(Claw of Baryonyx walkeri) Baryonyx means 'heavy claw'. Unusually for a carnivorous dinosaur we know it ate fish as scientists have found fish scales and teeth with its fossil where its stomach would have been.

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Eating and drinking

All our restaurants, cafés and snack bars are family-friendly and each has a great kids' menu as well as tasty food for adults.

Our coffee is fairly traded and we only use organic milk. We're always looking for new ways to reduce our impact on the environment.

Many of our restaurants and cafés have healthy food options, high chairs and facilities for warming baby bottles.

  • Pies
    Restaurant

    Find delicious hot and cold food for all the family in the restaurant, near to the Central Hall and the main Museum entrance.

  • Cookies from our new range of snacks
    Café

    Enjoy cakes, sandwiches, coffees and teas while you soak up the atmosphere in the Café, located in the heart of the Museum.

  • Sanwiches from our delicious new range of food
    Sandwich bar

    Visit the Sandwich bar, near the Exhibition Road entrance, for a light lunch. Freshly filled baguettes, wraps and toasted sandwiches are available.

  • Organic cereal bars
    Snack bar and Picnic Area

    Brought your own lunch with you? Visit the Picnic Area for seating and tables. You can also get a selection of drinks and snacks at the Snack bar.

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Cartoon image of a hatchet fish on a museum pass

Until 1938 whale carcasses were buried in the Museum grounds so that their flesh would decay leaving only the skeletons.