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How we read reviews →Melbourne Uni's $5.20 subsidised canteen dishing up nostalgic, no-frills meals students queue for.
A functional university dining hall. utilitarian canteen tone with long queues at peak lunch rather than a sit-and-linger cafe feel.
Heavily subsidised $5.20 meals, a daily-changing menu, and set breakfast, lunch, and dinner service windows rather than all-day trading.
Several international student reviewers, including Chinese diners, describe the food as tasting like their school canteen back home. a nostalgic comfort-food association rather than a specific national cuisine.
Reviewers repeatedly call it extremely cheap and a lifeline for students who can't afford $15-20 campus meals elsewhere, though a couple flagged skimpy meat portions for the price.
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