Garden Cafe Old West Cowboy Restaurant and Museum is a restaurant located near the Tagbilaran City Cathedral. It’s a very nice restaurant, with 2 levels of dining area, cowboy theme, wooden and cozy environment.
Garden Cafe Restaurant
Most of the service staff are deaf. They can communicate by sign language or through writing. It is a deaf employment project of Bohol Foundation for the Deaf and Disabled, Inc. and the Provincial Government of Bohol. Proceeds from Garden Cafe are used to help educate 250 impoverished deaf children in Bohol. By simply enjoying the great food and wonderful atmosphere, you will be helping some very needy kids.
About Garden Cafe
In 1984, the Bohol Foundation for the Deaf and Disabled, Inc. opened the Garden Cafe as a small snack center made of bamboo with 7 deaf employees. It was established to provide training and employment for the deaf. The Bohol Provincial Government provided the lot as their counterpart.
The Garden Cafe has undergone many transformations from BBQ stand, donut shop and pizza parlor, to what you see today. It currently employs 26 Deaf and 11 Hearing persons and provide training for high school deaf students. The restaurant offers delicious and unique food at affordable prices, serve in a great environment by courteous staff.
Sign Language
Just for fun, below are a few words in sign language you can use with the waitresses. Of course they can read and write in English as well.
Few Words in Sign Language
Mango Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream
– Garden Cafe original, very delicious and definitely worth a try.
Services, Amenities and Food Offering
- American dishes
- European dishes
- Chinese dishes
- Filipino dishes
- Snack Place and Restaurant
- museum
- conference room
- breakfast serving
How to Get There
Garden Café
Address: J. S. Torralba Avenue, 6300 Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines
Phone: +63 38 411 3701 / +63 38 411 2028
Opening Time: 7:00 a.m.
Closing Time: 10:00 p.m.
Driving directions from Tagbilaran Domestic Airport
Airport Rd, Tagbilaran City, Philippines
1. Head south on Airport Road toward Benigno Aquino Ave, 180 m
2. Turn left onto Airport Road/Benigno Aquino Ave, 300 m
3. Take the 1st right onto Carlos P. Garcia Ave, 1.6 km
4. Turn right onto J.S. Torralba St,
5. Destination will be on the left