Restaurant Jardin Botanique

This is a great place for a quick bite to eat. There is a cafeteria style lunch line. So it’s quick, but the food is good and the scenery is nice. The entrance is on the end of the trail opposite the main entrance. They serve beer and wine so you may want to stop there first before taking your stroll through the garden. You do not need tickets to access the restaurant

The food was not the best. The service was okay. The outdoor ground were beautiful to eat outside. But if you’re paying for the views, you might as well look somewhere else that also has better food. In terms of value, this doesn’t compare.

We were attending an event at Montréal Olympic Park and realized there weren’t many great choices for a meal at a sit down restaurant in the area. That’s when we discovered the restaurant at the Botanic Garden. The prices were reasonable and the beautiful environment you dine in is terrific. The staff were friendly and spoke both French and English. The food was vegetarian only but it had creative sandwiches, soups, and unique salads. The sandwiches vary with seasons (we had egg salad and cheese, both great) but if the Greek Salad is available then it is highly recommended. The portions were more than adequate. We were able to getter a wonderful bottle of wine with the meal as well (draft beer available too). We ended with the chocolate cookie. Highly recommended. We hope to include it in one of our YouTube videos sometime.

Removing one star for price. Removing a second star for the portions. +3$ for a green salad that is a few leafs of lettuce on the side of your plate is dissapointing. The picture of the grilled cheese is what you can expect if you ask for a green salad. Also, the grilled cheese is a bit skinny in my opinion. Overall expensive, cost us 15$ a person. Other than the price and the portions, the ingredients are tasty and fresh. Was also an opportunity to try something new (poutine with salad inside and IPA sauce). Food is on the healthy side and workers are nice and helpful.

Love how the menu is only vegetarian. Got the meal of the day with soup sweet potato, pumpkin Chipotle soup and lentils sandwich with kale salad. Would like soup to be hotter, since they serve you then you have to wait like 5 minutes to pay. 😞 but good fresh food, and loving the discount for membership holders. Been coming her 3x/ month. The line up can get long when they only have one side of the kitchen open. But overall fresh ingredients that doesn't disappoint.

Waiting for the food was a hot slow mess, the atmosphere made us think it might be palatable, but we were hot n’ hangry. We ordered the daily specials and imagine our surprise when the most beautiful, fresh, creative and tasty food landed on our trays. We sat outside and looked at beautiful gardens and a copper’s hawk who came to sit on the fence around us. Totally, totally worth the charmless slog of getting the food.

The meal of the day on my visit was balanced and tasty, and it was a pleasant surprise to buy cider on tap (which is definitely not common in cafes/restaurants next to botanical gardens!).

Lovely place to start/end your day at the Botanical garden. Food is reasonably priced and is very very delicious. The staff is helpful but could be trained more on explaining the food items. Do try the vegetarian sandwich. ☺️

We were at the Botanic Gardens for the afternoon and planned to stay in the area for dinner before re-entering the gardens for the Gardens of Light Festival. We arrived towards the tail-end of their operating hours and the selection was minimal. It's cafeteria style. We asked about the sandwiches that appeared to be tuna. They were vegan. We each had one, it was a bit unusual but filling. We split a chocolate cookie that was delicious. Our light dinner cost us about $18 US. The meal sustained us for the rest of the evening. A decent option if you are on foot and too tired to leave the area and hunt for another restaurant.

I LOVED my sweet potato wrap. It was really flavorful, and it was nice to have such a good vegetarian option for such a good price. The goat cheese sandwich was also wonderful. The red bell pepper was really good. The grilled cheese was solid, nothing but special but a good price. The seating outdoors is very pretty. Overall, a great experience.

This is the only place you can eat while at the gardens. They do offer a combo meal (salad or soup with meal and juice) for $10+. I do find the offers lacking. The sandwiches are on the small side and they stuff it with some type if greens that's hard. Like eating branches. I threw that out. I had the chicken sandwich. Did not care for the bun. The salad and soup choices are on the meh side too. Service is ok. It's cafeteria style service.

What a dream of a place. Live jazz and a beautiful ambiance. Cute date spot food was okay. We shared a poke bowl with tuna sashimi... not great, but not bad. Worth a visit. Charming place!

This self service restaurant is located outside the entrance to the Botanical Gardens so you can go even if you're visiting the Olympic Parc, the Biodome, or are in the area. You'll have to queue around the oval bar and can choose from daily hot meals, sandwiches, and salads. The are some tables inside but if it's not too cold you can sit in the spacious outside area. A combo of a vegetarian meal with salad, soup, and a drink from the juice fountain costs $15. If you only want a snack, you can get a vege pate sandwich for $6.50. They also have muffins, desserts, and ice cream. The place serves its purpose but could do with a little more charm or character. Anyhow the salads impressed me and were better than average so I do recommend coming here, especially after a long walk through the gardens.

This is the best, and only place, to purchase some food or drink while visiting the Botanical Gardens or the Insectarium. There is a pretty comprehensive cafeteria style setup here, but they will not sell you a breakfast croissant that is on display in the case after they stop serving breakfast. The tea bags for hot tea are also not by the hot water. You will need to turn around and look for them on a counter that is part of the main food display cases.

This place is terrible - the food is mediocre and expensive, the seating is not comfortable - the list goes on and on. There are better places for the same money - don't waste yours.

A petit fast cafeteria style restaurant with wine and beer, plentiful patio space surrounded by beautiful garden backdrops. Even better-- it's open to the public, so no admission needed! Restaurant du Jardin's located just before the ticketed entrance of the Botanical Gardens. We couldn't have had a better lunch after exploring Le Stade. A feast for the eyes after walking around blah beigey concrete all morning. Since it was raining on and off throughout the day, we took refuge inside the restaurant. Between the three of us, we split the meat and veggie entree of the day (poulet/chicken and a falafel-like croquette), plus the soup du jour (tomato). Both entrees were flavorful, plated beautifully with fresh greens. I'd expect no less given its surroundings. Inside seating was limited by four tables and counter seats. On a nicer day, I'd see people spilling out onto the patio. I highly recommend stopping by for a bite if you're ever around Parc Olympique!

Not bad for a little cafeteria style lunch spot at a museum type attraction. The veggie sandwich on olive bread with carrot salad side was actually pretty good. The outdoor seating is pleasant, overlooking a side garden. It definitely provided the rest and refueling needed after a long hot morning walking the large grounds of the Botanical Garden.

Three stars for the location: good sandwiches in an overpriced, rough cafeteria setting. I had a good turkey sandwich with nice celery-fennel soup. My hot chocolate was residual chocolate sludge from a drained machine. It's right outside the entrance to the Botanical Garden, and the windows do look out on the gardens a bit. However, the feel is very much that of an institutional cafeteria, for about twice what you'd normally pay. Great spot if you're hungry and right there, otherwise eat before you head to the gardens.