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Restaurants and cafés at Hampton Court Palace

‘The brownie was divine, I will be back!’
Mrs. Shaynn, Fairport

Restaurants and cafes

Our restaurants and cafés offer high quality snacks and meals at great value for money. Prices start from 95p for cakes, £3.95 for children's meals and £6.50 for adult meals.

Tiltyard café

This café originally used for jousting by Henry VIII is a large, warm and open space with a great choice of food and drink. The food is homemade and changes seasonally. Admission to the palace is not required to visit the Tiltyard café. As a thank you to our regular customers, we also run a simple loyalty card scheme. See below for details.

We offer
• scrumptious homemade food (click here for the Tiltyard cafe menu)
• light lunches and delicious cakes and pastries
• children’s menu
• lovely setting
• picnic lunch offer
• Family meal deal - This spring, the Tiltyard café is offering an exclusive family offer. When you purchase an adult main meal, you'll get up to three children's meals half price.

We’re open
10.00-18.00 (26 March - 27 October)
10.00-16.30 (28 October - 29 March)

Wheelchair accessible and disabled toilet available. Click here to find out more about Hampton Court’s accessibility.

Near to the Tiltyard and the Maze you will also discover the Stump ice cream kiosk, which is open during the summer months at weekends.

The Tiltyard café loyalty card - Collect stamps and get rewards
As a thank you to our regular customers, we run a simple loyalty card scheme. Every time you spend £5 or more in a single transaction at the Tiltyard café, you will receive a stamp on your loyalty card.
Get three stamps on your card and you’ll receive a complimentary coffee. Get five stamps on your card and you’ll receive a complimentary cookie. If you collect nine stamps, we will even reward you with a free lunch on your tenth purchase! Pick up your card at the Tiltyard café on your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. Please see the loyalty card for full details.

The Privy Kitchen coffee shop

Located in the heart of the Tudor palace the Privy Kitchen coffee shop was originally Elizabeth I's private kitchen. Now it provides hot and cold drinks, cakes and pastries, sandwiches and light lunches for visitors to the palace. A children's menu is also available.

We're open
10.00-17.00 (25 March - 27 October)
10.00-16.00 (28 October - 29 March)

Our customers said…

‘I think you've got it spot on - Well done!’
Mr. Briston, Northants

'The brownie was divine, I will be back!’
Mrs. Shaynn, Fairport

'Excellent family voucher deal’
Unknown

‘Member of staff on scone & cream excellent’
Mr. Brown, Stansted

‘A fab welcome by fab staff at the Café counter!’
Unknown

‘Delicious onion soup’
Angeline, Surbiton

‘Good to see alert, switched on staff!’
Hawkins, Kingston

Further information

Contact us about catering: Julio Ojea on 0203 166 6974 or julio.ojea@digbytrout.co.uk

Functions and events
Our experienced functions and events caterers have an extensive menu and excellent knowledge of the palaces. Click here to learn more about venues and catering at Hampton Court Palace.

Eating and drinking at the palaces
Where to eat at: Tower of London and Kensington Palace

Why not have a picnic at Hampon Court Palace?

Visitors may picnic on any of the benches in the gardens and there are picnic tables in the 20th Century Garden. Visitors may also picnic on the grass in the Tiltyard and Wilderness Gardens. However, the only under-cover areas are the two small pavilions by the herbaceous border behind the Tiltyard Garden.

Inside the palace, visitors may picnic on the seats in the courtyards. No food or drink may be consumed inside the State Apartments or on the grass in Base Court.

Did you know?

The Tiltyard was built as a large arena for tournaments in 1537 due to the fact that Henry VIII loved sport. The brick tower is all that remains of Henry’s tiltyard. From there and other towers, spectators had wonderful views of both tournaments and the surrounding gardens.

The Privy Kitchen originally contained three fireplaces. This kitchen was built in 1570 as the private kitchen to cook and prepare the finest food for Queen Elizabeth and her closest courtiers.

Downloadable Resources

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Tiltyard Menu April 2008

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Elizabethan brambleberry and honey preserve

A traditional English preserve. In the 16th century sugar was scarce and honey was used extensively, many Elizabethan families kept their own beehives. Bramble is an old name for blackberries which still grow wild in the English country hedgerows. Net weight: 8oz (227g). For UK and EU shipment only.