Dining Options

There are several dining options when you visit the Garden. See below for more information about dining at the Garden.

Please note that the Garden does not permit outside food or beverage or picnicking on the Garden grounds.

Patio Café

The Patio Café is located on Ullman Terrace. Click here to view the menu.

Seasonal

The Butterfly Cafe is open seasonally. It is currently open 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. daily and is located next to the Marshall Butterfly Pavilion. Click here to view a menu.

Gertrude's is now Open

For more information, visit Gertrudesrestaurant.net or call 480 719.8600

Gertrude’s is now open and offers a fresh new food experience at the Garden focusing on ingredients directly from the farm and pasture to the plate. Visit Gertrude's on Facebook and Twitter for updates on the restaurant construction, menu and more! Click here for the latest press release about Gertrude's.

Staff

• Stephen Eldridge, executive chef
• Fabulous Food Fine Catering and Events, restaurant operator

Gertrude’s will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There will also be daily Happy Hour items and a Sunday brunch. Gertrude’s menu will change often, based on the availability of local products and Chef Eldridge’s inspiration.

Gertrude’s will be open daily at 8 a.m. with the last dinner seating at 9 p.m. The restaurant will feature indoor and patio dining, a private chef’s table and bar seating.

The restaurant’s namesake, Mrs. Gertrude Divine Webster, along with a small group of Valley citizens, founded the Desert Botanical Garden in 1939. Their goal was to create a botanical garden to educate, understand, appreciate and promote the uniqueness of the Sonoran Desert. Click here for more information about the Garden's history.