Upon entry I was a bit taken aback by just how contemporary and airy the interior decoration of the museum café actually was. I think that owing to the fact that I had just spent a long time wandering round looking at a rather miscellaneous anthology of historical artifact, pictures and poems I was expecting something more in tune with the traditional nature of what was exhibited in the rest of the museum. However, this in no way downplays the bright and airy appearance that the café did actually possess, and one that I very much enjoyed being in the surroundings of. With a modern interior boasting buttercup yellow walls on one side and raspberry coloured walls on the other, this is a very pleasing café to be able to enjoy, as I did a slice of lemon meringue pie and shared pot of tea with my friend after meandering around all of the exhibitions. The Museum café offers an extensive assortment of sandwiches, pasta and soup, salads, fairtrade coffees, muffins, pastries and desserts, so you are well catered for. The overall progressive-looking interior is nicely contrasted in a very understated way by the small number of random artifacts scattered around including slim antique vases on the tables, fireplace, a mirror with a very intricately engraved golden frame and a narrow glass cabinet next to the cash till that displays the type of relics you would expect to find in the museum itself. This imparts a very subtle connection between the contemporary café and the historical museum in which it is housed, making the difference between one and the other not so severe than I had initially perceived. A laudable place to chill out after exercising your legs and brain around the museum. read more