A Perfect Place To Meet Friends For Tea

How can I begin to describe the setting….

I am looking down to the lake and the sailboats are  floating by.  Families have blankets laid out and the children are playing in the park.  The sun is bright and full of warmth.  And best of all, the flowers are almost planted in the lovely gardens so cared for by the city gardeners.  We planted our planters today, as well, with many different flowers and I hear the tapping of balls in the park.

And the sun, it is simply sparkling on the water….like a clear summer afternoon.

How can I begin to tell you how perfect The Rose Garden Cafe is to come for your afternoon cup of tea, lunch by the lake, and dinner with friends and family.  I am sitting here sipping a richly flavoured Rose Garden Cafe Biodynamic Breakfast Tea with a touch of honey……mmmmm….so lovely, indeed.

We have prepared a whole new environment for you this year.  We’ve painted the walls inside our serving areas the colour of the sun and mangoes.  Beautiful mosaic rose medallions were created for the walls that have cursive writing underneath each one saying:  Life, Laugh, and Love…..Our tables are covered with paisely yellow tableclothes and embellished with, yes, roses, and red umbrellas with bright yellow sunflowers.


We have our two vintage bicycles with baskets filled with roses and imaginati0n for ambiance and whimsy.  And our staff is well trained and eager to serve you….it must be summer, in spirit now, because it is the first day of bathing suit appearances!!!!!

How can I begin to tell you…….

Sun in the Park

The Rose Garden Cafe located in Lakeside Rotary Park is ready to prepare and serve you good food in the park.  Have you tried our Classic Burgers–handmade organic burgers on locally baked organic buns, topped with organic cheese?  We also have marinated SilverKing Organic Tofu Cutlets, BookGarden Veggie Nut Burgers, Wild Salmon and Chicken Breast Burgers.  We offer an All-Day Breakfast Wrap, as well as our Santa Fe Curry Wrap, to name a few.  Our Fish and Chips are now joined by our Chicken Fingers and Chips and Crispy Tofu Wedges and Fries…..Of course we have Oso Negro Coffee, the Rose Garden Cafe Organic Tea Line, Matcha and Mocha Frappes, Fruit Smoothies, Cold Drinks, ice cream cones, shakes and sodas…..and of course our fabulous sunny fries, poutine (with organic cheese curds), all-beef hot dogs, veggie, cheese and jumbo dogs….

There is something for everyone….yes, it is that time of year….sun, fun, picnics in the park and coming to The Rose Garden Cafe!  See you soon…..Rod and Jill and the delightful Rose Garden Cafe staff…..

 

Sunshine and Flowers

Here we go. The sunshine is here and so are we.  Ready to serve you wholesome and fun food in the park!

We are open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.  It’s time for some fun in the sun!  Lovely indeed…..

Cafe closed Wednesday, June 1…see you Thursday!

Rainy days are perfect for catching up and preparing….it was a great opening this past weekend and we are looking forward to a wonderful summer in the park!  Weather person is calling for 28C this coming weekend–come on down to the park and enjoy our new cafe ambiance and wholesome food!!!!  P.S.  We have a new line of Rose Garden Cafe Organic and Biodynamic Teas—-and of course, Oso Coffee!  We’re adding to our menu and it will be back on line soon.  Feel free to phone us or write to us any time.  And best of all, become our friend and fan on our new Facebook Page:  The Rose Garden Cafe…..Rod and Jill creating environments supporting friendship and happiness….see you soon.

 

 

Rose Garden Cafe Organic Teas

We love tea, and we are now offering you a lovely opportunity to have a nice cup of our very own organic teas.  We have begun with 12 different types for your tasting pleasure.

Black:  Tali’s Masala Chai, Biodynamic Breakfast and Cream of Earl Grey

Green:  Golden Green Dragon with Jasmine, Japanese Bancha, and Gunpowder

White:  Biodynamic Bai Mu Dan and Gogi Blossom

Herbal:  Peach Rooisbos, French Lemon Ginger, and Peppermint

Yerba Mate

Stop by.  We’d love to share our enthusiasm with you and our fragrant organic and biodynamic teas….

We are now open every day from 11 to 6:30 or 7 p.m. (weather depending).  You can always phone us at 250-352-0059 to let us know you’re coming or to place an order.

It’s so lovely to be back in the park.

The flowers are being planted in the flowerbeds next to The Rose Garden Cafe.

Families are coming out of hibernation after a long winter.

And we are all here ready and happy to make your day incredibly pleasant…see you soon.

