The Garden Bar, Monton in Salford

Beautiful place!! Had a really nice chilled evening with great food served by lovely staff. Will definitely come again!! M. Matthias

Our new favourite restaurant for Sunday Lunch. Lovely fresh veg, great portion size. Delicious! Great staff and beautiful decor.

Great place to Wine and Dine! Food delicious. Lovely establishment. Service was excellent . Borja was extremely friendly and helpful . Thankyou

Really like the planty vibe , and BorJa was an amazing server !!! 10/10

Straws are bad went through two on one drink say no more ..little things make all the difference 😌

A pleasant surprise to have my all day breakfast treat in the festive deco conservatory. All are equally well done and presented.

we were served with a warm smile, promptly and with a friendly welcome the fish and chips were incred, loved the crispy topping Borja, thanks for your great service!! we can't wait to return

Staff pleasant, food amazing great service from Borja and Charlie

My family came over to visit from Greece and wanted ‘classic’ Fish n Chips. They absolutely loved it, everything perfectly cooked and nice touch with the homemade tartare sauce. I had the veggie breakfast which was also excellent; the homemade chill sauce superb. Good portions, service and ambience. Oh, and excellent Salford Roasters coffee 😊

Was charming for the first month gone down hill. Food pretty bland, the drinks are imaginative but too expensive. Just too overpriced

It was our first time visiting here and we went as a family to celebrate my birthday. Our server, Sushi was absolutely amazing. We were really impressed with the restaurant as a whole. The decor is amazing and the food we ordered was delicious especially the ribs and Mac n Chesse. Portions were massive. They even made wings a bit hotter as requested for my husband! I would like to see more of a range of dishes in future though. They had a kids menu which was perfect for our little ones, reasonably priced and it was quality fresh food served to them too! I then got a birthday sweet treat with sparklers which was a lovely surprise! We will definitely be back again. Other members of staff were brilliant and everyone spoke to us and interacted with our children. A new favourite spot for us in Monton, for sure! Thank you to everyone at The Garden for such a lovely evening.

Highly recommended, all great. We were served by Sushi, she was friendly, kind and very professional.

We were served on couple of occasions by a polite and very attentive barman/waiter named Chris. He is sure a credit to the restaurant.

Lovely lunch with my daughter! Service from Borja was great, went the extra mile.

Great food, great service, really reasonably priced too! Wish more of the place was dog friendly!!!

First impressions last ! Whoever owns or manages this place hasn't a clue . It's all about aesthetic & less about customer service & quality . Disorganised chaos, mediocre staff . They state they accept walk ins yet was dead but no one came over so we went over the road to La Turka which is always amazing. Overpriced & despite claiming fresh produce & ingredients this is not the case. Someone's ego bought this place & has fudged it. I feel a lot of the reviews speak for themselves & it's not even been open 6 m. If no improvements are made its going to get an even worse reputation & close within a year. Shame because its lovely decor but yet no actual ambience. Lots of fake 5 * reviews on here. * They are now panicking & reaching out to reviewers to resolve. How can a bad experience be resolved unless you go back in time?. A place like this should be able to achieve at least the bare minimum in the first 6 month of opening. I wouldn't go back as a first impression obviously leaves a bad taste . Maybe they're realising it's just not that great . Hopefully they've changed the staff, manager & suppliers to rectify the ongoing issues. Why would past diners email when all the details of the visit are present in the review 😆

Food was overpriced for nursery standards. Absolute rip off. Pity the food didn’t match the surrounding.

I decided to have my leaving do here and it was absolutely brilliant, the place is gorgeous, the food was soooo good and the service excellent! Will definitely be going back 🥰

Really lovely place Beautifully done out Great service .. thanks Borja! Will come again

Lovely food waited some time as blond waitress was more interested in having perfume sprayed onto her by colleague so much so we could taste it apart from that well worth the visit

Terrible place, AVOID, the head chef needs sacking.

Food was delicious - decor is so lovely - Borja's service was top notch.

The restaurant was fantastic however the language from the kitchen was not acceptable our service from Borja was phenomenal

Beautiful place, the good was nice, the service was terrible, we waited 30 minutes gor a round of drinks

This was our 2nd visit. There was an issue with our order that was quickly rectified by Anna. The issue did not spoil our experience. Anna was particularly outstanding. The food & service was brilliant

Lovely service by Borja. I'll definitely come back 😀

Food was great but service was slow, having said that I would go back and give them another chance...

