{"id":14804,"date":"2025-05-21T14:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T18:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/?page_id=14804"},"modified":"2026-04-15T08:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:25:51","slug":"hours-of-operation2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/hours-of-operation2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hours of Operation and Meal Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Commons Meal Prices<\/h3>\n\t\t
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  • Breakfast: <\/strong>$12.00\r\n
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    • Children’s Rates:<\/b>\r\n
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      • Under 5yrs: <\/b>Free<\/li>\r\n \t
      • 5yrs to 7yrs:<\/strong> $8.00<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
      • Lunch: <\/strong>$14.00\r\n
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        • Children’s Rates:<\/b>\r\n
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          • Under 5yrs: <\/b>Free<\/li>\r\n \t
          • 5yrs to 7yrs:<\/strong> $10.00<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
          • Brunch\/Dinner: <\/strong>$16.00\r\n
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            • Children’s Rates:<\/b>\r\n
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              • Under 5yrs: <\/b>Free<\/li>\r\n \t
              • 5yrs to 7yrs:<\/strong> $12.00<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFaculty\/Staff\/Students Living Off-Campus Meal Pricing<\/strong>\r\n
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                • Breakfast: <\/strong>$7.00\r\n
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                  • Children’s Rates:<\/b>\r\n
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                    • Under 5yrs: <\/b>Free<\/li>\r\n \t
                    • 5yrs to 7yrs:<\/strong> $3.50<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                    • Lunch: <\/strong>$8.00\r\n
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                      • Children’s Rates:<\/b>\r\n
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                        • Under 5yrs:<\/strong> Free<\/li>\r\n \t
                        • 5yrs to 7yrs:<\/strong> $5.00<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                        • Brunch\/Dinner: <\/strong>$12.00\r\n
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                          • Children’s Rates:<\/b>\r\n
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                            • Under 5yrs: <\/strong>Free<\/li>\r\n \t
                            • 5yrs to 7yrs:<\/strong> $7.00<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
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                              • Family Friendly Fridays: <\/strong>Fridays between 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm.\r\n
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                                • Adults:<\/strong> $9.00<\/li>\r\n \t
                                • Children Rates: <\/strong>\r\n
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                                  • Under 5yrs:<\/strong> Free<\/li>\r\n \t
                                  • 5yrs to 7yrs:<\/strong> $5.00<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nPlease Note:<\/b> Faculty and staff pricing applies to Bates faculty,\u00a0 faculty emeritus , staff and their immediate family paying to dine in Commons and students living off-campus.\u00a0 A Bates ID may be required for verification. We accept debit cards, credit cards, Apple Pay and Bates College gift cards, but we do not accept cash.<\/em>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                                    Commons Academic Hours of Operation<\/h3>\n\t\t
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                                    Day<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nHours of Operation<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    Monday-Thursday<\/span><\/td>\r\nBreakfast:<\/strong> 7:00am-10:30am \r\nLunch:<\/strong> 10:30am-3:30pm\r\n Dinner: <\/strong><\/strong>4:30pm-8:30pm\r\nNote for Lunch:<\/strong> The grill opens at 11:00am. The Platforms close at 2:00pm. Salad and Deli close at 2:30pm. Brick Oven remains open until 3:30pm. The doors close at 3:30pm.\r\n<\/em>\r\nNote for Dinner:<\/strong> The Platforms close at 8:30pm except Pasta which is open until 9:00pm. The doors close at 9:00pm.<\/em><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    Friday<\/span><\/td>\r\nBreakfast:<\/strong> 7:00am-10:30am \r\nLunch:<\/strong> 10:30am-3:30pm \r\nDinner:<\/strong> 4:30pm-8:00pm \r\nNote for Lunch: <\/strong>The grill opens at 11:00am. The Platforms close at 2:00pm. Salad and Deli close at 2:30pm. Brick Oven remains open until 3:30pm. The doors close at 3:30pm.\r\n<\/em> \r\n Note for Dinner:<\/strong> The Platforms close at 8:00pm except Pasta which is open until 8:30pm. The doors close at 8:30pm. <\/em><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    Saturday<\/span><\/td>\r\nHot Continental:<\/strong> 7:00am-9:30am \r\nBrunch:<\/strong> 9:30am-2:30pm \r\n Dinner: <\/strong><\/strong>4:30pm-8:00pm \r\nNote for Brunch:<\/strong> The Platforms close at 2:00pm except Salad & Deli which are open until 2:30pm. Doors close at 2:30pm.<\/em> \r\nNote for Dinner:<\/strong> The Platforms close at 8:00pm except Salad\/Deli which is open until 8:30pm. The doors close at 8:30pm.<\/em><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    Sunday<\/span><\/td>\r\nHot Continental:<\/strong> 7:00am-9:30am \r\nBrunch:<\/strong> 9:30am-2:30pm \r\n Dinner: <\/strong><\/strong>4:30pm-8:30pm \r\nNote for Brunch:<\/strong> The Platforms close at 2:00pm except Salad & Deli which are open until 2:30pm. Doors close at 2:30pm.\r\n<\/em> \r\nNote for Dinner:<\/strong> The Platforms close at 8:30pm except Pasta which is open until 9:00pm. The doors close at 9:00pm.<\/em><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nThe Last Academic Board Plan Meal in May is lunch for underclassmen on Thursday, May 28.<\/span><\/strong><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                                    Academic Break\/Recess Hours of Operation<\/h3>\n\t\t
