Dining Hall

The main dining hall is a focal point for the College. Members 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.

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.

Kitchen Minimum Billing

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. This is credited to your University card and can be used to pay for meals and formal dinners and on other formal occasions. When a student leaves, unspent balances are not refunded. The charges for the current academic year are detailed here.

Times and dates of meals

In the St Edmund’s Dining Hall:

• Breakfast                                                 08:00 – 09:30   (Wednesday Only)
• Lunch                                                      12.30 – 13.30   (Monday – Friday)
• Dinner                                                     18.30 – 19.45    (Monday – Friday)
• Click + Collect (via app)                          12:00 – 20:00    (Monday – Friday)
• Delivery to bedroom door (via app)        12:00 – 20:00    (Monday – Friday)

• Saturday Brunch                                     11:00 – 12:30   (Saturday)
• Click + Collect (via app)                          12.30 – 14:00   (Saturday)
• Delivery to bedroom door (via app)        12.30 – 14:00   (Saturday)

• Sunday Lunch                                         12.30 – 13.30   (Sunday)

A hot meat and vegetarian/vegan option will be available during lunch & dinner.

Click + Collect and Delivery to your bedroom – Choose from a selection of Sandwiches, Pastries, Confectionary and Drinks, available through the Se Edmunds App, for easy Click and Collect or Delivery to your room. Please not a charge for delivery will be applied.

Additional notification of periods of closure and reduced kitchen service during vacations will be circulated by email, and on the Weekly menu.

Dietary Requirements

The College will seek to respond to the needs of members with special dietary requirements. Vegetarian and vegan options are routinely available, while other special dietary requirements should be discussed in the first instance with the Catering 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 Catering Manager, who will be able to advise on the ingredients and labelling of College meals.