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Delicious food at student prices. Freshly prepared meals await you every day in our cafeterias—from the salad bar to vegan and vegetarian dishes. For select ingredients such as potatoes, rice, and beef, we already use 100% organic products from certified organic farms, and with our VYTAL system, we provide you with free reusable containers.

The best part: The state of Brandenburg subsidizes your lunch! Just show your student ID at the register and enjoy your break at a reduced price.

Where do you want to eat?

FAQs MENSA

Our chefs can conjure up hundreds of servings of any dish. So you’ll find plenty of variety on the menu and trendy dishes. A working group at the Studentenwerk even deals with this every month.

Our chefs take great care to label all allergens and additives that are subject to labeling on the issue. So everyone can find the right food for them. Of course, traces cannot be avoided as all dishes are prepared in one room, even if at different workplaces.

Lunch is subsidized for students by the state of Brandenburg and only costs between €2.20 and €3.80 on presentation of your student ID. From time to time there are special offers that you can treat yourself to: MensaSpezial and MensaPremium offer special taste experiences and cost €4.50 and €5.90 respectively for students.

Less single-use, more reusable: Wherever it is hygienically and economically feasible, we are increasingly moving away from single-use packaging and opting for reusable solutions. With → VYTAL, we have found a reusable system partner that provides reusable containers at no additional cost. More information on this is available in the next question.

Remaining stocks of disposable to-go cups are charged with an additional fee of 20 cents in order to initiate a rethink and to finance the search for sustainable packaging solutions. You are welcome to use your own reusable cups and containers.

Of course. We’ve partnered with → VYTAL to offer a reusable to-go solution. If you download the free Vytal app to your smartphone, you can have your food packed in a reusable Vytal container at no extra charge; you can then return the container to any participating Vytal location within the next 10 days (at our restaurant, simply place it in the dish return bin).

Alternatively, you can bring your own vessels.

In Frankfurt (Oder) and in Eberswalde, we allow payment via Intercard in the dining halls, which means that the student ID can also be used to pay for the meal. To do this, money is loaded at one of the known terminals. Please note that the revaluation of the cards is no longer done with cash, but with EC card. Cashless payment in the cafeteria is then faster and more hygienic than paying with cash.

The Cottbus and Senftenberg locations allow cashless payment via debit card, credit card and EC card.

EUV employees can pay with their ID card. Guests can purchase a guest card for a deposit of € 5.

HEALTH

We offer a varied menu, taking into account scientific recommendations for a healthy diet. This includes a high proportion of vegetables and legumes, fresh salads and a lot of fiber.

 

DIET

There is something for all tastes. We also offer a vegan and a vegetarian dish every day. We do not sell meat dishes below their value. We pay attention to regional origins as well as high quality. Salads can be combined according to your wishes, as a supplement or a full meal. Usually there is even a soup of the day on offer.

 

ENVIRONMENT / SUSTAINABILITY

Cafeteria instead of kebab to go saves packaging waste. An increasing proportion of the ingredients are purchased from controlled organic agriculture. For example, our coffee, potatoes, rice and beef are always organic from controlled ecological agriculture. Wherever possible, we use regional suppliers. This is not only more sustainable, it also strengthens the region.

 

CONVENIENCE

By the way, it eliminates the work of cooking and washing dishes. Plus, you don’t have to worry about a shopping list. We offer Fast GOOD Food – that means good food and that on time.

 

SOCIAL

In the cafeteria, not only a delicious meal awaits the guests, we also offer a communication and exchange platform at the same time. Here you can meet fellow students, study for your next exam or take a well-deserved coffee break. By the way, we only use fair trade coffee. In addition, the visit to the refectory secures good local jobs.

 

INEXPENSIVE

Where can you find a wholesome meal that takes all these points into account and is so inexpensive? Yes, the Mensa food is worth its price!

In the past there was a meal in Cottbus and in Eberswalde that consisted of 100% organic ingredients. However, we want to bring BIO to more plates and in the future prefer to offer individual raw materials at all locations instead of whole dishes at a few locations from controlled organic agriculture. In this way, we can increase our overall organic content in our food. Since autumn 2020, potatoes, rice and beef have been 100% organic in our canteens.

CampusCatering

We are happy to support your university-related event on campus or directly on our premises. Our offer ranges from a simple coffee break to more extensive conference support through to lunch menus and evening buffets.

You can get an overview in our → CampusCatering – provide folder. Catering we offer for groups from 25 people. Please also refer to our → General Terms and Conditions.

Please contact us for an individual offer!