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Secret Garden

3.7 (168 reviews)
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SECRET GARDEN ATMOSPHERE

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Quiet
Classy
Outdoor seating
Happy hour specials

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Robert W.

I've only been here twice and both during the day time more for chilling and hanging out. From the reviews there's a different vibe for daytime and night time, with the the evening crowd more clubish; I guess. What I like about this place during the daytime is as the bar's name it is a secret garden that's very cute with the trees, lighting and bar area. The drinks are solid and the seating allows for people watching. Definitely a great casual place to hang or date place. Need to come back more often.

Mel N.

This is the cutest little hangout place at Bravery Chef Hall. When it gets busy, good luck on finding tables to sit at because you're most likely going to have to stand. Depending on the time, there's a live DJ setup in front of the bar area. This place is filled with fake flowers and a flower wall so it's a nice photo op place, just make sure you bring a friend to help you take the pictures! Drinks are pretty good too!

Michelle V.

Such a cute place with awesome drinks. Located in the same area as a food hall. You're able to order drinks along with food in the hall. The only downfall is this place is tucked in and hard to find. But that's why they call it a secret garden I guess.

Friday's not open until 4pm *sigh*
Melissa C.

Drove in from Galveston and I didn't know that on Friday's they don't open until 4...it's 2pm now, I'm crying! Ugh! Came to town from to go to Seismique museum but stopped by here first because it's too cute for me not to have checked it out, BUT...it's CLOSED! it's soo cute and garden like with flowers and plants every where. Foo foo drinks I didn't get to try...sniff sniff. There is no signage fir this place...you just gotta know that the bar can be entered from the outside on Main Street (main and Travis intersect) just look for the Aris Market Street entrance because it's one in the same. You'll be directly in the garden going in this way otherwise, you enter through Bravery Chef Hall which is connected to Aris apartments on Travis. Public parking lot across the street (on Travis) $10 for 2 hours. Otherwise it's metered street parking...which is free after 6p. Y'all have all the fun...without me!

French Garden
Brittany W.

Met a friend here for a nice outdoor and socially distant outing for us catch up! It's a cute bar located inside (well outside) Bravery Chef Hall located in Downtown Houston. They make craft cocktails to order and you have to go to the bar to order and retrieve. If there are a lot of people in line, it can take a while to get a drink. I ordered the French Garden and Rose Felici--both gin based cocktails. I preferred the French Garden a little more. Definitely will come back especially on a nice weather day!

Carajillo
Farrah A.

I first met Jonathan Gallardo, proprietor of Secret Garden, at the culinary event COCHON555 hosted in 2019 at the Four Seasons. He was representing Prohibition that day, and he was serving up *the best* cocktails out of everyone there. They ended up winning an award that evening (well deserved!) So when I first checked out Secret Garden during their opening and loved my drinks - and then later learned about Jonathan's affiliation with the garden bar, it all made sense. Secret Garden is a greenhouse bar located on the back patio of Downtown's Bravery Chef Hall. Coffee, cocktails, coffee-cocktails, and staged drink photos are a must. ¡Salud!

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Wendy W.

Review #15 There are two entrances to the Secret Garden. One is through bravery chef hall and the other is off of Main Street. I get the special entrance because my friend lives at Aris (the high rise that is connected). VERY limited seats inside the greenhouse bar area. Tables and couches outside. Gorgeous assortments of plants and flowers fill the space. Beautiful hand crafted cocktail and let's not forget the photo opts! Each cocktails has its own beauty. You'll understand when you get there ;) Or check out my photos. Speciality drinks along with the classics. They have everything. Not only are they serving up cocktails but they have coffee as well. So definitely stop by in the am for a coffee. When you're finished don't forget to stroll through Bravery Chef all and take in all the aromas and cuisines! A definite highlight of downtown Houston!

Lycee gin and tonic and the French garden
Shelby T.

