Almondsbury Garden Centre in South Gloucestershire

We thought it would be nice to walk over today with the children and dog to get some decorations for the tree and a coffee and a snack went to the cafe then realised card only,my partners phone had died on the way we had cash but couldn't use it,it was really annoying but carried on picking out decorations finally went to till card only!!so had to leave everything what a waste of time and surely there missing out on money makes no sense such a shame aswel because we were hoping to do that alot but don't like to support card only venues

Amazing independent garden centre offering great seasonal selections, a good quality cafe and fantastic customer service. We also found their prices and selection were noticeably lower than larger ‘chain’ type locations nearby. Well worth a journey to take a look around.

Good, clean plenty of room to move about, colourful with lots of flowers 💐and good coffee ☕

This is a lovely garden centre However after not being able to visit for a long time we were very disappointed to find the coffee shop had been moved a long way from main building and up a slope. We couldn't manage the walk and climb.

Great cafe with a lumch menu, but cake and croissant were available too.

Overpriced Understaffed Nobody knows what there doing Avoid it's gone right downhill in the last twelve months maybe taken over by some foreign investor who knows

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

A brilliant Christmas shop, easily the best I've ever been to

Such an amazing garden centre. Food was fabulous

Do not accept cash since covid this is not well advertised and as cash is legal tender didn't even know you were legally allowed to reject cash.

Lovely Christmas display, could have spent loads. Bought a few items and had some lunch, very nice toasted panini's.

Best display of Xmas decorations & cafe is great

Beautiful there at moment as Christmas wonderland is stunning

Beautiful garden centre with a very nice Christmas display

Lovely garden centre with a range of Christmas decorations and an amazing cafe. The staff were all so friendly and welcoming, will definitely return soon!

We get our plants and home and garden items from here. Nice and beautiful place it is.

Very good large garden centre. Good selection of everything. Restaurant not as good as it used to be and pets not allowed except on patio part. Nice family owned. Big car park. Very good selection of Xmas stuff at that time of year

Well stocked and in readiness for Christmas and Halloween… Good restaurant and ample parking.

Love this place! Highly recommended!

Very easy to get to, loads of plants, gardening tools and the shop is more like a supermarket, with such a wide range of things to buy including festive decorations. The staff are friendly and helpful. There's also a restaurant. Really impressive.

We all opted for the margarita pizza & chips. Service was excellent. Pizza was awful, very little of what you'd call cheeses & the tomato topping was a thin line of ketchup! That said, the chips were very good! Won't be ordering their pizzas again. Their sandwiches were well overpriced for a sandwich!

Lovely garden centre and coffee shop

Great Christmas selection, well worth a vist

Bought a shed from Almondsbury garden centre. The builder who erected the shed said that it was really good and very easy to put up. The finished product is impressive. The customer service from Almondsbury was first class.

Getting ready for Christmas with lots of decorations already out

Stopped here with family and mum who is 88. Disabled parking available and mum managed to walk to the cafe okay with her rollator. Had coffees, walkabout and i had lunch (ham egg and chips) which was delicious. Staff were friendly and we had an enjoyable visit. We don’t carry cash so paying with card is fine.

Cafe only review. Visited the garden centre on Saturday thought we would have lunch as it just turned noon. Cafe was clean, staff were pleasant food was well presented and I had Ham, egg and chips which were very nice. However my wife had Cod, Chips & Peas the Fish was either from the previous day and had just been warmed up or it had been cooked hours before Cod is always white this fish was dark white and the batter was like a brick & burnt. Not good at all. Sorry will not be eating here again which I feel very sad about.

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.

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

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

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.

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🙏

Years ago when I was a fairly regular visitor to this garden centre and cafe, back then the cafe was in the main building, easy to get to, a gentle walk through the shop. We wanted a light bite lunch, but now, in order to get to the cafe, you have to walk through the "department store", outdoors through the garden centre display area, and then up a fairly steep slope to find the cafe, my friend has severe mobility issues and not knowing about the walk to the cafe, we proceeded! How fair is it to the frail and less able bodied to make them walk that distance, with no clear offer of help, like a wheelchair or buggy. Please, do not say that wheel chairs/buggies are available, you have to know they are there, and at the exit area! The entrance area gives no clearly visible signage to show that help is available! Also, there were no clearly available members of staff to seek help. Will I want to go back, to be honest no.

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 ❤️

Firstly there were no staff on the tills. There was one person on the customer service desk. Secondly, they only accept card transactions and refused to take cash. I think the fact they refused my coin of the realm is disgusting.

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

Very overpriced. Tuna sandwich was flavourless on poor quality bread with limp salad. £8.99 ridiculous amount to charge for this.

Lovely garden centre with lots of local produce and plants.

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

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....

Brilliant garden centre tad expensive though

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

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

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.

Very nice place .Quality products

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.