Meal Plans

Eating a varied and balanced diet is important to your academic success. That's why at Reading, we offer flexible Clever Cuisine Meal Plans that provide you with choice, value for money, and high-quality, nutritious food. 

Meal Plans allow you to eat at 13 catering outlets across our student halls, Whiteknights and London Road campuses, so you can choose what, when, where and how you eat. Visit Clever Cuisine’s website to find out more about the nutritious, tasty meals we offer. 

Our Meal Plans are available to all students at Reading living in University or private accommodation, including in self-catered halls. Choose from three, seven, 14 or 21* meals a week depending on your living arrangements and your lifestyle. 

If you're a first-year student, the University encourages you to choose a Meal Plan to support your transition to life at university.

*Provided as three meals a day, seven days a week.

As well as providing you with meals, each plan also gives you a number of hot drinks and discounts of up to 75% on food and drink at outlets across our campuses.

Platinum

• £86.03 per week, or included in the weekly rent at Dunsden Crescent, Wantage Hall and Windsor Hall*
• 3 meals a day, 7 days a week, and unlimited hot drinks

Avoid the hassle of food shopping, cooking and washing up – this plan covers all your meals every day, allowing you to concentrate on your studies in whichever student accommodation you prefer to live in.

Gold

• £65.52 per week, or included in the weekly rent at St Patrick’s Hall*
• Up to 14 meals a week and unlimited hot drinks

This plan covers two main meals every day, and allows you to have a hot drink on campus whenever you need it.

Silver

• £35.07 a week
• 7 meals a week
• 7 hot drinks a week
• Credits can be rolled over until the end of the academic term

A great option to add on to your self-catered accommodation, this plan covers your main meal every day.

Bronze

• £16.80 per week
• 3 meals and 5 hot drinks a week
• Credits can be rolled over until the end of the academic term

This plan allows you to take advantage of discounts at our food outlets when you’re out and about on campus.

*There are limited kitchen facilities in halls where Meal Plans are included in the weekly rent, so self-catered accommodation isn't available here.

When you apply for accommodation, you will be able to buy a Meal Plan for your first term or week as part of the application process. You can also buy plans during term time, and parents and supporters can buy them for you too.

Credit is loaded onto your Campus Card weekly. The amount added depends on the Meal Plan you have bought. Your credit will begin on Saturday at 00:01 and end on Friday at 23:59. You can use your credit in any of the outlets listed in your Meal Plan.