Great time visiting. Not from the area so it was a little tricky to find but once we found the fool hall it was easy to move around to this place in the back. We went at night and enjoyed the floral design and the hanging lights were beautiful and helped the vibe a lot. The bartenders were great and very professional. Both drinks we got, the Lycee Gin Tonic and the French Garden, were delicious and we lucked out that they do a deal for Gin Tuesdays where select gin drinks were $9, otherwise it would have been a bit on the pricey side. Definitely recommend!

Violeta
Capri J.

Behold the Secret Garden.... A super cute open patio bar with cute "looking" drinks. This place holds up to its name because it's truly a secret as my friends and I struggled to find this spot. We arrived and noticed it actually in the back of what appears to be a pizzeria/Italian restaurant. (This info is for your own reference). Anyway the decor was super cute, the drink menu was small... they offered all of 6 drinks I believe. I wish I took a picture of the menu. So this bar is a walk up, self order and self seat bar. I ordered the Violeta, my friend ordered another drink, and then my other friend ordered a straight up Paloma. They added the same garnishes on nearly every drink. Normally with my experience in "specialty bars" each drink is spruced up differently. But here, It wasn't anything special and the drinks were just OK ... nothing to rave about. Also the music (techno/electro/electronic dance) whatever it was by the DJ was obnoxiously loud for such a little space.... We all had headaches. The decor and the concept was super cute (they had a floral wall) but the drinks could be executed much better. We drank one drink each and although we paid 12$ to park we scurried out of there, not our scene at all.

Flower wall
India B.

Part of the Bravery Chef Hall, Secret Garden is a beautiful, vibrant cocktail bar. It's a lovely hideaway right off of Main street in downtown Houston. On a hot summer day, it was such a great find, the tree canopy above does great at sheltering you from the Texas heat. The bar itself is fashioned out of a glass greenhouse, decorated with artsy liquor bottles, ceramics, and flowers. Orders are taken by walking up to the bar -- no table service was available on our visit. There are two menus available with various Secret Garden cocktails. We tried the Sweet Melon Butterfly (a popular option) , a Kentucky mule, an old fashioned, and a Jamaizcal; all of which were beautifully presented and well poured. Despite the preset menu, they have a full bar with ample top shelf options and I'm certain they'd be able to make your favorite cocktail. The staff and bartenders were very friendly, they do have a few busboys as well. There's adequate seating and those ordering from the chef hall are welcome to eat their meals outside in the garden. The garden itself boasts string lights, a picturesque flower wall, and a flowing fountain. There are also fans in the trees to take the edge off of the heat. It's a beautiful spot!

Dharitri B.

Great place with cute ambience plus awesome cocktails with relaxed atmosphere. Definitely must visit place

Spicy Margarita
Kierra B.

I really enjoyed this place! A friend and I, decided to check this place out on a random Wednesday. I liked that it was a hidden bar! Love a good adventure. This place inside of Bravery Hall. There are multiplayer restaurants inside the hall but this was what we were looking for. Immediately, the vibe over took us. I mean it was just beautiful. It didn't even feel like we were in Houston anymore. I ordered the spicy margarita with a Smokey mezcal. I thought it was really good. I liked that the bartender asked me if I wanted a Tajin rim or salt rim. Of course I chose Tajin because how could you have a spicy margarita without? Service was fantastic! Loved the grass wall as well. Very Instagram able place.

Eddie W.

Descent little spot right outside of the food hall. Cool to take pictures and post on your social media feed if you're into all of that but over all it's alright. The crowd is kind of pretentious and the drinks aren't the best considering the price but it's an alright spot to grab a drink (just one) cause there's better spots off main if you're asking me.

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Ask the Community - Secret Garden

Do they have hookah?

No they do not - just some awesome cocktails 🥂

Is there parking?

There's no parking specific to the venue. You have to find street parking.

Are they open currently during Covid? Want to try them for coffee, but wasn't sure because they may be classified as a bar.

Yes they are open!

Do they serve food?

They do not serve food, but the other venues in the hall do. You can bring food and drinks anywhere in the hall, including in the Secret Garden space.

What are the business hours?

I believe since it's part of Bravery Chef Hall the hours are in line with the other venues. Open 11 am til 10 pm except Fri/Sat when open til 12 am.

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