Cather Dining Center

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 530 N 17th St, Lincoln, NE · Cafeteria

Rating
4.5/5
★★★★★ 4.5
Reviews
20
Rank in University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 530 N 17th St, Lincoln
#1
of 1 restaurants
City Percentile
0%
rating percentile
Address
Cather Dining Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 530 N 17th St, Lincoln, NE 68588
Phone
(402) 472-1037
Website
housing.unl.edu/dining-services#tab2
Status
Closed · Opens 8 AM

Cather Dining Center is a restaurant located in University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 530 N 17th St, Lincoln, NE. It is one of 1 restaurants listed in University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 530 N 17th St, Lincoln. Its 4.5-star rating matches the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 530 N 17th St, Lincoln city average of 4.5 stars. Based on combined rating and review volume, it currently ranks first among restaurants in University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 530 N 17th St, Lincoln. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday8 AM–2 PM, 4 PM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Andi Hamling · Aug 2025

Definitely cafeteria quality of food, but not bad by any means. There are lots of options. Pizza every day, salad bar and soft-serve ice cream on tap. The home cooking and worlds fare options have a nice rotation of options, with worlds fare often having hibachi style meals made to order.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Noah Johnson · Oct 2023

Good selection of food with plenty of options of vegetarians or other diet restrictions. If you're not on a UNL meal plan however, this will be quite expensive compared to take-out options around town.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Ben Rockefeller · Sep 2022

On Saturdays and Sundays, their breakfast options are pretty good. On weekdays, their dinner options vary between mediocre and slightly above average, however there are typically better options at either Abel or Selleck, which are both close enough that many people choose them over Cather. Personally, I prefer Abel's burgers over Cather's due to the greater variety of options available for toppings, and they are cooked/heated up right in front of the diner, while Cather just lays out trays of ingredients. I can't say anything about Cather's breakfast on weekdays, although my roommate seems to like them, and not much about their dinner on weekends. (I should acknowledge though that I do carry a degree of bias towards Abel and Selleck, as those are where I eat most often.)

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Vinoth Kumar · Sep 2021

Lots of varieties of food from pizza, burger, chicken drumsticks, salad, dessert, soft drinks. However, the quality is just o.k barring the dessert. It's a new building with good ambiance.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Rob · Jun 2022

Everything was good except the garlic bread sticks. Was hard and crunchy. Best part was the chocolate milk on the drink side

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot

Services

Cafeteria

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