Arty eats: New restaurant and bar to launch in expanded Tate Modern

Two new food and drink spots will open as part of Tate Modern’s expansion in June
Expansion: The Tate will relaunch in June
Ben Norum20 October 2016

The Tate Modern will launch its long-awaited extension on Friday June 17, opening the doors to its Switch House building for the first time.

Incorporated within this new part of the gallery will be the Switch House Bar on the first floor and Switch House Restaurant on floor nine.

The venues will focus on sourcing high-quality ingredients from across the UK, and will also serve Tate’s own-blended wines, the gallery’s own gin made by Sacred distillery in Highgate, and a beer brewed especially for Tate by Bermondsey’s Four Pure.

Dishes in the restaurant will include duck pastrami with dates, blood orange salad and balsamic jelly; trout with leek vinaigrette, air-dried ham and a horseradish velouté; and cured haddock with golden beetroot, samphire and cockle consomme.

Not your typical gallery grub: Cured haddock with golden beetroot, samphire and cockle consomme

Puddings will feature a coconut cream with Victoria sponge, mango compote, mandarin gel and an orange and almond tuile.

The bar will serve rotisserie chicken and a wide selection of craft beers, while cocktails and wines will also feature.

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The bar will serve pastries for breakfast from 7.30am, while both venues will offer coffee that’s been roasted across the river at Tate Britain in a WWII Nissen hut.

The new building will also boast a 10th floor viewing gallery, treating visitors to impressive cross-river scenes.

Food and drink options in Tate Modern’s existing Boiler House building already include a ground floor café, a members’ bar on the 5th floor and a restaurant on the 6th floor.

The new restaurant and bar will both open on June 17, along with the extension. Visit tate.org.uk.

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