Dining Services

Dining Services Office, (860) 465-5207
Joe Salvaggio, Resident District Manager, (860) 465-5051
Catering Department, (860) 465-5207     

Meal Plan Options
The following meal plan options are available during the 2024-25 academic year. Meal plans are available to all registered students (certain restrictions apply). If you need to select a plan or make a change (certain restrictions apply), please complete a Dining Services Agreement online. Please contact Card Services with any questions at (860) 465-5060 or by emailing us at cardservices@easternct.edu. Additional detailed meal plan information is available in the Dining Services brochure and on our website at http://www.easternct.edu/cardservices/expresscard/.

SILVER PLUS $125 Meal Plan – The cost of this plan is $ 3,433 per semester. This meal plan includes $125 Dining Dollars, ten Guest Meals, and allows unlimited access to Hurley Food Court. The SILVER PLUS $125 Meal Plan is required for all resident first-year students and residents of Burnap, Burr, Constitution, Crandall, Mead, Niejadlik, Winthrop and Occum residents on the first and second floors and is automatically assigned. These students may upgrade to the SILVER PLUS $225 or SILVER PLUS $325 Meal Plan by completing a Dining Services Agreement. The SILVER PLUS $125 Meal Plan is available to all students.

SILVER PLUS $225 Meal Plan – The cost of this plan is $ 3,533 per semester. This meal plan includes $225 Dining Dollars, ten Guest Meals, and allows unlimited access to Hurley Food Court. These students may upgrade to the SILVER PLUS $325 Meal Plan by completing a Dining Services Agreement. The SILVER PLUS $225 Meal Plan is available to all students.

SILVER PLUS $325 Meal Plan – The cost of this plan is $ 3,633 per semester. This meal plan includes $325 Dining Dollars, ten Guest Meals, and allows unlimited access to Hurley Food Court. The SILVER PLUS $325 Meal Plan is available to all students.

150 BLOCK Meal Plan – The cost of this plan is $ 1,957 per semester. This meal plan includes $150 Dining Dollars and allows 150 meals in Hurley Food Court per semester. Block Meals are usable as Guest Meals when the owner of the block meal plan dines with the guest. Participants may buy another block within the same semester if needed. The 150 BLOCK Meal Plan is available to all on-campus apartment residents and commuter students.

75 BLOCK Meal Plan – The cost of this plan is $979 per semester. This meal plan includes $75 Dining Dollars and allows 75 meals in Hurley Food Court per semester. Block Meals are usable as Guest Meals when the owner of the block meal plan dines with the guest. Participants may buy another block within the same semester if needed. The 75 BLOCK Meal Plan is available to all on-campus apartment residents and commuter students.

50 BLOCK Meal Plan – The cost of this plan is $654 per semester. This meal plan includes $50 Dining Dollars and allows 50 meals in Hurley Food Court per semester. Block Meals are usable as Guest Meals when the owner of the block meal plan dines with the guest. Participants may buy another block within the same semester if needed. The 50 BLOCK Meal Plan is available to all on-campus apartment residents and commuter students.

Dining Dollars
Dining Dollars are funds that are automatically placed on the Eastern EXPRE$$ CARD of students with a SILVER PLUS $125, SILVER PLUS $225, SILVER PLUS $325, 150 BLOCK, 75 BLOCK or 50 BLOCK Meal Plan. Dining Dollars can only be used for food purchases at the Hurley and Student Center Food Courts. These funds carry over from the fall semester to the spring semester but will zero out at the end of the academic year in May.

“Seconds” Policy
Our “seconds” policy gives students unlimited seconds on all food and beverages.

“You’re Good to Go” Program
“You’re Good to Go” at Hurley Food Court from 11 a.m. to closing. You can get a “to-go” container from the cashier and take it with you. The cost of your first container is $5.00 which can be purchased with Dining Dollars, EXPRE$$ CASH, cash or debit/credit card. Only return the container to the Food Court when you plan on taking another to-go meal or you will be charged $5.00 when you get a container in the future. To-go containers must be able to close and are not permitted in the dining room. All to-go meals must be eaten outside of Hurley Hall. One to-go meal is allowed during lunch and dinner weekdays & brunch and dinner on the weekends, not to be used in conjunction with a regular meal.

