Meals

Meals at St Edmund Hall are one of the most sociable aspects of studying here with our 270 seater Dining Hall meaning that the whole College community can eat together, but there’s always room to sit with friends. We serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and brunch is available at weekends.

The quality and variety of the food is exceptional, with Head Chef John McGeever using his extensive experience of five star hotel and restaurant catering to produce delicious meals. Our food is consistently highly rated by staff and students and is available at competitively low prices. Our award-winning team of chefs aim to meet all your dietary needs, and we regularly provide vegetarian, vegan, kosher and halal meals.

Paying for breakfasts and dinners

In the interests of fairness to all members of the College, students living in College pay for a minimum number of the available breakfasts and dinners. Those living in annexes or private accommodation pay for fewer as they are likely to eat in College less frequently, and all students are entitled to a small number of refunds each term for missed meals. Payment is made via University Card in the Wolfson Dining Hall.

Paying for lunches, drinks and snacks

You will also have a cash account linked to your University Card (which you can top up online or in the Bursary). This lets you buy lunches on a pay-as-you-go basis during term and any meals during the vacations. It can be also be used to buy snacks in the Wolfson Hall and drinks at the College bar. £25 will be credited to the accounts of all students before the start of their first term.