The Secret Garden Restaurant

Talk about location location. Actually not sure why they only have 2.5 stars as just the view is 3 and the food was not that bad at all. I had the lamb and it was a huge portion. I was visiting customers and they are one of them. So why not support those who support me.

The food may have been good (we wouldn’t know) but the staff was slow and a bit rude and we ended up walking after sitting for an hour. Before you judge us unreasonable, the restaurant was not crowded and we ordered eggs.

If you are visiting Niagara, check out this place. Ice cream, sandwiches, and some other favorable entrees in the menu at great prices. I give this place 4 stars mostly because of the service.
The waitress gave us a very interesting and useful tip while we were there; DO NOT PAY THE TIF TAX. This tax is against the law and you can ask for it to be removed. This place was the FIRST place we visited that did not charge the fee and was kind enough to explain the situation.

~SIGH~ I don’t even know where to begin. My friend and I stopped in here because we were so hungry and didn’t want to get ripped off by all the flashy restaurants. PSH! The risk totally backfired and I apologize to all the flashy restaurants that got good reviews. Next time, I’ll eat a $ 5 bag of chips to hold me over until I can get to good place. Yeah… it was THAT bad.
The first thing I noticed is the creepy, old lady mannequins sitting at a table right when you walk in. What’s that about? Eeshk! The second thing I noticed is there wasn’t anyone in the place. I should’ve taken the hint. Then there was the pink/​purple décor. It was just a bit much.
Now to the most important parts. The service was great. Our server was very friendly and accommodating. The food is another story.
My friend ordered the shrimp and garlic pasta dish for $ 23. I didn’t try it, but he said it was flavorless and something he could make at home for a quarter of the price. I ordered the pot roast. When it came out, it was a thick, gray piece of meat with gravy and whole new potatoes. When I tried to cut into the potatoes, they were still raw, so the server took my plate, apologized and brought it back without the potatoes and said they’d be done in two minutes. So I asked if they could keep the plate warm so that it all comes out together. He took the plate again and when he brought it back, the potatoes were cooked, but when I tried to take a piece of the so-​called pot roast, it was tougher than shoe leather! Another server was walking by and saw me trying to cut a piece with my butter knife and asked if I wanted a steak knife. Yeah… a steak knife for pot roast. Anyway, I asked her if it was normal for the pot roast to be that way and she said she didn’t know. She took the plate, sent over our server, and he asked if I wanted something else. I was starving and my friend was already done with what little he chose to eat.
At that point, I was so put off and didn’t want anything, but I was so hungry, so I ordered a cesar salad. The server brought me the equivalent of a side salad and charged me $ 9 for it!
This was, without a doubt, the absolutely worst place I’ve been to in a long time. This is the worst tourist trap and I warn everyone who will take the time to read this to go somewhere else! You can get a hot dog and ice cream and it will be better than this place.
The Secret Garden should be kept a secret!

The food is not good and their advertising is false. They say the baked goods are baked there, BUT they are NOT BAKED FRESH. For example, our muffins were made days ago, reheated in the oven and dry as cardboard. The canadian bacon was 70% fat 30% bacon. And you pay $ 11 for a small portion of eggs. The restaurant is cute but the food is on par, or possibly even a little less than what you would get at a chain. Not worth the money.

The food was horrible. Do yourself a favor and skip this place. It’s expensive and is some of the worst food I’ve had.

I would not recommend eating here, I ordered a medium rare New York strip along with baked potato as a side but it came out as if they reversed the cooking times for the food. The steak was WAY too overcooked, on the borderline of burnt and the potato was raw. Their salad was the only item I enjoyed as it tasted fresh, but was short lived when the bill. It ended up being close to $ 40 for those 3 items which in my opinion was not worth it.
The server was kind and the view was breathtaking but that’s all its got going for it.

During our three day stay in Niagara, we ate here twice. The breakfast was delicious! The pricing is a little more than Denny’s, except much better and with an excellent view of the falls if you sit outside.

This restaurant is very beautiful with a great view of the Niagara Falls since you can see the entire fall. The servers are very nice and kind which made the experience very pleasant. The only problem is that there foods are on the pricy side, and the food is just average with nothing special. Overall the restaurant is very nice to chill and enjoy the view

The service was good and the location was nice with a good view if you sit out on the patio on a nice summer day. The menu looks good but the food is more like cafeteria food. The burger patties were frozen not fresh so $ 11 – 12 bucks was a bit high for frozen patties and store bought buns and tasteless toppings. They have mayo packets and ketchup and mustard on table so burger wasn’t made only assembled like cafeteria food. The fries were decent but got cold quickly. I ordered iced tea and apparently in Canada regular iced tea is lightly sweetened so just a heads up. I asked after I got the tea if they had unsweetened she said no, only regular. Not sure if its like that in all of Canada but will find out later in Toronto. This location is the first place you get to after walking over the foot bridge it wasn’t crowded at all so that was a plus too, since further down towards the horseshoe falls it was crazy busy with people. So to sum it up, over priced for the food quality, but good location.