Meals

ALL DINE-IN MEALS WILL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

FROZEN MEALS ARE AVAILABLE TO ORDER ON A WEEKLY BASIS FOR THOSE 55+ 

You will get 5 frozen meals for $20.  

The chefs will be making meals that will include beef, chicken, and pork.  There will be no substitutions, however, Vegetarian meals can be requested when placing your order.

The meals will be curb-side pick-up (in front of the senior center) each Thursday (12 pm - 1 pm) and will continue until the Senior Center reopens.  

Payments:  Starting on June 11,  Credit card payment is HIGHLY preferred. We have learned during this time that this is the safest method of payment for everyone.  You can make arrangements to have a credit card form emailed to you or a staff member can call you for the information.  

To get more details and/or to place an order, please email us at SeniorCenter@Fremont.gov or call the Senior Center at 510/790-6600 (message line) Include your name, a phone number and the date you are ordering for and Lynn Hood will email you back to let you know she has gotten your order and to send you the credit card form.  If you wish to be called for credit card information, please put that in your email. 

Orders are taken on a week by week basis.  We start take orders Tuesday - Friday (noon) the week preceding the date you are ordering for (i.e. Orders for June 11 will be taken June 2 - noon on June 5).  

PLEASE NOTE: Orders will be taken on a weekly basis.  You can only order one week at a time. 


Lunch Menus


In normal situations, daily lunches are served Monday - Friday at 12 noon.  Below is an example of our monthly menu so you can see what our normal lunches will look like when the Senior Center reopens and is serving meals onsite each day.  Click the link to view a menu. 


February 2020  Menu View Menu

Information About Meals


Chef David

Lake Side Cafe is located inside the Fremont Senior Center at 40086 Paseo Padre Pkwy in Fremont  CA.  Lunch is served Monday - Friday at 12 noon.  Dine in lunches are not served past 12:15 pm.  Come and try out our popular meals, socialize with others and save money on a hearty meal!

Culinary trained Chef David Lee oversees a large group of volunteers that help out at the Lake Side Cafe and new applicants are always welcome!

  • Lunch is $5 for paying members of the Senior Center and $7 for non-members.  Special lunches (i.e. salmon, lamb shanks, etc.) are $6 for members and $8 for non-members.
  • There is nowhere in town where you can get a tasty, high quality meal for that price with no tax or tip!
  • If you are a Senior Center Member, but cannot stay to eat here, you can take one (1) meal with you for an extra 50 cents.  There are a limited number of "To-Go" meals ( members only) permitted daily.  You can reserve a "To-Go" meal ahead of time by calling the Senior Center Office at 1/510/790-6600 by 11 am.  Meals must be picked up between 12:30 pm and 3 pm daily.  Friday meals must be picked up the same day or they will be thrown away and no refund will be issued.
  • If you do not have the menu handy you can always call our menu hotline at 1/510/790-6610 to listen to what is being served for the week.
See you soon for lunch!  Be sure to bring your appetite and a smile!