I visited yesterday during Sunday lunch. The food was expensive but delicious.
However, in this self-order system, the young woman with long black hair at the counter was extremely rude and unhelpful, which made the whole experience uncomfortable.
I hope management can address this so all customers are treated respectfully.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Lei Yang
I ordered the side chicken $8, and soup $5.The chicken was very yummy and tender and the position was way bigger than I expected! The soup was very fresh and delicious. I can’t believe I only paid $13 for both items. It’s the cheapest lunch experience in San Francisco! And it’s SFMOMA!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul Bussard
Delightful place for lunch when visiting SFMOMA (admission to the mueseum is required to access Cafe 5). Butternut squash soup was excellent, Turkey and Brie sandwich was good and came with salad. Mushroom rigatoni was a tasty hearty meal. Excellent Illy cappuccino. Ordered at counter and food was delivered by number. Indoor and outdoor seating available. We went back for dessert after touring the mueseum.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Laura
Food top notch and no issues at all. A very healty menu and delicious too! I had the teryaki salmon rice bowl and it was maybe the best meal of my week in SF. Hubby had the lemongrass chicken salad. Again, top notch. Service is counter and reasonably friendly. Not a lot of atmosphere but spacious and a good experience.
However, i will comment that they have top quality tea bags but are totally unable to make a decent cup of tea.
Obvs to make the best brew, you do need a pot so no fault to staff for that. Take away cups are awful for tea, especially in a pricey café serving this great standard of food.
But - to hand the customer a cup of hot water in one hand and a sealed tea bag in the other - what's that about?!!!!
Only because the bag was high quality did i manage to turn that into tea!!!
You could actually downgrade your bags if you make tea how it should be made. Water on a rolling boil poured direct onto bag. In a pot for best results but into a mug works too.
And milk in a jug on the side. Always. Unless the customer asks for black. I had to get my own jug and go back to the counter for milk.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Bay Walker
Had lunch before viewing a special exhibit and waited six minutes to get to the counter to order. Seating was readily available nearby and our food came out quickly. The chicken salad was good with bits of citrus and dry noodles. Iced tea was fine and the gluten-free desserts were fine as well. Staff were excellent. We were fine with the overall vibe and decor with lots of natural light, hard surfaces in glass.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Luis Nara
Small rich menú!! Love it!! Good optio for a snack.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
William Heikkie Dean Mills
Nice big space, menu on cards as you enter. Some amazing choices. We had a salmon rice bowl and an oyster mushroom sandwich, both delicious and so tasty. Lots of choices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maria and Ryan
Great ham and cheese croissant and incredible coffee. Well designed.
Staff didn’t seem that happy, but other than that they have done a thoughtful job to make this nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nikki Thomas
Had the delicious salmon rice bowl for lunch while visiting the museum. It was SOOO good I’ve been trying to copy it for my family after returning to Australia. Great quality food and beautifully made dishes. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
K Strickland
We went to the Ruth Asawa exhibit at SFMoMA last Thursday and decided to have lunch at Cafe 5. We ordered the tofu and chicken salads and a slice of apple cake. All three were flavorful and fresh. You can eat inside or out on the roof patio. What a find. I would go back just for this restaurant.
May2025 Cafe in a museum with a minimalist cafeteria layout.
In fairness, the cafe menu item standards were pretty creative and of good taste. Serving sizes were standard.
Service is strictly counter
The immediate interiors are bare while the al fresco area was more assuming due to the presence of some art installations.
Tables can get filled up quickly due to the number of museum goers
Ideal for light meals and quick bites.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Carlos Garin
The manager she is very nice all the services is super good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
N C
It is ok for a coffee place in a Museum. Athmosphere is actually great, Service as well.
Coffee was not so tasty, but it was good enough :)
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Aykut Karaalioglu
as you can see their salad is not freshly cooked- plastic wrap in my food. This is disgusting. lady has a long hair & quite rude and whatever vibe when i showed my food
I visited yesterday during Sunday lunch. The food was expensive but delicious.
However, in this self-order system, the young woman with long black hair at the counter was extremely rude and unhelpful, which made the whole experience uncomfortable.
I hope management can address this so all customers are treated respectfully.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
I ordered the side chicken $8, and soup $5.The chicken was very yummy and tender and the position was way bigger than I expected! The soup was very fresh and delicious. I can’t believe I only paid $13 for both items. It’s the cheapest lunch experience in San Francisco! And it’s SFMOMA!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delightful place for lunch when visiting SFMOMA (admission to the mueseum is required to access Cafe 5). Butternut squash soup was excellent, Turkey and Brie sandwich was good and came with salad. Mushroom rigatoni was a tasty hearty meal. Excellent Illy cappuccino. Ordered at counter and food was delivered by number. Indoor and outdoor seating available. We went back for dessert after touring the mueseum.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Food top notch and no issues at all. A very healty menu and delicious too! I had the teryaki salmon rice bowl and it was maybe the best meal of my week in SF. Hubby had the lemongrass chicken salad. Again, top notch.
Service is counter and reasonably friendly.
Not a lot of atmosphere but spacious and a good experience.
However, i will comment that they have top quality tea bags but are totally unable to make a decent cup of tea.
Obvs to make the best brew, you do need a pot so no fault to staff for that. Take away cups are awful for tea, especially in a pricey café serving this great standard of food.
But - to hand the customer a cup of hot water in one hand and a sealed tea bag in the other - what's that about?!!!!
Only because the bag was high quality did i manage to turn that into tea!!!
You could actually downgrade your bags if you make tea how it should be made. Water on a rolling boil poured direct onto bag. In a pot for best results but into a mug works too.
And milk in a jug on the side. Always. Unless the customer asks for black. I had to get my own jug and go back to the counter for milk.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Had lunch before viewing a special exhibit and waited six minutes to get to the counter to order. Seating was readily available nearby and our food came out quickly. The chicken salad was good with bits of citrus and dry noodles. Iced tea was fine and the gluten-free desserts were fine as well. Staff were excellent. We were fine with the overall vibe and decor with lots of natural light, hard surfaces in glass.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Small rich menú!! Love it!! Good optio for a snack.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice big space, menu on cards as you enter. Some amazing choices. We had a salmon rice bowl and an oyster mushroom sandwich, both delicious and so tasty. Lots of choices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great ham and cheese croissant and incredible coffee. Well designed.
Staff didn’t seem that happy, but other than that they have done a thoughtful job to make this nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had the delicious salmon rice bowl for lunch while visiting the museum. It was SOOO good I’ve been trying to copy it for my family after returning to Australia. Great quality food and beautifully made dishes. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We went to the Ruth Asawa exhibit at SFMoMA last Thursday and decided to have lunch at Cafe 5. We ordered the tofu and chicken salads and a slice of apple cake. All three were flavorful and fresh. You can eat inside or out on the roof patio. What a find. I would go back just for this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Chicken in salad was not very fresh .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
May2025 Cafe in a museum with a minimalist cafeteria layout.
In fairness, the cafe menu item standards were pretty creative and of good taste. Serving sizes were standard.
Service is strictly counter
The immediate interiors are bare while the al fresco area was more assuming due to the presence of some art installations.
Tables can get filled up quickly due to the number of museum goers
Ideal for light meals and quick bites.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The manager she is very nice all the services is super good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It is ok for a coffee place in a Museum.
Athmosphere is actually great, Service as well.
Coffee was not so tasty, but it was good enough :)
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
as you can see their salad is not freshly cooked- plastic wrap in my food. This is disgusting. lady has a long hair & quite rude and whatever vibe when i showed my food
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