Longleaf is a delight addition to the gardens with very fresh and tasty food. We shared the chickpea flatbread, beet salad and risotto. Everything was very good, and I would recommend including lunch or dinner here any time you visit the garden. We have been here several times and always enjoy it. Our server was friendly without being intrusive and had a very good knowledge of the dishes and their ingredients.
Reiki with Raisa
The place is too focused on being boujee and exclusive instead of seeing us as human beings with the human need to … eat?Not worth your time.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
They offer interesting food in terms of variety. While the inside of the restaurant looks somewhat like a cafeteria, the outside seating is wonderful and we more thoroughly enjoyed lunch there today. Jessica was an excellent waitress.
Kathi
The portions seemed unusually small and the food took a very long time to come. The wait staff was very good and apologized for the delays. We assume they were just having a rough time (short staffed, maybe?) in the kitchen. However, we always enjoy the food there but yesterday it really wasn't up to their usual standards. Additionally, it was the first day of their spring menu so perhaps they didn't have all the kinks worked out yet. We will certainly go there again, and hope that things are a bit better.
BattleCreekMark
Very nice lunch spot in the middle of the gardens. Great halibut fish & chips and good choices for grandchildren off the kids menu. Took a while to get bill, run card and get out to enjoy more of the gardens.
Alex24
Food is actually great. Service is lacking — terribly slow — had to ask for silverware which wasn't wrapped; asked for more water which never arrived and asked refills on drinks. The restaurant service is embarrassing for this garden!
JeffL
Food was delicious but the service was very slow. Probably no fault to the server, just appeared to be understaffed. Long wait for food. 3 of us had tea - served in small narrow glasses - no refill ever offered and no one came by or we would have requested a refill.
ATLcityGirl
Entries were very heavy for lunch choices especially since we walked the gardens afterwards. No sandwiches at all except a messy sounding smash burger. A couple salads that left out key ingredients in descriptions like greens used, and whether dish is served hot or cold. No more fun beverage specials with decorative flowers or flavors. Hostess didn't mark us as showing up for our reservation (arrived early & gave her name) even tho the two of us spent over $100 on lunch & wine. Our waiter & staff were very attentive to filling water glasses, bringing food promptly. Just really need better lunch options like chicken salad on greens or as a sandwich. Soups. Hot sandwiches & fries or side salads. Not dinner items that were offered as a lunch menu.
FloraandFauna
The hostess was unpleasant. The service was slow and disjointed. The restaurant was loud. The food was acceptable but not great considering the price point. It was a disappointment. It seemed understaffed and disorganized. Tables were left uncleared. I watched people be seated and then leave because no one came to take their order.
Not to the standards we thought it would be. The service was not good. Food came out before our cocktails and water. the wait for service and food was about 20 minutes before she got to our table. the food was not great. They had no flowers on the table nothing botanical inspired that i could notice. the bathrooms were clean which was nice. other than that we won't go again. terrible bar and wait service.
Our waitress, Tyra, was the best waitress we've ever had at Longleaf. Still, my husband's food didn't arrive with the other entrees, and when he finally got it, the rest of us were finished. And we had four children with us so the kids were getting antsy 1 hr 20 min in, as is to be expected. Tyra said the chef would like to comp us a dessert by way of apology, and while I appreciated the gesture, I would have rather had my husband's meal comped. The wait for the desserts added 15 minutes to the whole experience, and by the time they arrived, we just asked them to go. So again, Tyra was excellent and really saved the vibe for to be honest, but we always seem to walk away from Longleaf with a similar feeling of disappointment or underwhelm.
Kriss
Service was nice but just slow. Took 20 min to get waited on and it wasn't our waitress that took care of beverages or food delivery. She seemed to be standing at the waiter stand and not clear we were her table. Good was great! Potato soup was fantastic. Good flavor of dressing and beet salad.
CarolynL
Poor service for starters. Waiter was Tyler. He seemed overly busy though kind. Ice teas were empty, request for refill went unanswered and then sweet tea was poured when finally brought. The salmon was served separately from salads which may make some happy but just seemed awkward when they were ordered as a complement to the salads. I have eaten here many times over years and would say that overall the quality of service and food is declining. Staff just seems overworked and hostess seemed more annoyed than friendly in demeanor. Will give another chance...but may start to visit the ABG and go elsewhere to eat. It is not inexpensive and a better overall vibe would be so nice in such a beautiful setting.
LisaP
Always good food. Cute atmosphere but really loud. Those chairs scraping in that floor makes an awful screeching noise. Really should rectify that horrendous sound. Spoils the otherwise delightful ambiance.
Bloggingworldwide
This is always a great bistro type restaurant to enjoy the gardens. My only concern is like so many other restaurants they are understaffed. It was a very busy day because of the flower show and server seemed very stressed. Be kind to these hard working staff members.
