Astbury Garden Centre in Cheshire East - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

I visited today with my friend all staff were friendly and helpful the place was very clean and well stocked. Unfortunately I felt very faint Susan the manager immediately came to me with water and a cake to lift my blood sugars swiftly followed by the first aider. I will return. Thank you

Me and my husband had the ultimate breakfast. I thought it was the small breakfast 2 tiny sausages some piggy tasting bacon a spoonful of beans 4 mushrooms 4 hashbrown tots and out of date brown sauce. Complained to the manager whom apologised and admitted the breakfast wasn't very big and wouldn't fill her. It's was dry and tasteless. Will not be returning. Save your money and go elsewhere. Very disappointed and overpriced. Will not be returning.

Service is very good, place is clean and tidy with a good atmosphere and food is always very nice. First breakfast we’ve had here and it was good. Mushrooms weren’t the best as tasted a bit rubbery but the bacon, pigs pudding and sausage were great quality and cooked well.

Ordered the garden breakfast, the bacon was hardly cooked as was the sausage. Edible just but definite bit as shown in the photos. My daughter had a scone which she said was very “doughy”. Grandson would not eat his sausage either as again hardly cooked. Overall very disappointing

Ate here today and we all had a lovely meal. All the ladies very pleasant and attentive, restaurant very clean. I did feel the cheesecake slices had been reduced in size though.

Went to the cafe today. On entrance not much choice of food. We both chose garlic chicken and bacon baguette. When we got to the table there was a menu with other things on. These would be better on display at the entrance. When it came it was very long with garlic butter dripping from it. The chicken was hard to find and about 4 ribbons of bacon. Was expensive as well. Definately not worth it. I must say the coffee was absolutely gorgeous though even if a small cup compared to other places. Couldn't have a dessert as they were on an open shelf where customers were coughing and breathing all over them.

Called in for some bulbs and to meet friends for lunch. Store has a wide range of plants; actually anything for gardens. Reasonable prices. Topiary Restaurant serves very nice food; quick service and pleasant staff. Only thing is the milk jugs, which are terrible pourers.

Had jacket potato with only ONEof the advertised three cheeses. No butter, some bits of off salad and one of the potatoes was not prepared - it had many black rotten bits in!!!! Not a good experience at all

We usually got to the local county pub for breakfast but fancied a change.My and my went to the cafe for a full breakfast. At our normal breakfast venue we get, sausage, bacon, beans, egg, hash brown, mushrooms, black pudding with toast and a drink of your choice. I usually have a latte. All for £5.95. Yes I know bargain. At this cafe went for the gardens breakfast which is the smaller version or should I say minuscule. Sausage, bacon, egg and beans. Plus a piece of toast. Drinks were extra total £16.30 which two filter coffees. Terrible value for money. See photo.

Full menu not available on way in..so selected scone,pot of jam,cream..and requested tea..and selected a cake separately…it appears that if I do not use the words cream tea..£4.75…and the cake£2.65..you get charged £8.55..did not realise this until I sat down and checked the menu..these are very petty and greedy money making tactics..so be aware if you select the ingredients of an obvious cream tea,you get charged correctly..there was a queue when I left and put it down to experience..will not be using this cafe again..very poor…

Wide range of food choices, and well prepared. Very pleasant staff and quite speedy service. Been several times before and each time has been good. Would be happy to return again.

This is the last time I use this cafe and establishment. For the second time now in a week a cafe staff member has been so rude and bad mannered. I am going Name her because it’s not on. Evie is the most miserable young lady I’ve come across here and rude and no manners at all. No please or thank you nothing at all. I’m sick of coming to this place and having to mention the conduct of the staff in the cafe and other areas. It’s gotten to the point now this is my last visit for good. Today was the last straw for me in that cafe and that young girl needs replacing she’s horrendously bad mannered and I’ve seen it with other customers. From the manager to the staff this place has got worse

Although the cafe area is pleasant and the staff friendly the food is not covered and quite off putting. The cakes and sweets are open to everyone breathing and coughing on them. I know of two other friends who don’t purchase food because of this. Pity as the coffee and drinks are very good.

We visit here on a regular basis and although after lockdown it went through a bit of a tough patch regarding the menu I’m very pleased to say they are now back on top form . They have a nice varied menu but we do wish they would bring back their omelettes which were really nice but have now disappeared.We were told they would return but to date unfortunately there’s no sign of this . The coffee is the best around for miles . The staff are always very helpful too .

