Our café and coffee bar menu
View a sample of what you will find on the menu at the café and coffee bar at The National Archives.
Eat, drink and shop
Café and coffee bar
Maids of Honour at The National Archives
The café and coffee bar at The National Archives are provided by Maids of Honour, a historic tea room and bakery in the local Kew area.
We offer a variety of high-quality lunchtime specials, sandwiches, panini, salads, savoury and sweet pastries, soft drinks, tea, coffee and ice cream. We cater for vegetarians, vegans and other dietary requirements.
Spacious indoor and outside seating and a soft play area are available. You are welcome to bring and eat your own food in these spaces, but please bring any cutlery that you need with you.
Please note that our café and coffee bar are now cashless. We take payment there only by card or app.
Café and coffee bar opening times
Our café and coffee bar are open every day that we are open to the public, but their opening times vary throughout the week.
Opening times
We are open from Tuesday to Saturday. Opening hours for our reading rooms, exhibitions, and other facilities vary.
Water dispenser
Our café area has a water dispenser machine where you can refill your bottle for free.
Please remember to bring a bottle with you when you visit. Our onsite shop also offers a range of reusable flasks to purchase.
Other spaces to eat and drink
The first floor of our Welcome Hall contains seating and tables, as well as outdoor balconies in the summer, where you can sit and bring food and drink.
Our grounds
Tables and seating are available just outside our building too, on our terrace and in our Pocket Park. Perfect for a picnic.
Shop
The National Archives Shop stocks a beautiful and unusual range of gifts and books inspired by the treasures in our collection.
Whether you’re a family history specialist, a military historian or a first-time visitor exploring the archives, we have something for you in our shop.
As well as the shop in our building, we have an online shop filled with history books and history-themed gifts. Every purchase supports our work in preserving 1,000 years of history.
Shop opening times
Our shop is open every day that we are open to the public, but its opening times vary throughout the week.
Opening times
We are open from Tuesday to Saturday. Opening hours for our reading rooms, exhibitions, and other facilities vary.