Starport Cafe - NASA's Johnson Space Center's Cafeteria Reviews

Positives - very broad selection is a food court setting. You should be able too find something to suit everyone. It's convenient and spacious. The theme is kind of cute. Cons - it's terribly expensive - feels like a space mugging. The food is only OK.

Good selection of food and good coffee for the adults. Reasonable prices but higher than a fast food places. If you go when the Space Center opens and have kids it is a convenient place for lunch

$3.50 per slice for one slice of cheese? Another $3.50 per drink? They have a captive audience and I see no reason to overcharge. There is a selection of chicken strips, stir fry, burgers and dogs and food was okay. My recommendation would be to buy the refillable bottle in the shape of aliens or astronauts for $6.99 to share to save on drink costs. Food was typical fast food offerings and tasted okay.

Over priced & average food. Exactly what you would expect from an attraction like this. They do have a wide variety of items to eat & some good coffee thank goodness.

Perfect Design .... Quick Fast Service ...... Nice Atmosphere ...... kind Staff...... with smily Faces...... Lovely Place ..... Thank you for their Service

Ate here during the Level 9 VIP tour. The food was fresh, plenty of variety, good value for money. The cakes were delicious, so were the salads. The coffee very decent. The best part was "having lunch at NASA" and mingling with some of the NASA staff.

There were a vsriety of selections to choose from all of which were average priced museum offerings. We bought two sandwiches -- one of which was tasty but the other was dry and unappealing. For a quick lunch it sufficed but was not great.

It's great coming to work and having an opportunity to grab a meal or a snack right outside your office door! Every week they post a menu for our convenience and have a great variety to satisfy the pallett of even the pickiest eater! Healthy choices or other are available before 9:30am and 11 - 1:30p most work days!

We visited the Space Center during the rain storm that flooded half of Houston, and a lot of people didn't make it to work at the museum. Only part of the Café was open. Ordered two burgers and two drinks. The burgers came out within 30 seconds, so they clearly were pre-made. They weren't bad, but they weren't that good, either. And they cost nine dollars apiece. With drinks, $25.64. So two admission tickets and lunch in the Café and you're down over $70.

To be expected, 28 bucks for five small bags of chis and five sodas. Clean, lots of seating but simple food and high prices.

Great place and reasonable I have a season pass and enjoy going every 6 weeks or so. People may pass it up thinking it is expensive but it is not.

Take a break and enjoy the Cafe and surrounding!Good price for every pocket.With the friends or alone I will come again.

was a typical fast food type lunch, salty n drinks we alittle high, but free refills while you are there.

seriously. we all know that attractions have over priced food but this is freakin rediculous

Food is set up in a variety of stations and options range from pizza to stir fry to hotdogs and chicken fingers. This is the place to get a good latte and if you only want to buy a treat and bring food you can do that too. Get a robot to make you a yoghurt sundae for $6.

Had lunch here while visiting space center. Had Cheese Burger & Fries with water. slightly above average cost but food was OK.

We had a lovely meal here, in between shows at the Space centre. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff too.

Half of the booths were shut when I visited for lunch, leaving a limited choice. The food was adequate as "fuel" but not much more than that. High prices as you might expect for a captive audience.

My family like the starport cafe at the johnson space center. The food was served fresh and tasted quite well. Good dining option after or during a visit to the space center.

Meal is fresh and tasty, big choice of deserts, salads and hot meal.

Very nice get coffee and sit there for a couple minutes during yr visit. This coffe shop was just one in this area. I was surprised, that there is no food area, because a lot of people planning to stay there all day.

Visited with our grandchildren in Kingwood, entertained them for the day. Had snacks that were healthy alternatives to fast food and coffee that satisfied my wife and daughter-in-law.

Try and eat ahead of time,or be prepared to pay a fortune for lame food!!! There are several different "themed" kiosks in this food court,and they ALL suck,and they are ALL ridiculously expensive!!!

Food is typical fast food - cafeteria line service. It rates highly because you can find something for all palates - burger lovers, fried food lovers, vegetarians, etc. This is important when you are taking visitors, particularly from countries other than US.

was really hungry but didnt really like what was on offer...the only good part was the coffee..but yeah nice place to relax for a bit

Nothing particularly awful, and a variety of fast food for your visit to the space center.Don't know what you can say about hot dogs.

We went in about 11.45am so no queues!! Chose large cheese pizza, jacket potatoes and bbq meat platter for two adults and two teens. Plenty to eat. All were good and tasty!

Very nice and convenient while your visiting. The prices are high but that should expected. The kids loved their chicken tenders and the baked potatoes were very good.

This place has a good selection of cafeteria food. It is well prepared, tasty and the portions are good. For the price you get a good meal. I had salad, a salad bar, and the choices were yummy, but you know, those salads add up when you fill a plate with heavy stuff.

