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Campus Dining:

B+

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Freshman Meal Plan Requirement

Yes - Students can choose from the following meal plan options: Passport, Passport Snack, Diplomat, Ambassador, and Attache. Students who eat on a regular three-meal basis are better off with Passport, while students who eat “on the go” are better served with Diplomat. Don’t want to choose between them? Choose a Passport meal plan and supplement it with the Passport Snack plan.

Average Meal Plan Cost

$2,000–$2,900 per semester

Off-Campus Places to Use Flex Money

  • 45 East Bar & Grill
  • Fiesta Charra
  • For more, check out the MUBUCKS Web site at www.mubucks.com/mubucks/merchants.html
  • Skippers

Student Favorites

  • Alexander Dining Hall
  • Bell Tower
  • Martin Dining Hall

24-Hour Dining

  • None

College Prowler Take

College food is notorious for being vile and disgusting. However, at Miami, students actually enjoy a variety of tasty options either at à la carte locations, buffet-style cafeterias, and sprawling marketplaces. While the menu can become repetitious, it is agreed among students that Miami has fairly good food compared to most other colleges. Hamilton Dining Hall is the best option for students who require vegetarian, vegan, or Kosher diets. Bell Tower, centrally located among the academic buildings, is a favorite for many students, but beware that between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., this location is very crowded. Seating, and sometimes silverware, is not always a guarantee.

As long as you go to different dining locations and avoid sticking to one familiar setting, you should be able to keep your meals interesting. Don’t be afraid to try new foods. No matter how much you love those spicy chicken sandwiches and salads your first year, they will definitely start to get old after a while.

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wolforl2 says:

Miami University 2012

Arts, Visual and Performing

The dining halls are terrific!...

The dining halls are terrific! There is a lot of variety in the dining halls and the food they offer. The best in my opinion is probably Hot/Cold Scott, but Shriver is always yummy and Alexander caters to more selective diets. Harris has some fancier on-campus dining options for people who just want to try that out as well.

Campus Dining: March 20, 2009
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MiaAB says:

Other

The food is delicious. I eat...

The food is delicious. I eat better here than I do at home.

Campus Dining: March 16, 2009
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MiaJM says:

Psychology

The food is pretty good. I've...

The food is pretty good. I've never had anything I didn't really like. Erikson and Belltower are the best just because they have more options. Uptown Tonic has great sushi, 45 East has good food, and there are lots of quick places for subs, etc.

Campus Dining: February 24, 2009
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geniuswithADD says:

I love the pasta---yummmm! The...

I love the pasta---yummmm! The food is one of the reasons I chose to go to Miami. I love the convenience and the taste. The lines can get kind of long during peak eating times, but you learn to manage.

Campus Dining: July 24, 2008
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Reilly says:

Miami University 2013

Business

Miami Has a Wide Variety of Food for Everyone.

A+

The most popular meal plan at Miami is a plan call Diplomat. It acts like a debit card and you can use it anywhere on campus. There are on campus restaurants available to use on the student's card as well as many dining halls with all different types of food.

Campus Dining: March 12, 2010
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Dining Halls

1809 Room
Entrees, sandwiches, soup and salad bar
Shriver Center
Monday–Wednesday 11:30 AM–1:30 PM; Thursday 11:30 AM–1:30 PM, 4:30 PM–7:30 PM; Friday 11:30 AM–1:30 PM, Sunday 10:30 AM–2 PM

Alexander Dining Hall
Buffet-style, pasta, pizza, sandwiches, vegetarian/vegan
Alexander House
Monday–Friday 7 AM–10:30 AM, 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–7 PM; Saturday–Sunday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–7 PM

Bell Tower Place
Pizza, grill, bakery, Chinese, Mexican, deli, ice cream, smoothies, desserts
Ogden Hall
Monday–Friday 7 AM–7 PM, Saturday–Sunday 11 AM–7 PM

Center Court Café
Bakery, sandwiches, deli, baked potatoes
Recreational Sports Center
Monday–Thursday 10 AM–9 PM, Friday 10 AM–8 PM, Saturday 11 a.m–8 PM, Sunday 1 PM–9 PM

