The Petrie Court Cafe Reviews

The restaurant lacks any measure of design character, but the food is edible, the tea (Earl Grey of course) is steeped just right, and the waiters are attentive and ridiculously efficient. This is the place you want to stop at, while exploring The Met. For savvy tourists, I recommend choosing the cost-effective three-course Prix Fixe menu of $36 when here…so worth the menu to enjoy and fill up on!

We decided on an early lunch and were glad, as the plce did fill up while we ate. Service was swift, and the limited menu adequate for what we wanted. If you skip the wine, the costs are reasonable for the convenience and setting, and we especially appreciated a place where conversation was easy.

The only nice thing about this restaurant is the convenience and the service. I went with family members for brunch. The very limited menu was just ok. The waiter suggested the salmon over salad, the salmon was terrible, the salad very small. I hated it, and so did other family members who ordered the same thing. We all returned it for a poached egg over polenta with mushrooms, sounds good, but it was so salty, also small serving and awful, all in all I had a very expensive brunch and ate nothing.

Attentive services and a lovely setting overlooking the Park. Menu often changes. Had a delicious warm salmon salad with quinoa. Also decent wines. Price Fixed or ala cart.

This review is based exclusively on me calling from out of state (NV) trying to arrange for a gift card/certificate for Mothers Day to go along with museum tickets. I called on Wednesday and asked if they had gift cards/certificates. They said yes. I told them I would call back the next day after speaking with my siblings (we were all chipping in on the gift). I called back Thursday morning and left a voice maiI with the restaurant. Just no (Friday), after not hearing back from anyone, I spent 30 minutes calling six times. I was transferred to voicemail, told that I should contact the information desk (they said that was not the case), which then transferred me to the restaurant (voicemail again), and finally got someone who told me they do not do gift card or certificates. Interesting business model. We're looking at other restaurants in the area for mom for lunch. I imagine they get enough business that they simply don't care.

As my wife and I often do when visiting the Met, we had a lunch of thick and hearty soup--this time vegetable soup which was served very hot. The cost was $12 for both of us which, to me, was a bargain for New York City. It was rich with veggies, especially eggplant. Since it was a rainy day, the museum and the cafe were quite full, but we had no difficulty--the line moved well and we got a table immediately.

We had some salads there, very tasty, the views are nice, to the museum. Is confortable and I discover there the great cookies...

The Met, where they produce "shows" instead of "exhibitions" has applied the same philosophy in this restaurant. The prices are absolutely astonishing for the very ordinary and unimaginative food. The standouts here are the views of sculpture featuring themes of starvation and the very rude service. Skip it.

This café has great views of Central Park but that's all that is good about it. It is extremely expensive for what little you receive. It knows it has a captive audience and takes advantage of that. I wouldn't recommend it

A lovely spot with a large view to the park. Seating was quick as they were not busy. The menu is ok. We just had a light lunch of onion soup and kale salad. Both were fine. Waiters seemed to have more to say to each other than anything else and seemed disorganized. An ok experience but could be much better in that venue.

I've enjoyed three meals in this café in the last few months. Only the last of the three was a bit sub-par--the food arrived a little late from the kitchen and pasta isn't good if it isn't hot (or cold). But the mushroom bisque with fresh bread is a delight, the burgers surprisingly good, and the pasta with slow-cooked pork a fine meal to fuel up on. Freddy is a superb waiter--ask for him. But the other fellows we've had have all been good, the windowed ambience is superb after all that indoor looking, and the prices reasonable (by NYC standards). We'll be back.

This cafe has very good food and the service is excellent. With views of Central Park this is one of the best spots of lunch in the museum.

Great food and wonderful service with views of Central Park, great place to relax whilst enjoying the Met Museum

Decent restaurant with decent food, one of our first proper meals in New York. Its not snacks/ hamburgers and its not fried.The lady that directed us here said we can go here for a sit down 'european experience' but maybe quicker to go to the cafe. I'm glad we didn't follow her advice!

A lovely view of entral Park in a quiet setting. Very interesting menu. A good spot for a break between visits to the many exhibits in the Museum.

Uncertain of what we would get, we choose to lunch at the Petrie Court inside the Met after a morning of wandering the museum. It was wonderful! Very pleasant selection of dishes; well prepared for what I'd guess is a limited kitchen, with nice presentation. While we did not indulge in dessert, I'm guessing that Petrie Court would be a nice option for a sweet and coffee. Opens at 11.30 a.m.

We had a nice lunch at 11:30 when it opened. It was a nice table for two in an elegant lunch room. Lunch was about $50 for sandwiches, a beer, an iced tea, and 2 desserts. The ambiance and service were great. After we left, there was a long line to get into the restaurant.

After the endless halls of impressionists and pop artists we needed a break. And spotted this airy café on the 1st floor overlooking Central Park. I had the Garganelli pasta with wild mushroom, baby leek and black truffle butter with parmigiana-reggiano cheese and Allagash white ale which is not bad considering it came out of a bottle and not a tap. She had the Pumpkin Bisque which was truly delicious — spicy chorizo, pumpkin seed and parsley.

My husband and I have found that cafes located inside museums are some of the best places to eat. Maybe it’s being surrounded by so much great art that makes the chefs feel compelled to match the creativity and quality! Petrie Court Cafe and Wine Bar, located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a floor-to-ceiling view of Central Park, reinforces that impression. We were first in line when it opened for lunch at 11:30. For starters, we shared a mezze plate, which contained pita bread and three dips: mashed fava beans, roasted red pepper with walnuts and roasted eggplant. I found all the dips to be a bit bland, but that was remedied by a little bottle of Tabasco I always carry in my purse. The tomato fennel soup I had, on the other hand, was spicy and complex and delicious. And my husband loved the grilled salmon he ordered. It was served with a crisp, green salad with a white balsamic dressing that he raved about. We both chose a glass of pinot grigio to accompany our lunches and it was a perfect decision. Service was friendly and knowledgeable. We recommend you take a break when you are at the Met and have some edible art to give you the sustenance you need to make it through the day.

Located next to the sculpture courtyard the cafe provides s convenient break in a long day of walking through this museum. Offering a view of Cleopatra's Needle through its windows you have a choice of either a la carte items or the prix fix offerings of the day. These are reasonably priced, tastefully prepared and allow you to refuel without getting too full.

Our lunch at the Metropolitian Museum of Art (Petrie Court) was very enjoyable. 1 of our guests order was made incorrectly but sorted out. We all enjoyed our lunch. Salmon was most enjoyable. Muscadet made for an excellent wine pairing. The experience was enjoyable but very very expensive. eg. 3 coffees = $12.

Although the view from this restaurant is great; you either look into Central Park and look at Cleopatra's Needle or back into the Museum. However for me, the acoustics ruined the ambience as we really couldn't hear each other well. We found the food nice but overpriced. Overall, doubt will use again unless we want table service, and I have to say the service was very good.

This' worth a try when you visit the Metropolitan museum. It's not fastfood and a nice option. Food and staff were all very nice.

We were visiting the Met and wanted a place to have a quick lunch. Petrie Court Café was convenient and offered a lovely view while we ate. The sandwiches were a little over priced, but we expected that since we were at the Met.

Tg food is a notch above average here but the atmosphere is really special. There can be a long wait fir a table but it is a relaxing spot to eat. If you want a light snack and better than the cafeteria. Stick with the salads and you will be happy and a beverage. Limited hours only.

I stopped for lunch at the Petrie Court Cafe while visiting the Met. It was disappointing. It took a long time for both courses to arrive. The so-called tomato and fennel soup looked and tasted as though a can of tomatoes, or passata, had been heated up in a saucepan and garnished with fennel. The pasta with sausage and fennel was unexceptional. Terribly mean with the roll and butter - just one small roll delivered ages before the lunch. I ordered the champagne and elderflower cocktail that, too, was disappointing, the barista was heavy handed with the elderflower syrup which overpowered the champagne. Not nice at all. Really an unexceptional meal for the money. I would not revisit the restaurant or recommend to associates.

