Museum of the Bible - Part VI - Manna

For lunch during our Museum of the Bible visit we headed back upstairs towards Manna, the museum's main restaurant.  Ticket holders aren't allowed re-admittance to the Museum, and you're not supposed to bring food inside, so we decided to splurge for food on-site.

We found a couple of different articles online about the restaurant before we visited that told us what to expect.

DC Eater - Look Inside the Israeli Street Food Restaurant at the Museum of the Bible
Washington Post - The Museum of the Bible opens Friday. Here’s what to expect at its restaurants.

 The restaurant looks fantastic and is open as you walk up, which does make it slightly confusing.   Eventually we figured out that you grab a menu, look it over, and then head up to the register to order.

The food is definitely not cheap, the prices are fairly similar to what you'll find at amusement parks, but it is much higher quality than park fare.

The typo was annoying--everywhere else but the menu the restaurant is referenced as Manna.

The tables are beautiful wood.

 You order food by the meal, but all of it is on view for you to see before you order.

I believe that you can even taste test something if you want a small sample before you order.

 Drinks are not your normal selection--cans, bottles, and boxes of water.

 There are no fountain drinks, so no option of a free glass of water (but we could have pulled out our water bottles).  The different drinks were quite tasty.  I mixed the cider with the pineapple-mango.

 Amy and my sister-in-law ordered the Taste of Israel platter which looked quite colorful.  Amy said it was delicious and she polished off everything.

I got the one boring item on the menu, The Basket, which consisted of tasty breaded chicken and spiral fries.  A variety of sauces were available--so I stocked up on ketchup for my meal.

Seeing as how the museum is technically free (just a suggested donation) the high prices at the restaurant weren't too terrible.  I certainly wouldn't bring young children here as there wasn't a great kids menu (though you could get them just a side of mac and cheese or fries), but it was a good place to eat.  Oh, and if you're curious, the registers accepted contactless payments, so I was happy to be able to use ApplePay to pay for our food.

After lunch we headed down to the second floor to walk through The Impact of the Bible, so that is what tomorrow's post will cover.

~Matt