Blueprint Café

My friend and I allowed 2 hours for dinner before attending the theater. We arrived at an almost empty restaurant and we were greeted nicely. Our order was taken and we waited and waited....eventually after waiting almost half an hour we asked when the food would arrive and, fairly promptly our starters arrived. We also had to ask for our main courses and our deserts. There were plenty of staff , so I'm not sure what their problem was. After all our prompts, we managed to have our meal and pay in just short of the 2 hours we'd allocated. The food when it eventually arrived was delicious; well prepared and nicely presented.....the views across the Thames are spectacular, especially in the evening, but having a constant eye on the clock does rather detract from the enjoyment. Although we had directed our complaints to the management, they neither thanked us for our custom, nor apologized for the poor service when we left. I recommend this restaurant in the hope that service will improve!

The service is not good at all. I found the waitresses are rather rude.
The food is of small porter, however, it tasted good.
The view is amazing and probably that is the only positive.

My 3rd visit this year and it didn't disappoint.

The food was fine but was very difficult to get service. Our flight in was delayed so I called 3 times within the 3 hours leading up to our booking to advise, but I couldn’t get through or get anyone to return our call. In addition, the restaurant was not very busy at all so I’m not sure why.

Great British classics on offer here; I haven't seen soft herring roes on a menu for ages, they were delicious. The set menu is great value and there is a short but well thought out wine list. The staff were all welcoming and friendly; their informal yet professional service style fits the venue perfectly. The restaurant itself is very modern, being in the former Design Museum building, but is also very comfortable and has fantastic views over the river and of Tower Bridge.

Haven’t been for years. The views continue to be brilliant. The food is going down market a bit. So don’t expect fine dining just good solid modern British food. Service very friendly and willing.

Great service, small portions but delicious. We had beef curry and expected that with rice than chips but it was tasty. View was great, we were obviously close to the windows.

Nice space, good food, understaffed as usual so service was slow and spotty.

Food was ok. We had the Beef coconut curry. It was absolutely nothing like a curry. It was in fact beef stew! It did make us laugh. Couldn’t believe they were calling it beef coconut curry as it had no coconut or curry in the dish, just beef. Starter was nice and so was the desert. The service was good and the views over Tower-bridge was very nice.

Would return for the chilled atmosphere, but would look at the menu online before returning and would definitely NOT have the beef (stew) curry again!

Great food, friendly and helpful service and amazing views of Thames River!
We will definitely come back very soon.
Thank you Blueprint Café!

Excellent evening overall, great view and ambiance. Food and service also excellent. will be returning soon.

Had a lovely relaxed summery evening with good food and wine, and a great ambience helped by the beautiful views of Tower Bridge and the Thames. Excellent value with the ES offer. The chocolate brownie with almond ice cream was delicious!

My second visit with friends. Set menu is excellent value. Wine is reasonably priced. Amazing views of Tower Bridge and the Thames. My one criticism would be lack of staff which resulted in slower service. All in all, a worthwhile restaurant.

Great views, service and food average

The service was great, I love the view and the food just amazing. I will definitely go back again.

Lovely food at a very reasonable price and stunning view.

Lovely setting and furnishings, delicious food

Amazing dinner and service with stunning views of the river & Tower Bridge.

Very happy with the quality of food. We shared some starters around the table. All delicious. Definately recommend the smoked eel and Scampi. I had the Sea trout main which came with Crispy parma ham. Yum!

I will definately be back to try the Lamb!

Thank you

Excellent as always. Great food, good views, lovely service and exceptional value for money.

Do not miss this gem on the river bank in London. Excellent food and hospitality.

Such an amazing place! Food was delicious and well presented especially Smoked Eel. Staff was very attentive, friendly and helpful.
Views of Thames River from restaurant are stunning!
We had a lovely afternoon and we will definitely come back very soon!

Quality of the view seemed to come at the price of the quality of the food.

Starter of asparagus, egg and parmesan was tasty but pedestrian.

Main of bavette and fries was only just passable. Bavette quite tough, saved by excellent fried.

Desert of coconut pannacotta was pretty good, and worth eating again.

The staff seemed a little confused between ‘can I have a few minutes to decide’ and no attention at all.

Overall, not a disaster, but also not the quality and value the view deserves.

Beautiful views of the river. Great service and lovely food. Very impressed and will be going back again soon

Menu selection is far too restrictive, only 5 items for each setting - starter, main, dessert and a very disappointing choice of 5. When we were there on Thursday evening there was some kind of event taking place with people standing and clapping their guests - this should be a private event, not what you want when you’re having a quiet dinner with a friend.

We enjoyed a great dinner at Blueprint last night. I had an asparagus followed by a seabream. I finished with a chocolate mousse which was one of the highlights. Service was just perfect. Will defnitely return.

Absolutely lovely place! Unbelievable good value for money. Superb food and very friendly service.The service by Carla was impeccable. Truly lovely staff. Thanks so much! Can't recommend highly enough.

Sensationeller Blick - Service sehr gut - Essen lecker aber klar, auch etwas teurer ... aber gerne wieder

Fantastic views over the river and tower bridge but the restaurant feels very empty and cold. The tables are marble (no table
Cloths) , so freeeezing to lean on! The waiting staff were lovely

None of the flair that its neighbours, Le Pont de la Tour and Cantina del Ponte have to offer greet your arrival at this once Banana factory in the depths of Shad Thames. Now housed in the renovated 1930’s style Design Museum, The Blueprint Cafe is up two flights of stairs that would go unnoticed in Life on Mars. Having never been before and with my parents who are country folk, there was some apprehension about what on earth I had booked. But once at the door, the calm of the floor and the sight of the light rendered all fears unfounded: for this was a tour de force in splendid dining. Outstanding food served at the right temperature in a room where one could converse without raising one’s voice - a rarity along the Thames these days. Bar the odd missed beat in service, this was a lucky booking (left it late) and one that I (and indeed my mother) will be making again in the future.

Appalling service -
No access to the building for Iran’s, elderly (no lift and no warning of access issues)

Bread arrives at end of first course

Refreshments tea:coffee order ignored completely and had to chase 25m after ordering, with no apologies

Fantastic location and view, perfect level of service. Food was lovely. A real Hidden Gem.

Great meal however a very limited menu. Earth hour set menu was the only one available which was a shame, no vegan/veg options or a la carte

Great candlelight dinner, and views to die for!

Excellent food. Portion size on the small side. Was very quiet in restaurant.

Lovely views over river at sunset and relaxed and inviting light and airy dining room. Plenty of options on the pre theatre menu and nice portion sizes.

Excellent Sunday roast!
Beautiful views from this restaurant in an excellent location on the river. Service was prompt and friendly. Food delicious.

It was a special family meal and we had a great service and excellent food. It wasn’t particularly busy and it was good not to be drowned out by music.

Service and food was excellent! I would highly recommend!

Lovely food and attentive service

Lovely views and great food

Always a good option for a catch-up with friends and the set menu is great value. This was dinner for four and a first visit for our friends. All of our set menu choices were very good. The set menu portion sizes are sensible, which was perfect for us all, as a three course midweek dinner doesn't have to mean over-eating!

Note that it's lovely to sit by the window, although there are one or two gaps where a chilly wind can get through when it's cold and blustery outside.