The Courtauld Gallery Cafe in Ealing

Mesas sucias, no despejadas lo suficientemente rápido, el personal gruñón, grosero o francamente grosero. No hay indicación de qué fin hacer cola y el personal nos trató a nosotros, y a otros clientes, como idiotas. Café mediocre a casi £ 4 la taza y miserable gama de pequeños pasteles a casi £ 5 cada uno. No hay bandejas suministradas por el personal del mostrador, ni desde donde uno comienza a hacer cola. Solo se encuentra cerca con los cubiertos, por lo que uno corre el riesgo de derramar o dejar caer la comida y bebida, o chocar con otros clientes al regresar al mostrador para recoger el resto de la comida y bebida. Una estafa, aunque esto sea en Londres. Opciones de almuerzo solo bocadillos y mínimo. Lo peor de todo, mi taza tenía la mancha de lápiz labial de alguien todavía en ella! Cambiaron a regañadientes mi café, pero aun así lograron derramar gotas por el lado de la taza. Pobre todo el mundo.

Surely everybody loves The Courtauld?! With one of the best Impressionist collections in the world, all in one room, it is always a joy to visit. This recent visit was to see the Monet paintings of London. Wow, what a collection! Absolutely tremendous.

Only went to see one painting with my mum. And found myself thoroughly enjoying looking at all the art works. I often had seen people in art galleries staring at paintings and often thought it was pretentious but while here I was the same. A lovely day out.

Monet exhibition paintings was an interesting use of paint to create fog and blurry effects. Very impressive. However the museum facilities were poor. The art cafés food was disgraceful. Salmon grey and the bagel very stale. The apple juice was a yellow coloured water no sign of any apple used. A very disappointing eating experience.

Went to see the Monet: London exhibition. Breathtaking. Only negatives are the stairs (arthritic very small but sporadic lift) and loos tucked way down in the basement.

Great colleection of art in a fantastic building.

Great and cozy place to enjoy some spectacular art. They have a huge collection and I will be back to see more of it. What brought me here yesterday was the Claude Monet show featuring his paintings of the foggy Thames. I'm not aware of anyone else ever capturing the feel of late Victorian London, with its dense smog, as well as Monet.

Housed in a beautiful building and slightly off the beaten track for tourists, the collection is well worth visiting. If you want to see one of the wonderful special exhibitions, I would recommend booking in advance, as few (if any) tickets are available 'on the day'. Bathroom facilities are excellent. The food and refreshments in the Art Cafe are good and the service is very friendly.

Absolute favourite museum in London! A hidden gem in Somerset House, which many tourists tend to overlook when in London. They have quite low prices considering the amazing collection they exhibit, and also a few offers (including free admission for students with a valid student ID). The building itself is elegantly decorated, and the collections are curated in the perfect way. The amount of great works such a small gallery houses is beyond anything one would imagine. From Cézanne, Rubens and Van Gogh to the current star of the show - Monet - they house paintings of world-class artists. I was in awe of their exhibitions, and I can safely say this is a must-visit for everyone who has an interest in art.

This is Somerset House.. enjoy

Booked to see the Monet exhibition but was pleasantly surprised by the galleries other exhibits. Highly recommend a visit.

Beautiful heritage structure. Free admission for students.

Wonderful museum with superb permanent exhibit and incredible temporary exhibits at least once a year.

One of my favourite gallery in London Also good place to chill and have a cafe enjoy sunlight

Most unpleasant experience. Went to see Monet’s and as always bought the tickets in advance. Scan/screening was done promptly at the entrance of the gallery and to discover another screening if the tickets was required once upstairs and on the entrance of the Monet’s exhibition. Long queue and unneccessary. The employee/gatekeeper was unprofessional and most unpleasant. Inside, I was attempting to read and another employee forbade me, stating you need to be 1 m away. How interesting, only superman is able to read the microscopic details for each paiting. Why were they there, no idea. He failed to mention the brochures at the entrance, which were missed by many as people were waiting to be screened and were standing/hiding the stand. I felt insulted, ripped off and left within minutes of this encounter. Had already been/seen the rest of the exhibitions on other occasions. This was my 4th time visiting this place and it will never happen again. A waste of time, a waste of money with a lack of respect to the visitors.

