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Dining hall
The main dining hall is a focal point for the College. All members, including those not resident on site, are encouraged to take meals in College as often as possible, to aid in the fostering of the community spirit that is so much a part of College life.
The College provides breakfast and lunch from Monday to Friday. A more formal lunch is served on Sundays. Dinner is offered each evening from Monday to Friday (except when another category of dinner is scheduled); no evening meal is provided on Saturdays or Sundays. There is no formal start or end to these meals and diners may enter at any time during the period of serving. Members may bring spouses, guests and children to any of these meals.
Other, more formal dinners, of which there are several each term, are subject to dress codes, timing and guest restrictions, details of which are made known to members well in advance.
Minimum billing for meals
Members will understand that in order to keep the kitchen running a certain revenue is necessary. A minimum charge for meals is therefore levied termly and added to a member's College Bill. The charges for the current academic year is detailed in section 8.2 of the Blue Book
Times and Dates of Meals
Full details of these are given in the College Calendar. The Calendar also contains details of periods of closure and reduced kitchen service during vacations.
Special Dietary Requirements
The College will seek to respond to the needs of members with special dietary requirements. Vegetarian options are routinely available, while other special dietary requirements should be discussed in the first instance with the Chef/Manager, who will try to prepare appropriate meals if this can reasonably be arranged (though the College cannot guarantee to fulfil all individual requests). The College should be informed if a member has a serious food allergy; this should be discussed immediately on arrival with the member's Tutor and with the Chef/Manager, who will be able to advise on the ingredients and labelling of College meals.