Food and Shopping

Enjoy Every Day

Garden Café
The Garden Cafe 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.  For the Menu please click here. Indoor seating space is available with an adjacent large outdoor picnic area with tables, chairs and umbrellas. 


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.  

 

Special Occasions

Brunches
Sunday, June 21  10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.   Father's Day Brunch  
held in the Shehan Visitor Center ballroom
For reservations and information please call 305.256.8399.

Afternoon Tea at Fairchild
Enjoy tea at one of our fantastic special events.
Afternoon teas will be held in the Shehan Visitor Center ballroom. 
Upcoming dates:
Sunday, June 14, 2009  3:00 p.m.  A Taste of Asia

Cost of teas is $27 for members and $37 for non-members
Please call 305-663-8059 or 305-663-8091 for information and reservations 

 

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. 

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.