I stopped here for an early lunch while visiting the Met, and was pleasantly surprised. It was self-service when I was here, and they offered soup, muffins/scones, sandwiches and cookies/cakes. The coffee was fine, my sandwich was fine, and I enjoyed my break with a view of Central Park. Nothing fancy, yes, it was expensive, but no more so than anywhere else in the Met.

It didn't look as high end as it does on the website and the presentation of the afternoon tea left a lot to be desired but the food was just lovely and though the portions looked small (the tiniest scone I've ever seen), I was full by the end of it. Great view of Central Park as well.

I guess this is ok for museum food. I certainly wouldn't eat here again, though. In fact, during my next visit to The Met, I'll simply leave to eat, and then return. The meal was truly mediocre at best. Pass if you can.

The plate of local artisan cheeses is what earns the review the 3rd star. The cheeses were divine, however served with one tiny bun cut into 3 slices. We requested additional bread which was provided but was inedibly hard. I like a crusty bread, but this was simply hard. The high tea was fine. Nothing special. I've had much better at much less expensive cafés. At $27 per person I expected to have some really great tea sandwiches. What was most disappointing, however, was the service. The server's phone rang while he was taking our order. It just kept ringing in his pocket. Despite asking, he never brought silverware for my daughter -- she eventually walked over to another table and grabbed a setting. No plates were ever cleared, despite giving all indication we were finished and even saying , "we've finished with these." When I paid the bill, the server, who had been very slow to do everything else, immediately grabbed the paid check off the table before we even got up. He never managed to clear a plate (and we'd ordered several things, each had three empty glasses, the entire table was covered, etc) but he sure moved fast to get payment. We spent more than $100 for a small cheese plate, one cocktail and high tea for two. While we did enjoy our time there, I expected better service and better food.

The Petrie Court Cafe offers service and a small but interesting menu. The food is good, well prepared and a lunch there is a welcome break while visiting the numeroud galleries.

The restaurant is inside the Metropolitan Museum and has a wonderful direct view of Central Park (it is at ground level). With the big picture windows it has a pavilion feel. I had a salad, a glass of wind and a coffee: $40.01. The salad was one of the best I've ever had the wine and coffee within the normal acceptable range. The service was slow and at times even maybe a bit reluctant although I was a relaxed, friendly tourist who wanted to give herself a little treat - so no grumpiness on my part could have triggered the waiters' slack attitudes. I'll go back to the museum but not the restaurant. I'm still trying to recreate the salad at home!

The Metropolitan has restaurants with varying motifs. The Petrie Court Cafe is up-scale. It serves wine. It prepares the food to order. It is not hurried. It is very good at what it does. We especially like the salad choices -- a lot of variety. Also, a $29 two-course prix fixe, which for us means the refreshing soup (but others might go to desert); also a $39 three-course prix fixe. Both PF menus have a $10/glass red (Rioja, delicious) or white (Viognier, I have trust that it is good) wine, cheaper by $3-5 than the other wine choices. Service is attentive. And the views -- you get a great view of Central Park, and to get to the restaurant you walk through the Petrie sculpture Court, with some magnificent pieces. If you want a pre-packaged salad, go elsewhere in the Met; if you want a very good, reasonably priced (well, we are in NYC), relaxing lunch, go to the Petrie Court Cafe. (On pricing: we had one salad, one $29 PF, and shared a $10 glass of Rioja Including a 20% tip, total was about $71.)

We were seated right away, the view is lovely and it couldn't be more convenient if you are visiting the Met. It is all downhill from there. Right away the waiter informed us that they were out of squash soup, salmon and coddled eggs. It was 12:30 and the place was not even a third full. Since the menu is so small to begin with, it really leaves one with very little choice. One person in our party is gluten free and her only choice was soup broth and salad. Though we considered leaving, we decided to make the best of it and enjoy ourselves! The French Dip was decent. The pasta Bolognese was a small portion, but okay. The salads were simply out-of-a-bag with nothing but greens on a small plate (for $11!). The onion soup was served in a cream soup bowl, a simple broth with 2 small crostini sprinkled with cheese floating on top. The bill (without even a glass of wine) was $148 plus tip. Now I know that it is NYC, but the bill was a surprise especially since the food was minimal (2 salads, 2 soups, pasta and a sandwich) and none of it was beyond adequate. Let's not even get into the service (and as I said, it was not busy). I would never go back. Stick to the cafeteria!

I usually love dining at museums because the surroundings can be so lovely, and I am often delighted by what's on the menu. But I was very disappointed in the Petrie Court for a number of reasons. First, VERY slow service. We waited 45 minutes after placing our order for simple pasta dishes and sandwiches to be delivered. Second, they are quite inflexible about substitutions. I was with a traveler who has diabetes and couldn't find anything workable on the menu. When she decided to see if they would allow her to order an item off the children's menu, they initially refused to serve it, and then offered the $10 dish for $18 instead. What she received was a minute portion that was in no way worth $18. It was exactly what a child at the next table received. She did not make a fuss, but I think they could have been much more flexible and this made for a very unhappy party at our lunch table. Other than this, they were very generous with the rolls, and our server, though slow, did get our order right. My French Dip sandwich was just OK -- sloppily served and a bit hard to eat, but well prepared otherwise. Decent wine selection.

I had so looked forward to this before coming to NYC ... and while the actual experience was good, it was certainly overpriced. Food was good but portions were small ... scones were tiny and in no way could take up all the cream, jam, etc. that was provided. Wasn't impressed by wait staff, that seemed inattentive and snobby. Glad I did it once, looking out on Central Park ... but wouldn't do it again.

When you to New York, and you decide to ear in a museum restaurant you get what you pay for if you accept you are paying way more due to the convenience. That said, the wine was fine, my eggplant and whatever tartine the same, the service excellent, I was on vacation and blew $50 on a light lunch.

The view from the restaurant is amazing ...but the food wasn't what we were expecting it was just ok.

The menu looked nice and it was too late to walk to an external cafe, so we thought we'd try it. The nice seating atmosphere was good, and the food should have been, but wasn't, the salmon was cold when it was meant to be hot, the pasta had too much parmesan,the tarte tatin was dry, and with only soft drinks the lunch for three came to almost $100 before tip. Very disappointing as the menu is actually good, if only it was well executed. There are other cafes in The Met, we'll try one of those next time.

The Petrie Court Cafe in the Metropolitan Museum of Art has been totally revamped since I was late there. Now, it is a pleasant eatery with ready-made sandwiches, salads, home-made soup, fruit, cookies, coffee and tea. I had a serving of cranberry chicken salad which came with grapes and 2 tiny pita breads. Also, a good-sized container of the best minnestrone soup I've ever had. It was just the right amount of food for me. The prices are fairly reasonable, all things considered. The cafe is located on the ground floor at the rear of the museum. One two-story wall of glass has a view over the lawn, raod, hills, and magnifidenc trees where people were lounging, picnicking, bicyling, walking on a gorgeous day in late August. Unfortunately, there's no way of getting into or out of the museum in that spot as the doors are locked. To go out and enjoy the fresh air, you have to walk all the way to the front of the museum, and then walk around the massive buolding again. In former days, I used to go to the basement level cafeteria for males while I reserved dining in the Petrie Court Cage for an elegant lunch. That's all changed. Elegant dining now seems to be exclusively in the very expensive dining room; the cafeteria is undergoing renovations, all to the good as the quality of the food had declined and the prices were double what they should have been. So for a quick pick-me-up or sinple lunch, the Petrie Court Cafe is a bood bet.

