The Pod - Coventry

08/06/2026

This week’s café menu is here!

From hearty roasted vegetable orzo bowls and warming curries to strawberry-filled Victoria sponge and our creamy banana tofu cheesecake pots, we’ve got your lunch and dessert sorted. 🌿

Available 9th, 10th & 11th June at The Pod Café.

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05/06/2026

Mad Youth Organise will be joining us at Politics & Pakora
This powerful campaign, led by young people with lived experience of mental distress and madness, argues that mental health isn’t just an individual struggle — it’s a systemic and collective issue.
Their Mad Youth Manifesto, written by 25 young people with lived experience goes right to the core of this crisis:
• It calls out Big Tech, Big Oil, private healthcare and exploitative landlords as profiting from our suffering
• It demands a fairer futurethrough measures like a “Big Tech Tax”—a 4% levy on their profits to fund youth mental health services — and a broader “Misery Tax” on industries fueling the crisis
It stands for decommodifying essentials like housing, healthcare, education and energy, and pushes for deep democratic change, including lowering the voting age and giving young people a real say in policy
At Politics & Pakora, we're creating space to listen, learn, and for critical debate together. We’ll discuss how systemic forces have shaped the mental health experiences of young people—and what we can do to build a future where they thrive, not just survive

Date: 1st July 2026
Location: The Pod Cafe, 31 Far Gosford St
Time: 18:00 till 19:30

These gatherings are free (or you can PAYF if that makes you feel more comfortable) Spaces are limited.You can book a space by emailing [email protected].

04/06/2026

We wanted to share this lovely feedback from Olwyn who joined us at our Supper Club last Friday.
On the recommendation of a friend, I booked a place for myself and two others for the Pod’s Supper Club on 29th May and I’m so glad I did, as we had a great time. A delicious three course vegan meal, was slowly served throughout the evening, accompanied by wonderful live music from singer/songwriter Amit Datttani. Shared tables gave us the opportunity to meet with others, who because of difference in age and background, we would probably not meet in our usual day to day life. However, the relaxed , warm and friendly atmosphere of the Pod, enabled easy conversation. By the end of the evening, we had had a lot of fun, had shared stories about our lives and had exchanged ideas for involvement in the life of the city. Having listened to Christine ‘s introduction during the evening, about the Pod, it is clear how the cafe effectively supports its core work, through fostering connected, compassionate communities, where people can live, contribute, recover, flourish and thrive .
What an impressive initiative.

It's so lovely to get feedback, but we have to agree it was a magical evening. . Photograph taken on thf street of The Pod Cafe at night time

02/06/2026

JOB OPPORTUNITY. We are thrilled to share that we are looking to recruit a Development Worker/Social Advocate to join our award winning team, this is a 20hr post and the contract permanent. As detailed in the advert (which we will share in the bio on Instagram and in comments on Facebook) you don’t need to have a background in health and social care to apply for this post (most of our team didn’t join us with this experience). As with all jobs at The Pod lived experience of drawing on secondary mental health services and/or living with severe and enduring mental ill health is a valued qualification. We are also keen to ensure the opportunity reaches entrepreneurs, artists, people with backgrounds in industry or business, researchers, trade unionists, activists, fund raisers, community leaders and onwards. The skills and experience gained in these areas are absolutely transferable to the role and will enhance the skills mix within the team. The main thing is you need to share our values. If thinking of applying please be sure to read the job description and personal spec as well as the advert and do follow the guidelines on how to complete the application form. We are unable to accept CVs. Please share this post across your communities. This picture was is a pen sketch of The Pod drawn by local artist Mary Courtney.

01/06/2026

Happy pride month and have we got a menu to be proud of! 😉
Our crispy Tofu is marinated and then coated in lime zest and shredded coconut, served with a delicious bright and zingy Katsu sauce, jasmine rice and a fresh side salad. Our second option a delicious light and seasonal roasted veg filo pie with a fresh salad and herby tabbouleh.
Our drink is an interesting one this month, we can wholeheartedly recommend it.
Gentle reminder that our price increase is now in effect
£12 Meal Deal
£8.50 Time & Food Union

01/06/2026

As most will know now Coventry City Council achieved a GOOD rating from the Care Quality Commission following the recent inspection. The report is now live on the website and it's great to see that in the relief summary they state 'The Coventry Dementia Partnership Hub and The Pod were positive examples of a preventative approach which promoted people’s independence and wellbeing' thank you to everyone that met with the inspectors, who shared their stories, and completed the surveys. . We will add the full report to our bio.

30/05/2026

food unions wonderful Live & Dye garden at Coventry Cathedral- we are so lucky to take care of this space.

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28/05/2026

Introducing Walter. Walter is loved and cared for by the wonderful Cath Kendall who is one of our most loyal customers and a Time Union member. Despite knowing Cath for over 8 years we have never met Walter. But things are about to change, we are pleased to announce that as well as introducing our new Social Solidarity Pricing Structure on week beginning 1st June we are also going to open our door to dogs, the only caveat is they need to be accompanied by their human being. We can't wait and reckon home made sweet potato dog treats will be on the menu soon!

27/05/2026

Reminder of price changes. We are all aware that the cost of living has increased and this is having a marked and disproportionate impact on the working class and everyone’s households bills, as you would expect it’s also impacted the cafes grocery bill. We haven’t put our prices up for a couple of years but sadly we now need to. What we have decided to do is introduce a Solidarity Pricing structure. We have always offered meals to our Food Union and Time Union members at a significantly reduced price, we are now also making concession’s available to low waged and unemployed workers, students and apprentices, a meal deal (2 course delicious wholesome freshly made plant based meal + drink) will be £8.50. The standard price for a meal deal will be £12 and we are introducing a Solidarity option at £15, this is a way that customers can contribute to our wider work for example our ‘Politics and Pakora’ evenings and Social Solidarity gatherings which are free or pay as you feel, likewise our events at the Food Union site. We trust our customers will choose the price that’s right for them and understand this will be fluid. This Solidarity Pricing Structure will be introduced from 1st June 2026.

26/05/2026

It's a scorcher this week 🌞🌞 We hope everyone is managing to stay cool in this glorious weather; we've been working hard today to create a fresh and delicious menu.
A classic and firm favourite Dhal, served with Fragrant Brown Rice, Coconut & Mint Riata topped with Caramelised Masala Onions
Fresh Homemade Tagliatelle, with Courgette Ribbons & Asparagus, in a creamy Lemon Sauce, topped with Crispy Spring Greens
For dessert and Allotment Rhubarb Fool pot, topped with an Orange Zest Shortcake Crumb
A classic School Cake, Vanilla Sponge topped with Raspberry Jam & Coconut
Our new special drink of the month will be an Iced Chai & Orange Seltzer
Open Wednesday & Thursday 11:45 -2:30 🌞