1906 at Longwood Gardens

Excellent wine list. Freshly baked rolls were wonderful. The Express Lunch feature allowed a sampling of soup, salad, entree and dessert -- just the right-size meal.

Surprising in a venue such as this, the food was excellent as was the service.

The dining room was beautiful and customer friendly. Tables spaced you could manover easily through them. Hostess gracous, friendly, and considerate. Chief special, outstanding. Server was alright. I feel it's rude of anyone to turn their back to someone speaking to them before they have finished what it is they are saying. He seemed to be more concerned about getting to another table and as a result did not pay attention to what I was saying. All in all our experience was good and we will come back to your restaurant again.
I especially liked the ease and convience of making a reservation on line and having that reservation confirmed and followed through with by your restaurant.

Good food, well presented, and imagative dishes

We came for dinner before viewing the Christmas lights. Excellent service, food and ambiance.

We enjoyed dinner at 1906. It was fun seeing the lit up trees while we ate. The food was great! We started with the lobster fondue; it was delicious. We had the crab and pasta special, the crab cakes, and the steak and all gave our meals two thumbs up. We were too full to try out dessert, but it looked wonderful!

Had a very special dinner with my husband the other night. Food, service, ambience - all were excellent! Can't wait to return!

The seating was prompt, but not rushed. The staff were all friendly. The menu had a wonderful selection, with much variety. The food was the highlight, with much attention to detail and uniqueness of flavors, the mushroom soup being the best I've experienced. We ate in the dining room, and were pleased with the decorations, quietness, and overall comfort. Desert and lattes completed a perfect meal. The mid-afternoon lunch provided the perfect break in our day at Longwood Gardens.

The mushroom soup is out of this world!! However, I was not crazy about the mushroom lasagne (maybe I just had to many mushrooms that day) Thank you

This was my 2nd year eating at 1096 after viewing the holiday lights. Once again dinner was superb. We arrived early for our reservation an chose to take a ready table out on the closed in patio rather than waiting. While not a nice as sitting inside, it was fine to eat on the patio.

Lovely lunch from an interesting menu. Lively, but quiet enough to have a conversation and well attended by wait staff. Recommend.

food tasty and well presented - mushroom soup best anywhere and those stemmed rolls are a fine touch

I always enjoy eating at 1906 but especially around the Christmas season. I LOVE the special drinks!

Lovely setting and delicious food.

Even though it is the holiday season, we were seated immediately even though we arrived a little early. Server was attentive without being overbearing. Food was excellent particularly the filet migon which was cooked to perfection. I wouldn't say is was dark and romantic but it was definitely comfortable and plesant to sit and talk with our guests. At Christmas time the outdoor lited trees were visable. A lovely evening.

Waitress inattentive. Steak not done as requested. Never came to ask about how order came out.
1906 is not the restaurant it once was. There are now better alternatives close to the Gardens

Great ambience and a special place to get together with friends for dinner.
The food is excellent and is serviced with professionalism and style, and yet
is very friendly.

This is our second time eating there. Both times the food was outstanding. They have a nice three-course lunch, very reasonably priced. Tasty little champagne cocktail. Nice for adults. The wait staff is very friendly

A wonderful way to celebrate the holidays with a tour of Longwood Gardens and then dinner at 1906!

Overall it was a wonderful dining experience, but the service was a little bit slow. It was a very busy evening though and fortunately we weren't in any hurry.

Love this spot! The food was exceptional and the service was attentive. Everything, including the bread served in a petite flower pot, is just beautiful to look at. Often, the chef sends out a "little surprise" something or other just for fun! The prices are good for the quality and quantity of food. The wine list and the cocktails are very good as well. Make sure to have the Kennett Square mushroom soup and save room for one of their lovely desserts. Be sure to make reservations as this place is popping!

Dining here was a lovely experience. We are members at Longwood Gardens and have eaten in the cafe many times, but this was our first time in 1906 restaurant. The seasonal salad with whole cranberries and pine nuts over mixed greens was delicious. My husband and I both enjoyed the excellent crab cakes over a wonderful lime slaw. Tiny roasted brussel sprouts were crunchy and sweet. Love the individual brioche baked in their own little plant pots! The service was prompt and cheerful; our server, Alex, was really great...efficiant and personable. I look forward to going back!!

