college dining hall

Student meal facility

A college dining hall is a large cafeteria-style facility on a university campus where students eat meals, typically included with room and board fees.

The term evokes long tables, institutional food, and the social rituals of undergraduate life: We met for dinner at the dining hall every night freshman year.

Also called a dining commons or simply the caf.

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