that Dolche Vita will be closed from Monday 15 December to undergo a full refurbishment of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2025\/12\/01\/dolche-vita-closure-for-refurbishment\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40360,"featured_media":1189,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[312383,312220],"tags":[40065],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1187"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40360"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1187"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1193,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1187\/revisions\/1193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}