Dining here felt like I was a farm animal. They would "dump" food into the bins and us animals would scurry over and fight each other until the bin was empty, then wandered away and lurked for the next feeding. Also, the food is so salty, I felt like I licked a block of salt for an hour. Come on Cornell, you can do better for our kids.
Gerry Ayers
Say it again, these kids eat really good. Food is very impressive.
DELETED USER Clinton Egeland
Those who have experienced pre-renovation Appel may join me in commiserating the loss of a quaint and comfortable dining facility. While the food has remained almost entirely the same, the experience of dining at Appel (North Star) is now drastically different, and far less appealing.Appel was essential to my freshman year at Cornell. I would be up bright and early to have my morning omelette (still available) and watch the sun rise in the quiet leisure of the dining area. Even during my most challenging moments in the semester, in which I would drag myself to Appel in my pajamas, I still felt like I had a comfortable place to start my day and still feel like I was home.Now, the bright white lights, walls, and floors make the location less inviting. I no longer feel like I could be comfortable at Appel in my pajamas, which, while silly, I consider to be an important point to note when creating a space for students to engage with and feel at home in. And while yes, they have added some new amenities such as their "Bowl" station (think Chipotle with less), they have also drastically expanded the seating options (cramming the place to the brim) and completely removed the allergen-safe preparation area.I used to vehemently defend Appel as the best dining hall. The staff were kind, the food was good, and the place felt like home. The staff are still kind, and the food is still good, but the place no longer feels like home to me.
Christopher Cole
Preferred Toni Morrison dinning hall.
Clinton Egeland
Those who have experienced pre-renovation Appel may join me in commiserating the loss of a quaint and comfortable dining facility. While the food has remained almost entirely the same, the experience of dining at Appel (North Star) is now drastically different, and far less appealing.Appel was essential to my freshman year at Cornell. I would be up bright and early to have my morning omelette (still available) and watch the sun rise in the quiet leisure of the dining area. Even during my most challenging moments in the semester, in which I would drag myself to Appel in my pajamas, I still felt like I had a comfortable place to start my day and still feel like I was home.Now, the bright white lights, walls, and floors make the location less inviting. I no longer feel like I could be comfortable at Appel in my pajamas, which, while silly, I consider to be an important point to note when creating a space for students to engage with and feel at home in. And while yes, they have added some new amenities such as their "Bowl" station (think Chipotle with less), they have also drastically expanded the seating options (cramming the place to the brim) and completely removed the allergen-safe preparation area.I used to vehemently defend Appel as the best dining hall. The staff were kind, the food was good, and the place felt like home. The staff are still kind, and the food is still good, but the place no longer feels like home to me.
Ernest Clark
Don't talk about the dinning room talk about that which support it the fish room and management when something needs too be fix is kids first or the equipment
Le Phuong Tran
The price is reasonable while the food is high quality
Jacksonsaved Doulos
Mac&Cheese and Fish on Friday are the best?
M Kay
$13 for non-meal plan admission. Great food.
Great dining hall. They have some pretty good stuff most of the time to compensate for the occasionally mediocre options. Your service is entirely dependent on who's serving you, so if you want more food, you just gotta ask for more.
The food here is usually pretty good. I've only ever eaten here during the pandemic, so everything's socially distanced and all that. The tofu is never very good, so if you're a vegetarian that's pretty unfortunate, but the pork? Always amazing, whatever dish they serve. The people are friendly enough (it seems like everyone is here in Ithaca), and the service is good. Solid four stars.
The food is terrible, mix it up and offer more options for protein and carbs instead of just burgers and French fries for dinner almost every day and egg loaf and tater tots for breakfast. Make some bacon egg and cheeses or some scrambeled eggs with cheese or even offer cheese for burgers
Goodbye my bike and I'll probs is gonna a great night to be sure we are gonna I gotta is a time to get a new car for a new bike for a new car and then going back in a bike shop and where do you wanna go get home and I'll be home soon for you guys I'll come over soon
Ilianys Rivera
This is for their dining hall. Great variety of good food. They alternate the menu at a good frequency as well. One of my favorite things to do is fill a bowl with Cornell Dairy yogurt and granola that they always have and mix it all together.
