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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On the go? Skip the line by ordering ahead!

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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.$5.90
dark roast Vietnamese coffee poured over sweetened condensed milk
@Featured Drink
  • reg.$7.50
two buttermilk pancakes, scrambled eggs, and choice of crispy bacon, pork sausage or vegetarian sausage patty.
@Breakfast Special
  • reg.$5.45
crispy bacon, cage-free Farmers Hen House scrambled or fried egg topped with melted cheddar cheese served on a biscuit
@Breakfast Special
  • reg.$4.45
pork sausage, cage-free Farmers Hen House scrambled or fried egg topped with melted cheddar cheese served on a biscuit
@Breakfast Special
  • reg.$5.45
plant-based sausage, cage-free Farmers Hen House scrambled or fried egg topped with melted cheddar cheese served on a biscuit
@Breakfast Special
  • reg.$2.50
@Soup

LDC (East Hall)

Finals Hot Breakfast
@Hot Cereal
The Good Acre
@Cucina
The Good Acre
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
@American Regional
@American Regional
SIDES: fruit compote, chocolate chips, warm maple syrup, butter, mon-dairy whipped topping
@Wild Thymes

Brunch

LDC (East Hall)

@Hot Cereal
The Good Acre
@Cucina
The Good Acre
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
ham, sausage, bell peppers, onions, spinach, and cheese
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
bacon, pepperoni, salami, beef, turkey, and prosciutto
@Cucina Pizza
@Cucina Pizza
@Cucina Pizza
@Cucina Pizza
SIDES: fruit compote, chocolate chips, warm maple syrup, butter, mon-dairy whipped topping
@Wild Thymes
@The Oasis
@The Oasis
@The Oasis
@The Oasis

Burton

@Kettles
@Kettles
@Breakfast Grill
SIDES: maple syrup, sweet cream butter, whipped cream
@Nourish
The Good Acre
@Nourish
The Good Acre
@Nourish
@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
@Pizza
@Pizza
with mushrooms, peppers, onions, and tomato
@Pizza
@Pizza
with spinach, olives, peppers, and capers in marinara sauce
@Pasta
@Pasta
@Pasta
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Global
@Global
@Global
@Global

Lunch

Sayles Café

  • reg.$5.90
dark roast Vietnamese coffee poured over sweetened condensed milk
@Featured Drink
  • reg.$7.50
two buttermilk pancakes, scrambled eggs, and choice of crispy bacon, pork sausage or vegetarian sausage patty.
@Breakfast Special
  • reg.$5.45
crispy bacon, cage-free Farmers Hen House scrambled or fried egg topped with melted cheddar cheese served on a biscuit
@Breakfast Special
  • reg.$4.45
pork sausage, cage-free Farmers Hen House scrambled or fried egg topped with melted cheddar cheese served on a biscuit
@Breakfast Special
  • reg.$5.45
plant-based sausage, cage-free Farmers Hen House scrambled or fried egg topped with melted cheddar cheese served on a biscuit
@Breakfast Special

Dinner

LDC (East Hall)

@Soup
@Soup
with avocado crema
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
@Cucina
ham, sausage, bell peppers, onions, spinach, and cheese
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
@American Regional
bacon, pepperoni, salami, beef, turkey, and prosciutto
@Cucina Pizza
@Cucina Pizza
@Cucina Pizza
@Cucina Pizza
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Chopsticks and Woks
@Wild Thymes
@Wild Thymes
@Wild Thymes
@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: flour tortilla, corn tortilla
@Sizzle Taqueria
SIDES: flour tortilla, corn tortilla
@Sizzle Taqueria
@Sizzle Taqueria
@Sizzle Taqueria
@Sizzle Taqueria
@Sizzle Taqueria
@Pizza
@Pizza
with mushrooms, peppers, onions, and tomato
@Pizza
@Pizza
with spinach, olives, peppers, and capers in marinara sauce
@Pasta
@Pasta
@Pasta
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Taqueria Toppings
@Global
@Global
with onion and caraway
@Global
@Dessert

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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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