Hampshire College Dining Commons
About the Business
Hampshire College Dining Commons, located at 893 West Street in Amherst, Massachusetts, offers a convenient and delicious dining option for students on campus. Incoming and returning students in Merrill and Dakin dorms receive a full meal plan, giving them access to breakfast, lunch, and dinner on weekdays, as well as brunch and dinner on weekends. Additionally, students have $500 in Dining Dollars each semester for use at various campus locations, including the Kern Kafé, Bridge Cafe, Mixed Nuts Co-op, and HampStore.
Students living in mods automatically receive a partial meal plan, but have the option to upgrade to a full meal plan. The partial meal plan includes $846 in Dining Dollars for use at the Bridge Café, Kern Kafé, HampStore, Mixed Nuts, and the Dining Commons. Dining Dollars roll over from fall to spring semester and expire at the end of the academic year.
All students receive 5 guest meals per semester at the Dining Commons and are billed $250 for Hamp Dollars each semester, which can be used at the HampStore and other dining locations. Additional Hamp Dollars can be purchased using NelNet at any time during the semester.
Meal plans are automatically charged based on housing assignment, but students can opt into the full meal plan if desired. Full meal plan purchases are non-refundable, so students are encouraged to carefully consider their options. The full meal plan must be added by specific deadlines each semester.
Students on the full meal plan have access to the Dining Commons at every meal period, even if they exhaust their flexible funds. For those not on the full meal plan, the door price at the Dining Commons is $12.50. Hamp Dollars are required for all resident, mod, and commuter students and can be used at various campus locations.
Overall, Hampshire College Dining Commons provides a variety of dining options and flexible meal plans to meet the needs of all students on campus.
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Location & Phone number
Hampshire College, 893 West St, Amherst, MA 01002, United States
Hours open
Monday:
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday:
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday:
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday:
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday:
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday:
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sunday:
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Reviews
"The food here is so bad. I have very little cooking experience and I genuinely think I could make this better myself if given the same tools. The corn bread we had today tasted like sand. At the start of the semester they had a “special meal” for new students which ended up being the driest falafel you’ve ever had, a single lettuce leaf and some vile tasting chicken (and chicken is my favorite food so that’s saying something). Their general Tso’s chicken is so salty and flabby it’s borderline inedible. I’m almost concerned for my health when I eat this slop. They can’t even make good rice. How do you mess up rice? If I could give this 0 stars I would. Their other chicken is meh to okay but that’s the best compliment I can give"
"Food is ok, could be improved and healtier considering that it's a college dining commons, where young people eat. There are some healthy choices but the main courses aren't always the best ones in terms of healthy food. Depending on the day of the week sometimes it opens/closes too early"
"I wish I could give this zero stars honestly, I am sick basically everyday throwing up numerous of times because of the food and its always under cooked and no season at all whatsoever. Sometimes the staff behind the dinner area are not always nice and there are always bugs flying around the food. The school needs a better person to partner with and also give the place a good cleaning."
"I love the saga/DC at Hampshire college. It is run by Bon Appetit which do a fairly good job at making food that is prepared with locally grown ingredients. I believe that the food itself needs improvement in terms of flavor but that is a personal opinion. The hours for this dining commons are limited which makes things tricky during finals. I am biased in my this review since I have emotional attachment with the place which makes it harder to review objectively. The place has good ambiance and food is healthy. Flavor of the food needs work."
"The food served here is literally just about to expire which is why students legally cannot take it out of the dining hall. They serve the same kinds of foods every day with little variety and the food is just bland in general. It could definitely be a lot worse though"
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