Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

Santa Cruz, CA · Cafeteria

Rating
4.0/5
★★★★☆ 4.0
Reviews
20
Rank in Santa Cruz
#141
of 334 restaurants
City Percentile
25%
rating percentile
Address
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall, 520 Cowell-Stevenson Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Phone
(831) 502-7436
Website
dining.ucsc.edu/eat
Status
Closed · Opens 7 AM

Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall is a restaurant located in Santa Cruz, CA. It is one of 334 restaurants listed in Santa Cruz. Its 4.0-star rating is slightly below the Santa Cruz city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday7 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Ibrahim “ibby” Saeed · Nov 2022

Views are lit and food better than most of the other spots on campus. They got da flavor food here not the white ppl stuff. Overall Obote mid but the music here just lame mfs playing Taylor swift and one d and not even they good shtuf smh

★★★★★ 5.0 Ian “IanL” Lamson · Feb 2018

As a performer, I had a great time. The students were helpful in setting up the stage. The staff was friendly, helpful, easy-going, and down-right cheerful even. It was a Mardi Gras event. So, the place was decorated and colorful. We provided NOLA-based Zydeco music, and we were pleasantly surprised to actually see (a few bolder) people dancing in the spirit of tradition. I was even impressed by how close the food was to traditional Cajun food. That, doesn't happen too often. BTW, the view was glorious. A very pleasant experience.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Jumur Jamal · Mar 2025

My favourite dining hall at UCSC! Nothing will beat the gorgeous view at the Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall. I wish they had more halal options and a greater variety of food, but it does the job! Would highly recommend getting food here pre-sunset, and to bask in the view whilst sitting on the balcony - alone and with friends.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Josh Gillespie · Feb 2018

The Cowell Stevenson dining hall has a nice selection of items that they always have, like the salad bar, milk and yogurt, breads and bagels, other spreads, and the sandwich bar. However some of the hot meals are sub par. On most days there are 2-4 items that are delicious and well made, and acceptable sides. On other days, there is nothing edible. The chicken always has a lot of bones, and some of the items are served twice it more in one week. The dining hall is also expensive for the quality of food compared to what you can get elsewhere.

★★★★☆ 4.0 JD Bonilla · May 2022

pretty solid keep the coastal kale salad comin and MARINATE it!! they only have dry meat once in a while so solid 8/10 on dining hall levels

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot

Services

CafeteriaRestaurant

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