Café

Dana

Serving Dinner Til 8:00 pm
  • Breakfast Served from 7:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Lunch 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Dinner 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Weekly Schedule

  • Breakfast     Mon-Fri, 7:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Breakfast     Sat-Sun, 8:00 am - 11:00 am
  • Lunch     Mon-Sun, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Dinner     Mon-Sun, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Lunch Lite     Sat-Sun, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Dana Dining Hall is our largest residential dining facility. It will have a strong influence with vegetarian and vegan cuisines. Dana is a completely nut-free dining hall and offers our Oasis room that is free of the top 9 allergens.

Dana offers an extensive salad bar at lunch and dinner. The salad bar will feature a bounty of fresh, seasonal produce, legumes, grains and proteins that pop with color and texture, and house-made salad dressings.

Dana also features our only DIY station that allows students to prepare their own omelets and eggs with an array of vegetables, cheeses, and proteins. Intermittently this station will also serve as an action station so the students can interact with our Chefs to see the preparation of the food being offered “cooked to order".

Breakfast

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comforts

true mountain maple

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top your fluffy scrambled eggs with assorted hot and cold toppings
SIDES: sautéed onions , spinach , tomato , mushrooms

DIY

SIDES: whole shell eggs , spinach , shredded cheddar cheese , green peppers , onions , diced ham , spicy soy chorizo crumbles

desserts

smoothie bar

waffle bar

Pour ¼ cup of batter into disposable cup
Pour onto griddle sections, close & flip. When iron beeps
flip, open & carefully remove w/ tongs
Top & enjoy!
* Please Do Not Add Topping Until The Waffle is Done Cooking*

Lunch

kettles

comforts

simply oasis

seasoned with cilantro, lime, garlic, and smoked paprika

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roasted eggplant medallions topped with fresh tomato bruschetta and drizzled with a balsamic reduction.

grill

SIDES: burger buns , beef sloppy joe mix
SIDES: lentil sloppy joe mix , burger buns

global

SIDES: sesame lemon garlic hummus , cucumber sticks , sliced bell pepper , carrot sticks , celery sticks , broccoli fleurettes , kalamata olives
in-house pickled green beans with fresh garlic, dill and cayenne pepper
bulgar wheat with chopped tomatoes, red onion, fresh mint and parsley
small diced cucumber in a spiced yogurt sauce with fresh dill

DIY

SIDES: whole shell eggs , spinach , shredded cheddar cheese , green peppers , onions , diced ham , spicy soy chorizo crumbles

salad bar

desserts

smoothie bar

waffle bar

Pour ¼ cup of batter into disposable cup
Pour onto griddle sections, close & flip. When iron beeps
flip, open & carefully remove w/ tongs
Top & enjoy!
* Please Do Not Add Topping Until The Waffle is Done Cooking*

Dinner

kettles

comforts

with carrots, snow peas and scallions

simply oasis

Olive oil, parsley, salt, and pepper

pure

grill

SIDES: sour cream , house-made salsa , guacamole

global

SIDES: sesame lemon garlic hummus , cucumber sticks , sliced bell pepper , carrot sticks , celery sticks , broccoli fleurettes , kalamata olives
in-house pickled green beans with fresh garlic, dill and cayenne pepper
bulgar wheat with chopped tomatoes, red onion, fresh mint and parsley
small diced cucumber in a spiced yogurt sauce with fresh dill

DIY

SIDES: cheddar cheese , diced tomatoes , spinach , brown rice , diced chicken , eggs , green peppers , spicy soy chorizo

salad bar

desserts

smoothie bar

waffle bar

Pour ¼ cup of batter into disposable cup
Pour onto griddle sections, close & flip. When iron beeps
flip, open & carefully remove w/ tongs
Top & enjoy!
* Please Do Not Add Topping Until The Waffle is Done Cooking*

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ECO-TO-GO

HOW TO JOIN ECO-TO-GO

Eco-To-Go is a Dining Services program that provides faculty, staff, and students with reusable take out containers (eco-containers).

HOW TO JOIN 

Eco-To-Go program registration and eco-container pick up will take place in Dana, Robert’s, or Foss during normal dining hours.

There is no cost to join the program and receive an initial eco-container. Replacement eco-containers cost $5.00 each. Guests must present their Colby ID to pick up a container. Participants of the Eco-To-Go program must sign a policy agreement.

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Information for Students with 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. Additionally, Dana does not use peanuts or tree nuts, but does include coconut as an ingredient in preparation of menu items. Dana also offers an allergen friendly, self-sufficient separate kitchen for those granted special access through Support Services. Students with disabilities on the basis of food allergies have the option to pre-order their lunch and dinner daily from the dining halls. Students wishing to use the pre-order options should reach out to any of the Bon Appétit employees below to set up a time to meet.

Daily menus for each café can be accessed at colby.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. Top-9 allergens are included in menu names and/or descriptions whenever possible. For more on eating with a food allergy in our café, visit this page. Further questions about ingredients can be answered by our trained managers/chefs on-site.

*Sesame is now the 9th major allergen. However, manufacturers have until 1/2023 to update package labels. Our platform will exclude added sesame in the form of seeds, tahini (sesame paste), and sesame oil, but sources of sesame may not be detectable on package labels. Please speak with a manager if you have a sesame allergy.

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

Michael Downey, Executive Chef
Colby Dining
michael.downey@cafebonappetit.com

Kevin Murray
Director of Student Access and Disability Services
kjmurray@colby.edu

Pack-out Orders

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Colby Dining is happy to provide pack-out meals for meal plan holders unable to attend regularly scheduled meals due to class conflicts, work or illness. Each meal requested will be deducted from the student’s meal plan as if the student was eating a meal in the café. Students should pick up meals within an hour of the designated time. Students picking up meals for an ill student must present a valid ID card to verify their identity.

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