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Cafés and Bars
Cafes and Bars
There are a variety of cafés and bars throughout the National Theatre building, which are perfect for daytime coffee and cakes or pre-performance drinks and light meals.
National Theatre Espresso Bar
Our Espresso Bar sells an innovative range including great coffee, organic teas, freshly made fruit smoothies and wines and beer. Food available includes home made soup, hot and cold baguettes, bagels and paninis and delectable cakes.
At the front of the building on Theatre Square.
Circle Café
Self service menu includes pizza, or pasta and salad from £6. Orders for interval drinks and sandwiches can be placed at the Circle Café, or any bars.
Open before performances in the Olivier.
Level 2/3 (Olivier side of the building)
War Horse Children's Food
Picnic boxes for £4.95 will be on sale in both the Circle and Lyttelton Cafes.
Lyttelton Café
Our self service café serves a delicious menu of hot and cold dishes for pre-theatre eating such as double fish cakes or vegetable frittata. Complete your meal with a choice of salads, sandwiches, puddings and cakes cooked here in our kitchens at the National Theatre. Enjoy a hot or cold main course, and a quarter bottle of wine for only £9.95.
Ground floor (Lyttelton side of the building)
Bars
There are bars throughout the building. The Long Bar, in the main foyer, is open from 5pm - 11pm Monday to Saturday, and from 12pm - 11pm on days with matinee performances in the Olivier or Lyttelton.
Beat the queues! Orders for interval drinks and sandwiches can be placed at the Circle Café, or at any of our bars.
Please note that the National Theatre is fully non-smoking.
Find out more about using the National for private parties, meetings or conferences in Functions & Private Hire