The cafe is adequate but not much more can be said about it. We were there on a day that was not over busy in the Centre, but still quite busy in the cafe. It is fast food at above average prices. I guess once families are inside the Space Centre they become a captive audience when hungry. All in all can only describe the cafe as adequate but average.

Food below average and prices extremely high. Eat at a restaurant before or after your trip. You will be much happier

Prices were about what you'd expect for being stuck there all day. At least there were many options: burgers, dogs, two types of chicken, pizza.

A good selection of food and drink for all the family with plenty of seating close to the action and exhibits

Yeah, yeah, I know what you're thinking: of *course* there's a cafeteria at a local attraction; I can't *wait* to get a cold cheeseburger and a warm soda! Well, cast those thoughts aside and head into the Starport. Most people see the burger place at the entrance and assume that's it. However, you have to venture deeper into the cafe in order to get the full experience. Burgers? Yep. Pizza? You know it. But what about custom salads? Barbecue? Made-to-order sandwiches? BEER?! Yes, the Starport has all of these and more. Only fancy desert? Hit up the Dippin' Dots stand. Bottled soda? Vending machines. Star Trek shuttlecraft? Got it. Go past the longest line in the joint and find something you really want. Did I mention beer? Yes, you too can beat the heat, and your kids, with a cold beer. It's all standard brands, though, with the addition of Shiner Bock. Cold beer is cold beer, though. Make sure you finish it before heading back into the Space Center; food and drinks aren't allowed outside of the cafe. Overall, this was a pleasant surprise after a long morning of tours and displays. We thought we'd have to end our day early to get food somewhere else, but we're glad we decided to check out the options available. It's good food, at attraction prices, but it saves time.

Sandwich of bread and meat - bread cold and chewy. No Coke products - all Pepsi and we don't like Pepsi. Table area was clean and neat and picked up. Service people on food line were polite and cheerful.

This has GOT to be one of THE lamest food courts EVER!!! The food SUCKS,is WAY OVERPRICED,the employees act like they are pissed off at EVERYONE,and literally HALF of the places weren't even open!!!

If you're visiting, no reason to leave since they have a cafeteria food court with plenty of options.

Good place for a snack or meal. Very clean food court. Lots of choices. With quick service. Good place to stop and rest during your visit to the Space Center....

Well, not really. It's food is typical small town diner style food with outer-spaced theme names. But hey, I expected that. Overall the food is nominal.... but the atmosphere, where else can you go to have dinner with an astronaut, see the stars and go zero G in 2.3? Well, on the East Coast at another Space Center of course. Starport Cafe - out of this world!

Ate here when we visited the Johnson Space Center and we had a great meal and great experience. We will definitely be back!

Ok food court. Standard selections. Pizza, BBQ, sandwiches, burgers, chicken strips, etc. Prices are about what you would expect at any amusement park or stadium so be prepared for that.

Reasonable quality of food was really hungry but didnt really like what was on offer...the only good part was the coffee..but yeah nice place to relax for a bit

Title pretty well says it all. Average cafeteria food. Not bad but not great either. Still you don't have much choice since this is the only game in town here.

Not a whole lot to choose here in the Food Court, some pizza, burger, hot dog for kids and some noodles.

After a long morning touring the Space Center, lunch was an eagerly awaited treat. I ordered the Chicken and Waffles combo plate for my wife and I. The item was listed on the menu under a category that stated the plates come with entree and one side. when I asked for sides I was told that the waffles ARE the side with this entree item. I was disappointed with the misleading info on the menu, but at least the chicken was quite tasty, juicy with a nice spicy bite to it.

We had lunch on our visit to the Space Center. There was allot of space to sit to eat in an air conditioned building getting a break from the heat outside. Good food a wonderful experience. 5/5

It seemed like a pretty good place to eat. There was plenty of room and about 5 different options. Unfortunately, I didn't find any very appealing. I chose the cheeseburger and I would have preferred McDonalds.

The food is WAY too expensive for the quality. Maybe once a month they serve something good, but a majority of the time the food is subpar. Their contract monopolizes all other choice, so their is no alternative. for the price of a small sandwich here, you can get a full meal pretty much anywhere else at lunchtime... the kicker is that you have to leave. so really, you are paying higher prices for the convenience of not having to leave work...

Reasonable quality food fir a In house lunch stop. Prices are moderate. Had the stir fry fir $9. which was tasty. Variety of burgers available.

The food was good and the portions were plenty big but it was very expensive for what you got. You are not allowed to bring any food into the facility, so they've got you!

Great options for kids and adults. Love the free refills on fountain soda as long as you keep the cup ! Clean places to eat.

So many choices of things to eat. Food tasted great! A little pricey, but thats to be expected at attractions like this.

I have eaten here in my previous visits and told myself never to eat there again but then, me and my mom are already too hungry to go out and too lazy to go back again so we ate there. If you are hungry enough, I guess it is fine

Simple food while you are at the center. Fast food, normal pricing for the area. Gave it three stars because just average food.

