No pantry car on this train so if you want to have Good dinner is available on board an authorised vendor will come and take orders and supply you with food according to the vendor u get chappati kurma,pulao/biryani,idli vada is available.If u want to have breakfast at Mangalore Central it is a request do not buy food from platform vendors as they provide spoiled food.Mostly the train arrives on platform 3 or platform 2.Just climb the overhead bridge go to platform 1 and there will be an IRCTC hotel where u get superb Poori Sagu and good Masala Dosa(don't worry about train leaving MAQ the train has halt of 40 minutes).If u want lunch at Karwar veg and non veg meals are available even delicious fish is available.