Outside of Waterleaf Restaurant exterior

Waterleaf Restaurant

Waterleaf Restaurant, located in College of DuPage's Culinary and Hospitality Center, is a dining experience that offers real-life training to Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry Arts and Restaurant Management students.

Patrons can experience culinary and pastry students' creativity while enjoying a multi-course meal, utilizing fresh regional and seasonal ingredients. Attentive service is provided by service and sales students. Waterleaf hours vary.

Menus are released one at a time approximately two weeks before the meal dates. Reservations will be accepted through OpenTable only. If you have any dietary restrictions, please note it on your reservation at time of booking. All menus will be posted at the start of the semester. Please note: we will no longer be e-mailing our diners the date and time when each of the reservations are opened. Refer to the Waterleaf lunch and dinner schedule listed under Class Information.

Join the Waterleaf mailing list to receive a welcome letter at the start of each semester announcing our dates for lunches and dinners.

Waterleaf Reservations

Class Information

Enjoy fresh, seasonal, regional American food prepared and served by students in the Culinary Arts & Hospitality programs. Menus in this class are designed to reinforce basic skills and techniques that our newer students learned in the previous semester. These menus are sent out to our mailing list approximately two weeks before reservations become available on Open Table. View upcoming Regional American menus.

Lunches available Wednesday and Thursday with seatings at 11:15, 11:30 or 11:45 a.m.
$20 per person (Includes tax)

Dinners available Tuesday evenings with seatings at 7 and 7:15 p.m.
$20 per person (Includes tax)

American Regional Lunch Schedule
  • Wednesday, Feb. 19
  • Thursday, Feb. 20
  • Wednesday, Feb. 26
  • Wednesday, March 5
  • Thursday, March 6
  • Wednesday, March 12
  • Thursday, March 13
  • Wednesday, March 19
  • Thursday, March 20
  • Wednesday, March 26
  • Thursday, March 27
  • Wednesday, April 9
  • Thursday, April 10
  • Wednesday, April 16
  • Thursday, April 17
  • Wednesday, April 23
  • Thursday, April 24
  • Wednesday, April 30
  • Thursday, May 1
  • Wednesday, May 7
  • Thursday, May 8
American Regional Dinner Schedule
  • Tuesday, Feb. 18
  • Tuesday, Feb. 25
  • Tuesday, March 4
  • Tuesday, March 11
  • Tuesday, March 18
  • Tuesday, March 25
  • Tuesday, April 8
  • Tuesday, April 15
  • Tuesday, April 22
  • Tuesday, April 29
  • Tuesday, May 6

From old school steak house menus, wild game, and modern takes on classic comfort favorites, experience our capstone students' spin on our favorite dishes and ingredients. Our Advanced Service students provide attentive service as you enjoy thoughtfully paired wines in beautiful Waterleaf dining room. View upcoming Contemporary menus.

Open select Thursdays with seatings at 6, 6:15 or 6:30 p.m.
$65 per person with wine pairing or $55 per person without (Includes tax)

Contemporary Cuisine Dinner Schedule
  • Thursday, Feb. 27
  • Thursday, March 6
  • Thursday, March 20
  • Thursday, March 27
  • Thursday, April 17
  • Thursday, May 1

Join us select Wednesdays this fall for our visits to the Philippines and Sicily! You'll receive attentive service from our students as you enjoy the view in Waterleaf dining room. View this term's menus.
$50 per person with wine pairing (Includes tax)

International Dinner Schedule
  • Wednesday, March 12
  • Wednesday, March 19
  • Wednesday, March 26
  • Wednesday, April 16
  • Wednesday, April 23
  • Wednesday, April 30