Camera Cafe in Reigate and Banstead

Really nice rest stop for some drinks and to look at all the vintage cameras. Staff was super nice. It really close to the British Museum. The staff was super nice and friendly. Prices are very reasonable.

The cafe is really charming, with nice soft jazz playing. The food and drink is of a decent quality. Downstairs is a small museum which they charge just £2 to look around. A plethora of cameras across two rooms and a tiny cinema will be fun for enthusiasts. There’s little by way of descriptive explanation for the displays so it’s not wildly exciting if you don’t know much about cameras already. Also has a camera repair shop inside so a lot of photographers come in the shop. Anyway if visiting the British museum then pop in for the cafe alone because it has a lovely atmosphere.

I love it! The British Museum was 'full' so we went for a walk and came across this wonderful place. Upstairs is a cafe/restaurant selling food. We had tasty coffee and biscuits. On the tables are cameras (donated/beyond reasonable repair) that you can feel - takes you back to the good old days when taking a picture required thought! There is also a camera repair room which also sells some cameras and other gadgets such as film (remember the yellow kodak boxes?) and camera bags. Downstairs in the basement is a small but brilliant museum with hundreds of cameras covering many different eras from Cameras on wooden tripods to Box Brownies, Canons to video cameras. I'll be back :-)

I love this cafe which has the Camera Museum in the basement. A small menu but great paninis and good coffee. The background music is always good and the mix of furniture and pictures (all film related) give it a lovely homely atmosphere. Would highly recommend!

J'aime l'atmosphère de cet endroit, son odeur, sa décoration, la saveur des thés, ... Mais surtout la gentillesse et bienveillance du propriétaire !! Merci Adrian et j'espère que nos routes se recroiseront... Rachel et Mayline.

We went in after visiting the British Museum. We enjoyed the paninis, coffee, music and service. The old cameras on the wall are worth seeing as well.

Only go if you are really into cameras! This will be of no interest to you otherwise. I am very into photography so I enjoyed this. Very small. You probably only need twenty to thirty five minutes if that. Really depends on you. If you are into detail, you could spend a lot longer. Nice display of cameras, some history and other items. There is a £1.00 fee to enter for adults which is reasonable. However, when I offered to pay it the man said just leave a donation wherever downstairs. I couldn't find anywhere and he was busy upstairs so I just left the £1.00 in a place I hope he could find it. Make sure you do the same if you go as these places need our support. The coffee shop upstairs and camera repairs were busy. Cute coffee shop with a a nice selection of snacks, sweet treats, light lunches, juices, coffee and more. Not a huge range but sufficient. If I had more time, would have stopped for a coffee. Will definitely come back to do that.

nipped in for a coffee and cake after visiting the British Museum fabulous quirky place lovely service , they were glad to see customers during this turbulent time but with service like theirs they will survive Camera museum fab the husband loved it !

I didn't visit the camera museum in the basement but had a coffee with friends in the cafe on the ground floor. It's rather amazing that a place like this can survive when rents in the area must be punishingly high. Very friendly reception and decent coffee. The cafe is interestingly decorated and you'd be a fool to go a chain coffee shop rather than here.

Otimo cardápio, suco fresquinho é natural de laranja, salada estupenda perto do museu de Londres. Atendimento impecável Além da decoração e do museu é claro .

We bypassed the cafe and went straight down to the museum. Having said that the cafe did look cool and aesthetically pleasing so might pop in for a coffee some time. The museum is not really a museum, more of a camera collection on display. It shows the evolution of the camera from its humble beginnings right through to today, but there is very little actual information on display. If you are a major camera enthusiast then great, but otherwise it is often difficult to know what you are looking at and why it deserves a spot in the museum. It was worth visiting as we were in the area but we spent no more than 10 minutes here and kind of wish we put our £2 towards a hot drink upstairs.

This is a very relaxed cafe upstairs and a fascinating camera museum downstairs, for which there is a nominal entry fee of £1 but nobody to collect it! It’s basically a heaven for camera nerds, a supplier of accessories for vintage cameras and a repair shop, which serves coffee, cakes and snacks in extremely relaxed surroundings just round the corner from the British Museum. Quirky and great fun.

I stopped in here while a little bit lost near the British Museum - I needed a quiet place to collect my thoughts and plan my actions. I had just arrived in London on an overnight flight from New York and I desperately needed caffeine, WiFi, and new British £s. I had just learned my British pounds from 2006 I’d brought were no good(!) The gentleman running this cafe was wonderful - he accepted my outdated £s, no problem, and served me a delicious cappuccino, and I finally had WiFi access! This place is a quiet little haven on a very busy street. The camera museum adds to the charm.

Es un local chiquitito al lado del British Museum y merece la pena pasar a tomar un café para un breve descanso porque además tiene una colección de máquinas de fotografía muy interesante. Por tanto algo más que un buen café. Pasad por aquí!!!!!!

