Dining 101

Meal Swipes give you access to any of our all-you-care-to-eat dining halls, including Commons Dining Hall and the Food Hall @ Sadler. The All Access Meal Plan comes with unlimited entry and all other meal plans include a declining swipe balance per semester.

Dining Dollars may be used at any William & Mary Dining location, including at retail facilities or through the Grubhub Mobile app or kiosks. Your purchases made with Dining Dollars are tax free. That means any time you use Dining Dollars, you're saving 12%! Dining Dollars roll from fall to spring, but not year to year and can be reloaded at tribecard.wm.edu.

Dining Dollars are only valid for active meal plan holders and a set amount comes with each meal plan. Dining Dollars can be used to purchase food and beverages at all W&M Dining and convenience locations including through the Grubhub Mobile App and kisosks. Any Dining Dollars balances will roll from fall to spring semesters for students who remain enrolled in a meal plan. Unused Dining Dollars will expire at the end of the spring semester.

W&M Express is a declining balance account which starts at zero. Express allows you to load funds on your W&M ID card to use on campus and at certain locations off campus. It's a secure, reliable way to make transactions without the concerns of carrying cash or the hassle of a credit card.

Do you have food allergies or intolerances? Our chefs have you covered. True Balance is a station in both Commons Dining Hall and Food Hall @ Sadler, where our dining team prepares delicious dishes from ingredients without the nine most common food allergens – egg, milk, peanut, tree nuts, shellfish, soy, wheat, fish, sesame – and gluten. These stations are completely separate from other areas of our dining halls and utilize tools that are cleaned and stored separately from other prep and cooking materials.

Students can request meal plan accommodations through Student Accessibility Services (SAS) for medical, religious or financial reasons. SAS will make an appointment with the student to review documentation provided and assist in determining appropriate accommodation.

Vegan and vegetarian protein alternatives such as chickpeas, hummus and tofu can be found in both Commons Dining Hall and Food Hall @ Sadler. We use Beyond Meat alternative products for our burgers, which are available at our grill stations every day, and Mindful Chik‘n as another meat alternative that is rotated throughout our menu during the semester. Vegetables are cooked in an olive oil or canola oil blend.

Non-breaded Halal chicken can be found in the Food Hall @ Sadler and Commons Dining Hall. We also provide late night options and other offerings for students around the observation of holidays.

Students dining on our campus have access to a wealth of Kosher options including fresh fruits and veggies at any time, and preprepared Kosher meals from Meredith Mills of Fran's Kosher Deli. These items are always available in our retail locations, and available upon request in our residential locations. Students can choose from cold items such as tuna, caesar salad, egg salad, curry chicken wraps, to ready to heat items such as matzo ball soup, baked ziti, chicken marsala and brisket. Gluten-free and vegan options are also available as well as a variety of desserts and snacks.

There are 14 composting locations on campus: Sadler Terrace, Campus Center, Swem Library, Dupont Hall, Tucker Hall, Commons Dining Hall, Randolph Complex, Botetourt Complex, Lemon-Hardy Halls, Washington Hall, Sorority Court, Richmond Hall, Ludwell Apts. and the law school.

We continue to partner with local business for our chef pop-up series in the dining halls. Spice Palace remains a campus favorite, and we schedule at least one station take-over a month!