There are four sources of food on campus: Raymond Dining Hall, Alumni Food Court in the Slavin Center, and Jazzman’s Café and the C-Store on the first floor of Davis Hall. Ray Café, the main cafeteria at PC and the one at which the meal plan applies, was refurbished in 2003. Although the decor was jazzed up with the addition of booths, swank lighting, and iron grating for the individual stations, Ray can leave a bitter taste in the mouth of more finicky eaters. With new interior design comes a new menu—a more diverse one at that. Items such as rosemary chicken and falafel bars now mingle among the staples of burgers (both the meat and vegetable variety), fries, and the salad bar. Furthermore, now that Student Congress has a Dining Relations Representative who meets with the head of Ray once a week, the dietary needs, concerns, and wants of the students often bring about positive changes. Slavin is the epitome of fine dining on the PC campus. Slay, as it is affectionately called, carries something for everyone. Whether it’s a burger off “the Grill”, chicken parm from the “the Pizzeria,” or a fresh sandwich from “the Deli,” there is always an option when Ray is extra disappointing. Many students who need a pick-me-up during the day frequent Jazzaman’s Café, as it serves the tastiest Starbucks-like treats. Next door to Jazzman’s is the C-Store, the convenient store on campus, where anything from frozen dinners to chips and salsa for a dorm room gathering can be found.
Ray may not be the equivalent of a home-cooked meal, but its yum factor is increased exponentially by the Ray staff, who are the most darling women you have ever met. Those lacking an iron stomach and the courage needed to attempt the more exotic cuisine can take solace—Ray Café is the best place to eat when they keep it simple and stick to the basics. Slavin is the place to be if you have a group project or can tolerate noise and interruptions when you are studying. The drawback—other than the ridiculously overpriced salad bar—is that Slavin requires money that is put on your all-purpose Providence College ID card at the start of each semester. The amount depends on your meal plan, and generally, the fewer meals you have at Ray, the more “Slavinbucks” you get. Regardless of the amount you have in the beginning, your funds will diminish rapidly as the semester progresses, until you are left with that random 23 cents that won’t buy you anything. You or your parents can always add more money to your card, and there is always the option of paying in cash.
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Campus Dining at Providence College
ahartin
Social Work and Youth Services '14
3.1
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Gross or Expensive
At PC there are two dining halls, Ray and Alumni. Ray is buffet style with a meal plan, and the quality of food is generally not so great. The variety is okay, but the pasta is overcooked, the meat is always dry, and vegetables are usually soaked in so much butter and oil that they're inedible. Alumni has really good food and a great variety, but everything is overpriced. You have to pay for packets of salad dressing, and they even charge you for an empty cup.
May 21, 2012
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On Campus Food Suck, Especially If Your Use to Home-Cooked Food!!
There was nothing on campus for me to eat, I hate the same old food everyday. It's best to get an apartment on or off campus and cook your own food...this will save you the mandatory $2,000 + price tag for on-campus dining
Apr 18, 2012
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Jerr
Finance and Accounting '13
3.8
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Ray Is Ray
it is your typical dining hall. They have done a lot to improve it over the years i have been here by adding some new stations to the cafeteria and regular meals like grilled chicken sandwiches on the regular and pasta combinations.
Mar 05, 2012
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