The Dining Room at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A beautiful place to enjoy great art and then a delightful meal in a very lovely restaurant

Great food. Fine ambience.

It’s a beautiful room, the service is great, the food is excellent, and it’s at the Met! What more can you ask for?

Fabulous food. A great lunch.

Of course the location is fantastic, it is the Met after all. Courteous and kind staff that maintain the relaxed and quiet environment. Food was definitely unique and delicious. A must have experience for any appreciator of dining and fine art.

Beautiful view, absolutely wonderful food and service. We had an amazing mother's day brunch and enjoyed the meal and museum immensely!

Horrible service food was cold they forgot a dish three flecks of lobster in a lobster dish. Way overpriced and worst experience ive had there. Been many times

Had Aftenoon Tea at the Met with a friend while checking out the museum. I highly recommend! The Lunch and Dinner Menu also looked delicious! I would definitely return.

We’ve had three very nice lunches here- certainly worth the prices. Service and the atmosphere are tops. This time we had a couple of disappointments, with too- small portions and a hot dessert that was cold. But the staff was very responsive. Four stars this time, but usually I’d give it a 5.

Always an enjoyable experience with great staff and good food.

I was very upset by dismissive treatment by the hostess. Although I made a reservation a week in advance and my husband and I were the third party to arrive for the first seating, a woman who walked up after we had checked in who didn't have a reservation (I heard her say that when she first came) was seated before we were and at a table by the window. This wouldn't have mattered at all except we were told there were no tables by the window. How could this be when we were the fourth party seated and there were many more than four empty tables by the window? Further, three of them were were entirely unoccupied the entire time we were there. And a fourth table was filled only a few minutes before we left. I was very disappointed and felt mistreated. The experience detracted significantly from my enjoyment of what I had hoped would be a special evening.

Quite and restful option to other food choices at the MET. Good menu for anything from light lunch to a three course dinner.

Become a member at the MET and you have a discount.

Beautiful, quiet setting in the Met Museum of Art. Superb food. Then baked Alaska was a little strange with chocolate ice cream! But, overall a most delightful meal.

Stunning view of Central Park, discreet , elegant , delicious food (i always have the cheese soufflé)
Perfect for special occasions .

Always a special treat - delicious food and wonderful service!

we had a group of 7 for 1:30pm table...and unfortunately our table not ready until 2pm. and it was a business group. we placed our entire order immediately, but had to wait for drinks to arrive; then there was a long wait between first and second course. overall a disappointing afternoon--except for the food, which was outstanding. several of us had to get back to appointments, so only a few went to see the play it loud exhibit; i was hoping to catch camp before it opened, but that would have made me late for my appointment.

Always a treat when I visit the Met. The dining room is a quiet oasis especially when a showstopper exhibit is on. The new spring menu is very nice and the view is spectacular. Plan in advance- you’ll be glad you have a reservation.

I would recommend this restaurant only for the view and convenience to the museum.

The special menu of the day was all about fresh peas. Snap pea salad, pea pasta, and pea Baked Alaska. Wonderful flavors, beautiful presentations, And the perfect things to eat on one of our first lovely Spring days!

My wife and I really enjoyed the experience at The Dining Room at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The food was exceptional and having it located right in the museum was a huge plus - especially on that rainy day.

If there's one criticism, is that the service was attentive, but slow. Our dinning experience was two hours when it should have taken an hour or an hour and fifteen - tops. I know the food is cooked to order, but it was a long wait for dishes to be served. Perhaps I'm just another impatient New Yorker.

Relaxed Sunday brunch. The free entrance with reservation was particularly a nice touch. Very friendly service.

We have been to the Dining Room many times. This time we were disappointed by the somewhat slow and unresponsive service--very slow on rolls, one order not cooked to specification. I was disappointed that my meal came at barely room temperature instead of hot. On the other hand, the food was very tasty and terrific Brussel sprouts.

We have dined at the Met for many years, experiencing both great food and excellent service. This time, the food was great as usual but the service was terrible - No butter knives, bread brought without butter, main course served in two waves, vegetable dish delivered without serving spoons, waiters noisily talking to one another, waiter changing table cloth by flipping it in the air like a flag.

In addition, apparently there is no longer a dress code. This has not helped the ambiance.

This is one of the city’s hidden gems. Superb food deliciously presented by a fabulous wait staff!

However, the soul of this experience lies in the dramatic views of Central Park in Spring.

A special shout-out to the wonderful staff at the reception desk who always try to find us a table with a view.

Added attraction - after dinner exiting through the museum after closing hours is an elegant treat!

Thank you for a priceless dining experience!!!

Just fantastic!!

Food is always excellent with unique and different flavors and presentation beautifully done. Service polite and efficient.

No one should quibble with The Dining Room at the Met, one of the best museum restaurants in the US, but when a soup arrives hot when it should be room temperature and a blueberry crisp is all berries, it’s not the best day for the kitchen.

Large party behind us was so loud it was difficult to hear at our table.

Wifely spaced tables, excellent food beautifully presented, and view overlooking park make this one of most civilized dining spots only Manhattan.

The menu was beautifully conceived, but the food was meh.... Not worth it.

The MET dining room was the perfect place to celebrate my birthday with friends. We had a wonderful table for 8 by the window, terrific service. The menu had options for all and the kitchen was willing to adapt to several dietary requests. I could not have been happier.

The Dining Room at the Met is a tranquil setting for a tasty dinner. The view onto Central Park is outstanding. We had friendly and attentive severs. It is a peaceful place where the crowd is not boisterous so conversation is easy to understand. The Dining Room at the Met is expensive but worth the splurge every so often.

Service, food, and ambience were all good.

The hostess was rude.

As I member I especially like to bring out of town guests here. Had a window table as requested. And Alfredo our server - let me pay as my guests from CA tried to take the check. Good man!

Very nice break from the mayhem of an overwhelming visit of the Met. I was disappointed because we where expecting lunch!

It is a been there done that for the afternoon tea. My kids didn’t enjoy the food at all.

What a great place for a special occasion brunch. My group had a table by the window and it offered amazing views of Central Park. A great experience!

A lovely setting for Easter with family. Thank you so very much to everyone!

Lovely experience. Very expensive but the view, food and service were terrific. They even did a little special acknowledgement of my nephew’s birthday which was lovely. We will be back.

The service couldn’t have been better! They took such excellent care of my whole family!