I really enjoyed my visit at The Gardener and the drink is ordered was very good. The staff is also extremely friendly! I recommend!

We had a wonderful stay in the Terra Nostra Hotel and the best Negronis we ever drank in the bar 'THE GARDENER'. A smooth, but spicy drink with the perfect bitterness. Highly recommended!

So, where to start! Jess and I have spent the last two weeks here on Sao Miguel celebrating our honeymoon!
We have been staying at the Terra Nostra hotel, home of the Gardener bar. It has been our favoured haunt in the evenings and a great place for light lunch or a late breakfast during the day. Over the last two weeks Jess and I have tried most of their menu and can honestly say there have been NO bad choices!
The staff are possibly the most friendly bar staff we've ever met, always up for a chat and very knowledgable! I must admit the silver service style treatment took me some time to get used to...but after talking about the importance of tourism to the island I have softened to the idea of being waited on. As an Englishman it has been very different to the norm....everything is order at the bar back home!
On the island as a whole, we cannot recommend the Azores enough. From our first night listening to crickets as we drove to the hotel to hiking the craters of a volcano and kayaking the lakes within...we have so many memories from these two short weeks! We dont know when it will be, but we have already begun planning for our return as there is so much we haven't seen...and we know the Terra Nostra hotel and their Gardener Bar will be central to our return!

Lewis and Jess
Happy Honeymooners

N.B. the photos include views from elsewhere on the island.