UWM Dining & Retail Services takes pride in offering a range of meal plans designed to cater to various wants and needs within our community. Explore the variety of choices available, and let UWM Dining & Retail Services enhance your dining experience.
Anytime Dining
What is it
Anytime Dining means that a residential dining plan holder can enter any Residential Dining Hall at any time, as many times as they would like, and eat as much as they care to eat.
Packages
Platinum
$5,133 per year
Includes:
- Enter any Residential Dining Hall at any time, as many times as you would like, and eat as much as you care to eat
- 10 Guest Passes per Semester
- 500 Dining Dollars per Semester
Gold*
$4,433 per year
Includes:
- Enter any Residential Dining Hall at any time, as many times as you would like, and eat as much as you care to eat
- 6 Guest Passes per Semester
- 150 Dining Dollars per Semester
Silver
$4,133 per year
Includes:
- Enter any Residential Dining Hall at any time, as many times as you would like, and eat as much as you care to eat
* The Gold Plan is considered the standard plan and will be used as a default plan whenever an alternate plan is not indicated by a residential student.
Guest Pass
Bring friends & family to the Residential Dining Halls by using a Guest Pass and they can eat AS MUCH as they care to eat, too!
Guest Pass(es)** allow dining plan holders to invite their UWM Housing-approved guests entry into the Residential Dining Halls for a predetermined window of time.
- Guest Pass(es) are offered as a bundled package (with Dining Dollars) when purchased with the Gold or Platinum Anytime Dining Plans.
- Additional Guest Pass(es) can be purchased individually or as a dining plan upgrade (Silver to Gold or Platinum/ Gold to Platinum).
- All Guest Pass(es) must be purchased in advance of the guest’s arrival at the Residential Dining Hall and will be redeemed on site for entry into the Dining Hall.
Dining Dollars
Dining Dollars** are funds purchased with your dining plan to be used outside of the Residential Dining Halls and are separate from the Anytime Dining program.
- Dining Dollars can be used for food purchases on-campus at a variety of dining locations. When used at these locations, purchases are tax free and may include additional discounts for dining plan participants.
- Dining Dollars can be used to make food purchases from any of our on-campus convenience store locations, called RESTOR and the Union Station.
* Unused Dining Dollars and Guest Passes will roll-over from the Fall Semester to the Spring Semester. Any unused Dining Dollars or Guest Passes remaining at the end of the participant’s Housing contract are non-refundable and will be lost.
Additional Information
Additional information can be viewed in the downloadable Anytime Dining Comprehensive FAQ.
Dining Dollar Discount Program
What is it?
Save up to 10% when dining at on-campus restaurants.
Packages
Tier I*
Included with Anytime Dining
Includes:
- Instant savings of 5% at on-campus restaurants
Tier II
$1,000 per year
Includes:
- Instant savings of 5% at on-campus restaurants
Requires:
- Application submission
- $500 down payment
- $500 added to account by end of year
Tier III
$1,500 per year
Includes:
- Instant savings of 5% at on-campus restaurants
Requires:
- Application submission
- $750 down payment
- $750 additional added to account by end of year
* Only available to on-campus residents.
Earn Additional Savings
For every 700 Dining Dollars you spend at on-campus food outlets outside the residence halls, you will receive an additional 1% reward, up to 5%. See below for a breakdown of your potential total savings through D3P:
| Dining Dollars Spent** | Potential Savings** |
|---|---|
| 0 – 699 | 5% + Tax-free |
| 700 – 1,399 | 6% + Tax-free |
| 1,400 – 2,099 | 7% + Tax-free |
| 2,100 – 2,799 | 8% + Tax-free |
| 2,800 – 3,499 | -09% + Tax-free |
| 3,500+ | 10% + Tax-free |
** on eligible items
Your loyalty rewards will be totaled and tracked across each semester for as long as you remain continually enrolled at UWM, allowing you to keep building toward larger savings, but remember: Dining Dollars expire at the end of each academic year without refunds or rollovers.
*See Questions 1 and 2 of the FAQ for eligibility details.
Summer Dining
What is it?
Summer Dining plans are usually restricted to large groups including camps and conference attendees.
Registration
The camp/event coordinator must provide to UWM UWM Dining and Retail Services:
- The guaranteed meal period(s) and dates no less than 30 business days prior to arrival.
- Provide documentation of tax-exempt status no less than 30 business days prior to check in.
- The guaranteed meal period(s).
- The estimated guest count 10 business days prior to arrival.
- Final guaranteed numbers 5 business days prior to arrival.
Rates
Groups will be charged the Total Number Of Meals, determined by the larger of; final actual meals or final guaranteed number of meals. Overage: Meals used above the Total Number of Meals will be charged at 1.5 x per meal rate. Carry Out: Management reserves the right to limit and/or charge amounts above and beyond the normal dining experience for items carried out. Wisconsin & Milwaukee County Sales Tax of 6% will be added to all meal charges, unless the client/group is tax exempt.
| Price (Per Meal) | Base Rate | Retail Rate (w/tax) |
| Breakfast | $14.00 | $14.84 |
| Lunch | $15.00 | $15.90 |
| Dinner | $15.00 | $15.90 |
| All Day (B, L&D) | $40.00 | $42.40 |
Conferences
Specific information regarding dining services for conferences:
- Weekday guaranteed minimums for custom service: 25 + meals
- Weekend guaranteed minimums for custom service: 200 + meals
- Service times may deviate from the below standard hours schedule, contingent on guaranteed minimums and staff availability.
Standard Summer hours for Conference related dining:
| Service Type | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 7:00am | 8:30am |
| Lunch | 11:30am | 1:00pm |
| Dinner | 5:00pm | 6:30pm |