Lunch is served from 12 to 2 p.m., and dinner from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday. Reservations may be made by calling 854-7199. In the evening, the Gouverneur Morris Lounge on the first floor features a well-stocked bar with service from 5 to 7 p.m., weekdays. The various rooms of the Faculty House, from small meeting rooms for ten to fifteen people to the large reception rooms, which accommodate up to 300 guests, are available for University functions as well as private affairs, including weddings and bar mitzvahs. The experienced culinary staff offers a fine selection of dishes from hors d'oeuvres to full course meals.
Brochures listing menus and prices are available from the Catering Coordinator.
Arden House is intended for larger groups, while the Arden Homestead offers the small scale setting that best suits intimate, executive-level meetings. The 450-acre Arden House estate was donated to the University in 1950 by W. Averell Harriman and E. Roland Harriman in memory of their parents, Edward H. and Mary W. Harriman. Because of the size and range of its facilities, Arden House can accommodate up to three separate groups, or a total of 125 guests, simultaneously. The mansion features meeting rooms, an auditorium, two dining rooms, a computer lab, and a full range of outdoor and indoor recreational facilities. It has hosted such diverse groups and activities as the American Assembly, the executive programs of the Graduate School of Business, and conferences and meetings of the School of International and Public Affairs, the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and other University schools and departments.