Garden Gate Tea Room — Restaurant in Granite City

A must go!! Menu is beautiful and eclectic! The owner is a hometown woman and comes out to greet all of her guests!

Staff is so friendly! Been there for years and have great clean appearance but also serve you quick and worth the quickness for lunch breaks!

They make sure your glass is never empty! You don’t have a wait for your food but it’s also cooked to order. Nothing sits around!

The decorations are so eclectic, feels like stepping into a foreign land with a great vibe and atmosphere! It’s more quiet, we don’t take children there and don’t see others; as most lunches are the city officials and business class and not quite the environment for the kiddos during business lunches and/or private bridal lunches or shower...

I love this place. The food was excellent - although our waitress seemed preoccupied and was not very quick with the refills - the prices were reasonable and the bread and herb butter they serve prior to your meal is excellent (although not nearly enough!) Try the Lobster Bisque or the French Onion Soup. Both were very good. Their sandwiches and wraps are also delicious - we were all pleasantly surprised by the good the food and the beautiful decor of this small and unassuming little tea room. Can't wait to eat...

I'm not sure what food other people have tried but our office has ordered from Garden Gate twice and we were disappointed both times. The food is not worth the price. Specifically, the Cuban, Chicken Florentine, Chicken Salad and Colossal Club were all bland, small and just not very good overall. For some reason they also buy regular potato chips and put them into individual wax bags to give the illusion that they make their own chips. I do not recommend eating or ordering from this...