I really enjoy eating here. It's buffet style, so you can eat as much as you want. The staff is incredibly friendly and welcoming. They serve all types of different foods for halal, vegan, kosher and other speciality eaters. My only complaint is that you need to go at certain times since it can get very crowded.

Gets the job done for a dining hall. Not worth visiting unless you are a student at Columbia.

The food was fantastic and for VERY affordable prices (for non- students such as perspectives too!) They were very nice there and the cashier guided me to all my needs. They supply incredible Star K kosher food as well! Sadly even though the hall was packed it seemed as if everyone were very isolated from one another, like everyone tried to be alone.

I worked here for 2 days and it was Great. It's located in Columbus University campus. The variety of foods made to perfection is everything including Vegan meals and halal food. Different dishes everyday at all stations there.

Nice place to get some snacks at Columbia. The lines can be harrowing at times though.

Comparing John Jay's and JJ's to dining halls at other Ivy League Universities (esp. Harvard) I cannot put into words how lucky everyone is who can eat there as a student. John Jay/JJ are some of the best university cantines I have seen all over the world and they have an amazing team trying to make good food for the students!

So many choices! I love their salad bar. The chicken breast is the best ever, so soft and gorgeous!!

Fine dining it is not. A student dining hall it is. But a decent one at that. Love the staff here always kind and helpful

John Jay Dining Hall is Columbia's largest and, for me, most homely dining hall. The dining hall food here is also the most varied. On Mondays, watch out if you like meat. John Jay serves no main meat entrees for Green Monday every week. There are meat options available, but the lines for these options do get long on Mondays.

Loved the atmlsphere and vibe, and food is always fresh.

Good enought to eat!

Superb atmosphere and very affable service. The meals were crisp and delightful. Will absolutely recommend this place to my friends. Fair rates and generous meals. Keep it up.

Great food very nice people clean

Lot of options to try out. Good Food and everything is unlimited. The cost only works out if you have a meal plan. Just as a visitor, you have to pay around 16$. Quite less vegetarian options though.

Last week Monday on second week of class shopping. First time I went there in the evening never again! This worker was extremely rude and unwelcoming. I was trying to figure out what I wanted because all they had was chicken and beef. The lady shouting and getting so impatient when I wasn’t even there for 5 seconds. Since this lady seems to be the boss around there, all of them need to be trained on customer service they assume that everyone that comes there are under 22. Regardless of age they have no human decency, need to learn some respect or get a different job because she was so rude to the point where I almost lost my appetite just from that behavior alone. I don’t need someone with an abusive attitude and aggressive tone to be speaking to me before my meal and I hope all these cc and Barnard students speak up for themselves. As I am one of the mature students at Columbia GS so we most definitely know something is incorrect there!