On-Campus Dining
To help you decide where to eat on campus, you can check out our hours of operation page or our daily menus page, which are updated regularly. To help navigate finding our locations across campus, you can use our interactive map or read our text-only descriptions of our dining and retail locations.
Dining on Campus: Our Locations
North Campus
LA
Located on the main floor of Lennox/Addington Residence, these food locations are really convenient!
LA Serves:
- A Wide Variety of Beverages
- Hot Grill Selections
- Pizza Pizza Counter
- Salad Bar
- A “Made to Order” Omelette and Pasta Bar
- Your Favourite Snack Foods
LA Starbucks
The LA Starbucks is full service in a relaxing environment, with a large fireplace and bistro style seating
Amazing coffees from around the world, Handcrafted beverages to discover and enjoy. Turn your morning coffee run into your morning breakfast. While we’re pouring your perfectly brewed coffee, enjoy any one of our delicious breakfast sandwiches, wraps or Starbucks Whole Grain Oatmeal. Don’t forget to treat yourself to delicious pastry.
Contact: Bruce Collett ext: 58171
Located on the North end of campus in creelman Hall, creelman Hall marketplace is a bright, bustling, open-market concept with a wide variety of specialized shops and stations including:
- Extensive all-day Salad Bar
- Nature’s Best Vegetarian
- Deli and Panini
- Exhibition Cooking Station
- Mom’s Home Cooking Counter
- Made to order Pizza and Pasta
- Large selection of desserts and pastries
- Fair Trade Coffee and Tea
- 100 Mile Grille, featuring local foods
- Mongolian BBQ
Whether its breakfast, lunch or dinner- we’ll turn your meal into an experience!
Contact: Adrian Hollingbury ext.53040
South Campus
Mountain Dining Hall
Located right inside the South Residence, you can come on in, in your favourite slippers! Between these two facilities you can enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner! Featuring extensive salad bar, omelette bar, pasta bar, lots of vegetarian choices, vegan options, deli-Licious Creations, a hot grill as well as the popular Pizza Pizza franchise!
Windows Cafe
Windows Café is a cozy bistro providing students with a great spot to dine, chat with friends or just stretch out and relax. Televisions are located throughout the café for your added enjoyment.
Windows offers:
- Gourmet Waffles & Crêpes
- Pastries & Decadent Desserts
- Fair Trade Coffee
- Smoothies
- Espresso
- Teas
- Hot Chocolate
Contact: Nick Anbeek ext: 56227/52809
Located in South Residence, no need to venture outside on a cold and wintry day when you live in South! Prairie Dining Hall is conveniently attached to your rez!
Prairie Dining Hall Offers:
- A wide variety of all your favourite hot meals
- Excellent vegetarian and vegan entrées
- Extensive salad bar
- Big screen television – entertainment while you eat!
- Attractive dining room with solarium
- Fair Trade Coffee
Contact: Nick Anbeek ext: 56227/52809
Located on the ground floor of the Engineering Building (Thornborough), this Tim Hortons kiosk offers a wide selection of Always Fresh Tim Hortons beverages and pastries! In a hurry? Grab a salad, sandwich or wrap from the Goodness To Go fridge.
Accepts student Meal Plans, Debit/Visa/MC. Sorry, we are not able to process Tim Cards.
Contact: Sarah Watson ext: 53029
Central Campus
For added customer convenience, Hospitality operates several snack bar/coffee shops in main classroom buildings across campus. These locations have extensive hours and accept student Meal Plans anytime.
Our “grab and go” kiosks offer a variety of items including:
- Gourmet Coffee and Teas
- Fairly Traded Coffee
- Assorted Cold Beverages
- Sandwiches Soups ‘n’ Salads
- Fresh Pastries and Your Favourite Snack Items
Contact: Adrian Hollingbury ext.53040
Located on the main floor of the Library, this new full service Starbucks offers a seating area in a relaxing environment. Turn your morning coffee run into your morning breakfast. While we’re pouring your perfectly brewed coffee, enjoy any one of our delicious breakfast sandwiches, wraps, etc.
Don’t forget to treat yourself to a delicious pastry
Residence Student Meal Plans are accepted at all times
Contact: Katie McColl ext: 53029
Located on the main floor of the University Centre, this Starbucks is a great place to get your morning coffee on the way to class. During the winter it's the perfect spot to get out of the cold and warm up with a nice hot beverage before you catch the bus!
Residence Student Meal Plans are accepted anytime during its hours of operation
Contact: Katie McColl ext: 53029
Located on the main floor of the University Centre.
