Today's menu,
built around your goals.
No other app knows what your dining hall is serving today. Bento reads your live menu every morning, matches it to your calorie and macro goals, and tells you what to grab.
iPhone and iPad • Free, always
Live menu every morning
Your actual dining hall, not a recipe database
On iPhone, or in any browser
Join the iOS beta, or open Bento on the web.
Free, always
No subscription, no paywall, no catch
Your data stays private
Goals and restrictions belong to you alone
How it works
Three steps.
Zero thinking.
01See today’s menu
Every station and every special at your dining hall, pulled live each morning. Know what is there before you leave your dorm.
02Find your fit
Set your goals and restrictions once. Bento matches them against what is being served today and shows you what works.
03Eat, then weigh in
Confirm your meal and rate the dishes. Ratings and dietary gaps reach your dining team as anonymous totals.
Why Bento
The only app built
for your dining hall.
Your actual dining hall, every day.
Every morning, Bento pulls your campus menu live. Rotating stations, daily specials, all of it. No recipe database has ever done this.
Your targets, hit at every meal.
Set your calorie and macro goals once. Bento maps every suggestion to those exact numbers using what is available today.
Your restrictions, always enforced.
Vegan, nut-free, kosher, gluten-free. Set it once and Bento filters everything automatically. No label checking required.
Your feedback actually changes things.
Rate dishes, flag dietary gaps, and submit suggestions anonymously. Dining staff sees it. It actually influences what gets served.
Bento filters on the dietary labels your dining hall publishes. It cannot account for cross-contact in the kitchen. If you have a food allergy, confirm ingredients and preparation with dining staff before you eat.
Your personal data stays yours.
Your goals, restrictions, and usage are private. What we share with your school is anonymous: aggregated dietary needs that actually change what gets served. No names, no individual records, ever.
Common questions about Bento
Yes. Bento is completely free for all university students. No account, no subscription, and no credit card needed.
Bento pulls your university's live dining menu directly so your meal plan always reflects what's actually being served that day. No manual data entry required.
Bento uses a scoring algorithm that weighs your macro targets, calorie budget, dietary restrictions, and the dishes you have rated highly to find the best options from what's available at each station.
Bento is currently available at Brandeis University, with more schools being added. During onboarding you can see which universities are supported and choose yours.
Yes. You can specify allergies and dietary preferences during setup and Bento will filter meal recommendations accordingly. Always verify allergen information directly with dining staff before eating.
No. Bento is an independent application and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any university or its dining services.
Campus availability
Is Bento at your school?
Bento is live at Brandeis, Tufts is coming soon, and we're adding more campuses. Check yours, then join the waitlist if it isn't there yet.
For dining administrators
Turn student demand
into dining decisions.
Bento Pulse gives your team real-time insight into what students want. Dietary needs, station feedback, and gaps in the current menu. No surveys. No guesswork.
Your dining hall
has good food.
Bento finds it.
Free forever. Two minutes to set up. Works at your dining hall today.
See if my school is supportedFree, always • iOS beta, or any browser