Overview

During the summer term at Stanford, undergraduate and graduate students living on campus have various food options to choose from.

One of the most celebrated food service programs in the country, Stanford Dining is recognized both regionally and nationally for outstanding chefs, menus, and sustainability programs.

In an all-you-care-to-eat dining hall, students choose from a variety of fresh, nutritious menus that include organic produce, hormone-free meats, vegan, and vegetarian foods. Stanford Hospitality & Auxiliaries provides an exceptional variety of nationally-acclaimed food venues throughout Stanford campus, including retail cafes, like The Cafe at the Arrillaga Alumni Center and The Axe & Palm Cafe at Old Union, plus the eateries at Tresidder Memorial Union.

Undergraduate students living in a residence hall during the summer are required to—and graduate students may—purchase a Stanford Dining meal plan.

Summer Meal Plans
Manzanita Dining hall serves 19 meals per week:

• breakfast, lunch and dinner,
• Monday thru Friday;
• brunch and dinner on weekends.

Meal plans re-set every Sunday morning, refreshing the “meals/week” provided with your meal plan. Each meal plan provides five guest meals; additional guest meals may be purchased with Cardinal Dollars or cash.

View the chart below for dates, rates, and number of meals in each plan. Your dining contract will be concurrent with your housing dates.

Cardinal Dollars
Cardinal Dollars are prepaid dining dollars, and are added to your ID card. They can be used in residential dining halls to purchase meals and guest meals, or they can be used in Stanford Hospitality & Auxiliaries retail cafes. Please check the Stanford Dining website for a list of locations and summer hours.

1. Cardinal Dollars provided as part of a meal plan must be used within summer session. These Cardinal Dollars expire at the end of the day on September 2.
2. Cardinal Dollars that are purchased in addition to a meal plan carry over from quarter to quarter, and from year to year. These Cardinal Dollars do not expire unless they have been used.

For more information on Cardinal Dollars or any of Stanford Dining's meal plans, go to http://dining.stanford.edu , or contact Stanford Dining's Meal Plan Office (650-723-4751), or email diningplans@stanford.edu.

For more information about retail cafes and other Stanford food services, please visit Stanford Hospitality & Auxiliaries at http://hospitality.stanford.edu.