I'm a frequent visitor to this cafe .as we love the garden centre usually happy but today I'm not.was in the que two women in front of me hadn't made up there minds what they wanted !they took ages and a staff member got them a menu by this time the was at least ten people waiting .in my opinion the server should have left them to decide and serve all the other people who knew what they wanted the server just stood there bit of staff training needed!!! Ridiculous to leave all the other customers waiting .the very nice man on the till had more about himAnd did say so sorry for the wait .then after all the waiting they wanted cakes and didn't get them .not the staffs fault but I really felt like telling them what to do .!!!

We visited Astbury garden centre restaurant last Sunday 13/11/22. We had reserved a table for 2pm. My husband and I were taking my 93 year old Mum out for lunch. We queued for approximately 10 minutes which wasn’t a problem but when we reached the till we were told that they were no longer serving meals. I explained that I’d reserved a table for the three of us and if they weren’t making meals why hadn’t they had the decency to let us know. We did sit down with just a cup of coffee and then noticed that fish and chips and sandwiches were been served to various people around us. We had not been offered any food at all so were very surprised at what was happening. We’ve been customers of Astbury garden centre for many years and are absolutely disgusted at how we were treated last Sunday. I think it will be a long time coming before we go back. Extremely disappointed. Dianne & Terry

The staff here are very pleasant. Nothing too much trouble. The scones (particularly the cherry) are delicious.

Excellent cafe. Reasonably priced food. Good selection. Very friendly staff. Comfy seats. The cafe is very clean and tidy. Sandwiches are very good also

My husband and I visited the restaurant for lunch along with our dog. There was a short wait for a table as it was a busy sunny day, but the pager system used meant that we could start to look around the shop whilst waiting.When the pager sounded, we returned to the restaurant and our table was ready for us. There was even a water bowl for our dog.We used the online app to order and pay for our food, which was quick and easy. Staff were also taking orders and payment at the table if asked. Considering that the restaurant was busy, there was not a long wait for food and when it arrived we were not disappointed. I am vegetarian and I was spoiled for choice by the menu on offer, which does not happen often. I ordered the squashage roll with a side order of chips, which was very tasty. It also came with a nice fresh side salad. My husband ordered fish and chips, which was excellent and a generous portion. We both wanted a pudding but could not fit one in after our meal. As it was a lovely day, we sat and chatted and ordered more drinks though the app before later ordering puddings. The staff did not mind us staying. We ordered two chocolate cakes which were fresh and fantastically tasty, again with a good portion size.The staff were very conscientious with regards to social distancing and sanitisation whilst also being polite, friendly and helpful. We will certainly be visiting again for another relaxing lunch and so that I can try more of the menu.

Sorry to say, hard to find anything positive. Quality didn’t meet price - e.g. watery gravy, dried out meat, roast potatoes and ‘gourmet’ chips were burnt and sodden in fat; tasteless curry. Glass dirty. Burnt onion slices in the mayonnaise. Service sloppy (one waitress had dirty overalls). Dessert brought out before main. Felt out of touch. Only positive was good sized portions. Will not return.

When I first reveiwed this cafe a number of years ago I gave it , deservedly, five stars.Unfortunately I have to now mark it down considerably.I have been in twice since the recent reopening and been dissapointed on both occaisions.First time was for breakfast. There is now only one choice of plated breakfasts. Before there was small one consisting of bacon, egg, sausage and beans all for about £3.50. This was enough for most customers I thinkNow they only do a large one which is about twice the size with black pudding, mushrooms etc and charge £9.95 for it.I ordered it any way and it would have been easier to use a steak knife to cut the bacon and saugage they were that overcooked.The second time was for lunch, Again the choice was more limited than it used to be. Again I was rather shocked at the prices.As I had sat down and was ready for something to eat I ordered the fish finger sandwich at the princely sum of £8.95 . This consisted of two not very large fish fingers with as much batter as fish and somewhat swamped by the bread and a bit of side salad.In general the food seemed much to dear - another example was a sausage roll for £5.95 again with just a bit of side salad.I tend to use garden centres to eat quite a lot as normally they are reasonably priced due to the fact they are primarily selling things for the garden.This is no longer the case here and I will be avoiding it in future for both eating and items for the garden.

Been a few times to the cafe here and only ever been disappointed in the food once. Very reasonable prices and the place is lovely and clean. A little trouble with the new ordering system on my last visit but soon sorted out by the staff. Very good Covid precautions and staff very helpful.

