Energy Cafe - London Science Museum in Kensington and Chelsea

Service was alright, however there was someone who couldn't understand what we were speaking. I don't know if it was just loud or if it was because of something else. Food was mediocre, the chicken schnitzel was alright I guess.

Lovely cafe with a nice selection of different hot and cold foods. Wonderful customer service! Very friendly! Nice seating area in the centre of the museum.

WOW, what a great place to eat, Fantastic food so tasty and fresh it was amazing,& so cheap for central london, You must try this place,,We had 3 fresh filled different rolls and all 3 were the nicest tasting food we had had in ages and proper cupa Tea,,👌👌👌 Really helpful and friendly staff too, clean and tidy and lovely atmosphere, THANK YOU…

Excellent Tasty clean Friendly great prices…A1******* “A1Excellent food staff & place to eat.” Pending review WOW, what a great place to eat, Fantastic food so tasty and fresh it was amazing,& so cheap for central london, You must try this place,,We had 3 fresh filled different rolls and all 3 were the nicest tasting food we had had in ages and proper cupa Tea,, Really helpful and friendly staff too, clean and tidy and lovely atmosphere, THANK YOU…

They weren't... £33!!! 😱 Lunch consisted of 1 can of pop, 1 cup of tea, 1 wrap,4 fish fingers with bread and 2 cakes. Advice - bring a packed lunch xx

The fish fingers and potato wedges were lovely. The chicken drumsticks and greens were good. The Sweetcorn were overcooked and yucky. The pepperoni on the pizza were bland (my 8 year old daughter said they should have been spicier). The garlic bread had no garlic flavour

We went for a family lunch. The food prices and portion sizes were ridiculous. £7.50 for a small portion and £13.50 for a large portion of chicken cooked with peppers. My small portion consist of half a boneless chicken thigh ( yes half!!??) a couple of strips of peppers and nothing else. You can see the trained staff trying to portion control it was ridiculous. Side cooked cabbage was an extra £4.00. £11.50 for a chicken strip and chopped cabbage. Very poor value

Divided up into various subjects ie Space, Medicine, Home , engineering ~ a wealth of information to view. Something for everyone. IMAX theatre to be recommend to view a film on Antarctica . Will definitely be returning.

For a science-orientated museum, the in-house eateries offer a very poor selection of food and drink for those with (very common!) dietary restrictions such as gluten. It said to ask a staff member for advice if you had allergies, which I did, and was met with a perplexed look, after which I was offered cabbage or chips. I like cabbage but it didn't really work alone or with chips, so I opted for the chips. They were cold and rubbery. Perhaps some scientific innovation could be applied to the menu and how to keep food hot.

Very poor selection of food and close to none in terms of healthy options. We ordered coffee, later followed by tea, soup and carrot cake. The coffee was bitter and cheap tasting; the tea ( unable to decode the brand ) had a unpleasant, artificial taste to it, far away from your classic Earl Gray and English Breakfast cuppa. The soup only came with white bread and dairy butter, the soup itself was unbelievably salty, shocking ! Moving to pudding, the carrot cake in itself would have been decent if fresh ! Taking advantage of a trapped audience is outrageous.

My family and I went for some “Lunch” at the Energy Café after a morning of walking around the Museum which was great. The service there was terrible and we felt like we were being rushed by the “Gentleman” behind the counter and then I had to shout at the girl at the till to make myself heard because of the Perspex screen between us, eventually I had to bend down and talk to her through the gap in the screen where she gave out the change. The food wasn’t great, my eldest hardly ate any of her Chicken and mine wasn’t very good either but my wife and my youngest daughter persevered with their pretend meat Lasagne. I then made the mistake of buying a cup of tea. It came in a metal teapot and it wasn’t until I started to pour it out that I realised that it was the weakest cup of tea I’d ever seen in my life, it looked like the tea bag had been used before. I even squeezed the tea bag out in the vain hope of making it stronger but to no avail, it was like dish water so in the end I didn’t drink it. We then went to the Natural history museum and after a walk around we got ourselves some drinks and found that the exact same food was being served here as well so I assume that the same catering company must supply the food for all three museums including the V&A. If this is the case then they seriously need to change their caterers.

