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Dining on Campus

Dining at Laurier is more than just food. Laurier Food Services offers students quality, value and convenience. In Waterloo, we have a wide variety of quick service options available in our food court, multiple coffee shops and our Fresh Food Company which is an "all you care to enjoy" dining experience for residential and retail dining. Our Brantford campus, conveniently located downtown, makes it an ideal place to explore restaurants and cafés where your OneCard is accepted.
The Waterloo campus offers a wide variety of food service locations. Each location has specific hours of operations to meet the needs of the campus neighbourhoods. For the most current hours of operation please visit our website at dining.wlu.ca. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to stay current with promotional updates and special events.

All on-campus food service locations accept Interact, Visa, Mastercard and OneCard payments.

  • Fresh Food Company: Our chefs create a weekly rotating “all you care to enjoy” menu to meet all your needs. Offering fresh omelets, deli, grill, sushi, salad bar, soups, homemade stone fired pizza and more, there is something for everyone. Our team takes pride in creating healthy menu items that fit a variety of dietary constraints. We have a dedicated vegetarian station, several gluten free and Halal options available.
  • Byte 75 Coffee & Social: Located on the main floor of Lazaridis Hall. Offering a premium selection of flatbreads, salads, sandwiches, soup and baked goods.  BYTE 75 features Fair Trade coffee and offers premium hot and cold beverages and desserts.
  • Tim Hortons Science Building: Enjoy all your Tim Horton's favorites at our Science Building location.
  • Starbucks: Our Concourse location offers a full line of Starbucks coffees, teas, pastries as well as sandwiches, fruit cups, parfaits and protein boxes.
  • Second Cup: Located on the main floor of the library, this location offers a full line of hot and cold beverages as well as sandwiches, pastries and baked goods to satisfy any cravings.
  • Subway Bricker Building: Our Subway Sandwich Artists will build you a made to order sandwich or salad. Coffee, sides and cold beverages are available to create the perfect meal!
  • Wilf's Restaurant and Bar: Wilf's Restaurant and Bar knows how to have a good time. The energetic atmosphere makes it the go-to student hub for cheering on your favourite sports team and celebrating the end of exam week. Wilf's draws a crowd with Open Mic Night, themed parties and awesome giveaways. With fun events, friendly staff and great food – what more could you ask for?
  • Veritas Café: Nestled in the heart of Waterloo Campus, Veritas Café is a centrally located sanctuary for the Laurier community. Veritas offers delicious grab-and-go food options and excellent brews to fuel your day. The welcoming environment is ideal to catch-up with friends, tackle assignments or participate in GSA events including: Orientation Patio Party, Homecoming Breakfast, Halloween Costume Party, Reading Week Party and Trivia Night. As if you didn’t need more of a reason to check out this on-campus hot spot, graduate students can show their OneCard to get 25% off their Veritas Café meal purchase.
  • Terrace Food Court: The Terrace Food Court is located in the base of the Fred Nichols Campus Centre it has a wide variety of quick meal options to choose from. Whether you are seeking healthy options, grab and go or fast food the choices are plentiful!
    • Union Market (featuring Healthy Kitchen, Deli Station, Soup and Salad, Bento Sushi and International Cuisine)
    • Williams
    • El Torito 
    • Mr. Sub
    • Pizza Pizza
    • Harveys

Catering

Whether you’re planning a simple breakfast or an upscale dinner our team will work with you to ensure your event is a success. Our team takes pride in our ability to meet any need with style and creativity. For more information about on-campus catering please contact Naomi Devonport at ndevonport@wlu.ca or 519.884.0710 x4677. You can also visit our catering website wlu.catertrax.com for additional information. 

The dining options on and near the Brantford campus include:

  • FreshCo.: 50 Market Street South
  • Boston Pizza: 50 Market Street South
  • Sunset Grill: 50 Market Street South
  • The Works: 80 Dalhousie Street
  • Golden Grounds: 73 George Street
  • Williams Fresh Cafe: 1 Market Street

Note: The Steadman Bookstore also accepts OneCard Brantford meal plan dollars.