Café

2025-2026 DINING ADVENTURES

Dining services are a major part of campus life at Carleton College, serving thousands of meals each week to our students, faculty, staff, and visitors. We invite you to join us, experience great food, and share great company! Flip through the pages to learn more!

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MOBILE ORDERING

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1. Order on your mobile device.
2. Choose your pick-up time.
3. Pay using your dining funds.
4. Pick-up at Sayles Café!

Username: enter your Carleton email address without the @ extension

Password: use the same as what you log into your email with

Café Hours

Breakfast

Sayles Café

  • reg.$4.95
choice of; Farmers Hen House fried or scrambled egg; American, pepper jack, cheddar, provolone or Swiss cheese; on a biscuit, bagel, or English muffin and a pork sausage patty
@Breakfast Special
  • reg.$4.95
choice of; Farmers Hen House fried or scrambled egg; American, pepper jack, cheddar, provolone or Swiss cheese; on a biscuit, bagel, or English muffin and crispy bacon
@Breakfast Special
  • reg.$4.95
choice of; Farmers Hen House fried or scrambled egg; American, pepper jack, cheddar, provolone or Swiss cheese; on a biscuit, bagel, or English muffin and a plant-based sausage patty
@Breakfast Special

LDC (East Hall)

The Good Acre
@Breakfast
@Breakfast
@Breakfast
@Breakfast
@Breakfast
@Hot Cereal
@Hot Cereal
SIDES: sweet cream butter
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
SIDES: soy eggs, soy sauce, cilantro, chile crisp, fried shallots, toasted sesame seeds, sliced green onions, plant-based miso butter, vegan furikake
@Wild Thymes
@Bakery
@Bakery
@Bakery

Burton

@Kettles
@Kettles
The Good Acre
@Breakfast Grill
@Breakfast Grill
@Breakfast Grill
@Breakfast Grill
@Breakfast Grill
The Good Acre
@Breakfast Skillet
The Good Acre
@Breakfast Skillet
SIDES: maple syrup, sweet cream butter, whipped cream
@Breakfast
@Global
@Dessert
@Dessert

Lunch

Sayles Café

  • cup$1.70
  • bowl$2.60
@Soup
  • cup$1.70
  • bowl$2.60
@Soup
  • reg.$7.75
Gochujang seasoned gestation free pork and ground beef topped with shredded radishes, red onion, shredded carrots, and cabbage topped with crispy won ton skins, served over steamed white rice, finished with a house made sriracha mayonnaise and fresh chopped cilantro
@Pantry
  • reg.$8.25
Gochujang seasoned ground pork and ground beef, with shredded radishes, red onions, shredded carrots, and cabbage topped with crispy won ton skins, and steamed white rice, and a house made sriracha mayonnaise, wrapped inside a flour tortilla, served with a fresh lime wedge, and kettle chips
@Pantry
  • reg.$7.75
Gochujang seasoned crumbled MinnTofu LLC tofu topped with shredded radishes, red onion, shredded carrots, and cabbage topped with crispy won ton skins, served over steamed white rice, finished with a house made sriracha mayonnaise and fresh chopped cilantro
@Pantry
  • reg.$8.25
Gochujang seasoned crumbled MinnTofu LLC tofu, with shredded radishes, red onions, shredded carrots, and cabbage topped with crispy won ton skins, and steamed white rice, and a house made sriracha mayonnaise wrapped inside a flour tortilla, served with a fresh lime wedge, and kettle chips
@Pantry
  • reg.$9.95
roasted zucchini and summer squash with roasted grape tomatoes, fresh cooked farfalle pasta, tossed in a house made spinach sunflower seed pesto, finished with grated Parmesan and toasted sunflower seeds
@Saute
  • reg.$9.95
roasted chicken thighs with roasted grape tomatoes, fresh cooked farfalle pasta, tossed in a house made spinach sunflower seed pesto, finished with grated Parmesan and toasted sunflower seeds
@Saute
  • reg.$9.95
sautéed shrimp with sautéed red and green peppers, sliced jalapeños, with ramen noodles, in a house made sesame soy hoisin sauce, finished with fresh chopped cilantro
@Saute
  • reg.$9.95
roasted portabella mushroom with red and green pepper, sliced jalapenos, with ramen noodles in a house made sesame soy hoisin sauce, finished with fresh chopped cilantro
@Saute

LDC (East Hall)

@Soup
@Soup
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
Ferndale Market, LLC
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
with pickled vegetables and plant base Sriracha mayonnaise
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@Cucina Pizza
@Cucina Pizza
@Cucina Pizza
@Cucina Pizza
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Wild Thymes
@Wild Thymes
@Wild Thymes
Swiss potato pancake with ham and Swiss served with house made mango applesauce
@Market Deli
@The Oasis
@The Oasis
@The Oasis
@The Oasis
@The Oasis
@The Oasis
@Oasis Salads
with craisins, celery, red onions and red wine vinaigrette
@Oasis Salads