Very weak coffee, stake crisps and liquid basics overpriced. Partner enjoyed the mint tea and both of us felt the ham and cheese baguette was good quality.

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Whenever the mill steam engine is running, the air becomes really polluted inside and there's a lack of ventilation system. Unfortunately the cafe is located right next to the display, and it was extremely to stay at the cafe with toxic, polluted air while trying to finish up a cup of coffee. The coffee was horrible tasting as well because they had no idea how to make a cup of coffee with soya milk taste decent.

Met my boss for a meeting and had a soft drink while he had a (not very nice) coffee. We chatted for an hour and half until told the upstairs part of the cafe was closing and we'd have to move. We left.

I called in here for lunch while visiting the museum to kill time while a family member was staying in a London hospital. It's counter service and it wasn't immediately clear how the system worked. When I visited the downstairs seating area was rather crowded whereas the far end of the upstairs seating area, on the other side of a walkway, was almost empty. Some signs directing people to the upstairs seating would have been appreciated. The soup and cake I had were of good quality but rather expensive, probably reflecting the captive audience element of the passing clientele. Next time I visit, if there is a next time, and I can plan things in advance, I'll take my own food. I don't fancy paying their prices again.

Upon arrival at the London Science Museum, we decided to have a drink and some cake at this restaurant which is located near the entrance of museum (main floor). We enjoyed our freshly brewed coffees and some lovely cupcakes, all did not disappoint.

Wasn't busy (Friday afternoon), good service. Food was London prices, so expensive for what we got. The vegan burger was a few slices of deep fried courgette, which was good, but not particularly filling. Nice coffee, quick service. I made the "mistake" of paying the suggested donation fee when entering the museum - i should have kept it and spent it in this cafe, it would have softened the blow.

I needed a rest from being crushed in front of exhibits by millions of school children, so dived in here for a rest, a coffee and a tuna sandwich. Good quality sarnie, but nothing exceptional other than the price. £7.50 for that and a black coffee? A rip-off. Next time I'll bring my own!!

Good food and coffee. Good place to rest weary feet after walking around the exhibitions. Lots of space to sit

Great place to go enjoy time with friends in South Kensington some to do and bout there need there staft to cleaning the wc more often like every 15 minute I don't know how often they check the wc

Después de la horrible experiencia ruidosa en el museo con muchos niños de la escuela, decidimos tomar una refrescante taza de té. Desafortunadamente, el café también era ruidoso, pidió té del conde gris y le dieron algo más, mesas sucias. Experiencia promedio si tiene la opción de elegir un café diferente para una taza de té.

Ristorante self-service, comodissimo per la posizione all'interno del museo delle scienze.

After a not so exciting visit to the museum, it was refreshing to have a nice coffee at the cafe. Their stuff was good and nourishing. Governor Amolak Rattan Kohli

We met family here, since it is close to the entrance of the Science Museum and has plenty of tables and benches.

While we did spend more than many cafes, it does contribute to the science museum, and we all really enjoyed what we had. Sandwiches not full of spreads and mayonnaise (a pet hate of mine is too much mayonnaise) and huge pieces of quality cake. I liked the coffee too. Recommend.

Easy layout, great spacing, simplistic interior, clean, helpful staff around and very nice coffee. Others should visit despite the museum.

1 can of pop, 1 packet of crisps, 1 black coffee and 1 Ham & Cheese Baguette - £16.10!!! On the plus side I found a plug to charge my mobile phone.

Very interesting and very nice place. We just had a very good time and we enjoyed all the science thing.

Vine aquí con mi esposa, 5 años y 1 año. La comida estaba bien, pero un poco caro. 2 pizzas individuales, 2 comidas para niños y 2 refrescos totalizaron 42. La comida estaba bien.

The cafe in the science museum has a wide selection of drinks, the staff are polite and the layout is very nice.

Nos dieron una orden incorrecta y el café no tan bueno como esperaba por el precio. Nos sentamos en la zona de la cafetería para tomar nuestro café y planear nuestra visita, pero hubo un grave derrame de sonido en la zona, así que era bastante ruidoso. No había mucha gente en ese momento y todavía no estaban sirviendo comida. No podía imaginarme lo ruidoso que estaría allí con los clientes.

