Last Spring break I took the girls to the California Academy of Sciences, using a couple of the free tickets the San Leandro library so helpfully provides for its members.\u00a0 I hadn’t been to the Academy in years, since it was at its temporary space in downtown San Francisco.\u00a0 At that time it had a small but actually pretty good cafe.\u00a0 Alas, it’s now become much larger and the quality of food seems to have downgraded.<\/p>\n
The Academy Cafe<\/strong> is basically a cafeteria with about four different stations. Make sure you identify on which are the items you want to avoid unnecessary time in line.\u00a0 The prices are high, specially for drinks\/deserts, but that’s to be expected.<\/p>\n My youngest daughter had the butter pasta<\/strong>. It was fine. The portion wasn’t too big for $7, but enough for a 9 yo.\u00a0 My oldest daughter had the chicken & chips<\/strong> ($12).\u00a0 She had to wait for the chicken, and then it was very, very dry.\u00a0 I would not recommend this dish.\u00a0 It was a generous portion, however.<\/p>\n I didn’t have lunch myself, but shared a very underwhelming bread pudding<\/strong> ($4, I think) with the girls.<\/p>\n They don’t have regular sodas, the Izze sodas they do have were good, but very expensive.<\/p>\n The Academy also has a full-fledged restaurant, the Moss Cafe. Prices are higher, in the high-teens\/low twenties for entrees.<\/p>\n Academy Cafe<\/strong> <\/p>\n
\nCalifornia Academy of Sciences
\nGolden Gate Park
\nSan Francisco, CA
\nhttp:\/\/themossroom.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n