Acadia offers a variety of dining options for students living in residence. All students living in residence are required to have an Unlimited Dining Plan, which gives you flexibility, convenience, and value.
✅ Main Dining Hall: Wheelock Hall
Wheelock Dining Hall is the main place to eat on campus. It’s more than just a cafeteria—it’s a space to eat, meet, relax, and study.
Features:
- Unlimited access with your dining plan during open hours
- Comfortable seating (booths, bar-style seating, sofas, and TVs)
- Great for meals, group meetings, or casual hangouts
🍽️ Meal Plan Options (Required for Residence Students)
All students living in residence must choose one of the following Unlimited Dining Plans:
- 5-Day Plan: Unlimited meals 5 days per week
- 7-Day Plan: Unlimited meals every day
- 7-Day Plus Plan: Unlimited meals + $325 Dining Dollars
- 7-Day Max Plan: Unlimited meals + $650 Dining Dollars
🥗 Special Dietary Needs
If you have allergies, dietary restrictions, or specific food needs, help is available.
🤒 Sick Trays
If you're too sick to go to the dining hall:
- Ask your RA or SRA to fill out a Sick Tray Request Form.
- Arrange for someone to take the form to Wheelock Dining Hall and bring your meal back to you.
🥪 Bag Lunches
Need a meal to go?
- Bag lunches are available by request.
- Call the Residential Dining Manager at 📞 (902) 542-3049 to order in advance.
- Pick up your lunch at Wheelock Dining Hall.
☕ Other Campus Food Locations
You can use your Dining Dollars at these campus cafés:
- Beveridge Arts Centre
- Huggins Science Hall
- Athletics Complex
These spots offer snacks, drinks, sandwiches, and soup.
📘 Helpful Definitions
- Unlimited Dining Plan: A meal plan that lets you eat as often as you want during dining hall hours.
- Dining Dollars: Preloaded money included in some meal plans that can be used at campus cafés.
- Sick Tray: A meal packed for you when you’re too ill to go to the dining hall.
- Bag Lunch: A packed lunch you can take with you if you’ll miss a meal.
🔗 Suggested Links
📝 Special Notes
- Meal plans are mandatory for all residence students.
- If you have questions about your meal plan or dietary needs, don’t hesitate to reach out to Dining Services or Residence Life, links above.