Read Kingsbrae Gardening, Our Gardeners' Blog | To see what's blooming now, check The Bloom Journal
The Garden Café
The Garden Café is open from mid-May to mid-October, seven days a week—from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in July and August, and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the remainder of the season.
Regular admission fees or a season pass to Kingsbrae Garden is required to access The Garden Café. The Garden Café is wheelchair accessible.
The Garden Café is just minutes from the Algonquin Hotel and the downtown business area.
The Garden Café offers fine cuisine and a breathtaking view. Located in a former turn-of-the-century home on the 27-acre Kingsbrae Garden property, the Garden Café, Gift Shop and Art Gallery offer a grand finale to your visit to the garden.
The building was designed by Edward Maxwell, and built in 1910. It is one of the many grand summer homes he designed in St. Andrews.
The Café is fully licenced and accommodates 50 people in the main dining room and30 on the patio. The courtyard is ideal for private functions, seating up to 30 guests al fresco.
While waiting for your meal or to complete your tour, take time to visit our Gift Shop which offers unique gifts, books and souvenirs for budding and seasoned gardeners. Don't forget our Art Gallery, featuring local New Brunswick artists.
The serene atmosphere of the Garden Café with its exquisite view of Ministers Island and Passamaquoddy Bay is sure to make your experience with us one to remember.
Functions at the Café
The elegant, turn-of-the-century Kingsbrae Garden Café is ideal for functions, large and small. For a more formal, sit-down meal, up to 50 people can be accommodated, while a cocktail style reception is possible for up to 75 people. For larger events requiring an indoor space, we work with Commercial Tent to erect a lovely party tent on the front lawn, with a stunning view of the Garden, Ministers Island and Passamaquoddy Bay. Musical or dramatic events, weddings and exhibits can be held on the lawn, al fresco, dependent, of course, on good weather.*
For catering to smaller groups, Kingsbrae Garden is pleased to present a varied menu and will work with you to create a special and memorable event. For groups over the above-mentioned sizes, we are very pleased to offer catering services of all sorts from Rent-a-Chef/ The Chef Group, of Fredericton, with whom we have worked very successfully in the past. Besides the Garden Café, our Art Gallery and board room are both attractive rooms with garden views, which can be used as additional display, meeting, conference, activity or dining spaces.
Think outside the windowbox... We can provide the ideal venue for a staff appreciation dinner or event, complete with Garden tours, workshops and fun activities, such as treasure hunts, croquet and bocce ball. Staff parties are also ideal during Kingsbrae's "Garden of Lights" in late November through December 30th [maximum 50 for a sit-down meal; 75 for cocktail style function].
The private courtyard adjacent to the Café is an attractive outdoor space to complement the meeting and dining rooms, as is the Café terrace, which also shares the Garden and water views of the main lawn. Both garden spaces are accessed through double french doors from the Garden Café. All spaces are handicap accessible, as are the well-appointed washrooms.
Kingsbrae Garden will add notes of elegance, warmth and delight to your event. It is our aim to exceed our customers' expectations, through quality service in an exceptionally maintained garden, all for a fair price.
Please call 506-529-3335, ext 2, or email: kgoffice@kingsbraegarden.com
* an alternate indoor space must be booked for large outdoor functions, where a tent has not been arranged.
