The Garden Cafe
Restaurant · Lambeth
5 Lambeth Palace Rd, London SE1 7LB, United Kingdom
Highlights
Seasonal dishes, wine, beer & cordial in a scenic museum garden cafe
Seasonal dishes, wine, beer & cordial in a scenic museum garden cafe
"Glaring sunshine, a gentle breeze, and a salad of salt cod, pink firs, and egg—The Garden Museum Cafe has summer locked down. This peaceful canteen by the Thames, inside St Mary-at-Lambeth church, is a serene space making British dishes." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"A meal at The Garden Museum Cafe is best described as a much-needed exhale. Light floods into the pared-back room from its leafy green courtyard and the vibe is like The Secret Garden meets MasterChef. During the summer, tables and chairs are brought outside to the leafy, idyllic surroundings. Friends clink glasses at this Lambeth spot and fork at tasty modern British dishes like umami-rich venison mince and wild garlic fritti with tarragon mayonnaise." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"If aimless-looking families and school groups of sullen-faced teenagers vaping like dragons are exactly what you want to avoid, then walk across the river from Westminster to The Garden Museum Cafe. This serene, chic restaurant mixes simple, modern British food with European touches in a canteen-ish space in the Garden Museum. In winter, you can still look out over the pretty courtyard from the warmth of the dining room, as you alternate between cheese soufflé and a glass of red." - sinead cranna, rianne shlebak, jake missing
"This restaurant near Waterloo is best described as a much-needed exhale. Light floods into The Garden Museum Cafe’s pared-back room from its leafy green courtyard, and the vibe is like The Secret Garden meets MasterChef. Get a table for one and tuck into their modern British menu of things like smoked mackerel or umami-rich venison mince and mash. The place is tranquil, gorgeously green, and almost nicer to experience alone than with the distraction of others." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak
"Big Ben is gleaming from across the water. The lastminute.com London Eye towers above you in all of its ferris wheel-like majesty. You think you feel someone pickpocketing you but realise it’s a small French child poking you with a stuffed donkey toy from the inimitably London experience, Shrek’s Adventure. If this is why you avoid central London parts of the Thames, then let us direct you towards The Garden Museum Café. The peaceful canteen—inside the Garden Museum and St Mary-at-Lambeth church—is a very tranquil restaurant. The food is modern British in the best possible way (not fancy, but full of thought), and lunch of poussin, pancetta, and peas followed by rhubarb fool in this quiet courtyard is the stuff of dreams. In which direction you want to walk along the Thames, before or after, is up to you." - rianne shlebak, daisy meager, sinead cranna, jake missing