Simply divine , a sensational collection and well organised so the spaces never feel overfilled with visitors.

Very nice gallery, but a bit on the expensive side when considering other experiences in the city.

Great place to see a small gallery of great paintings.

Great place for a drink, slightly off the main tourist radar

another fabulous. courtauld exhibition. Monet, that nobody exhibited before. ALL the London Monets together. Courtauld exibs are always ground breaking.

Ahora el Art Café, Pictures están desactualizados. EVITA y ve a la cafetería Watch House en el patio principal. Café caro, pequeño y caro en una taza de plástico. Personal poco profesional, mala elección de comida. Terribles críticas cuando se miran las recientes.

So much insight and awareness obtained via art. Loved it! Broadened my viewpoint on many aspects. Highly recommend. Nice quiet way to spend the afternoon.

The Monet exhibition was superb

Beautiful jewel that includes an impressive number of paintings that will make stop and gasp. Worth the visit for a stress free space in the middle of the busy London City Centre

Well worth a good couple of hours browsing the art work. Loved it!

Very unprofessional staff member working on the 3rd floor. Rather than leaving with pleasant memories of the art we left with frustration and confusion.

What a beautiful building and an extraordinarily beautiful collection.

Definitely a little off the beaten path, of the other Museums/ Galleries, except for those in the know. - But having to pay, keeps this an uncrowded experience...which mine was, could wander the 3 floors....as slowly as wanted. As had some time to kill, while waiting to meet husband later. - The building & ceilings were also beautiful. Featured art was well curated, have not been that close to masterpieces before, so felt special. A lovely discovery, with a very boutique gift shop in basement. Was handy having lockers too.

Small but excellent museum, located in an historical building that is art in itself. I really enjoyed the special Moore exhibit, learning about Vanessa Bell, and seeing spectacular Manets.

A very interesting gallery and one that deserves more publicity and attention!

A nice light and airy museum with some great works of art. Not too big, but will need a second visit to concentrate on individual works more.

Amazing art works- some of the finest examples of impressionist and expressionist art works that are well hung. No crowds, no tourist lines. Such great staff and well worth a visit

A small museum with famous paintings. 30 minutes is enough for me. It seems expensive since there are free museums in London, but it's probably more than 10 pounds.

a jewel box! Cézanne, Rubens, Van Gogh, Manet, Monet...

Stunning art and such a lovely collection

Free entry for students. Pleasantly surprised – had no idea this was here. The collection was surprisingly robust and is a lovely hidden gem in the city on the strand.

Sorry, but paying £10 to see that selection of art was, in my opinion, a waste of money. You can see what I thought were the two most interesting things in my photos

The exhibits are sensibly and conveniently arranged with helpful background info and interpretation. It was a shame that couple of best-known pieces were missing, probably on loan or travelling. What was disconcerting was the attitude of some of the guards. I went in at around 4 and left at 5.40, and the gallery closes at 6pm. However I could hear some guards ostensibly sighing or stomping loudly starting from 5pm. One of them even stomped towards me all the way across the room for no apparent reason - I was the only visitor in the room and I was keeping enough distance from the artwork. When he approached within about a meter from me he abruptly turned around to move in other way. If he suspected that I was touching the artwork, for example, I am sure there were other well-mannered and gentle ways to communicate to me, as in other galleries and museums. I felt I needed to finish my visit as soon as possible and leave the establishment, after I realised the stomping and sighing. Perhaps they didn't mean to convey any negative meaning in their actions, but at the very least their noises interfered with the experience. If it was one of the visitors making such loud stomping noises I would have at least stared at them, or, if continued, I might have told the staff to warn them about the noise.

The best £10 I have ever spent and possibly will ever. A lovely feeling in the rooms, not crowded. The exquisite masterpieces speak for themselves, just a shame the flight takes 24 hours +. Enjoy

Great relaxing place where you can purchase a very nice coffee and tea.

I went there because I heard it wasn't as crowded as other art museums. I went around 11 am, and it was quiet and it was very comfortable to look around alone. There are so many pretty things that I bought all my London souvenirs at the basement shop. Oh, make sure to reserve your tickets in advance.

