Dining

Offshoots Café is located in the main building, by the Water-Smart Garden. Entrance is included with admission. Reservations are not accepted.

In the morning, select from a variety of freshly made breakfast burritos, pastries or stuffed breakfast croissants. Lunch and dinner provide a variety of salads, soups and sandwiches always made fresh, with local ingredients when possible, reflecting the Gardens’ core value of sustainability. Lots of vegetarian items are available.

Offshoots Café also has a full service coffee bar and free Wi-Fi. Enjoy a latte, surf the Web, work remotely and relax at the laptop bar in front of a window that looks out on vistas of gardens or inside our Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory.

All cups, plates, straws, cutlery and paper products are 100% compostable.

Here is the menu.

Sept. 25, 2017 - May 12, 2018:
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily (panini grill closes at 4:30 p.m.)

May 13 - Sept. 30, 2018:
9 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. daily (panini grill closes at 8 p.m.)

The Hive is a modern bistro nestled under the trees adjacent to the Monet Pool. The large, shaded deck offers idyllic views of water features and Le Potager Garden. Entrance is included with admission. Open daily, weather permitting. Reservations are not accepted.

The restaurant features seasonal fare – including burgers, sandwiches and salads – prepared to order. Local ingredients and produce harvested from Le Potager garden and the Gardens’ CSA at Chatfield Farms are incorporated into the menu whenever possible. All cups, plates, straws, cutlery and paper products are 100% compostable. The Hive has free Wi-Fi.

Here is the menu.

April 10 - May 12, 2018: 
Beverages and snacks: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. daily
Menu service: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. (grill closes at 4 p.m.)

May 13 - Sept. 30, 2018:
Beverages and snacks: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily
Menu service: 10:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. (grill closes at 7:30 p.m.)

Oct. 1-31, 2018
Beverages and snacks: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. daily
Menu service: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. (grill closes at 4 p.m.)