Food and drinks

Our on-campus restaurants offer catering services for all your event needs: coffee breaks, drinks, lunches and cocktail dinners. Find out who to contact and what services are available: link.

Requests to use specific areas for serving food and drinks – not including requests to reserve a restaurant – should be made to Mediacom Events via the Events form. For information about the on-campus areas available: link.

Requirements

  • Food and drinks cannot be served in classrooms.
  • You must use one of EPFL’s standard event set-ups: learn more.
  • The caterer will provide high tables for serving food and drinks.
  • ISS will set up the event furniture (tables, panels, etc.): learn more.


How to organize an event with catering

  1. Submit your request using the Events form.
  2. Check which venues are available.
  3. Contact the caterer you would like to use.
  4. Specify the event date and number of participants.
  5. Specify the kind of catering you require (coffee break, drinks, standing lunch, etc.)
  6.  Receive a customized quote from the caterer.
  7. Accept the quote or discuss any desired changes.
  8. Confirm the final number of participants five business days before the event.


Sustainability

To reduce the amount of waste on our campuses, we strongly encourage the use of reusable tableware at EPFL events. You can obtain cups, glasses, plates, cutlery, pitchers and bowls from our supplier, Papival.