So we were having a lovely time wandering around the Met which is such a rich cultural experience it seemed apt to top it off with a great dining experience rather than simply visit one of the many available cafes - and we were glad we paid the extra. The restaurant is charming with great views over Central Park. So often places like this disappoint promising great dining but then letting you down as being nothing but a tourist trap. This restaurant however delivered a great dining experience that made our day at the Met even more special. As you would expect the menu is fairly simple in terms of delivering lunch options that are easy to eat and suitable for the time and place. However you can have a toasted panini standard cafe style or you can have one that is more restaurant gourmet style and this venue gets full marks for delivering something more special. We chose the chicken panini and tomato and mozzarella salad. The panini was real Italian style bread filled with shredded chicken that was in a perfect mayonnaise dressing. It came with a side salad of endive that had one of the best dressings I have ever tasted. The tomato mozzarella salad was one of the best I have ever had anywhere. The tomatoes were plump, tasty and tri coloured and were firm, but not too firm - faultless. The mozzarella was fantastic - really fresh and not rubbery all topped with just enough dressing - totally divine. The service was good, not brilliant but over all it was a very pleasant experience and well worth a visit.

I wish I could say the food here is always good. Of the many times I go here in a year, the food is mostly acceptable. But the location at the edge of the park and a good place to sit and sip a drink after browsing an exhibit, make it a very desirable spot in the museum.

Excellent Service, Good Food and great environment for lunch time in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Our party of three found good value, good food and a great wait staff making our visit most enjoyable. We will eat here on our next Museum Hack at the Met.

As I wrote two years ago, my wife and I always have lunch at the Petrie Court Cafe when visiting the Met. We love the ambiance, the furniture, and the view. Usually we like the food too, though not always without reservations. Our visit the other day was disappointing. First we made the mistake of accepting our waiter's offer of a bottle of still water rather than requesting tap water; the bottled water was in fact just filtered tap water, at a premium price. We ordered the prix fixe, my wife choosing the pear and parsnip soup and I the market salad to start. The soup wasn't wholly to my wife's liking, while the salad was large for a starter, though very fresh and well presented: mesclun, watercress, thin sticks of Honeycrisp apples, and croutons (ordinary bread, advertised as Pumpernickel), in a champagne-walnut vinaigrette so light as to be almost unnoticeable. For a main course we each had garganelli pasta with, supposedly, wild mushrooms, baby leeks, black truffle butter, and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; but the mushrooms were tiny and few and the leeks (mostly the darker green part) tough and stringy. For dessert we chose gelato, which was offered in only vanilla and chocolate and tasted more like regular ice cream. Service was slow even at the beginning of the lunch cycle with few diners present, and slower after a large party arrived and seems to have taken priority. Prices appear to have gone up somewhat since our last visit.

This cafe is located inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art and used to be table service with great food. On this post-pandemic visit I was surprised to find that you ordered at a counter where the limited choices were displayed. They gave the food to me, which I then took to another counter to pay. Next I found a table and sat down, ate and bussed my tray. I had quiche du jour and a pastry, both of which didn't look as good as they fortunately tasted. I really miss the old Petrie Court dining experience!

Had to wait in a fairly lengthy line. The food experience was very good. I got the lobster roll. Lots of lobster and a good amount of mayo. Also had a very enjoyable cocktail. I thought it was good for museum food.

We have eaten here for lunch on a previous visit, but this time it was a low. Firstly, as perhaps I have come to expect in NYC, it was close to freezing in the restaurant, despite finding out afterwards that the air-conditioning is not controlled centrally and they could have made things more bearable. As it was, a wonderful waiter made me a cape out of napkins to stave off the chilly downdraft! I had an open Tartine that was very insubstantial although tasty and my partner a small lobster roll with a few crisps plus sparking water for $54.87 that left us hungry. I feel they could do better.

I go to the Met often and usually dine in their basement cafeteria which is actually pretty good (with several types of meal options) if you are in a hurry and don't want to spend too much $. The Petrie Court is a full service dining option and when I have time, as I did yesterday, I like to eat there. The menu is somewhat limited but everything I have had over the years there has been very good. As usual I had a glass of wine. I had the lobster bisque which everyone seems to do differently. Today's had some peas which I thought was a nice touch. No lobster chunks in the bisque here so if expecting that don't order. Actually, all the soups here, which I've liked, are on the light side as are most of the entrees. But it's lunch so I don't need a heavy meal. Expect to spend about $50 per person for a soup and entree with a glass of wine. I'd say that's not unusual for a full service city restaurant. As a solo diner, I'm sometimes directed to the bar here when it's crowded which is not a bad option. (Service at bars is usually the best as you are right in front of the staff.) On this trip I scored probably the prime table with a great view of the park and people outside. Very nice. Hint about service here: they do push a bit but just smile, say "I'll have regular water, please," and be firm about what you prefer or don't prefer from the menu.

This is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City...come on...folks it could have been way better. The menu forgettable, the service laxidasical, and the value did not hit the mark for my husband and I to give this a better than an average review, sorry. We consumed a lunch of Market Salad and Red Wine Braised Chicken. First, our salads were prepared different than the table next to ours...theirs artful and ours had been haphazardly thrown together (I'm sure taste was the same) and their bread a day old as well. The braised chicken was a thigh and a leg so if you do not like dark meet you will be as disappointed as my husband was. It was not a horrible experience and of the choices in the Met this is one of the better options by far (unless you purchase a membership to allow access to other places in the Met in which to dine). Note: There is a revolving door in the glass wall where you can exit into and view Central Park.

This is my favorite restaurant at the museum. You get to sit down and take a break from walking around the many areas in the museum. The food and service are good, and you get to enjoy a nice view of Central Park through the windows.

We stopped in for the afternoon tea and snacks. The sandwiches are a little strange but the deserts and pastries weren't bad. I guess I am not a fan of a Radish Sandwich. The tea is an experience to try and some of the other food looked good.

My family and I needed a place to sit down and have a nice lunch near the Met. We decided on having lunch in the Met. One look at the chaos of the Cafeteria we decided on the Petrie Court restaurant. This is a missed opportunity. The room is beautiful with giant windows looking on Central Park. The service was average and slow. The waiter was trying but had limited options to offer and very little in the way of beer and wine. My family didn't find too much on the menu to enjoy. While there were some okay dishes there wasn't anything spectacular. At the end we realized that we could have done tea. That is where we made a mistake. We think tea would have made this a very enjoyable experience as the room is a good setting for high tea. Overall I would recommend the restaurant if you were desperate for a sit down meal and didn't want to leave the Met.

Prix fixe or a la carte, comes out about the same. Expensive for the so-so quality food, but the view is nice and it is convenient when you are spending the day at the Met. Service was good and we were seated quickly. Portions are very small. Kids had "Children's pasta for guests 12 and under" and it was sized more appropriately for guests 3 and under, not even the size of a side dish. I had glazed salmon, and it was okay, but I make better salmon myself and I am no chef. The "couscous, rhubarb, cucumber" that came with my salmon was essentially a garnish, not a side. Waiter talked up the chocolate blackout cake, but it was dry and I got barely a sliver as a serving. My kids were literally laughing at how thin a slice of cake was on my plate. Overall, you'll probably leave still hungry and poorer, but the view is nice; not really a surprise since it is a museum restaurant, not a fine dining experience.

We were just looking for a nice cup of coffee - and maybe a cake - after trudging around the Met all day with a short lunch break at the American Wing Cafe. We had tried the Roof Garden Cafe, but it was heaving with people enjoying the sunshine, and there was nowhere to sit. By the time we found the Petrie Court Cafe we were ravenous. We ordered the traditional high tea with sparkling rosé wine. At $35 per person it wasn’t cheap, but a treat for us on our last full day in New York. The tea stand was loaded with goodies - an assortment of tiny sandwiches - including croque monsieur, egg salad, and ricotta and sweet pea - fruit scones, and petits fours - including lemon curd tarts and chocolate tarts with raspberries. Delicious, and just the pickup we needed. Service was good, and it was a lovely place to rest with views of Central Park through the full length windows.

What a beautiful place to dine - inside The Met overlooking Central Park! Might be a little pricey, but worth it for the location and the food. I never really think to dine at The Met, but my friend suggested we go for lunch after visiting a couple of new exhibitions. It was a wonderful experience all around. From the warm rolls to the delicious well-prepared entrees and sandwiches, we thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely return!

good pause and snack stop inside the museum. Only negative is cost and the flow going from line to pay isnt the most efficient.

