Almondsbury Garden Centre in South Gloucestershire - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Nice garden centre. Good selection of pots with some stock in the various styles

Terrific full English breakfast, best I've had for a while

Really nice garden centre with a lovely cafe. Recommend the Bacon Brie and Cranberry panini.

Has everything one may need, though prices are generally on the high side compared to online retailers. Have always found their live plants to be of very good quality and at a fair price. Overall a nice place with friendly staff and a cafe if you fancy it.

WHY IS OUR HARD EARNED CASH NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU!! I took my father who’s 85yrs old to Almondsbury garden centre and he wanted to treat me to a cup of tea and cake, he gave me £10 to go and purchase the treat. After placing my order I went to hand over the cash when the cafe assistant told me they don’t take cash! I asked why not and the response was “we just don’t” I said my father doesn’t have a card on him and only uses cash, I asked how would he pay for this treat? The response was “I don’t know but we don’t take cash” Unfortunately I hadn’t a means on me to pay for it so we had to leave the cafe. We then walked around the garden centre and my father chose a number of plants and peat free compost (this was the reason I took him in the first place ) we didn’t think when we got to the check out that his cash would be refused there too! The products he chose added up to £54, we couldn’t believe his cash was refused again! Unfortunately we had to leave the trolly of plants and leave. My father was embarrassed and upset so I took him to another garden centre where they were happy to take his cash. My father only deals with cash, Almondsbury Garden Centre was a favourite place of his (and mine) for my father it’s an enjoyable day out. Thats been taken away from him. He and I are very disappointed and my father is quite upset. M. Welsman

A lovely garden center with great eatery on site.

Massive shout out to Almondsbury Garden Centre cafe for its gluten free cake selection. It makes such a welcome change from the token offering of a plastic wrapped mass produced chocolate brownie or polenta cake. I was spoilt for choice here and really appreciated it. The staff were really friendly and helpful too. Thanks guys🙏

Absolutely an amazing breakfast. It wasn't cheap but it was worth every penny and that's what counts. The service was excellent too, can't recommend it enough and I'd do it again in a heartbeat ❤️

Lots of lovely plants and bulbs. And the furniture is of good quality too

We noticed a distinct lack of care when we visited! Lots of young staff hanging around, plants fallen over and left laying down! We visited on a sunny day with no wind! Carnivorous plants left on a dry plate and no water! You felt that staff were not happy and it showed! A garden centre with no soul and unhappy plants!! I'll stick to my lovely little local centres who take pride in and care for their plants and staff!!

It's like a day out going there, so much to look at.

Amazing selection of fresh looking plants, despite the recent very hot weather. Great place to stop for lunch or a coffee

Nice selection of plants and things for gardens/backyards/patios.

Lovely garden centre with lots of local produce and plants.

Brilliant garden centre tad expensive though

I was really looking forward to my halloumi skewer on Saturday lunchtime, anticipating hit, melting halloumi, chargrilled peppers and onion on a flat bread. What arrived could not have been more different. It was raw, the onion inedible and, the hallumi just really salty. It's a cooking cheese for goodness sake I should have sent it back but I suspect I wouldn't have got far and I was having a nice day out. My Mum did have a lovely cheese and pickle sarnie though, and the cups of tea were nice, so not a total disaster. And my water intake for the day was admirable after all that salt....

Great place to look for garden furniture and tools etc

Have purchased a number of large soil/bark orders from here over the years. Always deliver so thoughtfully and always a fab range of different types of soils. Always recommend 👍

Nicely set out, clean with plenty of table space. However, this may be because it is a long walk from the entrance for those that are elderly. Very polite staff but when I commented that my cheese scone was in fact a sweet scone with cheese on top I was told chef would be told. A waste of money & very unpleasant sadly. Savoury scones should contain a small amount of salt & certainly not sugar!

