At Liberty, you can choose from a wide variety of eateries to suit your schedule, dining habits, and tastes.
With 20+ dining locations across campus and a nationally ranked dining hall that offers over 20 unique stations — including one dedicated to gluten- and allergen-friendly dishes — you’ll never get bored. And you’ll always have somewhere to make memories with your friends. From the Montview Student Union to the Reber-Thomas Dining Center (our dining hall), Liberty University’s campus dining options can help make your college experience even more special.
At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education that equips students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence helped us rank among Niche.com’s Top 10 best college campuses in America. Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers. We were also ranked #2 in Virginia for Best College Food by Niche.com for 2025. Our Dining Facility won 2 gold awards for New Facility of the Year and Residential Dining Facility of the Year for 2024.
Liberty Dining Services uses Eco-Products, a company that provides 100% biodegradable flatware, plateware, and cups. Products are also BPA free, compostable, and made from renewable energy sources, such as cane sugar.
We use napkins that are made of 100% recycled paper, and our Xpressn ap dispensers encourage customers to take (and waste) fewer napkins.
92% of the chemicals Liberty Dining uses are “Green Seal” certified, concentrated, or sustainable.
We seek to purchase products from local farms and dairies and participate in farm-to-school initiatives. Through our Better Tomorrow commitment through Sodexo at Liberty University, we track our local purchases to ensure that 20% of our annual food purchases are local.
The Reber-Thomas Dining Center and on-campus Einstein Bros. Bagels locations both serve Caribou Coffee, which is Rainforest Alliance certified, small-batch crafted, and sourced from small farms.
We are proud to feature 100% Fair Trade- and USDA-certified Aspretto coffee, as well as 100% USDA-certified, organic, and ethically sourced Numi teas . Everything that touches our coffee is green, including our 10% post-consumer fiber cups and Fair Trade sugar.
The Reber-Thomas Dining Center* (Liberty’s dining hall) is a two-story, 120,000-square-foot all-you-care-to-eat buffet that boasts a seating capacity of more than 2,700. It provides breakfast, lunch, and dinner and offers over 20 unique stations to choose from, including:
Our commitment to dining excellence has been recognized by both College Magazine (CM) and Niche.com in recent months. CM recognized our program’s dedication to sustainability, healthy options, and variety by adding us to their Top 10 Colleges with the Best Dining Options list! The dining center also won two gold awards in the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) 2024 Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards: New Facility of the Year and Residential Dining Facility of the Year.
Reber-Thomas Dining Center Walkthrough
From our general manager to our front-line servers, all of our employees work diligently to address the dietary needs of Liberty students, especially those with food allergies, Celiac disease, or other special dietary requirements. Because of Liberty’s commitment to meeting all your needs, we have a Registered Dietitian on staff to assist with designing allergen-friendly dining options.
Our award-winning Allergen-Friendly station at the Reber-Thomas Dining Center offers meals prepared without 8 of the 9 of the most common food allergens: peanuts, milk, eggs, wheat, soybeans, shellfish, sesame, and tree nuts.
For those with gluten intolerance, we offer gluten-free pitas, pasta, buns, bread, pizza crust, and more at dining locations around campus. Our Gluten Intolerant Options (GIO) program allows students with a gluten dietary restriction to swipe for gluten-free items at no additional charge (gluten-free options are available to students not enrolled in the GIO program for a small fee). To apply for the Gluten Intolerance Option (GIO), fill out this form.
The dining center also houses our locked pantry concept, SimpleZone, where students who have gained approval to access are able to obtain gluten-, dairy-, peanut-, and tree nut-free snacks.