The restaurant itself is in a beautiful spot in The Met but we were pretty underwhelmed by the food. The service was also pretty average. Overall I think it would be a good place for a drink if you need a break while wandering The Met. It might be better to bring a packed lunch to The Met to enjoy on the rooftop.

We had breakfast in this cafe. The fall colours of the trees were fabulous. The service was good although the lady hostess who seated us was very abrupt bordering on being rude.

You can eat a light dinner at the Petrie Court in the Metropolitan Museum if you get there by 4:30 p.m. We went on a Friday so as to take advantage of the free music played in the Great Hall and the service of a drink there (the Sangria was delicious!) The food at the Petrie was good--we all had Croque Monsieurs--and the service was good, too. We had a great view of Central Park in the rain, dog-walkers and joggers braving the elements, too. I would recommend the experience. By the way, it was my 75th birthday, and they wrote happy birthday on my dessert plate in chocolate! Very nice.

We had lunch here while walking through the museum. The waiters smothered you trying to get you to buy more, more, more. They were stingy with rolls and butter, and styled themselves after an elegant restaurant. The lobster bisque was AWFUL -- no lobster, watery, tasted off. When we complained about it, they did nothing. We also had a salad with salmon, the frisee was in huge uneatable clumps, and the salad was drenched in a heavy dressing. Our bill was huge, and we were still hungry. SKIP THIS!!!

A delightfully bright spot to pause to enjoy well prepared and well presented gourmet food. Offering high tea, prix fix and full meal menus, we opted for a cream of onion soup. Tempted by the desert menu (torts, small bites or a rich brownie sundae), we just imagined what that might be.

While the Met is absolutely beautiful and interesting, this café kinda blows. The kids pasta was bland and the cheese platter sucked. The peach bellini cocktail was gross, but the ruby spritzer wasn’t half bad. For a museum café, it’s alright. It’s convenient and very fast, but the food isn’t great.

If you're at the Met and are looking for a relaxing option for lunch, head straight for Petrie Court and you won't be disappointed. We had a delicious lunch inside but with a table looking out onto the park, and the chaos of the museum outside just melted away. A bonus was our server Freddy (you'll see him in a couple of the reviewer photos on this site) -- funny, engaging, knowledgeable, and so nice!

Spending a few days in NYC is incomplete without a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And an all-day visit to the Met requires quality sustenance and adult beverages to keep you going. Enter the Petrie Court Cafe and Wine Bar. We hit the restaurant just after 1 pm. It was still busy from the lunch rush, but thinning out some. Our wait was short and we were seated within minutes. Otto, our server, looked and acted as though he'd just come on duty. He was very pleasant, attentive without being annoying, and prompt. Small menus are a great thing as they allow you to focus and they'd covered the bases with just a few offerings. While not a vegetarian, I went for a mushroom-based pappardelle and my beloved most glorious spousal unit opted for a classic French dip. The pasta was cooked perfectly and the umami-rich mushroom sauce was fantastic. I coupled this with a Brooklyn Lager, which was a grand refreshment after a hard day of historical wanderings. I have to admit, I stole a bite or two of the French Dip, which was wonderfully tender, juicy, and a bit messy to eat. Serving sizes are just right: not big enough to over-stuff you and not small enough that you want a candy bar (or two) for dessert. It's also pretty cool to eat in an area with soaring ceilings and a great view. It did get a little loud, but this is a very public place so this should be expected. We thoroughly enjoyed our little respite. Rested and restored, Otto promptly tended to our check and we were back in action, ready to explore the wonders of Ancient Egypt!

Overpriced. Overdone. No menu signage outside. Roast beef baguette was skimpy on meat and flavor to boot. French onion soup, though served in a crock, was stone cold and inedible. It tasted as though the onions used to make it had already gone bad. Never again.

I took my best college friend and her brother - his first trip to NY - for lunch here. He was wide-eyed at the museum setting, the view of Central Park, and the menu. The service was prompt, warm, helpful, and our food arrived promptly too. The prix fixe lunch - we chose two courses rather than three - was just right. Our pasta was al dente and savory. The molten chocolate cake heavenly. We were able to be leisurely until, fully sated, we headed off to the galleries where he was wide-eyed again. This lunch was a winner.

Close to the Park with great windows that allow an enormous amount of light...and there is good luncheon food as well...Get there early because the line gets quite long and the wait is not pleasant.

This place is a great place for a light lunch. The food is wonderful & you have floor to ceiling views of Central Park.

Since we were last here, in February 2018, the Petrie Court Cafe has changed for the worse. It is now a cafeteria that lacks any pretence to quality. Food is served in styrofoam or on cardboard, with dinky little plastic utensils. Worse: my baguette with sun dried tomato paste and a few slices of cheese cost $13, and for that the bread was stale! Charging $3.75 for plain coffee in a styrofoam cup is a rip-off, nothing less. The cashier said a new caterer is going to restore order. Until that happens, visitors to the museum should avoid this place, whose only good feature now is the view.

The restaurant is one of the museum cafes at The Met. Service is great - friendly staff that is happy to help. Food is ok but not overly great - the lasagna is overcooked and tasted like it was prepared in advance and frozen before used. The prices are quite high which is to be expected for a museum cafe.

Have visited the Met many times and usually eat in the cafeteria. This time I was with a friend and we opted to lunch at the Petrie Cafe. First and foremost, it's a wonderful room with a wall of windows that provide lovely ambient lighting. I could imagine being there after a fresh snow fall, the view would be quite painterly. It was a very busy Monday but we only waited a few minutes for a table and, considering the crowd, the service was mostly good. I had the butternut squash soup and may never have another one again! It was scrummy: creamy and well seasoned with a bit of heat and garnished with crunchy seeds. My companion had a vegetable soup which was fine but not nearly as out-of-this world as mine. We split the roast pork sandwich, which was served with crispy potato chips. The pork was nicely cooked but I didn't care for the fact that the bottom slice of the bread was a bit on the soggy side. Not so much so that it needed a fork but enough to need extra napkins. Overall this was a wonderful experience that I can't wait to have again the next time I'm in NYC.

Such a lovely setting for a bite to eat. Our table was next to a pile of brussel sprouts on the floor...eventually cleaned. Wait staff abrupt and seemed to not be very interested in providing service. Had tea and pastry. Food was adequate, but the atmosphere was so unnerving that it made the dining experience not very pleasant. Could never get the attention of the waiter after our order was taken.

The lunch at Metropolitan Museum is nothing to write home about. Most of the dishes is slightly above average with the exception of salmon, which is overcooked. The setting is nice against The Central Park and the service is decent. But for the price you pay, maybe something simpler at the museum will do.

Had lunch here to recharge while visiting the Met. Cafeteria style with limited menu, mostly cold. A maitre-d controls the entrance of guests. Nevertheless we had a short delay waiting to pouce on a table coming free. Food is prepackaged but OK. Quite crowded and noisy.

It was very relaxing and impeccable service. It was a little pricey, but this is Manhatten, and within that context it was reasonable. The food is well prepared and well presented.

Today my wife and I had lunch at this large spacious cafe within the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We both had a bowl of delicious beef barley soup and a bottle of lemonade. The cost was $16 and it was hearty and eminently filling. Nothing fancy here. Food is served cafeteria style and consists of salads and other light fare. This is a nice venue in which to take a break from perusing the art.

We had lunch here during a day long visit to the museum. This restaurant looks out on Central Park and while we were there, the magnolia trees were in full bloom. Gorgeous. However, the service & food leave a lot to be desired. I had to ask several times for coffee initially, then a refill. Food is expensive for what you get. If I were to ever go back to the Met, I would not eat here again but would try the cafeteria which has to be more reasonably priced.

Wow––has this food option at The Metropolitan Museum seen a profound decline! If the Petrie family were aware, they'd surely remove their name from this formerly sophisticated venue. Now however, expect overly salty soup, soggy sandwiches, and few freshly prepared items. Pity also, the unsuspecting visitors. Really one of the most wretched lunches of a 65 year life. $15 for an inedible sandwich?! Service was so-so, and it was clear that the outside caterer responsible for the place couldn't care less. This space should be promptly closed, and hungry patrons delegated to the barely better cafeteria in the nether regions of this storied institution. Or anyone with a membership should hasten upstairs to the Members Dining Room; however, be advised, it is usually over-booked and cannot accommodate all the members seeking a decent repast.

