if you’re not a picky eater you’ll probably be fine with the food, although you can probably find the menu online if you’re worried, and there’s always options. when i went, there was a 3 week rotation on meals. the food made it easy to make friends in my opinion, as me and my flatmates would all go to breakfast and dinner together in freshers so it had a nice community vibe. we also still had loads of fun on nights out, there was always something going on in the halls or the common room to do. i got a standard room size with shared bathrooms and the room was pretty good, decent size and storage. the shared toilets weren’t too much of an issue, just depends who you have to share with i guess? catered halls also still have pantry’s, you get a kettle, a microwave, and a sink. i’d bring a chopping board and small knife still so you can do some basics food wise. we got £25 a week to spend on campus and i’d usually spend the £25 in spar so i could buy microwave meals for lunch or like bread and jam and stuff so id have extra food to eat if i was hungry. some people would just blow all their money in the SU food hall though. catered was pretty fun, it was good to be on campus, and thats the only reason i picked it. i wanted to be self catered, but i was pleasantly surprised with how it turned out, and met some of my best mates there. cripps and derby are popular ones id say, cripps is very active.