Castle Café

Expensive, the sandwiches weren’t worth it and they didn’t have any mayonnaise, ketchup,etc. Also they charged me for a plastic cups. I guess the food trucks outside would have been a better choice.

Its museum food folks. It costs more than it is worth and you could have easily have brought your own snacks if you wanted. Not bad just museum food. Take that as you will. At least there is a lot of tables. More than they will ever need.
Update - They even warm up some of the food if need be.

I find it a adequate place where just to want to sit and grab a coffee and sweet snack in-between museum visits. The line was indeed long. Maybe the manager should change the system so that one person charges and the other prepares your coffee, which is actually what takes longer.

The manager Sharon looked very unkept. Unprofessional and clueless on how to run a small, tiny Cafe that preschool kids can run in their sleep. Long lines, and poor food quality. Lack flavor and stale. All the food taste really old and gave me a stomach ache.

This building architecture is amazing! It's incredible to know that this building is about 170 yrs old!

This is the worst possible DC experience I’ve had so far. It really deserves a zero star review. The women who attend the place are extremely nasty and untrustworthy. After I ordered a few items from the cafe, my receipt did not reflect the items that I had ordered. When I went back to ask, they insisted that the items in the receipt were “the same price” as what I had ordered. This is a clearly dishonest practice. When I stuck around to see if I saw prices specified, they asked me rudely if I needed anything else. I felt bullied out the the place. Prices are ridiculously expensive, even for a tourist place and the attendants rude beyond belief. Avoid at all cost.

The poor lady was there by herself and the line was long. I'm uploading the menu board so you can see how expensive it is. $$$$. The foods were average. The lady didn't tell me but Smithsonian members could get 10pct off. Bummer. Ordered tomato and cheese sandwich, took a bite, and it didn't have any tomato. Went bank and the lady lifted up the bread, nodded, and slapped sliced tomato into the sandwich. Come on, my sandwich was ordered toasted!!