Tate Modern Restaurant

Overpriced. Poor service. So many other better options in London! Also was told that the window tables were «reserved» & a few minutes later saw 2 ladies talk to the hostess & they were seated there.

I really enjoy having lunch here, the food is very good and the view is spectacular. The staffs friendly and helpful with useful suggestions.
I would visit again!

After a fairly disappointing stroll through the galleries of the Tate Modern (see the separate review), my husband and I decided to stay and have lunch at the restaurant on the top floor … and it was a surprisingly good lunch!
We had a tiny table one row back from the window seats so the view was spectacular. London has such a wonderful skyline, and we were fortunate that it was a beautiful, sunny day. Wow!
They have a couple of set menu options but we chose to go with a main, a glass of red wine, and a side dish to share. We both ordered the Suffolk chicken breast with lemon and caper sauce, buttered leeks, broccoli, and a side dish of spring cabbage with lemon thyme and cream.
Everything was very good. We both cleaned our plates.
The service was a bit slow by American standards, but we ran into that just about everywhere we dined on this trip. It was also fairly expensive when you factor in the exchange rate, but we don’t fuss over those things when we are on vacation. We may never get another chance to be here again so we always make the most of wherever we are.
I say Go For It!

Notre petite marche le long de la Tamise nous a ouvert l’appétit, on a donc profiter du restaurant du Tate pour grignoter un petit bout… pas vraiment l’idée du siècle si vous voulez mon avis. Il s’agit réellement d’un restaurant, avec un accueil de restaurant (wait here, you’ll be seated), un menu de restaurant, et des prix de restaurants plutôt chics et chers. Nos 2 petites soupes et leur tranche de pain nous aurons coûté la bagatelle de 18 livres. Bim. Sans aucun doute la soupe la plus chère que j’ai gouté, mais vraiment pas la meilleure. Je déconseille si vous avez un petit creux, par contre si crevez la dalle, que ce fish&chips vous fait de l’oeil et que c’est l’oncle qui régale, ca fera totalement l’affaire…

5 étoiles pour la vue… et le cadre quand même! J’avais déjà visité le Tate Modern avec mes parents il y a des années mais je n’y avais jamais mangé! Après une petite visite guidée d’une bonne heure dans le musée, nous avions rendez-​vous au dernier étage pour une soirée de luxe!
Mon seul regret, c’est que nous étions divisées en 2 groupes… Il est pourtant possible de faire une table de 15 personnes mais je né pense pas que d’aussi grands groupes sont appréciés ici. En effet, l’heure est plutôt au calme, au cosy, à l’intime. On vient ici pour savourer un bon repas en duo tout en profitant de la vue sur la Cathédrale Saint Paul, à couper le soufflé.
Malgré ce petit bémol, nous avons passé une soirée au top, avec un service pro et des plats exquis! Je retiens cette adresse pour aller y manger avec mon homme quand on retournera dans ma ville préférée!

Bad experience. I just walked out the restaurant and can’t wait to write a review to tell everyone how bad the experience was. We ordered medium rare steak and the steak was well done; way overlooked. I ordered the risotto and found a hair in the dish! I didn’t wana waste food so I finished the dish and just told the waiter or manager when they came clean up the dishes, he just said «I’m terribly sorry» but not even looking into my eyes that he was walking away while saying sorry. Not to mention they only have like 3 or 4 people to serve the whole area? It took us forever to ask for a bill coz they didn’t have enough people and they were so busy serving other tables. Just such a bad bad experience. Only one good thing was we was the first customer there, and the first waiter we had was very nice.

The views from the 7^th floor bar & restaurant over London are simply beautiful. This is a MAJOR selling point of eating here if you can get a seat on the right hand side to admire the scenery. I have eaten here twice with friends visiting London. Both occasions service was al little hap hazard and the food was ok. Smoked salmon salad was fresh and with a glass of white wine you are looking to depart with £20 easily. I’d advise to stay for a drink but head elsewhere for food at that prize there are hidden gems all over!

We ate here out of convenience. The food was alright but the real issue with the place was the service. They took foreverrrrrrr with everything. They also were weird about us ordering lunch 2 minutes before it was time. We said we would wait. So silly. There were so many waiters for that tiny place and it seemed that they were never really doing much of anything.

