Bing Dining Room

Had a group of 30. Service was excellent, from planning to execution, price was reasonable and the team dependable to deliver what was agreed upon.
Thank you Kiran, Marcus and Tim!

Our VIP guest had one comment that explains it all. He said, «I had a wonderful day!»
Thank you Kiran and Timothy for making our VIP feel as special as he is!
Mary Ellen.

I have lunch at the Bing at least twice a week and have done so for the past few years. The food, staff and atmosphere are wonderful. They are continuously updating their menu with delicious, healthy options and the buffet is great too. The management is stellar and one last thing about the staff… truly exceptional! Each one of them!

I often have to eat at Bing for group events and generally it is a good experience. I don’t expect a lot though after going there so often.
Pros:
— Salad and fruit are always pretty tasty
— It is somewhere other than the cafeteria
— I am a sucker for their desserts
–I am a sucker for bread
Cons:
— Selection limited on a given day: 3 – 4 choices for entrée/​sides, a soup and salad in buffet. I have had better luck ordering a la carte
— Sometimes in the buffet, dishes run out and are not refilled. This is particularly concerning since the options are limited.
— Sometimes they don’t bring you bread.
— Service is variable.

If you think the regular Stanford cafeteria is overpriced and crappy, wait until you sink your teeth into the Bing. This sneaky cafeteria tries to disguise itself by using tablecloths, but don’t be fooled. Just because the tables are camouflaged in white cloth does not mean you’re dining out. As a surgical resident, I tried most of their buffet food, on occasions when I was basically starving to death, and I didn’t have to pay, and I still didn’t love it.
Insider tip: for the price of the buffet ($ 15), eat the Bing burger instead. It is almost the size of a buffet by itself and is made from some unholy amalgamation of ground animals (pork and beef?). I don’t know why they needed to do that, but as long as you don’t dwell on decoding which animal you predominately taste with each bite, you’ll like it. As far as preparation, the default is to autoclave it for an hour, so you’ll need to ask to see blood. Medium rare doesn’t violate any biohazard codes. Truffle fries are a suitable side show, although the sweet potato fries also taste like food. Also, try the lemonade. It is a radioactive yellow color that would pass for plutonium in a Simpsons episode.
Some people also like the steak sandwich for $ 14. I personally just go to Nexus, which is a Stanford food court with at least ten kinds of food – and, yes, the menu supports having pigs and cows commingle on your palate.

This review is mainly on the service, the food was delicious, I had a steak sandwich and my mother had the shrimp mango. I’ve been working for Stanford for over 14 years, my mother is retiring next week from Cardiovascular Technology department and she’s been wanting to try the food a the Bing Dining Room. Yesterday we finally made it to lunch and the service was horrible, our waiter was Timothy when we arrived but by the time we left Carlos was the one who really took care of our needs. Timothy’s lack of attention for our table in not asking if we wanted more ice tea or diet coke or letting us know that our food would be up shortly was alarming, especially since I hear that many facility dine here. Timothy was short with his answers, no eye contact, he stayed at the hostess area talking to coworkers, and he didn’t smile. He was quick to take my credit card but he didn’t bring it back to our table, it was Carlos that said thank you and have a nice afternoon. I did ask Carlos who gets the tip I leave, he said we all do. Carlos was also the one that delivered our food after I asked him what was taking so long since Timothy was no where to be found.
I was very disappointed for my mother and for myself on the lack of service by the staff at Bing Dining Room. That will be my last time dining at Bing!

Im going to have to give Bing Dining Room 5 stars simply for the fact that it exists! lol
I mean… having the option to eat something other than cafeteria food is awesome.
And the food is actually really good.
The service was top notch.
Reservations are recommended.

The Tuesday lunch buffet was somehow lacking something. Perhaps it was because we arrived at 1PM and the food had been out for a while. I found the salmon to be just a tiny bit dry, the kale quinoa had a bit too much oil and salt (did I grab a scoop from the bottom of the tray?), the asparagus a bit chunky and slightly cafeteria-​like in character. Everything was solidly just short of being good.
Lunch buffet is now $ 17 per person.
Noticed everyone else in the room around us had ordered the burger and fries.

It is surprisingly delicious! We had the buffet, tilapia, steamed broccoli, seasoned potatoes, fruit salad, asparagus salad and a delicous shrimp bisque soup. I was there for a work event but I can’t wait to have lunch there again.

I had lunch buffet three times here. Always good. I never paid by myself but found out $ 14 on this site. Pretty reasonable. If you have a guest at Stanford, highly recommended.

Who would have thought a hospital having a fancy dining room that offers great food; it just doesn’t seem to go together. Every day of the week they have a lunch buffet for $ 16 dollars that offers a variety of choices. They also have a regular menu that has a great variety of California cuisine. I highly recommend the Bing burger which is Kobe style beef. The crab cake is very good too and a great size. If you are ever visiting Stanford Hospital during lunch time and want to have a great dining experience with great food, checkout the Bing on the 3^rd floor of the main hospital.

The Bing Dining room is on the 3^rd floor of Stanford Hospital.
Dining Style: Casual
Cuisine: Contemporary/​Californian Lunch Buffet
Hours of Operation: Mondays thru Fridays
11:30 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Payment Options: All major credit cards/​Cash
Offers: 2 private dining rooms with a capacity of
15 persons/​outdoor patio/​take outs
Reservations: Highly recommended, please call
(650) 725 7840. Walk ins welcome after 1 p. m
What makes Bing great? 1) Lunch Buffet ($ 14) with different items each day 2) I highly recommend the Bing Burger (Natural Kobe-​style wagu beef, manchego cheese, arugula, tomato, pickled shallots and roasted tomato mayonnaise ($ 12) *comes with rosemary fries, pineapple slaw or sweet potato gorgonzola fries* it was like eating a delicious salad in a burger…
overall: prices are reasonable and the food is good