Garden centre itself was lovely. A little over priced for the sandwiches we had, but still worth a visit. The recycle your old, plastic flower pots too

The big yellow thing in the sky was out for a change so I needed an excuse to have my head go red and peel during the week, so off to the garden center we went. Bought a nice shrub, I'd love to give more detail but I was just the ride along for payment purposes. Nicely laid out garden centre. Plants looked in good condition, the bits that looked like they should be green were green, and the bits that looked like they should be colourful came in a nice variety of colours, shades and sizes. All in all a very enjoyable experience.

Love the place, just a shame they don't take any vouchers or cash, so best to plan ahead.

Nice but doesn't except cash. So make sure you have plastic.

wide range of goods available; new cafe is good, but at the far end of the site; beautiful flowers and shrubs; lots of pots, fencing etc. Vegetable and herb plants now available; good range of gardening tools; ample parking

The cafe in Almondsbury Garden Centre is easy to miss, tucked away as it is at the far, top corner of the site. Worth a visit. Their breakfast, lunch and cakes are all good quality. Service is polite and delivery of food is commendably snappy, even when busy. The back-room chefs turn out good quality food presented to restaurant quality, so they deserve credit for a good job. Costs are quite reasonable. Tables are consistently clean and the whole place looks like it's being run by a professional team.

Fantastic selection of plants, pots, furniture and more. Nice little day out.

Great garden centre with lots of choice and some lovely accessories. Some items can be a bit pricey but they are always good quality. Would definitely recommend.

The inside of the garden centre was extremely hot. Too hot for shopping. There were hardly any staff so could not ask where the cafe was. Turns out is is at the far end of the garden centre up a hill! Whose clever idea was that?

Great garden centre, highly recommended.

We called to buy a plastic greenhouse, plus plants and eat at the cafe. There were no staff in evidence and my elderly mother was struggling to walk too far. We didn't find any staff until exiting where a group wete chatting around the tills. We asked about the greenhouse and were told they thought they had some somewhere, but there was no offer of assistance so we left without purchasing anything g or eating. Your staff require training urgently as they are losing you business.

I really enjoy a trip to this garden centre, staff are always friendly and approachable. Plants are lovely. Always enjoy cuppa and a cake, the cafe staff are so up beat and welcoming.

Lovely garden centre. Great location and fantastic products. Not the cheapest but quality is good so worth the money. Our go to garden centre

Arrived shortly before 1pm on a journey to South Wales and called in for lunch. Was easy to find a table and then headed to the counter to order. Chips, panini and soup all arrived within about 10 minutes

Super big place with lots of veggies to select from.

Having regularly used the cafe. Sadly, today I asked a cafe staff member why cash was no longer taken as payment. It is, after all, legal tender, I was very firmly told that it was company policy during the pandemic and the company have decided to continue for ease of payment. He continued to say that the Company have decided that if the customer didn't like it the they could go elsewhere!!!!!!!!!. Need I say more, this customer is going elsewhere and will tell her friends and family of todays experience.

Great garden centre. Plenty of choice amd variety. Drive through compost is a great addition

Very nice place .Quality products

I am a regular visitor to Almondsbury garden centre with this one as all ways a pleasant trip.with a laid back atmosphere and a well organised site shopping here is a delight.

Lovely garden centre, laid out fantastic with a nice new cafe

Bit on the expensive side but has literally everything. The dream place for a balding late 20’s millennial

The staff member who helped us pick our new garden furniture was brilliant. She was helpful and patient with us, unfortunately we didn't get her name. Our review would be 5 stars, however we made the mistake of going to the "restaurant" for lunch. The food was overpriced and only average, particularly the £8 children's sausage and chips, which was 1 tiny sausage, a handful of chips, and 3 sticks of pepper. The £9 tuna sandwich with a miniscule amount of tuna wasn't much better. If the food had been half the price we would have been satisfied, as it was we paid restaurant prices for Ikea cafe quality.

FAB place. Everything you could possibly need for outdoor planting and living under one roof. A little pricey in my opinion but quality products. Plenty of free parking & nice coffee shop.