I had a fantastic couscous salad, filling and tasty, the only downside of which was the Dhania..That's only because I don't particularly care for the aftertaste.

Staff friendly but food was expensive & pretty horrible. Cramped tables & paper cups didn't help. Tea/coffee was ok.

Landed here on a bank holiday weekend and it was crowded as expected. The staff were quick and efficient. Its a fairly huge place spread over 2 floors

This place is a must if your going to the museum. There was plenty of food for everyone. There were pizza pasta vegetarian and vegan products. So all bases covered. There were several differant types of homemade lemonade. There was oriental food and nice lasagne. There were also some nice homemade cakes in generous portions for those who maybe just want tea/ coffee and cake. Reasonable price too.

Así que es de esperar precios altos cuando visitar museos y otras atracciones, y en lo que respecta a la energía Cafe no nos ha decepcionado. Sin embargo, tanto si es la confianza nacional o el Museo de Historia Natural por lo general dan un servicio de primera calidad y comida y bebida - no aquí no. Fue un desastre, el personal no le ponía atención y no fue sólo a nosotros. Así que no hay leche para la taza de té a su mesa - la única leche estaba en una jarra aislante en el mostrador principal. Después de una edad tuve que tubo para conseguir el personal pase la taza de té desde la parte superior de la máquina de café a donde podía recogerla; otras órdenes estaban dando preferencia. Mesas y sillas donde estábamos sentados estaban sucias y no había platos. En una nota positiva el pastel road rocky era agradable - muy bonito. Es una pena, ya hace un par de años tuvimos una experiencia muy buena aquí

Impagabile la possibilità di mangiare qualcosa senza uscire dal museo e senza spendere una fortuna. Buona pizza italiana e fantastiche patate speziate ad un costo accessibile. Bravi!

Very pleasnt place to get off one's feet . We had a suprb crispy fish & chips and a glass of wine. To be recommended.

Un buen lugar para dejar en una visita al Museo de Ciencias. Llamado más tarde en el día, así que no había mucho, pero tenía un buen café. (un menú o lista de precios hubiera sido útil así que pudimos ver lo que ofrecían comida caliente).

The mixed veggie health food bowl is like nothing I have ever tasted before!

Just had sandwiches which got a mixed reception from our group. Quite pricey but this is London. Very busy and difficult to get a table at lunchtime.

He ido hoy al museo y me ha atendido una chica que no solo me ha cobrado mal (de más por supuesto) sino que además no quería devolverme el dinero ni asumir la culpa.Cuando he ido a pagar ya ha comenzado mal la cosa. La chica ni me ha sonreido ni me ha saludado. Me ha atendido con una actitud muy sobervia y con cara de amargada. Además iba pintada como una puerta, cosa que en hostelería no se puede hacer (aquí el museo me deja ver su escasa profesionalidad).Cuando le he dicho que me había cobrado mal (mas de 5£ de diferencia) lo ha negado en todo momento, intentando echarme las culpas a mi.Se veía claramente que era error suyo porque me había cobrado productos equivocados. Cuando otro empleado lo ha arreglado, la chica ni se ha disculpado. Ha seguido a lo suyo pasando de mi con la misma actitud de sobervia y rancia.No recomiendo en absoluto el sitio, y no deberían tener empleados así trabajando de cara al público.

Excellent food at a reasonable price. The soup of the day was fresh, delicious and very filling. Just right for a cold day. The cakes looked delicious - but we had no room!

We had very nice sandwiches and a drink here before walking around the museum, and returned later for a drink. The cafe has plenty of seating over two levels.

We stopped here one morning for a slice of cake and a coffee. I have coeliacs disease and can't eat gluten, and as we approached the counter I noticed that the cakes on display didn't have signs stating 'contains wheat/dairy/nuts' which was a little disconcerting. When we got to the counter I asked ' Are any of the cakes Gluten Free?' to which the member of staff replied 'Umm I think one of them is?' and gestured towards the cakes, he then continued 'If you really want I could ask my manager?' Clearly, this seemed to be a huge issue, so I decided to leave the cake and opt for a bag of popcorn instead. Which was fine, would have just been nicer if the staff were a little more clued up on the allergy policy.