Longleaf is a delight addition to the gardens with very fresh and tasty food. We shared the chickpea flatbread, beet salad and risotto. Everything was very good, and I would recommend including lunch or dinner here any time you visit the garden. We have been here several times and always enjoy it. Our server was friendly without being intrusive and had a very good knowledge of the dishes and their ingredients.
The place is too focused on being boujee and exclusive instead of seeing us as human beings with the human need to … eat?Not worth your time.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
They offer interesting food in terms of variety. While the inside of the restaurant looks somewhat like a cafeteria, the outside seating is wonderful and we more thoroughly enjoyed lunch there today. Jessica was an excellent waitress.
The portions seemed unusually small and the food took a very long time to come. The wait staff was very good and apologized for the delays. We assume they were just having a rough time (short staffed, maybe?) in the kitchen. However, we always enjoy the food there but yesterday it really wasn't up to their usual standards. Additionally, it was the first day of their spring menu so perhaps they didn't have all the kinks worked out yet. We will certainly go there again, and hope that things are a bit better.
Very nice lunch spot in the middle of the gardens. Great halibut fish & chips and good choices for grandchildren off the kids menu. Took a while to get bill, run card and get out to enjoy more of the gardens.
Food is actually great. Service is lacking — terribly slow — had to ask for silverware which wasn't wrapped; asked for more water which never arrived and asked refills on drinks. The restaurant service is embarrassing for this garden!
Food was delicious but the service was very slow. Probably no fault to the server, just appeared to be understaffed. Long wait for food. 3 of us had tea - served in small narrow glasses - no refill ever offered and no one came by or we would have requested a refill.
Entries were very heavy for lunch choices especially since we walked the gardens afterwards. No sandwiches at all except a messy sounding smash burger. A couple salads that left out key ingredients in descriptions like greens used, and whether dish is served hot or cold. No more fun beverage specials with decorative flowers or flavors. Hostess didn't mark us as showing up for our reservation (arrived early & gave her name) even tho the two of us spent over $100 on lunch & wine. Our waiter & staff were very attentive to filling water glasses, bringing food promptly. Just really need better lunch options like chicken salad on greens or as a sandwich. Soups. Hot sandwiches & fries or side salads. Not dinner items that were offered as a lunch menu.
The hostess was unpleasant. The service was slow and disjointed. The restaurant was loud. The food was acceptable but not great considering the price point. It was a disappointment. It seemed understaffed and disorganized. Tables were left uncleared. I watched people be seated and then leave because no one came to take their order.
Not to the standards we thought it would be. The service was not good. Food came out before our cocktails and water. the wait for service and food was about 20 minutes before she got to our table. the food was not great. They had no flowers on the table nothing botanical inspired that i could notice. the bathrooms were clean which was nice. other than that we won't go again. terrible bar and wait service.
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Our waitress, Tyra, was the best waitress we've ever had at Longleaf. Still, my husband's food didn't arrive with the other entrees, and when he finally got it, the rest of us were finished. And we had four children with us so the kids were getting antsy 1 hr 20 min in, as is to be expected. Tyra said the chef would like to comp us a dessert by way of apology, and while I appreciated the gesture, I would have rather had my husband's meal comped. The wait for the desserts added 15 minutes to the whole experience, and by the time they arrived, we just asked them to go. So again, Tyra was excellent and really saved the vibe for to be honest, but we always seem to walk away from Longleaf with a similar feeling of disappointment or underwhelm.
Service was nice but just slow. Took 20 min to get waited on and it wasn't our waitress that took care of beverages or food delivery. She seemed to be standing at the waiter stand and not clear we were her table. Good was great! Potato soup was fantastic. Good flavor of dressing and beet salad.
Poor service for starters. Waiter was Tyler. He seemed overly busy though kind. Ice teas were empty, request for refill went unanswered and then sweet tea was poured when finally brought. The salmon was served separately from salads which may make some happy but just seemed awkward when they were ordered as a complement to the salads. I have eaten here many times over years and would say that overall the quality of service and food is declining. Staff just seems overworked and hostess seemed more annoyed than friendly in demeanor. Will give another chance...but may start to visit the ABG and go elsewhere to eat. It is not inexpensive and a better overall vibe would be so nice in such a beautiful setting.
Always good food. Cute atmosphere but really loud. Those chairs scraping in that floor makes an awful screeching noise. Really should rectify that horrendous sound. Spoils the otherwise delightful ambiance.
This is always a great bistro type restaurant to enjoy the gardens. My only concern is like so many other restaurants they are understaffed. It was a very busy day because of the flower show and server seemed very stressed. Be kind to these hard working staff members.