Nice hidden gem in the woods overlooking a little pond. Very scenic, clean, friendly staff. Great menu options. Will definitely visit again...

WHAT A DELIGHT . . . to finally be able to visit this quaint & charming place. First a walk in their decorated for Halloween garden/yard art area. Next to the dock to feed the soft shelled turtles and fish - so many, so (seemingly) hungry! The weather was great so we ate outside. Food tasty but nothing extra special, unfortunately. And the children's portions were extremely light in substance. But we made do and I would return again but more prepared with extra food for the kiddos. *** Visited here for lunch after a fabulous excursion at the AWESOME playground in downtown Auburndale.

This place is sooo cozy and friendly. Food is simple and hits the spot! The staff is so wonderful.

What a fun place! There are several places you can eat: indoors, in the lanai, or on the porch. We chose to eat outside. They have fans as well as heaters for the winter. A big storm was about to break but the porch is deep enough that we didn’t get wet. You pick up a paper menu and then pick a place to sit. You fill out the menu with pencils provided at the tables, put your name and your table number on the sticky note provided, then turn it in. In minutes, you get a picnic basket with your food! So tasty! The sandwich sizes are reasonable and the sides are on the small side but it’s plenty of food and the price is right! I loved everything we had. The chicken salad was very good, and if you like blue cheese, try the slaw! The garden salad came with videlia vinaigrette which was excellent and we opted for the dessert and sandwich special which are listed out on the table-top sign. We were in a hurry to keep going on our trip so we couldn’t linger. Next time we are passing through (next week!) we’ll stop again and poke around the shops! This is a local, family-run place that was started by the owner’s grandmother!

The restaurant is very nice and laid-back. Staff is friendly and the speed of service is wonderful. The price of food for what you get is fair. This is a restaurant I could go back to again.

Such a fun place. The ordering and picnic basket are a nice touch. Plenty of awesome merchandise.

It was my first time here. The food was good. I didn’t give 5 stars because I forgot to order my dessert so I went back and ordered it after my meal and I explained that I didn’t order with my meal and still got charged 3$ for the cake. Which was a bite sized piece. I ordered a chef salad to go. And didn’t really look at it until I left which was my fault because it was definitely not worth it. It was a very small salad. With minimal toppings.

I went right before closing, and they were super nice. I've never eaten a restaurant like this before. They have a paper menu where you mark what you'd like and what table you're at, and then pay at the counter. They have a cute little beverage bar and delicious sounding drinks on the back porch. Great value! Their picnic lunch, a soup, salad, sandwich, and a dessert for 9.99, is a great price. Add a drink and it's less than $15. I definitely want to go back in Oct. when the antiques barn opens up and try some more of their menu options. Seems like a great place for a girls lunch and afternoon. Check out the 3 year round stores right there for some cool finds.

The "build your own" salad was great!! Good base greens to choose from, and so many wonderful toppings to select as well as diverse dressing choices. That was fun and very fresh. Regarding atmosphere - we had a good sized group of our garden club members at numerous tables in the main area which was nice to be inside, but it was very noisy (lots of ladies enjoying talking together). The gift shop is always fun to browse through after lunch. Some lovely floral arrangements.

A friend and I spent time browsing the amazing antiques at the Barn Antiques as well as the other shops on site. We stopped in at the Back Porch Restaurant for lunch. There was plenty of seating with a nice outdoors area and wine bar as well. They have a nice selection of locally brewed beers for sale as well. The menu was great with salads, soups, sandwich and dessert for 10.99 or you can customize your own salad. They also have daily specials. I chose the soup of the day split pea which was the best I have ever had. Pasta salad and a chicken salad croissant. The dessert was small but plenty to top off the.meal. the food was delivered to the table in an adorable picnic basket.

While the menu may be limited it makes up for that with food that is very good. My wife and I have never had a meal that was not very good. I always get the build-your-own salad and it is always quite fresh and delicious. I highly recommend for the dessert the ice cream cookie sandwich. Very tasty. The service is outstanding and the prices are not expensive.