For hot meals, light snacks, cakes and refreshing drinks, visit the wide range of cafes and restaurants in store including our own, The Place to Eat - you'll see a sample menu below. Do stop by next time you're in store, and with some of our restaurants you can even book a table.
John Lewis & Partners Cafes & Espresso Bars
Visit our smaller shops where we serve a selection of soups, salads, sandwiches and light meals, together with snacks, cakes and hot and cold drinks to enjoy.
The Place to Eat
Our restaurant is the perfect place to take a break during your shopping trip. From breakfast to dinner, discover everything from hot mains to light snacks - there’s also freshly-ground coffee and a selection of teas and cold drinks, including wine and beer.
Sample menu
Breakfast
The Full English
British pork sausage, British back bacon (2), British free-range egg, baked beans, portobello mushroom, slow-roasted tomatoes, potato rosti & toast
1109kcal
The Full Veggie
Meat-free sausages, British free-range egg, baked beans, portobello mushroom, slow-roasted tomatoes, potato rosti, chunky avocado & toast
1018kcal
Crushed avocado on sourdough toast with poached egg and smoked salmon 427kcal
Breakfast sandwiches served in a brioche bun:
British back bacon 588kcal
British pork sausages 694kcal
Meat-free sausages (vg) 575kcal
Free-range fried egg (v) 785kcal
Lunch
Battered cod & tartare sauce
with chips & minted peas
1169kcal
Beef & malbec bourguignon with pancetta
with mashed potato & braised red cabbage in port and red wine
513kcal
Steak and ale pie with a red wine gravy
with mashed potato & braised red cabbage in port and red wine
1050kcal
Spinach, mushroom, chestnut and thyme pie with a red wine gravy (v)
with mashed potato & braised red cabbage in port and red wine
1068kcal
Cambodian style vegetable & coconut curry (vg)
with rice, coriander & pickled red onion
522kcal
Kale, pumpkin & cheddar quiche (v)
with side salad
497kcal
Butternut squash & caramelised onion frittata (v)
with red onion chutney & side salad
367kcal
Salads
Mediterranean style orzo bowl (v)
with feta, chickpea, olives & sundried tomatoes
620kcal
Moroccan inspired spiced chicken & couscous bowl
with carrot, spring onions, pumpkin seeds, honey & harissa
698kcal
Children's Menu
Tomato pasta (vg) 254kcal
Cheese & tomato pasta (v) 357kcal
Chicken goujons & chunky chips 405kcal
Battered cod with minted peas 254kcal
Children's sausage, mash & minted peas 508kcal
Children's tomato, mozzarella and pesto toastie (v)
with side salad (allergens: cereals containing gluten, milk, mustard)
401kcal
Children's wiltshire ham & cheddar sourdough toastie
with side salad
419kcal
Children's tuna & mature cheddar sourdough toastie
with side salad
400kcal
Soup of the day
with a choice of bread
50-470kcal
Kids' lunchbox
with choice of sandwich, juice and three snacks
Toasties
Tomato, mozzarella and pesto sourdough toastie 802kcal
Wiltshire ham & cheddar sourdough toastie 832kcal
Tuna & mature cheddar sourdough toastie
with sweet & sour onion & rocket 799kcal
Sandwiches
Egg mayo & cress soft baguette (v) 360kcal
Tuna mayo & cucumber soft baguette 426kcal
Houmous, butternut squash & red pepper wrap (vg)
with caponata and spinach & Dill
403kcal
Smoked salmon bagel
with cream cheese, sweet & sour onion, cucumber & dill
362kcal
Ham, mature cheddar & red onion chutney baguette
842kcal
Hot honey chicken baguette with jalapeno relish
652kcal
Soup
Served with sourdough baguette, soft baguette or seeded sourdough roll
Leek & potato 99-360kcal
Sweetcorn & bacon chowder
581-842kcal
Thai inspired spiced chicken and coconut soup 254-515kcal
Note: Adults need around 2000 kcal per day
Opening Times- Place to Eat/John Lewis Cafe/ John Lewis Brasserie
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
| Bluewater | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Brent Cross | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 11.30am-5.30pm |
| Cambridge | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Cardiff | 9:30am-5pm | 9:30am-5pm | 9:30am-5pm | 9:30am-5pm | 9:30am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 10:30am-4pm |
| Cheadle | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 9am-5pm | 10.30am-3pm |
| Chelmsford | 9am-5.30pm | 9am-5.30pm | 9am-5.30pm | 9am-5.30pm | 9am-5.30pm | 9am-5.30pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Cheltenham | 9am-4.30pm | 9am-4.30pm | 9am-4.30pm | 9am-4.30pm | 9am-4.30pm | 9am-4.30pm | 10.30am-3pm |
| Chichester | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 10am-3pm |
| Cribbs Causeway | 10am-4.30pm | 10am-4.30pm | 10am-4.30pm | 10am-4.30pm | 10am-4.30pm | 9am-5pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Edinburgh | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 10am-5pm |
| Exeter | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 10.30am-3.30pm |
