"This cafe is in the Selby’s house, inside the Selby Botanical gardens. The house was built by the Selbys in 1921 and became their residence. Upon her death in 1971, she willed it to be a botanical garden, which opened in 1975. The cafe has indoor and out seatings. Part of outdoor is on a terrace and part is under the huge tree. Dropping from the birds in the normal. Self service. Decent food, on the expensive side. $60 for a beer, a Chardonnay, a wrap and the Scottish salmon salad. The salad has baby kale, roasted Brussel sprouts, toasted walnuts, a few pieces of shredded parmesan, dried cranberries. The lemon champagne vinaigrette is delicious."

"Had lunch with 4 people on a Sunday afternoon. Waiter from the beginning had an attitude. Didn’t know what vegetables they were serving that day. Had a smart remark about their salmon when I asked about putting it on my eggs Benedict. Then because I guess we couldn’t order fast enough for him because he didn’t know anything about their menu he then just started waiting on all the tables around us putting in their orders before ours even though we were seated 1st and we’re waiting for him to come back to us. We waited almost an hour for our food to come out. We almost left the place hungry. When our food did come out the plates were warm but the food was lukewarm, so it seemed as though the plates were sitting back in the kitchen waiting to go out. Then, to make matters worse when the check comes they hand you the hand held credit card reader that only gives you buttons to push for a tip and the lowest is 20% and the waiter is right there looking at you making you feel obligated to tip for his poor service. Btw, omelette and salad was good, eggs Benedict classic and salmon was just “ok”. Gardens here are wonderful, but we’ll skip the restaurant. As a note, the waiter did come by after our food was delivered to apologize and nothing more, but that didn’t make up for our bad experience. Unfortunately, it really ended our wonderful day at the gardens on a bad note."

"The menu is limited but tasty. The ladies at the counter were kind and professional. Good for a quick break from the garden visit."

"I loved my tuna salad on fresh garden greens! My husband had grilled cheese and soup that he thought was good. I had wine to drink. It was in a plastic disposable cup. He had a bottle of ice tea. We ate outside under the live oaks. It was super easy to socially distance, even on a Sunday. The small cafe is conscious of gluten free concerns, helpful and friendly! Don’t miss this amazing venue!! Worth every penny to visit Selby gardens. It is a class act!"

"if as a poor European you're visiting the us its hard to find the good food given the abundance of fast food which is too greasy, too salty or way too sugary. here at the selby cafe we found excellent sandwiches. we had a salad and a sandwich with a tea true its pricey, but its good taste you get for it"