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    Garden Wrap.
    Rose R.

    Omg garden catering! This place serves delish food! Felt safe ordering my food because I saw the cook come from outside and throughly wash his hands before he went to handle my food. Nice customer service and great food!

    Corn fritters
    Kate C.

    I wanted to try GC after seeing their advertisement for the best nuggets. Unfortunately I was sorely disappointed. The nuggets while of good quality chicken and in larger chunks were overdone and tough. I also tried the cones and the corn fritters. The cones were pretty flavorless cones of mashed potato deep fried and the corn fritters were pretty tasty. The order came with honey mustard that was gelatinous and spice on the side?? Which I found strange. Nuggets are much better and full of flavor from a chain restaurant that has cow ads everywhere even though their political leanings are not so tasty.

    Eric M.

    I ordered food from here since the ran a promotion. After an hour of waiting, and my delivery time kept changing - they cancelled my order. No call, no explanation. I called and couldn't get through to a manger. I get I am one customer, but treat me with respect. Lousy service, lousy way to do business. Looks like management reads these reviews so maybe look into keep people waiting and cancelling. I'd look elsewhere for service where they reliable fill your request or at a minimum pick up the phone when they keep you waiting for so long. I tried this again...and once again I wait 35 mins. Says it's on the way. And then they cancel.

    Only bbq sauce
    Shameka F.

    I'm so sad and disappointed after spending $45 dollars ordering delivery off of their website they sent me the wrong order and there was no way to contact the store it seems they closed right after so maybe they just rushed my order. I'm pretty sure I received two specials and not two big boys. I only got bbq sauce they gave me fries instead of cones and no seltzers. I was a big fan of garden catering when I lived in Stamford I would eat there almost everyday back in high school so I was looking forward to having the same service and relive some nostalgia at as this location but that was not the case unfortunately.

    OG chicken Sandwich
    Jonathan R.

    Ive went to this place a couple of times, but somthing I can definitely come to conclusion is that when ordering mains here my food consistantly terrible, following trends like chicken not fully cooked in the middle, to just being outright too tough and overcooked. Today my chicken sandwich I ordered came with squishy, watery spoiled lettuce it seemed, had the texture of eating wet rubber. Its examples like this is a reason why I wouldn't necessarily reccomend buying chicken here. Although I gotta say the sides here are great, the seasoning for the fries is mouthwatering, and the jalapeno mac n cheese bites are to die for. Personally I'd only really come here for sides and snacks, other then that this place has to work on consistancy in the kitchen when sending out mains.

    Garden Catering Has The Best Chicken In The City!!! The Secret Seasoning Makes It Even Better!!!

    So empty and unwelcoming
    Lauren O.

    Got a breakfast sandwich which was below average and mostly all roll and also got an order of chicken nuggets and fries that came with a can of soda. Expensive for what you get. I won't get breakfast sandwiches here anymore. This location was out of half of the sauce flavors as well as water bottles. I guess there's no soda fountain so all you could get are a can or bottle. The place has two tiny tables and some bar seating which could sit about 6 people in the entire restaurant and it's otherwise empty open space. Not welcoming at all. Not meant to eat there for sure. No our door seating either. Fairfield location is 100x better.

    Right on the Green in New Haven
    John R.

    Is it love or is it chicken? Well, it's both. Garden Catering has been a sleeper favorite in Fairfield County - hand-cut chicken nuggets, great fries and cones and an awesome breakfast. If you weren't from the area, you'd never know of the sublime goodness of Garden Catering. My prayers have been answered. There is a Garden Catering about 150 yards from my office in New Haven. And it isn't just chicken for lunch. The all-day breakfast here is the best. Ok, let's get down to business. They have a breakfast sandwich menu. There is only one choice - the Hotsy. BEC with their own signature chili. You can get the egg over medium so the runny yolk mixes with the melting cheese and the chili. Mmmmmmm, good. If that was all they served, it would be enough. The rest of the menu is what they are famous for - hand-cut chicken nuggets - deef fried to perfection - no two are the same. A mix of dipping sauces to go with and a choice of fries or other sides including their famous and unique potato cones. Sold by weight, get what you need. And you will be back. I know it.

    Katie B.

    Cant wait to eat my 3/4th of a lb of nuggets that I paid $12 on door dash for... called and they told me 3 to 4 nuggests is how much is in a 3/4lb of nuggests.. funny

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    Owen W.

    Amazing service. On the glass It says " Best nuggets you'll ever have", and it sure lived up to the expectation. The chicken was awesome, the milkshakes were tasty, and the mack and cheese bites were out of this world. The manager and cashier were friendly and helpful. Definitely worth a visit

    not what they used to be

    Been coming here since the '80's starting with Old Greenwich, then Stamford, then Fairfield, now New Haven. Something happened over the last 4 years to the nuggets. They always used to be perfect. Somewhere along the line it feels like someone added 1 minute of cook time to all of the nuggets at all the locations. I haven't had one that wasn't bone-dry in forever. But being a "lifer" I was holding out hope that there would be improvement sometime .........until today. In the pic, this is the current "special" nuggets. All i got were a bunch of over-cooked dry shaving pieces. The pic actually makes it look better than it was and it wasn't that good. I only got 4 of these little pieces down before I had to tap. Wishing for the good 'ol days to come back..........

    Ordered "Garden Club Roll", but received this.

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    Eating there again! Its always amazing! I fill this survey out always! Hope i can someday win

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    Consistent and delicious food. Always a go to when you want comfort food that doesn't make you feel sick afterwards.

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    The nuggets and fries are always so tasty and fresh . The Mac and cheese bites are delicious

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    Thanks Nicole! See you soon for some more nuggets. Cheers, Darya

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    NOT OPEN UNTIL 2am LIKE THEY SAY... also not allergy friendly... very disappointing and would not recommend

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    Food was great and arrived quick. My first time trying but will definitely not be my last!

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    Its good. i dont leave recommendations, but if you're looking for a quick snack, the food and sauces are pretty good for CT.

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