Catering Services

Whether you are hosting a corporate business dinner or planning an elegant gala, our catering staff is committed to cultivating personal relationships and exceptional culinary experiences. Our sales associates - as well as our partners in Conferences and Events - are here to provide you with an enjoyable experience.

Contact Carnegie Mellon Catering Services at 412-268-2129.

Nutrition / Diet Education

In addition to providing you with a wide variety of high quality dining options, Carnegie Mellon is also focused on educating our students about the role your diet plays in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. There are a number of products and services available to increase your awareness of and develop strategies for living a healthier life.

First, a full-time nutritionist is employed by Student Health Services and offers counseling sessions (by appointment only).

Second, facts about healthy dining, exercise, and lifestyle options are always available at this website and updates are regularly provided in the This Week in Dining publication and on table tents at our most popular dining rooms.

Finally, the nutritional information at many of our dining locations, teamed with the fitness facilities in university and residential complexes, allow you to effectively develop and lead a healthier lifestyle that will benefit you for the rest of your life!

Fine Dining At Foster

Housing and Dining Services is pleased to provide this program that offers students who have meal plans and DineXtra more value to their plans and offers a unique, special dining experience. Fine Dining at Foster offers restaurant-style meals allows you to bring together a group of your friends and colleagues to enjoy a special dinner using your current dining plan.

If you are interested in planning an Etiquette Dinner or another Dining program for your group, please contact Catering Services @ 412.268.2129.

For more information or to make a reservation see the sign-up form.

  • Bronze Menu: One Block Per Person, or $7.75 DineXtra, $8.75 Plaid Ca$h or Cash
  • Silver Menu: One Block + $3 Per Person, or $10.75 DineXtra, or $11.75 Plaid Ca$h or Cash
  • Gold Menu: One Block + $6 Per Person, or $13.75 DineXtra, or $14.75 Plaid Ca$h or Cash
  • Platinum Menu: Two Blocks + $3 Per Person, or $18.50 DineXtra, or $20.50 Plaid Ca$h or Cash

View the short menus for all four of your options.

Casual Dining

Carnegie Mellon has teamed with AVI Foodsystems to install a highly responsive, satisfying, and accessible Casual Dining experience all over campus. Available in residence houses, academic halls, and other campus services, we strive to offer you more than a simple vending machine. Full-service sandwich, soup, and coffee machines, as well as traditional snack and beverage machines, give our community members the chance to find a snack conveniently - anywhere, anytime. Our Casual Dining program strives to provide the same high-quality and healthy service as our traditional eating locations, enabling purchases with cash and PlaidCa$h (a debit system featured on your Carnegie Mellon ID). Check out the nutritional choice and awareness information on our machines. Enjoy!

Our machines now include GO FOR GREEN vending that makes it easy for you to find healthy options for your snacking on the run. Look for this information to also be posted inside each of our snack showcases.