Tudor Room

Mardi Gras Menu

  • Traditional Soup and Salad Bar
  • Red Beans and Rice
  • Garlic Mashed Potatoes
  • Cajun Corn and Bacon
  • Jambalaya (Tasso Ham, Chicken, Andouille Sausage)
  • Shrimp étouffée
  • Fried Green Tomato Po’ Boy (Made to order!)

  • King Cake

Additional desserts TBD.

This Week

Monday, February 17

  • Ginger Beef and Bok Choy
  • Hoisin Glazed Salmon
  • Stir Fried Winter Vegetables
  • Mushroom Fried Rice
  • Broccoli and Cauliflower
  • Steamed Rice

Tuesday, February 18

  • Vegan Coq Au Vin
  • Garlic and Milk Braised Pork
  • Parmesan Polenta
  • Roasted Root Vegetables
  • Sauteed Kale w/ Peppers and Chickpeas
  • Gnocchi w/ Winter Squash Ragout

Wednesday, February 19

  • Cornmeal Dusted Trout w/ Lemon Herb Aioli
  • Shepherd’s Pie
  • Winter Succotash
  • Vegan Corn Pudding
  • Quinoa Stuffed Portabella
  • Braised Greens

Thursday, February 20

  • Chicken Fajitas
  • Vegan Chorizo Potatoes
  • Poblano Gratin
  • Yellow Rice
  • Elotes

Friday, February 21

  • Pork Tenderloin Medallions w/ White Wine Mustard Jus
  • Grilled Amish Chicken w/ Sweet Corn Relish
  • Kale and Chard Cakes w/ Roasted Pepper Relish
  • Roasted Cabbage
  • Vegan Summer Squash
  • Casserole Roasted Asparagus

Sunday, February 23

  • French Toast Casserole w/ Fresh Berries and Maple Syrup
  • Fischer Farms Bacon and Sausage
  • Scrambled Eggs
  • Home Fries
  • Fischer Farms Sausage Gravy
  • Biscuits
  • Roast Beef Au Jus
  • Standard Salad Bar
  • Shrimp Cocktail
  • Roasted Chicken w/ Herb Jus
  • Ratatouille
  • Waffle Bar

Next Week

Monday, February 24

  • Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
  • Salmon Creole
  • Tofu Stuffed Peppers
  • Steamed Rice
  • Buttered Peas
  • Sweet Potatoes w/ Crispy Brussels and Creole Honey

Tuesday, February 25

  • Chicken Tikka Masala
  • Vindaloo Pork
  • Pakoras
  • Palak Paneer
  • Basmati Rice
  • Naan

Wednesday, February 26

  • Kung Pao Chicken
  • Sesame Beef
  • Mapo Tofu
  • Sesame Green Beans
  • Jasmine Rice
  • Steamed Broccoli

Thursday, February 27

  • Cornmeal Dusted Trout w/ Tartar Sauce
  • Meat Loaf w/ Sriracha Glaze
  • Tofu Stroganoff
  • Garlic-Thyme Roasted Carrots
  • Creamed Corn
  • Mashed Potatoes

Friday, February 28

  • Chicken Pot Pie
  • Cajun Pork Loin
  • Vegan Loaf
  • Brown Butter Sweet Potato Mash
  • Green Beans
  • Roasted Corn

Sunday, March 2

  • French Toast Casserole w/ Fresh Berries and Maple Syrup
  • Fischer Farms Bacon and Sausage
  • Scrambled Eggs
  • Home Fries
  • Fischer Farms Sausage Gravy
  • Biscuits
  • Roast Beef Au Jus
  • Standard Salad Bar
  • Shrimp Cocktail
  • Roasted Chicken w/ Herb Jus
  • Ratatouille
  • Waffle Bar

A brief history of the Tudor Room

As you step into the stately chambers of the Tudor Room and the adjoining Coronation Room, all the color and spectacle of "merrie olde England" suddenly return. You are now holding court in "the great hall" with vaulted ceilings, timber crossbeams, heraldic emblems and banners, and clerestory windows that bathe the proceedings in light. Except for the high windows, all these features had established precedence in medieval England as early as the 12th century. But between the late 15th century and the beginning of the 17th century, Tudor England paid high allegiance to its banquet halls in manor houses of the rising middle class and in great colleges that had become established.

Similarly, the Tudor Room is a modern twist on age-old traditions. Built in 1959 as part of the $9.1 million Biddle Continuation Center, it serves as the flagship restaurant of the Indiana Memorial Union, offering fine dining experiences steeped in rich traditions dating back to medieval and Tudor England. A visit to the Tudor Room delights the senses as well as the palate with relics, artwork, and craftsmanship graciously gifted by donors and friends of IU. Our artwork is a mix of early paintings and contemporary pieces by both English artists and artists from our beloved state of Indiana. 

Like the tapestries that often hung near the upper end of these halls identifying various courts, the Tudor Room's heraldic banners proclaim the academic divisions of Indiana Univeristy. Glinting through three-story high windows, stained-glass coats of arms identify the colleges existing at the time the Tudor Room was built.

The adjoining Coronation Room, completed in 1964, takes its name from the Coronation Throne in Westminster Abbey. A wall-sized painting of a medieval coronation procession sets the tone in this intimate banquet room, another example of the presitge the space holds. No matter which area you sit in, the Tudor Room serves as a place where the local community gathers to celebrate good food, great friends, and special moments.