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The Social Gardener Cafe

Reviews 61

• D Lawrence
  Sun, 2 Apr 2023 4:10
  Nice place to sit in the window while having a coffee and a small snack. My first impression was this was going to be a nice local gem. When we walked in the 3 ladies behind the counter struggled to welcome us. One with pink braided hair was extremely unfriendly and lack basic people skills. The food was tasty, and our seats in the window were perfect. Washroom was spotless perfect 5/5. I would consider going back if customer service was made a priority or if the staff that work the morning shift are carefully selected to ensure customers are warmly welcome and made to feel comfortable while dining. We got the feeling that we were more of a bother rather than paying customers. It was funny to see a tip jar on the counter, with barely anything in it. It's no wonder, there was no effort at all made to provide any customer service that would warrant a tip. I do have one tip for the staff, make more of an effort to be more pleasant and approachable toward customers.
• Marjolaine G
  Wed, 21 Sep 2022 2:47
  The backyard space is AMAZING to sit in and enjoy. I’m terms of the food, I would stick to the pastries and enjoy a nice hot drink to go with it. I’ve had their BLT sandwich and the breakfast burrito and it was alright. The BLT felt much too bready (thick pretzel) and the breakfast burrito had a lot of turmeric in the tofu scramble. I wish some of the smoothies didn’t have banana in them. Service is fast and friendly.
• Chris Atell
  Sun, 22 Nov 2020 21:20
  Last week I ordered the Fancy Toast for the first time and was BLOWN away! They served a fluffy and thick slice of toast to me, topped with so much creamy avocado, sun dried tomatoes, sesame seeds, leafy greens and this lovely tahini turmeric dressing!! IT WAS SO GOOD. I know they grow produce on their rooftop so I'm pretty sure the tomato and greens where grown in house which is so amazing, I love hyper-local!
• Rachit Kumar
  Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:59
  This cafe is incredibly beautiful! An amazing patio where you can chill with some drinks, and scrumptious plant based food. The service is phenomenal, and best of all, all the profits go back to helping local community, since it is a non-profit. Just a perfect place, to be quite honest. Also, they have a rooftop garden on the top and, omg, everything is grown naturally, fresh and they use that in their food ingredients. I mean how much more environmentally friendly can you get???
• Maiesha Zarin
  Fri, 22 Oct 2021 1:57
  Food doesn't taste great imo which is unfortunate because it's a cute place and I love the decor + overall location. I'd grab a drink here maybe, the homemade kombucha because that was good but definitely would not come back to eat anything.