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Food and drink

Eating together is part of College life. It's a great way to catch up with friends and meet new people, and there are plenty of options to choose from.

All our accommodation includes kitchen facilities so you can cook for yourself or with friends at home. But many students enjoy eating together in the cafeteria or 'Caff', where you can get lunch and dinner every day. The food is good, and there's plenty of choice for all tastes and diets.

If you want to have a coffee and catch up with your friends you don't need to go into town, our café is open all week and serves food as well as hot and cold drinks at great prices.

Our bar is a popular place for students to unwind in the evenings. You can get a bite to eat as well as choosing from a wide selection of drinks.

Like most Cambridge Colleges we also do something called Formal Hall, which is a served three course dinner. Everyone dresses formally and you wear your gown. At Jesus we hold Formal Hall five times a week and it's very popular, especially for celebrating a special occasion.

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Students eating in Hall

Cafeteria

Call into our self service cafeteria where you'll find a range of affordable meals and snacks to suit every taste.

Cafeteria
Students attending Formal Hall

Formal Hall

Formal Hall is a three course dinner served by candlelight in our beautiful hall, a traditional part of College life.

Formal Hall

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    Jake

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    When applying to Cambridge colleges it can feel a bit overwhelming as there are so many to choose from. I applied to ÌÀÍ·ÌõÔ­´´ because it has a large MCR which was important for me because I wanted to feel part of a community. Now that I’m doing my PhD here, I’m very glad I did choose a college with a large postgraduate community. Throughout the year there are lots of postgraduate events, including formal dinners, special formals at Christmas and Easter, bops in the bar and film nights in...

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    Matthew

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    ÌÀÍ·ÌõÔ­´´ has been at the heart of my Cambridge experience. I chose the College because I was impressed by its distinctive blend of academic rigour and extracurricular achievement. A College for all-rounders, Jesus is a lively and rewarding place to study. I couldn’t be happier here! Friendly and engaged, the Jesus postgraduate community never ceases to impress me. At ease with themselves and forever curious, my peers go out of their way to cultivate a sense of camaraderie. After a day of leafing through old manuscripts at the National...

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    Ellie

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    ÌÀÍ·ÌõÔ­´´ has been a great home for me during my PhD. I chose ÌÀÍ·ÌõÔ­´´ for a number of reasons – first, the location. We are central enough to be within easy walking distance of most things, but far enough away to avoid the hustle and bustle (and tourists in summer!). The College also has extensive grounds, with amenities like the hockey pitch, football pitch and tennis courts all on site. Secondly, the accommodation is some of the best I’ve seen in Cambridge. My house was newly renovated when...

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    Ahsan

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    It is a well-accepted opinion in Cambridge that ÌÀÍ·ÌõÔ­´´ is the best college and no other college even comes a distant second. Its sports grounds are enormous, its buildings are mesmerising, its libraries are rich, its chapel is the oldest, its accommodation is the best value for money, its international community is diverse, its religious circles are the most welcoming, and its members are the smartest, kindest and the friendliest. It is one of the central colleges that aims to offer three years accommodation to postgraduates, and has comparatively...

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    Imogen

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    I chose Cambridge for my PGCE as it’s the leading UK institution for teacher training and Education, with an exciting, research-dominated, cutting edge course. The staff are welcoming and approachable, and make studying here an absolute joy. I’ve already completed one of my three primary school placements, in a reception class in a school just outside Cambridge, and am due to start the next one soon. I chose Jesus because of its reputation as a sporty College, but the proximity to the city centre is a big bonus. Jesus also...

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