All Access Dining FAQ

• Food Security. University and college students across Canada are at risk of food insecurity. With a Declining Balance meal plan, if it is not budgeted for use and spread out over 8 months, students can run low on money. An All Access dining plan ensures that all students with the meal plan have access to food throughout the school year, and nobody runs low on meal plan funds. Learn more here.
• Healthy Food is generally more expensive. This meal plan removes barriers to nutritious food by offering a greater variety of meal options without diners feeling compelled to choose meals based on price.
• Eliminating buyer’s remorse. When in restaurants people are less likely to try something new, since they may not like it and still need to pay. Students will have new and different options to try, with the option of choosing something else if it’s not for them.
• The social aspect. There is more to eating than just the food. With all dining taking place in the dining hall, it creates a communal atmosphere. People eat together, promoting greater social interaction.
• Sustainability. While not a direct reason to change to All Access dining, an additional benefit is sustainability. Having meals only available in the dining hall eliminates takeout packaging, plastic bottles, disposable coffee cups, and the smaller portion size (since you can go back for more food) ensures that less food is discarded.

Each Food Services Dining Hall serves a wide variety of meal options spread across a half-dozen stations, each specializing in a different type of food.

• Stations will have their favourites that are always available, as well as rotating options that change daily.
• Each station always features plant-based and made-without-gluten options.

Yes! For people who want to take their food to go, they will be required to place an order online the day before through Nutrislice. 

Details:

• Service available for lunch only
• Must place order by 4:00 pm for the following day
• Lunches can be picked up at any of our three locations (identify which when order placed)
• Lunches can be picked up any time after 7:30 am

For those looking for a quick breakfast on the way to an early morning class, there will be fruit, some baked goods, and coffee available to take outside of the dining hall.

We pay close attention to the top allergens, and also have a wide range of options that take into account the needs and preferences of a wide variety of diners.

• Made-without-gluten options are available at every station. That includes made-without-gluten breads, pizza crusts and dessert options. Please let staff know if you have celiac disease, or aren’t sure what the made-without-gluten options are at a particular station.
• Plant-based options are available at every station for diners looking for vegetarian or vegan choices.
• All unprocessed chicken is halal.
• Nutritional information is available on Nutrislice.

Our Registered Dietitian,  Manager of Nutrition & Wellbeing, is happy to help you find the right food for your taste and needs. Learn more here.

Because diners have the opportunity to enjoy as much as they like during their meal, stations serve portions accordingly. These portion sizes:

• help reduce food waste, and
• allow diners to sample a wider variety of options during each meal.

Diners are invited to take more than one plate of a particular dish if they would like a larger serving size, or return for seconds.

Stations open at 7:00 am and close at 10:00 pm daily. Some stations may be closed between meal times. See Station Hours at each Dining Hall.

Our dining halls are open to anyone on campus, including students without dining plans, staff, faculty and other visitors! Door rates for one-time visits apply at the following rates (not including GST):

Breakfast – $12          |          Lunch – $16          |          Dinner – $20

Once inside, enjoy all access dining during your visit!

• The All Access portion of the meal plan is only for use in the Residence Dining Halls
• If you are looking to dine outside of the dining hall, then flex dollars can be used at participating locations.

There are still flex dollars in the plan and they can be used at participating locations on campus.

Any remaining Flex Plan Dollars after the last scheduled Residence Meal Plan date will be automatically transferred to a UBCcard Value Plan, which is refundable at any time less a $50 administration fee. Please refer to https://food.ubc.ca/meal-plans/ubccard-value-plan/ for more information on the UBCcard Value Plan.

Any money that you have in Carryover from prior years can still be used at participating locations on campus. 

One-Term Only Contracts (September to December or January to April)

Term 1 only—$3,555.50

• All Access Dining Plan at three dining halls: $3,277.34

• Flex Dollars: $278.16

Term 2 only—$3,444.00

• All Access Dining Plan at three dining halls: $3,170.72

• Flex Dollars: $273.28