Dining ServicesDining Q&A

Can the tuna salad sandwiches please have less "salad" in them? I got a tuna salad, and there were lettuce, peppers, celery, and carrots in it. I just simply want a plain ol' tuna fish, mixed with just mayo (PLEASE no celery!), on regular white (or even whole grain white) bread. It's already tough enough with the selections being limited due to COVID, but all the other sandwiches were on dark/grainy breads, or vegan/gluten-free, etc. I understand that many people are moving towards vegan, or whole-grain foods, or need it to be gluten-free, etc. But not me. I just want a plain simple comfort food option when I get lunch, and I know I can speak for many others when I say that. Thanks.

Hello,

Thank you for your feedback.  We cannot customize salads at this time.  As we enter the semester and our operations become more streamlined we may be able to consider requests in the future. 

Best,

Joe Flueckiger

Director of Dining Services

Is there any way for the online menu to be updated if something is no longer being served? Fairly frequently, there are no smoothies when it says there will be, and it would be really great if this could be reflected online for a variety of reasons.

Hello,

Thank you for your question.  Smoothies have been a probelm for us on the weekend.  I am sorry about this.  We have struggled with staffing for these shifts.  We will review the offerings and make sure they reflect what's offered correctly.

Best

Joe Flueckiger

Director of Dining Services

What is the cost of "late lunch" at Valentine for faculty and staff? Could there be a "coffee break" option?

Late Lunch is the same price as regular lunch for staff and faculty, $4.

If you want to come to Val just for the coffee and/or any other beverage you do not have to swipe your card.

Hope this helps!

Is there any way we could get smoked salmon or lox at Val? Perhaps once a week? We already have smoked salmon at the Sci center cafe and at grab and go... it would really up Val’s bagel game.

Hello,

Thank you for your question.  Sadly this is not possible.  It ti simply too expensive for us to offer this in the quantitiy needed to supply our student / staff population.  

Best,

Joe Flueckiger

Please incorporate dals (lentils cooked Indian style) on the menu, they are a great source of proteins for vegetarians. Also Indian style vegetables (dry or wet) should form part of the menu on a regular basis. Mount Holyoke offers a dal every day on the menu.

Hello,

Thanks for this suggestion.  This may be possible, though we will likely have to drop some itmes to make space for these.  We will work with our cuinary team to see if this is possible.

Thank you,

Joe Flueckiger

Hi! There are several grab n go items that used to be vegan, but are now only vegetarian. The chickpea wrap, veggie sushi roll, and marinated cucumber sandwich. Can they please be vegan again? There is a lack of vegan options on the grab n go besides the garden veggie wrap. Thank you.

Hello,

Those items will be Vegan once again.  The issue was the mayonaise.  Just Mayo (TM) was out of stock for quite some time and is now back in stock.

Thanks for your patience...

Best,

Joe Flueckiger

Hi! Any chance Val could incorporate vegetarian meat into its breakfast? Veggie bacon or sausage would be a great addition to the breakfast line :) thanks!

Hello,

This is something we have tried in the past, and we are happy to try this again.  We will be making a few changes to the menu for next semester and we will do our best to incorporate this.

thank you for the suggestion,

Joe Flueckiger

Director of Dining

Hi! Is stir fry coming back? It has been deeply missed!! Thank you

Stir Fry is definitely coming back.  Sorry about the dealy.  We are trying to hire students to suppor this and other areas of our operation.  I beleive we will have it open for Tuesday next week.

Joe Flueckiger

Director of Dining

Vegan pesto and mayo? What happened to it in allergy fridge

Hello, thank you for your question

I will look into these products and should have then back shortly.  I know the Just Mayo company has had a lot of production issues and has been out of stock for months.  We can source a different product...

Thank,

Joe Flueckiger

Director of Dining Services