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Dining at the Garden

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Visitors to the Garden can enjoy hot and cold drinks plus sweet treats and savory lunch items at the Coffee Bar in the Steinberg Visitor Center.

Special Event

Coffee Bar

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Enjoy a variety of espresso drinks and iced beverages along with a curated selection of fresh pastries, sandwiches, salads, soups, and snacks in the Coffee Bar in the Visitor Center.

Hours

Tuesday–Sunday: 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

*Please note the Coffee Bar and Atrium seating may close early for private events.

Hot & Cold Beverages

Beverages are 12 oz. unless otherwise noted. Oat milk, half & half, whole milk, and decaf options available.

Beverages

  • coffee 4.75.
  • tea 4
  • espresso 5.
  • cappuccino 6.
  • latte 6.
  • mocha 6.5
  • matcha latte 6.5
  • macchiato 5.5
  • americano 5.
  • café au lait 4.75
  • chai 6.
  • hot chocolate 6.
  • open source water 4.5.
  • iced coffee 4.75.
  • iced tea 4.5
  • lemonade 6.5
  • specialty soda 5.25
  • hal's new york seltzer 4.
  • beer 9.25
  • wine 12.5
  • cocktail 15.5.

Food

(v) vegetarian (vg) vegan (gf) gluten-free

Baked Goods & Lunches

  • turkey sandwich 15.5
  • vegan wrap (vg) 15.
  • kale caesar (v) 14.
    add chicken  +3.
  • muffin 4.5.
  • croissant 5.5
  • savory croissant 6.
  • pain au chocolat 6.
  • cinnamon bun 6.
  • scone 6.
  • danish 6.

Menu subject to change.

Yellow Magnolia Canteen—closed for the season

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Show larger version of Yellow Magnolia Canteen An outdoor seating area featuring many brown tables with matching brown chairs and open yellow umbrellas.

Yellow Magnolia Canteen, on the terrace by the entrance to the Steinhardt Conservatory, serves a variety of pizzas, sandwiches, empanadas, salads, snacks, and beverages.

Canteen Menu

(v) vegetarian (vg) vegan (gf) gluten free (gfo) gluten-free option

Beverages are 12 oz. unless otherwise noted. Oat milk, half & half, whole milk, and decaf options available.

If you have a food allergy, please notify us.

Salads & Bowls

kale & romaine caesar
cherry tomato, parmesan, croutons, caesar dressing  14.
with chicken  17.
harvest salad (vg, ag)
apple, sweet potato, roasted cippolini onion, baby spinach, baby kale, sherry-shallot vinaigrette  16.
with chicken  17.
autumn grain bowl (vg, ag)
winter squash, brussel sprouts, wild rice, baby arugula, radish, spiced pumpkin seeds, whole grain honey-mustard vinaigrette  16.75
with chicken  19.75

Pizza

cheese (v)  7.25
pepperoni  8.25
featuring brooklyn-based Di Fara Pizzeria

Sandwiches

turkey sandwich
roast turkey, provolone, pickles, kaiser roll, mustard & mayo on the side  15.50
cheese panini (v)
provolone, cheddar, caramelized onion, dijon, sourdough  15.50
roast beef sandwich
havarti, arugula, pickled red onion, horseradish mayo, challah bun  17.50

Snacks

  • warm pretzel (vg)  7.
    with cheese  7.50
  • all-beef hot dog  8.25
  • chicken fingers  12.50
  • hal’s new york chips or popcorn (vg, ag)  3.25

Sweet Treats

  • chocolate chip cookie (v)  2.
    pack of three  5.50
  • fruit cup (vg, ag)  8.
  • seasonal yogurt parfait (v, ag)  8.

Beverages

  • bottled rain water  4.50
  • coffee  4.75
  • iced coffee  4.75
  • hot tea  4.
  • iced tea  4.50
  • lemonade  6.50
  • arnold palmer  5.50
  • specialty soda  5.25
  • hal’s new york seltzer  4.
  • fruit slushy  7.50
  • beer  9.25
  • wine  12.50
  • frosé  12.25
  • canned cocktail  15.50

Menu subject to change.

Yellow Magnolia Café—closed for the season

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Yellow Magnolia Café’s menu offers a range of meal choices from vegetable-centric small plates to heartier main dishes and plant-inspired desserts.