We had lunch here on Saturday. We ate late and some counters were already closed. We all had Texas chilli from the first stand, which was better value than some options and a great choice for a cold day. It isn't the greatest place and is quite pricey but what you would expect when there is a captive audience and no other option (I noticed bringing in food and drink is not permitted). There was a fair amount of choice. We all felt that given the size of the museum, a separate coffee shop, or even just hot drink counter, would be a sensible addition.

this is just a regular food court Just like at any mall across America . clean and regularly staffed

This is actually more like a food court with separate restaurants. We stopped at the first one on the right, and the food was very good. There are many offerings for a variety of tastes. The eating area was crowded on our Saturday visit, but we found a table - but there were lots of very loud kids all around us. We didn't lolligag because there was a lot to see and do at the Space Center Houston facility.

It is convenient to have a food court inside the Space Center and with a variety of options to choose but it is a bit overpriced. My brisket sandwich was lots of greens and a few bits of brisket (really?!)

The café was fine without reaching any heights. Clean and fair service with good selection. No space food which was disappointing.

Food was passable, service was quick and was not overly expensive. Its really the only option but you could certainly do worse.

Lunch was included in our Level 9 tickets. We got to the cafe rather late in the 'lunch hour' and it did seem to take a while to get our hot food, but it was delicious and worth the wait!

For an overpriced cafeteria there were a surprising number of options and fairly decent pulled pork sandwiches.

Load up on some pizza or sandwiches while you are perusing the NASA space center. They have great food and beverages for all people. The prices are fair and the lines can be long, but great pizza for all.

You are paying for the convenience of eating onsite...and that is about it. Dry hamburgers & hotdogs. Not even as good as fast food restaurants and about triple the cost. We paid more for lunch than we did admission getting into the place.

This is the place to go after the exhaustive trip through the space center if you are hungry. Was a little bit pricey for me though!

Prices were fair and there are several stations to buy a variety of food. We had the salads and chili at the first station we came to and it was very good.

A good collection of food outlets within the Space Center complex. I would have liked the coffee to be a bit more obvious (perhaps I was tired!). The drink vending machines I tried for water didn’t work, so I ended up with iced tea. The tea was delicious, but the water from the machine was cheaper than that from the stalls. Tip - take your own water bottle.

It was nothing special. They don't allow you to bring food or drinks from outside, so this is a decent option, but it's not great.

They've got you here. If you're here around meal time you're going to eat here. The food is average. A meal was included in the ticket. The only issue is the items that looked really good were not included in that price. It'll get you full, just don't expect anything but average food. Of course, you don't come here for the food.

We visited the Food Lab at the NASA Museum in Houston. Do recommend. I ate at the Community Kitchen, had they gyro meat plate with chickpea, artichoke, and tomato salad with cucumber and dill salad. Delicious! The tzatziki sauce was top notch, Naan was fresh, overall great dining experience. If you're visiting, plan to dine on campus.

I also loved that the calorie and fat count was listed on the menus. It was fascinating to sit and observe the brilliant NASA minds as they sat and socialized over their lunches. We didn't see any astronauts we knew, but it was exciting to think some we didn't know were there anyway.

The food court offers enough choices that it is sure to have something for everyone in your party. Prices are inline with what you'd pay at any foodcourt. There is ample seating inside and some outside. We ate around 1:00 and most of the student groups had eaten by that time. My only complaint is that they serve Pepsi products and I am a Coke girl.

Expensive. Food average. A typical food hall tourist trap which shouldn't come as a surprise. Make sure they don't try and over charge you......

The cafeteria at Johnson Space centre was ok, you can get a healthy snack or something less healthy any one of a number of international cuisines. I went for a slice of pizza and it was fine. There's is also entertainment for kids in the cafeteria so all in all, pretty good for what it was.

They run out of food by 1pm almost every day, and the price is way too high. Many dishes are too salty or too spicy with pepper/jalapenos - not sure why they do that.

February is evidently a low-traffic month for this restaurant: there were only 2 of the restaurants open in the food court. I thought the food was a bit overpriced and not a good serving temperature.

We went early in the morning for hot cocoa and coffee since we were cold after our tram ride. Shared a cinnamon pastry which was delish. Later on, we shared a bbq pork sandwich and soft drink and it was very tasty. Lots of room to sit and counter staff people were friendly and helpful. I did not think the prices were too high.

Ate here as part of the Level 9 Tour. Food was great - varied or cooked to ordered. With everything from salad, hot choices, sandwiches, paninis to burgers. Nothing fancy just good canteen food !

Yes there is a lot of choice, think of a mall food court, but most of the food is pretty bland. Though two perks - the prices aren't crazy and their is a lot of room and seating for families.

Yes, in this outstanding NASA this is the only place to take some food. I think they (NASA) have to offer an alternative... even with space food. This is a big tourist joint, very cheap. The best, just to have a coffee with some pastry or salad.