Blueprint Cafe
First Floor, Design Museum, Butlers Wharf, London, SE1 2YD
On the first floor of the Design Museum, the Blueprint Cafe was the first restaurant in the Butlers Wharf Gastrodrome. It has stunning views from the City of London along the Thames to Canary Wharf. The floor to ceiling windows and light wooden floors create a light and airy space in which to enjoy Jeremy Lee's fantastic cooking and the knowledgeable and courteous service. Events, weddings, conferences and other such functions can be held in this relaxed riverside venue and when the weather is good, the glass doors can be opened to create a stylish al fresco mood. A large rooftop summer terrace provides spectacular views and can be hired for canapé and barbeque receptions while they also cater for events held in the Design Museum where they are located.On the first floor of the Design Museum, the Blueprint Cafe was the first restaurant in the Butlers Wharf Gastrodrome. It has stunning views from the City of London along the Thames to Canary Wharf. The floor to ceiling windows and light wooden floors create a light and airy space in which to enjoy Jeremy Lee's fantastic cooking and the knowledgeable and courteous service.
Events, weddings, conferences and other such functions can be held in this relaxed riverside venue and when the weather is good, the glass doors can be opened to create a stylish al fresco mood. A large rooftop summer terrace provides spectacular views and can be hired for canapé and barbeque receptions while they also cater for events held in the Design Museum where they are located.
Head Chef Jeremy Lee is renowned for his eclectic style of cooking - taking influences from his native Scotland as well as Europe and North Africa. His menu changes daily depending on what is good that's in season.
The food scene is well set by his starters, offering a positive rainbow of choices, at one of the spectrum a chilled nettle soup; at the other smoked haddock fishcakes with aioli or jellied pork terrine, pickles and toast and in between, razor clams with parsley crust.
Follow that Jeremy! Fortunately he does that very successfully with piscatorial delights like rabbit and chicken pie or baked pork, asparagus, peas and broad beans while there is general applause for his whole lemon sole, garlic and parsley butter.
He is equally accomplished with his desserts, which might feature a traditional, but not the way he does it, blood orange sorbet, and, in the pastry department, pistachio cake with poached pear and cold vanilla cream, or almond tart with caramelized apples and Jersey cream.
The set menu is one of the indulgences that no one wants to miss, particularly when tempted by dishes such as duck and chicken liver pâté with pickles and toast, or a more substantial baked marinated chicken with tomato and courgette tian. The day becomes more enjoyable when lunch is brought to an end by a red currant sorbet or lemon posset and berries.
The Blueprint Café brings an elegant mix of European wines and New World discoveries with quite a few choices available by the glass. There is plenty of information on their comprehensive Website, such as offers and seasonal menu changes.
Modern British, Modern European
: 12:00 - 15:00 18:00 - 23:00
: 12:00 - 16:00
020 7378 7031
First Floor, Design Museum, Butlers Wharf, London, SE1 2YD [Map]
£26.00 £45.00
£15 (2 courses + glass of wine) to £20 (3 courses + glass of wine)
£15 (2 courses + glass of wine) to £20 (3 courses + glass of wine)
(Avg Price is the average cost per person for two courses, coffee, half a bottle of house wine and tip/service)
REVIEWS OF Blueprint Cafe
Sharon Ash (13 November 2010)
I ate lunchtime and the views are sublime, the atmosphere is relaxed but the attention of the waiters was second to none. The food was out of this world, simple but outstanding in taste! Not overfussed, the menu allows the ingredients to speak for themselves and demonstrates the skill of Jeremy and his team. The icing on the cake were the wonderful desserts and a chance to chat to the great man and complement him on his skill. I wish this experience could be transported to Weymouth Dorset even if it is only for the Olympics. Thank you for a wonderful meal.
Josy (17 October 2007)
We went there for my husband's birthday after receiving vouchers for a two course meal. The view is impressive and the cafe is located in a great area, right next to Tower Bridge. When we arrived we ordered a mojito and a gin and tonic. The waitress looked at me blankly and repeated mojito, but took the order and left the table. What returned was some kind of rum based drink with no mint or sugar, clearly not a mojito. Nevertheless, I drank it, though in hindsight should've complained then.
The starters were the highlight of the meal, the chicken liver pate was served with toasted bread, which was nice but nothing special and the salsify was coated delicately with parmesan, the highlight of the meal. The vegetarian main was polenta, I chose it because there were only three choices, and I didn't want fish, artichoke and goats’ cheese. It was quite bland and needed something like pesto to give it life. The beef main, which my husband had, was delicious and tender, if not too salty.
In such a great environment and considering we were early and it was not that busy, I would've expected better service. We also ordered dessert - the crème brulee came out with the top quite burnt, however the lemon dessert was delicious and creamy. Would I recommend it? Probably not due to me not thinking that we got value for money .And if they serve cocktails they should at least know what a mojito is. Mainly we found the waitress unwilling to please or help and didn't seem to be able to answer any questions about the menu.
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More Info for Blueprint Cafe
Children welcome- Air condition
- Reservations
- Groups allowed
- Outside seating
Cover charge
£19.00
£19.00
12.5% (optional), card slips closed
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Museum & lunch offer: 2 courses, Kir Royal & entry to Terence Conran: The Way We Live Now exhibition £26 This offer is available until March 4th, 2012, subject to availability, as displayed in the booking interface. Offer excludes service and includes VAT. Not available in conjunction with any offer
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