We only stopped for coffee and some delicious coconut cake - I only wish I'd skipped breakfast so as to have an excuse to sample one of the fabulous looking and smelling Indian dishes on offer.

The staff seem to be very poorly trained. The queueing system is chaotic. Staff gave me the wrong reciept which led to confusion, they seemed disinterested which strikes me as shoddy given the high prices

We ate here during our visit to the excellent Science Museum. Sandwiches and baguettes were, alas, pre-made and given I am a fussy eater that eliminated them. SO we had pizza, which was good. Excellent mocha from a friendly barista lady and the choice of tasty cakes (carrot cake, drizzle cake, rocky road, brownies, etc)

Ninguno de los miembros del personal que pedimos desde escucharon en absoluto, resultando en órdenes incorrectas y objetos perdidos! También, cuando me preguntó si un determinado plato era adecuado para veganos o no, la mujer contestó sí sin revisar - ella estaba equivocada. Si no supiera mejor yo, me hubiera comido - puedo imaginar lo que esto podría significar para personas con intolerancia o alergias.

Sólo tomamos un café que estaba bien, pero sentado en una de las a lo que sólo puedo describir como asientos cabina y luego fue muy difícil salir de ellas. Nota - yo soy una persona de tamaño promedio y peso. Finalmente logramos salir, pero atrajo mi uña como yo que se divide entonces en la forma abajo. No recomiendo esos asientos para adultos.

Excelente opción de fast food. Rico y saludable. Recomiendo la ensalada de química con salmón. El menú de niños trae un sándwich, vegetales y una fruta.

I've eaten lunch here 3 times recently with my 4 year old son and found that they don't really cater well for kids (I clearly don't learn my lesson!). Which is ridiculous given that the museum itself is brilliant for kids. My boy doesn't really like sandwiches so we always go for a hot meal option, but they don't do kids portions of the hot meals or have a kids menu. I end up paying around £10 for a mediocre meal for him. Today it was beef stew which was mainly carrot and celery with precious little beef. It gets very hectic when the museum is busy, which you would expect, but they don't cope very well with it. The queue for hot food and the queues at the tills get confused and there isn't enough seating. My other gripe is that there is a table of cakes at child height right in the middle. It's the first thing you see so we end up negotiating over pudding before I've had a chance to see what else is available. They could do this all so much better.

I thought the warm food wasn't that great, but at least you do have the option to have it. But the sandwiches and the drinks were nice. Lots of space to have a meal with the kids. They also have little baguettes for the kids for £2-3.

Just a place inside a crowded museum were you can grab something to eat if you are hungry. The food is based in the ordinary sandwiches, snacks and candies you can find anywere, for an expensive cost!

Ate lunch here on a visit to the museum. Pizza was about £11 and decent - was fresh. Salad was about £3 - roasted cauliflower salad had 1 tiny head of cauliflower but rest of salad was good. For location within the museum prices were reasonable for the quality of food.

Das Essen ist nicht großartig und auch zu teuer, aber das ist eben London. Es ist ok, nicht unbedingt empfehlenswert

Essen war ganz okay (Pizza, Würstchen, Kartoffelwedges, Hühnerbein und Gemüse), Preise für Londoner Verhältnisse ganz okay, Tische sehr eng, trotz bemühtem Personal nicht immer sauber.In Ferienzeiten sehr überlaufen.

On the day we visited the food was awful. We wanted a cooked meal so both chose different hot meals, except mine was not hot at all, it was barely warm when I started eating. I took it back and it was replaced by another barely warm meal, which obviously was stone cold by the time I had eaten more then a couple of mouthfuls.Surely the science museum can come up with a way of providing hot food to their visitors.My husband left most of his meal, which is almost unheard of, as he said it was so bad.

The place is very barn like, no nice atmosphere. The tea was expensive but I guess they'd have to cover the free entrance somehow. If I ever went again, I would take my own food and eat it upstairs. Same style benches save a fortune.