Enjoyed my birthday lunch 😁and love the staff member in the background 😂😂😂😂

I wanted to give very positive feedback and a thank you to Borja on his excellent customer service and politeness. Thank you Borja and I hope this is recognised internally with the team. Best regards, Mr C White

Absolutely loved it went with a gang from work and it was amazing we had our own waiter who couldn't do enough for us ,can't remember his name but he's into music,food was delishious and a good time was had by us all,the place is 😍 stunning

I took my mum here for a birthday brunch. The food was beyond tasteless and a very disappointing experience. We ordered Chicken and Waffles it tasted bland and the waffles were that hard we had to send it back. We waited an additional 20 mins for food to be served to us and again tasteless and inexcusable effort was made. This was reported to the manager and he said they apply more of a seasoned chicken and waffles in the evening than they do at brunch!! I have never heard of anything so ridiculous. The decor looks better than what they are serving. The waitress was inexperienced and there’s a few times we had to ask for glasses to go with the water on the table and fresh cutlery. Definitely will not be going back there such a shocking experience.

Beautiful decor and interior. Worth coming just for the 'garden' part :) Our food was really good, great veggie sausage in the veggie breakfast, fresh ingredients. Coffee was lovely too. Staff were welcoming and pleasant. A really great place, spacious and airy.

Great food and atmosphere, slight wait for food to arrive but was worth the wait.

The food was horrible, greasy and tasted awful. Very quiet when we attended on a Wednesday afternoon, staff were nowhere to be seen half of the time so the service not good either. Completely overpriced for what you get. Wouldn't feed it to my dog

Borja was super friendly and delivered great service.

This is a lovely place with a great atmosphere. Borja was our waiter and what an excellent job he did. He visited our table at just the right times and was friendly and professional, a credit to his profession. Will definitely visit again.

Borja made our experience so lovely! Great service and food :)

Lovely cocktails and great atmosphere. The decor is stunning and the staff are lovely.

We had an amazing time for our engagement party on the mezzanine this weekend. As you have your own private bar the two guys were able to serve everyone quickly and were so friendly. The space was perfect as there were comfy seats for our older guests to sit down and enough space to make a little dance floor for those that wanted to party. Great venue if you have a party of mixed ages! The manger and owner came round to check everything was going well and all had an amazing time. Thank you to all the staff that worked that night!

Great place and meal but I wish restaurants would turn the heating on.

What a lovely place. Met with family for breakfast and all had different meals. All of them were lovely and great value for money.

Borjas service was amazing, made sure we had everything we need and was very helpful :)

Borja was a very polite and attentive server

Ventured here on a whim, so glad we did. What a beautiful place. Roughly 10:30 so pretty quiet. Myself and and my friend ordered the breakfast, this did not dissapoint. All aspects were fantastic, the owner came to greet us and what a nice bloke he turned out to be. Very accomdating, mabey next time I'll have a brew rather than a Guinness. But who knows. Thanks for having us.

Kaydee our server was very friendly and attentive and food was incredible. Will definitely be back.

Lovely breakfast Borja very polite and helpful

Great atmosphere and friendly staff.

The atmosphere and decor is beautiful. Tropical oasis in monton. The food is really great with a very decent wine, veer and cocktail menu. The service was fantastic and chloe, our waitress, was exceptional. Friendly and great food and drink knowledge with a very positive energy and great playlist which created great vibes. Why would I go anywhere else. Enjoy.

Had a really great lunch and great atmosphere. Can't wait for our christmas party here. Thank you!

Lovely food but had to wait a bit too long for it to be served, kitchen staff called 5x for meals to be collected. They were busy but if they want to attract people they need to add extra staff to support the people in the kitchen.

I never thought in my 70s I would make so many new friends like the staff of the Garden bar. I was introduced to the Garden bar by a young neighbour who works there and as soon as I walked in I was bowled over by the gorgeous decor. No plastic or hardwood here. Everything is real. You can see where the money was spent. The food I sampled was excellent. The young bar staff are so respectful and helpful. I can name as friends Clay, Ryan, Charley, James and the ladies in the dining area. Hannah, Sushie. Charlotte and Alex. The kitchen staff Eliot and Zane and the others whose names I don't know. Special thanks to supervisors Chloe and Andy, a great guy who seems to work at everything. All in all a new lease of life for me a great place with great people and if your not mentioned above I apologise. Its all about timing and your shifts. Respect works best both ways and I certainly respect the hard work of these girls and guys. And a special thanks to young Mr. Gibson who introduced me to this new experience. Love and respect to all. Big Bazzer

The decor and ambience is sadly much better than the food. Although disappointed by the food (which I sent back), the customer service was great. We were served by Maisie who swiftly ordered a replacement and took it off the bill without discussion. I'd maybe come back for a coffee and cake, or a drink, but not a meal.

