Garden Grille — Restaurant in Pawtucket

So I am a local that eats here just about every week and I have never had an issue. I would still go back considering Saturday night was the worst service I ever received from them. The food is good, the staff are friendly but I don't know if it was a new guy but he was horrible. What makes it even bad is we had a party of 6 and out of that 6, 3 ppl that never been to the place, so I excited for them to try the place out. I was just very disappointed with the service that night. We sat down at our table we were missing 3 forks not a big deal we got our starter fairly quickly and we put our entree orders in. I ordered the night speical which I was very excited to try. Everyone's food came out and my was last to come out again not a big deal EXCEPT it was not what I ordered. I told the server and he said they ran out of the speical. So he took my plate away and I was waiting for a menu thinking I'll just order something else, never got one I have to ask the bartender for one. I was about to order something else when our waiter came back and said they're gonna make it for you...THAT should have been my clue just to say no thanks and order the Mac and cheese but at this point he didn't give me a choice so I said whatever. I still wasn't upset just hungry. I waited for my food maybe five minutes or so when it came out it was so sloppy looking like they literally just threw it together. There was so much water on the plate the food was swimming in it. It just looked disgusting I had maybe two bits and wasn't really hungry after all if this. At this point I just wanted to leave go to wildfour to get real decent food. Our bill came and he only took part of it off the bill my boyfriend paid so he wouldn't let me see it because he knew I would make a big deal out of it which I feel is only right because with that food and how it was presented and how long I had to wait it should have been taken off the bill completely. The waiter had no communication we had to ask for a drink 3 times because he forgot and finally ask the bartender that was walking around helping ppl. Again maybe he was new or didn't know how to handle a big party but i don't know if I'll bring a big party to garden grille again. I think you guys are just good for the two of us on our regular nights. So with that being said I do like garden grille and plan to go back but I hope this will be a lesson to them to have better communication between their waiters and customers. I know ppl get busy and it wasn't that busy there like I know it can be but communication goes a long with when you're...

I am not a vegan or vegetarian, I eat pretty much anything, but I have to say no matter what your persuasion is with regard to food, this place is fantastic! If you like meat as I do, and you just want to see what all the fuss is with alternatives to meat, or you just want to try something new, you will not be disappointed. I've been there twice so far and I am going back again soon. I've tried the sriracha buffalo cauliflower and I had the complete satisfaction of eating buffalo chicken wings, without the fatty fried regret in my stomach I sometimes get afterwards. The nachos are better than any I have had in other restaurants. Loaded to the brim with toppings. The sweet potato wedges are delish. Ceasar salad was fresh and crisp and the dressing was great. Risotto cakes were great too. I've had the Reuben and thought I was in heaven. I would never had guessed it wasn't "real" pastrami. Huge portion, fresh bread, outstanding toppings. Finally I had the BBQ red bean and quinoa burger. Huge burger with amazing texture and flavor. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to just eat delicious food. Don't be hesitant just because it is vegan or vegetarian. The flavor is there and then some! Life's about trying new things. So if you are like me and just want to eat good food, this may end up being one of your new...

We visited for the first time on a Friday night around 7:30 and were told there was a 30 minute wait for 2. We headed over to the Wild Flower, owned by the same people and were offered free coffee but got juice and a pasty instead. It felt like less than a 30 minute wait but I didn't actually time it. Once seated, food took longer than I would have liked to come out (I was starving before we even left home to go there) but it wasn't longer than I'd wait anywhere else. I got the butternut squash quesadilla and my husband got the saitan rueben minus the cheese. He was amazed at how "real" it tasted, meaning like an actual rueben. We both had enough food to take home left overs (love that). Our waitress and bartender were both super nice, friendly, down to earth. We were offered and accepted dessert on the house, Pumpkin Cheesecake. I'm eating it now and it's creamy but much lighter than typical cheesecake. I dig it. Last thing I can think of to comment on is the atmosphere. It was cute, cozy, had cool lighting decorations, but poor barstools... not very sturdy and not much room for my legs under the bar.

What else is there to say? We plan on going back for sure and glad to have found a place that's been around for 30+ years and off our radar...