Garden Catering - Stamford — Restaurant in Stamford

One of the worst garden caterings in the area. The girl with the dreads that’s the cashier is one of the worst employee I have ever seen. I had a problem with a gift card and unfortunately did not bring my card or cash relying that the gift card worked. Tell me how the gift card appeared as invalid and would not go through. I tried to explain how it’s a new gift card and had not used it but no she said she could not do anything about it. I asked to speak to a manager and you’ll be surprised there was no one there. I asked to call the manager and she was very hesitant saying that she was at a funeral and other things. Sadly that is not my fault at the end of the day this is a business and when someone is not doing their job correctly the manager needs to be notified if not they will lose their loyal customers. Never again will I come to this location and I will speak with the manager to have this corrected. Warning: stay away from this location!! The cashiers name was Anastasia and the date of the incident was today. As we speak she’s laughing while I wait for an new order I placed. Horrible customer service, I am...

Edit: 2023 update. Prices are higher (not just for chicken which is facing a shortage; a small box of potato cones is nearly $6 after tax) and yet the app and online ordering system automatically add a tip unless you opt out, even for pickup. Customers should not be asked to subsidize this business' employees. This leads me to suspect Garden Catering is not paying its employees enough. Tips for pickup should not be opt-out, it should be opt-in.

Original review:

Local fast-food-ish chain known for the "Special", which is fried chicken nuggets, fries, and a drink. This place also has wraps, sandwiches, cauliflower nuggets, and more. I recommend the Special with the fries swapped for "cones" (mashed potato bites) and be sure to add the special "seasoning", which is s deliciously salty dry seasoning made of something like Lawry's, MSG, and paprika. It's bomb.

Prices have creeped up over the last few years but they're still reasonable. Be sure to order ahead because the wait times can...

The food tasted like it was fried in old or old overused grease. I couldn’t eat it (although others in my party ate it.) In addition to that, the service was awful. We called in and scheduled an order for pickup. When I got there, they told me it wasn’t ready and sent me back outside for 10 minutes. When I got the food it was semi lukewarm/cold. When I got home, I looked at the time stamp on the receipt, which indicated the food was cooked/bagged 25 minutes before my scheduled pickup. IT WAS DONE and SITTING THERE for 25 minutes when they sent me back outside for 10 minutes. $70 later all I got was greasy funky tasting cold food. Update: the owner did NOT offer a refund. I would have taken a refund. She offered to remake the food; then she offered a coupon. I declined the coupon because I didn’t...