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Meal plan

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Meal plan

Catered residents at the University of Leeds can eat at all 12 of our outlets across campus – this includes our 10 cafés on campus and ourRefectoryfood hall, as well asHugo the camionnette café. The Meal Plan enables you to purchase food and drink Monday to Sunday, using the GFaL Rewards app.

How does it work?

Your Meal Plan is topped up daily during term time with credit that can be spent at all Great Food at Leeds outlets across campus, which includes all of our cafés andthe Refectory. 

Unused credit will not be carried over to the following day.

Weekdays8am – 6.30pm£16.10 per day
Weekends10am – 2pm£8.90 per day
Term 1

20 September 2025

12 December 2025

Term 2

10 January 2026

27 March 2026

Term 3

25 April 2026

19 June 2026

How do you access your credit?

Download the GFaL Rewards app to access your Meal Plan credit.

  • Download

    Download the GFaL Rewards app

    Download GFaL Club on the App Store Get GFaL Club on Google Play

  • Sign up

    Sign up with your name and University email address and verify your account with the six digit code sent to your email

  • Scan

    Scan your in-app QR code at the till when making a purchase to use your credit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Your daily credit be accessed through the GFaL Rewards app.  

Once you’ve downloaded the GFaL Rewards app and verified your account, you will be able to enjoy a delicious selection of meals and grab and go items in the Refectory and Hugo, using your Meal Plan allowance.  

To set up your account, sign up to the app using your name and University email address. This email is linked to your Meal Plan allowance. Verify your account with the code sent to your University email address. Your balance will then be visible on the app home page.  

Please speak with a member of staff in the Refectory if you have any issues accessing your daily allowance, or contact [email protected] 

Download GFaL Club on the App Store Get GFaL Club on Google Play

If you require an alternative method to access your Meal Plan credit, please speak to member of staff in the Refectory or email [email protected] 

Don’t worry, we won’t let you go hungry! Please speak to a member of the Refectory team who will be able to help and ensure you have your Student ID card with you.

The Meal Plan allowance can be used at all of our cafés andthe Refectory. 

Yes! If you want to spend more money you can pay extra at the till, or if you’ve added your payment card to the GFaL Rewards app, you can use that for the remaining balance. 

No, Meal Plan students will not receive loyalty points and reward stamps on purchases made using the Meal Plan allowance.  

If on certain days you won’t be able to get to the Refectory before 6.30pm, please inform the duty manager before 11am that day. They will arrange for a packaged meal to be made up for your collection. 

If you need to reserve a meal for collection over the weekend, then please inform the Refectory duty manager before 11am on the Friday morning before the weekend. They will arrange for a packaged meal to be made up for your collection. 

Sometimes the Refectory is used for events and this means it may be closed. All Meal Plan students will be contacted via email informing them of this and you will have the option of collecting a takeaway meal for that day. 

The Caffè Nero outlets on campus and vendors underneath Leeds Student Union are not included in the Meal Plan