The Gardens Restaurant

Always a great variety of cold and hot dishes. The seasoned cold shrimp and smoked cold salmon and cold poached salmon are among our favorites! Today, Thanksgiving Day we were served the turkey, stuffing and gravy. We each had a delicious cocktail & helped ourselves to the salad bar, cold and hot bars. On weekends, there is a breakfast selection of eggs, omelets, waffles, fresh raspberries, blueberries and strawberries, bacon, sausage and the list goes on. It's very worth the price! You have to experience The Gardens. I highly recommend calling ahead to make a reservation!

Had their Easter buffet. Excellent food. Great choices including for vegans. Suggestions: offer a sugar-free(Stivia makes a great substitute) dessert. Terrific service! A lot of people, but not noisey. Easy to converse across a table. Nice accommodations for handicapped. We have been going to this since it started. Always a treat. Next is Thanksgiving. 🍗🦃😁

Eeee... if you expect this restaurant to be an upscale place to celebrate anniversaries or parties, it is not. We made a reservation to celebrate our anniversary as we traditionally go to the Carnegie restaurant (it is being remodeled ), and I was disappointed from the moment I entered the room. It is a restaurant-cafeteria type, with all simple tables for four, agglutinated among them in front of a buffet that it’s closed. The waitress was sassy and kind of making faces... I was even wondering why does she bother to come and ask if we are enjoying the food? She was rolling her eyes and stuff. Now, the good thing about the Gardens is definitely the food. Their baked brie is out of the ordinary and the meat had good flavor. I wish the Cesar salad is served with aged parmesan rather than kraft powdery parmesan.

My wife and I had family visiting from Germany and Pittsburgh and we decided to take them to the Sunday Brunch in The Gardens. everything was PERFECT! Excellent selections, fresh food, outstanding service. The smoked salmon & caviar are worth the price itself! I can't think of a more outstanding value in State College. And did I mention the very good Jazz Trio providing a nice musical backdrop?

Was really impressed with the Sunday Brunch! Was there for a football weekend and they told me this is every Sunday. Besides an expected omelette station, there was a carving table and roast lamb, chicken and veggies. The seafood table with smoked salmon, poached salmon, and a black cavier plate was impressive. The dessert table was topped off with Penn State creamery ice cream! If I'm in town on a Sunday I plan on coming back here for Sunday Brunch, even if I'm not staying at the Penn Stater Hotel! Staff was friendly and had a positive attitude even though the beloved Nittany Lions had dropped a heartbreaker late the previous evening.