Garden & Grounds Bistro 1407 Clarkview Road, Baltimore, MD 21209

"The location and atmosphere are wonderful. It is the only reason I keep going back. However, the food is extraordinarily expensive for the quality which is mediocre to bad. I had the falafel sandwich, which was lukewarm, dry as bone (they don't actually understand what tzatziki sauce is), with barely any veggies (3 cucumbers, 8 slices of onion, and 10 small lettuce leaves). All for $17. Our server never checked in to see if we were satisfied and made no effort to resolve the problem. The atmosphere is no longer worth the total lack of attention to the the food & service. I will not be going back."

"I mean... it's fine? For what you get, it's overpriced. But that's the neighborhood. Omelette was fine, but not fantastic. The potatoes served were basically french fry wedges. Soda was served flat, and when I noted it was quickly taken off my bill but no effort was made to actually fix the fact that it was not carbonated. Atmosphere is very... sterile? I dunno. It's convenient when I'm at the gym and don't mind spending $20 on an omelette that should cost maybe 12 or 13. Whatever."

"Our family came here for lunch today. Not a great experience. I ordered the fried chicken Rachel - received a sandwich that was two pieces of dry rye bread, barely any sauce, three small chicken tenders, and....no slaw. Asked the person who dropped it off where the Cole slaw was and she just said "sorry, we ran out of coke slaw and don't have anything similar to it to offer". That might have been helpful to know when ordering it so I could have changed to something else??? The chicken on the sandwich was so heavily over fried that it was actually almost impossible to even chew through. Insane to charge $17 for two pieces of rye bread with three small chicken fingers and barely even any sauce. My wife ordered the salmon BLT which looked delicious, but the salmon was also cooked into cat-food levels of dryness. $20 is also a joke for that sandwich. Even the homemade chips they serve with the sandwiches were disappointing - fried way too much and almost completely unsalted. It was all the unhealthiness of a fried side with zero of the taste. My youngest son ordered a breakfast sandwich on a croissant which looked very delicious when served. He didn't mind it, but I tried a bite and couldn't believe how flavorless the whole thing was. The one and only good thing our table had was a biscuit with butter and jam to split. The biscuit itself was delicious, I'd definitely enjoy eating a sandwich using that biscuit as the bread. Sadly, everything else was disappointing. We spent $100 after tip for two adults and two kids and really were just underwhelmed. Still can't get over how crazy it is to sell someone a sandwich where you don't even have one of the main ingredients, not tell them about it at all, and just hand it to them without saying anything hoping they are OK with it."

"Garden & Grounds is the perfect artisanal breakfast spot. A friend introduced me and I fell in love! If you looking for a great cup of Joe or a nice healthy ethically sourced breakfast/ lunch. Garden and Grounds is perfect. I had the shrimp and grits with homemade biscuits. Talk about a delight in every bite. Trust me you’ll thank me"