Bad attitude from staff, inadequate signage and warning notifications plus leaky roof over food products

Called on the off chance for a light lunch. Good protective system, Staff pleasant food lovely really well presented and tasty

Booked our luxury Afternoon Tea for us and our granddaughter and it was a totally lovely experience and so much food we needed a doggie bag to take home. Highly recommend this experience.

My daughter wanted to surprise her nan, adopted nan and myself for mothers day, she had arranged an afternoon at famous pottery company for us to have afternoon tea and decorate our own pot, they sadly let her down at the very last minute, she asked ne if I could think of anywhere more local to us and I suggested Astbury as I had noticed they had Afternoon tea on their menu! Oh my lord, the best decision we made! On arrival I spoke to a lady and asked about the afternoon tea, she said she could recommend it and that we wouldn't be disappointed, the lady continued to tell us that they had no scones made but they could make some whilst we had tea and sandwiches and the other cakes. I said it was fine but the ladies were very very accommodating and made us feel like nothing was to much trouble! The food arrived and Wow it was beyond tasty, ham, cheese, tuna, egg mayo sandwiches,cream cheese on soft ciabatta, crackers with Stilton and 3 yes 3 portions of cake Each!! "people around us were looking on in awe as we're we!! After around 10 minutes the scones arrived (we had forgotten about these at this point) and they were freshly baked, still warm served with pots of cream and jam! After attempting to eat all the sandwiches we all managed one cake each, I chose to have my scone and it was exquisite!!I have had afternoon tea at a local AA restaurant and this one was 100 times better, beautifully presented by friendly, happy, staff in a lovely atmosphere, I can not recommend highly enough! Most definitely will be returning but not for a few days One very happy daughter who was able to treat he mum and nan and adopted nan and was able to treat is just as she wanted to

When visiting the cafe with a child with allergies we were made to feel very unwelcome.We were told they used nuts in the kitchen so they couldn't offer us anything. My daughter felt that self-conscious of people watching her when a lady announced it across the que she said she wouldn't eat anything.There was no customer service.

Great 2 for 1 breakfast with a voucher. Very good range of breakfast essentials and came with tea or coffee too for 7.25. Delivered to the table

Very popular Garden Centre!Its eatery is nice, serving coffees, cakes and some cooked food! Prices reasonable and service good. Recommend

THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE TOPIARY CAFE - NOT THE GARDEN CENTRE.I visited here with my parents for lunch on 27th December. Arriving around 11.45. this was just getting towards the end of the breakfast period. To be fair, the breakfasts looked plentiful and well cooked - however as we were too late to have a breakfast, we had to wait until 12pm for the lunchtime menu. This was displayed on a large board by the entrance. Now, there must have been a sale on at the local fish monger, as practically every dish was a fish dish with a coupe of exceptions. Now, I have a problem with fish, so my choice was limited to two. A meat pie, which didn't appeal or a Breakfast Ciabatta. Remembering how good the breakfasts looked, I took this option.Bear in mind that this "meal" cost £8.50! When it arrived, I was presented with a small Ciabatta bread, approx 5 inches long, (the sort you can buy 4 of from Tesco for £1) and was VERY doughy - this had 1 small rasher of bacon, 1/2 of a sausage, a few very small slices of tomato and a copious amounts of black pudding wedged into the bread. There was no mention of the black pudding on the menu and I HATE BLACK PUDDING! There was also a couple of tablespoons of baked beans and what was supposed to be chips - these were basically very large and chuncky potato wedges that had been fried. Now I wanted to complain, but the staff had mysteriously disappeared and having travelled a way to get there, I made do. If we weren't required to pay beforehand, I'd had refused to pay that amount for such a tiny dish.Lots of other visitors were also complaining to each other about the amount of fish on the menu and the lack of alternative choices.Frankly, I'm livid about this but was persuaded not to make a fuss by my elderly mother as she just wanted to leave. Will I return, not for another meal, once bitten - twice shy.

Well worth a visit, there are some lovely flowers, plants, garden supplies, furniture, and decorations on sale. The restaurant also serves delicious food.

A great selection of Christmas gifts and decorations to browse. A bit disappointed in the cafe with not much choice. It was very busy and we had a long wait for our food by which time we had drunk our coffees because they would have gone colder had a hot beef Yorkshire pudding wrap which was not over warm as it was served on a cold slate.

