Alcatraz Dining Hall located on terrain feature Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Dining Hall, often referred to as the Mess Hall, is the dining hall of  Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary where the prisoners and staff ate their meals. It is a long wing on the west end of the Main Cellhouse of Alcatraz, situated in the center of the island. It is connected to the block by a corridor known as "Times Square", as it passes beneath a large clock approaching the entrance way to the dining hall. This wing includes the dining hall and the kitchen beyond it.