I started with Razor clams....OMG I could literally just eat several plates of these!! Then I had the clam chowder, very tasty and unique. Main course was Dungeness crab casserole, very very delicious. Yukon gold nuggets were good, even the brussel sprouts/carrots were delicious and I don't even like brussel sprouts, but I'll eat them Gardner's style. I don't normally eat dessert, but they come out with a tray of their dessert menu (which is brilliant by the way!) & you just cave. The peanut butter cream pie was ridiculously fantastic. I really like the food here. It's all done in house food, and in my opinion better that the other seafood places in town.
We have gone to Gardner's a few times over the years and we have always had a great time with amazing food. Last night was no exception. Hubby made reservations for my birthday and we had a wonderful time. He had the salmon and I had the seafood trio. The PNW chowder was delicious start to our meal. Tiffany took care of us and even added a candle in our dessert! We always say we'll be back with more people, but we've been hoarding it as our date spot!
My husband and I had such a lovely experience! This was our first time visiting Gardeners celebrating our anniversary and we were quite impressed. The host and our server, Alex were absolutely fantastic and overly friendly throughout the entire time. The food was delicious and their dessert options were very tasty. We highly recommend their signature old fashioned, smoked salmon dip and blondie! Overall we both had a wonderful evening, thank you Alex for making our evening special!
Fantastic locally owned dinner spot. On the spendy side but I loved it! Wait staff was super friendly. The New York Steak scallops, rissoto and brussel sprouts were incredible. Try the baked oysters special charcuterie & wine. Fantastic!
Superb service and a delicious meal. For appetizers we ordered some oysters from Hood Canal. I enjoyed a bowl of Cioppino and my friend enjoyed a serving of scallops. Both were done to perfection.
Dessert was a cherry mousse and an amaretto cheesecake which did not disappoint.
The table service was excellent.
Gardener’s Resturant is one of my favorite restaurants in Olympia, never disappointed.
Beautiful and intimate restaurant.
If you go and you're thinking about the dry aged steak, stop thinking and order it! We usually share a meal but ended up getting the steak and their fresh ravioli which happened to be vegetarian but the menu was beautiful enough I thought it would hold up on its own (it did) but knowing I'd be stealing some of the strak. Splitting these two made a perfect meal and still were unable to finish the steak. The only critique my partner had was for the mushroom risotto. Good but not excellent so maybe go for the potatoes. The shaved Brussel sprouts were delicious!
If possible I highly recommend reservations so that you can have a more personal experience with your company. We did not have reservations so we were seated at the end of a long table near the entry/hostess but still had a lovely experience.
We went for dinner tonight with some friends and I have to say the food and service was fantastic. I had the lamb chops and my husband had the pork chop for dinner, we also had the calamari appetizer and everything was on point. I highly recommend this place for a romantic dinner or anniversary. The whole atmosphere was perfect. We will definitely be back again. Thanks for a wonderful evening.
Totally worth the wait (saving up) for dinner at Gardner's in Olympia. The restaurant is charming, staff is great, food is marvelous and of course the company wonderful, perfect evening.
Gardner's is small and intimate. The staff is exactly what you want and our cocktails were on point. Our entrees, lamb chops & seafood fettuccine were excellent. I had the apple crisp for dessert and highly recommended it. We will be back.
We have wanted to try Gardners for awhile and finally made it in. They have incredible customer service! Quite friendly and accommodating, even with a busy little toddler they were quite patient. Overall the dishes were quite good. The seafood linguini was most excellent!
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