Food & Drink
Updates.
Formal Halls - Bookings open two weeks before each dinner. Remaining Trinity Term 2023 dates are 5th May (family-friendly but all welcome) and 2nd of June.
Hall - We no longer offer disposable takeaway containers. Please bring your own containers if you are taking food away. If you have any Hall plates, or other items, we would very much appreciate their return to Hall.
Informal meals Payment Methods, Meal Prices and Subsidies
Hall meal service times
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Lunch in Hall (M-F) |
Mon-Fri, 12:15pm-2pm |
To enable them to have lunch in 30 minutes, staff (only) may enter the Hall at noon. Thank you for your consideration. |
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Dinner in Hall |
Mon-Fri, 6pm—7:30pm |
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Saturday brunch in Hall |
Sat, 9:30am—11:30am |
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Early dinner variation |
5:45pm - 7.15pm |
Supper is early on Thursdays every week during full term, to facilitate Guest Nights. |
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Formal Hall variation |
No informal supper is served on nights when there is a Formal Hall. |
Formal Halls take place two or three times per term. |
College members can pay with battels or bank card (except AMEX). Please note that we do not accept cash.
All our meals are priced according to the cost of the food, with a 'mark-up' towards the additional costs of staff, power, etc. College members receive different levels of subsidy and/or allowances on their food as follows:
| Graduate Student Members: | 50% subsidy on cooked food at informal meals |
| Guest of Student Member: | 25% subsidy on cooked food at informal meals, plus VAT. |
| Members: | Full price |
| Staff: | Full price |
Upper Common Room (UCR)
Please note that the UCR coffee machine has returned to its pre-Covid settings. Hot drinks continue to be free at the times shown below. Outside of those times a bank card payment (not AMEX) of £1.50 will be required.
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Monday-Friday |
10:30am - 11:30am 12:30pm - 2:30pm 6.30pm - 8.30pm |
The filter coffee machine remains entirely complimentary, as does the tea and hot water.
On Saturdays, to coincide with brunch, complimentary coffee is served in the Hall rather than the UCR.
Children are allowed in the Common Room on Saturdays.
Wolfson Café
The Wolfson Café is situated next to the Lodge and serves hot and cold drinks and snacks from 8am to 3:30pm every weekday (Mon-Fri).
College members can pay with battels, bank card (not AMEX). Please note that we do not accept cash.
Cafe wifi password: leonard
Sunday Coffee Shop
During term time, coffee and cakes are served by volunteers from 13:00-15:00 in the Upper Common Room in aid of AMREF, the College charity.
Wine orders
To order wine, download the Wine List Order Form (at the bottom of this page). Follow the instructions on the form, then email it to groceries@wolfson.usavelo.com. The wines will be left in the Lodge for collection within two working days, and the charge will be made to your member account.
Please be sure to collect your wine promptly. Wines not collected within 10 days will be returned to the Cellar, and an administration and labour charge of £5.00 per bottle will be made to your account.
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