Longwood is a magical place to begin with and features quality in everything they undertake. Food in this restaurant is no exception. The salmon and the gingersnap ice cream were gourmet of the highest order. Could not have been more pleased with the meal.
Although our waitress was good, the helper was not and we had to ask for things many more times than once. Waitress was busy, but did check on us, albeit infrequently.

My husband and I enjoyed our dining experience at the 1906 Restaurant. The food and drinks were wonderful. Our waitress, Ashley, took good care of us and even laughed at my husbands jokes. The surroundings, of course, are beautiful, especially when the Christmas lights came on.

Merry Christmas to everyone there!

The 1906 restaurant is very elegant and overlooks the Longwood Gardens. On a very foggy day such as the one when we dined there, it was a warm and inviting dining room; we could tell that the view on a sunny day would be lovely. The express lunch was very tasty and since it all is delivered at once, it helps leave more time to explore the other attractions of the Longwood Gardens. The soup was particularly delicious, and our server, Carol, was extremely cheerful and capable. We would go there again.

Food was good but every thing was "too pricy"!!!!
I'm glad we tried it but we will eat elsewhere the next time we visit Longwood Gardens.

1906 offered a delicious tasting menu that had a balance of flavors and textures. Very enjoyable.

The service was very good. The food was not as good as anticipated though adequate. I did feel rushed a little bit.

It was so dark that dishes could be hardly seen. Food was good. Bread was very tasty. However, don't expect a fancy restaurant such as ones in NYC.

The only negative was the porcini mushroom pasta, the pasta was very tough, everything else was excellent including the puff with the onion topper from the chef.....thank you...

A great meal and some unusual choices, all very good. Liked the fact that vegetables are used from the garden when in season. Loved the Lobster Fondue. One of the ladies loved the Peppermint Patty drink

My husband and I had never been to Longwood Gardens, nor the l906. We left there feeling everything was special.

Will definitely recommend the experience of both to friends. Hope some time to be able to return. Made the holidays very special.

Peace & Blessings,

Kathryn & David Newman
POB 2728
LaPlata, MD 20646

1906 is a wonderful restaurant to enjoy a special meal for any special occasion. The food and presentation are impeccable and everyone is very professional and courteous. Our reserved table was not ready for us at the specified time, since the previous seated patrons were still enjoying their dessert. The hostess brought me out to a table available for us that was in their "outside" dining area to see if we would like that table instead or we still had the option to wait for our reserved table. We chose the table "outside" and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It felt like you were dining in the trees!!! Our group of 5 each enjoyed everything we ordered and we were not rushed and enjoyed a leisurely lunch.

My third visit. My first was disasterous. However, I went back and enjoyed my second visit. However, this visit was extrodinary. My entire party was extremely satisfied. I had the beet salad pork chop and pumpkin cheesecake. All perfect. Loved the brioche too. Hats off to our charming efficient server, Natalie.

The ice cream was amazing! That alone was a reason to dine at 1906.

Your food was amazingly delicious! When we arrived at Longwood at 2pm we stolled through the gardens and sat down for our dinner. As we finished it had turned dark and the light display took our breath away! We will be back.........

This restaurant complements the beauty of the overall Longwood experience. The food was great and the presentation was outstanding. We enjoy 1906 every time we visit the Garden.

Food was excellent and we had a great time.

We were very impressed with the service. We had to wait quite a while for a table, mostly because we were early for our reservation, then had to wait about 20 minutes past the reservation time. The hostess came out twice to apologize for the wait, and to let us know the status of the table being readied for us. The server was very attentive, and offered us a complimentary dessert because of the wait. We declined this, as the food was so great and after finishing the entree there was no more room. We didn't feel there was any need for more recompense, but they took 10% off the bill anyway. I can't remember the last time I was so well treated at a restaurant.

Wish I lived closer! Longwood Gardens and 1906 perfect together!