Stopped in to visit the Museum and discovered a camera shop specializing Hasselblad 500 accessories and repair. I was able to find a -2 diopter that was sorely needed. Great shop, interesting camera display and great latte.

I visited this quaint little place 06/12/18 with some fellow students and tutors from Sandwell college. I enjoyed looking at the collection of cameras and photographic memorabilia downstairs and the food in the café was equally as good. I recommend the prawn panini,

My companion & I were thrilled to discover this quirky, welcoming, independent cafe. The background music of Leonard Cohen was a masterstroke. The coffee, Lavazza was exceptional. We only popped in for coffee but were lured by the menu to sample delicious hot homemade soup on this freezing January day. I can recommend this cafe/camera museum without reservation for those who enjoy a deviation from the mainstream dross and wish to gain an authentically pleasing experience.

Conveniently situated near the British Museum, the Camera Museum has a wonderful display of (mainly) film cameras in the basement. Upstairs is a comfortable seating area for coffee, tea and snacks. I enjoyed a delicious panini and genmaicha (brown rice tea). Highly recommended.

We just came across this little camera cafe by chance. It was pouring with rain and the nearby bookshop was packed but we were not at all disappointed we and the homemade vegetable soup with the most delicious warm panini. The ambiance was fantastic and...

This is my second visit but will be coming every time will be in London waiting for my classes. The owner makes delicious panini and serves nice tea. He runs small camera museum too. So if you need to read, study and have nice time...

ホルボーン駅へ行くのに道に迷っていたら、近くにありました。最初個人がやっているカメラのコレクション館と思いましたが、ティ...

We found it by chance and so happy to be there. Simple and beautifully presented cameras in the basement gallery and delicious food. We tried soups and they were very delicious and filling. A quiet setting, welcoming staff helps a lot to escape from the...

Predominantly a cafe but with a downstairs camera museum and a small shop, mainly secondhand Hasselblad, and performing repairs too. Great staff

Voilà un endroit qui vous apporte plus que vous en attendez. Si vous aimez la photographie et les appareils photo,...

Brilliant quirky little museum and cafe tucked away in a side street off the British Museum, well worth a visit even if you don't know much about cameras like me. Can recommend the hot carrot cake

Stopped here on the way back from the British Museum. Good coffee, had a honey Latte. Lovely friendly service and nice comfy chairs. The theme of cameras is well done and a visit to the basement shows you how much camera equipment has changed.

Pasamos por casualidad por este bar para tomar algo y no pudimos acabar más contentos con nuestra decisión. El lugar...

Came across this place by accident but very glad I did. Amazing collection of cameras old and modern, plus a fantastic coffee shop upstairs also. What more could a camera nut want ! There is a small shop in the store that sells used equipment...

Following a morning visit in the British Museum area, we were looking for a lunch stop and stumbled across the Camera Museum which looked interesting and also included a sign for a Cafe. It was certainly our lucky day, whilst not large in size, the...

Je m'y suis arrêtée avec une amie en sortant du British Museum pour boire un jus de fruits. Jus de...

Gran Café poco - todos los bocadillos, además de bastante grande (para un pequeño café) menú caliente. Bonito y peculiar forma con diferentes mesas y sillas (no uniforme y aburrido) y todos con un tema fotografía incluyendo cámaras antiguo que cubren las paredes. Gran ubicación, justo en el Museo Británico, pero en una calle lateral, así que no lleno de los turistas de paso.

Has good pastries, has soya milk, decent wi fi. Quite a central location with attractions near by. I can't remember how much I paid though.

great coffee, very tasty lunch, highly recommended, the place is quirky with great display of old cameras,

Great pot of tea very reasonably priced..served by a very pleasant friendly young lady.Nice place to sit outside and watch the world go by.

Visited this little gem with family after a stop at the British museum. Great spicy chicken sandwich and freshly squeezed juices !

Pintoresco, tranquilo e íntimo - un café muy dulce, con un excelente ambiente. A sólo unos pasos del Museo Británico y un Starbucks muy concurrido - Museo - Cámara es verdaderamente un respiro civilizado de las masas de turistas atiborrados la calle cercana. Excelente café, personal educado y amable y apacible. Muy agradable de pop a descansar y componer uno mismo aquí.

Se si ha tempo e ci si vuole rilassare un po', questo bar/ristorante è adatto.

