Dining Hall | Campus life

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 (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.)
Lunch (11:00 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 and Halal.

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

Cost and access

Pay at the door 2023-2024

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

Students, Professors and Faculty Administrative Staff

Breakfast (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.): $11.47 (+ tax)
Lunch (11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.): $16.00 (+ tax)
Dinner (4:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.): $17.20 (+ tax)

Employees will 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.

External Community

Breakfast (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.): $16.47 (+ tax)
Lunch (11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.): $21.00 (+ tax)
Dinner (4:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.): $22.20 (+ tax)

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

Disclaimer for cash payers: Entry until 10:30 pm, Dining Hall closed at 11:00 pm.

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 2023-2024

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

Bloc A

Dining Hall entry: 50 one-time entries*
Total cost: $895 tax included
*Valid for one term only and are non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-interchangeable.

Bloc B

Dining Hall entry: 75 one-time entries*
Total cost: $1,216 tax included
*Valid for one term only and are non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-interchangeable.

Bloc C

Dining Hall entry: 100 one-time entries*
Total cost: $1,650 tax included
*Valid for one term only and are non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-interchangeable.

Dietary preferences

We wish to provide the University community with a variety of food options. Here is a list of specific types of food and where they can be found on campus:

Vegetarian

Vegetarian options are available at most food locations on campus. Make sure to look for the vegetarian symbol on products or ask one of our helpful Food Services staff members.

Vegan

Vegan options are available at most food locations on campus. Make sure to look for the vegan symbol on products or ask one of our helpful Food Services staff members. Furthermore, a 100% plant-based menu is offered at the station PURE in the University Centre Dining Hall.