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art deserves all possible adjectives and superlatives! And its "Petrie Court Café" is really outstanding! We were visiting "The Met" last June and, after strolling along aisles, staircases and endless exhibitions rooms, we were absolutely tired and starving to death, when found this beautiful café! Located on the 1st floor, with great views of "Central Park", it offers lunch and afternoon tea. An European-style menu offers two or three courses. We chose: Tomato Fennel Soup, Pitched Herb Salad, Orecchiettte Pasta with Broccoli, Salmon with Shimeji and Wild Mushrooms. For dessert, the famous Chocolate Black-Out Cake. For an extra US$ 10, we ordered a glass of honest Chilean red wine. Amazing meal, at a friendly and cosmopolitan atmosphere, surrounded by beautiful sculptures. One last remark: we were helped by a Guatemalan waiter, an outstanding professional that contributed enormously to make our lunch an unforgettable one. Bon Appétit!

Stopped in after a day at Cloisters and the Met for a delightful, restful pause, and left completely restored. Had soup and salad (both excellent!) but heavier fare was available.

With the views of Central Park plus attentive servers, this is the perfect place to stop and digest some of the most beautiful art in the world. I enjoyed a glass of wine with a two course meal, and was happily revived to continue exploring MichaelAngelo as well as the Impressionist gallery. One is never alone at the Met.

The Petrie Court is a notch below the Trustees Dining Room and above the American Wing cafe. A decent lunch without the prix fix of the Trustees DR and with table service unlike the American Wing. We had the mozzarella and prosciutto and also the asparagus tart. All good if not memorable. It is a nice place to sit to unwind from the museum visit. Nice view of the park, good service and not noisy.

You are in the museum - and you don't want to leave to eat hot dogs on the street - what to do? For up-scale options, the best is clearly the Petrie Court. It's not fast food - which is a nice option, and while it's not a bargain ($16 for a bowl of Quinoa is hardly bargain basement pricing), and the portions are decidedly on the small size ($5 for about a dozen olives), it does offer a nice alternative to hot dogs and frozen french fries. I did enjoy my Quinoa Bowl, the egg was perfectly soft boiled and the Quinoa well seasoned. And I must say the service was outstanding. So really the 4 stars is just a value statement - the location, the service and the food were all very nice. I would have loved to try the 'high tea' option - but that's only available after 2:30.

Ate here twice in two weeks,while escourting out of town visitors to the Costume Institute exhibit. First floor location overlooks the park and has nice natural lighting. Or would have if you can see through the filthy windows. It used to be a nice restaurant with table service but that was preCovid. Grab and go menu is salads and sandwiches. Grilled veg sandwich on our first visit was inedible, the bread stale and cold. Fruit salad made up in quantity what it lacked in quality. Second visit today yielded two completely inedible salads, a Nicoise with eggs that appeared to have been recently defrosted and a solid coal-sized lump of low grade tuna, and a Chicken Caesar where the croutons were the only element worth eating. Once again, in both cases quantity over quality. Incomprehensible and embarassing as a member of The Met that a world class museum would have such low standards. Opt for a gelato from the cart instead. The American Cafe is a similar situation, the Member's Dining Room open to the public but very pricey and not casual, the best food overall for variety and price is in the restaurant in the basement. IN THE BASEMENT OF THE MUSEUM. Surely they can do better.

We came to the museum to see the Michelangelo exhibit and had hunch here two days in a row (that's how much we liked it!) The squash soup was excellent, but the real standout was the salmon with lentils, olives and kale. Please keep this on the menu!!

The pasta’s temperature was cold & lukewarm depending which part I was eating. Didn’t taste fresh at all. Inside of the bowl was messy with tomato sauce which was strangely dried out. I saw ppl were not finishing their pasta. The table next to mine had the same pasta yet the inside of their bowl was clean...It made me wonder...

The menu offers only a limited choice of very "light" food. The portions are tiny and could not feed a 6 y o child. The service is rude, probably due to the hundreds of customers waiting to be seated. The prices are expensive regarding the food/service.

No need to leave the Met to have a delicious lunch--Petrie Court Cafe and Wine Bar more than fills the bill. The choices on the abbreviated menu are more than sufficient and from observing adjoining tables any choice is a solid selection. Wait times are seldom long.

if you need a break from this marvelous museum. Please stop by and try the fare. Nice wine bar with an exquisite menu

This turned out to be the only disappointing food experience we had in NYC. The location is stunning, with large windows looking out to the Obelisk and the magnolias of Central Park. There is a glimpse of the exhibits and a view of a wonderful Rodin piece. The venue and the service are top notch, the food however, was not. Overpriced and poorly thought out for that kind of café. My wife and daughter could not finish their meals (Children's pasta was entirely forgettable and an egg so lightly poached it was pretty much raw, on a sad excuse for greens and undercooked grains - aka Winter Grains and Greens) and the miserly portions of "artisan" cheese with what seemed like store-bought jam and small stale over toasted bread left us under-whelmed. High tea looked nice but we were not going to make it back

After many years of visiting this Cafe with great pleasure, I was extremely disappointed this time. I was told that the cafe was under construction but they were still serving food. I ordered a flambe tart for $14 and all it was, was a flatbread pizza that looked and tasted like it was left out on the counter all night. The French onion soup was served in a cardboard cup with a lid with cheese thrown in on the bottom and the soup poured on the top of the handful of croutons. The French onion soup was $12. They did have pastries and gluten-free items but I did not try those. The pictures shown are pictures of the past of how it used to be. I would definitely wait until the construction is finished and the restaurant is back to its Old Glory.

Good place for a very decent lunch when touring the Metropolitan. Even the vegetables were cooked to the point. Friendly service. Reservations required.

The Petrie Court is a cut above average museum food and is a quiet place to rest your weary feet. Service is quick. The tabs are high. We had soups and salads, all acceptable. The Trustees’ Dining Room is the more upscale alternative. Still, we often eat at the Petrie because it is convenient and the view of the park is most pleasant.

The Petrie Court Cafe is a good place to sit and enjoy a bit to eat. It is a very popular spot so you must be patient and wait on a line to enter.

My wife and I spent her birthday at the Met. We stopped to have lunch Petrie Cafe. It was beyond our expectations. The food was great. The view of central park was amazing. Then our server Alfredo, overheard us discussing her birthday events and had the kitchen write "Happy Birthday" on the plate and added a candle to it. What a wonderful lunch. It really added such a lift to the entire day and our time at the MET.

Over priced of course, but the food was surprising good--except for pairing papadam with hummus, which left us scratching our heads.

I recently visited the Metropolitan Art Museum around lunch on Sunday. Uncertainty filled my day; would I be alone or join up with a loved one to tour the museum? Petrie Court Cafe & Wine Bar graciously accommodated my single diner state, acting thrilled to death to have me camp out at a choice table and work my way through the New York Times, including the Sunday puzzle. As a female diner who occasionally spends big chunks of time in restaurants, either writing (my profession) or reading (my profession/obsession) or dreaming (all of the above), it was refreshing to be welcomed with the same enthusiasm as a larger party. The waitstaff efficiently and quickly took my order for a single cocktail and checked in often enough to be attentive without giving the message, "Hurry up and get outta here." Plans clicked into place, and my daughter joined me, not only for lunch, but for a later stroll through the Impressionist Halls that thrill both of us. Our waitstaff smoothly transitioned to offer relaxed but a bit more attentive service, as befits a meal that includes courses. As we ate delicious food, we enjoyed watching out the enormous west-facing windows to see bundled-up joggers hurry by. Spring hinted that it would arrive soon; we felt blessed and content to be warm and nurtured inside. You won't beat the ambiance of the Petrie Court Cafe, which will give you a nice break from the art yet offer enough aesthetic value to warrant extra time, lingering at the table. Bon appetit!

