I recently dined at The Gardens Restaurant and was impressed by the overall atmosphere. The beautiful views of the lake, combined with the enchanting outdoor lights and torches, created a lovely setting for our meal. Our waitress was kind and attentive, making sure we had everything we needed throughout the evening.
As for the food, it was a mixed bag. The spinach and artichoke dip was a highlight—rich and flavorful. Unfortunately, my chizlic steak was overcooked and dry, which detracted from the experience. The drinks were on the pricey side, but they were well-crafted and complemented our meal nicely.
Overall, The Gardens Restaurant offers a wonderful ambiance and decent food, I would highly recommend it for a nice evening out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Darwin Goldman
This is located in the Central Emporium of Arnolds Park, Iowa. The food is great with some live entertainment, overlooking the Lake Okoboji.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Wednesday Wings at the Gardens, Gardens Flatbread Pizza, Western Burger, Parmesan Garlic Chicken Wings, Fried Chicken and Mash Potatoes and Corn, Chicken Strips
kathy lonergan-beaman
This was a wonderful place! The food was good and the service was excellent! The server assisted us with finding activities to do in the area. The bartender wanted us to critique our drinks as she was new on the job.
Dietary restrictions: The menu showed gluten-free choices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Curds
Mason Olson
Absolutely terrible
Service: 1
Rachael Robinson
Took over 45 min to get a chicken quesadilla. Then had to go track someone down to get sour cream and salsa. It wasn't even that busy and they had enough staff this shouldn't have happened.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Pwndahbear
The worse part about this establishment is the service. Waited an hour and a half with other guests being seated after us and being served before. I couldn't give you a honest opinion of the food as it came out cold from the wait. Staff visited our table once. The staff are obvious spread too thin or this business needs to reflect on how it handles busy hours or events.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Destiny Jay
Over all never again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Joe Mckee
Fun experience, great food and service, beautiful sunset and lots of dancing.... enjoy!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrew D Fisher
Waited and waited, watched tables that arrived after us get food after waiting for over an hour. First placed we stopped at in town, and didn’t make us want to stay.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Steve Nienhaus
The property is pretty dated, but the food, service, and atmosphere were great. Their pizza was superb.
Nope - save yourself the time and eat elsewhere. Disappointed after all these years. One drink, placed food order over an hour later still nothing - we left and went to a different restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Josh Hunt
Good food. Fast, kind service. Relaxing atmosphere
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bang Bang Shrimp
Traci Dunsbergen
I understand short staffing situations but we were waiting 2 hours for our meal and we finally canceled. We ordered appetizers and then ordered a 2nd appetizer. The second appetizer was delivered 30 minutes before the original order of appetizers. If you have a big establishment such as this, you should have a kitchen that can accommodate this amount of guests. 3 other tables came in after us and were served and left before we got our food.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 1
Startz and Endz
We stop in every time we are here for a Boji Bombsicle!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Loaded Nachos, Fish Tacos, Sweet Potato Fries
I recently dined at The Gardens Restaurant and was impressed by the overall atmosphere. The beautiful views of the lake, combined with the enchanting outdoor lights and torches, created a lovely setting for our meal. Our waitress was kind and attentive, making sure we had everything we needed throughout the evening.
As for the food, it was a mixed bag. The spinach and artichoke dip was a highlight—rich and flavorful. Unfortunately, my chizlic steak was overcooked and dry, which detracted from the experience. The drinks were on the pricey side, but they were well-crafted and complemented our meal nicely.
Overall, The Gardens Restaurant offers a wonderful ambiance and decent food, I would highly recommend it for a nice evening out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
This is located in the Central Emporium of Arnolds Park, Iowa. The food is great with some live entertainment, overlooking the Lake Okoboji.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Wednesday Wings at the Gardens, Gardens Flatbread Pizza, Western Burger, Parmesan Garlic Chicken Wings, Fried Chicken and Mash Potatoes and Corn, Chicken Strips
This was a wonderful place! The food was good and the service was excellent! The server assisted us with finding activities to do in the area. The bartender wanted us to critique our drinks as she was new on the job.
Dietary restrictions: The menu showed gluten-free choices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Curds
Absolutely terrible
Service: 1
Took over 45 min to get a chicken quesadilla. Then had to go track someone down to get sour cream and salsa. It wasn't even that busy and they had enough staff this shouldn't have happened.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The worse part about this establishment is the service. Waited an hour and a half with other guests being seated after us and being served before. I couldn't give you a honest opinion of the food as it came out cold from the wait. Staff visited our table once. The staff are obvious spread too thin or this business needs to reflect on how it handles busy hours or events.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Over all never again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Fun experience, great food and service, beautiful sunset and lots of dancing.... enjoy!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Waited and waited, watched tables that arrived after us get food after waiting for over an hour. First placed we stopped at in town, and didn’t make us want to stay.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
The property is pretty dated, but the food, service, and atmosphere were great. Their pizza was superb.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gardens Flatbread Pizza, Cheese Curds
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Nope - save yourself the time and eat elsewhere. Disappointed after all these years. One drink, placed food order over an hour later still nothing - we left and went to a different restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Good food. Fast, kind service. Relaxing atmosphere
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bang Bang Shrimp
I understand short staffing situations but we were waiting 2 hours for our meal and we finally canceled. We ordered appetizers and then ordered a 2nd appetizer. The second appetizer was delivered 30 minutes before the original order of appetizers. If you have a big establishment such as this, you should have a kitchen that can accommodate this amount of guests. 3 other tables came in after us and were served and left before we got our food.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 1
We stop in every time we are here for a Boji Bombsicle!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Loaded Nachos, Fish Tacos, Sweet Potato Fries
A good time!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
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