Sorry, I can't answer your question about the dining plan. We don't do the dining plan. DD19 and I ate there for lunch on Friday (Jan 18th) for the first time. We split an entree (lasagna). Since I dont eat italian food very often (too many calories) I asked her opinion! She eats italian as often as she can! I thought our lunch tasted very good. She said it was some of the best lasagna she's had. So we give it a thumbs up and will return there on our next visit.