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Café Mac

Serving Dinner Til 8:00 pm
  • Breakfast Served from 7:30 am - 9:30 am
  • Lunch 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
  • Dinner 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Weekly Schedule

  • Breakfast     Mon-Fri, 7:30 am - 9:30 am
  • Brunch     Sat-Sun, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
  • Lunch     Mon-Fri, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
  • Dinner     Mon-Fri, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Dinner     Sat-Sun, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Inside the Campus Center on the main level, Café Mac features grab and go salads, pizzas, Asian style cuisine, and burgers.

Breakfast

grate & griddle

cheesy or regular
Eggs, peas, onions, maple bacon bits, tater tots, cheddar cheese, sour cream / creamy country gravy/ scallion

Lunch

Kenny's corner

cooked with egg and soy sauce

leaves & greens

romaine, grilled flank steak, sauteed red peppers, yellow peppers, red onion, charred corn, cilantro lime vinaigrette

simple & certain

pineapple pico, shredded lettuce, violife cheese, hot sauces
with onion and garlic

grate & griddle

pretzel bun / shoestring fried onions Ferndale Market, LLC

warm & soulful

sauteed shrimp, maple coil sausage, sun-dried tomato cream sauce, fresh parsley

garlic & basil

simmered with onion, garlic, grain mustard, cream, and wine

wood & stone

garlic puree, five cheese blend, thinly sliced prosciutto, fried sage chips, brown butter drizzle, pomegranate seeds

near & far

shaved beef, green beans, white onion, sesame seed, ginger soy glaze, scallion

root & stalk

pid selection

meal swipe M-F

grate & griddle static

190 cal.
200 cal.
310 cal.
180 cal.

Dinner

Kenny's corner

cooked with egg and soy sauce

leaves & greens

romaine, grilled flank steak, sauteed red peppers, yellow peppers, red onion, charred corn, cilantro lime vinaigrette

simple & certain

pineapple pico, shredded lettuce, violife cheese, hot sauces
with onion and garlic

grate & griddle

pretzel bun / shoestring fried onions Ferndale Market, LLC

warm & soulful

sauteed shrimp, maple coil sausage, sun-dried tomato cream sauce, fresh parsley

garlic & basil

simmered with onion, garlic, grain mustard, cream, and wine

wood & stone

garlic puree, five cheese blend, thinly sliced prosciutto, fried sage chips, brown butter drizzle, pomegranate seeds

near & far

shaved beef, green beans, white onion, sesame seed, ginger soy glaze, scallion

root & stalk

meal swipe M-F

grate & griddle static

190 cal.
200 cal.
310 cal.
180 cal.

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Food Recovery Verified

Bon Appétit at Macalester is fighting food waste and hunger by recovering surplus perishable food from our campus that would otherwise go to waste and donating it to people in need through loaves and fishes.

Loaves and Fishes – Meals. Kindness. Comfort.
A volunteer-driven organization that provides healthy meals to Minnesotans in areas where need is greatest.

Learn more about the Food Recovery Network
and Bon Appétit’s food recovery efforts

Food Allergies

Serving Students with Food Allergies and Celiac Disease

The dining services team is well-trained in food allergy awareness and offer a number of options for students with food allergies and celiac disease. This includes communication about and modification to existing menu items, special preparation and advanced ordering of menu items, and access to special products as agreed upon with students.

Daily menus for each café can be accessed at macalester.cafebonappetit.com. Menu items that are appropriate options for most students with celiac disease are labeled as “made without gluten-containing ingredients” and can be filtered to streamline searching using the dietary preferences filter. Top-9 allergens are included in menu names and/or descriptions whenever possible. For more on eating with a food allergy in our café, visit this page and view the guide on food allergies and celiac disease at Macalester College. Further questions about ingredients can be answered by our trained managers/chefs on-site.

Dining Without the Top-9

We understand that our guests with special dietary needs, albeit food allergies, celiac disease, lactose intolerance, or any other medically necessary diet simply want a safe place to make food choices, quickly. To allow guests to have readily available options that meet their needs, we offer Simple & Certain — a destination in the café where all meals are prepared without the use of top-9 allergens plus gluten through the sole use of whole foods.

For questions about these services or to request food allergy accommodations, students should contact:

Amy Tomes, General Manager
amy.tomes@cafebonappetit.com
(651) 696-6045

Disability Services
Kagin Commons
disabilityservices@macalester.edu
(651) 696-6748 | (651) 696-6698 (fax)

Residential and Commuter Meal Plans

Weekly Plans

19 meal plan – 19 meals / week

All first-year students have this plan for the first semester.

14 meal plan – 14 meals / week.

Includes an additional $125 in Flex money per semester to be used at Café Mac ,Grille, Atrium Market, and Scotty’s.

10 meal plan – 10 meals / week.

Include an additional $200 in Flex money per semester to be used at Café Mac ,Grille, Atrium Market, and Scotty’s.

All Flex Plan

Receive a semester balance of $1200 in Flex cash to be used at Café Mac, Grille, Atrium Market, or Scotty’s.

Commuter 75

Receive a semester balance of 75 meals and an additional $75 in Flex cash for the semester to be used at Café Mac ,Grille, Atrium Market, and Scotty’s.

Unused meals do not carry over. This plan is available for commuting students only.  With the commuter plan, students are able to use up to 5 meals per visit for family and friends.

Tell Us What You Think

Common Questions

  • I’ve been trying to eat a healthier diet. Will I be able to find a healthy food choice in my café?
  • Can you tell me how many calories are in the foods in my café?
  • How will you handle my concerns about a food allergy?
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