Yes, It Is That Time of Year!

How lovely to be associated with “oh, it’s that time of year again.”  How lovely to be associated with the presence of Spring and the coming of Summer.

We are so excited about many things this year.  First off, we’ve repainted, created mosaic roses, and have a new and beautiful look to the cafe.  Stop by and check it out.

Pictures to be posted soon…

We are going to be adding some new items to our menu:

Panini sandwiches–turkey cranberry goat cheese and sun-dried tomato/artichoke, mozza melt–coming soon!

We have created lots of options for mixing and matching fries, yam fries and poutine with our ever famous battered fish, chicken bites and organic tofu fingers.

In the near future, we will be serving  a delightful and scrumptious organic pancake breakfast in the park, Saturday and Sunday mornings.  We will include some fresh fruit and whipped cream for the topping.

We are very pleased to announce that we will be offering our own line of Rose Garden Cafe Organic Teas–why not, we love tea!!!  We will offer teapots and teacups as in the past and we will have some fresh baked items as well.  Kettle’s on!

Along the same line as our new organic hot teas, as the weather gets warmer, we will be offering our very own iced tea blends!

Of course all our usual favourites are back from The Classic Organic Beef Burger, Wild Salmon and Chicken Breast Burgers, to our SilverKing Organic Marinated Tofu Cutlets.  Our popular Santa Fe Curry Wraps with your choice of wild salmon, chicken or organic tofu will bring nourishment to your senses.  All of our buns are still baked fresh by the Kootenay Bakery Coop Cafe and, of course, are organic.

We source as much organic and local as we can.  We recycle and are looking for a new composting option this year!  Our cups are biodegradable and we use real mugs for our coffee…..The Rose Garden Cafe has been green for 10 years!

We have our green tea frappes, mocha frappes, and smoothies which will have some lovely add ons of fresh fruit or protein power.  We are serving our own Rose Garden Cafe blend of Oso Negro Coffee, and hot chocolate with whipped cream as another hot drink option.

We look forward to having a great summer serving you and enjoying the park.  Be sure to check out our full menu on our menu page.  Here comes the sun!!!!

 

Opening Day–Saturday, May 28

The Rose Garden Cafe is officially opening for the 2011 summer season this Saturday, May 28.

We are very excited to be back!  We have been in the cafe painting and cleaning, organizing and planning.

We are pleased to announce that we are going to be offering some new and exciting items on our menu this year in the near future.  We will also offer all of our Rose Garden Cafe favourites.

Please stop by and say hello.  We would be delighted to see you!

As always, feel free to give us a call, if it is raining, to make sure we’re open.

See you on Saturday!

May 9th

We are just getting ready to start up our new website for The Rose Garden Cafe.  We will post our menu, hours and all the news we have to share for the summer of 2011.

We are very much looking forward to opening this summer!!!!  We have new ideas and a new look we are working on…..so keep in touch or stop by at the end of May while we are preparing to open!

As I close my eyes, I can just see Lakeside Park in all its summer splendor…flowers blooming, large beautiful trees, the sun sparkling on the water, children’s voices laughing as they play, the soft sound of the tennis balls being batted back and forth, the presence of someone quietly walking the labryinth, the bell of the street car, family picnics, and sunbathers on the beach.

We love being part of this each summer and cooking for you and your family!  This is our 10th year and it has become a yearly ritual for many to await the opening of The Rose Garden Cafe.

As we begin to unfold all our new ideas, I will keep you updated!  For now, I plant the seed of excitement!

We look forward to another beautiful year of unfolding the Rose Garden Cafe….

March 31

This will be my second post to our new Rose Garden Cafe website and blog.  I am hoping to keep you abreast of the activities in the park as well as keep you abreast of the lovely food and drinks we will be offering you this summer.

We have some new and exciting ideas for this year.  We plan to refurbish and renew the Rose Garden Cafe “look” and ambiance.  It is going to be very sweet and lovely!

We also have some new drinks and food items, which as of yet, we will keep as a surprise.

Not much more to share right now, but I wanted to take a moment to begin……

Here’s to another lovely summer in the park.  We look forward to bringing you delight!

Welcome To Our New Blog

It is the end of another summer season at The Rose Garden Cafe and we now are able to focus on some things that have been in the making…..like our new website.

We look forward to having this site active all summer long.

We are excited to rest and prepare for another Rose Garden Cafe Summer Season next year.  We have some new and exciting additions which we will introduce next Spring.  So stay tuned!

For now, welcome to our new website and see you next summer!