Right from the moment you walk in, you just know there will be plenty of wonderful things to look at 👍 Well stocked and very tidy, with everything grouped in appropriate areas. Today, the seasonal plants were well displayed, and we immediately found what we were looking for .. 'Pop-In' hanging basket arrangements .. SO easy to put in, and they looked glorious last year 🌻😎👍Good parking and not long to wait at the tills.

Great garden center and value for money prices.

Probably one of the best Garden Centres in the Bristol Area with a wide variety of plants, trees, furniture and tools, topped off by great service that's worth paying for.

Best Garden centre in the South West. From the time I asked for help with garden furniture and a barbecue , until the goods being delivered, 10/10. They went out of their way to build a barbecue before delivering it, unwrapping all my furniture, taking away the boxes and putting my furniture together, was an absolute dream for someone on their own and not in their 20’s anymore 😁😁 They were so polite and friendly and they will be a garden centre to visit on a regular basis 👍

Great place great service always use

Redone since our last visit, looks well laid out with designated areas and the coffee shop has moved further back. The plants always look well looked after and everything for a lovely garden is available.

First time visiting and thought it was laid out really well. Staff friendly and very helpful.

I came to fulfil my garden needs as with the recent sun, so I popped in early Saturday afternoon to get some help with my favourite member of staff, only to inquire to their replacement Lucy, that he had been recently laid off. I had to figure out what would fit in my garden myself, and I could not get the helpful insight of the employee you should miss. I’m not sure if I can bring myself to come back to your garden centre with the current level of customer service, or lack of. Your stock and cafe are still at a sufficient level and the cakes are delicious.

Terrible, cafe right at the very top of the garden centre not only that but it's on a slope which is no good for people with walking problems. Only one toilet for changing babies, and unisex for men and women. So so much better the way it used to be,needless to say I won't be going again.

Dreadful experience, coffee & walnut cake, cheese scone and 2 x latte. Cost a fortune but no flavour to the cake and just a thin skin of cheese on top of the scone. Even the dog was not impressed. Don't waste your money

Great garden centre, bit expensive but lovely cafe.

I was lied to and totally inconvenienced this day by this lovely garden centre. I started my visit at the cafe,with a cup of coffee and a scotch egg. I asked if it was soft boiled with the yolk slightly runny. And was promised it was. And it was far from it. It was hard boiled which I hate and couldn't eat. The coffee was really nice. So next I went to the checkout with the plants. And the cashier told me CASH ONLY!! 😡( I had the cash to pay ) I didn't have the funds in my bank account only my overdraft to use. I almost left my goodies I spent time choosing, but I really wanted the tree I picked up. So I paid anyway, fuming knowing I would have to go straight to the bank to deposit the cash I had into my bank account to cover what I just spent. It should be against the law to refuse cash, like wth !! . So mad rn. Not sure I'll ever go back just because of that. Ridiculous!!

Popped out to Almondsbury Garden Centre for a good look around and a cheeky full breakfast. Lots to see out there, good quality plants and all garden related items at reasonable prices, plenty of parking, drive-through lane for bags of compost etc, so worth a good look, I shall be revisiting again soon.

Amazing garden centre with everything you need and more! Richard from landscaping was brilliant and very knowledgeable and helpful

Nice cafe but generally the prices are a little too high for a garden centre.

Good varietiy of plants. Shame the cafe has moved and over priced

Amazing Garden Centre with a lovely coffee bar

I used to over shopping here,but after last week I will never return..there attitude nd respect is terrible...don't do cash u don't like it go els where..

Card only!! don't get how they don't, except cash, it's a legal tinder absolutely part of the problem.

Had to asked for a product only told by one of the staff he is very busy has not much time .Asked a second time he finally raced over to the plant I wanted?Love this place usually will think twice about coming back

I ordered a latte & fruit scone which looked a funny colour & didn't enjoy. Food seems expensive. Not the best place to eat in a garden centre.

