Jedi Temple Refectory The refectories of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant were Jedi - run dining halls consisting of kitchens , eating areas , and gardens . Located on several different levels of the Temple , the refectories varied in size and function , with some serving only specific meals . Each History . Erected within the Temple Ziggurat , the refectories were destroyed and rebuilt several times in the Temple ' s long history , seeing completion in 1000 BBY under the Galactic Republic . In use for nearly a millennia after , the refectories serviced several generations of Jedi Knights throughout the Order ' s service to the Republic . In 44 BBY the Temple was struck by a series of robberies and attacks that put the Jedi High Council on edge . While Jedi Master Ali - Alann escorted a clan of younglings to one of the dining halls via a horizontal turbolift car that ran over the Lake Level , the track became dislodge after sabotage by the Dark Jedi Xanatos , causing the car filled with younglings to hang precariously over the lake five stories below . Below , a young Obi - Wan Kenobi and Bant Eerin raced to save the children and with assistance from the full High Council , were able to get all of the younglings out of the car . The clan decided to walk to the dining hall after the ordeal . Following the outbreak of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY , Jedi Obi - Wan Kenobi and Kit Fisto met in one of the Temple refectories before the Mission to Ord Cestus and shared a meal of thrantcill pâté and a plate of hawk - bat eggs , before taking an air taxi to Centralia Memorial Spaceport . Later , Jedi Anakin Skywalker would pass Master Taria Damsin and Padawans Biliril and Dorf after returning to the Temple from the Battle of Kothlis . While eating , Grand Master Yoda entered the hall and welcomed Skywalker back home . Yoda reminded the Jedi of their joint meeting with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine the next morning and told Skywalker to get sleep . Within the walled kitchen gardens of the Temple , the young Padawan Tallisibeth Enwandung - Esterhazy would burn herself with her low - power lightsaber in preparation for the Apprentice Tournament of 19 BBY . During the tournament , Master Illena Xan held the final stage of the competition within one of the larger dining halls as the apprentices had complained that the other theaters weren ' t challenging or " real " enough . A few months after the Tournament , the Republic was transformed into the Galactic Empire and the Temple was declared an enemy fortress under Order 66 . The 501st Legion of the Grand Army of the Republic , led by Darth Vader , stormed the Temple and executed its occupants , damaging the Temple in the process . The Temple ' s dining halls were largely ruined , yet due to Imperial occupation , at least one kitchen was maintained and debris had been cleared from its dining hall . Shortly after the fall of the Temple , ex - Jedi Ferus Olin and his companion , Trever Flume , entered the Temple through one of the kitchen gardens in search of a rumored Jedi Prison . In one of the Towers the pair found the ruins of the garden of Yoland Fee , whose products would be served to the many Jedi of the past . After discovering the prison to be an Imperial trap , the two rushed out of the bowels of the Temple and used an airlift from the Storage Level to get into one of the kitchens and flee the pursuing stormtroopers . Olin would later return to the Temple and gain access to the interior through an abandoned breakfast room near the base of the High Council Tower . Olin would quietly reflect on the peace and serenity which had once filled the small chamber before the rise of the Empire . The Temple sat in the hands of the Sith for several decades , guarded by the trusted Shadow Trooper s of the Empire . When Darth Sidious and Vader were slain , the Empire lost balance and was eventually ousted from Coruscant by the New Republic . During the Yuuzhan Vong War Coruscant was devastated by terraforming , causing the Temple to crumble and reveal parts of the foundation . When the Galactic Alliance reclaimed the world , Chief of State Cal Omas , ordered the Reconstruction Authority to rebuild the ancient edifice as a gift for the great sacrifices made by the reformed Order against the Yuuzhan Vong . With the Order under the leadership of Grand Master Luke Skywalker , the Temple was reinhabited and the refectories once more filled with life . In 43 ABY the Order was faced with a new threat when several Knights were stricken with an enigmatic maddness and were declared subject to Alliance imprisonment . Acting Grand Master Kenth Hamner had rejected the requests of Chief Natasi Daala to hand over the ill Jedi , yet he was forced to comply with Daala ' s demand that all Jedi be shadowed by a court appointed advisor . During the lunch hour of the Temple , High Council member Kyp Durron entered one of the chambers and activated one of the swing - out holoscreens on the wall ; something that was usually forbidden . The display showed a news broadcast from the Galactic Courts of Justice Building detailing the overturning of the the Guilty by Association rider . Moments later , Masters Durron and Cilghal were summoned to the Jedi Temple Main Entrance to deal with a group of Coruscant Security Force members attempting to force their way into the Temple . Several days after the incident at the main entrance , Knight Jaina Solo had assisted the group Darkmeld smuggle the ill Seff Hellin into the Temple . Joined by former Jedi Tahiri Veila , Solo met in the common dining hall for a cup of caf , due to the chamber ' s relative emptiness and soothing atmosphere . Their peace was interrupted when Jaina ' s supervisor , Dab Hantaq appeared and upset Veila by his similar appearance to her former love , the deceased Jedi Anakin Solo . Layout . Located throughout the Temple the refectories consisted of a kitchen and dining hall , and were serviced by supplies and ingredients from the Temple ' s Storage Level and the kitchen gardens . Like most of the Temple these chambers were , while designed for beauty , maintained a sense of utilitarian purpose and were connected to the service corridors . Each dining hall was filled with long , trestle tables that were flanked by benches ; holodisplay s were hung along the pillared walls to show news from across the galaxy . Refuse stations were located around the room for the return of dishes and utensils , and the disposal of any waste . The halls were maintained by refectory droids capable of analyzing the content of the food trays . Hovering around the rooms , the droids would clear away any spills or forgotten dishes and dispose of any undesired waste . In addition to the large dining halls , smaller breakfast rooms were in use around the structure for use by youngling clans during their early years of training . Small intimate chambers , Jedi Masters would visit the rooftop chambers and talk to the extremely young children . Transparisteel windows along the walls could rise into the ceiling to let in fresh air on nice days , giving the younglings a chance to experience a cool breeze while they ate in the safety of the Temple . The kitchens were large , capable of servicing over a hundred Jedi at a time . Large stoves and ovens lined the walls and preparation areas had datascreens from which supplies could be summoned from the Storage Level . Airlifts from the Storage Level would jettison up requested ingredients for use in certain recipes . Maintained by Jedi and non - Force - sensitives alike , the Temple employee s would work through the day to prepare the large meals needed to feed the Order ' s members . Servicing the kitchens , kitchen gardens were a quiet area where the food for the Temple was grown . Master Yoland Fee maintained a garden in the the Tower of Reconciliation where he grew herbs and spices for use in the kitchens .