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Risley dining hall

Overview

Risley dining hall is the dedicated dining hall serving Risley Hall and LeMarchant Place. This more intimate setting gives a relaxed atmosphere for the students of these buildings.Ìý

Seating is a mixture of long tables and small bar-height tables. There is also an adjoined outdoor courtyard with picnic tables to eat outdoors. This dining hall has a great sense of community.Ìý

Risley dining hall is open only to residents of Risley Hall and LeMarchant Place due to its limited capacity.

The servery area at the Risley dining hall features many different stations with a combination of hot meals and self-serve offerings

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Location

Risley Hall,Ìý1233 LeMarchant Street

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Capacity

144 guests

Breakfast:Ìý7:30 - 10 a.m.

Continental Breakfast:Ìý10 - 11:30 a.m.

Lunch:Ìý11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.Ìý

Condensed afternoon offerings:Ìý2 - 4:30 p.m.

Dinner:Ìý4:30 - 9 p.m.

  • Hot menuÌý

  • Grill

  • Pizza

  • Gourmet coffees

  • DessertsÌý

  • Deli station

  • Salad bar

  • Ice cream freezer

  • Gluten-friendly station

NEW! Late-night dining

Beginning September 10, late night dining will be available to residents right on campus.

Based at Risley Dining Hall, residents will enjoy an a-la-carte menu of late-night favourites like pizza, burgers, poutine and more.Ìý

While late-night dining is not included in the meal plan, you may use your Foodbucks, credit, or debit to purchase from this menu!

Late-night dining will be available Thursday – Saturday from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Risley Dining Hall only.

Need help navigating the dining hall?

Our on-campus dietitian can help you navigate the choices to ensure you have a menu tailored to your needs.

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A photo of Liz Muggah, a woman with curly brown hair, in a kitchen

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Walking into the Risley dining hall, you're greeted with a long open hall with pillars on each side. Beyond the pillars are plenty of long tables. Risley dining hall entrance
The centre hall at the entrance provides plenty of open space when arriving in the dining hall Risley dining hall entrance
The seating area has long tables with plenty of chairs Risley dining hall seating
The seating area has long tables with plenty of chairs Risley dining hall seating
Tall round tables sit by the windows of the dining hall Risley dining hall tall tables
The seating area has a mix of long tables and tall round tables with plenty of chairs Risley dining hall seating
The seating area has long tables with plenty of chairs, as well as a large TV on the wall Risley dining hall seating
The seating area has long tables with plenty of chairs, as well as a large TV on the wall Risley dining hall seating
Picnic tables sit on a stone courtyard outside Risley Hall - perfect for outdoor dining Risley dining hall courtyard
A wide photo of the Risley dining hall servery shows the soup station, hot food counters, cutlery, and the edge of the centre island Risley dining hall servery
Plenty of clean cutlery is in the stand near the entrance to the servery Risley dining hall cutlery
The centre island in the Risley dining servery is covered with colourful blue tiles and has bright lights above Risley dining hall island
The centre island in the servery features a space for a chilled salad bar and other featured items Risley dining hall servery
The servery has multiple stations for serving hot dishes Risley dining hall servery counters
The servery has multiple stations for serving hot dishes Risley dining hall servery counters
The LeMarchant Grill offers casual hot food items and pizza Risley dining hall LeMarchant Grill
The pizza station has four pizza stone platforms for different types of pizzas Risley dining hall pizza station
Signage in the dining hall indicates that Halal options are available Risley dining hall signage
The no gluten station sits at the end of the drink counter with a dedicated fridge Risley dining hall no gluten area
The drink counter features sodas, juice, milk, water, tea, and gourmet coffee options Risley dining hall drink station
The drink counter features sodas, juice, milk, water, tea, and gourmet coffee options Risley dining hall drink station
Students enjoy a themed event at Risley dining hall, with plenty of unique themed food on serving stands Risley dining hall event
The dish return has bins for disposing of waste and basins to deposit dishes Risley dining hall dish return

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