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Dartmouth College - Campus Dining - Campus Dining - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.46

Campus Dining

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Average Meal Plan Cost $4761 per year
Freshman Meal Plan Required? Yes
Student Favorites: Lunch/Dinner Entrée on Campus
  • Grilled items (burgers, grinders, pizza) at The Union
  • Quesadillas at The Outpost
  • Salads (and desserts) at Commons
  • Sandwiches at The Wildcat Den
Student Favorites
  • Collis
  • Courtyard Café
  • Food Court
  • Home Plate

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Dartmouth is one of those rare schools where students don’t complain too vociferously about the quality of campus food. Generally, students appreciate the dining options available on campus and happily frequent most of them. While the selections at Food Court are certain to get old at some point, other options Homeplate (read: nutritious) or Courtyard Café (read: greasy) just might make you forget about mama’s homemade tuna casserole.

Variety, flexibility, and convenience are the name of the game with Dartmouth Dining Services. Students can eat at any of Dartmouth’s on-campus dining facilities at virtually any time of the day or night—except during the really obscure hours of the early morning, there is usually at least one place to open on campus. Moreover, students can spend their declining balance accounts—DBAs—however they choose. This means that there’s no compelling monetary reason to wake up for breakfast if you don’t have class until 2 p.m. and you’re not really a morning person anyway—just spend your money on an extra big lunch! The food is expensive and all items are sold a la carte, but savvy students quickly learn how to stretch their DBA.

 

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Campus Dining at Dartmouth College

thatsclassic

Social Sciences '14

3.5
B

Repetitive

After they renovated Foco and got rid of the amazing Homeplate and Foco and replaced it with a large all-you-can-eat dining hall, food definitely took a nosedive. They make an effort to bring in ethnic cuisine, but often don't do an amazing job at it. Food definitely gets pretty boring towards the end of the quarter.

May 22, 2012

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Campus Dining at Dartmouth College

romani

Studio Arts '13

3.5
B

Decent but Hard to Eat Healthy

The title pretty much explains it. Its also fairly expensive and the meal plan options have recently been changed to benefit the college financially while hurting the eating habits of the students. But students are protesting and moving to get the changes reversed.

Jan 07, 2012

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Campus Dining at Dartmouth College

riahnicole10

Biology '15

3.8
B+

Good Food, Bad Value

Although there are a few places on campus to eat, there is only one place i like to go. With the meal plan from fall term, I ended up having to pay dining services $100 because I exceeded my flex-dollar allowance. The food is great at The Hop, but the price is outrageous.

Dec 28, 2011

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User rating for Dartmouth College - Campus Dining is 3.5 out of 5 based on 24 user reviews.

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24-Hour Dining None
Off-Campus Places to Use Flex Money None
Special Options Grab a snack at the snack bar in Brace Commons or from Topside Convenience Store in Thayer. Stop by The Remix for delicious specialty smoothies. Eager to eat on the run? Try Colonel Bogey’s at Hanover Country Club or the Skiway Café on the slopes. Students can also spend their DA$H discretionary accounts at Café North or Byrne Hall, which primarily serve graduate students.
Did You Know? The Pavilion serves Kosher-for-Passover meals during the Jewish holiday.

Dining Halls & Campus RestaurantsWhat's This?

Collis Café
Location: Collis Student Center
Food: American
Hours: Monday–Wednesday 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m., 9:30 p.m.–1 a.m., Thursday-Friday 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m., Sunday 9:30 p.m.–1 a.m.

Courtyard Café at the Hop
Location: Hopkins Center
Food: American, fried foods
Hours: Daily 7 a.m.–8 p.m.

East Wheelock Snackbar
Location: East Wheelock
Food: Coffee, snacks
Hours: Monday–Thursday 8 a.m.–11 a.m., 8 p.m.–2 a.m., Friday 8 a.m.–11 p.m., Sunday 8 p.m.–12 a.m.

Food Court
Location: Thayer Dining Hall
Food: American
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–3 p.m., 5 p.m.–1 a.m.

Home Plate
Location: Thayer Dining Hall
Food: Health food
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11:15 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m., Friday 11:15 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m.

Lone Pine Tavern
Location: Collis Student Center
Food: American, grill
Hours: Thursday–Saturday 8 p.m.–1 a.m.

Novack Café
Location: Berry Library
Food: Desserts, snacks
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–2 a.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Sunday 4 p.m.–2 a.m.

The Pavilion
Location: Thayer Dining Hall
Food: Halal, kosher
Hours: Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m.

The Remix
Location: Thayer Dining Hall
Food: Fruit and yogurt smoothies
Hours: Daily 8 a.m.–8 p.m.

Topside Convenience Store
Location: Thayer Dining Hall, second floor
Food: Snacks
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

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