Gardener’s Lodge Cafe

Located in Victoria Park, good vibes, booked seat outdoor, nice weather with nice views. The food is yummy, I ordered a beef salad, it was delicious. The beef is tender, juicy and flavour, comes with fresh salad, just perfectly matched. My daughter ordered beef sandwich is also juicy and fresh. My son ordered prawn pasta which is good, but the portion is a bit of small. Overall it’s good to have a lunch in the beautiful park. There are 2hours free parking and dog friendly. Be careful the birds, it might swooping to get your food. 😂😂

The latte art was sooo cute! 🧸☕️ I liked how the corn fritters were crunchy, with a generous serving of salad 🥗 The salmon bagel was a nice option for a lighter lunch 🥯 There’s such a pretty view of the lake and garden as well

Stumbled upon a fantastic brunch spot in Victoria Park! 💛💚 The food? Simply mouthwatering. Whether you choose to sit inside or enjoy the fresh air outside, you’re treated to gorgeous views of the park and a quaint little lake. Cozy, inviting, and perfect for a relaxed morning or weekend treat. Can’t recommend this place enough!

We ordered the French toast which was very tasty and full filling as we didn’t expect it to be big in size. The maple syrup and vanilla mascarpone was really good and it paired well the toast. I would recommend this to anyone who has a sweet tooth. The drinks were both good also.

A glorious spring day so outdoors seating was packed out! Indoors is quaint but tightly crammed. Awkward getting in/out of the seating corner to place the order or get cutlery. Pretty difficult even accessing the self-serve area for a glass of table water, everything is just too tightly packed in. And with the noisy ice crusher we could barely hear the sweet smooth playlist, sadly, let alone one another, boo hoo. The food was delicious, really really delicious! I would definitely visit again but I'd want to be outdoors and enjoy a slow afternoon (indoors is just too pokey and uninviting, unless you're a solo visitor hugging one cuppa while working on the laptop for a couple of hours). But the 40-minute wait time, without explanation or follow-up is too much. It was a very busy service but no head-of-house to check on customers or upsell extras while we waited. Lost opportunities. Still, the recommendation is to visit and enjoy the sunny outdoors before summer gets here! We had Eggs Benedict (with bacon) and they were cooked to perfection, just the right amount of firm and runny. Followed by French Toast, wonderfully cooked with banana, strawberry, blueberries, vanilla mascarpone and a light drizzle of maple flavoured syrup to top it off. Light and not too sweet. Plus a large flat white and a tiny 'regular' chai latte, total $57. A worthwhile visit in any case. Next time I'll try one of the smoothies, they look adorable :-) and sit outdoors of course, with a cocktail or two!