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My friends and I had made reservations for lunch while visiting the Botanical Gardens. It definitely wasn’t crowded during the week so reservations really were not needed. Upon entry the inside was very open concept and a lovely inside and out. All but one wall have windows to gaze outside onto guests walking by but more importantly looking outside on to the gardens. We were greeted by the host who was kind and showed us to our table. The unfortunate part was our server gal went MIA many times and took a very long time returning to check on us. She was kind and gave us her opinion on entrees but it made our lunch stay much longer than we wanted it to be since we still had more of the gardens to visit. Our mocktails were scrumptious. My Strawberry Field was a bit sweet but very tasty. I’m not big on coconut, thankfully it’s definitely mild.
I kind of wished there were more entree choices, but all found something. I had the Ham and Buerre which was okay. A bit pricey for what it is which is ham, spread and chopped small pickles. I did enjoy the warm fries. My friend ordered the Roasted Airline Chicken and said it was delicious. It came in a plate of sauce/drippings. She loved it. Definitely not shareable, just an fyi. My other friend had wanted the Mediterranean Salmon but the Wild Rice is cold which sounds awful. She opted for one of the salads and added Salmon and she liked it. And since it was my friends bday they brought out a free dessert which was awful tasting and even looking. Although our server said it’s a favorite, it definitely wasn’t ours. The bottom layer tasted and had the texture of Greek yogurt and the top was a peach puree. The entire texture was nasty. I’d suggest ordering a dessert off the menu when celebrating a birthday. Wish I would have but most restaurants offer a nice tasty bday dessert. Our bill for everything was $120 + tip. Again kind of on the pricey side but worth it for the ambiance. Next time I’ll order from the outside cafe, which had some better & cheaper choices.