Ballroom Cafe
Take a break with a coffee in the heart of our Royal Festival Hall
Whether you’re looking to grab something on the go or prefer to sit and enjoy freshly made food at your own pace our refurbished Ballroom Cafe is the place to head.
You’ll find a great range of food options waiting for you including quiche, soups, toasties, salads and sausage rolls, sandwiches and wraps, all of them made fresh here at the Southbank Centre daily using locally sourced ingredients.
This is also the go-to place for freshly ground coffee and a range of teas and other hot drinks; perfectly accompanied by a cake or sweet-treat made in our on-site bakery.
And in the evenings the Ballroom Cafe becomes an extension of our bars, helping ensure you never have to queue too long for your pre-show drinks.
Opening times
Monday & Tuesday: 10am – 5.30pm
Wednesday – Sunday: 10am – 8pm
Location
Royal Festival Hall, Level 2
For your visit
Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open daily.
Monday & Tuesday, 10am – 6pm*
Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
*If we’re hosting a performance, the building will stay open until the event ends.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our site.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.