Banyan Cafe

2 Reviews on “Banyan Cafe”

• Art

  A great spot. The Banyan Caf is located on the grounds of the Ringling Museum. The grounds are beautiful with many Banyan trees and other foliage, a rose garden, a bamboo stand, and a pleasant vista of the bay. Ca dZan and the Ringling Museum buildings are fabulous.Across from one of those Banyan trees and next to a childrens playground is the Banyan Caf, offering hot dogs, cheeseburgers, chicken, and a few other items to provide the fuel to continue your visit. I tried a cheeseburger and fries, both were fine, the cheeseburger pretty large. Not too overpriced either, the burger running $8, the fries $3.A visit to the Banyan Caf would likely require paying admission to the museum, but not always. Our visit today was on National Museum Day, and admission to the museum, the grounds, and even Ca dZan were free. It was also crowded, the caf and everything else very busy. The food was premade and you picked it up cafeteria style. That may not be how things work on a more typical day but it worked well today. They have seating outside, which today was very popular.The Banyan Caf would not be a destination, but the Ringling complex is, and while there the Banyan Caf is a good place to stop for some food.

  December 27, 2014, 9:15 pm

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• Shannon Lee

  Relief from the heat. If you’re at Ringling, and you’re hot, thirsty or hungry, stop in. It is mostly chips, fries and chicken nuggets, but they also have some salads and cold, pre-made sandwiches. I had chicken salad on a croissant and thought it was great. maybe someone else might think it a bit bland, but I was hot and that with the cold Zephyrhills water hit the spot. I liked that they put grapes in the chicken salad.

  September 27, 2014, 11:15 pm

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