Hampshire College Dining Commons — Attraction in Amherst

The food here is so bad. I have very little cooking experience and I genuinely think I could make this better myself if given the same tools. The corn bread we had today tasted like sand. At the start of the semester they had a “special meal” for new students which ended up being the driest falafel you’ve ever had, a single lettuce leaf and some vile tasting chicken (and chicken is my favorite food so that’s saying something). Their general Tso’s chicken is so salty and flabby it’s borderline inedible. I’m almost concerned for my health when I eat this slop. They can’t even make good rice. How do you mess up rice? If I could give this 0 stars I would. Their other chicken is meh to okay but that’s the best...

it's very cool that theres always a couple vegan options, but not so cool that my vegan friends eat toast for dinner bc the meals are so bad. theres usually one dish with meat in it, but everyone only eats the meat bc that's what they want, and there isnt enough so there are more platters of vegetables. often theres no meat at all, and when asked to include a nonvegan option on those days, the administrators dismiss it out of hand. the chocolate milk is good and the chocolate chip cookies (that are only offered at lunch), but those are both store bought so...

I love the saga/DC at Hampshire college. It is run by Bon Appetit which do a fairly good job at making food that is prepared with locally grown ingredients. I believe that the food itself needs improvement in terms of flavor but that is a personal opinion. The hours for this dining commons are limited which makes things tricky during finals. I am biased in my this review since I have emotional attachment with the place which makes it harder to review objectively. The place has good ambiance and food is healthy. Flavor of the...