<p>How is the food at boarding school? Is it decent or excellent or (heaven forbid) inedible. Not that im going to boarding school for food. but which boarding school has the best food? worst? </p>
<p>NMH>…</p>
<p>Haha^ that’s very true.</p>
<p>I found Lawrenceville had some pretty good ravioli and chicken when I went for revisit. Besides that, they also had the regular cereals, CTC (Personal Favorite), Captain Crunch, Coco puffs, etc, along with the juices and drinks.</p>
<p>I’m sure the quality of food is quite diverse among BS’s, but I don’t think there are schools that are just absolutely terrible with dining.</p>
<p>Well I guess we know Lawrenceville gets the good cereals…</p>
<p>I forgot to mention the bland chex, though. Maybe that drives it down a little. :)</p>
<p>I think the schools really have to make an effort to provide tasty, nutritious meals to their students. They’re not just providing lunch but dinners and breakfasts too, so they try to make them adventurous, healthy, and yummy. That being said, they’re still cooking for hundreds if not thousands of people with different tastes and needs, so you’re going to get a diverse range of delicious, amazing meals and iffy, not so great meals. If there is a horrible meal night, you can always order out or head back to your dorm for a cup of ramen during lunch. </p>
<p>Some have unique characteristics. Hotchkiss, for one, is great because they use the on-campus farm for fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and more. But I think wherever you go you can count on simple, easy-to-cook and easy-to-eat foods with a lot of accommodation for vegetarians, vegans, gluten-free, etc. And they probably lean more towards American-type cuisine with a blend of cultures (easy to cook stuff, of course), like stir fry, burgers, hotdogs, chicken dishes, etc. </p>
<p>It reminds me of the Catcher in the rye where Holden’s boarding school (Pencey?) provided steaks for Friday night’s dinner as parents would visit the school on Saturday for pickup and ask their kids what they ate the previous night.</p>
<p>The food is great during Parents Weekend!</p>
<p>And revisits, too, I should think.</p>
<p>Can’t speak to the day-to-day food quality (during visits NMH was the winner, by far.)</p>
<p>DC tells me the food is better when parents are around. Otherwise, it is okay. Not great, not horrible. Has some favorite meals and can find good enough staples (lots of apples) to fill in when the meals aren’t so good.</p>
<p>I think all the schools strive for edible meals. It’s difficult to make really tasty food when it’s being made in such large quantities.</p>
<p>DS says the same-- food overall usually not bad, really good when parents there or for revisit days. This year, they complained about that so much, the school gave them two days of super good food right after revisit days and said, “See? It’s not just for revisit day!” Funny. Not surprisingly, some things are easier to make well for lots of people than other things (pasta easy, steak hard). You can always get salad bar or peanut butter or Nutella if you don’t like what they have (or buy something at their grill or cafe). However, apparently the dining hall has really good bakers, and desserts are always very good.</p>
<p>Uh oh… there’s that Nutella again! 
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<p>THEY HAVE NUTELLA!! I’m in love! It’s nutty, delicious, chocolaty heaven…Anyways, that wasn’t my question. Do any of the boarding schools have Indian food, by any chance?</p>
<p>None of them will have Indian food specifically served as a daily cuisine. But, I would guess, there will be Indian-food nights, like Chinese food nights or Italian nights or so on. And, if you attend an urban school, there’s always the option of ordering out.</p>
<p>Right-- they do occasional nights of different ethnic food. What school will you be attending?</p>
<p>Taft’s food is very good. My revisit guide was gluten free and she said she even had great options each lunch to choose from! I think you’ll be very happy with what you’ll be served!</p>
<p>Deerfield!! I’m so excited, but I didn’t tell my friends yet.</p>
<p>That’s a tough part. I mean, they understand, but it’s difficult to do so.</p>
<p>Oh well-- that I can tell you. Not too much Indian food at DA-- I think just once or twice that I remember. There are Indian restaurants around, if you want to treat your self occasionally: one called “Clay Oven” in Greenfield, which is the closest town (Deerfield sends buses there and back every Friday night, and sometimes other weekend times). Clay Oven is also open for lunch. They have take-out, but it don’t think they deliver. The town is about 10 minutes from DA by car/bus/taxi. There’s a really good Indian place in Northampton called “India House.” They sometimes send buses there on weekends as well. It’s a better, hipper town, but further, about 25 minutes or so. That place is only open for dinner. Anyway, welcome to DA! Let me know if you have any other questions!</p>
<p>One other bit of dining hall info-- they do have different nights with different ethnic food, but it seems like they do more types of East Asian than South Asian.</p>