Rose Garden Family Restaurant, Astor, Florida

 

“I was at this restaurant. The sign said ‘Breakfast Anytime.’ So I ordered French Toast in the Renaissance.”

Steven Wright

On our way back to our week home in Ormond Beach, Florida, we found ourselves a little peckish from our fun at Alexander Springs that day. We had seen this quaint restaurant on the way to the spring and had planned on stopping there on the way home. We looked them up on Trip Advisor and saw they were a five star restaurant.

We pulled into the parking lot which had a bunch of Florida tagged cars and walked up to this restaurant attractively painted in barn red paint with a white trim. When we entered the restaurant, it was not crowded and everyone was social distancing. We were greeted by a nice hostess who lead us back to our table. This was a quaint family run restaurant with beautiful teal bench seats and tables along the front windows and set up diner style. There was also multiple tables in the dining area. The tables were adorned with advertisements from local companies. We ordered our drinks and looked over the menu.

They had a great menu and by the time the nice waitress came back, we had chosen what we wanted to eat. Joe picked the gyro plate and I picked the patty melt. We ordered and enjoyed the conversations between the different patrons in the restaurant. Many knew all the waitresses and you could tell they were regulars. Many were working at Lake George as boat repairmen, propeller repair, or working in the construction business and were getting out for lunch during their busy day. Lake George was only a short 11.6 km from the restaurant so it was an easy drive for them.

Many conversed table to table asking technical questions or questions about their different professions. These all were some big men dwarfing Joe and I by a lot. I looked at Joe and said, “They sure do grow them big in Florida.” It was like the land of the giants. We were amazed. Everyone was super friendly and enjoyed joking with the waitresses as well as each other.

Our food came out and it was delicious. We had a great meal and thoroughly enjoyed everything. They definitely deserved their five star rating. As we went to check out, we noticed they proudly displayed the American Flag about the register. They also have outside seating at the back of the restaurant that is in a screened in area.

This restaurant is open Tuesday – Sunday from 7 to 3. They serve breakfast and lunch and their breakfast menu looked yummy also with skillets, omelets, pancakes, and more. The food and service was great and we would highly recommend this restaurant. We always love going to eat where the locals are and this surely was the place. It is located at 1455 W. State Road 40, Astor, Georgia.

Till next time. Bye for now.