| Glasgow | 9.30am-4.30pm | 9.30am-4.30pm | 9.30am-4.30pm | 9.30am-4.30pm | 9.30am-4.30pm | 9am-4.30pm | 10am-4.30pm |
| High Wycombe | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Kingston | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-7pm | 9.30am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Leeds | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Leicester | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-7.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-6.30pm | 10.3am-4.30pm |
| Liverpool | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 9.30am-6pm | 11am-4pm |
| Milton Keynes | 9.30am-6pm | 9.30am-6pm | 9.30am-6pm | 9.30am-6pm | 9.30am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Norwich | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-7pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5.30pm | 10am-4pm |
| Nottingham | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-6.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9am-6.30pm | 10.30am-4.30pm |
| Newcastle | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9am-5.30pm | 10.30am-4.30pm |
| Oxford | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10.30am-4.30pm |
| Oxford Street | 10am-7pm | 10am-7pm | 10am-7pm | 10am-8pm | 10am-7pm | 10am-7pm | 11.30am-5pm |
| Peter Jones | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 11.30am-5.30pm |
| Poole | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 10am-3pm |
| Reading | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 11am-4.30pm |
| Solihull | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9am-5pm | 10.30am-4.30pm |
| Southampton | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 9am-6pm | 10.30am-4.30pm |
| Stratford | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 10am-6pm | 11.30am-5.30pm |
| Trafford | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 11.30am-4.30pm |
| Welwyn | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 9.30am-5.30pm | 10.30am-4.30pm |
| White City | 10am-6:30pm | 10am-6:30pm | 10am-6:30pm | 10am-6:30pm | 10am-6:30pm | 10am-6pm | 11.30am-5pm |
Other restaurants in our shops
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
| Bluewater | 10am-7pm | 10am-7pm | 10am-7pm | 10am-7pm | 10am-7pm | 10am-7pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Cambridge | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Cardiff | 9:30am-5pm | 9:30am-5pm | 9:30am-5pm | 9:30am-5pm | 9:30am-5pm | 9am-6pm | 10:30am-4pm |
| Cheadle | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 10.30am-4.30pm |
| Chelmsford | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 10.30am-3.30pm |
| Cheltenham | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Cribbs Causeway | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Edinburgh | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 10am-4.30pm |
| Glasgow | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 10am-5pm |
| Kingston | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Leeds | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10.30am-4.30pm |
| Liverpool | 10am-7pm | 10am-7pm | 10am-7pm | 10am-7pm | 10am-7pm | 9.30am-6pm | 11am-4pm |
| Milton Keynes | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Newcastle | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 9.30am-5pm | 10.30am-4pm |
| Norwich | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 10am-4pm |
| Nottingham | 9am-5.30pm | 9am-5.30pm | 9am-5.30pm | 9am-5.30pm | 9am-5.30pm | 9am-5.30pm | 10am-4.30pm |
| Oxford | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10:30am-4:30pm |
| Oxford Street | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 11.30am-5pm |
| Peter Jones | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 10am-5.30pm | 11.30am-4.30pm |
| Reading | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 10am-5pm | 9am-5pm | 11am-4.30pm |
| White City | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6.30pm | 10am-6pm | 11.30am-5pm |
Other Restaurants to enjoy in selected shops
Caffé Nero
The Caffè Nero philosophy is simple: Premium award-winning Italian coffee, a warm and welcoming atmosphere, good food and great personal service. Available at John Lewis White City
Benugo Café
Serving delicious breakfasts, lunches, afternoon teas and everything in between. In Edinburgh, Cardiff, Cheadle, Chelmsford, Glasgow, Leeds, Norwich, Oxford, Oxford Street and Peter Jones
Ori Caffe
Boasting authentic fresh flavours, Ori Caffe will be serving a variety of artisan sandwiches, fresh pastries and delicious sweet treat. Available at Bluewater, Cambridge, Cribbs Causeway, Milton Keynes, Reading, Nottingham and Newcastle.
Huffkins Cafe
Classic afternoon teas, all-day dining, cakes and pastries from the Huffkins bakery in Cheltenham, Kingston and Oxford Street.
Oxford Street's New Rooftop Bar
Now open! Join us high above the buzz, on the 6th floor of John Lewis Oxford Street at 1864 Rooftop Bar & Kitchen