The Garden Café & Bar

A tray of pastries and coffee on a tray in a garden at Sooke Harbour House in Sooke, BC


Waves brushing the coast, gardens in bloom, and the gentle aroma of freshly brewed coffee drifting across a sun-warmed patio. The Garden Cafe is a place to slow down, fill your cup, and let the morning unfold at its own quiet pace. While the main restaurant is known for its elevated coastal dinners and bright ocean-facing dining room, the cafe offers a simpler, more intimate experience: handcrafted coffee, fresh pastries, and a garden setting that invites lingering.

Open 8am to 3pm Monday – Thursday | 8am – 5pm Friday – Sunday

Garden at Sooke Harbour House with gazebo, chairs, and tables

A Garden Oasis By The Ocean

The Garden Café and Bar serves espresso beverages, fresh house-made pastries, and artisanal bread, breakfast and happy hour daily. Here, tables are set among the beds of seasonal blooms.

Whether you settle into an Adirondack chair overlooking the ocean, or wrap your hands around a warm cup on the grass, the garden becomes the heart of the experience. The Pacific stretches beyond the lawn, and the sound of the tide is a constant, calming presence.

Café Menu

West Coast Continental

Enjoy a thoughtfully curated continental breakfast featuring house-made pastries, local ingredients, and fresh seasonal offerings—perfectly paired with freshly brewed coffee or premium teas.

Available Monday – Friday, 8am – 2pm

Bakery

House Croissant
House Muffin
House Sourdough Bread
Whipped Butter
Selection of Two House-Made Seasonal Jams
Gluten-Free Bakery Selection (Available Upon Request)

From the Kitchen

Hard-Boiled Egg
Crispy Bacon
Local & Fresh
Plain Yogurt
Local Artisan Cheese Selection
Seasonal Whole Fruit

Pantry Selection

House Cereal Selection 

Juices

Orange / Apple / Cranberry

Coffee & Tea

Freshly Brewed JJ Bean Coffee
Assorted Premium Teas

Served With Cream, Sugar & Sweeteners

Our Morning Philosophy

Begin your day with a simple yet elevated breakfast inspired by the West Coast. Featuring fresh baked goods, local cheeses, seasonal fruit, and quality ingredients, our Harbour Continental Breakfast is designed to offer a relaxed and nourishing start before exploring everything Sooke has to offer.

Lunch

Starters

Sooke Harbour House Seafood Chowder – Cup 19 | Bowl 32
Celebrating the bounty of Vancouver Island with local seafood, sweet fennel, leeks, Yukon Gold potatoes, fresh herbs, and grilled house-made sourdough.

Caesar Salad – 22
Baby gem lettuce, anchovy Dijon dressing, garlic croutons, Grana Padano.

Add grilled chicken +16 | Add garlic prawns +12

Coastal Classics

Fish & Chips – 28
Two pieces of beer-battered local cod, hand-cut fries, house-made tartar sauce, lemon, and seasonal slaw.

Seize the Day!

Mimosa – 16
Vaporetto prosecco with your choice of: orange, grapefruit, cranberry, or pineapple juice
Frenchie’s Island 75 – 19
Wayward unruly gin, lemon, bella blanc de blancs
Bloody Caesar – 14
Bailey’s & Coffee – 10

Sandwiches & Burgers

Served with your choice of fries or salad.

Harbour Burger – 29
Brisket and chuck blend, smoked Gouda, crispy onions, heirloom tomato, iceberg lettuce, pickle, ketchup, brioche bun.

Garden Cafe BLT – 26
Applewood smoked bacon, heirloom tomato, gem lettuce, house pesto, rye sourdough.

Vegan BLT – 25
Tempeh bacon, heirloom tomato, gem lettuce, vegan pesto, rye sourdough.

Fried Oyster Sandwich – 26
Buttermilk fried oystesr, spicy tartar sauce, iceberg lettuce, toasted brioche

Coffee & Tea

Coffee – 5
Espresso/Americano – 6
Cappucino/Latte – 8
add: Shot of espresso – 3
Specialty Teas – 6
English breakfast, earl grey, chai, chamomile, peppermint
Juices – 6
Apple, orange, pineapple, tomato, clamato, cranberry, iced tea
Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice – 9.5

Happy HouR

Available Friday – Sunday 3pm – 5pm

Food

Garlic Prawns – 15
White wine, garlic, butter, focaccia

Parm Fries – 12
House-cut fries, parmesan, black pepper

Chicken Wings – 15
Choice of buttermilk buffalo, gochujang apple, or lemon pepper. Served with miso ranch

Clams – 15
White wine, olive oil, parsley, chili, butter

Smash Burger – 15
American cheese, pickle, lettuce, tomato, crispy onion

Caesar Salad – 8
Baby gem lettuce, anchovy dijon dressing

Drinks

The Whiffin Spritz – 12
Aperol, Prosecco, Limoncello syrup, dehydrated orange wheel

Rainforest Negroni – 14
Tofino old growth cedar gin, Ampersand Per Se Bitter Aperitivo, Esquimalt Rosso Vermouth

Good Jam (Non Alc) – 10
Rotating house jam, lemon, sparkling soda

House Wine – 9 (6oz)
Red | White | Rose

Draught Beer – 6 (16oz) 7.5 (20oz)
Rotating local taps

Book Ahead, Save More

Secure your 2027 escape to Sooke Harbour House today and lock in our best rate of the year. Whether you're planning a spring wine weekend, a summer harbour retreat, or a cozy autumn stay, booking ahead means more of your travel budget goes toward the experience — oceanfront views, heritage charm, and West Coast hospitality.

Rate is non-refundable