Restaurant and Café
Royal Academy restaurant
Royal Academy restaurant Academy restaurant
Designed by Norman Shaw in 1885 and recently renovated by London-based architects MUMA. The Academy Restaurant is an ideal setting for art lovers to relax and enjoy a delicious buffet menu amid celebrated murals by Fred Appleyard, Harold Speed, Gilbert Spencer and Leonard Rosoman. The Murals have been illuminated for the first time, fulfilling the original intentions of the artists. With no entrance fee to the Royal Academy, this is a great meeting place for anyone in the vicinity of Piccadilly and St James’s.
Opening times
10am–5.30pm Saturday to Thursday
10am–4.30pm Friday; table service dinner 6.15pm–10pm (last Orders 8.30pm)
Gallery Café
Designed by Foster Associates, and situated on the ground floor next to the lift, the café has a light contemporary feel. Serving a range of freshly prepared sandwiches, cakes and pastries this is an ideal place to visit for a light snack and drink.
10am–5.30pm daily (7.30pm Friday).
