The Secret Garden Cafe

Reviews

• Dan O.

  star star star star star 28 May 2026

  Consistently fresh, friendly and creative, the SECRET Garden Cafe is one of Boynton's best kept...
  
  ... MYSTERIOUS ENIGMAS.
  
  Anyway, took a chance and ordered the seafood crepe for Sunday brunch. And you know what? It was good. Damn good. Stuffed with crab, shrimp and salmon, it made for a perfectly savory alternative to the usual brunch fare. But the best part was the fresh-baked blueberry muffin. Far and away the tastiest muffin I've ever eaten. It had an almost creamy consistency to it and was topped with some sweet lemon curd.
  
  You can always count on friendly service and a cozy, laid back atmosphere here. And the food is just great. You can tell they put a lot of care into everything, especially the little details. Eat here. You'll feel good about it.

• Mary Eli S.

  star star star star star_border 25 May 2026

  Friends invited me to try this small restaurant tucked away east of Boynton Beach City Hall with its own parking lot out front on the southside of Boynton Beach Boulevard .   Run by two separate chefs the menus migrate between the chefs signature dishes.  The day 's rain did not allow us to consider the outdoor tables under bright umbrellas.  Indoors there are tables for 2 to 4 seats for 28 diners.  Small and personal.  The menu on a clipboard greeted us at our places.  Short but interesting choices.  Soup of the day was chicken with arugula and sausage -had to try that.  There were three salads and five sandwiches. Vegans rejoice there were choices.   I was attracted to the Shrimp with avocado and bacon on fresh croissant.  That caught my eye over the chicken pesto in a baguette.  Each came with a side. I chose the very tasty and surprising green beans and grape tomatoes with balsamic vinegar dressing.  The others opted for their favorite of a cold chunky red potato salad with a creamy dressing I got a spoonful and liked it but the potato glycemic load distracted me back to my green beans!  
  
  My croissant came stuffed with large shrimps lightly sauced with  seasoning, avocado  and bacon.,  The  croissant was crunchy fresh and made a great lunch.  I ate every green bean with its unique smoky and signature dressing.  I also sampled the chicken pesto  sandwich chosen on a croissant  by the other diner. It was too large to open my mouth to bite ,  so a slice was handed across to enjoy.  The blended ingredients were rich and original.  
  
  I sought the fresh brewed ice tea which was dark and accompanied my lunch well.  No desert was needed or ordered.  
  
  As this café is offered by a non profit agency for care of elders  in Boynton Beach the price carries some contribution to the works of Community Caring Center of Palm Beach.  Our lunches cost less than $15 each with each at  our table satisfied with the well presented food

• Linda S.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 22 May 2026

  I would give 0" stars If I could.  Beware Groupon friends .....you will be treated terribly. Paying customers receive priority and get their orders first.  Your order will be pushed aside.
  
  I placed an order for Holiday Dinner yesterday. Pick up time was 4PM. WAS TOLD THEY WERE CLOSING BY THAN. Not true.  My elderly Mom and I rushed to make it by 4. When I called from car , owner told me "No Rush, potato Latkes will be a little late , no more than 15 minutes late"   - we arrived to the owners Mom saying, "only 15 minute wait honest"
  AFTER 1 HOUR Waiting,   husband came out of kitchen to give us a history about the place, offering us tasteless old  hummus and very stale old crackers. Uuggh. We just wanted order to take to a family passover dinner that we were already over hour late for.
  Bottom line , 2 HOURS LATER we received order and never made it to dinner. My mom was exhausted and very upset over how we were treated.
  VERY BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH GROUPON. MY HOLIDAY WAS RUINED.  SECRET GARDEN IS NOT NICE. SHAME ON THEM STAY AWAY

• Ellen W.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 18 May 2026

  Had to give 1 star because there isn't an option for no stars.  We went for High Tea. Ha!
  I knew we were in trouble when I saw the tinny cutlery.  They brought out a tea box filled with old decrepit tea bags-the safest bet was Lipton. My sister's tea bag actually crumbled.  Their selection had to have consisted of tea bags they took from places they visited a very long time ago.  The water was lukewarm.  The very tasty cream of tomato soup was cold and had to be reheated.  Then came the tray of stale tea sandwiches, hard stale croissants and some sort of dessert medley.  The (what tasted like and looked like store bought) cookies were good.  The mini muffins (probably from Publix) were hard and probably stale.  
  We left and went to Panera.
  I must compliment our waitress who never told us her name.  She was pleasant, courteous and very professional and should be working in a high end restaurant.
  The chef was very upset when we told him what we thought about the stale breads.  The owner did take our comments in stride and for her sake, I hope she makes improvements.
  Don't go!!

• Al K.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 9 May 2026

  Place order with living social coupon 2 days in advance. Went to pick up at agreed time, place wasnt open.  Had to ask restaurant owner next door and he called owner but got voice mail. Then he banged on the door till somebody answered and said it wont be available till an hour.  You'd think 48 hrs notice it be ready. Thanks for nothing