The Café Carnegie

I enjoyed this little cafe tucked into the side of the Museum entrance. It's a beautiful little cafe with a decent selection. The service was great and I ordered a hot chocolate with oat milk and banana bread. Everything was good and served quickly but I wish the hot chocolate was more chocolate. Overall a solid cafe option!

I enjoy the aesthetics of the seating area and dinner with a group. I have been there before for breakfast. You. I had help from multiple servers. My order came out pretty quick. I enjoyed a cider drink and turkey club sandwich.

Not very busy. Ordered an oat milk cappuccino and latte. Good service, came out quick. Prices were fair, especially for a museum cafe. Cute decorations and lighting. The foam on the cappuccino was solid!!

Nice space to sit for a meal in the museum and right inside from the fountain plaza. Lots of natural light. They do have some outdoor seating though on the day I came it was 90 degrees so we basked in the air conditioning instead. I came here for lunch with a friend during the work day but it would also be convenient for lunch during a long day at the museum. They do take reservations but they also had plenty of space on a Friday during lunch hour.We both got the club sandwich, which I'd say was very satisfying. It had some avocado and light mayo spread which kept things nice and moist going down. Plenty of bacon for lots of flavor. It came with a very generous portion of fries (I could not eat them all and even if I could they were quite salty). Plenty of food for lunch.The menu is on the small side; just a few sandwiches and other lunch sized plates. I would say everything is $2-3 more than I would expect (my club sandwich was $17). Let's call it a convenience markup for having lunch at the museum. I think they do offer a small discount for museum members.

The Cafe Carnegie is located inside the Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History. It has a coffee and wine bar as well as a restaurant dining area. Please see my attached photos for the lunch menu in April 2024.The seating hostess promptly seated me at a small table that overlooked outdoor water fountains. My waitress provided very timely and courteous service. I ordered the butternut-squash soup, the wild-mushroom focaccia (not many mushrooms), and the London lemonade (more sour and bitter than regular lemonade), each of which tasted good and I rate as 4 stars. Tips: The dress code appears to be casual. (I was wearing jeans, a sweatshirt, and sneakers.) Some previous Yelp reviews had recommended making reservations, so I made a reservation through OpenTable. For my lunch at 11 AM, which is the restaurant's opening time, most tables were empty. Perhaps the restaurant is busier later in the day.

Two friends and I stopped by yesterday at 1:30pm for lunch before going to the museums. The place was hopping for a Monday and I was glad I made reservations! The ambiance is quite nice but not stuffy or formal. Our serve Jamie was lovely and encouraged us to get drinks stating it was "Monday Funday" which I thought was hilarious.I really enjoyed croque madame and had no complaints. My friend wished his gnocchi was bigger and my other friend enjoyed his schnitzel but noted the chicken was closer to fried chicken versus an actual schnitzel.I got 10% off the bill as a museum member which is a nice perk. Overall, would go again!

I ordered a "hot chocolate". The hot chocolate was cold. I asked the lady who was wearing a cat ear headband if she can warm it up a bit more. She immediately turned red and started shouting at me. All the customers even looked. Not sure what made her out of control but anyways her behavior was unacceptable. It was a cold day today and I wanted to warm up. She couldn't even give me the new drink for me, her coworker had to remake it. Please stay calm in the future when dealing with problems.

Aa soon as you enter the museum this place will be to your left! Ok first of all come here for the coffeeee only! It is strong and delicious! Im a big coffee person and this coffee was amazing!!

We arrived about 10 minutes before closing and they allowed to seat us - which was so nice! My mom and I both got a glass of Riesling and the club sandwich to make it easy on the kitchen. It was simple, but tasty! It was NOT dry and often club sandwiches can be. Pleasant surprise! Would come back next time visiting the museum.

Nice place to work, have a meeting, people watch, and oh yeah, grab a bite to eat. The menu offers many tempting small and large plates. I had the watermelon salad (gone too quickly to snap a pic), which was delicious and gluten free but not enough for lunch, so I got a scone for dessert. There is indoor and outdoor dining, and indoors there is cafe and restaurant seating (the latter takes reservations and has table service).Free wifi and gender-segregated restrooms in the museum lobby, but parking is steep in the museum lot/garage (a flat $10--I think it used to be $3).