Healthy, Fresh and Flexible Dining
At Bridgewater College, dining is more than just a meal — it’s an experience designed to support your lifestyle and well-being. With a variety of fresh, made-from-scratch meals available daily, flexible meal plans for residents and commuters, and options for every diet, we make it easy to eat well on your schedule. Whether you need to grab a quick coffee between classes at Smitty’s or to catch-up with friends over lunch in the K, dining at Bridgewater is built to fit your day.
We partner with Parkhurst Dining, an award-winning food service management company, to provide a wide selection of delicious, fresh and healthy foods to keep your body healthy and your mind sharp.
Take a look at some of our gold standards:
- Fresh, hand-cut vegetables every day
- Pizza dough made from scratch
- Real mashed potatoes
- Fresh (never frozen) hamburgers
- Daily vegetarian and vegan options
- No microwave cooking
- Hand-breaded poultry, fish and beef
- Locally sourced foods and produce when possible
Dining Locations
KCC Main Dining Hall
The Kline Campus Center (KCC) main dining hall offers a casual atmosphere where you can gather with friends around small, friendly tables, with restaurant-style seating, booths or counters with stools. Feel free to come and go as many times as you want when the dining hall is open.
Smitty’s Cafe
Stop by Smitty’s in the Forrer Learning Commons for a satisfying Starbucks coffee, latte or Frappuccino. For breakfast, you can enjoy one of our fresh baked pastries or a delicious breakfast sandwich. For lunch, try one of our favorite Signature Salads or Signature Sandwiches.
Meal Plans
Enjoy fresh, made-from-scratch food that is never frozen or pre-packaged. The daily menus focus on seasonal items from local and sustainable food sources and feature options for every diet, including vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free. Every day you’ll walk in to the sight of fresh salads, mouthwatering deli sandwiches, fresh dough pizzas, hand-cut fries, favorite home-cooked foods and so much more.
The Resident Dining Plan is included in your standard residential fees. All students living on campus are required to have this meal plan, which includes:
- Unlimited access to the Kline Campus Center dining hall during the posted hours.
- Three guest passes per semester
- Option to purchase a $5 reusable to-go container, which can be used at all available meal periods, even on the weekends. This credit must be used in the same academic year it was given.
At Bridgewater, we value all students, and we want commuter students to feel fully integrated into the BC community. Dining Services is excited to offer a flexible meal option that allows commuters to dine on campus with their peers and enjoy a variety of dining options.
| Plan Tier | Plan Price | Plan Price Per Meal |
|---|---|---|
| 25 meals | $170 | $6.80 |
| 15 meals | $110 | $7.35 |
| 10 meals | $85 | $8.50 |
Purchase a commuter dining plan online or visit Student Accounts in Rebecca Hall.
*Commuter Meal plan punches will roll over from semester to semester within each academic year but will be terminated at the end of each academic year.
FAQs
Absolutely. You or your guest can pay cash for their meal or use one of the meal swipes
included with your plan.
The “to-go” program allows students to purchase a 9” x 9” sustainable and reusable container, to take their meals with them to dine elsewhere on campus. This container can be purchased at the entrance to the Dining Hall, for a one-time cost of $5.
The dining services staff is specially trained to provide a variety of options for every diet, including lactose-intolerant, gluten-free and vegetarian. Both vegan and vegetarian options are offered at every meal in the Kline Campus Center dining hall. Contact General Manager, Adrian Taylor to discuss how we can help you.
Yes, we present special offerings and themed meals every month. We will work with student organizations to present special recipes and menus to meet their unique tastes.
BC Bucks
You can spend BC Bucks by swiping your student ID card for payment. They’re easy to reload and easy to use! You can add BC Bucks at anytime by logging in.
You can load BC Bucks to your I.D. card by logging in to get.cbord.com/bridgewater with your BC username and password or search GET in your app store. You can even send an email to someone close to you making it easy for them to add funds to your account.
BC Bucks can be used at the Main Dining Hall in the Kline Campus Center and Smitty’s Cafe in the Forrer Learning Commons. Use the BC Bucks you’ve added to purchase clothing, supplies and snacks at the Campus Store, and be on the lookout for special promotions throughout the year to receive in-store discounts using your BC Bucks funds. BC Bucks can also be used at Campus Mail and Print Services.
Load funds to BC Bucks to purchase individual meals if you are a commuter without a meal plan. You can avoid the wait to process a credit card transaction. The price of each meal purchased will be deducted at the checking station.
Student-funded BC Bucks can be used to order from your favorite local restaurants on Grubhub. And with Grubhub+ Student, you can get unlimited free delivery until graduation.
Just follow these simple steps:
- Download the Grubhub app to your phone
- Create your account
- Tap Account > Campus Dining
- Find Bridgewater College > Add your campus card
- Follow the prompts to activate your free Grubhub+ Student membership (no payment required)
Order from anywhere that accepts Grubhub.
Student-funded BC Bucks are refundable to students at the close of their time at Bridgewater College.
Allergies and Special Diets
If you have special dietary needs, we are happy to offer delicious options that meet your needs. We can accommodate all food allergies, as well as vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free. Contact General Manager, Adrian Taylor to discuss how we can help you.
Questions about purchasing a meal plan or BC Bucks?
Please contact the finance office at student_accounts@bridgewater.edu.
Nutrition & Wellness
Keeping your body and mind healthy starts with nutritious food choices. Our food is flavorful, nutritious and prepared from scratch using only the freshest and highest-quality ingredients. Raw and cooked vegetables (including organic when possible). At least five fruits daily. Beans, nuts and seeds. Whole grains. Real turkey dinners—not processed.
Every day, you’ll find a variety of menu items to satisfy your dietary needs and preferences. We incorporate nutritionally balanced food selections into our menu, so you’ll become accustomed to selecting healthier foods without even realizing it.
You’ll enjoy our made-from-scratch menu selections, prepared by our talented chefs and bakers. Here’s a sampling of our culinary gold standards:
- Burgers hand-pressed and made with fresh ground beef
- Soups made from fresh stock
- Homemade breads, pastries and muffins
- Fresh-cut French fries made from local potatoes, when available
- Fresh meats roasted in our kitchen
- Pasta dishes with homemade sauces
- Exhibition-style cooking, with foods prepared to order right in front of you
- Global cuisine prepared authentically with raw ingredients and cooking techniques
Local & Sustainable Dining
We love our planet. That’s why we’re greening our dining operations and food choices. Our commitment to sustainable food service and environmentally friendly dining operations shows in many ways.
- Compostable containers for the “On the Go!” program
- Spent fryer oil converted to bio-diesel fuel
- Napkins made from recycled paper
- Trayless dining in the KCC Dining Hall
- Locally purchased and produced food
- Green catering practices
We know where our food comes from. We get more than 20 percent of our food through FarmSource, an initiative to find and partner with some of the finest local growers and producers. Most of our farmers are within 125 miles of campus.
We personally meet our farmers, food production owners and artisans. We tour their farms and facilities. And we hand-select the harvest in the field. We purchase milk from dairies that do not increase their cow’s milk production with hormones. Our fish comes from sustainable fisheries. We prepare food with canola oil containing no trans-fats.
You’re getting only natural, fresh food that’s in season when available. Fresher food means more nutrients for you.
