Metropolitan Museum Members Only Dining Room

However this is still a standby for a lovely brunch with mom or more importantly if you need to impress someone over a.
Metropolitan museum members only dining room. 91 reviews of the dining room at the met this dining room is member s only yes in that condescending way certain ues locales can be. If you cannot schedule your visit in advance we are happy to accommodate member entry to the museum without a reservation upon your arrival. The metropolitan museum of art is one of the world s largest and finest art museums. Museum will be open five days a week starting august 29 pending state and city approval new york updated august 14 2020 the metropolitan museum of art announced today that it plans to reopen to visitors on saturday august 29 with members preview days on august 27 and 28.
It doesn t have the buzz of any of the trending spots downtown but the stately dining room feels. Unfortunately there was a renovation last year that took away some it s character for me. For years new york s metropolitan museum of art s members dining room was the hardest thing to find in a vast building full of hallways and quiet chambers. Now the dining room at the met is open all week for lunch and diner and the quality of the food and service is as high as before.
They have since opened the restaurant up to the public rather than limit clientele to higher level members of the metropolitan museum. Other met dining locations including the balcony lounge the dining room great hall balcony café and bar petrie court café and the cantor roof garden bar remain temporarily closed. We have dined at the dining room when it was the trustees dining room and always felt it was top notch. We encourage members to reserve a time to visit prior to arrival at the museum.
From business meetings to intimate dinners and cocktail receptions these rooms offer the perfect settings to entertain family friends and colleagues customized to your tastes and budget. That was both the point and the. For more information about health and safety protocols while visiting the museum including indoor dining locations please read our visitor guidelines. Several years ago we used to have diner only during the weekend in the members dining room at the met.
Members and patrons have the opportunity to host private events in the museum s elegant dining rooms. Its collection includes more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years of world culture from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe. The view of central park from the dining room is another plus for this restaurant.