Really good garden centre. Like all such places it seems really quite pricey, but I think it's generally not much worse than others locally. Usually a very good selection of plants etc. Staff seem usually helpful and knowledgable when you ask for gardening advice. They also do local delivery, which we used a lot in 2020 - really was useful! Went in spring 2024, after a long gap. There's a new cafe (up the top) - looked nice but we didn't have time to try it. Absolutely loads of stock, in terms of plants etc. Good variety of stuff, also pots, trellis, etc etc One annoyance - they only accept their own brand of gift vouchers, not the national ones.

Soup is £8.99, which is more than The Ivy charge I think, so opted for a cheese scone instead. Although the top had melted cheese on it, there was no cheese on inside, just a plain scone. No flavour whatsoever. Disappointing and wouldn't buy again. Coffee nice though. Feel sorry for staff, as they are very pleasant. It's a shame the cafe is at far end (almost) of GC, whereas before it was right by the entrance. Preferred the old cafe, their terrace and the old prices! The flavours and size of portions don't justify the prices & menu a bit old hat. Needs an update & more veggie/vegan dushes. Decor is very old hat & bland too. Will shop at GC, but not bother with cafe which is a shame.

A lovely garden centre with a huge choice of plants and shrubs. Also a wonderful range of outdoor furniture and accessories. The cafe was pleasant and the service and food very good

Enjoyed a great breakfast at the new cafe on Sunday. Bacon and egg bap was superb with a fresh bread roll. Staff were really friendly and welcoming. Would recommend and will definitely return.

The garden centre is well laid out in easy to navigate sections. It was well stocked with just about everything you might need, including a wide variety of plants, pots, outdoor decorative features, and a good tool section. Worth visiting.

Looked good from the little I saw, but unfortunately there are no child friendly trolleys so I had to go somewhere else.

It's always an absolute pleasure shopping here. Staff were very helpful on the customer service desk when asking about their compost deals, and two members of staff helped me in purchasing an ex-display greenhouse. Tom helped disassemble it so helpfully, conducting himself in a very polite and friendly manner throughout. An asset to your team! Greenhouse was a great deal and very good quality. I haven't used the cafe for more than a coffee yet, but it can be quite busy, which gets very loud because it's a large open room and barista staff can seem quite stressed at times. Otherwise, 100% recommend Almondsbury garden centre and I would always choose to come here and support independent over chain stores.

Always been a higher end garden centre, worth paying a bit more for plants as it seems worth it in the end. I have bought several pieces of garden furniture and a BBQ in the last 2 years and they have been cheaper.

Hi. After having enjoyed many lovely meals, coffee and cakes in the old cafe I was extremely disappointed to find that it is almost impossible for my parents to push me to the site of the new cafe/restaurant- due to the extremely steep hill. It says on the almondsbury website that mobility scooters are available. I am unable to use these - as are many other disabled people. We will certainly not be visiting again any time soon!!! Another major problem for me is the disabled toilet near the entrance. Once inside it’s fine however it is a nightmare for a disabled person to enter as the door opens out wards blocking the entrance to the men’s toilet!!! Not great. All in all a very very difficult visit. As I said earlier. We will go elsewhere in future and my friends and family will do too!!!! What a shame.

What a terrible shame that this cafe has deteriorated to such a poor standard. The lunch we ordered was quiche and chips, both of poor quality and taste. Chips were uncooked in the middle. Drinks were no better, coffee insipid and hot chocolate was sweet and lacking taste. How can they get this so wrong? The cafe used to be of very good quality and as a result, very busy. Come on Almondsbury GC, this needs to be better!

Not only do Almondsbury Garden centre have lots of lovely things to buy they also have a lovely cafe

Very large garden centre Cafe serves good looking meals

Great place to go on the weekend and great to go near Christmas

The garden centre was very good overall, the cafe is at the top of the garden center so people who struggle with mobility may find it hard to get to as the location is outside up a steep slope. I do not think the dishwasher was working properly as our cups and glasses were not clean unfortunately. The cakes were of good quality portion size was on the small side, that is a small cake fork in my photo so yes a tiny cake for a heavy price. Shrinkflation in action. The menu says nine pounds for a cheese sandwich ill bring my own next time ha ha.

