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Located inside the Morgan Library & Museum, The Morgan Cafe offers a delightful setting within a glass-enclosed atrium, reminiscent of al fresco dining. A full-service menu features an appealing array of appetizers, entrees, afternoon tea, pastries and curated wines. Optimize your next museum visit with our ongoing and upcoming dining endeavors.
The Morgan Library’s cafe offers finger sandwiches, burgers, light eats, and beverages in stately quarters.
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–4 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–4 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–4 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–4 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 225 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016
Phone: (646) 692-2804
Website: http://www.themorgan.org/visit/dining
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Reviews
Moses Altsech
If you have the urge to know what it feels like to throw a hundred dollar bill in the trash and have your morning ruined all at once, try going to the Morgan Café, the sad, horribly run, expensive cafe inside the [magnificent] Morgan Library and Museum. On this visit, at opening time, the staff was sitting at tables tasting wine (a training session obviously) while a line of people waiting to be seated was forming in plain sight, a few feet away from them! No one bothered to get up and say “we’re running late and will open in 10 minutes.” I finally called the Café on the phone to see if they might not open at all that day, and saw someone get up from the wine tasting and go answer the phone. That set the tone of things to come. We were the first to get seated at opening time, placed our order, and waited for a half hour to see a server bring exactly what we ordered to another table right next to us that had just placed their order! I protested, as one might expect, but there it stayed. A few minutes later our own order arrived: I remember the Afternoon Tea Renoir at the Morgan; it used to have beautifully glittered grapes that sparkled, magnificent little sandwiches and sweets–and what arrived had nothing to do with what I just described. It was a few sad green grapes that looked like they came from a bag marked “reduced for quick sale,” soft, inedible, and more of a warning of what else was on the tray. Three mini scones were there, long stale by the time they were served to us (too stale to be day-old scones for a buck; they’d been sitting in the fridge since JP Morgan was still acquiring his book collection). Three mini macarons were from the same era, a couple of boiled eggs, some (luckily unidentifiable) mini tart; it wae simply an awful collection of things you shouldn’t have the audacity to serve to paying customers. This abominable assortment of bad food and way, way worse service added up to a hundred and ten bucks, including tax and tip. I hope whoever hired the person who runs the Café, and the people who serve on the Board of the extraordinary library that houses this lousy food cart, hang their head in shame for allowing this. I will never know whether they improve because I’d rather set my money on fire than ever set foot there again.
… moreFala Li
My daughter and I came here for afternoon tea on a Sunday. There were 4 parties ahead of us and we were told that the wait would be around half an hour. We were seated within 10 minutes! We ordered the tea for 2 and it was quite decent. The grapes were of a different variety than the usual ones we see. They were also decked out with glitter. In my experience, pretty stuff generally tend to not taste very good. Boy, was I wrong. These were the best teeny grapes we’ve ever had in our lives! I would go back there just for those grapes.
Service: Very slow paced, but we were in no rush. (The tea set took 30+ minutes to arrive)
Atmosphere: Okay, I guess. Nothing noteworthy. Lots of people.
Price: I’d say $66 for 2 people is a fantastic price. We didn’t even finish everything and got to pack the cheesecake and 2 macarons to go.
Room for improvement: Once the tea set came out, the first thing my daughter said was “the scones are cold”. We “tea” a lot, so we know that warmed up scones would make a huge difference.
… moreService: Very slow paced, but we were in no rush. (The tea set took 30+ minutes to arrive)
Atmosphere: Okay, I guess. Nothing noteworthy. Lots of people.
Price: I’d say $66 for 2 people is a fantastic price. We didn’t even finish everything and got to pack the cheesecake and 2 macarons to go.
Room for improvement: Once the tea set came out, the first thing my daughter said was “the scones are cold”. We “tea” a lot, so we know that warmed up scones would make a huge difference.
Amy Dunlea
The food was delicious and the portions were huge! We had the carrot ginger soup, which was fantastic. The burger had three patties on it, so bigger than we expected. The onion rings and sauce were yum. The opened-faced sandwich with country ham, gruyere, and an egg on what tasted like French toast was a great mix of sweet and salty. Too much food for two adult women for sure.