The venue was clean smart and easily found, it could do with more seating though, as it wasn't that easy to find anywhere to sit.There was a good choice of very nicely presented sandwiches, and a good raneg of drinks on offer. The staff, being busy were functional and efficient, they didn't have the time to be friendly, but I'm sure they are when they ca. be.

Stedet ligner museumscafeer, og kaffen var udmærket. Man bruger jo ikke tid her, når man er på Science Museum. Det er ikke meningen!

I love this cafe whenever i visit to science museum with my kids. Dont forget to try chicken curry with oita bread. Good for familty and kids. Science museum is not very far away.

As it was half term it was very busy so very hard to find a table for 4. The tuna baguette was average and the chick peas with lentils very bland and not tasty.The potato wedges portion was small for the price.

We came here during half term so it was extremely busy but we were lucky enough to find a table. It is pretty overpriced but we needed to get something for my girls for lunch. There were a few dirty tables with lots of dirty crockery left for ages so that didn't give a good impression.

A suitable stop for a quick snack while visiting, the quality is good, but it is a bit overpriced. I suppose the museum has to make money somewhere as the entry is free,

Otima opção pra quem não suporta snacks e sanduiches.Tem saladas frescas, sucos e frutas deliciosas e docesTem também bolos, pães, cafés, cervejas e vinho.Agrada a todos

Due tè e una pasta divisa in due per un breve snack dopo la visita del museo. Prezzi leggermente più alti che nelle solite catene, ma eravamo lì, e la differenza non era poi così elevata. Ok se è per una breve pausa

popped in for tea = clean and tidy, late in the afternoon, friendly quick service - lots of families with noisy children, but this is to be expected

The menu is expensive and there are no many options, basicly burguers, salads and potatoes. It's an option just for the visitors of Museum

Una buena opción si se esta recorriendo el museo y muy accesible para quienes buscan cuidar el presupuesto en una ciudad como Londres. La comida es normal y el servicio es bueno.

Good price for good food. Nice food to eat before, during or after the visitation of London Science Museum.

Given this is an add-on to the Science Museum, I expected the minimum (sausage rolls etc.) but was pleasantly surprised at the service, food and value. If you're visiting the museum, you can bank on the restaurant for lunch.

Sandwiches, pizza or 3 main courses to choose from.As a coeliac I had a choice of 1 thing, chicken of some description and salad. The chicken was bland and greasy, the salad had white cabbage that was brown. Take a picnic!! Defs not worth spending any money eating here!

Después de una caminata por Londres para acabar en el museo comimos aquí, pero no merece la pena. Comida mala, cara y con sillas incomodísimas.

The choice isn't great especially for kids, the food is nice but it's very expensive, £7 for a toasted sandwich!

Very good for an extremely busy museum: sandwiches, pizza, hot casserole, lemon lovely cake (always a favourite) and a raspberry muffin, lemonade and the best coffee we've had on this holiday to Britain! Friendly staff, lots of room (two levels) and right next to the Museum Shop.

Stopped here for brunch before going around the museum... Happy helpful staff... Good food... OK priced...

Try the pizza slices for a simple taste of USA. Very busy at lunch time but not a problem if you take a seat with strangers you might learn something about others.

Good variety, reasonably priced for central London. Very nice soup. Cakes were only okay. Met the needs of our family for under £20

Buono, disponibile Wi-Fi per poter contattare con la famiglia a casa. In prezzi sono elevati (oltre 16£ per un pasto molto semplice, di cui gran parte del prezzo va alla coscia di pollo che ho preso). C'è comunque una buona scelta di piatti tra cui scegliere e bevande. Pausa rifocillante davvero, dosi giusto/abbondanti

After a morning walking round the science museum we were ready for a tea break and headed for the cafe. Staff were mostly friendly apart from one who seemed grumpy,pot ot tea very expensive,I got a few pence change from a tenner from two pots of tea,a cookie and a piece of shortbread!

Cardápio bem variado, inclusive com kits para as crianças. Atendentes bem simpáticos, lugar bem aconchegante, claro e limpo. O preço é um pouco salgado.

After we visited the museum we decided to have a snack in the energy cafe!We have been served from Csaba and he has been friendly and usefull!Nice food and drinks as well!