Met by lovely staff,tea arrived quickly ample replenishment of tea and milk.Food excellent.Tiny fresh cream cakes,sandwiches,varied of course,scones warm and fresh,plenty of jam and proper cream,not the aftershave type!Crackers with cheese tiny spread cheese and cucumber.all super.What more can I say ten out of ten..The ladies from the back room came out and sang happy birthday with us all.Price was£12.25 each......a nea4by establishment is charging almost £30.....and our family complained......Make Astbury your go to place......and no I am NOT being paid with cream cakes.Weeeeel be back

Called in for a cup of tea and a cake while passing Astbury Garden Centre. Very busy cafe populated by mainly older couples. Quick service and nice cake !

My friend wanted to buy a garden ornament so we called in today on our way back from shopping in Congleton. The centre is very well stocked and set out with lots of different sections. I do find it about pricy like most garden centres but there are still lots of bargains and loads of lovely things that are hard to find elsewhere. I’ve had plants from there in the past and done well with them. Today we bought craft items, floral arrangements and the garden ornament. We didn’t stop for a drink or food today but we have done in the past and found the cafe to be very good.

We visit astbury garden center cafe once a week. Aeschylus time met with smiles and lovely food . Beautiful cakes really home made. Cannot fault. Lunches excellent.

The coffee shop does the beat cake!! He garden centre itself needs a lift, the shop leaks in and merchandise has been wet. It’s overly expensive like all the big garden centres are. I never buy anything, I just meet with friends and drink coffee.

Usual garden centre with good cafe. Also a very good craft shop. Particularly liked the garden sheds. Some very posh! Free and plentiful car parking. Worthy of a visit.

This was the most expensive (and possibly worst) quiche lunch I've ever had. £8.95 got me a dry, tasteless piece of quiche, a few salad leaves, one cherry tomato and a small spoonful of coleslaw. My husband's hummus wrap was misnamed as it contained mainly carrot. We have dined here before, when we enjoyed the chips, and the roast dinner looked quite good and was much better value at £10.50 for two courses. But, on the basis of our this experience, we will not be back.

OK, nothing special, the staff working wee slap dash and did not seem to care, tables were sticky and the cutlery was not overly nice.

There are vegan options, and they are lovely- but no vegan cakes. I have complained 3 times....the chef apparently isn't open to suggestions..... It's not difficult to produce vegan cakes Also no vegan salad dressing....

Nice, clean and attractive cafe. Great coffee and lovely fresh cake. Good value garden centre and cafe. Staff very pleasant and helpful.

First time visitors on a beautiful sunny day, I had the roast beef dinner with beef so tough I gave up trying to chew it as my jaw was beginning to ache, the parsnips were raw in the middle but the fruit crumble was very tasty and filled me up after having to leave half of my Sunday lunch. Having selected some items the wait at the tills was around 10 minutes and the gentleman in front of me was quite rightly getting annoying at the lack of staff available to take his money for his items. Thank you Astbury Garden Centre for making what should have been a pleasant day into a day to forget. We won’t be back.

Early morning visit so fairly quiet.Sat outside and was enjoying my breakfast until i spotted a dirty big hair floating on my coffee.I had not took a sip yet so took it back.It was changed and staff member said sorry.

Called as passing went to the restaurant and had the Sunday dinner excellent value and friendly service

Supplied cold hot sandwiches, wifes chips were scraps, salad piece of onion ,half a slice of cucumber, 3 halfs of baby tomatoes , gravy full of salt 2 pieces of mixed salad leaves, the coconut cake was dried up, bakewell tart full of sugar, thought it was good place when we visited some time ago since then it has dropped in favour, once bitten twice shy

Visited for a snack lunch Had fantastic chips with home made garlic mayo plus really nice lemon drizzle cake Very good selection of pies and cakesQuick service good atmosphere

Have been to this garden centre many times but this was my first visit to the restaurant and it will probably be my last!! Firstly service was very haphazard,there were no menus on the table so you have to go and look at the menu boards while standing in a queue and holding everyone up whilst trying to decide what you want.I decided to have a quiche salad bad choice .The quiche was soggy and it was a very small portion,the salad had a very strange pink cole saw with it which was tasteless.The meal cost£8 25 which I thought was very overpriced for the quality.On the plus side the staff were friendly .

A lovely garden centre. Lots to see and do. A good range of flowers so early in the year. Lovely trinkets to to buy for friends.

The resterant here is large and well set up - we had some snacks with our drinks. There is a large variety on the menu and the staff are very friendly. There is a lovely garden centre which is worth a walk around when you have eaten as they have a large variety of both plants and accessories for purchase.

Lunches and teas etc are good. This is a garden centre restaurant with a variety of offerings you wd expect.