I just ordered a simple chicken sandwich to refill for the rest of the visit of the MET. The fact that you can have a glimpse on some collection rooms and that there are sculptures in the dining room, plus views on Central Park makes a nice place to refill. The prices are very correct. The quality of the sandwich I ordered was good too.

We stopped here for lunch and got two different sandwiches, both were very expensive and caused us nausea. Stop for the rest and nice view of central park and an overpriced drink perhaps, but skip the food!

There's only so much beauty and culture you can take before fatigue and hunger kick in. At that point you'll pretty much eat any old rubbish, and to their shame many museums and galleries exploit this by serving mediocre food at inflated price. The Met takes a more honourable course: the food in the Petrie Court cafe may not be Michelin starred but it is appetising and filling. The roast beef sandwiches were particularly appreciated.

Yes it is expensive. But the service is as it should be. Limited menu, different pricing combinations, prix fixe, ala carte, etc. Only offered bottled water, so you pay for your water. Food was good, not great, but good enough.

Brunch at the PETRIE COURT CAFE was delightfully stylist nourishment today, from the pleasant seating with morning light flooding in from Central Central Park to the healthy menu, to the sleekly stylish exhibit-visitors all around me & even the stylish staff. In the company of oversize bronze nudes, I found myself gazing out the Petrie Court Café's floor-to-ceiling windows into gorgeous late Spring sunshine on the celebrity Manhattan masterpiece, the ancient Egyptian Obelisk fondly called Cleopatra's Needle & enjoyed the suggested luncheon wine pairing, a glass of 2012 Grenache, a French Languedoc-Roussilon, a bright if not memorable vintage. For lunch, a well-marketed & delightfully prepared Citrus-Glazed Salmon arrived on a bed of Quinoa & Snow Peas. In one of the first days to enjoy the new Rei Kawakubo fashion exhibit, "The Art of the In-Between," as well as the Irving Penn Photography Centennial, I found the visitors to the Met & beside me at the table to be particularly inspiring in their own fashions & grooming, with several snapping photos of their food, just like me. Not the least of the stylish pleasures of the Petrie Court Café was the waiter, Freddie, who took excellent care of me & insisted I forgo the modest sorbet for a Salted Chocolate Tarte with Cappuccino Gelato. Smart man!

If you're looking for a nice place to have afternoon tea, do not go here. There are many wonderful places in New York City to have afternoon tea. This one may be less expensive, but it's lacking in so many ways. The food arrives on a bare metal tea tray. (What about doilies, for a little finesse?) The sandwiches are ordinary, the pastries and scones are the size of a quarter, and the tea pot comes with a tea bag rather than loose tea. If you need an afternoon snack, there are better options. Don't waste your money on the afternoon tea.

We were hungry at the Met so given the choices (not many) this one seemed the best. On the positive side the service was excellent trying to and succeeding to make up for the bland food choices of main courses. This food court like hall is possibly ok for tea/coffee and desert on a sunny day which we did not have. The ambiance is visually great but cold.

We had lunch at the Petrie, and all was good. The view is magnificent. The mushroom soup was excellent. Totally worth it, even if it's a bit pricy....

While certainly not the best food you'll have in New York, the Petrie Court is a congenial and convenient place to settle in for an unexceptional meal, accompanied by an exceptional glass of wine. First-rate people watching (lots of the Met's privileged patrons wine and dine here) and gracious service make up for the breathtaking prices. (The prix fixe selections on offer are a wee bit better value.) On the whole, this is a more satisfying museum dining experience than the self-serve options scattered about the Met, yet not as austere -- or dear -- as the formal dining room.

We were at the museum and it was a rainy day.We decided to have lunch at the Petrie Court Cafe .We were 6 people and none of us liked what we ordered for entrees. However,our desserts were excellent ,so good in fact that I ordered 2 .

I came here for lunch while visiting the MET. The cafe has a great location here on the first floor, overlooking the central park. The service was excellent. I had the quinoa bowl which was simply awesome. The quinoa was perfectly done in a sauce with veggies. Try it if you are gluten free or vegetarian.

Busy - we were there the day after Christmas. Waited about five minutes and seated at a window. Nice view. We wanted to be served, treat ourselves, and relax. The service was erratic yet pleasant. The quality of the meals - average. It was a long wait to get our bill. We may try cafeteria style dining on our next visit.

The food is actually pretty good but very uneven service makes this only an emergency spot in the museum for me. Good salads and good coffee Work here but not fir me after several negative experiences. Beautiful location and great views still are here

The café in the Met Museum offers views of Central Park in a quiet, restful atmosphere. This is welcome after wandering around this massive museum for hours. The food is well prepared and not too heavy. Just right to refresh for another stroll through the exhibits without becoming sleepy. Service is quick and professional so that no time is wasted during your visit.

Please note the waiters were very pleasant however lacked the standard one would expect from a restaurant of this price level. I felt I was in a 'coffe shop'. I was there twice in one week. The first time I ordered the Parsnip Soup and a glass of wine. Both very nice. I had to request a spoon. The waiter brought a spoon but placed it far away from my setting so when I started to eat didn't realize the spoon was on the table however behind the water and wine glass so had to find and then reach for it. The water was tepid, no ice, no lemon and very pedestrian tasting... The second time we ordered Prix Fixe. The salad was clearly very old - yellowing mixed greens and brownish possibly radish etc., the pasta entree seemed old as well as some of the (penne?) hard to chew as tough (it wasn't a baked dish)... more like cafeteria food that had been sitting and then microwaved... The wine with the PF was just ok. My guest did not have a drink but did have dessert. I regret spending almost $100 for two.

The food is okay but the view is spectacular -- central park and the obelisk in front of me, fabulous decorative arts behind me, and sculptures all around. Love it, love it, love it.

I created a trip advisor account solely to write this review. Please avoid this place, don't waste your time and money!!! We were served by a waiter who was very softly spoken (could barely hear what he said). He handed us the menu and offered two options for water - either sparkling or still water. We thought sparkling was not free, so we chose the still water thinking it was the free one out of the two (please note that he did not mention any other option for water). He came with a bottle of water and glasses for 2 (later did we know the water would cost us $8.40 plus tax!!!). The food was not so great. My mushroom pasta was okay. The boyfriend had the braised chicken which was rather disappointing. The bill we received was $64.13 for somewhat insubstantial lunch for two. When we got the bill, we very shocked to see the water charges of $8.40 before tax. We ordered other drinks and hardly drank the water. We questioned the waiter and tried to argue that he did not mention other options for water. He simply said that he just brought what we ordered and offered no other explanation or apology. Other reviews for this cafe also mentioned the same thing happened to them so BEWARE!! Still feft like we were being tricked! Very very disappointing and will not recommend this place to anyone. EVER!

We ate at this open-topped café (in the glass enclosure court) because it was right inside the museum itself. It was very large and attractive, and there was no wait for a table, which was nice. Service was good, although they did bring me the wrong entrée. I had asked for the Cobb Salad, but they instead brought me the chicken club sandwich, which I was considering ordering anyway, so I just ate that instead. All the food was very good, but on the high side price-wise. Expect any sandwich to be in the $22-25 range, although the soups and other starter courses are usually cheaper.I would go back again.

We made reservations for high tea, for the last service of the day (wrong move on holiday season!) and ended up with the waiter telling us there was no more: tea, sandwiches and only two items on the menu (salmon salad and chicken)...which is what we had, along great desserts. This is not what we wanted, we wanted the high tea with the five little girls we were with (aged 6-12)...so this was not a nice surprise. Needless to say, we made the most of it, and tried to put on a brave face for our girls. We ended up with a mix of salmon salad, chicken plate and a plate of cheeses, and went our merry way.

Petrie Court Cafe is open and airy with bright daylight streaming through large windows. Incredible views of statues in the marble court. Food is fresh with decent menu for a museum cafe, a little pricey.

