Cafe G

The Buratta accompanied with maple roasted farm squash, baby greens, quinoa, seeds, is a yummy dish. The pea flower iced tea is a must. Picked up a lovely tin of this tea to enjoy at home.

Ate here in-between my visit as I arrived to the museum hungry. 😂 It was definitely busy, but there was a table for one available and I got seated right away. The service was alright...not very attentive, but it was quite busy and tables were rotating fast with new customers. I ordered the Pan-Seared Cod Cake as my waitress informed me it was a favorite of hers. My food came out quick and the cod cake tasted great! I was happy with the recommendation. For my drink I tried their Peaflower tea but asked to have some lemonade mixed in! ☺️

I ordered Chicken Salad Tartine. It was absolutely tasteless. It was not even bad. It just didn't had any taste. And the price of this tasteless dish was $22. Additionally, the serving size was unbelievably small, especially for the US standards. Chocolate Budino was okay, but nothing special. It's really sad that this kind of cafe is located in the building of this great museum.

The food was pretty good, well-cooked, the presentation of the drinks and food was nice, however the service definitely ruined the experience. We weren’t offered any water (which I understand may not be given without the request), we couldn’t order our drinks first because the server refused to take drink orders separately from the food orders. And lastly, upon paying, our server immediately pressed 20% tips, which as it is I would have payed but it felt disrespectful. The waitress was rushing conversations and being impatient, even though it was not that busy.

The artistry starts at the Café G! The cafe is airy as you’re surrounded by large windows to watch fellow art lovers move about the property. There’s a buzz of busyness and clattering of dishes as diners enjoy their meals. We split the shrimp piccata and pasta shells, as suggested by our server. Each bite was amazing. The chicken salad wrap was devoured by our teenage son, while our youngest chose from the kids menu, pasta with cheese. All presented well. Staff were extremely friendly. A small wait for our table but worth it.