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While there’s a lot of discrepancy among Barnard College students, the overwhelming trend is that the food is alright. Although there aren’t too many places that are specifically “Barnard” to eat, there’s quite a bit of choice at those few places. On any given day, you can find cereal, bacon, eggs, tofu, and bagels (among other things) for breakfast and sandwiches, stir-fry, pizza, meat, vegetarian, and vegan entrées for lunch and dinner. There’s a Kosher section that is set off from the main serving area that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner options. The comments of some Barnard students indicate that some of them are judging Barnard food against other New York City restaurants, and of course the food isn’t as good, but it’s less than ten dollars for all-you-can-eat. When judging dining hall food, you should always think back to lunch in high school and then appreciate the step up.

Barnard has pretty good food, which your parents will probably note when they help move you in. They, however, will not have to continue eating in Hewitt Dining Hall for the next eight weeks. The entrées that are offered tend to be pretty good for the first few weeks, but quickly become humdrum. The daily pizza selection and sandwich bar can really save some Barnard students from going hungry when the entrée choices don’t look good. One place that dining services loses points is in its lack of choice of places to eat. The two dining areas at Barnard are Hewitt Dining Hall, which is located in the basement of Hewitt Hall in the quad, and then the quasi-cafeteria in the lower level of McIntosh. The cafeteria in McIntosh isn’t really a cafeteria, but rather a bunch of different food stations together, which is why there isn’t a real name for the area. Don’t be fooled by the school’s Web site, which lists about six different places to eat. There are really only two.

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Campus Dining at Barnard College

ldr2125

Arabic Language and Literature '14

3.8

B+

Dining Halls on Campus

Dining Halls on Campus:

John Jay (Columbia campus, pay with swipes)

Ferris Booth (Columbia campus, pay with swipes)

Hewitt (Barnard campus, pay with swipes)

Diana 2nd Floor Dining Hall (only for Barnard students, pay with points)

The Diana dining hall has Crumbs cupcakes, thin crust pizzas made to order, and turkey burgers. The salad bar is way overpriced but overall it's not bad and my favorite dining hall! Other places are pretty standard, with salad bars, pasta bars, soup bars, and never fresh enough fruit. Hewitt dining hall also has great kosher options. Overall, the food is pretty good!

Feb 08, 2012

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bc2013

Japanese Language and Literature '13

3.8

B+

Diana All the Way

Hewitt is mediocre, though I do love Late-Nite (7:30 to 11:30 every night except Sunday). The best dining on campus is the Diana Center Cafe. The thin-crust pizza is delicious and the bright and airy cafe is the perfect place to have lunch with friends or study. Liz's Place, the coffee shop on campus has a great variety of drink and snacks, computers, tons of tables, friendly staff, and is always playing 80s and 90s smooth jazz (perfect background music for studying or talking, not to mention just so much fun). As well, it has doors to a patio and Lehman Lawn, the perfect spot to enjoy your iced latte. Negatives: Diana Cafe and Liz's Place are only open Mon-Fri. But I guess the logic is that on weekends, you can go off-campus for your coffee fix.

May 05, 2011

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Biological Sciences '13

4.2

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Pretty Good

The food quality is decent relative to college dining services, however I can hardly call the food a luxury. The dining hall facilitates student socialization and the food options vary, but are not countless.

May 27, 2010

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