I came here with my family one frigid holiday weekend after spending the day exploring the Tate Modern. We were hungry, but initially divided about eating here... "Should we? Shouldn't we? It's only the museum's café..."
But in the end, we did - and didn't leave unhappy about the decision. To start, this restaurant really understands that their customers are a mixed bag in terms of likes and levels of hunger - and their menu reflects this. Their mains include everything from a dilled salmon and butternut squash curry... but they also have a whole range of smaller dishes (from a mezze plate to a mushroom tart) and little bites like olives and nuts... and of course, scones and such for tea.
Among us there were quite a few bowls of soup, as well as a sandwich wrap, and I believe, a serving of halibut. Everything was fresh and well-put-together - not over-the-top extraordinary, but enjoyable and somewhat artistically presented in that mode that is so standard of museum restaurants.
Even though the chairs and tables here are bit cafeteriaesque, the fact that the café is all glass, and provides a view of the riverside terrace, slightly makes up for this in terms of atmosphere.
Before we departed, we all wanted a round of hot chocolate (it was just that sort of day). This came out in the trademark Tate Modern mugs and was creamy and appropriately chocolaty - not *too* sweet, as is sometimes hot chocolate's downfall; it was the perfect thing to fortify us in preparation for our icy walk across Millennium Bridge. read more