Little Garden Cafe — Restaurant in Spokane

I will start with the good. Which is the atmosphere. The Cafe is Cozy and Clean with a rustic atmosphere across from a local park. Seating is a little on the limited side but I believe they have more seating during warmer months because of outdoor seating.

The bad however is that everything else about the experience was just kinda mid. Hence the 3 stars. Not bad, but not great I ordered the "Irish Stew" expecting Irish Stew and it was basically unseasoned beef and vegatable soup. (If you wanna know what real Irish Stew tastes like go to Shawn O'Donnels). The sandwich I got, the Garlic Chicken, was actually pretty good though. The stew was just insanely bland.

Service here was also a mid. They are friendly enough, but dont expect to be greeted when walk in, theyll just kinda look at you and then go back to what theyre doing, making it awkward for us as first timers since theres no indication if its a seat yourself kinda place or if you have to wait to be seated, and youll just kinda be ignored until they decide they better help you.

So again, 3 stars. By far not the worst place I have been to. But not the best either. Work on seasoning that Stew, make the broth thicker (Stews are thick, soup is watery and runny, your Stew is Beef Soup), and for heavens sake sprinkle some salt in there or something. That garlic chicken sandwich though, no complaints there, it was pretty bomb, and at least work on like actually acknowledging the guests with a quick "Hey welcome in" or something and not just silence and awkward glances. I understand being busy and not being able to assist right away, but a greeting takes half a second.

Overall I might come back if I crave that...

What a perfect family-friendly spot! I had gotten coffee from here to-go a couple times, but this was the first time I stayed to drink it and discovered this incredible play area for toddlers! It’s hard to find family friendly establishments like this that truly take time to consider things that are helpful to their patrons (such as their full size changing table in the restroom). The baristas were also extremely accommodating and careful in preparing a drink for my child when I notified them of food allergies and they let me check ingredients to make sure it was safe. Will absolutely be returning as much as possible. Great experience and...

Very nice atmosphere and a great place to grab lunch! They have a kiddie nook that gets very popular with moms and thier kiddos especially around 10a-1p so it's not the quietest then. The sandwich(garlic chicken panini) was ok, nothing to write home about. Yougurt parfait was good, leaning on the sweet side. Wildberry smoothie was delicious, also kinda on the sweet side. Service was fast and friendly, but don't expect restaurant service, it's still a cafe. No one comes around to see how your food is and we placed our plates in the bus box ourselves(most people just leave thier stuff on the...