Court At The British Museum - Camden

Combined visiting the museum's exhibition with lunch. Great idea as the whole family enjoyed a wonderful lunch in a great atmosphere. Not necessary to visit the museum exhibition, though, to have a good lunch in a great atmosphere. Very enjoyable.

Hats off to this place, it is busy but well run with excellent waiting staff delivering really good food. One feature I find with restaurants in museums in the UK, is they often serve really good food, with varied menus. Here is no exception. The restaurant was packed and with a diverse clientele it copes when say, one diner orders a cream tea at the same time as another on the table orders fries! Alas, I can't specifically recall the dishes we had, but they were all tasty. My chicory starter and beetroot wellington were simply delicious, and the wine menu is also excellent. Well worth it, highly recommended if you're there based on our experience.

Disappointing. We arrived at 3pm without a booking and there were tables available for us. After 3pm they only serve “afternoon tea“ but we were a party of vegans and vegetarians so the four different types of sandwiches would have to be substituted for one vegetarian type (egg, so nothing for the vegan). They can accommodate vegans if you order 24 hours in advance (this is a gluten-free/vegan option in one although it is not clear from the online menu that they would need 24 hours notice to make a this sandwich). This is a beautiful venue and used to be run as a lovely restaurant, sadly it no longer feels like that. There was no real attempt to accommodate us, and we ended up eating in the canteen downstairs, which I think is run by the same company so they have lost nothing. It is sad we can no longer enjoy the Great Court Restaurant, if this was a standalone restaurant they would be trying harder but, like hotel restaurants all over the world, they have a constant stream of easy customers so no need to go the extra mile for those of us who are a little more difficult.

Fantastic experience today, staff welcoming, food delicious service impeccable! We would certainly recommend booking is essential to avoid disappointment!

Being right in the middle of the British Museum, its location is unbeatable. Service was good, but somehow the setting is completely devoid of atmosphere ... I think I was expecting somethimg more in keeping with the solidity and permanence of the museum itself. And the afternoon tea was less than wonderful. It seemed like the sandwiches had been made quite a few hours earlier. They weren't curling at the edges, but the bread had clearly dried out. Not a great deal