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                                    Day<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nHours of Operation<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    April 27<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nDinner:<\/strong> 4:30pm – 8:30pm LAST BOARD PLAN MEAL<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    April 28-May 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nHot Continental: <\/strong>7:00am-10:30am \r\n<\/span>Brunch: <\/strong>10:30am – 2:30pm \r\nDinner:<\/strong> 4:30pm – 8:30pm<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    May 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nResume Normal Academic Hours of Operation<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nFaculty\/Staff are invited to enjoy Brunch in Commons at no-cost on Wednesday, April 29.<\/span><\/strong>\r\nThe Bobcat Den will be closed Saturday, April 25 – Sunday, May 3 and will reopen on Monday, May 4.<\/span><\/strong><\/figure>\r\n
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                                    Commons Commencement Hours of Operation<\/h3>\n\t\t
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                                    Day<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nHours of Operation<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    Thursday, May 28<\/span><\/td>\r\nBreakfast in Commons:<\/strong> 8:00am-10:00am <\/span> \r\nLunch in Commons:<\/strong> 12:00pm-2:00pm <\/span> \r\nDinner in Commons: <\/strong><\/strong>5:00pm-7:30pm<\/span> \r\nNote: <\/em><\/strong>Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner are open to seniors and underclass students who have approval to remain on campus. Bates ID required\r\n<\/em>\r\n<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    Friday, May 29<\/span><\/td>\r\nBreakfast in Commons:<\/strong> 8:00am-10:00am <\/span> \r\nLunch in Commons:<\/strong> 12:00pm-2:00pm <\/span> \r\nDinner in Commons: <\/strong><\/strong>5:00pm-7:00pm<\/span> \r\nNote: <\/em><\/strong>Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner are open to seniors and underclass students who have approval to remain on campus. Bates ID required\r\n<\/em>\r\n<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    Saturday, May 30<\/span><\/td>\r\nBreakfast in Commons: <\/strong>8:00am-10:00am \r\nLunch in Commons:<\/strong> 10:30am-2:30pm \r\nDinner in Commons:<\/strong> 5:30pm-7:30pm \r\n<\/span>Note for Breakfast: <\/em><\/strong>open to seniors and underclass students who have approval to remain on campus. Bates ID Required<\/em><\/span> \r\nNote for Lunch & Dinner:<\/em><\/strong> open to seniors, their families and underclass students who have approval to remain on campus. Families can use one of their senior’s guest passes or pay with a credit card. The cost for lunch guests is $12 per person. The cost for dinner guests is $14 per person. Bates ID Required<\/em><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    Sunday, May 31<\/span><\/td>\r\nBreakfast in Commons: <\/strong>7:00am-8:30am \r\nTraditional Commencement Lunch:<\/strong> 12:00pm-2:00pm \r\n<\/strong><\/span>Note for Breakfast: <\/em><\/strong>open to seniors and underclass students who have approval to remain on campus. Bates ID required<\/em><\/span> \r\nNote for Lunch: <\/em><\/strong>open to seniors and their families and occurs in front of Commons and under the Bardwell Field Tent.<\/em><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                                    Commons Pre-Summer Board Plan Hours of Operation<\/h3>\n\t\t
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                                    Day<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nHours of Operation<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    June 1<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\nCLOSED\r\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    June 2-June 10<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nBrunch: <\/strong>10:00am-2:00pm \r\nDinner:<\/strong> 5:00pm-7:30pm<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    June 11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nLunch: <\/strong>10:30am-2:30pm \r\nDinner:<\/strong> 5:00pm-8:00pm<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    June 12\r\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nBreakfast: <\/span><\/strong>7:00am-10:30am<\/span> \r\nLunch: <\/span><\/strong>11:30am-2:00pm<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    June 13\r\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nBreakfast: <\/span><\/strong>7:00am-10:30am<\/span> \r\nLunch: <\/span><\/strong>12:00pm-2:30pm (BBQ Outside)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    June 14\r\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td> \r\nBrunch: <\/span><\/strong>7:30am-12:00pm<\/span> \r\nDinner: <\/span><\/strong>5:00pm-7:30pm<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    June 15-June 17\r\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nBreakfast: <\/strong>7:00am-9:00am \r\nLunch: <\/strong>10:30am-1:30pm \r\nDinner:<\/strong> 5:00pm-7:30pm<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    June 18\r\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nBreakfast: <\/strong>7:00am-9:00am \r\nLunch: <\/strong>10:30am-1:30pm\r\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    June 19\r\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nDinner: <\/strong>5:00pm-8:00pm\r\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nPlease Note: the Summer Meal Plan Starts June 20 and Ends August 14<\/span><\/strong><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                                    Commons Summer Hours of Operation<\/h3>\n\t\t
