Cafe Perugia

Pretty good sandwich. I had a prosciutto sandwich and it was nice and flavorful. The salad was just ok.
I wasn’t able to try their pasta because they start serving salad from 11 but i will try next time.
I think in general, UBC has a lot of options for good sandwiches (Loafe café, harvest, Deli, Vegan place). I wish there are better options for foods aside from sandwich and salad…

We were visiting the UBC campus from Colorado (researching grad schools). The Americano coffee and egg sandwich was great! They also had friendly service with a welcoming smile.

Their coffees is meh and gives me the jitters. Before they introduced real sugar they had those pumps of sweeteners… gross. I have to put in half a cup of milk for the coffee not to taste bitter. I only come here for convenience. Lunch is obviously overpriced. The cashiers are nice though. I used my debit card here before and it ruined the chip on my card… WHAT!!!

Perugia serves up milano coffee (
) — decent coffee at a decent price ($ 1.70 tax in for small drip). The rest of the beverage options are pretty straightforward, nothing too exciting. They’ve also got a great pastry selection — but again, they’re not the most amazing baked goods around. I’d personally prefer a fresh-​baked muffin or granola bar from Agora down the street.
The food items are very tasty and they carry a pretty good rotating selection of sandwiches, wraps, and entrée items (lasagna, pasta, rice dishes etc.). It’s a pretty fair dining option when you’re stuck in south campus and you need a more substantial meal. The sandwiches are definitely more appetising than the junk you get at Starbucks. Plus way cheaper, panini + side salad = $ 7.60 (compared to Starbucks, just a sandwich is $ 8.20, and it’s gross). Their utensils and containers are also on the eco-​friendly side, as far as disposable containers go, and there is easy access to compost & recycling bins.
The GREAT thing about Perugia is the seating options. There are lots of tables, a bar-​height table along one wall, and a cozy couch-​bench along another wall. There are giant windows spanning one whole wall so tons of beautiful sunshine comes pouring into the café. But if there aren’t any tables free in the café itself, there are tons of tables to sit at in the nearby Life Sciences Center atria. It’s a great place to study or read since they often don’t play music, but consequently not the best place to just hang out.
Perugia gets 4 stars for a great location, great seating, and average food & bev.

Full disclosure: I spend money at Perugia pretty much every day, Monday through Friday. I work in the building, and if I want a coffee in the morning, a quick bite for lunch or a snack between meetings then it doesn’t get much more convenient. If you added up the cash I’ve spent there on a weekly basis over the last 3 years, the amount would be considerable. What can I say, convenience counts for a lot.
That said, I’m actually kind of a fan of the place. The coffee is decent as UBC food services goes, and the deli food while not amazing is hearty if a touch pricey. At least once a week I’ll partake in the veggie panini or the lunch wrap sans meat (usually with a tasty potato salad or broccoli slaw on the side) and I’m a sucker for a cookie when the ol’ sweet tooth comes a knockin’. It’s not gonna set your world on fire unless you somehow have even lower expectations for this kind of a spot than me (note to you: this is unlikely). Having worked in a building with naught in the vicinity but the hated Bread Garden, I’m happy to have something reasonably palatable available to me when I don’t feel like making the trek to the SUB or the Village.
Look, it’s a frigging university café. You spend your money, you get what you pay for. It ain’t special, but it ain’t gotta be special. I’m cool with that.

One of the better places for coffee on campus – at least it’s not a Starbucks. It’s a decent place for lunch also. They have a good selection of soups. And once i had a yummy eggplant panini. The staff is always really nice. And they’re down to using biodegradable containers and cutlery. I’m glad UBC food services is into composting everything.

One of the better UBC food places; they’re not just a café, they also serve cooked food (even in the summer) which is fairly decent and relatively affordable. Their breakfast stuff is nice (the breakfast sandwich is way better than the one you’ll get at the Starbuck’s down the street), and the staff is all really friendly and helpful. Best selection in the mornings, by the afternoon they’ve cleared out of any pre-​made stuff like samosa and salads and whatnot.

In terms of UBC food services, this one’s pretty good.
Being around the corner most days of the week, I’ve tried everything in the area and this is the best bang for the buck. Go for the quarter chicken dinner for like $ 8.00. Comes with salad and rice. They make a pretty good coffee, too.
Bonus: All their disposable cutlery is made of biodegradable bioplastic and their paper take away containers are made of recycled paper without coatings or styrofoam, making them fully biodegradable, too. Unbonus: they don’t offer a dine-​in option to use real plates and cutlery.