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    Sassafras Cafe

    3.4 (41 reviews)
    ModerateSoup, Sandwiches
    Open 10:30 am - 3:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Quiet
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Southwest  Chicken Wrap with Potato Salad
    Wanda H.

    The food was good and the ambiance is THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDENS! I mean you can't possible beat THAT. Sat outside and it was LOVELY! Service was sketchy. No directions to tell you to get your own silverware or napkins, and they weren't brought out with the meal. Just feel like they could do better on this.

    You pick two Vegetable Beef soup & Tuna Melt sandwich.  Soup was delicious!
    Marie S.

    The Sassafras Cafe has good sandwiches and salads. The ordering process is easy at the register and the food is delivered to your table.

    Bean Burger with side cafe salad
    Shirley D.

    Nice convenient restaurant located in the main entrance building of the Botanical Gardens. You order at the counter and they bring the food to your table. Indoor or outdoor seating. Menu has sandwiches and salads at a reasonable cost. It was kind of confusing where to order. I went to the bar area first. When no one came, I peaked around the wall and there was the food counter. The two people working seemed a little confused when I asked about the menu. I got the vegan bean burger with a side salad. Alcohol drink was a little pricey at $12 for the can. Burger had a little kick to it.

    Climatron Salad
    Lexi M.

    What a beautiful spot and great food! This is a counter ordering system so you order at the counter and then someone brings you your food to the table. The inside and outdoor area here is unbelievable because you're at the Missouri Botanical Gardens! The line went fairly fast and the food came out at a great pace. I ordered the Climatron Salad and my fiancé ordered the pastrami sandwich. Both were incredible. My salad was so light but filling and the flavor was unreal. I also ordered a rosé which was nice to know that they served alcohol here. All in all, amazing food with some stunning views.

    Pumpkin soup
    Cory N.

    Love the new restaurant. So nice to be able to sit down or grab a quick snack. Inside or outside dining available. Food was great, large portion size for the salads, and the soup was a great way to complete the meal!

    Belgian waffles
    Naomi S.

    So impressed! A friend invited me and a few ladies for a walk through the garden and brunch at the Sassafras Cafe inside the visitor's center. So impressed! What a lovely, modern cafe with a great weekend brunch menu! I got the smoked salmon platter. It was a super hearty amount of smoked salmon on greens, topped with red onions and capers. And a scoop of a creamy trout salad. And a big old buttery bagel and cream cheese. Amazing! And it was under $13! What the what! Another in my group got the same thing and others got the Belgian waffles which looked amazing, smelled amazing and the ladies said they were awesome. Sugary and covered in beautiful fruit. So, I think a chef served it to us. And all the staff seemed happy and were kind. There were other awesome things on the menu like a short rib and a mushroom/leek frittata. Can't wait to go back for a walk and brunch again!

    Children's Belgium waffle
    Sherry H.

    Visited the garden recently with some friends we completed our walk around 10:45 am and they wanted to have lunch. It was a little bit too early for me to have lunch and I wasn't very hungry so I asked the girl at the counter if I could order the children's Belgium waffle. She was perfectly happy to allow me to order it. It was the perfect amount of food that I was hungry for. The waffle was delicious. It came with butter, syrup, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream and a good size bowl of fresh fruit. I think it would make any kid or not too hungry adult very satisfied. One of the girls ordered the yogurt bowl and it looked really good as well. The turkey club was also very delicious per a friend who ordered it. Dining here is very casual. You go through the line and order your food and they bring it out to you. You can either eat outside or inside in the air conditioning. I will also put a couple photos of their menu choices.

    BBQ pork flat bread

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