Dining

Dining banner, saying Live, Learn, Dine and Succeed at RIC, flying on campus

RIC's multiple dining options provide students with choices, flexibility, and convenience.

Great Food, When and How You Want it

Whether you want to:

  • sit down and enjoy a meal with friends
  • grab something quickly between classes
  • stock up on food items to snack on or prepare easily in your dorm room...

you'll find what you're looking for at our on-campus dining facilities.

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Donovan Dining Center - 4 Star Certified Green Restaurant

At our main dining facility, recently rated a 4 Star Certified Green Restaurant, you are welcome to enjoy a hot or cold meal indoors or on our patio. If you don't have time to sit, we'll package up your meal for you. We also offer express items to grab when you have even less time.  

Our 4 Star Certification and Campus Sustainability

Food Stations

  • Deli-to-Order
  • Entrées of the Day
  • Fruit, Yogurt and Granola
  • Grainary (bagels, toast, cereal bar)
  • Grill-to-Order
  • Make-Your-Own Rice Bar
  • Salad Bar
  • Soups of the Day
  • Pasta Bar
  • Waffle Bar

The Beestro - For Sustainability and Student Recreation

Beestro logo with text, bee, and crossed knife and fork

The Beestro is our dining facility that proudly features sustainable products from our campus garden, our campus apiaries, and local vendors. For breakfast, enjoy fresh bakery items, breakfast sandwiches, and our broad coffee bar offerings. At lunch and dinner, choose from personal pizzas and flatbreads, gourmet deli sandwiches, personal-sized baked pastas, and desserts.

The Beestro also has a recreation area where students can relax, spend time together, and enjoy entertainment such as video games and air hockey. 

“The administration is always looking for ways to improve the student experience at RIC, and one of these initiatives was to create an additional space for students to hang out."

– Student Community Government Deputy Speaker Frank Castello, on The Beestro

Nourishment, Convenience, Options and Value

People eating in Donovan Dining Center

College Dining Services is known for providing seamless dining experiences rooted in ease, variety, quality, sustainability, and cost-savings. We recognize that you have individual food needs, and we're here to assist. Take a look at our varied meal plans, meal times, and costs – and start planning to live and dine right here on the RIC campus.

Our Meal Plans Offer Something for Everyone

We offer meal plans that aim to suit all types of students during different times of the year, and with different needs and wants. Here are details on our most popular plans and the wide variety of times students can enjoy meals each day.

Undergraduate residents choose one of these plans:

PlansMealsFlex Meal PointsCost Per Semester
A17 Per Week$400 Per Semester$3,281
B15 Per Week$300 Per Semester$3,090
C13 Per Week$250 Per Semester$2,926

All Residents are initially placed in Meal Plan A when their housing deposit is received, but with the free GET App you can easily change your meal plan option, monitor meal and flex point numbers, and order ahead. The app can also be used to order a convenience meal or food service should health concerns arise.

Graduate Residents are required to choose either the Graduate plan or one of our three Undergraduate Resident Meal Plans (A, B, or C). Graduate Residents are initially placed on meal plan A when their Housing Deposit is received, but have the option to change their meal plan by emailing Dining Services.

Graduate Resident Meal Plan

PlanMealsFlex Meal PointsCost Per Semester
Graduate11 per Week at Donovan Dining Center$200 Per Semester$2,428

Commuting students are welcome to visit and purchase food or beverages in Donovan Dining Center, The Beestro, or at on-campus vending machines. While commuters are not required to purchase a meal plan, we strongly encourage them to purchase the Commuter Meal Plan:

PlanMealsFlex Meal PointsCost Per Semester
Commuter3 Per Week$50 for Semester$557

This plan is prorated and can be included on your billing or paid for by credit card (with a 2.75% credit card processing fee).

Enroll Via Credit Card

Day & MealMeal PeriodsMeal Allotment
Mon–Fri (Breakfast)7–11 am$11
Mon–Fri (Lunch)11 am–2:30 pm$11
Mon–Fri (Late Lunch)2:30–4 pm$11
Mon–Fri (Dinner)4–8 pm$11
Saturday (Breakfast / Lunch)10 am–4 pm$11
Saturday (Dinner)4–6 pm$11
Sunday (Breakfast / Lunch)10 am–4 pm$11
Sunday (Dinner)4–8 pm$11

Making Sure All Our Students are Well Fed

We care about providing food security and nutrition education for all RIC students.

Food pantry

Food 4 Thought Pantry

Our Food 4 Thought Pantry assists students with food and/or housing insecurity by providing a private and confidential opportunity to obtain food and toiletries.

Students serving themselves at salad bar

Nutrition Counseling

The services of a Licensed, Registered Dietitian are available to students wanting information on general nutrition, weight management, food allergies, or specific therapeutic diets. Dining tours, group classes, and taste demos are also provided.

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Contact Us

College Dining Services

We provide residential and retail food services, catering, vending, and meeting space.