Meals

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

HOT MEALS ARE NOW BACK!

Effective Thursday, July 30, we will have hot meals available to order for pick-up on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays of each month.  

The meals will be curb-side pick-up (in front of the senior center) on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays (12 pm - 1 pm) and will continue until the Senior Center reopens.  

Cost:  $7.00 per meal - sometimes higher based on high-end meal.

Payments: 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.  

Menu: The hot meals will have a menu available ahead time.  The menu will be posted below and will also be posted on Facebook and emailed to everyone.  

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, phone number and the date you are ordering for.  Lynn Hood will email or call 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, let us know in your email or your voice message. 

Orders are taken on a week by week basis. Order requests can be made through Monday at 3:00 pm for Thursday pick-up.   Example: Orders for July 30 will be taken July 21 - 3 pm on June 27.  

 PLEASE NOTE: Orders will be taken on a weekly basis. You can only order one week at a time.                              These meals are being made available in addition to the frozen meals.      


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

5 frozen meals for $20.  

Meals will include chicken, turkey, pork, fish and sometimes beef.  There will be no substitutions, however, Vegetarian meals can be requested when placing your order.  Please make us aware of any important food allergies.

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.  

If you wish to stay in your house or don't have transportation available to pick up meals at the Fremont Senior Center, we can bring the meals to you!  Life ElderCare has kind volunteers that will drop off meals to your home on Thursdays between 1pm - 2pm.  This is a free service, so let us know if you need your meals delivered.

Payments: 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, phone number and the date you are ordering for.  Lynn Hood will email or call 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, let us know in your email or your voice message. 

Orders are taken on a week by week basis.  Order requests can be made through Monday at 3:00 pm for Thursday pick-up.  Example: Orders for July 30 will be taken July 21 - 3 pm on June 27).  

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


Lunch Menus



September 2020 Frozen and Hot Meal Flyer View Meal Information Flyer


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 sample menu. 

View Sample 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!