Hi Blog,
We’re going to do something a little different this week! I am going to show you some of my favorite meals so far from the dining halls on campus (with my sub-par food photography skills). At Wellesley, there are 4 different main dining halls, 2 cafes, and a few student-run co-ops. Most dining halls are either very close to or directly attached to a dorm. I personally live in a dorm without a dining hall, but it only takes a minute or two to walk to Lulu. My definitive (and somewhat controversial) dining hall ranking is as follows:
- Stone-Davis/Lulu
- Bates
- Tower
That being said, you can find pretty good food in any of the dining halls. I tend to frequent Lulu because it’s close to where I live and Stone D because that’s how I ended up becoming close with my friend who’s vegan.
Let’s start with Stone-Davis. Something that sets this dining hall apart is its seed selection. I am so passionate about the seeds in Stone D that my friends call me a bird. But I must live my truth. I love having my seeds with yogurt in the mornings, and honestly, chia seeds are super expensive, and I wouldn’t buy them otherwise.
I’m also a big fan of the Stone-Davis salad bar because I find they’re most likely to have red peppers. Stone-Davis as a building is also located near Lake Waban and has a beautiful courtyard, so when the weather’s nice I like to eat outdoors.
Now, sticking with the East Side dorms, on to Bates: home of gelato. Although we have an Ice Cream Endowment (unlimited ice cream at all times) in all of the dining halls, Bates is special. Bates has homemade gelato with new flavors every day. The one below is green apple sorbet with caramel sauce and mini m&ms. My favorite recent flavor has been mango + match. So. good.
Other highlights from Bates so far this year has been salmon and onion rings (separately)
Before we end with Lulu, let’s take a brief detour at the Collins Cafe. This is a place where you can get sandwiches using the $75 of flex points we get each semester. Professors with offices in the academic quad also tend to eat here. Every once in a while I will treat myself to a nice sandwich. Below is my caprese sandwich and chicken noodle soup, which I ate outside to enjoy the lovely fall weather we’re having.
And finally, we’ve made it to Lulu, a tried and true classic. Lulu is our dining hall that’s open to the public, so keep that in mind if you ever want to try Wellesley dining for yourself. A review of Lulu would not be complete without including chicken tinga from the “nook,” a rotating station in the dining hall that lasts for a week. When I got to campus as a first year, I became very passionate about chicken tinga and would sometimes eat it for lunch and dinner multiple days in a row. I have calmed down, but there is something very nostalgic about the first chicken tinga of the semester
You may notice I haven’t included anything about Tower, which is honestly just because I’m not on that part of campus very often, but I hear they have incredible breakfast burritos… 🙂
Until next time,
Jade <3