Free museum with lots of cool modern art. Dosent take long to see all this place. The food here is so-​so, typical chips, drinks, and pre packed sandwiches. A lot of good artwork is limited to members or something like that. But you still get to see some pretty cool artwork. Pay one pound for a map, it’ll help and makes a good souvenir. They have some discussion board thing going on upstairs that you can write on. They also have a actually restaurant and café but the wait was too long (we were in a rush). The bridge out front is also famous.
Overall, if you like modern art come here.

Loved the potato and leek soup and the dessert! Nice atmosphere, good waitstaff.
Was very surprised at the selection and quality of food considering it is a museum café.

Nicht nur ein Restaurant, sondern auch ein Café! Nur das Café habe ich getestet, dafür war es ein tolles Erlebnis… da ich glücklich genug war, ein Platz am Fenster auf einem der Hocker zu sichern, die den direkten, wundervollen Blick auf die Themse anbieten (s. mein Bild!). Es ist natürlich immer voll aber mit ein bißchen Geduld schafft man es schon.
Dabei ist die Speise– und Getränkekarte schon Nebensache aber die Preise sind für Londoner Verhältnisse in Ordnung und Kuchen und Getränke waren auch OK.
PS: anders als in manchen anderen Kommentaren notiert, ist dieses Restaurant am 6. Stock, nicht am 7.

3.5 stars.
I like to visit restaurants in arts museums, especially the modern arts ones. They seem to see food as a kind of art form (I agree with them!) and will have something pretty decent.
We stopped by for afternoon tea. I got some scones (complete with preserves and clotted cream!), and the mister got a gigantic turkey, bacon and tomato sandwich. Seriously, the sandwich was gigantic, and it could easily feed 2 people if you add an appetizer or a dessert on top of that. The mister said the sandwich was only okay though… so only order that if you are über hungry.
I, however, quite liked my scones. It was buttery, not too flaky, and delicious. Their teas, which are Jing branded, are also of pretty good quality.
On top of that, you get good views of the Thames, and we happen to be there around sunset. Woo :)

C’est un endroit dans lequel j’aime bien venir quand je suis à Londres même si je né visite pas le Musée.
Je n’y ai pas mangé, je pense que j’aurais perdu 1 bras et demi au moment de l’addition…
En revanche, il y a un coin réservé pour les gens qui viennent juste boire un café ou un verre en mangeant un p’tit snack et là, c’est bonheur.
C’est cosy chic, le café est bon, la bière et le vin aussi et on a ici, une des plus belles vues de Londres, qu’il pleuve ou qu’il neige, en été ou en hiver, quand la nuit tombe et que les lumières de la ville s’illuminent.

We came here in the afternoon to grab some food and drinks and were not pleased with the selection. So LIMITED! You only have a few choices and they didn’t even look that appetizing. I would recommend eating somewhere else.
The tea was nice, but I would not come back.

High prices for the smallest portions. The price they charge for the portions is truly disgraceful. I have never felt so taken advantage of at a restaurant before. As a vegetarian the only vegetarian option was the potato dumplings of which they charge 14 pounds for. It is served in a bowl on a bed of tomato sauce. They only gave me 6 tiny smaller than the top half of a pinky size miniature potato dumplings. As this is your only vegetarian option I had no choice. When it came i mentioned to the waiter that this looked like a starter. Do you not believe vegetarians deserve to eat? The guest I was with ordered the duck and even her portions were miniscule. There was a half of a parsnip on her plate and 1 leaf of spinach. Vegetables don’t cost much to serve a balanced meal with your well paying customers especially that are members of the Tate and support it. The view may be nice but you are truly taking advantage of customers. On top of this tiny portions there is an automatic 12.5% service charge. This is not dinner portions for the price you are charging. My vegetarian entrée was especially disgraceful. I will be taking this up with a fair consumer board because I actually believe what you served me to be of such terrible value that it should be reported to a consumer board. My suggestion is to serve fair portions if you are going to charge what you do and find a new vegetarian option so that you do not starve your vegetarian guests. I should not have to order a starter to feel like I ate something for dinner.

