The Gardens Restaurant

First restaurant visit with our 3 months old!

Had a great brunch at The Gardens Restaurant At The Penn Stater. This was the first time we were venturing out all together with our 3 months old son. The food was great as always, Lamb gravy being unanimously the show stopper for everyone. I love their cheesecake and all the other bakery items as well.

The experience was great because apart from food it was super easy to go there with an infant. They had an infant car seat cradle, something which we didn’t even know about (Our plan was to put him in the stroller near a corner table) which made keeping an eye on the baby a lot easier. When the baby started getting a bit uncomfortable in his seat, we could walk him around in the galleries and lobby of the hotel, which came really handy.

Overall, A+ food and experience, great place for taking infants 👶🏻!

When you with family sit against windows, talks so many things and relaxing with outside views, enjoy delicious variety high quality foods, drink and soup, We feel like refresh our mind and soul.
Friendly waitress service and restaurant manger provide provide best services to us.

Very delicious food and very nice staff! I highly recommend their breakfast buffet.

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. 🍗🦃😁

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?

The Garden Sunday Brunch is always really good. The holiday brunches are exceptional. It's getting more difficult to get reservations to those because they're so popular. We had to make Thanksgiving reservations in September! But their food is well worth it.

Went for the dinner buffet because I had a buy one get one free offer through my WPSU membership. Absolutely everything was outstanding, from the cheese course to the salads and appetizers, to pasta so rich you could make a meal of that alone and steal so tender it cut with a butter knife, to an array of amazing desserts. The price is a little steep for day to day, but it's so good I'd suggest it in an instant for a special occasion.

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.

Fantastic steak and desert. Our watress did a great job serving 25 people by herself.

The standard by which I rate all other brunch buffets around the country--and very few have equaled the Penn Stater. There's plenty of food, and a wide variety of it, but quantity alone does not make for a good brunch. The food at the Gardens is delicious, freshly-prepared, and in some cases, locally-sourced (Irving's bagels, Tait Farm spreads and Penn State Creamery cream cheese and ice cream, for a few examples). You can try some higher-end foods (caviar!) and enjoy some pricey treats (mimosas) along with all the delicious entrees, sides, salads, breads, desserts (my favorite--bread pudding) . . . and all of this comes at a very reasonable price. Sometimes there's live music too! It can be busy, so do what we do--arrive around 1 PM. There will be plenty of time to leisurely enjoy your meal. Pace yourself. And if you go home hungry, you did something wrong.

Amanda the bartender gave out free shots, not just on one occasion but every week while I was there! I don’t know if it’s a promotion or what but I appreciate it! Come in for the football game and ask for Amanda!

Absolutely exquisite! A delectable dining experience! If you find yourself in the area looking for a refined dinner, this is a must. Medium rare, with teeth. Outstanding.

Great dining experience. Quality, "fancy" food (lobster stuffed flounder, black caviar, smoked salmon, lamb leg, etc) at an affordable price and a nice quite setting. Highly recommend!

Despite Covid, The Gardens still pulls off Top Notch Service!!!
Same amazing food I've come to love, and truly excellent service.
Highly recommend trying then out .

Absolutely the best brunch buffet selection at a reasonable price.

Modern, well managed, good service, and excellent food at the Sunday brunch!

A little pricey but a nice experience

Always a good place for fine dining

So good, love the brunch buffet