The café and coffee bar at The National Archives is provided by Maids of Honour, a historic tea room and bakery in the local Kew area. Here’s what you might find on the menu:
Food menu
The food we offer is made by hand in our historic bakery on Kew Road. Prices and menus are subject to change, and include seasonal and daily specials that vary.
All day breakfast and pastries
- Toast (white bloomer or wholemeal bread) and preserve £2.75
- Ham and cheese croissant £4
- ‘Maids’ sausage roll / Vegan sausage roll £2.80
- Plain croissant / Pain au chocolat £2
- Almond croissant £3
- Danish pastries: Cinnamon / Apricot / Custard / Raisin / Pecan £3
- Maids of Honour tart £2.80
Lunch specials and fresh soups
- Hot lunch special of the day £6.50
- Oven-baked jacket potato and toppings: Grated cheese / Baked beans / Salad / Tuna mayo £6.50 / £6
- Soup of the day and any sandwich £6
- Soup of the day and any toastie / Panini £7
- Soup of the day £3.50
- Slice of any bread and butter 75p
- Fresh side salad £1
Sandwiches, baguettes, toasties and panini
All our sandwiches are made here fresh each morning. See our counter for today’s selection.
- Sandwich bread £3.75
- Baguette £4.75
- Toastie £4
- Panini £4.75
Pies
See our counter for today’s selection (with a side salad £1 extra).
- Steak / Chicken / Salmon and Spinach, 200g+ Slice £6
Quiches and tarts
See our counter for today’s selection (with a side salad £1 extra).
- Bacon and tomato £4
- Cheese and leek £4
- Mushroom £4
- Salmon and spinach £4.50
Savoury pastries
See our counter for today’s selection (with baked beans 80p extra).
- ‘Maids’ sausage roll / Vegan Sausage Roll £2.80
- ‘Kew’ (beef and vegetable) pasty / Minced steak patty / Vegetarian pasties £3.80
Salad bar
See our counter for today’s selection (Tuesday to Friday).
- Small bowl salad £5.50
- Large plate salad £6.50
- Special salad box of the day £5
- Individual portions:
- Mixed leaf / Cucumber and tomato £1 per item
- Coleslaw / Pesto pasta salad / Roasted new potato / Roasted vegetable £1.75 per item
- Vegetable quiche / Smoked mackerel £4
- Roasted salmon fillet £4.50
- Piece of fruit 70p
Cakes, biscuits and treats
See our counter for today’s selection (from £2.50).
- Anzac biscuits (large) / Chocolate cookie (large) £2
- Chocolate brownie £2.75
- Branded chocolate bars £1.20
- Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer / Tea cakes / KitKat / Crisps 80p
Ice creams
- Purbeck Ice Cream 125ml: Vanilla Bean / Serious Chocolate / Strawberry / Salted Caramel / Mint Chocolate Chip / Raspberry Sorbet (Vegan) £2.50
- Magnum Classic 110ml £2.50
- Little Jude’s Fruit and Veg Rocket Lolly £2
Drinks menu
Hot drinks
In our ‘green’ bio cups or your own.
- ‘Refill’ tea or filter coffee £1.75
- Tea or Filter coffee (‘green’ bio cup) £2
- Espresso £2
- Latte / Cappuccino / Americano / Flat white £3
- Mocha £3.75
- Hot chocolate £3.50
- Drink syrups shot: Caramel / Vanilla / Hazelnut 50p
- Non-dairy milk in tea or coffee: Oat / Almond / Coconut / Soya 50p
Cold drinks
- Fentimans: Lemonade / Elderflower / Ginger beer 330ml £2.50
- Coca Cola / Diet Coca Cola / 7-Up can 330ml £1.50
- Still or sparkling water 330ml £1.75
- Fruit juice carton: Orange / Apple / Pineapple 200ml £1.50
- Cold milk £1.50
Smoothies
- Coco Loco – Mango, pineapple, coconut, lime and mint 350ml £4.75
- Pash N Shoot – Mango, pineapple and seedless passionfruit 350ml £4.75
- Strawberry Split – Strawberry and banana 350ml £4.75
- Berry Go Round – Raspberry, blackberry and strawberry 350ml £4.75
- Blueberry Thrill – Raspberry, blueberry, banana and flaxseeds 350ml £4.75
- Big 5 – Pineapple, mango, kiwi and strawberry 350ml £4.75
Milkshakes
- Strawberry / Banana / Chocolate / Vanilla 350ml £4.75
White wine
- Sauvignon Blac Duc de Chapelle, France:
Aromatic with a zesty lemon lime character. Exotic gooseberry and grapefruit flavours develop on a well-balanced palate ending with fresh rounded acidity.- 750ml bottle £16
- 250ml glass £6
- Pinot Grigio San Antonio Veneto, Italy:
Clean, well balanced dry white with a delicate bouquet and fresh appley fruit.- 750ml bottle £19
- 250ml glass £7
- Chardonay La Vigneau, France:
A lovely creamy texture with aromas of citrus peel, vanilla, tangerine and honey. The palate is fresh with melon, apple and honey flavours.- 750ml bottle £21
- 250ml glass £8
- Macon Blanc Villages Caves de Lugny, France:
This un-oaked Burgundy, from the limestone slopes of southern Burgundy, is ripe and complex with nutty flavours and buttery palate.- 750ml bottle £27
Also available in 125ml on request.
Red wine
- Merlot La Vigneau, France:
It has a nose of ripe berry fruit and hints of leather and mineral. There is a complex, supple palate with herbs, violets and blackberry fruit.- 750ml bottle £20
- 250ml glass £7.50
- Rioja Tunante Tempranillo, De Azabache Bodegas Aldeanueva, Spain:
A vibrant, unoaked and supple red. Plummy, soft and seductive exhibiting typical Tempranillo character of red fruits and liquorice and finishes soft and round.- 750ml bottle £26
- 250ml glass £10
- ES Vino Malbec, Finca Sophenia Mendoza, Argentina:
Aromas cherries, blackberries blueberries and plums combined with spicy and floral hints.- 750ml bottle £21
- 250ml glass £8
- Cotes Du Rhone, Domaine de l ’Amandine, France:
Spicy, smoky aromas of the Syrah dominate the bouquet, whilst red fruits and spice compete on the palate.- 750ml bottle £25
Also available in 125ml on request.
Prosecco
- Tiamo Prosecco, D.O.C, Italy:
Clean fruity aromatic bouquet contains hints of flowers, honey and apple leading to a well-balanced, light and fresh palate.- 200ml bottle £10
Beers
- Fuller’s London Pride, Chiswick 500ml bottle £5
- Beck’s Lager 275ml bottle £4