Garden Cafe at VanDusen

I don’t love paying $15.50 for a sandwich with rotten lettuce in it. The service wasn’t great either.

Nice sandwiches and good coffee. Can be very busy, even on weekdays

Had an experience with their signature afternoon tea. Which consists of three stacks of sandwiches, berry scones, croissants, and on the top stack is the dessert part, which includes white chocolate and dark chocolate balls, meringue pies, fancy macarons, two selections of jams and whipped cream.
The cafe was so crowded due to the weekend.
Overall, it was below my expectations

Nice cafe to have a quick bite before or after enjoying the gardens. They have vegan options!

Slow service, far to expensive for what they offer!
The staff does not clean the tables !!!!
Would not recommend for major meals !*
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If you visit the garden, this is a good spot having a light meal or coffee.
They only offer paper cups for the tea or coffee even you are dine in. They had nice tea pots,mugs and cup before the covid-19.
The nice tea mugs and cups are much nicer when you sit on beautiful patio enjoying your afternoon tea.
It's a good place for meeting friends having a meal or coffee.

This place is amazing! ? I was greeted by warm smiles, a warm atmosphere, and a delicious chai latte,. Selah, who took my order, was super nice, super sweet and overall brightened up my mood and my day. I will happily come back!! ❤️❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pretty cool cafe, has a couple of vegan options like vegan chia pudding, banana bread, banh mi, black bean chilli, fruit cup, coffee etc

It's hard to find many high tea experiences anymore; this was a very pleasant surprise. We found it delicious as well as a good value compared to other places & obviously the occasion was enhanced by the beautiful garden setting!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: High Tea

This cafe used to be a delight but has sadly gone downhill. I ordered a jerk chicken wrap - it was more mayo and lettuce than anything. Barely a hint of jerk chicken spice and maybe a smidge of the promised mango chutney. Although it was apparently heated up, it was still ice cold in the middle. Also paid for an overpriced iced London fog. The tea was barely steeped and I was given a cup of what looked to be milk with no tea colouring. I ended up giving it back and asking for it to be redone. After a bit of arguing (!!) — they should’ve been so embarrassed to give me essentially a cup of milk in the first place — they gave me a slightly better version but again the tea was barely steeped and the London Fog was not made to standards. I ended up tossing half of it away. The whole meal was subpar and a huge disappointment. My coworkers agreed and they ordered other sandwiches. We wouldn’t recommend anyone to eat here or cater from here.

Varying closing times throughout the year. Between November to February, the gardens close at 2pm.

I don't recommend the Jerk Chicken Wrap. The tea was good though.

I don't recommend the Jerk Chicken Wrap. The tea was good though.

El jardín más hermoso de Vancouver, un paraíso imperdible

Fine spot for a quick meal. Nothing fancy, but coffee is decent and has a baked good case.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4