U.S. Capitol Cafe

“I enjoyed all of the different food stations and there was a large variety.”

Katie★★

I was excited to dine in here but the experience turned out to be really disappointing. Food tastes very mid and is not worth your visit. I got mac&cheese and it was so oily that it was impossible to eat it. The Capitol Dome dessert looks cute but it’s just whipped cream inside white chocolate. Would not recommend getting it either. Prices were not cheap either, you can get something better for that money.

Elizabeth Dawes★★

The food would be much better if you could eat while it’s hot. We had to stand in line for 20 minutes before we could pay and sit down to eat. The food is overpriced, but it was convenient. The Capitol dessert was wonderful!

JJ Sullivan★★★★★

It’s a cafeteria full of 8th grade tours! It was packed full, it felt amazingly clean. Had a wide variety of food, pizza, hot dogs, salad bar, shrimp; even Indian food. Wide choices of food, desserts and drinks. Shrimp was $19. You take and clear your own plates. The utensils are found at a counter in the dining area. Dinning area has shared tables and very loud. In the basement area so no atmosphere except for all the visitors.

John R★★★★

For being a museum cafe it's really good and has a good amount of options for lunch. Good options for treats as well. Best plan is to tour the Capitol around 10:30-11, eat lunch here, and then go through the tunnel to the library Congress around 1-1:30pm. That way you only need to go through the security once to see both sites.