Food and Refreshments to enjoy at this royal palace
We have a wide range of food and refreshments available for you to enjoy at our various cafés.
- Tiltyard Café
- Privy Kitchen Café
- Wilderness Kiosk
- Magic Garden Kiosk
- Ice cream carts (seasonal)
Catering at Hampton Court Palace is currently open for ticket holders only.
Tiltyard Café
Enjoy coffees, teas, snacks, cakes, freshly made sandwiches, soups, salads, and hot meals. With meal options on the menu for children, this is the perfect spot for a family lunch. NGCI, vegan and vegetarian offer available.
Opening times
Deli bar: 10:00 - 17:00
Hot food: 11:30 - 15:00
After hot food service ends, we continue to offer a hot food option at our deli counters.
Access
There is step-free and wheelchair access into the Tiltyard Café.
Sample menu only – this is a small selection of the items we offer. Availability, dishes and prices may vary and are subject to change.
Cakes
Cookies £3.20
Muffins £4.75
Carrot cake £6.00
Victoria sponge cake £6.75
Maids of honour £6.50
Cream tea offer £8.95 (includes freshly baked scone, Cornish clotted cream, strawberry jam and English breakfast tea)
Deli
Soup of the day £8.50
Craft your own salad bowl £10.50, add a protein + £5.50
Value sandwich range (includes ham, cheese, egg and cress, tuna mayonnaise) £4.60
Smoked back bacon crusty bap £7.50
Sweet potato falafel and harissa houmous wrap £9.00
Chicken Caesar focaccia £9.75
Classic sausage roll £8.00
Children’s meal deal £7.95 (includes a sandwich, drink, snack and crisps)
Little Royals
Macaroni cheese £7.50
Chicken drumstick, chips, coleslaw £8.50
Mini fish, chips, garden peas £8.50
Hot food
Chefs dish of the day £17.50
Pumpkin gnocchi, garden vegetable fricassee £15.50
Traditional fish and chips, mushy peas £18.50
Cold drinks
A selection of cold drinks is available from £2.85
Hot drinks
A selection of hot drinks is available from £3.00
Summer BBQ
Join us for a weekend BBQ on the following dates:
Saturday 01 August
Saturday 08 August
Saturday 15 August
Saturday 22 August
There will be gelato and drinks outside Fountain Court.
Open Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00–17:00, it's the perfect spot to relax, unwind, and cool off on a warm summer's day.
Sample menu only. Availability, dishes and prices may vary and are subject to change.
Little Royals
Children's lunch box £7.95
Sausage roll £4.00
Jam doughnut £2.50
Little chocolate brownie £3.00
Ice cream tub £4.50
Soft serve ice cream £4.70
Fresh fruit £1.50
All day eats and treats
Aged cheddar and tomato toastie £8.50
Smoked bacon crusty roll £7.50
Sausage roll £8.00
Triple chocolate brownie £5.50
Cookie £3.20
Cold drinks
A selection of cold drinks is available from £2.85
Hot drinks
A selection of hot drinks is available from £3.00
The Wilderness Kiosk
Grab a snack before heading to the wilderness garden and labyrinth. NGCI, vegan and vegetarian offer available.
Opening times
- Open during half terms and holidays only: 11:00 - 16:00 Saturdays and Sundays (weather dependent Monday to Friday).
The Privy Kitchen Café
Built as the private kitchen for Queen Mary I, and situated at the heart of the palace, the Privy Kitchen is an ideal spot for a quick bite to eat. The Privy Kitchen Café serves a variety of sandwiches and pies. NGCI, vegan and vegetarian offer available.
Here you can try a traditional beef & ale pie - said to have been Henry VIII’s favourite treat after a tennis match!
Opening times
10:00 - 16:30.
Access
There is step-free and wheelchair access into the café and an accessible entrance to the seating area.
Sample menu only – this is a small selection of the items we offer. Availability, dishes and prices may vary and are subject to change.
Cakes
Carrot cake £6.00
Kings chocolate tart £6.50
Maids of honour £6.50
Cream tea offer £8.95 (includes freshly baked scone, Cornish clotted cream, strawberry jam and English breakfast tea)
Hot food
Soup of the day £8.50
Privy Pyes – vegan, beef, chicken and leek £17.50. (All served with a side and gravy)
Cold drinks
A selection of cold drinks is available from £2.85
Hot drinks
A selection of hot drinks is available from £3.00
Gelato and drinks at Fountain Court
25 July - 30 August (weather permitting)
Open Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00–17:00, it's the perfect spot to relax, unwind, and cool off on a warm summer's day.
Escape to our beautiful Fountain Court and treat yourself to a refreshing selection of drinks and delicious Hackney Gelato. Whether you're in the mood for a scoop of artisan gelato, a chilled Pimm's, a crisp Meantime Lager, or a soft drink or bottled water, there's something for everyone.
Picnics
You are welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy in the iconic gardens. Bring your food and a comfortable blanket from home, and enjoy this unique picnic location with plenty of space.
Dietary requirements
We strive to offer a personalised service at Hampton Court Palace. Like every catering establishment, our menu dishes are prepared in environments that are not totally free from allergen ingredients. While we endeavour to prevent this as far as possible, the nature of an allergen means we cannot fully guarantee that cross-contamination may not have occurred.
We are happy to provide further details on ingredients and how they are handled to allow you to make an informed decision as to whether the food is suitable. Should you have concerns about the ingredients in our dishes, please ask a member of staff regarding allergens. An allergen folder is also available.
We can provide allergen information on the 14 major allergens: lupin, mustard, molluscs, nuts, peanuts, crustaceans, fish, egg, celery, sulphur dioxide, soybean, milk, sesame, gluten.
Inside the buildings
To help protect our palace, food and drink is not allowed within the confines of any of the buildings except in designated areas.
Sustainability
Food is our passion, and we want it to be as respectful of the environment as possible. Sustainability is at the centre of all we do and we work to reduce our food waste, use a green supply chain, source ingredients locally, and commit to a larger plant-based offer.
We love to tell stories through our food and drink. We understand the role great food can play in a family day out and our extensive menus can provide you with everything you need.
Our food is inventive, local, and memorable yet accessible to all. We source seasonal food using local suppliers through our London larder, a specially selected group of local suppliers whose commitment to quality in their field is unmatched. Their products give our menus a sense of place, one that reflects our London heritage and base.
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