I was there yesterday. No reservations needed. Sit out on the patio. It was so beautiful!!
Don't know as I was there for an event.
Our last visit was in late August. Reservations for lunch were not required, but advance tickets to enter the grounds is encouraged - though we discovered entry was instead limited to the in-the-moment attendance.
They were in the past so I have every reason to believe they still are.
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