At Meadowood, great food is at the heart of every community dining experience. Our culinary team creates artisan dishes that not only meet residents’ dietary needs but also delight their taste buds with fresh flavors and thoughtful presentation.
Exceptional dining here is the standard; vibrant dining venues and a chef-driven menu consistently surpassing expectations. Meals are filled with culinary diversity, as resident dining experiences focus on both nutrition and enjoyment.
The Bistro: Menus Celebrating Global Flavors
The Bistro blends upscale charm with imaginative cuisine, offering a vibrant, bar-style ambiance residents love. Known for its lobster roll and inventive dishes like drunken mussels and lobster bisque, it’s a culinary destination right on campus.
With creative chefs and an expanded seating plan underway, the Bistro serves up memorable evenings filled with flavor, energy, and elegance.
The Dining Room
The Dining Room has evolved into a flexible, à la carte community dining experience designed around resident preferences. Guests now craft their perfect meal — whether it’s a light salad and soup or a full entrée.
Choose from over 12 rotating options and expanded appetizers, in an environment that is refined yet approachable, encouraging connection, comfort, and the joy of shared meals without compromise.
The Café
The Café now offers chef-prepared meals in a community dining experience with greater variety, warmth, and modern comfort. Residents enjoy full entrées like rotisserie chicken or salmon cakes alongside healthier options such as lentil pasta or cauliflower crust pizza. From custom omelets to grill favorites reimagined, this casual venue brings balance, creativity, and convenience together —making it a go-to spot for fresh, satisfying everyday dining.
Special Events
Special dining events at Meadowood bring residents together for unforgettable culinary moments. Whether it’s chef-curated seasonal menus, themed dinner nights with international cuisine, or holiday celebrations, each occasion is crafted with care.
During these social experiences food is a journey, never just a meal— they’re opportunities to connect, savor something new, and celebrate community with elegance, warmth, and the vibrant spirit that defines Meadowood dining.
Chef Sweeney’s Culinary Excellence
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America (the other CIA), Chef Sweeney had a varied and illustrious career prior to joining Meadowood.
He owned a Northern Italian restaurant; opened all of Wegmans’ pubs in the Northeast while working with James Beard Award–nominated chef Greg Vassos; collaborated with Michelin-starred chef Anthony Keene, head of Gordon Ramsay’s North American restaurants; and served as a consultant and corporate chef.
A good example of “pushing the envelope” is Chef Sweeney’s new Bistro menu, which has received rave reviews. The menu reflects an eclectic, international flair. Starters include Irish nachos and lobster strudel, entrees include a French chicken breast, and sandwiches include a smoked pork banh mi. “Food should always be an experience,” he says. “It should take you somewhere.”