General information: First-tier catering
There are eight dining halls operating, with some being shared by more than one residence as follows:
| Dining Hall | Residence(s) catered |
| Clarendon House | Clarendon and Carinus Houses, accessible from both sides |
| Fuller Hall | Fuller and Smuts Halls |
| Graça Machel Hall | Own students |
| Kopano Residence | Kopano Residence and Baxter Hall |
| Rochester House | Own students |
| Leo Marquard Hall | Leo Marquard Hall, College House and Groote Schuur Residence(lunch and dinner only, breakfast served at own residence) |
| Tugwell Hall | Tugwell Hall, Glendower Residence, Dullah Omar Hall and Kilindini Residence |
| University House | University House, Varietas and Forest Hill G block |