We have eaten here 5 or 6 times in the last 6 years when we visit London… the last time 18 months ago… the last 5 or 6 times were great…
Today was truly terrible… very poorly made bought in food… it’s difficult to believe they are making anything at all on site and all of it seems to be «a la Brake Brothers» :-(
The fish and chips was a disgrace (a tiny piece of fish and about 15 chips), the quiche was the worst we’ve ever had and the caesar salad disgusting…
Wouldn’t go back and would not recommend…

Good food, great views but patchy service. Dinner for 4 on a Saturday evening here was a pleasure. The modern European menu offered plenty of choice, with the sea trout special going down particularly well. The wine list was a little short but there were some good wines available at reasonable prices (say from £25). Carafes are available too. Deserts were a little disappointing, with a rhubarb cheesecake being particularly dull and lacking in bite. The view made up for it, though, as we watches the City skyline light up as the sun went down. If you come here you must get a window seat on the north side.
Service was not so good. They meant well and were keen, but a little awkward and occasionally clumsy. A minor downside but otherwise a great place for a meal that is unmistakably London.

great view and easy enough to get in. i think my review will be affected by the fact it was new years eve afternoon and tourists were abound, often with ¾ kids in tow. why take a child to the tate?!?
anyhow the view is great, the service and the food wasn’t all that.
i’d need to go back on a normal day.
the beers however were great, and the g&t my friend had was gone before the ice melted.

Obviously, the great selling point of the restaurant at the Tate Modern is a bit obvious – it’s in the Tate Modern. Perched on the 6^th floor, it boasts breathtaking views of St. Paul’s and The City. I had the pleasure to sit at a table at the north-​facing windows, and watched the sun go down and St. Paul’s light up. It was one of the best dinner views I’ve had in my time in London.
A friend and I shared sandwiches and tea from this lovely perch, and I was blown away by my seafood and avocado cibatta. Service was very nice, this is a gourmet restaurant for sure, but the prices are very reasonable. It’s mostly filled with tourists, and there can be a queue at busier times, though it’s a lovely option for an afternoon snack after walking through the galleries for a few hours.
I’m not sure I would normally have decided to come have a meal at a museum, but I’m very pleased I did. There are a lot of non-​locals who visit the Modern, and it’s definitely worth stopping in at the restaurant as well.

Pro:
Great view
Scallops were really good
Green salad is huge and lightly dressed
Good advice given on how much food to order for the kids
Many wines at excellent prices
Con:
Bread was hard as a rock
Slow service, not that they don’t care, but I think they are understaffed
I’d go back.

Très belle vue sur la Tamise. Réservez pour avoir une table bien placée.
Et c’est une très «bonne» façon de précéder ou conclure une visite de ce très beau musée d’art moderne.

We had afternoon tea here on 1÷1÷12. The service was pretty bad (mostly MIA waiter who seemed hell-​bent on refusing us waters), and the food didn’t nearly make up for it. Forgettable.
Good thing the view is to-​die-​for!

I didn’t even know there was restaurant on the top floor!
Not your average gallery eatery (see the café on ground floor), more a destination. With great views of LDN, a modern and bright space and an impressive menu, it’s very much worth the trip to the Tate.
Very attentive service, the food was really rather good (beef shin ragu… yum yum) and relatively inexpensive prices. I was a happy chappy.
The highlight was the desserts — I highly recommend you get down to the Tate and try them all!

A lovely place to take a lunch break while at the Tate Modern! Beautiful views of the river Thames, eye-​catching murals on the wall, friendly waiter service, and food is relatively good.
While my lamb was a bit dry and not very tasty, my friends enjoyed their salmon and chicken, and we all loooved the chips. This was also the place where I discovered the magic of elderflower, and I couldn’t get over how delicious the «Belvoir Elderflower» was.
It’s a classier option to the Café 2 located at Level 2, and I’d definitely eat here again!

Not many people know that there’s a restaurant on the 7^th floor of Tate Modern but this place is one of the best kept secrets of London (or maybe not so secret anymore… I went there nearly 10 years ago, LOL!)! The view from the restaurant is stunning especially at night, you can get a spectacular view of St. Paul, River Thames, etc. The ambiance is very romantic, highly recommended for special occasion! The food was not exceptional but decent. It was a little on the pricey side, but since the museum is free anyway, at least splurge on dinner guilt-​free!!! Totally worth your money! Just remember you pay $ 20 to get into MoMA or Guggenheim in NY… so just go and enjoy! You’ll thank me later!