What a beautiful venue, Ive been multiple times, my favourite is the sunday roast and a bottle of wine! What a fab team xx

It is a lovely place. The food was good and waitress was very pleasant .

We always come here it’s lovely and bright the staff are always very friendly and the Vegan cakes are delicious. It’s very quiet too and is nice place for those with additional sensory needs We were served by Kayee who was very pleasant and professional.

We were there for a colleague's retirement. Food was good and we all enjoyed the experience. Big shout out to our server Lemar. Thank you were great.

Had my sister wake upstairs (SUE COOPER) food was fantastic the STAFF was amazing. AND the room is phenomenal 💋

Don't bother with the food if you're vegetarian (lunch menu, 2 options), it's uninspired at best, overpriced, staff not interested or attentive, really disappointed, won't be going back

The food was sup par for the price

Lovely brunch and the service was perfect!

Beautiful space and not in the slightest bit pretentious. Super accommodating, gorgeous food.

Food was good . Service was poor , asked 3 times for water . Never received sauces we ordered . Staff seem to be inexperienced and flustered especially as not that busy for a friday eve .

OLD Food & untrained staff I dined here with my mother today, and the experience was far from pleasant. I ordered the garden salad with grilled chicken, and my mother had the Chicken & Waffle. Her waffle was old, stale, and so hard she couldn’t even cut through it. The chicken was decent, but it didn’t make up for the rest of the dish. As for my salad, it looked nice at first, but upon eating, I found old, slimy pieces of lettuce mixed with the fresh ones. It tasted off, and I even found a soggy piece of cucumber that seemed days old. There were two types of tomatoes—one fresh cherry tomato and another sliced tomato that was clearly past its prime. At this point, I couldn’t eat any more and called the waiter to express my concerns. He pointed to the cucumber and claimed it was zucchini, which was obviously wrong and there is not suppose to be zucchini in this salad anyway. The waiter offered to replace my meal, but I was in a hurry to pick up my son, and I had already wasted enough time. What bothered me most was the lack of accountability from both the chef and management. The quality of the food was shocking, and it’s clear the chef didn’t care about the food he was serving. The waiter’s lack of knowledge was frustrating, and the management did absolutely nothing to address the situation. When I asked for the bill, there was no apology, no discount—nothing. While I wasn’t looking for a refund, the way the situation was handled was ridiculous. Not a single manager came over to speak with me, and the entire experience left a lot to be desired. You should all be ashamed of yourself. Avoid this place if you expect decent food or customer service. P.s - hoping I don't get any food poisoning from this.

Service was awful, tried several times but couldn't get anyone to serve us dessert. Even though they brought us rye board menu.

We loved it, staff were great 😊

Angel was a fantastic waitress! Highly recommend ☺️

Incredible i will be back i am super impressed the food cooked to perfection

Had an absolutely lovely breakfast here on Tuesday. Beautiful decor, fabulous friendly service from all staff, especially Hannah… and delicious scran. 😋 Would definitely recommend.

Lovely building bit pricey just had drinks

Had wife surprise dinner party booked at the garden. Had really good time. Food was great, although took a while to prepare. Menu for kids could be a bit better but overall really good experience. Defo coming back .

The food was easily the best food we have ever had in a bar. Food took a while, but I see this as a good thing, as everything was clearly freshly cooked and absolutely delicious. The food area is very noisy, as the noise from the bar comes through very loudly, as an Autistic I found this a little difficult to deal with. It would have been better if there was a door between the bar and food area, as it was also hard to hear each other whilst talking across the table, whilst eating, due to the noise. The bottle of Malbec was lovely, £38 did shock me a little for the bottle, but at the same time it was very nice Malbec, so I can deal with that. I would definitely return again, as the food was amazing, and the wine very good. I would request to be seated at the back of the restraunt on the green sofas, which may help the noise issues and being able to speak to each other whilst eating. Service was great, and all staff were lovely and a credit to the establishment, this goes a long way. My partner had the French chicken which he absolutely loves and I had the mega monton burger. The beef and chicken were seasoned so beautifully, and it was most definitely the nicest burger I've ever had. The fried and coleslaw were also delicious.

