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Campus Dining

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Average Meal Plan Cost $4610 per year
Freshman Meal Plan Required? Yes
Student Favorites
  • The Atrium Juice Bar
  • The Retreat

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Because Vassar is a small school, dining options are limited. The ACDC offers a variety of options, especially for vegetarians and vegans. But students get bored of the food. The Retreat is preferred by students for the quality of its food and central location.

Eating is a social event at Vassar. When you stand in crowded lines waiting for food, you catch up with old acquaintances or people from class. Students sit at large tables with tons of friends. You can walk into ACDC alone and always find someone to eat with. Also, the meal plan is all-you-can-eat. Students spend one meal to enter the dining hall, and you can eat as much as you want for as long as you want. Students also have a take-out option if they need to rush to class.

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Campus Dining at Vassar College

sushitime

'15

Political Science and Government

3.8
B+

Mediocre

If you live in the dorms, you are forced to live on the meal plan, but you can choose to what level. (minimum, standard, enhanced, etc) We have 3 dining halls: the ACDC, UPc, and the retreat

UPc is nice because it is open until 2am serving smoothies and other things with meal swipes.

The food does get repetitive, however an aspect of the meal plan is something called "dining bucks" for which you go to the student "grocery store" type side of the retreat and you can use these pseudo dollars to get things like ben and jerrys ice cream pints, chips, really nice salads, greek yogurts, and so so many options of drinks (great for stocking up on chasers)

Dec 16, 2011

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Campus Dining at Vassar College

dreamswithwings

'15

Sociology

3.5
B

Average

There's only one dining hall (ACDC) and it can get old quickly. It's not bad and it has plenty of vegetarian options, which I appreciate, but it's not spectacular. A lot of people get minimum meal plans after first semester.

Oct 21, 2011

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Campus Dining at Vassar College

oliloetonma

'14

Political Science and Government

3.5
B

Uninspiring

The food is good enough but nothing about it makes you want to run to the dinning hall at all times. The choices are not consistently exciting but your hunger will be taken care of. The food is made for satisfaction and not much consideration for tasteful delights.

Jul 18, 2011

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24-Hour Dining Vending Machine
Off-Campus Places to Use Flex Money The V-Card can be used like a debit card at numerous restaurants.
Did You Know?

At the vegan stir-fry station in ACDC, students can cook their own dishes from a variety of raw vegetables and spices.

Vassar works on a point system, which allows students to only pay for what they eat, eat as many times in a day as desired, and take out food from the dining hall.

Students can use meal plan points to cater parties for themselves and friends.

Vassar composts! Students compost their food scraps in the Vassar’s Town Houses, Terrace Apartments, and the Retreat, and they are working towards doing so in ACDC. The Compost Committee hopes to decrease Vassar’s waste output and recycle organic materials into productive soil.

In Vassar’s “Farm to Vassar” program, campus dining has made arrangements with a local orchard, dairy farm, and local produce wholesaler to offer fresh products to students from the surrounding communities

Dining Halls & Campus RestaurantsWhat's This?

ACDC
Location: All Campus Dining Center
Food: Cafeteria, buffet
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 8 a.m.–8 p.m.

The Atrium Juice Bar
Location: Walker Athletic & Fitness Center
Food: Light fare
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Java City Café
Location: Students Building
Food: Specialty coffee drinks and pre-prepared snacks
Hours: Daily 12 p.m.–12:30 a.m.

The Kiosk
Location: College Center
Food: Coffee and baked goods
Hours: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Matthew’s Bean
Location: In the library
Food: Coffee
Hours: Saturday–Wednesday 8 p.m.–12:45 a.m., Thursday 8 p.m.–10 p.m.

The Retreat
Location: College Center
Food: Sandwiches, soup, pizza, snacks
Hours: Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–11 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 12 p.m.–11 p.m.

The Vassar Express
Location: College Center
Food: Bag lunch
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

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