Garden Party — Restaurant in Spokane

Could be a cute little place, but it definitely needs some improvement. That atmosphere was awesome. Cute plants everywhere, the bar looked fabulous and so high end, the local art was cool and the neon lights were eye catching for sure. However…. Service was VERY underwhelming. We walked in and wasn’t sure if we should seat ourselves or if we needed to wait. There were a couple open tables but they were all dirty. So after a few minutes (we were waiting for friends too) the bartender told us to grab a table and we took the first one they wiped down. After 10+ mins more, and after our friends arrived someone came to take our order we weren’t sure if we needed to go up to the bar or not. Apparently not. 3 of the 4 of us ordered drinks and they brought out 2 drinks and forgot the other one. So they ran back and made it after they asked if we wanted to order again.. after they already took our order of 3 drinks to begin with. When our 2nd round of drinks came out one glass was chipped in two places and cracked all down the side the glass was leaking. They brought out another glass and I swear half the drink was gone… hmmm. After all our water and other beverages were gone we got a food and another drink order going. They forgot another drink and one appetizer came out, then another about 10 mins later, and the 3rd one they forgot. We had to go up and ask and the waitress about the missing appetizer and she said she “didn’t know and to ask the other lady who took our order” even though she was the one who took our order. Finally got the other appetizer after the others were gone… and I have to say all the appetizers were misleading. If you’re getting them to share, don’t bother. Just get it for yourself. Everything is too small to share. And they don’t have it listed what’s in the food you’re getting. We got the grilled cheese sandwich and it had blu cheese in it. We definitely wouldn’t have ordered it if that was the case. But how could we know? It wasn’t listed anywhere. Some of the drinks were misleading as well. Most of them came with sprinkled crushed up flowers or dehydrated lemon slices on top. Even though the menu said they had other things in it, there was just flowers and lemons. And we tried quite a few drinks on the menu. Very plain for 14 bucks a drink. And no ice or napkins. Which we all thought was kinda weird. I really wanted to like this place. Me and my plant loving friend were SO excited we put it on the calendar and dragged out husbands out. Unfortunately it was disappointing. The waitress and waiter couldn’t remember what we ordered and we had to go over our bill with them twice. And they weren’t exactly the friendliest of people. Again, I’m so sad it was disappointing. Wish I could love this place, and I tried, but bad service and misleading drinks and menus take away from the whole...

I really love the idea of this place and its really gorgeous. I have 4 stars because they are fairly new and I think they can get there!

The food really needs help- the flavors are there but the menus and listing ingredients leaves a lot to be desired. I’ve seen them post amazing rotating menus but was personally disappointed when me and my sisters decided to go there really was just not the variety or exciting things I had seen in posts. Also, nothing that wasn’t basically a snack. We couldn’t eat dinner so to speak. We did get a charcuterie board that had some good flavored things (maple bacon jam and smoked Gouda) but for $24 it also had bologna and very basic crackers. Also, a bummer nothing was labeled on the menu as far as what it came with or labeled when it arrived so we were left guessing what everything was. My group ended up leaving to get “real food” and returning for more drinks afterward.

The drinks were fun and unique and for the most part had good flavors. We very much enjoyed trying a bunch of different things.

There were two different staff members serving customers and at the bar the night we visited and one was far more attentive and friendly then the other. At one point I had ordered a drink solely for the fact that it got lit on fire. When it was brought out they tried to light it, ended up burning my orange with the flame from the lighter but never set my drink on fire then walked away after saying “oh well, I tried”….

The plants are so pretty and I love all the accessories. Fun lighting and seating.

This place has everything it needs to succeed. I will definitely be returning, hopeful that the menu will have some more attention to it/get...

We recently had a horrible experience at Garden Party! My 23 year old wife was rudely rejected by Garden Party's staff!

My wife is 23 years old but still carries a vertical drivers license because in WA they are good for 6 years. She was extremely excited to get some drinks from Garden Party but upon trying to enter she was turned away. Despite checking the date on the ID they told her they would not let her in. Not only does her ID clearly state her birthday in 1999, but it also would pass the black light check proving its legitimacy. They however did not even attempt to test it...and told her they don't take vertical ID's...

I understand the need to protect themselves from the liabilities involved in serving underage customers alcohol. It can be extremely detrimental to their business if they get their liquor license suspended for even a couple of days. However, denying business to an adult claiming their ID is illegitimate without properly checking is rude. I don't mind if you need to look at it for a while, inspect it with a black light, or even scan it to make sure it checks out, but this was just uncalled for. If we were trying to get in with a fake ID, why wouldn't we make it vertical to start with. What started out as an exciting evening turned into a large disappointment. I won't be recommending Garden Party to any...