Diana Kang
Yummy gurmet foods for affordable prices! Very flavorful not because of sauce or seasoning but the freshness of the ingredients bring out the natural flavor. Don't get me wrong. The seasoning is light and perfect!
Dining here felt like I was a farm animal. They would "dump" food into the bins and us animals would scurry over and fight each other until the bin was empty, then wandered away and lurked for the next feeding. Also, the food is so salty, I felt like I licked a block of salt for an hour. Come on Cornell, you can do better for our kids.
Say it again, these kids eat really good. Food is very impressive.
Those who have experienced pre-renovation Appel may join me in commiserating the loss of a quaint and comfortable dining facility. While the food has remained almost entirely the same, the experience of dining at Appel (North Star) is now drastically different, and far less appealing.Appel was essential to my freshman year at Cornell. I would be up bright and early to have my morning omelette (still available) and watch the sun rise in the quiet leisure of the dining area. Even during my most challenging moments in the semester, in which I would drag myself to Appel in my pajamas, I still felt like I had a comfortable place to start my day and still feel like I was home.Now, the bright white lights, walls, and floors make the location less inviting. I no longer feel like I could be comfortable at Appel in my pajamas, which, while silly, I consider to be an important point to note when creating a space for students to engage with and feel at home in. And while yes, they have added some new amenities such as their "Bowl" station (think Chipotle with less), they have also drastically expanded the seating options (cramming the place to the brim) and completely removed the allergen-safe preparation area.I used to vehemently defend Appel as the best dining hall. The staff were kind, the food was good, and the place felt like home. The staff are still kind, and the food is still good, but the place no longer feels like home to me.
Preferred Toni Morrison dinning hall.
Those who have experienced pre-renovation Appel may join me in commiserating the loss of a quaint and comfortable dining facility. While the food has remained almost entirely the same, the experience of dining at Appel (North Star) is now drastically different, and far less appealing.Appel was essential to my freshman year at Cornell. I would be up bright and early to have my morning omelette (still available) and watch the sun rise in the quiet leisure of the dining area. Even during my most challenging moments in the semester, in which I would drag myself to Appel in my pajamas, I still felt like I had a comfortable place to start my day and still feel like I was home.Now, the bright white lights, walls, and floors make the location less inviting. I no longer feel like I could be comfortable at Appel in my pajamas, which, while silly, I consider to be an important point to note when creating a space for students to engage with and feel at home in. And while yes, they have added some new amenities such as their "Bowl" station (think Chipotle with less), they have also drastically expanded the seating options (cramming the place to the brim) and completely removed the allergen-safe preparation area.I used to vehemently defend Appel as the best dining hall. The staff were kind, the food was good, and the place felt like home. The staff are still kind, and the food is still good, but the place no longer feels like home to me.
Don't talk about the dinning room talk about that which support it the fish room and management when something needs too be fix is kids first or the equipment
The price is reasonable while the food is high quality
Mac&Cheese and Fish on Friday are the best?
$13 for non-meal plan admission. Great food.
Great dining hall. They have some pretty good stuff most of the time to compensate for the occasionally mediocre options. Your service is entirely dependent on who's serving you, so if you want more food, you just gotta ask for more.
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The food here is usually pretty good. I've only ever eaten here during the pandemic, so everything's socially distanced and all that. The tofu is never very good, so if you're a vegetarian that's pretty unfortunate, but the pork? Always amazing, whatever dish they serve. The people are friendly enough (it seems like everyone is here in Ithaca), and the service is good. Solid four stars.
The food is terrible, mix it up and offer more options for protein and carbs instead of just burgers and French fries for dinner almost every day and egg loaf and tater tots for breakfast. Make some bacon egg and cheeses or some scrambeled eggs with cheese or even offer cheese for burgers
Goodbye my bike and I'll probs is gonna a great night to be sure we are gonna I gotta is a time to get a new car for a new bike for a new car and then going back in a bike shop and where do you wanna go get home and I'll be home soon for you guys I'll come over soon
This is for their dining hall. Great variety of good food. They alternate the menu at a good frequency as well. One of my favorite things to do is fill a bowl with Cornell Dairy yogurt and granola that they always have and mix it all together.
Yummy gurmet foods for affordable prices! Very flavorful not because of sauce or seasoning but the freshness of the ingredients bring out the natural flavor. Don't get me wrong. The seasoning is light and perfect!