Burton

@Kettles
@Kettles
@Nourish
@Nourish
@Nourish
@Nourish
@Nourish Sides
@Nourish Sides
@Nourish Sides
SIDES: flour tortilla, corn tortilla
@Sizzle Taqueria
SIDES: flour tortilla, corn tortilla
@Sizzle Taqueria
@Sizzle Taqueria
@Sizzle Taqueria
@Sizzle Taqueria
@Sizzle Taqueria
with olive oil, roasted garlic, roasted tomato, and basil
@Pizza
@Pizza
@Pizza
@Pizza
@Pasta
@Pasta
@Pasta
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Global
@Global
@Global
marinated vegetables, and olives tossed with a zesty Italian vinaigrette.
@Market Salads
with olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onion tossed with Italian vinaigrette
@Market Salads
@Market Salads
cherries, mandarin oranges, melon, pineapple, grapes, apples and coconut tossed with marshmallows and sweetened condensed milk
@Market Salads
@Dessert

Dinner

LDC (East Hall)

@Soup
@Soup
Ferndale Market, LLC
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
Ferndale Market, LLC
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
with pickled vegetables and plant base Sriracha mayonnaise
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@Cucina Pizza
@Cucina Pizza
@Cucina Pizza
@Cucina Pizza
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Wild Thymes
@Wild Thymes
@Wild Thymes
@The Oasis
@The Oasis
@The Oasis
@The Oasis
@The Oasis
@The Oasis
@Oasis Salads
with craisins, celery, red onions and red wine vinaigrette
@Oasis Salads

Burton

@Kettles
@Kettles
@Nourish
@Nourish
@Nourish
@Nourish
@Nourish Sides
@Nourish Sides
@Nourish Sides
SIDES: flour tortilla, corn tortilla
@Sizzle Taqueria
SIDES: flour tortilla, corn tortilla
@Sizzle Taqueria
@Sizzle Taqueria
@Sizzle Taqueria
@Sizzle Taqueria
@Sizzle Taqueria
with olive oil, roasted garlic, roasted tomato, and basil
@Pizza
@Pizza
@Pizza
@Pizza
@Pasta
@Pasta
@Pasta
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
served with honey herb buffalo sauce and zesty barbeque sauce
@Global
@Global
@Global
@Global

Late Night

LDC (East Hall)

Late Night Breakfast
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Wild Thymes
@Wild Thymes
@Wild Thymes
@Wild Thymes
@Market Deli
@Market Deli

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Stay Fresh

FOOD RECOVERY

Bon Appétit at Carleton College is fighting food waste and hunger by recovering surplus perishable food from our campus that would otherwise go to waste.

This surplus perishable food is donated to people in need at 10 different community partners including Greenvale Park Community School.

Learn more about the Food Recovery Network and Bon Appétit’s food recovery efforts.

Meal Plans

Meal plans may only be used by the student whose name is on the OneCard; they are not transferable. There are no reimbursements for remaining balances at any time.

20 Meal Plan
– 3 meals per day Monday-Saturday and 2 meals on Sunday
– $75 in dining dollars

15 Meal Plan
– 15 meals per week
– $300 in dining dollars

5 Meal Plan
– 5 meals per week
– $175 in dining dollars

FOOD ALLERGIES

Serving Students with Food Allergies and Celiac Disease

The dining services team is well-trained in food allergy awareness and offer a number of options for students with food allergies and celiac disease. This includes communication about and modification to existing menu items, special preparation of menu items, and access to special products as agreed upon with students.

Daily menus for each café can be accessed at carleton.cafebonappetit.com. Menu items that are appropriate options for most students with celiac disease are labeled as “made without gluten-containing ingredients” and can be filtered to streamline searching using the dietary preferences filter. Additionally, dining halls each have a designated location where certified gluten-free products can be accessed. The top-9 allergens are included in menu names and/or descriptions whenever possible and questions about ingredients can be answered by our trained managers/chefs on-site.

Dining Without the Top-9

We understand that our guests with special dietary needs, albeit food allergies, celiac disease, lactose intolerance, or any other medically necessary diet simply want a safe place to make food choices, quickly. To allow guests to have readily available options that meet their needs, we offer SimplyOASIS — a destination in the café where all meals are prepared without the use of top-9 allergens plus gluten through the sole use of whole foods.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

For more information on eating with a food allergy in our café, visit this page and view the guide on food allergies and celiac disease at Carleton College below.

CONTACTS

For questions about these services or to request food allergy accommodations, students should contact:

Charles Schwandt │ General Manager
charles.schwandt@cafebonappetit.com
(507)-222-4066

Leslie Mathiasmeier, MS, RDN │ Registered Dietitian
leslie.mathiasmeier@cafebonappetit.com

Samantha Thayer │ Director, Office of Accessibility Resources
sthayer@carleton.edu
(507) 222-4464

Tell Us What You Think

Common Questions

  • I’ve been trying to eat a healthier diet. Will I be able to find a healthy food choice in my café?
  • Can you tell me how many calories are in the foods in my café?
  • How will you handle my concerns about a food allergy?
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