No outside containers, reusable bottles, cups or mugs are permitted in the dining hall.

Special Dietary Requirements
If you need a sick tray or have special dietary requirements, please contact the Dining Service Office at ext. 55207, or email dining@easternct.eduto talk about how to best accommodate your situation.

Guest Meals
Enjoy a meal with a guest at Hurley Food Court. You can use Guest Meals (SILVER Plans) or a Block Meal (BLOCK Plans) in conjunction with a student meal. Inform the cashier when dining with a guest. Dining Dollars, EXPRE$$ CASH, debit, and credit cards may also be used to pay for guests or to purchase a single meal. Prices are listed below.

Campus Dining Policies:
You can help us maintain a great dining experience by following these rules at mealtimes:

•  Please bus your dishes and disposables when you have finished dining.
•  Please only take portions you can eat in one sitting; you can always go back for seconds.
•  Please do not remove food, dishes, utensils, or condiments from the dining hall. 
•  No outside containers, reusable bottles, cups or mugs are permitted in the dining hall.
• Your Eastern EXPRE$$ CARD is non-transferable. Please do not lend your card to anyone.
• Present your Eastern EXPRE$$ CARD to the cashier in order to enter Hurley Food Court.

Catering Services, ext. 55207
Chartwells Dining Services has an impressive Catering Department. A full range of catering services are available to students, faculty, staff and campus organizations. Please contact the Catering Department at (860) 465-5207 or by emailing them at catering@easternct.edu. Please visit the department website at easternct.catertrax.com.

Hurley Food Court, ext. 40026
Hurley Food Court is located on the second floor of Hurley Hall. Hurley Hall Food Court is our all-you-care-to-eat main dining hall and is open seven days a week during the academic year and is where most of the meal plan is used. (Please see Dining Dollars information for additional details.) Our specialty station showcases exhibition style cooking with a rotating regional cuisine and breakfast all day where students can customize their own omelets and breakfast sandwiches.  The menus in Hurley Hall feature fresh oven pizza with house-made pizza dough, grill menus feature fresh hamburgers, cheeseburgers, French fries and daily specials and entire menus include several student favorites including vegan & vegetarian items, and two house-made soups daily.  Our abundant salad bar and deli bar include more than 30 ingredients to create and customize your own salad or deli sandwich.      

Present your Eastern EXPRE$$ CARD for your Meal Plan, Dining Dollars or EXPRE$$ CASH to purchase and enjoy all you care to eat. The Food Court also accepts cash and debit/credit cards.

View Daily Menus by visiting www.dineoncampus.com/easternct or download the DineOnCampus app. 

HOURS:
WEEKDAY 

WEEKEND

Student Center Food Court, ext. 55046

The Student Center Food Court features Campus Perks Café which offers a full line of "We Proudly Brew Starbucks" coffee, espresso drinks, baked goods, and fresh fruit smoothies. At Create, salads are made to order with a variety of fresh produce.  Windham Street Subs offers handcrafted deli sandwiches on bread, wraps & rolls and are accompanied with house-made potato chips.  Grill Nation features breakfast sandwiches, breakfast potatoes and French toast sticks during the morning hours.  This station also features all your grill favorites which include hamburgers, cheeseburgers, veggie burgers, grilled cheese, fried & grilled chicken sandwiches and French fries throughout the rest of the day.  Build Pizza features slices of cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza and a daily special all on house-made pizza dough.  Chef's Table is a weekly rotating concept that offers different regional cuisines which include Asian, Italian, Fresh-Mex, Mediterranean, and Indian. The Student Center Food Court accepts cash, Dining Dollars, EXPRE$$ CASH, debit and credit cards.

View Daily Menus by visiting www.dineoncampus.com/easternct or download the DineOnCampus app. 

BOOST Mobile Ordering is available at the Student Center Food Court. Visit On-Campus Dining Locations- Eastern (easternct.edu) to learn more.
Hours:

Monday to Friday:  8:00am to 9:00pm

Saturday & Sunday: Starbucks Station Only & Holidays - 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Holidays: Closed

Hours at Dining Services locations are subject to change.