Modern Life Cafe is located on the far west end of UEA's campus within the beautiful Sainsbury Centre building (which was very recently graced by Her Majesty the Queen).
While the whole building itself is an art exhibition hall and research location, Modern Life is the comprehensive dining option inside. It operates under UEA Catering/Campus Kitchens, but offers a more formal dining experience and ambiance than its sister facilities. This and the upgraded food quality and presentation accounts for slightly higher prices.
I've had a few good dishes here--either mains or desserts--and service is usually also good. Portions are more than enough as well. The best part about eating here is the gorgeous view from its massive floor to ceiling windows. It's no wonder several private events (weddings, receptions, etc.) are hosted in the dining room throughout the year.
This restaurant has the best view. The room is huge with one entire wall made of glass. Makes the place feel even more spacious than it already is. There are loads of tables all still socially distanced I would say. We got there first thing in the morning on Saturday for coffee and I treated myself to a scone too which was delicious. The staff were very friendly and polite. There were some amazing looking cakes.
Lovely helpful staff, excellent toasted sandwiches, not just your boring old ham and cheese type stuff- we had falafel, pepper, spinach and chilli jam. Came with a nice salad. Yum! Sourdough bread delish, can sometimes be too crunchy when toasted but perfect in this instance
I love this space and visit whenever I can.
Agata and her team do a great job!
Someone clearly cares about the food which is always creative, full of flavour & well executed.
I’m a regular visitor and I’m always happy with my experience. Excellent food and wonderful outlook from the enormous window. One minor quibble, I have noticed that people are allowed to sit overlong at tables after a very small meal, working on laptops, when others are queuing. This is a restaurant not a study facility.
Booked a table and it was all ready. Delicious choice of food with good size portions. Nice peaceful atmosphere and friendly and helpful staff.
Delicious food, we had the pollock and mixed salad. Friendly and helpful service - thank you!
Wonderful experience - lovely service, absolutely delicious food (we had 1 quiche and 1 hake) and beautiful setting! Look forward to coming back soon!
Fabulous place for our Mother’s Day outing. Wonderful food and great atmosphere at a very reasonable price. Highly recommended.
Get's better every time. Love the space and the sandwiches are delicious.
Had a fabulous Mediterranean style salad here today - very tasty and efficient, friendly service.
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