Food and Shopping

Food

Lakeside Café
The Lakeside Café offers delicious and fresh food daily.  Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Enjoy sandwiches, salads, soup, quiche, hot dogs, cold drinks, coffees, hand-crafted sodas, smoothies and desserts. View the full menu.

Beverages
Water fountains are located near the Garden House, picnic area, cafe and restrooms in the Visitor Center. 
Cold drinks are also available in The Shop at Fairchild and the Lakeside Café. 

Brunches
Brunches are held on special days such as Mother's Day and Easter.
For reservations and information please call 305.256.8399.

Afternoon Tea at Fairchild
Sunday afternoon teas are a delightful occasion for ladies and gentlemen of all ages.  Teas are scheduled for:

January 15,  2012       Mommy & Me Tea
February 26, 2012      First Ladies Tea
April 29, 2012              Spring Garden Tea
May 13, 2012               Mother's Day Tea
June 10, 2012             Celebration Tea

During the Orchid Festival on March 9, 10 and 11, 2012, please join us for tea and sweets in The Orchid Tea Room.

All  teas will be held in the Shehan Visitor Center ballroom, upstairs overlooking the garden.    
Please call 305.663.8059 for information 

 The Shop at Fairchild 

Located in the Jean DuPont Shehan Visitor Center, The Shop at Fairchild is one of the most interesting and unique shops in the area. It is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Frequent Shopper Program
While shopping for the holidays at The Shop at Fairchild, sign up for our new Frequent Shopper Program! After six merchandise purchases, we'll add them all up and give you 10% of the total back as rewards dollars to spend in the store. This is our gift to you for being a valued customer.

Great for Gifts 
The Shop at Fairchild is a great alternative to the mall: we offer personal service, holiday gift guides in the store to help you pick the perfect gift, convenient pre-wrapped gifts, complimentary gift wrapping service, Fair Trade, eco-friendly and unique and beautiful gifts. We also have a wide selection of books on topics like gardening, plants, nature, butterflies, birds and great books for children.

The Shop at Fairchild offers the most extensive array of botanical and horticultural books in the region, with a wide selection on various plant families, gardening, landscape design, natural history and the environment of South Florida and the tropics. The Shop also sells a wide variety of unusual gifts, jewelry, shirts, and decorative accessories with a tropical flair. We strive to include many fair trade items in our merchandise. In addition to selecting items in person you can shop by telephone at 305.667.1651, ext. 3305 or online at  www.fairchildonline.com.