Shields Date Garden
Ice Cream Parlor, Farmers Market, and Garden$$$$
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"Fabulous date shake!! Yumm!"(18 Tips)
"There's a new cafe at Shields Date Garden!"(2 Tips)
"A plethora of dried fruit, coconut, and date take home items."(4 Tips)
"open until 2:30 for lunch"(2 Tips)
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Jenni RutledgeAugust 14, 2014Perfect place to pick up a souvenir. A plethora of dried fruit, coconut, and date take home items. Share a date shake! They are huge. Awesome and pretty outside patio restaurant. Near Polo Field.Upvote9DownvoteUpvoted Feb 10
AerieApril 16, 2012Looking for a local and delicious breakfast before heading out for a day of music? Head to the café at Shields Date Garden. Start your morning with a date shake and a plate of huevos rancheros.Upvote7Downvote
Mohamad AbdulazizOctober 12, 2015Oh I loved this place. It's like date's museum with every thing eat and drink and walkway between the palm trees. Reminds me my home land Saudi Arabia. I'd recommend the date milkshake is amazing.
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Roxanna BreitiganApril 7, 2019Shields Cafe is one of our favorites. We always bring out of town guests here for breakfast. Can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Jose the waiter is super friendly!Upvote1Downvote
Offbeat L.A.September 18, 2017To help promote the exotic, difficult-to-grow fruit, Shields presented lectures on cultivation of date. 15-min presentation, Romance and Sex Life of the Date is still shown today in the small theater.
UpvoteDownvote- Offbeat L.A.September 18, 2017The company was founded in 1924 by Floyd and Bess (Lugton) Shields. Floyd Shields was one of the pioneering date farmers in the still-young date industry of the Coachella Valley.
UpvoteDownvote - Offbeat L.A.September 18, 2017The current building, with its Googie sign depicting a knight in armor pointing toward the main entrance off Highway 111 has been in use since 1953.
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Jennifer RafterFebruary 19, 2014You should visit their outdoors garden. A quiet place to relax and enjoy your date!!!!!! Check out the large status there too!!!!!!UpvoteDownvote
Max KApril 16, 2017The date shakes are amazing but super rich. One is good for two people.UpvoteDownvote
Nicki ConroyOctober 6, 2014The date milk shakes are great but very rich and best shared so take a friend.Upvote2Downvote
Nathan KamMay 13, 2011Aside from the dates which are wonderful, Shield's beef jerky is a winner too. Also try a date shake to cool off in the desert heat.UpvoteDownvote
Troy TroutnerOctober 12, 2019Strange but fun, get a delicious shake and go for a walk in the gardenUpvoteDownvote
ImeldaFebruary 9, 2013Make sure you watch the x-rated movie and pick up a date shake.
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Island BruinNovember 15, 2017A little bit of date shake goes a long way. Pick up your gift packs here.UpvoteDownvote
Linda McclureApril 26, 2012Try the A Wonderful Signature Salad With Dates, Walnuts And Mangos - Love it!UpvoteDownvote- Cafe at Shields Date GardenNovember 24, 2010There's a new cafe at Shields Date Garden! Open 8a-2p. Bfast all day. Lunch 11-2. A hidden jewel in a historical treasure...UpvoteDownvote
- Sheldon M.April 4, 2013Eat at the cafe in back....not too expensive and open until 2:30 for lunchUpvoteDownvote
Steelers GrrrlFebruary 26, 2012not to thrilled about the date shakes... they kinda fell off. I remember when they were fresh made to order back in the day. now they pull it out the freezer. I can taste the difference. Bummer.UpvoteDownvote
Tonya Cartmill SalibaNovember 20, 2018Super Jesus-y with no warning or reason. Stick with the cafe.UpvoteDownvote
- ImeldaFebruary 9, 2013For every one acre, they plant 48 females and only one male. That's a lot of date nookie.UpvoteDownvote
Danielle CleaverDecember 23, 2023i guess trigger warning for church trauma? statues were, not my favUpvoteDownvote
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- Mon–Sun
- 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
(800) 414-2555
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