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. For parties of 6 or more, please call Waterleaf directly at (630) 942-2284 and allow 24 hours for a callback. 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.

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

  • Waterleaf is closed for for the fall semester and will return to serve you in February 2025.  Menus and dates will be available mid-January 2025.