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Rex Whistler Restaurant
The Rex Whistler Restaurant is home to one of the most original restaurants in London. Head chef, Paul Newbury, creates contemporary British menus that suit a broad range of tastes whether you are looking for an exceptional lunch, weekend brunch or a British afternoon tea.
Opening times
Monday – Sunday
Lunch: 11.30–15.00 (last orders at 15.00)
Afternoon tea: 14.30–17.00 (last orders at 17.00)
(Between 1 and 23 December afternoon tea is served 15.30–17.00)
Saturday – Sunday
Breakfast: 10.00–11.30
Menus
- Download the breakfast menu (PDF format, 45K)
- Download the lunch a la carte and set menu (PDF format, 47K)
- Download the afternoon menu (PDF format, 45K)
- Download the Christmas menu [PDF, 47 KB]
- Award-winning wine list »
Seasonal tasting menu
First Friday of every month, from 19.30
£70 per person including all food and wines
As part of the gallery's Late at Tate Britain programme, the Rex Whistler Restaurant offers a special seasonal tasting menu on the first Friday of every month from 19.30. Head Chef Paul Newbury and Sommelier Hamish Anderson present a five-course menu matched with five specially selected wines.
For more information and to book, please call +44 (0)20 7887 8825.
Traditional afternoon tea
Every day, 14.30–17.00
£8.95 per person or £16.50 per person with a glass of Billecart-Salmon NV Champagne.
Enjoy an an unforgettable afternoon at the Rex Whistler Restaurant. High tea includes freshly made open sandwiches together with homebaked mini cakes and a choice of several varieties of Jing tea.
Kids can eat for free* in the Tate Britain Restaurant when an accompanying adult buys a main course and dessert from the a la carte menu.
- Download 'Kids eat for free' menu (PDF format, 34Kb)
- Tips for visiting Tate with kids »
*Valid at lunchtimes only for children aged 12 or under, and is for one child eating with an accompanying adult in the Tate Britain Restaurant. This offer can not be used in conjuction with any other offer and it is subject to availability.
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Rex Whistler mural
The specially commissioned mural which envelopes the restaurant is titled The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats and was finished by Rex Whistler in 1927.
Contact us
For more information please call +44 (0)20 7887 8825 or email britain.restaurant@tate.org.uk
More information about hiring the Rex Whistler Restaurant for an event.
Image: Rex Whistler Restaurant © Tate Photography
