What is the food like at Van Mildert?
One of the most common queries about college life is the quality of the catered food. How good it is depends on whom you ask, but all agree that it is of a considerably higher standard than many other colleges.Food varies from edible to very good, and menus generally operate on a 4/5-week rotation. Breakfast consists of unlimited self-service fruit juice, coffee, tea, cereals, toast, fruit, and a selection of hot food from 8am to 9.30am. Lunch, served 12.15pm-1.30pm is always a substantial hot meal, a dessert, chips or potatoes and vegetables. Dinner is served from 5.30pm until 6.45pm. Meals are included in termly ‘battels’, college bills.The college caters for all dietary requirements and always provides two vegetarian options as well as providing for any other special needs students may have. If you really can’t stand the food the JCR shops sells toasties, and Durham has numerous takeaways most of which give free delivery direct to the college right until 1 or 2 in the morning.Most a
