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Campus Dining Grades:
Quick StatsFreshman Meal Plan Requirement
Yes
Off-Campus Places to Use Meal PlanAverage Meal Plan Cost
$4,286 per year
Other Options
- Hillel is open Sunday through Thursday from 5 p.m.–7 p.m., and Shabbat meals are served Friday and Saturday and are open to all undergraduates. “Fly-by” meals are offered 11:30 a.m. until 2:15 p.m. during the week. These paper-bag lunches are for students who are pressed for time.
College Prowler Take
Opinions on the quality of campus dining at Harvard run the gamut from total disgust to lavish praise. In general, students admire the beautiful architecture of Annenberg and most of the House dining facilities, but many students don’t believe that the ambience of the dining halls make up for the less-than-stellar cuisine served up by Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS). However, students can use their Crimson Cash at a select number of restaurants in Harvard Square, making Harvard’s dining opportunities appear a bit brighter.
Most of the complaints about food quality come from first-year students who are victims of Annenberg, where food is mass-produced to serve more than 1,600 freshmen. Upperclassmen note that food quality does improve after freshman year, however. Students Speak Out
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Anonymous says:  |
From what I have heard from...
From what I have heard from visiting friends, the food is actually pretty good here, even though all the students love to complain about it every night. If you aren’t up for the dining hall, Harvard has a couple of places such as the conveniently located Greenhouse and the Loker Commons that serve up decent pizza or grill food. Infact, each semester Harvard gives you $50 to spend at these campus restaurants. |
Anonymous says: |
The food is horrendous. It’s a...
The food is horrendous. It’s a shame we pay so much money for awful meals. Everything is low quality. And there’s only one type of meal plan. Also, they don’t offer late meals like some other places. |
Anonymous says: |
The food on campus varies greatly....
The food on campus varies greatly. All 1,600-somefirst-years eat in magnificent Annenberg Hall, a dining hall that more closely resembles a cathedral than a dining area. Unfortunately, I think Harvard spent all their money on the building and had nothing left to spend on the less-than-appetizing food. However, after your freshman year, everyone will eat in his or her House dining hall. |
Anonymous says: |
The food is fine. There is always...
The food is fine. There is always plenty of variety each meal, with a full salad bar, cereal bar, cold cut bar at lunch, soups, pastas every meal. The dining services are also very accommodating of personal needs and preferences. The only bad thing is that they don’t serve cookies at dinnertime (their cookies are amazing). The dining halls are nice; the upperclassman Houses’ are very cozy. |
Anonymous says: |
The Greenhouse has yummy...
The Greenhouse has yummy Chick-fil-A sandwiches and pizza, and it’s super-convenient especially for those pre-meds who live in the Science Center. But I wish the dining halls were a bit more creative with their menu selection. |
Dining Halls
Adams Dining Halls
Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 12 p.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Annenberg Hall (freshman-only dining hall)
Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 p.m.–2:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m.–7:15 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:15 a.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Barker Rotunda
Breakfast pastries, coffee, salads, sandwiches
Barker Center
Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Belva’s at Divinity Hall
Baked goods, salads, sandwiches, snacks
14 Divinity St.
Monday–Thursday 2:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Buckminster’s at Lise
Baked goods, salads, sandwiches, snacks
14 Divinity St.
Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
Chauhaus at the GSD
Breakfast, entrées, salads, soup
48 Quincy St.
Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–7 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Cronkhite Dining Room
Deli, entrées, salads, sandwiches, soup
6 Ash St.
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 12 p.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Currier Dining Halls
Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 12 p.m.–2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:30 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Dudley Café
Buffet-style dinner, desserts, entrées, noodle bowl, salads, sandwiches, soups
Lehman Hall
Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m.
Dunster Dining Halls
Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 12 p.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Eliot Dining Halls
Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 12 p.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Greenhouse Café
American, breakfast sandwiches, Indian, parfaits, salad bar, sandwiches, pizza, smoothies, Starbucks, tacos
Science Center
Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m.
Kirkland Dining Halls
Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 12 p.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Lamont Library Café
Baked goods, coffee, sandwiches, snacks
Lamont Library
Sunday–Thursday 3 p.m.–2 a.m., Friday–Saturday 3 p.m.–9:45 p.m.
Leverett Dining Halls
Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 12 p.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Lowell Dining Halls
Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 12 p.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Mather Dining Halls
Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 12 p.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Maxwell Dworkin Café
Breakfast pastries, salads, sandwiches, snacks, soup, Starbucks
SEAS Maxwell Dworkin Building
Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Northwest Café
Breakfast pastries, coffee, salads, sandwiches, snacks
52 Oxford St.
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
Penthouse Coffee Bar
Coffee bar, chicken nuggets, pizza, snacks, wings
SOCH, 59 Shephard St.
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
Perkins Observatory Cart
Breakfast, salads, sandwiches, snacks, soup
Perkins Observatory at Garden Street
Monday–Friday 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Pforzheimer Dining Halls
Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 12 p.m.–2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:30 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Quincy Dining Halls
Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 12 p.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Rock Café
Baked goods, coffee, grill items, hot breakfast, pizza, salads, sandwiches, snacks, soup
Rockefeller Hall at Harvard Divinity School
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Sebastian’s Café
Breakfast, grill items, pizza, salad bar, sandwiches, soups, sushi
Harvard School of Public Health Kresge Building, 677 Huntington Ave.
Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–4 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–3 p.m.
Widener Library Café
Baked goods, coffee, salads, sandwiches, snacks, soup
Basement of Widener Library
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Winthrop Dining Halls
Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 12 p.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Did You Know?Parents can send their children care packages through Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) that students can pick up at their House dining hall (or at Annenberg for freshmen).
Interhouse restrictions often bar non-residents from dining at a particular House during certain meals. See www.dining.harvard.edu/residential_dining/halls_interhouse.html for a schedule of restricted times.
Each dining hall offers late-night snacks in each House dining hall Sunday through Thursday. These “Brain Breaks” are set up to help students who are studying.
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