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Café Menu

(v) | vegetarian, (vg) | vegan, (ag) | ingredients and preparation avoid gluten, (ago) | ag option available.
If you have a food allergy, please notify us.

To Begin & Share

chips & dip (v, ag)
smoked fish, preserved lemon, spiced pita chips  12.
grilled flatbread (v)
fig jam, triple cream goat cheese, prosciutto, arugula  17.
burrata (v)
roasted eggplant caponata, crispy basil, toasted ciabatta  18.
mezze plate (v)
pepper muhammara, burnt eggplant, feta cheese, olive, warm pita  20.
add falafel  +6.

Salads

farmers’ market salad (vg, ag)
baby greens, sweet potato, radish, spring onion, spiced pumpkin seeds, cranberry-shallot vinaigrette  14.
add tofu  +6.   add chicken  +8.
caesar salad (ago)
romaine, kale, cherry tomato, white anchovy, parmesan, croutons  16.
add tofu  +6.   add chicken  +8.
sherry & thyme marinated beet salad (ag)
chicory greens, citrus, toasted marcona almonds, chive aioli  18.

Entrées

soba noodle & vegetable bowl (v, vgo)
seasonal vegetables, furikake, yuzu vinaigrette  20.
add tofu  +6.   add seared ahi tuna  +10.
spiced char-grilled cauliflower (vg, ag)
wild rice, dried cranberry, toasted pecan, arugula pesto  24.
moroccan arctic char
tomato, fennel, olive, butter bean ragu, fresh herbs  26.
yellow magnolia café burger (ago)
smoked onion jam, bleu cheese, black pepper aioli, lettuce, brioche bun  26.
with fries or market greens
sub gluten-free bun  +3.

Dessert

roasted pistachio pastel de nata (v)
three portuguese egg custard tarts, white chocolate ganache  14.
flourless chocolate cake (v, ag)
raspberry, chantilly cream  14.
sundae (vg, ag)
vegan vanilla gelato, blackberry, pomegranate  14.

Menu subject to change.

Wine, Beer, Cocktails & Mocktails

Sparkling Wine

conquilla, cava brut, Catalonia, Spain
glass 14.  bottle 42.
nicchia, Cantina F.lli Carafoli, Lambrusco, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
glass 15.  bottle 45.
bird in hand, Pinot Noir Rosé, 2023, Adelaide Hills, Australia
glass 16.  bottle 48.

White Wine

bonny doon, Picpoul, 2023, Bonny Doon Vineyard, Central Coast, California
glass 12.  bottle 36.
amphora, Sauvignon Blanc, 2023, Gabrielskloof, Western Cape, South Africa
glass 17.  bottle 51.
poco a poco, Chardonnay, 2022, Porter-Bass, Mendocino, California
glass 15.  bottle 45.

Rosé Wine

castello di titignano, Pinot Nero, 2022, Tenuta di Salviano, Umbria, Italy
glass 12.  bottle 36.
marius, Grenache Blend, 2024, Michel Chapoutier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
glass 10.  bottle 30.

Red Wine

vittoria il (served chilled), Frappato, 2023, Valle dell’Acate, Sicily, Italy
glass 17.  bottle 51.
strub, Pinot Noir Trocken, 2023, Rheinhessen, Germany
glass 17.  bottle 51.
syrocco, Syrah, 2022, Alain Graillot, Zenata, Morocco
glass 16.  bottle 48.

Beer

kirin japanese lager, 12 oz
9.25
brooklyn lager, 12 oz
9.25
brooklyn pilsner, 12 oz
9.25

Cocktails

zen & tonic
seneca drum gin, shiso leaf, cucumber ribbon, sansho peppercorn, tonic water  16.
sunleaf
alb vodka, fresh basil, limoncello, club soda  17.
garden gimlet
seneca drum gin, green pepper, simple syrup, lime juice  16.

Mocktails

liquid sunshine
yuzu juice, shiso syrup, club soda  11.
cucumber quench
cucumber, lime, mint, ginger beer  11.
basil-berry pop
strawberry, basil, lemonade, club soda  11.

Coffee & Tea

stumptown coffee
4.75
iced tea
4.50
hot tea
4.00
english breakfast, earl grey, sencha green, mint, chamomile

Soft Drinks & Juice

juice
apple, orange, or grapefruit  5.25
soda
coke, diet coke, or ginger ale  5.25
lemonade
regular or elderflower  6.50

Menu subject to change.

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