An amazing collection of artworks from the last 500 + years

What an amazing place in the heart of London. A real cultural gem and well worth the visit. The London Fire Brigade have worked hard to save the building and all the artifacts for the rest of the world to enjoy and savour.

Not only the impressionist exhibition but the small ones hiding in each level too. A place to go to once every 3-4 months. Today it was, Moore, Mayne, Ball and more...

Lovely permanent collection and temporary exhibit

Excellent gallery with a fine collection. Friendly staff. The Roger Mayne exhibition gets 5 stars but unfortunately closes soon.

Sabía que la ubicación probablemente significaría que la comida sería cara. Lo era. La elección de la hora del almuerzo incluyó una ensalada y un sándwich de atún. El aderezo de la ensalada sabía tan salado y lleno de mostaza que casi no era comestible. El sándwich de atún tenía un frotis de puré de atún bajo rodajas de queso procesado. ¿En serio?

Art: Wow! Staff:Wow! Accessibility:Wow! Small and perfectly formed. Watch out for the shop; we spent way too much time and money there.

Lovely gallery with lots of important works in it. Very enjoyable experience, took us an hour and a half to see it all. Will come again.

Small but beautiful art highly recommended

We were lucky to visit before the fire. The special photographic exhibition was good & the normal selection of paintings is superb

This is not the largest of the London galleries, however the collection houses a significant number of famous impressionist and post impressionist paintings in a wonderful setting. well worth a visit

Fantastic exhibition with air con for hot days, nice relaxing quiet gallery away from busy London.

Just a quiet, understated little gem of a gallery (set in one of my favourite London buildings)

Más de £ 5. 00 por una pequeña rebanada de pastel bastante rancio. Café indiferente. No recomendaría este lugar. . mala relación calidad-precio aunque interesante y agradable decoración

Remarkable art gallery! From the Italian Renaissance to the Flemish Renaissance up to the Impressionists and Post Impressionists, passing through Rubens and Gainsborough. Don't miss...

Expo Henry Moore drawings very interesting.

Great art, lovely building, nice café easy to find

Worth a visit, would recommend, near temple station

Ended up here by pure chance, in my opinion it is worth a visit. Especially for the square in front where they have live music and there are floor fountains which are great in summer

Great Impresionist pieces, great rooms

I’ve been here a few times and have mixed feelings Great location and sort of off beaten track of galleries in London, but has decent names for shows The gallery spaces are quite nice, although on three levels if stairs are hard The special exhibitions have such a small space, just two small rooms, which wouldn’t be so bad if ticket prices matched that, but they’re a bit steep for the amount of art on show Gift shop is pretty good. Good student and teacher discount

Amazing art, beautiful setting. However some of the staff/security are a bit odd - they were having loud conversations, singing and muttering to themselves, and they didn't ask visitors to be quiet, so it was hard to concentrate on the art at times.

Estoy de acuerdo con Peter R a continuación. Muy decepcionante y caro (aunque el café con leche de avena tardía era agradable). Ahora rebautizado como Art Café, las fotos de TripAdvisor no están actualizadas. Estarás mejor caminando a través de la plaza Somerset House hasta Café Petiole, que tenía mucho mejor elección de comida, sabor y era más barato

Absolutely loved this gallery. You have to pay to get in but if you're only in London for a while, it's definitely worth the price to see some of the most iconic Impressionist pieces. The gallery itself is housed in a part of Somerset House that is stunning. The blue staircase reminds me of the staircase of The Queen's Palace at Greenwich. Overall, amazing.

A beautiful art gallery with well hung and curated art. I highly recommend

I got a new appreciation of art. Many categories of art from famous painters. Not a fan of the renaissance period of art but was captivated by the oils and watercolours of the masters.

This place is a hidden gem. Not only students get in for free, but you also could never expect what you're going to find. I was walking through London looking for something to do when I stumbled into this amazing museum. The gallery itself is architecturally amazing. But what I liked the most about it was being able to see paintings by Gauguin, Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir and so many more. Also, the gift shop is charmingly furnished, and the staff is very kind. Loved it so much, more people should know about it.

Great collection. Worth a visit.

Fabulous rooms in Somerset House in the Strand. Glorious art by Manet, Monet, Degas, Gaugiun, Van Gogh, Henry Moore & others. Such a delight.

