Catered accommodation
Catered accommodation includes breakfast and dinner every weekday (Monday - Friday) during term time, all covered within the price of your accommodation package, making eating hassle free. Download our Eat at York Guide (PDF 
, 4,142kb) for more information. Don't just take our word for it, see what students have said about the catering options!
Weekly menus
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Relax
No worrying about what to cook for breakfast and dinner, or what to budget for food.
Socialise
A great way to meet other students from your college and catch up with flatemates.
Eat well
A variety of meal options to choose from, cooked by our award winning professionals.
Important information
- If you wish to take your meal away, you will need to bring your own container
- You can sign up to our mailing list to receive the weekly menu straight to your email
How does it work?
You’ll eat in your college’s canteen. Simply turn up at mealtimes and present your University ID card at the checkout.
- Breakfast is served from 8am to 10.30am
- Dinner is served from 5pm to 7.30pm
Please follow all instructions to ensure safely social distanced dining.
What's on the menu?
- Breakfast: Fruit juice, tea, coffee and 5 items from our breakfast menu.
- Dinner: A soup and main course OR main course and dessert.
Our breakfast menu
Please note: this menu is for example purposes only.
- Two slices of toast or bread with butter and preserve
- Fruit juice and tea or coffee
- Plus any 5 of the following:
- Rasher of bacon
- Sausage (meat or vegetarian)
- Eggs (fried or scrambled)
- Baked beans
- Grilled tomato
- Mushrooms
- Hash brown
- Porridge
- Cereal selection with milk
- Assorted yoghurt
- A selection of fruit
- Croissant
- Bagel
- We also have a full vegan breakfast available, including vegan eggs
Catered accommodation menu
Please note: these menu's are for example purposes only.
We regularly have themed and seasonal menus. Visit our What's On page to check what we have coming up!
Where is my college canteen?
- Derwent students: Derwent Dining
- James students: The Galleria Restaurant
- Vanbrugh students: Vanbrugh Food Court
- Vanbrugh students based in Fairfax House: Continental breakfast only at Fairfax House and dinner at Vanbrugh Food Court.
I've lost my ID card
Lost, damaged or worn University ID cards should be reported to the Information Centre in Market Square. A charge for a replacement card may be applicable.
Any questions?
Contact a catered accommodation administrator:
- +44 (0) 1904 326577
- admn564@york.ac.uk
Allergy and dietary information
Please contact us to discuss your requirements before selecting Catered Accommodation as your preferred choice.
The results from our 2022 Catered Accommodation Survey (PDF , 3,979kb) are now available to view.