Dining Plan FAQ
2025-2026 Dining Plan Frequently Asked Questions
What are my Meal Plan options?
RMU offers an All-Access meal plan or Apartment meal plan with an allocation of Dining Dollars.
- All-Access
• Unlimited Access to the PNC Food Court
• 100 Meal Exchanges per semester (a total of 200 per academic year) available at RoMo's Cafe, Ice House Bistro, Athletic Concessions and Roaming RoMo's Food Truck
• An allocation of $200 All-Access Dining Dollars per semester (a total of $400 per academic year) that can be used at RoMo's Cafe, Market Place Mobile, Island Sports Bistro, Athletic Concessions, Roaming RoMo's Food Truck, Saxbys and Automated Vending across the RMU campus.
• 5 Guest Passes per Semester to be used in PNC Food Court.
• Parents Eat Free in PNC Food Court for the First 50 days of each semester, when accompanying their student
• Unlimited Access to Pop Ups - Apartment Plan
• 140 Unlimited Access Swipes to the PNC Food Court (1 swipe allows for 1 hour of unlimited dining in PNC Food Court)
• 50 Meal Exchanges per semester (a total of 100 per academic year) available at RoMo's Cafe, Ice House Bistro, Athletic Concessions and Roaming RoMo's Food Truck
• An allocation of $500 All-Access Dining Dollars per semester (a total of $1,000 per academic year) that can be used at RoMo's Cafe, Market Place Mobile, Island Sports Bistro, Athletic Concessions, Roaming RoMo's Food Truck, Saxbys and Automated Vending across the RMU campus.
• Parents Eat Free in PNC Food Court for the First 50 days of each semester, when accompanying their student
What is meal exchange?
- Included in the All-Access and Apartment Meal Plans, students are now able to use their meal plans alloted swipes when ordering from the exchange menus available at RoMo's Cafe, Ice House Bistro, Roaming RoMo's Food Truck and Athletic Concessions.
- Meal Exchanges are added to your account at the start of each semester and expire at the end of each semester. Meal Exchanges do not carry over from fall to spring semester.
- All-Access meal plan includes 100 Meal Exchanges per semester. Apartment meal plan includes 50 Meal Exchanges per semester.
- Students can access the Meal Exchange balance on eAccounts.
Can I really access PNC Food Court as much as I want?
Yes, as the name implies, the All-Access Meal Plan is essentially like a membership that allows you to come and go. There is no need to track or budget meal plan declining balance dollars during the semester.
How do I select a meal plan?
Students will automatically be enrolled in the All-Access Meal Plan during the housing contract application process. Commuter students are not required to purchase a meal plan, however they can choose between the All-Access Plan or the Commuter Plan if they wish.
Where can I use my meal plan?
The All-Access Meal Plan can be used with unlimited access to the PNC Food Court (anytime the student wishes and as many times as they want). RoMo's Cafe, Ice House Bistro, Roaming RoMo's Food Truck and Athletic Concessions offer meal exchanges.
Is there a choice of meal plans?
For a more convenient and simple approach, RMU has a single All-Access Meal Plan. As part of the housing contract, resident students will be automatically enrolled into the All-Access Meal Plan.
I live in Yorktown, can I use my meal plan there?
Yes, the Yorktown Café accepts: Meal Exchange, Dining Dollars, Cash, Credit, and Colonial Cash.
I don’t live at Yorktown, can I still dine at the Yorktown Café?
Yes, the Yorktown Café accepts: Meal Equivalency, Dining Dollars, Cash, Credit, and Colonial Cash.
Where are meal exchanges accepted?
The meal exchange is available at RoMo's Cafe, Ice House Bistro, Roaming RoMo's Food Truck and Athletic Concessions.
I have a night class, will there be anywhere for me to eat?
Yes. We understand the students have varied schedules from early morning to late evening. The PNC Food Court and the Yorktown Café are open for night dining.
How can I use my Guest Passes?
Your All-Access Meal Plan is non-transferable and may only be used by you. However, you have 5 guest passes to use during the semester. Your guest passes may be used for a friend or family member at PNC Food Court. However, keep in mind that guests can always pay with cash or credit card.
How do I use my Guest Passes?
Guest Passes are automatically loaded onto your card along with the All-Access meal plan and Dining Dollars at the beginning of each semester. To use, notify the cashier at the entrance of PNC Food Court when you want to use your Guest Pass(es).
If you run out of Guest passes, you may purchase a ‘meal at the door’ by using Dining Dollars, Cash, Credit, or Colonial Cash.
Can I purchase additional Dining Dollars?
Yes, at the beginning of the semester the All-Access Meal Plan will be pre-loaded with $200 Dining Dollars per semester ($400 per academic year). You may add additional Dining Dollars online through eAccounts or by stopping into the Student Financial services office in Patrick Henry.
What is the difference between Dining Dollars and Colonial Cash?
Dining Dollars are flexible dollars that are part of the All-Access and Apartment Meal Plans and can be used at RoMo’s Cafe, Yorktown Cafe, Hale Market, Market Place Mobile, Ice House Bistro, Roaming RoMo's Food Truck, Byte Smart Fridge, Just Baked Smart Bistro and Saxbys. They can be used to purchase anything sold. Dining Dollars are tax exempt and must be used within the Academic Year.
Colonial Cash is a debit account available to all students, faculty, and staff and is loaded onto your RMU ID Card for use on both campus and participating off-campus locations in Moon Township. A list of locations that accepts Colonial Cash can be found at Colonial Cash webpage.
Do my Dining Dollars carry over if I don't use them?
Dining Dollars carry over from the Fall Semester to the Spring Semester, and any unused funds will expire in May. (Note: If a meal plan is not continued into Spring semester, any leftover Dining Dollars will be forfeited after the class add/drop period, which is one week into the semester).
Where can I find dining location menus and hours of operation?
The hours of operation can be found here. Menu information and hours of operation can also be found on the free FoodU App which is available for iPhone and android devices.
What do I do if I have a special dietary need or food allergy?
The RMU Center for Student Success and RMU Dining Team work together to assist students with special dietary needs. Contact diningservices@rmu.edu
Who do I contact whenever I have a great idea?
Please feel free to contact the Dining Management Team at any time with your ideas, comments, or suggestions. All management team members wear a gold name badge are available in the dining locations during the meal periods. You may also submit your ideas through the “My Ideas” section of the FoodU app.
I lost my RMU ID Card, what do I do?
In the event a card has been misplaced and cannot be found, it can be temporarily frozen or permanently deactivated by logging into RMU’s eAccounts page. You can make an appointment to get a new card on the RMU ID Card Office webpage.
What is the campus tender drain order?
Campus tenders such as Dining Dollars, and Colonial Cash will have a specific drain order based on the location of purchase.
- On Campus Drain Order (PNC, RoMo's, Yorktown): Dining Dollars, Colonial Cash
For any questions about the dining plan not covered here, please email DiningServices@rmu.edu.