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                                    Day<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nHours of Operation<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    June 20-August 14<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nBreakfast: <\/strong>7:00am-9:00am \r\nLunch: <\/strong>11:00am-2:30pm \r\nDinner: <\/strong>4:30pm-7:30pm<\/span> \r\n*Exception is July 4<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    August 15-August 19<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nCLOSED<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
                                    *July 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\nBrunch: <\/strong>10:30am-2:00pm\r\nDinner: <\/strong>4:30pm-6:00pm<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                                    Bobcat Den Hours Of Operation<\/h3>\n\t\t
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                                    <\/figure>\r\nThe Bobcat Den is closed during all Breaks and Recesses, and will close at 3pm during Exam Weeks.\r\n<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe Bobcat Den hours are:<\/strong>\r\n
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                                    • Mondays:<\/strong> 7:45am-3:00pm\r\n
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                                      • No Pub Hours<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                                      • Tuesdays:<\/strong> 7:45am-6:00pm\r\n
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                                        • \u00a0 Pub Hours: 4:00pm – 6:00pm\r\n
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                                          • Tuesday, March 31st, the Den will close at 3pm for an event.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                                          • Wednesdays:<\/strong> 7:45am-6:00pm\r\n
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                                            • Pub Hours: 4:00pm – 6:00pm<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                                            • Thursdays: <\/strong>7:45am-10:00pm\r\n
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                                              • Pub Hours: 5:00pm – 9:00pm<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                                              • Fridays:<\/strong> 7:45am-Midnight\r\n
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                                                • Pub Hours: 6:00pm-10:00pm<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                                                • Saturdays:<\/strong> 6:00pm – Midnight\r\n
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                                                  • Pub Hours: 6:00pm-10:00pm<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                                                  • Sundays:<\/strong> Closed<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
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                                                    Curb Cats Food Truck Hours of Operation<\/h3>\n\t\t
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                                                    The Curb Cats Food Truck will operate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays this summer beginning on Wednesday, July 1 -Thursday, August 13 from 10:00am-2:00pm. Come check it out!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                                                    Bobcat Catering Hours of Operation<\/h3>\n\t\t
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                                                    Bobcat Catering is happy to serve the campus community daily. To guarantee we can accommodate your event, please keep the following in mind:<\/figure>\r\n
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                                                    • Standard catering requests need at least five business days’ notice.<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t
                                                    • If you’re requesting beer or wine, please give us a minimum of ten business days’ notice.<\/b><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nBe aware that requests made with less than five business days’ notice might not be fulfilled and will incur a late fee. We schedule on a first-come, first-served basis and can’t guarantee support for all late requests.<\/span>\r\n<\/b>\r\nUpcoming Service Limitations<\/b>\r\nPlease note important information below concerning times when catering service will be limited or unavailable.\r\n\r\nBobcat Catering will not be taking additional catering requests on:<\/b>\r\n
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                                                      • March 28<\/b>: Gala<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
                                                      • April 10<\/b>: Mount David<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
                                                      • April 30-May 2<\/b>: Trustees<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
                                                      • May 25-31<\/b>: Senior Week. Commencement<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
                                                      • June 2-8: <\/b>Facility\/Equipment Maintenance<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
                                                      • June 11-15:<\/b> Reunion<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
                                                      • June 19, 20:<\/b> Trek Across Maine<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":273,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-14804","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","with-sidebar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/273"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14804"}],"version-history":[{"count":166,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15592,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14804\/revisions\/15592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}