Eastside Market
Deli, pretzels, sandwiches
Erickson Dining Hall
Monday–Thursday 7 AM–10 PM, Friday 7 AM–7 PM, Saturday 11 AM–7 PM, Sunday 11 AM–10 PM

Encore Emporium
Pizza, Chinese, subs, pasta
Scott Hall
Monday–Friday 11 AM–9 PM

Erickson Dining Hall
Buffet-style , grill, pizza, entrees, sandwiches, Chinese
East Quad
Monday–Friday 7 AM–10:30 AM, 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–7 PM; Saturday–Sunday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–7 PM

Haines Food Court
Entrees, pizza, sandwiches, grill, pasta, baked potatoes
Shriver Center
Daily 8 AM–10:30 PM

Hamilton Dining Hall
Buffet-style, entrees, pasta, vegetarian/vegan
Central Quad
Sunday–Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–7 PM; Saturday 11 AM–2 PM

Harris Dining Hall
Buffet-style, entrees, grill, pizza, sandwiches
South Quad
Monday–Friday 7 AM–10:30 AM, 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–7 PM; Saturday–Sunday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–7 PM

Hawk’s Nest To Go
Pizza, pretzels, subs
Martin Dining Hall
Sunday–Thursday 5 PM–12 AM, Friday–Saturday 5 PM–10 PM

Hydrations
Sandwiches, salads, snacks, smoothies
Recreational Sports Center
Monday-Thursday 9 AM-9 PM, Friday-Saturday 9 AM-8 PM, Sunday 10 AM-9 PM

King Cafe
Coffee, snacks
King Library
Monday-Thursday 7 AM-11 PM, Friday 7 AM-5 PM, Saturday 11 AM-5 PM, Sunday 11 AM-11 PM

La Mia Cucina
Italian, restaurant-style
Adjacent to Harris Dining Hall
Monday-Friday 11:30 AM-10 PM, Sunday 2 PM-10 PM

Market Street @ McCracken
Sandwiches, bakery
McCracken Hall
Sunday–Thursday 10:30 AM–10 PM, Friday-Saturday 10:30 AM–8 PM

Martin Dining Hall
Buffet-style, chicken, chili, entrees, sandwiches, soups
North Quad
Monday–Friday 7 AM–10:30 AM, 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–7 PM; Saturday–Sunday 11 AM–2 PM

Oak Street Deli
Deli, snacks, bakery
Hamilton
Dining Hall

Ovations
Movie-themed burgers and fries, bakery, deli, pretzels, ice cream
Scott Hall
Monday–Thursday 7 AM–7 PM, Friday 7 AM–3 PM

Panache
Upscale dining
Heritage Commons
Monday–Friday 5 PM–9 PM

Scoreboard Market
Grill, sandwiches, deli
Martin Hall
Monday–Friday 10 AM–10 PM, Saturday-Sunday 11 AM-10 PM

Spring Street Market
Prepackaged sandwiches, salads, snacks
Shriver Center
Daily 9:30 AM–7 AM

The Greystone
Vegetarian/vegan, deli, sandwiches, pretzels, smoothies
Alexander Dining Hall
Monday–Thursday 9 AM–7:30 PM, Friday 9 AM–3 PM, Saturday-Sunday 11 AM-3PM

Tower To Go
A la carte snacks
Academic Quad next to Kings Library
Wednesday-Friday 7 PM-3 AM

Tower To Go
Pizza, pretzels, ice cream, snacks
King Library
Wednesday–Saturday 7 PM–3 AM

Tuffy’s
Bakery
Shriver Center
Daily 7 AM–11 PM

Did You Know?

Most students who have a basic meal plan purchase an additional snack account and use it to purchase food and drinks between meals. Its balance can
be checked online at: www.hdg.muohio.edu/myaccount.

Most students also purchase a laundry account to avoid having to look for spare change on those dreaded laundry days. The laundry account balances can be checked online as well.

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