Better than the cafeteria, cheaper than the Members' Lounge (and easier to get into), the Petrie Court offers good food in a delightful setting. The two-course prox fixes is $30, hardly a bargain, but this is NY, after all. I had the roast chicken (OK), and the molten chocolate cake dessert (to die for); my wife had two salads. The service was very friendly and attentive. Recommended!

When you visit the Met, don't waste your time and money eating here. Poor and borderline rude service. Overpriced mediocre food. There are too many options in NYC to eat here.

Petrie Court is not cheap(but OK for NYC museum);slightly haughty-dismissive service, the views and light cheering. Soups worth adding to your choices. Wines highly bearable. Waiter did move our table so that both diners could have a Park view.

We decided to eat lunch here as we were spending the day in the Met. It appeared to be an upmarket restaurant and the menu seemed appealing so we joined the queue. We were eventually seated in a rather ordinary part of the restaurant where we were offered water twice by the same waiter. No water was forthcoming until we asked a third time. Attracting our waiter to order our meal also proved difficult, despite him serving others who had come in later. When the food finally arrived it was disappointing. The pasta was cold and the chicken pot pie sat alone in the centre of a plate with no effort to add a garnish or otherwise make it look better than the YMCA Kiosk. At a cost of $23, I expected more from the pie. Worse was to come in the form of a hard, dry and virtually inedible dessert of Blackout Cake. It really felt like last week's leftover. The waiter seemed surprised when he asked how the dessert was and I answered truthfully. Nothing came of it; no apology, explanation or offer to replace it. The service, when there was any, tended to be abrupt and disinterested. We will not be returning and would not recommend this restaurant to others.

Started our visit to the museum with an early lunch. The Cobb salad was simply delicious. Portions were more than adequate, making prices quite reasonable. Service was swift and attentive.

The white and green asparagus salad was Devine. The grilled salmon salad was artfully taste. The au jus roast beef on baguette would have been very good had they brought the horse radish and mustard before I was almost done. I had just remarked at how the beef was tender , the role was excellent and the jus was just right but al, seemed bland to the taste. The strawberry rhubarb tart was fabulous. Of course the scene of just budded green and flowered. trees, sunny tulips, and afternoon joggers, bikers and roller skiers passing the Egyptian obelisk was the best of the week. However the unfriendly waiter was very late with wine and Perrier condiments, and desert but quick with the check. Thus 10% tip.

How fun to have a seat in the cafe with floor to ceiling glass windows and sketch one of the two sculptures while you enjoy a cup of hot tea on a sub- zero day. Be well and stay curious, Lipstick Warriors

The dining experience here is much better than the Met's cafeteria. It is filled with light, not bustling and the food is always fine. Not cheap but fair price considering the convenient location.

On Dec. 20, after several hours of enjoying special exhibits and paintings by some of our favorite artists in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, we enjoyed a lovely and very satisfying lunch break in the Petrie Court Cafe. The cafe is located near the sculpture courtyard and offers wonderful views of the park. Our choices of French Dip sandwich and Salmon Salad, with a shared cheese plate were well-prepared and satisfying! Although our waiter was certainly friendly, he was very busy, so we did have to wave to him to request bread and water refills. We'll definitely return to this cafe on subsequent visits to the museum!

This restaurant inside the MET museum is way better than it has to be for a captive audience. Located in a lovely sun drenched indoor court, it offers a high tea and brunch.

Overpriced. Low quality food. Besides the view for the Central Park it doesn’t pay off. If you have time go outside an return to the museum.

My husband and I spent the first half of the day touring the MET with the idea of a nice romantic lunch overlooking Central Park. The view was nice and the food ok but NOT worth what we paid. I had the chicken sandwich with two glasses of wine and my husband had a beer and the hamburger. We both had a cup of soup to start...no dessert. $145.00! Huh?! Wish we would have wandered out and found a cool local spot that we could have really dined! This was an overpriced tourist place that we fell for. Eat before and enjoy the whole day wandering the museum.

The food and service here are good and moderately priced. My daughter and I were disappointed in the afternoon Tea service but we are a little spoiled having taken tea in Scotland on many occasions.

love the "high tea," on weekends, best to stop by for a reservation, then go visit the different galleries within the Met so you don't have to wait on line.

My companion knew of this restaurant and recommended it as a quiet place to eat. . We enjoyed a light lunch in a break from visiting an exhibition. There was a good choice of mains which was all we wanted and the warm salmon salad and a soft poached egg on a bed of polenta with wild mushrooms tasted as good as it looked, The service was swift and pleasant.

This restaurant is located on the first floor adjacent to the West end of the European Sculpture Hall. It overlooks Central Park and offers table service. To get there, walk from the Great Hall straight ahead (to the left of the staircase) to the Medieval Art room (do not go through the Metal gate). Turn left to the European Sculpture Hall, then right to the restaurant. It does not take reservations (first come, first served) so if you want to eat there, arrive between noon and 12:15 PM. It was a cold and rainy Friday when we were there so we wanted a hot meal and glass of wine. We each had a "Croque Monsieur" sandwich, and were surprised that they were relatively bland. Perhaps the Gruyere cheese was insufficiently aged? They have good wines by the glass.

An efficient staff helps to serve you a good lunch that falls short of excellent but is certainly very good. The prix fixe at $36 is very reasonably priced, the bottle of beer at $10 is not. I had the soup, the coddled egg and a very luscious piece of chocolate cake. We have launched here before and will definitely return.

I was visiting the MET and decided to have lunch there. I chose the Petrie Court as it was waiter service and no long queues. I only had to wait five minutes during a very busy lunch service the day after the 4th July holiday. The food was of very good quality and the service was polite and efficient. The food was expensive, but if it means not having to queue and wait ages to eat, then price doesn't bother me. The cafe looks out onto Cleopatra's Needle in Central Park.

The first impression is very appealing, but it whips pretty fast. Waiters are rough, hard to get some ice water that is however the usual welcoming attitude in American restaurants. Dito for the bread, waiter did not pay attention and this is not a snack, self-serve nor a fast food, but a real restaurant with restaurant prices! We ordered Club sandwiches that may be different from one place to one other but should comply with somewhat standards. The ones we got were awful, hard to eat, we tried because we were hungry but we had hard time, very very bad experience. First the chef de rang came to ask how things were doing, I answered it was poor, he did not even listen to my words! Then I had to hire the manager who was hard-hearing. and eventually stopped by. I shoowed him the stale bread, that was not the usual sandwich bread used for Club sandwiches. Moreover the chicken was too dry, and the pulled meat of the cichen spreading like a mess everywhere out of the bread, some pièces scattered in the plate. The manager endly was fair, admitting there was somewhere a failure with the cook and discounted the bill half price and offered the coffee. But haw many customers get tricked in this kind of venue where you do not have really a choice once you are hungry Inside the Met and are in right to expect better i, such a place?

This is the Met's elegant mid range restaurant. The food is excellent and creative and the view doesn't get better than Central Park. The service was disappointing to say the least. The folks at my neighboring table warned me that we were sitting in the "ignored " zone. They were right. The place is pricey and one would expect better service - not trying to flag down any passing waiter to get a glass of water! I'll think twice before I return, and I am a Met member and frequent visitor. Try the cafeteria in the basement, save money and sacrifice the atmosphere.

Nice lunch at the museum. I had a generous piece of salmon on a quinoa salad. While very good it was expensive. If you don't want to leave the museum it is a nice choice. I enjoyed the view of Central Park

Loved it here, great food, place, service. I would suggest it to anyone looking for a nice place where to eat,

Everytime we visit the Metropolitan Museum, some four or five times a year, we have lunch at the Petrie Court Cafe. You can choose a 2- or 3-course meal, and each course offers two choices, there are also salads and sandwiches. The meals themselves, which we prefer, are simple, yet imaginative and varied. Eating there also offers a nice break between exhibits, thus a rest!!!

The best, at least expense aside, place to have a bite to eat in the metropolitan museum of art. A two course lunch runs $29 so with tip, taxes and drinks you are looking at an $80 plus bill for food that is just okay. Service is good as is the view of the park.

