Child friendly places to eat near the Natural History Museum

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Dh, DD and I are off to London for a few days this week and are looking for somewhere to eat near (within 10/15 mins walk if possible) the Natural History Museum if anyone has any suggestions please.

Franco manca on old Brompton road - good value and good pizza - you can book but it's mostly walk ins

Exactly what I was going to say. They were lovely with me and my autistic boy but I think I went to the one a bit further away near the premiere in towards earl's court

There's a cafe with stuffed Pandas in the Natural History museum. ( Also one in the Science Museum next door or a posher, beautiful cafe in the Victoria and Albert museum across the road!)

Ah, we've planned Franco Manca in Covent Garden for dinner on Wednesday but we can change it to this one on Thursday instead or eat in the cafe.

Thanks all 😊

We used to alternate eating in the N H musem itself and science museum when I took the twins to something near there (and when they were busy I would be in the restaurant in the V&A. In other words all 3 museums have very good places to eat with children in the museums themselves.

Papa Roma. Family Italian restaurant.

Although following that can anyone recommend a child friendly place in Covent Garden please 😁

I have to say food in the science museum was utterly shit and extortionate! I expected it to be both not great and expensive but it exceeded itself on both accounts!

There's a GBK around the corner from the NHM - not particularly exciting but very child friendly!

I've taken DC to Cote in Covent Garden a few times, as DD2 is obsessed with their Croque monsieur. There are lots of good restaurants though, and if they like a particular cuisine we can almost certainly recommend something suitable? DD1 likes Flat Iron as she's very into steak :)

Covent Garden - 
Prima Sapori d'Italia - we are there last week - pizza was good and so was a simple pasta - very nice waiters

On Tavistock street - 20m from Covent Garden

Zita Teresa is about a 10/15min walk and located just behind harrods- family friendly Italian, reasonably priced and a must for us on every London trip. Google were saying it was closed but it’s not, we ate here last week during half term.

We went to the science museum in the summer, Kensington Creperie was close, friendly, pretty quick service. There’s a Lebanese/Moroccan place opposite it that looked popular too.

As a side note... have you booked your NHM tickets? We just tried for Wednesday and couldn't get tickets. No problem at Science museum though.

DS is obsessed with the NHM kids’ lunchboxes. The contents are pretty boring and he would not be remotely interested if I got the same sandwich, crisps, raisins and juice out of my handbag, but out of a NHM cardboard box they are apparently the best food ever.

Or there is a Carluccios, a Thai Square, a Pain Quotidien, and Comptoir Libonais, and a Pret on the way back to South Ken station. You’ll find something to eat in one of those.

Comptoir Libanais is lovely for kids.
Tombo (Japanese) - love this place and not extortionate.
If you download the Pizza Express app, it’s currently BOGOF on pizzas. There’s one near Gloucester Rd.
Imperial College (entrance next to the Science Museum) has some lovely food at reasonable prices. I always see families eating there in the holidays.

We always go to the Carluccios by the station, and find it family friendly. And tasty!

We go to the Carluccio's by the tube station too!

Down exhibition road at there’s a load of eateries including a comptoire Lebanese and pan quotidian, a tapas place, burger bar and a pizza place that are all nice and around a pedestrian strip

We took a very active 5yo to a street restaurant near the tube by the NHM.
We also enjoyed eating in the science museum on another occasion.

I always take loads of snacks too!!

In Covent Garden area I have taken my kids to the pizza express opposite
Charing Cross station. Always very friendly and tolerant of kids.

Yes we have 👌

Thanks for all the suggestions, DH and I will do.a.bit.more research tonight