Enjoy a large selection of specialty shops including Chef’s Sushi, Elmejor Burrito, Infusion Pan Asian Cuisine, Mom’s Kitchen & Nature’s Best, Mongolian BBQ, Nosh + Nourish, Pizza Pizza, Poutinee’s & KFC, Royal City Grille, Soup & Salad Bar, Tim Hortons, UC Shawarma. The UC also offers a Subway and Starbucks.
Residence Student Meal Plans are accepted anytime during its hours of operation in the UC Chef's Hall, UC Subway and UC Starbucks.
Contact: Sarah Watson ex. 56912
The Booster Juice/ ChaTime a casual, relaxing environment where you can:
- Keep up with your favourite soaps and evening TV shows
- Need energy? Have some Booster Juice
- Enjoy a freshly made bubble tea
- Treat yourself to a delicious pastry or bagel
Residence Student meal plans accepted anytime!
Contact: Katie McColl ex. 53029
East Campus
Located inside the East Residence, Eastside offers convenient “grab and go” meals, sandwiches, salads, fair trade coffee, a wide variety of beverages and snack items.
Contact: Bruce Collett ext: 58171
Located on the ground floor of the Gryphon Centre, Gryphs Sport offers a selection of beverages and pastries from our Tim Horton’s kiosk. We also recommend a salad, sandwich or wrap from the Goodness To Go fridge.
You don’t have to be an athlete to shop at Gryphs Sports Shop!
ATM on site. Residence meal plan, Debit/Visa/MC accepted. Sorry, we are not able to process Tim Cards.
Need Custom Orders for your Team, Club or Residence Hall? Visit our website!
Manager : Bruce Collett ex. 52621
"HOME OF THE CHAMPIONS"
This lively spot, located on the second floor of the Gryphon Sports Centre, is the place where athletes and professional fans meet to watch a live hockey game on the rink below or a favourite televised sporting event on one of 28 TV’s including 2 big screens with 4 satellites.
This is a licensed facility but students of all ages are welcome as Meal Plans are always accepted (excluding alcohol). The focus is on good food and good fun. Gryphs Restaurant is Licensed under the A.G.C.O.
Weekend hours may vary. Check hours at ext.52227
Located in the Athletic Centre, second floor, above the rock climbing wall.
Enjoy a cool Booster Juice after a workout or a HOT coffee while you relax near the fireplace. Great spot to grab a sandwich or salad!
West Campus
Our cafeteria offers a variety of items including:
- Heat to Order Breakfast sandwiches and Breakfast plates
- Hot lunch menu (11am-2pm) using our ‘pay by weight’ format
- Compostable containers or Green Re-usable program
- Options may include… Pasta Special, Beef, Pork, Chicken or other proteins
- Vegetarian Entrée, Potato or Rice sides and vegetables
- Hot Soup
- Freshly made Grab & Go selection of Fruits, Salads, Deli Sandwiches & Wraps
- Hot and cold beverages including Cappuccino’s, Lattés & Espresso
- Cookies, Muffins, Danish, Scones, Brownies and other bakery items including Gluten & Nut Free options
- Confectionery items
Contact: Bruce Collett ext.52621
Planet Bean has become a second home to hundreds of U of G guests every day. And because we know our guests appreciate a great cup of coffee, we’ve created an open laid back environment with lots of comfortable seating that highlights this careful coffee selection process, pays homage to the global coffee community, and shares with them our wealth of coffee knowledge.
Paired with baristas that celebrate craftsmanship and take pride in all that they do, there truly is a little love in every cup.
Our “grab and go” kiosks offer a variety of items including:
- Selection of hot and cold beverage (lattes, espresso’s frozen hot chocolate and smoothies
- Variety of specialty baked goods
- Grab and go sandwiches
Contact: Bruce Collett ext: 52621
Roaming
Hospitality Services Caffeine Canteen Food Truck will serve meals for breakfast, lunch, special events, and sporting events at various campus locations.
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram for our daily hours and location. Share your photos on social media with us using #GryphonBlend.
To book the Caffeine Canteen for your On-Campus event contact:
Contact: Christine Zulauf
Phone: (519)-824-4120 ext: 54652
Email: cgraha01@uoguelph.ca
Hospitality Services Gryph N’ Grille Food Truck will serve meals for lunch, dinner, special events, and sporting events at various campus locations.
Follow Gryph N' Grille on Twitter or Facebook for our daily hours and location. Share your photos on social media with us using #GryphNEats.
To book the GryphN’Grille for your On-Campus event contact:
Contact: Christine Zulauf
Phone: (519)-824-4120 Ext: 54652
Email: cgraha01@uoguelph.ca