Garden Cafe

I didn’t like food here but over all was pretty good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Short wait time, decent food, but slightly overpriced!

Worst dinning experience in DC. Super bad attitude by staff. More than 30 mins to get the meal. Including myself, I saw three person claiming the handling timing. No staff to clean the table in 1hr. Acceptable-level food.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Food being expensive is not so bad but what makes it worse is the quality and taste. We got chicken flat bread for $17 which was tasted weird. Texture of cheese was bad, toppings were let down too. We got 2 lattes as well and both were served cold. We had high hopes from this place considering it has an amazing location and advantage of being inside museum. Do yourself a favor and skip it, rather step out and grab from food truck or maybe try food court in East building lower floor. If you really want to give it a go then get muffin. You're welcome.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Apple Muffin, Pastries

$15 for a tiny quiche the size of a small cupcake/muffin

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

Worst hot coffee ever !

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I ordered 3 items, only the French Opera Cake tasted good. The cake had a rich chocolate flavor, not too sweet, and a firm texture. I personally recommend it.
The Tuna Steak Tartare tasted horrible, I like raw tuna and salmon. But under a few pieces of tuna was a pile of tasteless avocado, they were tasteless and inedible. The only flavor was probably a little bit lemon juice, and I wouldn’t have known how to eat it without the bread.
That cup of Americano was the worst coffee I had in maybe half year. It was just like water and had no aroma.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: French Opera Cake

The service and environment is good but the food is so bad. I had the chicken flat bread for 17 dollars. It was the opposite of tasty. I ate 1/4 of it and gave up. The cheese yells "this is cheap and unhealthy"...

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

If you're going to close early, at least let people know in advance. I planned out enough time to be able to eat after I viewed the art, but the place was closed before they were supposed to by the time I got down to the cafe.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

I simply ordered a croissant latte!!
Great for a quick bite to eat while viewing an exhibition!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

You can get an Italian style espresso, which actually tastes like real coffee. One cannot find such refinery in the other museums. As for the sweets: try the cookies - not the pastries.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

It makes you wonder why. Why operate a business that serves the customers so slowly that 50% give up and leave the line before even placing their order. They should find a better way to operate or turn it over to someone else.

Too expensive for what it’s.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Super expensive for what was available.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

The garden café at the National Gallery of Art offers a beautiful and serene environment, allowing the perfect break for a visit to the museum. However, the food was less satisfying in its portion size. I had a quiche, which was really nice, but honestly, compared to the price, it was really, really tiny. It is served with a mountain of salad but doesn't taste good at all, which was kind of a letdown. My brother took the daily soup and enjoyed it, but it was quite small. The food, all in all, was a 3/5, good taste but portions too small for the price. At least the iced tea was refreshing, and the personnel are overly friendly; that brightens things up a bit. If you fancy a light snack in a nice environment, have a go at this café, although don't expect big portions.

Vegetarian options: There are lots of salads

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spinach and Cheese Quiche, Autumn Salad