Food Services
Georgetown University in Qatar offers a variety of dining services, including a cafeteria, two cafés, vending machines, and pop up food vendors to offer additional food variety (monthly for 3-5 days).
Dining Services Hours
O Street Café: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Sunday – Thursday | Closed Friday – Saturday
Potomac Pearl: 7:00 am – 9:00 pm Sunday – Thursday | Closed Friday – Saturday
Casual Coffee: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Sunday – Wednesday | 7:00 am – 4:00 pm Thursday | Closed Friday – Saturday
Vending Machines: 24 hours | 7 days a week
O Street Café (GU-Q Cafeteria)
O Street Café offers breakfast and lunch services and is located in the Atrium of the Georgetown University in Qatar Building.
Custom Meals
O Street Café is able to prepare customized meals based on allergies, intolerances, and specific health needs. These must be pre-paid and pre-ordered meals based on fixed monthly menus. For operational ease, staff on site can capture the needs and liaise with all stakeholders for confirmation. A 24 hour lead time shall suffice in most cases. O Street Café does not recommend that people with very severe allergies use the cafeteria for dining, as the kitchens cannot achieve sterility for airborne allergens, including but not limited to gluten and dairy. To set up customized meals, please visit Jhobie, the manager in the cafeteria, either in person or by phone at 4457-8376.
Meal Vouchers
Meal Vouchers for are available for purchase at the cafeteria for a charge of QAR 30. They may only be used at the Georgetown cafeteria and are valid for the full buffet which includes soup, salad, main course, sides, dessert, and a drink.
Note: Although the QAR 30 combo allows people to go back for seconds, they will not serve refills in takeaway containers. The all-you-can-eat buffet is intended for an onsite lunch meal.
O Street Cafe Staff
Vending Machines
There are three vending machines at GU-Q. All are located across from the library, under the stairs. These machines operate 24 hours a day and offer sodas, bottled water, hot drinks, including coffee and tea, and snacks. The machines take 1, 5, 10 QR bills; be sure to insert exact amount as the machines do not return change.