Dining amid one of Earth's natural wonders combines two activities to create a thrilling experience less dangerous than pressing one's tongue to Mount Everest's handlebars or reading bedtime stories to a lioness. Enjoy safely picked pairings with today's Groupon to The Secret Garden Restaurant in Niagara Falls. Choose between two options:

• For $15, you get $30 worth of classic Canadian fare during lunch.
• For $25, you get $50 worth of classic Canadian fare during dinner.

The Secret Garden Restaurant joins a menu of mouthwatering victual tradition with premium views of the American Falls. Dish decorators such as hearty Canadian braised beef in a Niagara-red-wine sauce ($22.95) and Atlantic salmon fillets drizzled with herb butter ($26.95) compel hermit tongues to lick lips in unabashed satisfaction. All-day entrees span tortilla-crusted tilapia ($18.95) to Northern-style quiche lorraine ($10.95), and also include vegetarian ($10.50–$14.95) and children's ($5.95–$7.95) selections. Patrons celebrate local fruits' coming-of-age stories with an extensive Niagara-winery-based wine list and one-act adaptations of Degrassi episodes, and overheated taste buds can take a refreshing dip in more than 10 frozen cocktails ($7.95).

Colourful paintings and blooming floral displays line The Secret Garden's air-conditioned dining room. Diners who choose the extensive outdoor patio get picturesque vistas of Mother Nature's larynx along with the surrounding flower gardens, which muffle the sounds of her falsetto attempts.