A complete jewel of a gallery. The staff are simply amazing and welcoming. A wonderful setting for such beautiful art.

Small gallery and some parts closed. Apears that much of the announced impressionist work are pre-sketches. Part of Somerset House, but separate tickets.

Nice quick gallery! Houses several very famous monet and Van Gogh paintings.

Really nice gallery for Impressionism !

A beautiful and underrated gallery in London. We visited on a Friday and the gallery was pleasantly empty compared to some of the galleries in London. Entry costs £10 (£12 with donation) and you have to buy tickets separately for the special exhibition. I personally enjoyed the Impressionist and post-impressionist paintings, with artists such as George Seurat, Monet, Renoir and Manet.

The buildings are beautiful and there are many paintings. You can stay there all afternoon.

I loved Impressionist paintings.

Good place for taking kids I think.

Here is Van Gogh's self-portrait with his ear cut off. In addition, there are many impressive pictures, so you can have a highly satisfying experience.

Lift worked. Vanessa bell and Henry Moore exhibitions were awesome. The coffee shop was good 👍 staff very helpful. A good visit all round I'd go again. Thank you.

I went without much expectations, but it was great. I went an hour and a half before closing time and looked around at my leisure. There are a lot of goods to buy and I recommend it.

Having visited the Sony World photographic exhibition and looking for a cake and drink we wandered into the Courtauld café. We arrived at about 2:30 but there were very few sandwiches or cakes left on display and the young lady serving was very abrupt when asked if there was anything else available, brushing us off with that’s all there is. We opted for two coffees which we drunk quickly and left, and will certainly not be visiting again.

The recent refurbishment has made this a truly lovely gallery. Restaurant next door is great. The collection of Cézannes is unsurpassed

I visited to see Manet's masterpiece from his later years, The Bar at the Folies-Bergere. A wonderful collection of works by Van Gogh, Cezanne and others. We also have a large selection of religious paintings. I visited to see Manet's masterpiece "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère" from his final years. It has a wonderful collection of Van Gogh, Cezanne, and others. There are also many religious paintings.

Small museum but with valuable works (especially the impressionist section).

Superb museum where you can see masterpieces of impressionism

Beautiful selection of the most famouse paintings that truly changed the history of Art. 2 h is not rnough to explore the main exhubition thoroughly with addition temporarly exhibitions in a side rooms. Lovely building inside with amazing staircase The addmission is not free (£10 on June 2024) but is worth every penny.

Nice sized gallery at Somerset House

The employee suddenly casted Nihao ㅗ Racism is crazy. Putting that aside, if you look at the museum itself... it is a small but well-organized place. If you like impressionism, you must come here. It's free for college students, and those who want to see special exhibitions have to pay separately. Personally, I thought it was a waste of money because the special exhibition was so small. I really like the goods shop in the basement. The Van Gogh doll is especially cute.

Stunning staircase, always a treat!

Despite its relatively small size, the collection of impressionists is top-notch. The European paintings from the 14th to 18th centuries are less striking, but there is a rare Botticelli altar that stands out. If you've already seen the National Gallery and the Wallace Collection, this place is definitely worth a visit.

Love the place and paintings...

Went to see a concert here and was most impressed by the whole set up. Great classical concert too!!.

Very nice collection. The Renaissance period floor was less interesting for my taste but the impressionist floor was perfect.

It is probably one of the most surprising and complete gallery experiences in London. Utterly manageable and yet astonishingly complete with a collection to rival the world's most prominent art museums, with a worthwhile and growing contemporary section. A stones throw from Convent Garden, and nestled within the majestic Somerset House, it is an essential stop on your tour of London.

We loved this Gallery so much.So many wonderful artists and easy to navigate.Great atmosphere. We have lived in London all our lives and didn't know anything about it.Travel Zoo and its offer made us aware.Brilliant.You have to go!!!

I was amazed at this collection. From early Christian through Impressionism.

A small but exquisite art museum not to be missed

Wonderful collection of paintings in a beautifully remodeled building in central London! More intimate than the nearby National Gallery with less visitors and better overall lighting of the paintings!

Excellent collection of painting from different periods.I especially enjoyed the French impressionists on the top floor.There are a lot of well known paintings to look at closely