Blue Palmetto Cafe — Restaurant in Lake Wales

Very disappointed with recent experience at the Bok Cafe. Ordered the Chicken BLT. When I went to bite into it it was very tough and didn't taste very good. I tried cutting it with a plastic knife, that wasn't much better. When I turned the chicken breast over in the sandwich, it was a very unappetizing green color. Took it back and returned it. The staff said they had recently changed vendors. I asked if they tasted what they were serving, the answer was no. We've been Bok members for many years. We watched the Sweet Potato Fries everyone loved disappear. After that you could at least choose from different flavors of Potato Chips. Those also disappeared in favor of one kind. You can upgrade to Potato Salad. The Potato Salad was decent, but it was covered in some very not so appealing crumbles of some kind. My wife had a Favorite Wrap she liked, The Veggie Wrap, it was well made and tasty. The management did away with it, replacing it with a Chickpea Sandwich. She tried it and frankly it isn't very good. While the quality of food seems to be declining, 2 sandwiches with chips, an ice tea and beer with...

Visited the cafe around 12:30, so naturally, it was very crowded, with patrons waiting in a line that extended outside the cafe. I was surprised to find only one staff member taking orders, which explained the long line. In about 10 minutes, another staff member arrived and began to take orders, which sped things up a bit and allowed patrons to wait inside rather than outside in the heat. I will say the staff was very pleasant despite the crush of patrons. I ordered the Chicken Blueberry Salad. It came with mixed lettuces, a small scoop of chicken salad, feta cheese, blueberries and pecans. More specifically, 4 pecans, 6 blueberries, the smallest cubes of feta cheese I have ever seen (and no feta flavor, either!) and the most flavorless chicken salad I have ever eaten. Totally not worth the price. Next time, I will pack a picnic lunch and enjoy it on a bench in the shade in the gardens, as I observed other...

Bok Towers and its customers have benifited from having this great food venue on site. The Blue Palmetto provides high quality healthy food options with consistency and care. They also have amazing cookies, trail ice cream, beer, wine if you are trying to misbehave on your venture out to the Towers. When you visit the Blue Palmetto is located adjacent from the museum and gift shop. Entering the restaraunt, you will stand in line, order, pay and sit down at table either inside or outside on the patio adjacent to the gardens. If you are planning a trip to the towers you must stop at this...