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Meal Plan Available? Yes
Average Meals/Week 19
Average Meal Plan Cost $6050 per year
Freshman Meal Plan Required? Yes
A meal plan is required all four years, unless on Lake House Meal Plan or other individual exceptions.
Student Favorites: Campus Dining Hall
  • Bae Pao Lu Chow
  • Tower Dining Hall
Student Favorites: Campus Restaurant/Vendor
  • Café Hoop
  • Campus Center Emporium
Student Favorites: Breakfast Food on Campus
  • Fruit
  • Waffles
Student Favorites: Lunch/Dinner Entrée on Campus
  • Chicken or eggplant parmesan
  • Pasta
  • Salad
Student Favorites: Late-night Snack on Campus Nachos
Student Favorites
  • Café Hoop
  • Stone-Davis
  • Tower Court

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

The dining halls are pretty darn good. Everyone has their complaints, but it's possible to eat well at Wellesley—and compared to many colleges, to eat very well. Students really like the dining hall workers, and certain workers, such as Pasta Bob in Tower, have gained semi-celebrity status. The on-campus bakery makes tasty Rice Krispie treats and fresh bread.

Though the meal plan is very open in some ways­—students can eat as much as they like at any time during the day, and most dining halls don't keep track of guest meals—there are no options other than the dining halls. But with the food selection at Wang, there are more satisfied students who have more flexibility to the meal plan, and there are more options for students dissatisfied by the dining halls. However, unless it's for medical reasons, no one is allowed to opt out of the meal plan or lessen the number of meals they pay for per week.

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Campus Dining at Wellesley College

msurka

International Relations and National Security Studies '14

4.6
A

Decent Food, No Limits

There are 4 dining halls on campus, which more than accommodate the fairly small student body. The price for a meal plan is high, but with it you get unlimited access to dining halls-- no scrounging for meals, ever! The food is surprisingly good for college campus food, and the coffee is above average.

Apr 16, 2012

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Campus Dining at Wellesley College

ehavrill

Neuroscience '15

4.6
A

Great Options

We have a variety of dining halls and the food is amazing. Although it is often repetitive each dining hall always has great variety on any day. We also have great desserts, ice cream at every meal, and a great kosher dining hall.

Jan 10, 2012

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Campus Dining at Wellesley College

kwalsham

Chemistry '07

4.6
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Delicious and Available

The food service system has changed I hear since I was there, but it was always good food, it was always available and the desserts were AMAZING. All the time.

Dec 13, 2011

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User rating for Wellesley College - Campus Dining is 3.5 out of 5 based on 25 user reviews.

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  • Each dining hall hosts one theme dinner a month. Themes include: Harry Potter Night, complete with bubbling cauldrons of soup; World Series Night, featuring chilidogs, hot pretzels, and ice cream sandwiches; and Italian Night, adorned with checkered tablecloths and candles.
  • Sunday Sundaes are a much-revered campus-wide tradition. Come Sunday night, all dining halls set out trays of M&M's, sprinkles, strawberries, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream. Students line up, flex their scooping muscles, and dig in.
  • Midnight Breakfast in Bates is another beloved tradition. Twice a year, during pre-finals reading period, Bates Dining Hall offers up fruit, eggs, sausage, French toast, and hash browns to stressed-out students. There's music and some kind of a photo novelty, so you can look at that keychain photo a couple weeks later and admire the panic behind that, "It’ll all be fine, at least I've got fried food" smile.

Dining Halls & Campus RestaurantsWhat's This?

Bae Pao Lu Chow
Location: Wang Campus Center
Food: All-you-can-eat: breakfast, grill, home-style, pizza, sauté, soup, vegan
Hours: Daily 7 a.m.–10 p.m.

Bates Culinary Center
Location: Bates Hall
Food: All-you-can-eat: deli, entrees, grill, home-style, pasta, salad bar, soup, vegan/organic
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 8:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

Café Hoop
Location: Wang Campus Center
Food: Coffee/tea, snacks
Hours: Daily 3 p.m.–1 a.m.

Campus Center Emporium
Location: Wang Campus Center
Food: Baked goods, bubble tea, coffee, convenience items, salads, sandwiches, sushi
Hours: Monday 7 a.m.–8 p.m., Tuesday–Thursday 7 a.m.–12 a.m., Friday 7 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 12 p.m.–8 p.m.

Collins Café
Location: Next to Davis Museum and Cultural Center
Food: Baked goods, salads, sandwiches, soup
Hours: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–2 p.m.

El Table
Location: Founders Hall, basement
Food: Salads, sandwiches, snacks, soup
Hours: Monday–Friday 8:15 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

The Leaky Beaker
Food: Soup
Hours: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

Pomeroy Dining Hall
Location: Pomeroy Hall
Food: Kosher, vegetarian
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 8:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

Punch's Alley
Location: Wang Campus Center
Food: Beer, mixed drinks
Hours: Tuesday–Wednesday 6 p.m.–12 a.m., Thursday 4 p.m.–12 a.m., Friday–Saturday 8 p.m.–1 a.m.

The Salon
Location: Schneider Student Center
Food: Sushi
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Stone-Davis Culinary Center
Location: Stone-Davis Hall
Food: Deli, entrees, pizza, salad bar, soup
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Tower Dining Hall
Location: Tower Court
Food: Deli, entrees, pizza, salad bar, soup, vegan station
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 8:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

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