Amenities
Shop & Eat
Explore the DeVos-Keeler Gift Shop, offering a unique collection of original and handmade gifts, including jewelry, accessories, and treasures for your home and garden. For young visitors, there are also educational books, toys, and baby items to make their visit memorable.
And let us take you on a culinary journey at the James & Shirley Balk Café with our globally inspired menu featuring sandwiches, salads, small bites, and more, all made with local ingredients. Quench your thirst with soft drinks, juices, coffee, tea, wine, and Michigan craft beers.
Original & Handmade Items
DeVos-Keeler Gift Shop
The DeVos-Keeler Gift Shop offers a distinctive collection of gifts, including original and handmade items. We offer jewelry, accessories, and gifts for home and garden. For younger guests, discover fun and educational books, toys and baby items. You’ll find plants for giving and for the home, a large selection of greeting cards, and books on gardens and art. Enjoy our exhibition-related gifts and Meijer Gardens-branded items, too!
Artfully Delicious Dining
James & Shirley Balk Café
Enjoy lunch (or dinner on Tuesday evenings) at the James & Shirley Balk Café, with its dazzling glass ceiling sculpture by renowned artist Dale Chihuly. Named Lena’s Garden in honor of Lena Meijer, the sculpture—comprising dozens of individual blown-glass pieces—spans the ceiling in a continuum of colors, from cool greens, cobalt blues and purples to brilliant oranges, yellows and reds.
With an emphasis on local products, Meijer Gardens’ globally inspired menu changes with the seasons and features sandwiches, salads, small bites and a kid’s menu. You’ll find a colorful variety of beverages including soft drinks, juices, coffee, tea, wine and a selection of Michigan craft beers. Guests could sit indoors in the colorful climate of Lena’s Garden or enjoy the picturesque water fountain and changing seasons of the outdoor Grand Rapids Press Terrace.
- Complimentary Wi-Fi available.
- Fresh Express take away items are available during regular business hours.
- No outside food or beverages, please.
Café Menu - Fall/Winter
Kids' Bistro
All kids meals are served with fruit juice and choice of graham Bug Bites or applesauce.
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Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich $6.50
(Vegetarian)
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All-Beef Hot Dog $6.50
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Cheese Pizza $6.50
(Vegetarian)
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Nantucket Baking Co. Pretzel $6.50
With Honey Mustard (Vegetarian)
à la carte $4.25
Soups
Made from scratch and served with a warm ciabatta roll.
Ask about our daily selections.
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Bowl $7.95
(12 oz)
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Cup $5.95
(8 oz)
Sandwiches
Served with side salad and pickle spear.
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Chipotle Turkey Bacon Avocado $14.95
Oven-roasted turkey, country-style thick-cut bacon, avocado, roasted red pepper, red onion, smoked provolone cheese, chipotle-garlic mayonnaise, on Nantucket Baking Co. ciabatta roll.
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Pastrami Cider Melt $15.25
Smoked beef pastrami, baby Swiss cheese, hearty vegetable slaw, cider mustard, Swiss oval roll.
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Cubano $14.95
House-smoked pulled pork, applewood ham, baby Swiss, yellow mustard, McClure's pickles. Served on Nantucket telera roll.
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Oyster Mushroom Flatbread $14.25
Slow-roasted Pebble Creek mushrooms, garlic-white bean spread, herbed pepper relish, heritage greens, wrapped in a warm flatbread.
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Chicken Shawarma $14.50
Marinated grilled chicken thighs, heritage greens, oven-roasted tomatoes, pickled onion, tzatziki sauce. Served on pita bread.
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Meijer Gardens’ Favorite Chicken Salad $14.25
Fred Meijer’s Favorite! White meat chicken, pineapple, walnuts, dried Montmorency cherries, celery, heritage greens. Served on wheatberry bread.
Fresh Greens & Grains
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Michigan Cherry Maple Salad $14.25
Grilled natural chicken breast, candied walnuts, Montmorency dried cherries, granny smith apples, red onion, gorgonzola cheese, cherry-maple vinaigrette. Served on heritage greens. VEGETARIAN $11.95
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Curried Salmon Caesar $15.50
Atlantic salmon, shaved parmesan cheese, flatbread croutons, scallion, cherry tomatoes, charred lemon wedge, romaine lettuce tossed with a yellow curried Caesar dressing. VEGETARIAN $11.95
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Great Lakes Chopped Salad $14.95
Smoked whitefish, hardboiled egg, Roma tomato, cucumber, red onion, seasoned croutons, romaine lettuce, creamy-garlic parm dressing. VEGETARIAN $12.50
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Lemon Chicken Chimichurri Salad $15.25
Grilled natural chicken breast, roasted beets, cucumber, red onion, mango-ginger Stilton cheese, heritage greens, lemon vinaigrette, chimichurri drizzle on top. VEGETARIAN $12.50
Gourmet Mac & Cheese
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House-Smoked Brisket Burnt Ends $12.50
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Zesty Jalapeño $8.95
(Vegetarian)
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Country-Smoked Bacon $9.95
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Classic Smoked Gouda $8.95
(Vegetarian)
Deli Sides
Ask about our Chef’s deli sides of the day or visit the Grab N’ Go case for our delicious varieties of scratch-made deli favorites, including wraps and salads.
Beverages
Fountain Coke Products
Bottled Beverages
2% Milk
Coffee (Regular & Decaf) or Tea
Hot Chocolate
Beer & Wine are also available.
Desserts
Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth With One of Our Delicious Desserts
Hours
Full menu service ends at 4 pm every day except Tuesday, when it ends at 8 pm.