Went to Almondsbury garden center today (14/1/24) to have a look around and have something to eat in the cafe there. The garden center is OK.. the cafe on the other hand is a different story ! What food we had was OK. Four of us went there so ordered 2 full breakfasts, a vegi bap and a gluten free breakfast, well the gluten free one wanted scrambled egg with it as she doesnt like fried egg, got told thats not possible as all food is cooked to order, so asked why its not possible in that case and got told it just isn't... then they didn't have the sausages for it so were going to give extra hash browns, after asking 3 members of staff for them and them still not turning up we couldn't be bothered. The rest of the breakfasts seemed OK until we were leaving and then realised the 2 full breakfasts should have had black pudding with them as well.. this was realised as we were leaving... So to be honest we won't be going back nope would I recommend the cafe there to anyone unless you just want a drink as they maybe able to get that correct !!

We visited at christmas to visit Santa with my nieces and all of the staff signed everything they said which I think was awesome and so inclusive for all kids. Great Job team Almondsbury! 100% back next year

Extensive range of outdoor plants, pots, compost, garden tools, bulbs and seeds etc. Café is open with indoor and outdoor seating, reasonable range of cakes and hot and cold drinks, and savoury food items.

GREAT SELECTION OF GARDENY STUFF GOOD FOOD AND tEA

Never fails to please, post-Christmas visit so the garden centre was tidying up after the crush. Staff always friendly and helpful. Visited the cafe which is in a lovely setting - good menu choices

Lovely garden centre with plenty of stock. Fantastic Christmas display

Great garden centre ,always such a variety of products,home and garden.I especially enjoy the Christmas displays,so much to choose from.the cafe is lovely, lots of space,and the food was good too.

Very expensive poor food very disappointed . The shopping experience however was really good .

Went for a Christmas tree . Got a nice tree , good price , lasting well

You can buy Christmas trees here, and they have wonderful display of Christmas toy set

Came for santa grotto experience which was fun. The tickets were so overpriced. My 2 years old daughter had a present from Sandra waa a small stuffed bear toy and child ticket was £20! Gift shop was quite nice tp browse.

So nice there at Christmas we went back again a week later.

Went to see Santa. Very good indeed 👍

As normal we got our real Christmas tree here. Always a great selection and friendly helpful staff to guide you on picking the right tree.

Took our two grandchildren t o Santa experience it was one of the best we've been to the children loved the elves and Santa was brilliant and given such a lovely gift thank you for a magical time

Lots of things for Halloween and Christmas in their main shop as well as packed to the brim with small gifts and some of the usual household things. They've moved the cafe to the other end of the garden centre where the fish pond used to be and it's bright with indoor/outdoor seating. A limited menu but great for a snack. This does mean 'running the gauntlet' when it's raining. I went looking for an aerator and was amazed when they didn't have one, after all that's part of the autumn lawn care. Bad oversight by the owners. They seemed to have pushed all the gardening things out of the main building to outdoor buildings with the exception of the indoor plants but still have a large range to choose from.

Took the Grandchildren to see Santa. It was the best Santa experience I've ever seen. Very well organised, no waiting around. Staff were very helpful and great with the kids. Could not have been happier.

Winter wonderland was great for kids. Didn't rate the food stalls outside, not very friendly, not great quality

Overpriced for what was served. Why change what menu's you used to have. Most people prefer a toasted sandwich to a Panini, and Sour dough. The panini was doughy inside. Tea was tasteless. Sorry but will not be using again

Went to visit 🎅 with the grandchildren. Very well organised. Nice capuchino too

My local garden centre so a regular user. Plants always good and healthy. Today we bought a Christmas tree. Excellent value and looks fab in the window.

lovely garden centre - not too big and very friendly

We went to the cafe for dinner today. Staff were lovely. Menu was lacking in main meals. Christmas menu was not a Christmas menu. Ham,egg and chips were nice but my sisters bubble and squeak was dry and she left it. The tea was like dish water, must be cheap tea bags. No colour or taste.Very disappointing. We enjoyed looking round the garden centre but the cafe is letting it down sadly.