The Gardens at Bear Canyon

"This place is very unique. It is a bar(huge selection) but all the seating is outside in a garden area. They get live music 3 times a week. They have the best fries I have ever had. They called them scoop fries and just wow. We had them with two dishes 3 dip (basket full of fries with a choice of 3 dips) and irish nachos (never had nachos like this and it was delicious). We were lucky and they just finished taking out some lightly seasoned pulled pork(no picture because it was devour too quickly) and it was delicious. They have a desert style dish which was fried apples with a dipping sauce. Like fresh apple pie with a crunch. Our server,Mindy, was very talkative and made you feel like you belonged there but just haven't visited in a long while. It was a very nice feeling."

"This gem is tucked into the Northeast corner of Bear Canyon Shopping Center - at the corner of Tanque Verde and Catalina Highway. My date and I went here on a Friday night. The band playing this night was Baja Caravan (who were excellent btw). When you walk into this venue (which is entirely outdoors), the nicely lit bar is to your left (the bar is covered). There is a smattering of tables by the bar. These would be mostly for drinking patrons. If you are here to drink AND eat (and catch the live music), you will probably want to head right (or left if you happen to park on the opposite side and enter from that direction) where more spacious sit down tables are. We were seated at a small table on the side. The chairs (those metal almost wrought iron-types) had comfortable cushions - both welcomed and necessary, as it was a chilly November night and metal chairs would be cold on our bottoms. Bear Canyon Pizza, I believe, is owned by the same owners, so if you order pizza it will come from there (just next to The Gardens, you could literally walk over there if you wanted to eat there instead). Anyway, the Gardens menu looked like they had some eclectic choices, and prices for entrees looked to be under $15, so reasonable. My date had a slice of pepperoni, but I wasn't feeling pizza and ended up not eating there. The music was outstanding, the perfect volume that you could hear everything clearly, but not overpowering so you couldn't hear each other talk. The only issue I had here was most of the tables are on unpaved dirt. It was a challenge (at first) getting used to not bumping the table and spilling something. Because of a sliggtly uneven surface, tables can be a bit wobbly. You get used to it, but just be careful you don't bump yours and get a drink in your lap! Highly recommend The Gardens. It's a beautiful place for families (the have cornhole and other games), and a great intimate place to bring a date. Oh, and dancing is encouraged - it helps the band get into the groove better!"

"We have had great food every time we have come here except for today. My chicken sandwich was cold and no sauce. I was told there is a new cook so I reordered a pulled pork instead because I was told it wouldn’t take so long. I waiting 30 min. When I got the BBQ pulled pork it had NO BBQ sauce. It was burnt and dry! What!!! I give a five for the drink and the music. I was shocked by the food because it has always been so good! I will return once more and hope the food is as amazing as before. Maybe it was just a bad night. I do want this to succeed because the atmosphere is so nice especially as the weather cools down."

"Dog friendly! Amazing service - our waitress provided great recommendations. She also took the time to talk about future events and how the beer garden is set up. Great board games, bags/cornhole, etc."

"We really loved this new East side place for a casual drink and cool food options. The menu was small. The specialty drinks were fun and good, and the staff was very friendly (especially our server Nicky). I like draft beer but they only have bottles and cans, and the wine selection was pretty limited (5 options). They do have a limited food menu and it was good. We will be back. It’s at the intersection of Tanque Verde Rd and the Catalina Highway! VictorB"