Welcome to our All-you-care-to-eat Dining Hall! Everyone is welcome – students, staff, faculty and guests.

Award-winning Dining Hall

Connecting people in an inviting culinary destination; eat, learn, live uOttawa! A wide variety of food options, including vegetarian, vegan and Halal. Choose from 10 stations offering a variety of delicious meals made on site with fresh ingredients, along with a Desserts and Drinks stations.

Visit My Pantry during culinary events, or the World Flavours station if you want to try international meals. If you are looking for vegan and vegetarian options, the Pure station uses 100% plant-based ingredients.

NOTE: All dining hall guests who do NOT have a 5- or 7-day meal plan have a maximum 3-hour access with their door purchase. 

Hours of Operations: 

  • Breakfast (6 a.m. to 10 a.m.)
  • Lunch (11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
  • Dinner (4:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.)

Location: University Center, level 1 

Menu: Discover various food options, including vegetarian, vegan, Halal, made without dairy* and made without gluten*. 

*Due to the nature of our kitchen and service style, we can’t guarantee that cross-contamination won’t occur.

Method of payment: Interac, Visa, Mastercard, uOttawa card and Discover uOttawa card

Pay at the door 2024-2025

Valid for a single meal period or up to three hours. You have access to all stations. 50% off for kids 5 and under.

uOttawa students, professors, staff and alumni

  • Breakfast (6 a.m. to 10 a.m.): $13.19 (+ tax)
  • Lunch (11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.): $18.40 (+ tax)
  • Dinner (4:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.): $19.78 (+ tax)

Employees need to show a valid employee card at the door. Employees who don’t have an employee card can show their employee profile on the Workday app. 

Alumni need to show a valid Alumni Association membership card at the door. 

External community

  • Breakfast (6 a.m. to 10 a.m.): $18.94 (+ tax)
  • Lunch (11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.): $24.15 (+ tax)
  • Dinner (4:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.): $25.53 (+ tax)

When entering between meal periods, the rate of the following time slot will be applied.

Disclaimer for cash payers: Entry until 10:30 p.m., Dining Hall closes at 11 p.m. 

Meal plan

Students with the 5 day or 7 day meal plans will have access to the All-you-care-to-eat Dining Hall, either 5 days a week (Monday to Friday) or 7 days a week, depending on the meal plan.

View all meal plan options and prices.

Block plan 2024-2025

Save on the regular Dining Hall door rate by buying block plans. Block plans are valid for one term, are non-transferable and non-refundable. All sales are final.

Benefits

  • Ideal if you live off campus or if you eat one meal a day in the Dining Hall.
  • Block plan C allows you to save on the regular Dining Hall door rate.
  • Tax is included in the price.
  • At the end of the term, unused accesses are transferred to Flex.  Minus applicable taxes and an admin fee of $25
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Dining Hall entry: 50 one-time entries*
Total cost: $958 tax included
*Valid for one term only and are non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-interchangeable.
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Dining Hall entry: 75 one-time entries*
Total cost: $1,361 tax included
*Valid for one term only and are non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-interchangeable.
Illustration of 100.
Dining Hall entry: 100 one-time entries*
Total cost: $1,766 tax included
*Valid for one term only and are non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-interchangeable.

We wish to provide the University community with a variety of food options. These are the types of food that can be found on campus:

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how-to-rules

How-to and rules

The policies below will allow us to serve you safely and ensure equal access to all students.
See the Dining Hall rules