The Eiteljorg Museum Cafe

The turkey club sandwich is legit. Completely worth the $ 10 it costs (the price includes a bag of chips).
The California BLTA sandwich (bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado) was very good because of the excellent bacon. It was super crispy, like bacon in a sandwich should be. The avocado was kind of strange and sweet, as though they added something to it to preserve its color and texture (those wily avocados can turn on you within minutes). But other than the avocado, the sandwich was terrific.
The menu is pretty large here, considering it’s a café inside of a museum. That can be either a good thing or a bad thing, depending on how you look at it. It’s good because you have a lot of items to choose from, but it’s bad because I think their large menu adds to their super slow service. (We had to wait about 15 minutes. For sandwiches, that’s kind of absurd.)
Speaking of their menu, keep in mind that they have an abbreviated menu between the hours of 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Sunday through Friday. They only sell snacks during those times (cookies, brownies, chips, beverages, etc.)
I tried one of their cookies — the oatmeal walnut cookie — and it was just OK. It had sultanas in it, which aren’t my favorite.
They have a pretty decent tea selection — lots of interesting flavors and blends. I got the lavender Earl Grey, which was amazing.

I was pleasantly surprised with my lunch as the Eiteljorg. We were planning a conference at the J.W. Marriott and an off-​site reception at the museum. As part of our planning we decided to see what the museum offered for lunch. They have a great «tex-​mex-​western» menu. The items were very reasonably priced and great portions. They have soups, salads, sandwhiches, burritos, quesadillas, and homemade sweets. Stop in for a quick bite on your lunch break and opt for a half salad, soup, or sandwich and you won’t be disappointed!

I am pleasantly surprised with the food of the Eiteljorg Museum Café after last year’s change. I should admit that my standard for museum food is incredibly low. I expect fried nonsense that has been contracted out to a megacorporation, overpriced and underthought. But the Eiteljorg takes its southwest focus to heart, and extends that focus to its café in an appetizing way.
Daily quesadillas, solid tacos, southwest salads, and new world nibbles form the backbone of this menu, which already invites visitors to find some of these ingredients in the art found in the exhibitions. Under Kahn’s, the quality is much improved from the food of yesteryear, with better ingredient sourcing and more thoughtful choices around presentation. The drink selection is good, though I’d love to see a more assertively southwest spicing on some of the beverages. I’d also love to see a menu that attempts to exclusively use ingredients native to the western hemisphere, and be up front about why, as a way of inviting a conversation about where we really think our food comes from.
The new standard I will be holding against the Eiteljorg is the cafeteria of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., which hires native chefs and features regional foods from many different first nations. The more the Eiteljorg intentionally incorporates education and cultural literacy into its cafeteria, the more of a destination it will be.

Met my sister and brother here for lunch while working in Indy for the day. Great location and we all walked from our offices (IU, Salesforce, and Simon) as an in between. Sat on the patio for a nice day.
This is a simple museum café with better food than the museum cafes I remember growing up. Meal for three was $ 39^th and we all had plenty of food. Soups and salads came with a yummy corn bread muffin. I had the walnut cherry salad with cinnamon chicken. It was hives and fresh and delicious with real cherries and awesome toppings. Since I am not in Indy often I won’t be back soon, too much to explore and although yummy it wasn’t note worthy. A nice lunch stop for a busy day.

A little bit tucked away, but a great place for lunch on a summer day. The Eiteljorg Café is at the back of the museum building in White River State Park, but you don’t need to pay admission to eat there.
In bad weather, it’s a quiet room with a healthy menu of appetizers, salads, soups and sandwiches. On weekdays, not a busy place, fine for a good conversation. My lunch was a fresh, filling Chicken Avocado Caesar Salad with fresh-​brewed iced tea. Typical lunch with tea or soft drink about $ 12-​$ 14.
In good weather, you can sit on the terrace above the canal and enjoy a break from the downtown traffic noise just a couple of blocks away. On summer Wednesdays, you can listen to live music at lunchtime from the museum’s Sails program along the canal. That’s what we did. And it was great.

We went here for the first time yesterday and I have to say for a museum café it is pretty upscale. (The prices reflect that too). Kids meals are around $ 6.00 and adult meals will run you $ 9.50. The focus is on healthy but the food really is good. And you will leave there full.

Fast food in 45 minutes, serve it cold and «burnt» or at least over cooked and you have our Lunch. Good luck eating there. I hope it is better when you eat there.

Yesterday was my second time dining at the Eiteljorg’s recently updated café operated by Kahn’s Catering. It seems that in the past few years museum cafes have been responding to the growing demand to offer interesting food that goes beyond your standard mushy wrap and iceburg salad. The Eiteljorg Café has done a great job of integrating the Native American vibe in their extensive (yet, not too extensive to grasp) menu. For example, you’ll find fried avocado wedges, salads with ingredients ranging from beets and nuts to goat cheese and grilled corn. Any given day you’ll find at least three soup options like chorizon and turkey chili or roasted red pepper soup. Price point: $ 8−12/meal.
The interior of the café itself is nothing to write home about, but if the weather is right you have one of the best patios/​views of Downtown off the backside of the museum along the canal.