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D&E Dining Services strives to create a home away from home dining experience

D&E Dining Services strives to create a home away from home dining experience by providing the highest quality of food and beverage to satisfy all nutritional needs.

At Davis & Elkins College, we believe Dining Services plays an important role in fostering a sense of community and are honored to provide food services while you acquire a top-notch education. We strive to exceed expectations by tailoring programs, services and dining venues to meet the needs of the students and the entire D&E community.

The Benedum Dining Room serves breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Friday and brunch and dinner on weekends. You’ll find a great selection complete with hot entrees, delicious pizza, an endless salad bar, a drinks station and fresh desserts. Choose what you want and go back for more!

Quality

Fresh products made on-site provide quality and consistency to our customers and are utilized wherever possible. We serve premium grade of Folgers Coffee, Coca-Cola products, a variety of fruit juices. Locally grown produce and local eggs and regional food distributors are used when available, providing the freshest and most sustainable meal options.

Guest Focused

Dining Services programs and services reflect the diversity and spirit of Davis & Elkins College. Customer service training is conducted regularlyt to help build the sense of community among our employees, managers and the entire Dining Services team. Creating a strong sense of community enhances employee attitudes and guest interaction, bringing a higher level of customer service to all of our constituent groups.

Meal Plan Options

Commuter Students

If you are a commuter student, you have options as well.

Lunch Meal Plan

5 meals each week x 15 weeks=$500 in the Benedum Dining Room

Wacky Wednesday

Each Wednesday brings menu surprises in the Dining Room. Special meals are also offered during lunch at Cadillac Daddy’s Café.

Residential Students

If you are a residential student, you have already paid for a meal plan as part of your room and board package. If you are a freshman residential student, your plan is ready. You will automatically receive the 19-meal plan. You can begin eating in the Dining Room as soon as you have your D&E ID card. If you are an upperclassman and an athlete, you will be placed in the 19-meal plan during your sport’s season. Non-athletes and athletes out of season will need to set up a plan. To do this, bring your ID card to the Dining Services Office next to the Dining Room. You can select from the 19-, 14- or 10-meal plan. Each plan has cash-value credit, per semester, which you may spend at Cadillac Daddy Café, Caboose Café, or the C-Store next to the Cadillac Daddy Café.

See below:

19-Meal Plan

Includes 19 meals in the Dining Room each week plus a $350 cash-value credit on your ID card.

14-Meal Plan

Includes 14 meals in the Dining Room each week plus a $450 cash-value credit on your ID card.

10-Meal Plan

Includes 10 meals in the Dining Room each week plus a $550 cash-value credit on your ID card.

Variety

In addition to the standard menu offerings, the Dining Hall offers regular specials and events, including:

• Taco Tuesdays
• Smash Burger Tuesdays
• Wacky Wednesday Dinners- Highlights have included Dr. Seuss, Day at the Beach, Snoop Dogg & Martha Stewart, Mardi Gras, Hollywood Stars’ Favorite Foods, and more!
• International Dining Thursdays
• Pop-Up Grill Station for Dinner
• Weekend Brunch Favorites- Highlights include Specialty Pancakes and a Twice-Monthly Waffle Bar