Paramos casualmente alli porque estabamoa agotadas de tanto caminar asi que fue un agradable descanso acompañado de los tipicos scones ingleses y te

interessante Kombination von Kameraspezialisten und Cafe; überschaubar und gute Speisen; gut zum Sitzen und die Leute beobachten; nicht wirklich billig, aber akzeptabel für London

Ad un passo dal British Museum, una location comodissima, un'atmosfera particolare, il piccolo ma non minuscolo caffè " Camera Museum" attira gli avventori con una interessante esposizione di apparecchi fotografici e l'annuncio di caffè (di marca italiana) ed altri piatti caldi e freddi. Dei piccoli tavolini, posti nelle diverse salette che compongono il locale, accolgono i clienti che, per alcuni minuti, si troveranno a leggere i cartelloni appesi alle pareti. Gli ordini vengono fatti al bancone, un po' nascosto da tutti gli apparecchi fotografici in esposizione, che si trova in entrata e successivamente portati al tavolo dal personale. Insomma, ambiente simpatico, atmosfera particolare peccato che il cibo servito sia stato veramente deludente. Abbiamo ordinato sia dolce che salato e non siamo riusciti a salvare nulla. La "soup" è risultata una brodaglia, il "sandwich" povero e il cappuccino annacquato (nonostante la marca italiana di caffè).

카메라와 커피가 함께 있는 신기한 곳. 외국에서 쉴 수 있는 카페를 찾기란 쉽지 않은데 카메라 카페 지하(?)의 좌석들이 너무나 편안하고 아늑해서 좋았다.

Combination cafe, camera store and gallery. Great tea and scones. Also looked like good fruit/vegetable drinks

Vyborny oddych pri kave,pekne prostredie.Naozaj odporucam navstevnikom Londyna.Rychla obsluha ustretovy personal velmi prijemne prostredie.

Personnels très serviables. Le panini au saumon que j'ai commandé était très bon. Le cuisinier était en retard, cependant il nous a offert le thé. En dessert, j'ai pris un Hot Chocolate Fudge Cake: délicieux et service rapide. Au sous-sol, une exposition est visible. Univers très agréable et original.

Camera Cafe is a gem and one that should be appreciated because such things are harder and harder to find. It's an independently run, friendly, relaxed cafe and shop where the individual touch is noticeable to the decor, the menu, the coffee and the welcome.

Caminamos hasta barra, yuppii, jefe de la cola, puesto fin. 'Barista" (y no estoy siendo sarcástica) empezó a hacer mi café. En este momento, aproximadamente cuatro personas habían llegado detrás de mí. Estábamos sentados fuera, así que 'barista" dijo que lo ponga orden. Esperamos fuera. Y esperamos. Y esperamos. Volvimos a encontrar "barista' sirve todas las demás las demás personas delante de nosotros, de hecho algunos de ellos habían terminado y nos fuimos. Mi café, sentado forlornly por la máquina, por ahora estaba tibia. Gerente tomó objeción a mi objeción - a saber que la regla es normalmente 'primero llegado, primero servido' y nos dieron alegar razones y desagradable. El bollo estaba duro. Todo es caro. ALTP! (Huid como de la plaga)

This is a relaxed, low key place to grab a sandwich or a coffee with a friend. I found the service friendly and helpful. You need to pay by cash but they were fine for us to get money out and come back.

Había leído las reseñas de aquí y lo caminamos pasado muchas veces, así que estaba deseando que mi visita, pero desgraciadamente es bastante pobre. horrible débil café y el blueberry magdalena que tuve fue uno de esos baratos insípido cosas de un paquete de 12 libras probablemente comprado en la tienda y vendidos en vastos beneficio- me habían dicho que los pequeños en el mostrador eran simplemente pintado y sólo para visualizar! Ya que esto! Es vago y un poco triste. El ambiente era basura y el personal desinteresado - por favor no esperes mucho de tu visita, no regresaré.

Nothing but great things to say about this Bloomsbury cafe! Fast wifi, strong coffee, solid food options, and kind, accommodating staff. Will definitely be back the next time I’m in London!

It's not just a cafè. You can buy and admire cameras while enjoying a tea. Actually I expected a much more suggestive place. The idea is nice but not exploited well. Anyway, they make very good chocolate cake :D

Si no eres un fan de Starbucks o estás, pero si quieres algo diferente como un Indie o lugar de última moda estilo que es justo fuera de las rutas turísticas cerca de un agujero en la pared este es el lugar. Es casi invisible así que si abrir lo pierdes. La única razón por la que me di cuenta es porque alguien me impidió que pedir indicaciones que me pasa mucho, supongo que siempre me parece un local ...

Carina l'idea di legare fotografia (mostre, riparazioni e vendita macchine e attrezzatura) al caffè.

En sortant du british museum et de son immense foule,faites l'expérience du camera cafe!N'hésitez pas à commander un des jus de fruits maison.Vous serez ravis.Descendez au sous sol.Un lieu de détente assuré.

Fue el conocer algunos amigos por Barbican, y este lugar era el sugirió. un poco soso desde el exterior tiene un agradable ocupado, ambiente agradable en el interior.