The Royal Cornwall Museum Cafe

The cafe at the Royal Cornwall Museum, now the Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, is the Arts Cafe at 25 River Street, run by Truro Arts Company, the independent art shop that adjoins the museum. The kitchen makes food to order using local produce where it can: salads, homemade soup, jacket potatoes, quiches, sandwiches and toasted paninis, with homemade cakes and cream teas for the afternoon. Coffee comes from Origin, the Cornish roaster based in Helston, and loose leaf tea is served in pots. The cafe is fully licensed, with wine by the glass or bottle and local beer and cider. Inside there are comfy sofas and, in winter, a wood burner; outside there is a courtyard terrace for sunny days. Exhibitions by Cornwall based artists change regularly on the walls. The museum itself opens from 10am to 4pm every day, and the cafe is a natural pause between its galleries and the art shop. It suits museum visitors, shoppers in the River Street end of town and anyone after a quiet lunch with a glass of wine.

Good to know

• Arts Cafe, 25 River Street, Truro TR1 2SJ, run by Truro Arts Company
• Made to order salads, soup, jacket potatoes, quiches, sandwiches, paninis, cakes and cream teas
• Origin coffee; fully licensed with wine, local beer and cider
• Sofas and wood burner inside; outdoor courtyard
• Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery opens 10am to 4pm daily

Address: Arts Cafe, 25 River Street, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2SJ.

Official site: The Royal Cornwall Museum Cafe website.