San Antonio Botanical Garden

This was one of if not the best restaurant we ate at while in San Antonio. It’s located at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens. They have small plates and a very diverse menu. The service was excellent! I started with Gazpacho, which was the best I’ve had,full of flavor. I also ordered the deviled eggs, crudite and the grilled cheese which was my favorite. They were all very tasty. The grilled cheese looked more like a dessert and was very filling.

A very enjoyable lunch. Although we had reservations, they said they had no outdoor seating, so we were seated upstairs which has no view of the gardens. Hannah was our server and did an excellent job, knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and courteous. Food was tasty, well portioned and enjoyable. Convenient location to take a break-for-lunch while visiting the SA Botanical Gardens.

The Brunch Bunch was highly pleased with the environment outdoors, the service and meal options. Inside looked beautiful but had very heavy odors of meals. The wait staff was efficient, made great recommendations and really knew their menu . Outdoor seating was perfect and would end a great family outing of the botanical gardens with a very Mediterranean meal. Meat and vegetarian options galore.

They didn't have the oven-roasted turkey for the turkey and avocado sandwich I wanted so we both got the Garden Tartine. It was quite tasty. Typically a tartine is an open-faced sandwich, but this one was more like two salads on one plate. But, with the blue crab, fresh veggies and a tasty sauce, it was very good. Nice atmosphere. Good spot to relax after touring the garden and have a glass of wine.

We have eaten at Jardin before and had a better experience, but not outstanding. Service was slow getting to our large table of 20. Drink orders weren't taken for close to 20 minutes and didn't arrive until 20 or more minutes after that--some even later. Food orders followed, and food was also delayed. There was only one person handling our table with occasional help from others. I later discovered she was new--and handling a table for 20! We had a three course price fixed dinner. The highlight were the very good and very plentiful appetizers. The cheese with tomato preserves were my favorite, but the pita bread was a close second. Several other choices, literally all you could want. When the main course FINALLY arrived, almost everyone complained that their food was cold. Almost no one dared to ask for it to be reheated, fearing closing time. My shrimp were so over salted that I left almost all of them uneaten--a first for me. Obviously, COVID and massive unemployment benefits have made staffing a problem, but one would think fairly expensive restaurants such as this (our fixed price menu was $65 each) would have qualified staff anxious to work. To their credit, the manager SLOWLY handled each bill individually and offered compensation to some--but with another 30 minute delay for our party. Hopefully they will recover.