The service was spotty at best. The servers just plopped the food down and left. We had to take our check up to the register ourselves to check out. If you have time, this place is enjoyable, but if not, you will be disappointed.
… moreThe service was spotty at best. The servers just plopped the food down and left. We had to take our check up to the register ourselves to check out. If you have time, this place is enjoyable, but if not, you will be disappointed.
Peter Moy
This review is for afternoon tea at the Morgan Cafe and not for the main dining room in the house which requires separate reservations to access.
Had afternoon tea for two here yesterday (9/6/24) and wanted to get my thoughts down while they are fresh.
The location is a large atrium that is not very noisy and great for conversation without a booming echo. Staff was attentive and it never got too crowded during my time here on a late Friday afternoon.
Food presentation was good (see photos) with an assortment of sweet and savory treats. Side note, if you run out of clotted cream (which was very good), a refill is $2!
I found the scones a bit dense but others may like that.
I didn’t think I would get full but I did and had a box for takeaway for the leftovers.
Decent selections of teas (in bags and not loose) and they will refill the pot with hot water as many times as requested.
Overall I enjoyed the experience and the price for tea for two ($54 as of Sept, 2024) was very reasonable. If you come on a Friday afternoon, try to stay until 5PM when Museum admission is free so that you can walk off all the food afterwards!
… moreHad afternoon tea for two here yesterday (9/6/24) and wanted to get my thoughts down while they are fresh.
The location is a large atrium that is not very noisy and great for conversation without a booming echo. Staff was attentive and it never got too crowded during my time here on a late Friday afternoon.
Food presentation was good (see photos) with an assortment of sweet and savory treats. Side note, if you run out of clotted cream (which was very good), a refill is $2!
I found the scones a bit dense but others may like that.
I didn’t think I would get full but I did and had a box for takeaway for the leftovers.
Decent selections of teas (in bags and not loose) and they will refill the pot with hot water as many times as requested.
Overall I enjoyed the experience and the price for tea for two ($54 as of Sept, 2024) was very reasonable. If you come on a Friday afternoon, try to stay until 5PM when Museum admission is free so that you can walk off all the food afterwards!
Julia Papp
I would love to have loved this. The hype around this whole “affordable afternoon tea” all over the internet was crazy. I was so excited to go.
No finger sandwiches.
I had an extremely strange spread of food. Puff pastry (extra miniature) with PORK LIVER? NO finger sandwiches. Egg with olives and tuna???? I’m so lost. This was probably the grossest spread for afternoon tea I’ve had. I’m pissed.
Also in 5 months it went from 66$ to 88$
… moreNo finger sandwiches.
I had an extremely strange spread of food. Puff pastry (extra miniature) with PORK LIVER? NO finger sandwiches. Egg with olives and tuna???? I’m so lost. This was probably the grossest spread for afternoon tea I’ve had. I’m pissed.
Also in 5 months it went from 66$ to 88$
HHM
We love to go for lunch here before seeing an exhibition. The location is lovely, sitting in the large space. Unfortunatley staff is very friendly but not well trained. The food is ok, definitely not exiting. My turkey salad had so few turkey meat cubes, I had to look for them. My husband’s soup looked uninspired. When we asked for bread, we got each two thin sliced of a very sad looking brioche like bread. Thinking of dessert, we had a look at their counter. Also more sad than tempting. All dishes are not what you expect. Why make it complicated, when a straight forward sandwich would do? The pastry: Food wrap for the cookies doesn’t help.
… moreNeha
Great service ! I love that they had such a cute and affordable afternoon tea available. They also had a guitar player so the whole thing was a a great pleasant experience
… moreValery T
We gad the BLT and burger, prices were ok and portions were great.
… moreJanette Orrego
I only had tea but I commend the little white pot that they bring it in because it certainly worth the money and you get 2 cups in a very enjoyable atmosphere. Will come back for lunch!
… mores Mclean
Avoid the afternoon tea platter and the Carolina Gold Rice with purple broccoli, coconut, asparagus… This was absolutely disgusting. No salt!! No taste!! It was cooked rice tossed in butter. If you order tea pastries, you will get your tea first but by the time you get your finger food, it will be cold. This was unacceptable. Better quality of food at Prince Tea House East Village.
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