Needing something to eat whilst in the Science Museum we decided on the Energy Cafe. They have tried to make meals appealing & provide deals yet unfortunately due to dietary requirements all that I could find to eat was a sausage roll & chips. The roll was cold & the chips overcooked. The steps to the extra seating upstairs are steep & not easy with a tray. The seating is uncomfortable & there is only plastic cutlery. I wouldn't choose to eat here again.

It is a very interesting museum, where any age people can learn about the steam engine history, vehicles evolution, industrial revolution, journeys to the space.

para hacer el descanso dentro del museo de Ciencias de Londres, este café es una buena opción, sirven comidas rápidas y café con dulces varios

Looked like there was a lot of choice of food/snacks for all and prices pretty good. We only had cake & tea which was nice. Tables were dirty though with seating covered in food, became obvious why when we saw the first guy clearing tables sweep anything food related left on the table when a customer left onto the floor and seating. This was done with his hand. After a few minutes another guy came along and started to wipe the tables with a cloth which he promptly dropped onto the floor - picked up and carried on wiping! Hygiene courses/refreshers needed I think! Was a little frustrating to see, especially as the cafe seemed quite overstaffed? Would not re-visit.

Not an exhaustive menu but had enough options to satisfy. Kids meals include a fruit and jelly in a glass.

I am sitting in Energy Cafe writing this review.First impressions are good. Tables and chairs are clean etc. Food is very overpriced. £10.95 for some chicken wings and chips!Sandwiches look appetising but mine was coated in butter!Cakes were just out on the side in the queue for anyone to touch!I got my tea cup and it was very dirty. clearly the saucer hadn't been washed. my dad asked for a new one and she said it's not dirty. she's was very reluctant but in the end she went to get it. the new one wasn't much better.the tea however was very nice. definitely do not recommend.

Just an average cafe, you get sandwiches and a small range of hot food. As expected, the value is not as good as other cafe out in the streets.

The museum itself is great, but the cafe seemed very soulless and the food we ate (pizza) was very average. Prices were high I felt and the seating wasn't very comfortable either. I was disappointed and felt the museum was missing an opportunity to blend the museum a bit more with this space.

This cafe just isn't big enough to cope with the volume of people going through.The tables were filthy, the seats and floor grimy too.The food was mediocre and expensive.

Arrived at the Energy Café in the science museum when it was not very busy. However, whilst almost no queues at all to get served, it must of taken at least 20 minutes (felt much longer) in order to get a couple of pots of tea and some cake. For some reason tea is make in a paper cup, then transferred to a pot (not too sure why) – I think just done on purpose to slow things up!Tables were not being cleared very quickly, resulting in piles of dirty items and left over food everywhere.

Café dentro do museu de ciência. Bom para dar uma parada e repor as energias para continuar a visita.

Si el hambre te ataca en medio de tu visita al museo, esta cafetería puede sacarte de un apuro.Sirve ensaladas, hotdogs, un plato caliente y pizzas. Las pizzas cuestan £10,comen dos personas y se preparan en el momento (no son congeladas).Si bien no es un lugar barato para comer, hay que considerar que la entrada al museo es gratis, por lo que te ahorras en tickets lo puedes contribuir en un aporte en el comedor.

Abbiamo preso qualche bevanda e un tee durante la visita del museo ma essendo vicini all'ora di chiusura la scelta di cibi era praticamente nulla . Anche il personale si è dimostrato non particolarmente disponibile e attento alle nostre richieste e i prezzi poco convenienti . Insomma niente di ecclatanteSe questa recensione vi è piaciuta, potete leggere le mie tante altre su Londra e un mi fa piacere un click su : È Utile?

We stopped to have a quick sandwich and coffee and both were delicious. Baked goods were looking great.

We came at the Cafe after visiting Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition. Nice coffee and amazing Banana Cake with chocolate chips.

We found the energy cafe the best bit of the Science Museum when we visited... Whilst the museum was lacking in interaction or things that excited the kids, they were very pleased with the freshly made pizzas! The wraps were excellent as well...Price wise I thought it was pretty good considering it's largely a captive audience. It does get incredibly busy and they could do with improving the queues etc but otherwise, a good place for a bite to eat!