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Comparable Schools'
Campus Dining Grades:
Quick StatsFreshman Meal Plan Requirement
Yes
Off-Campus Places to Use Meal PlanAverage Meal Plan Cost
$5,052 per year
Other Options
- During lunch hours, a truck parks behind the student union. For $5 you can fill a container with as much pan-Asian food as possible. It’s enough food to split with someone.
College Prowler Take
Stanford’s on-campus dining should be given credit for what it manages to do right. In the case of the dormitory cafeterias, food is generally high quality. The fruits and vegetables are appropriately Californian and excellent. Lunches are usually interesting, with both healthy and unhealthy options. Dinners tend to be less exciting, but still hearty and nutritious. Anyone can get tired of the dining hall after several months of it, but there are ways to keep it interesting. Try some different sandwiches at lunch, and avoid the dining halls on Saturday nights when they serve the tired Italian meatloaf, and go out with some friends instead. The biggest problem that students have with Stanford dining is that participation is mandatory. If you live in a dorm, you have to get the meal plan. If you have a medical or religious reason for not being able to participate, you must go to great lengths to prove it, then you must pay around $350 per quarter to opt out of the meal plan. If you have a strange schedule and miss a lot of meals, Stanford Dining will try to help you, but they still make you participate. If you choose to get the smallest meal plan available, you will only save five to eight percent off the price of the largest meal plan. Most students snicker whenever the colorful posters around campus remind them of Stanford dining’s slogan: “It’s all about you.”
Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
Anonymous says:  |
The co-ops and self-ops at...
The co-ops and self-ops at Stanford are two of the most unique things about the dining system. Students either do the cooking themselves or hire a chef. This means less variety on a given night, but the food is usually very good and much cheaper, too. |
Anonymous says: |
Dining hall food is pretty decent....
Dining hall food is pretty decent. If you’re in university housing (which most folk are for all four years), you are required to purchase your dorm’s type of meal plan. This can mean paying a lot for not much food if you’re someone who likes to eat at odd hours or misses meal times. But if you are a big eater who doesn’t eat out too often, you can do quite well. I’d recommend against Wilbur Hall’s dining if at all possible, as it’s on an á la carte system. At the prices they charge, big eaters fare pretty badly. The food is good, however, as the hall was recently renovated, and people with smaller appetites tend to enjoy it. |
Anonymous says: |
The food on campus ranges from not...
The food on campus ranges from not quite abysmal to pretty dang good, but it all depends on where you live. If you’re stuck in a dorm with a bad dining hall (FloMo), you have few options, because a good dining hall (Wilbur) may be on a different meal plan system that is not compatible with yours. It kind of sucks. Also, Stanford has few on-campus, non-dining-hall eateries, so there aren’t a whole lot of options for food. |
Anonymous says: |
On-campus food is not that bad,...
On-campus food is not that bad, but I suppose it’s all relative. Be sure to praise Miss Florence Moore, who donated enough money to the school to have a dorm and cafeteria built in her name, and she demanded that ice cream be served at every meal. |
Anonymous says: |
On-campus food is terrible. Dining...
On-campus food is terrible. Dining services have this monopoly where they control every option for eating on campus, and the result is pretty bad. The best options are definitely eating clubs, but drawing into a place that offers eating clubs is pretty difficult. |
Dining Halls
750 Pub & Eatery
Appetizers, burgers, entrées, salads, sandwiches
Graduate Community Center
Sunday–Thursday 5 p.m.–12 a.m., Friday–Saturday 5 p.m.–1 a.m.
Branner Dining
All-you-can-eat, bistro, dessert, grill, pasta, salad bar, soup
Branner Hall
Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Cyber Cafe
Burritos, hamburgers, milkshakes, pizza, smoothies
Stern Dining
Sunday–Thursday 9 p.m.–2 a.m.
Energy Zone
Smoothies, snacks
Wilbur Hall
Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
Express Lunch
Coffee, salads, sandwiches, soups
Tresidder Memorial Union
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–2 p.m.
Florence Moore Dining
American, breakfast, Doner kebobs, Italian, salad bar, vegan, vegetarian
Florence Moore Hall
Monday–Thursday 8 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m.
Lakeside Dining
Breakfast, entrées, grill, late-night snacks, pasta, pizza
Lagunita Hall
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–7 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday 10 a.m.–1 p.m., 5 p.m.–7 p.m.
Latenite at Lakeside
Chinese, hamburgers, milkshakes, pizza, quesadillas, salads
Lagunita Hall
Sunday–Thursday 9 p.m.–2 a.m.
Linx at Toyon
Organic, salad bar, soups, vegan, vegetarian
Toyon Dining
Monday–Thursday 12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m., 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–5:45 p.m.
Manzanita Dining
Barbeque, entrées, grill, pizza, salads, vegan, vegetarian
Manzanita Dining Commons
Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m.–7 p.m.
Olives@Bldg. 160
Mediterranean cuisine
Wallenberg Hall
Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Ricker Dining
Grill, peanut-sensitive options, salads, soups, vegan, vegetarian
Governor's Corner
Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m.–7 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m., 5:15 p.m.–7 p.m.
Stern Dining
Breakfast, grill, Latin American, pizza, salad bar, salsa bar
Casa Zapata
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday 10 a.m.–1 p.m., 5:15 p.m.–7 p.m.
Subway
Salads, sandwiches, soups
Tresidder Memorial Union
Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
The Axe & Palm Cafe
Burgers, crepes, salads, sandwiches, sushi
Old Union
Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–2 a.m., Saturday–Sunday 12 p.m.–2 a.m.
The Cafe
Bistro, grill, sandwiches, soup, sushi, wine bar
Arrillaga Alumni Center
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–7 p.m.
Union Square - Tresidder Memorial Eateries
Asian, barbecue, grill, pizza, salads, sushi
Tresidder Memorial Union
Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Wilbur Dining
Breakfast, pasta, pizza, vegan, vegetarian
Wilbur Hall
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m.–7 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m., 5:15 p.m.–7 p.m.
Yost and Murray
Deli, entrees, salad bar, vegan and vegetarian options
Yost and Murray Hall
Monday–Thursday 12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m., 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–5:45 p.m.
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