Folowing your email re how we enjoyed our visit, I must say we were very disappointed with the meal we had. We ordered the sharing board and I'm sorry to say it wasn't good at all. The hummus was tasteless, the flat bread was rock hard, there was no cheese on the parmesan rocket, there wasn't enough meat, there were 2 bread rolls which we didn't eat. We also ordered a garlic bread which was tasteless and burnt to a crisp on the bottom. We had the katsu chicken which was quite nice, and we enjoyed that. We left hungry as we left most of the food. All in all, we paid £60 for this as we had 2 cocktails each. Sorry to say, but we didn't have a very good experience. The restaurant is lovely, and the bar was buzzing but we felt let down.

Working from home so took the opportunity to take my laptop to The Garden for a change of scenery & a spot of lunch. Gorgeous setting (& solid WiFi), staff were lovely (said if it got too loud with lunchtime guests I could head upstairs out of the way) & food was delicious & served really quickly. Will be back to give the evening menu a try soon - without my laptop!

discusting food and management :)

Excellent place for lunch brunch dinner etc great staff, very friendly and there's not many places you can get an excellent bacon buttie for a fiver. A must visit venue - and not just for the bacon butties!

Ive been coming back for breakfast here multiple times and it did not disappoint. A great thanks to Hannah, shes always very helpful, very welcoming.

Alex was spot on! If I still ran pubs I would of poached her and lemar was also one if the best waiters I have had in a long time. What a voice! Look after both of them. Or someone will 100% steal away.

I hired the upstairs floor of the Garden for my graduation party and the night was perfect. Lovely bar staff and nicely decorated it couldn’t have gone better

Lovely service, charley and james are wonderful members of staff, even if charley tried getting me to help behind the bar.. we will be coming back, so far its the best place on monton road!

Great place. Super service and great staff! Relaxed and fun place. Thank you

Gorgeous Sunday dinner and amazing service by Angel

Professional, kind and helpful staff! Food was delicious. Definitely will come again!

What a gorgeous place. Came late afternoon on Wednesday. The decor is stunning. Even the toilets are lovely. The food was gorgeous and the staff so friendly and helpful. Can't wait to visit again soon. We had a selection of tapas and it was delicious. The red wine was also lovely. We'll be back over the bank holiday weekend. Thankyou The Garden Bar xx

Abi was really lovely and helpful! Will defiantly come again :)

Best sausages ever. Beautiful spot with incredible service from our lovely server Sushi. Highly recommend for a weekday brunch

Came for 8 year old son’s birthday lunch. Abi was really warm, polite and friendly. Very knowledgable of the menu and attentive. Never been before but will definitely come again.

This morning we celebrated our sons 18th birthday, by having a birthday breakfast. This place is absolutely beautiful and the staff were amazing. Just as well as the food.. delicious!! Thank you for making us feel so welcome and thanks for the birthday drink!! 🥂 we had a lovely morning celebrating. Definitely will be back.

Came in for food with my frieds had two lamb and a beef, food was soectacular and service from sushi and hannah was un matched

Service was very slow despite it not being busy and had to ask if we could order food. Waited 20 minutes to be served our drinks. Food was not as expected and wasn’t very warm at all. Also my choice was advertised as Sourdough Bread but that’s not how it appeared once served. Will not be returning 👎

Fantastic service by Hannah, the whole place is beautifully decorated to a very high standard. Will definitely be back.

First visit and nicely impressed

Had a garlic bread starter which was tasty and ordered a steak for my main medium rare, it was cooked perfectly and exceeded expectations. Would definitely recommend to anyone who's thinking about trying it out

The food was sensational, biggest regards to your chef🤌🏻🤌🏻

Phenomenonal food and experience. Great decor in there also will definitely be coming back. Whoever the chef is should get a pay rise the food was really something else.

Went today n had a breakfast, lovely gaff & gotta say that breakfast was probably the best breakfast I've ever had, tasted phenomenal n am defo comin back for more.

The place itself is lovely deco is brilliant but the food isn't. The food lacked seasoning. Garlic Bread hardly any garlic Main course Fish & Chips flavourless a lovely batter but bland to taste. Chips were slightly firm. This place isn't cheap and it wasn't busy so the Chef wasn't rushed

Went for a meal with friends on a Saturday night - the food was great, we really enjoyed it and the place itself is lovely! Would definitely recommend - we will be back!

Had a lovely lunch here. Beautifully presented tasty food and excellent service from Ruby.

Friday 9th August . . . Party of 13 What a place. Great food in amazing surroundings Great service from very friendly easygoing staff who go out of their way to make you feel welcome. Nothing to fault

Fabulous. This restaurant is a class act. Amazing food, staff are great, and the ambience matches it. 👍