Morrison Dining — Restaurant in City of Ithaca

Hands down the best university dining hall I’ve ever experienced. Open to the public at $16 for adults and ~$7 for kids, it’s an absolute steal considering the quality and scale. The space is massive and beautifully designed, even equipped with a “Discovery Kitchen” for live courses and cooking demos.

The food stations are incredibly diverse: halal, West Side Grill, East Side Market, North End Pizza and Pasta, salad bar, dessert bar, fruit bar, yogurt bar, ice cream (from Cornell Dairy!), and more. Even in summer break, with some stations closed, the options were overwhelming in the best way.

Highlights: • The pizza was top notch – fresh from wood-fired ovens. • Blueberry and banana yogurt? Dreamy. • The grilled fish was surprisingly delicious. • Tater tots and salad bar were far above average – packed with thoughtful toppings like artichoke, chickpeas, beets, and tuna salad. • Desserts were solid; the brownie was rich, and we had fun making waffles ourselves. • The ice cream options, while not mind-blowing, are generous and fun to explore (and hey, it’s Cornell Dairy).

If I were a student here, I’d never want to eat off-campus....

Overall, one of the best dining halls on campus. Food quality is nearly as good as West Campus and the variety is solid. Breakfast is repetitive but in my opinion the best at Cornell. There is a lot of chicken for lunch and dinner, but the chicken dishes are pretty good. While the place often gets crowded, there's usually enough seating and the lines don't get too long. I wish there was less pork served (especially in the pasta), I wish that the customizable pasta station was open more, and I wish that they could hire more people and improve the dishroom operations to more consistently utilize reusable items. You can partially thank me for recent improvements in that last one, specifically involving separating your utensils into bins at the...

My husband said Let me take you out for lunch and we went to Morrison dining. I was truly blown away that it was a college campus. I enjoyed the atmosphere as well as seeing all the chefs cooking and prepping the food right in front of you. All the different stations that you can choose from as well as the amazing prices. All you can eat for under $15 and all of the food is amazing in each station.

I believe my only complaint would be I wish that the staff would smile more. Other than that I enjoyed the food and the company. Looking forward to...