The Herb Garden Cafe

Small, cozy restaurant. I’ve only been here for lunch. They have good lunch specials. The soup is fresh and piping hot. Nice selection of sandwiches and wraps. I frequent this restaurant with a co-​worker about once a month. The décor could use some updating but the staff is always friendly and the restaurant is clean.

I moved here from New Jersey and was dying to find a reuben anywhere (I know it won’t be nearly the same I just want the right concept). I was told this place sells them. My fiancé and I went here and the service was absolutely horrible. First they sat us in a back corner away from the kitchen by an empty unused bar where a door was cracked open and music was blasting out of that room. There were people on the other side of the restaurant. The waitress was beyond less than friendly and never refilled our drinks unless asked. The reuben was not bad at all — it was fairly good. The fries are tasteless and need some seasoning. Overall, I give this place 3 stars because of the reuben sandwich. If the reuben was not good then this place would get one star.

Wow! This place is a trip!
Out with my bestie today her birthday weekend she wanted to hit some garage sales so I was hip to that Anywho we worked up an appetite during our scavenger hunt for second hand goods.
Saw this place okay why not? No reviews were looked up. A shot in the dark.
Not sure what to make of it. For one it was kinda like a classy coney with a full bar. Murals on wall with a pretty extensive greek/​italian flair. what?
I was kinda confused and overwhelmed by menu and to boot with my oldest dearest friend and was having a bit of an overload. I didn’t know what to get our server was a gem. Poor girl attempted to take our order 3 times before I made a snap decision feeling pressured and ordered chicken parmesan with soup: shrimp crab bisque.
My bestie chicken stir fry and shrimp crab bisque soup.
Man the soup was okay but lacked a bit of flavor. Chicken parm not great not bad. In hindsight wish I had choice a sandmich there were some interesting choices the Philly steak was tempting.
Like I said this place is a trip serving everything from frog legs, gyros, saginaki, seafood ravioli, lamb chops, steaks to burgers and penne pasta with basil pesto and sun dried tomatoes. Plus a whole lot more going on. Going off memory here so stay with me.
I would give it another shot because to be quite frank
I wasn’t able to fully take it all in due to such great company of my dearest and oldest friend. but it was a great day and a new place.
So I was happy happy!

I was here the other night and the service was absolutely terrible. Our drinks sat empty for over 15 minutes while the staff was gathered in the kitchen talking. Not once did the waitress stop by the table to ask if we needed anything. The food was mediocre at best and there were not many menu options to chose from. The whole experience was very disappointing.

One of my worst restaurant experiences ever.
My boyfriend and I, both college students, came here hoping for a step up from our normal, inexpensive meals. The place was nearly empty except for a few older couples. First, the waitress sat us down and told us that they didn’t have any bread ready, but she’d bring some soon. We never got the bread.
My boyfriend ordered the veggie stir fry, which was okay. The portion wasn’t large. For $ 8 – 9, not really worth the price. You can get a better one for $ 6 – 7 at other nearby restaurants.
I ordered the butternut squash ravioli at $ 12.50. I figured I’d get a tasty and filling pile of ravioli and maybe a side dish. Wrong! What I got was SIX tiny, bland ravioli arranged on a plate and doused in butter and old, hard parmesan cheese from a shaker. The «salad» that they offered me before the meal was a tiny pile of lettuce with dressing, no veggies. I was nowhere near full, and I’m a fairly light eater, but the amount of butter made me feel sick.
In retrospect, we should not have paid for that meal. The quality was unacceptable. This is the last place I would recommend for a meal, and we will never come back to this restaurant.

Anti-​hipster alert. The atmosphere here is one of a somewhat upscale Greek diner/​Coney island. Yes, this place is popular with old folks, most likely because it is near a gaggle of Doctor offices.
I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food. The stuffed pepper soup was very well done, with a great spice profile and texture. The fresh mushroom soup was also great, using a clear broth base. I had a small Greek salad, that was well executed with abundant feta cheese and a proper oil/​vinegar dressing.
The servers were very responsive and friendly. Best of all? The lunch soup and salad special was $ 5.95. Its a great value. I will be back.

I was pretty confused when I saw the other review, but I’ve checked my receipt and everything; this is indeed the same place I went to today. I’ve been shadowing my cousin-​in-​law, and we went out for lunch today. «It’s a cute place, and a lot of old people go here. The average age is probably around 65, but since we got here early, we probably beat them.» We each got a cute little garlic bread that I really liked. I got a water, and she got an iced tea.
I ordered a chicken and spinach wrap, and she ordered a gyro (I forgot what kind). Each of them were $ 5.95, and came with a soup or a salad. Both opted for salads; I chose Italian dressing and she chose Caesar, but the waitress misheard her and asked if she wanted Greek when she was repeating our order to us. My cousin decided to try the Greek, and when the waitress brought it out, she said to let her know if she didn’t like it – she’d be happy to bring her Caesar instead.
The service was phenomenal, and the food was delicious. There’s little more I could ask for. The lady kept our water + iced tea refilled, came around to check if we liked our food, and made sure we had what we wanted without hovering. I’d definitely want to come back here in the future! :]

Hey man, can I have some herbs? Wait that meant something different to me back in the 70’s.
This is not a garden, nor do they sell herbs. But what they do have is BURGERS!!! Burger Boy is on that mission of finding the best burger in southeastern Michigan. At the recommendation of one of my coworkers (hmmm do I need him any more or should I let hime go?) we went to this restaurant for lunch. He said he brings the family here for breakfast on Sundays. Well since I wasn’t sure what to order, I ordered, what else, a burger and fries. This burger only gets a two star. It was made from a frozen patty. Not much taste, but average at best. Fries were just ok too. I was thinking about giving this place another try because there may be a few other dishes I would like but the person I went with didn’t enjoy his lunch either. HE recommended this place. The décor was a typical Greek style strip mall type. I still won’t totally write them off, but definately not for a burger.