Upay Meal Plan FAQs

Frequently asked questions about the Upay Meal Plan.

The meal plan allowance accessible by the Upay app provides a monetary balance that can be spent in all participating UoE Catering outlets.

This is not a food entitlement and does not guarantee any set number of meals. The monetary balance can be spent at the account holder’s discretion up to the allocated value.


BioQuarter

  • Niche, Institute for Regeneration & Repair
  • Usher 1898, Usher Institute Building*

Central area

  • 40 George Square Café, 40 George Square, George Square
  • Brücks, Appleton Tower*
  • Canopy Kitchen & Courtyard, Edinburgh Futures Institute
  • Coffee Cart, Main Library, George Square
  • Coffee Cart, Paterson’s Land
  • Exchange Café, Business School, Buccleuch Place
  • Levels Café and Lounge
  • Library Café, George Square
  • Quad Café, Law School, Old College
  • The Café, Edinburgh College of Art

Easter Bush

  • Dolly's, Roslin Institute
  • The View, Royal (Dick) Veterinary School

King's Buildings

  • Element Café, Murchison House
  • KB Café, Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library
  • Nucleus, Nucleus Building*
  • The Eng Inn, Hudson Beare Building

 Pollock Halls

  • Arthur's Food & Drink, John McIntyre Conference Centre

Western General Hospital

  • Nucleus, Institute of Genetics and Cancer

*Only through Upay Order Ahead


From 21 September to 4 December 2026

No extensions or roll-overs permitted.

Funds remaining do not roll over.


Evening Meals can be purchased at the Library Café in George Square up to 9.30pm and Nucleus at King’s Buildings up to 8pm.

Other outlets do not offer evening meals as this is outside their operating hours.


Any balance issues must be reported to UoE.Cafes@ed.ac.uk

Please include a description of the problem and your student number.


Cancellation may be requested within 14 days of purchase and full refund given. Any refunds requested thereafter will be declined and no pro-rata refunds will be given.

No refunds will be given for unused credit.


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