Garden of the Gods Market and Cafe Downtown

Beautiful for a Sunday afternoon! Happy Hour Menu is phenomenal! Service was amazing! Our waitress was so much fun!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is off the hook crazy good! 5 dollar cappucino delish, chilequilles to die for (if you know, you know)
.. green pork chili on any dish or in a cup/bowl not to be missed. Attentive staff, cool vibe ... just padding thru and struck gold in Colorado Springs!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Disappointed, especially given all of the positive reviews. Hash browns were cold and just tasted awful. Served a strip of bacon that was outright burnt. Waffles tasted like store bought frozen waffles. The slice of sourdough toast was rock hard. Couldn’t eat it.

Was hoping we had found our go-to breakfast place, but unfortunately we won’t be back.

This restaurant was recommended by our daughter.
We arrived at 10am on Friday morning the 15th of May.
A party of six.
The main open dining area was less than 1/2 occupied.
We were directed to an inside table with zero view/ambiance.
We requested seating outside.
Request denied on the express concern that a lunch crowd would likely fill all outside seats to capacity.
We ordered, finished our meal and settled the bill by 11:15.
Upon leaving we could not help but notice that the outside seating was still approximately 1/2 full.
Wife’s mixed fruit waffle was below average. My Biscuits and Gravy were average at best.
The four other dishes were Benedict types also served with biscuits, which were “grainy” and a bit heavy.
No one seemed to think very highly of their meal.
Average quality food.
Waitress was very pleasant. Service was good.
With a place like Denver Biscuit so close I would not likely go to this restaurant again.
Food average.
Price average
Service good.
Management -0-ZERO-0.
A restaurant should seat and serve the customers they have unless they can’t physically accommodate them.
Manager or someone blew the call.
They left a black mark on the experience.
This restaurant is off the list.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Service was great for a busy lunch. I had the shrimp and grits with green chile. It was fantastic. I have had shrimp and grits prepared by Michelin star chefs and this one was better!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

As soon as we walked in the vibes were gone. The girl at the front was giving racist. She put us next to the place their staff get plates and stuff lol. She said “I have a lot of reservations and this is the only spot available” mind, we are the only people of color in there. It was a weird vibe. They took forever to get to us and I even timed it lol. We had to leave because we definitely felt unwelcome. I’m sure the food is delicious. But if you’re not white, go experience for yourself. “Picture below”

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Shay made the most amazing Lavendar Lily cocktail. Breakfast was great; big portions, very fresh ingredients. A great morning pick-me-up.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Last two visits, the food wasn’t hot, nor was the coffee. Flavors were good.
We had a great server though.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Word of mouth brought me here and mouth was spot on! Greeted with a smile from the hostess as well as the bartender. The menu offered an array of morning and afternoon options. Devil's eggs were a protein hit! Culinary art at its best.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Maybe I went on a off day, but the food was very bland. Hot drinks were cold and on a day where they weren’t really a lot of customers the food took close to 40 minutes to come out. Upon getting the check, I saw an almost 4% charge called PIF usually at restaurants that have a scam charge like this upon the customer asking they normally remove it however, this was not the case.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Lovely place, it does get crowded fast, would be best to make a reservation, your wait is around 10 to 15 minutes unless you sit at the bar, the food is great, expect to spend a minimum of $60 for 2 people but we are downtown so this comes with the area, but everything else is great, staff is nice and attentive, and overall a nice experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The ambience here is really nice and the space feels welcoming, which is why I was excited to try it. Unfortunately, the experience didn’t live up to that first impression.

Service was quite slow. I didn’t mind too much at first since I was just relaxing, but small things added up. When my coffee arrived, it didn’t come with a spoon or any sweetener. I had to ask for it, waited a while, and when it finally came, it was the wrong thing. By the time I got what I needed, my coffee was already cold.

The food itself was also very greasy, which made it hard to enjoy.

What really ruined the experience for me, though, was seeing a waiter pour leftover water from a used table back into a bottle that gets served to other customers. That made me seriously question the cleanliness and hygiene practices. Even after asking and being told the bottles are washed regularly, it didn’t feel reassuring.

Overall, the nice atmosphere wasn’t enough to make up for the service issues and concerns about cleanliness. I don’t think I would return.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Waited an hour for our breakfast order and other people who came after us received their food before us. The server just gave our coffees and outright ignored our breakfast orders even after we reminded her. A 20% gratuity fee was automatically added even though our breakfast orders were completely ignored. The server just said sorry and gave NO EXPLANATION whatsoever. Since we were the only people of color there and were being ignored while others were served, it felt like we were being treated differently, possibly due to race. I really can’t believe this happened in 2026 when we were paying customers who abided by all public etiquettes and have done NO wrong. I’m so disappointed, they have named their coffee place after such a beautiful attraction and behaved in such a disgusting and ignorant manner towards us. We flew in from Dallas for the weekend and were excited to try this place but NEVER again. So surprised about how they have 4 stars!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Excellent customer service and delicious food. I would definitely recommend this place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I can't recommend Garden of the Gods highly enough. Delicious food and great service. Great restaurant all around. Lemon blueberry French Toast? Crispy capers on salmon Benedict? Fabulous, unique mimosas? Beyond yum.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5