An excellent start to a museum day Starters Burratta was very good Cold corn soup with crab meat excellent Sweet pea guacamole was interesting and good Glazed Salmon was excellent Service was quite good Great view of Central Park Will definately do again.

This is place has an amazing view! The menu is limited, but everything was great! The staff was lovely and accommodating. A definite tradition when in the city!

Excellent food and nice wine list by the glass. Limited menu bécasse everything is fresh. Ideal for a relaxing quick bite before hitting a few more galleries... Excellent service by friendly and very professional staff. A tad pricey.

Before qualifying for the Members Dining Room on the 4th floor of The Met, we always dined at Petrie Court during our many visits to that fantastic museum. Directly below the Members Dining Room on the ground level, Petrie Court shares the same magnificent view of Central Park and Cleopatra's Needle and though a little more crowded, has a wonderful atmosphere and pleasant location right next to the hall that displays some of the museum's best sculpture. The menu is very creative, changed often and served with every bit of competence one can ask. Less expensive than it's sister restaurant four floors above but sometimes requires standing in line for a table, especially at prime lunch times. Worth the wait, it never disappoints!

If you like good food that's light, this is the place for you. The servings are not big like most American cafes which I like. Would recommend this place if you're visiting the MET

We stopped by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for an afternoon of browsing, and were quite tired before departing. We decided to patronize the Petrie Court Cafe for Afternoon Tea with associated tier of sandwiches and baked goods. The setting was very nice, with a wonderful view of Central Park behind us. We were seated immediately and our order was taken, and our tea was flavorful and HOT. Unfortunately, it went down hill from there. The baked items were average at best, and the small tea sandwiches marginal. They were not tasty, some bread was dried out due to sitting too long, and the tier itself was bent and unappealing. At $26 each before tip, we were disappointed. Caveat Emptor.

Fixed price 2 or 3 course menu available along with sandwiches, soups and salads. I had chicken fricassee with fresh green beans and molten chocolate cake to finish. Wine is available. Excellent service. The waiter has worked here for 25 years. Nice view of Central Park and the obelisk.

Highly recommend the Petrie Court Cafe at The Met. Makes a perfect break between viewing the galleries. Not very expensive with a good variety of dishes and good wine choices. Recommend the salmon as main course with a glass of wine. Casual environment with a view of Central Park. Can get a bit noisy at a busy lunchtime but off peak hours can be quiet and contemplative. I will be back there next time. Service is good even when busy so do not be put off by the crowd.

We took a respite from viewing art to refresh with High Tea , petite sandwiches and tarts and wake up Tea.

The view was perfect overlooking Central Park. Service was prompt and helpful with our questions. We both ordered the Kabocha Squash Soup. I have enjoyed better however it was tasty. Garnished with pistachios. Second course was the Glazed Salmond which was nicely prepared sides however the salmond was dry. We also ordered the House Made Fusilli Pasta-fair. Side of kettle chips was the best. Ordered bottled. Suggest asking first the price.

This is a nice restaurant, the pricing is like everywhere in New York too high. I recommend the two course menu for 29$, then at least you get a little bit for your money. i had tomato mozzarella salad and smoked salmon, very nice. The view into the Central park is on a sunny day awesome.

Lunching here makes it possible to spend the morning, have lunch, and explore further. I understand the need to be somewhat pricy because of the location, so I thought the prices were fair. However, although the food was fresh and good, the portions were miserly. The very tasty pumpkin soup came in a bowl that contained about half a cup...the mezze platter included the pita, etc on the plate, so little room left over for the dabs of hummus and taramasalata. The salads were interesting but again very small. Just increasing the portions would make this restaurant so much better. Oh, and by the way, it would be nice to offer bread on the table.

Avoid this place at all cost, super expensive and bad coffee. Everything else is super expensive. They don't care about service.

The choice of sandwiches is not bad ($ 16 each), but they are served cold in the refrigerator, even ice, and therefore are really not pleasant to eat (I still have it on my stomach for an hour). What is not tolerant is that at the time of paying I did not tip and the cashier put his finger up his nose, went to the tray and swiped it on a sandwich and then returned to the checkout. An argument ensued with him denying it and when I then brutally told him I had seen him, he tried to fix it by replacing me with the whole thing. A shame, the classic place plucks visitors.

This place has a beautiful view of Central Park, it is a huge room with windows that go from the bottom all the way to the top of the room. Their menu is expensive, but the food didn't disappoint. We were there for lunch and took advantage of their prix-fixe menu and had the salmon salad and molten cake, gazpacho and chicken fricassee, home made potato chips, roast beef french dip and a lobster roll. Total came up to about $170 with tip.

Since I was visiting the Met and am a fan of afternoon tea, I decided to stop by the Petrie Café. Food was not as plentiful as at other places I've had afternoon tea; however, it was still tasty. Although I wouldn't visit the Petrie Café just to have afternoon tea (i.e., if I weren't already at the Met), it is a great place to take a break from your explorations of the wonderfully ginormous museum.

Quaint cafe in the Met with good food. Long line, but if you only have two in your party they will seat you quicker. Food was actually good for a museum cafe.

This cafe at the Metropolitan Museum looks out onto the lawn and provides a delicious, thought not inexpensive, lunch for the exhibition-weary. Delightful service with an authentic smile.

The cafe is located in the MET with a nice view of Central Park. The menu is modest but okay. This was our second time there, a good place for a relaxing lunch after walking through the museum. Unfortunately, the hostess was completely uninterested and tried to take us past all the empty tables and tried to seat us at the dark crowded corner in the back. When I asked to be seated towards the front, she got huffy, walked to some other table, dropped the menus on the table and left -- no enjoy your lunch or anything! After that, the service was very slow even though the place was not crowded. It looks like they have a management problem. One server pours you water, another gives you bread and butter, another takes your order and yet another brings you the food. Nobody seems to feel responsible for the table. In particular, the person who brought the food put the plates in front of the wrong persons and left. It was truly a poor experience. The last time we were there was much better, but maybe it was in the winter and less busy. The food itself this time was actually not good at all. It seemed like they had sat in the kitchen for a long time waiting to be served. They were soggy. Do not get the Melanzane tartine! The museum is lovely though.

Unfortunately management ruins this place. It's not that the food is bad, or the service. And it is truly lovely. But... I took guests from London here for a beautiful and relaxed Afternoon Tea. The setting was lovely. The food was good. But expensive and small plates of sandwiches were not filling, nor was the small pot of tea. When asked for additional sandwiches (a standard in London where Afternoon Tea is a gracious meal) the waitstaff said we would have to pay for an entire additional Tea for each of us. We complained, and management came back and told us the same. Our guests from London were outraged, as was I as the host. We paid anyway, grumbling, the afternoon fairly well spoiled. I wrote to the Museum and complained to the management. Do you suppose I received any type of apology or at least an explanation? No, unfortunately, I received neither. I received no reply whatsoever. This, adding insult to injury, resulted in this very negative review. I hardly ever write negative reviews. Our treatment here however deserves this one. I'm sorry to say we won't be back. I guess in this case the beauty of the setting is really only skin deep.

Unfortunately, there was more variety in the tea selection than in the menu items. The chicken club sandwich was the only type of sandwich. The sandwich had one strip of bacon and one leaf of lettuce, which for the price seemed rather skimpy. Service was just okay. It's inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art so was a convenient place to eat,

First, I want to mention that we had a superb waiter in Freddy. He was attentive and eager to please. And the atmosphere is wonderful with huge windows looking out into Central Park. I gave this score of 2 dots based on the taste of the food. I ordered the Vegetable Cassoulet. It was not visually attractive. The vegetables were mushy and the seasoning was nondescript. My husband ordered the salmon, for which the chef held the butter since he is lactose-intolerant. My husband thought that olive oil or some other fat might have been substituted for the butter, but it came to him dry and unappealing. We will not eat here again.

I've had lunch and afternoon tea here while visiting the museum. I love that the restaurant is overlooking Central Park, which makes up for the ok food and service.

The two-course prix-fixe offerings we selected were all good. I especially enjoyed the chicken liver pate. Even with heavy traffic, service was fast and efficient.