Called mid morning on New Years Eve for a coffee and a look around the garden Centre. The cafe was very busy.

Very dissapointed with the Christmas lunch sprouts were soggy gone irony taste carrot the same and turnips the stuffing was dry only had roasts no boiled potato and the gravy was beef gravy not turkey or chicken everything overcooked just ate the roasts and turkey, my sister had chicken and mushroom pie with soggy bottom ping and go i think plus same veg as me I told one of the waitresses she said sorry about that i will tell them in the kitchen istead of telling the manager, we usualy go there for breakfast sometimes on a sunday which is very nice but Christmas dinner vile

Staff are totally incompetent. Dont go if you are hungry. The wait to order was ridiculous due mostly to the speed of the staff but also because they regularly stopped serving to speak to friends.

A popular little gem. Lovely choice of menu and desserts. Food cooked to order so always fresh and nicely presented at a reasonable price. Staff extremely helpful and pleasant. Restaurant is very clean and comfortabe. Can get busy at lunch time. The shop and garden centre have an exellent choice of cards, gifts, xmas decorations and plants, tubs, garden furniture and ornaments. Nice way to while away a few hours.

Lovely garden centre and café. Well worth a visit. The cakes were amazing! If it's something a little different you want as a gift, this is the place to find it

If the food is anything like the hot drinks don't bother. My husband had a pot of tea, or should I say a pot of hot water with a tea bag on the side! (not the way to make tea I. Sure you will agree) l had a regular cappuccino which was more like a flat white no froth on top tasted like it was made with re-boiled milk. Both drinks were insipid and not worth the money. We won't be returning again.

this place is a must to visit, lovely big gift shop , plus garden equipment area, lovely restaurant clean and well stocked with mouth watering food and cakes, outside a very large area well stocked with plants, shrubs , trees, and well stocked garden ornaments, everything you could wish for in a wonderful complex, full of wonderful colour and surprises, well worth a visit for half a day you wont be disappointed,

Very good breakfast with tea included for £7 - service took a while but there was a rush on. We sat outside on the patio in the glorious sunshiiinnneee!

I have bern here 3 times with my mum each time we have found that they stock some different things from other garden centres .the staff are lovely and friendly . The food is really nice plenty of choice. Would really recommend

Went last week hoping for lunch. Told only sandwiches in the display cabinet unless specials. It was an open display cabinet, with fly's all over it. No need to say we walked out. As the weather is hot, why not just have a sample food on show. Then make it fresh. Wont be going back.

Went today with my sister for some lunch. What a disappointment. Asked for a ham sandwich but with no lettuce please. Sandwich came with lettuce pilled on the sandwich. Sent it back and the sandwich came out but with lettuce still on the side salad. Very poor quality dried up bread and far too thick. My sister had the sausage and bacon sandwich which was dried out, we left most of our food. Sorry but never again.

Called in on spec after a drive out went into the cafe told after noon teas were discount after two one afternoon tea and triffle with pot of tea excellent value excellent triffle goods in the centre also some even cheaper than amazon Very friendly and helpful staff

popped in for an afternoon tea as we had a discount voucher posted through the door as we live fairly locally

Not knowing quite what to expect, turned up at appointed time and were shown to our reserved table. We were quickly invited to order drinks. The choice was limited but glasses of wine a cider and local soft drinks were promptly served and our choice of food was made from the fixed menu.

This is my second bad meal visit and I will never be visiting again.

Visited last week specifically to have the afternoon tea, but what a huge disappointment it was.

Awful afternoon tea today. Served on a plain white dinner plate. Scant fillings in the sandwiches and the scones were dry and hard, as were the other cakes. Nothing like an afternoon tea at all! Not worth the money. Been visiting here for years and food has always been excellent but the place is going downhill. Won't be going again

Visited the garden centre cafe here many times and been very happy. However yesterday called for coffee and scones. The scones were so dry even though l put butter on and my husband put on jam and cream it didn't help. I will not be ordering those again.

The garden centre itself is a pleasure to walk round. The gift side had lots of lovely trinkets and kitchen items. The plants all looked in really good condition. The cafe/restaurant though was a disappointment. The coffee was really nice. I had the cheese pie, which was nearly all pastry apart from half an inch of beige gunge in the middle that had no flavour, didn't resemble cheese with 2 pieces of onion. The chips were amazing and plenty of them. Very overpriced for what it was.

Great place to get everything you need for the garden. A very wide range available and a lovely craft shop too.

Saw this place on the way home from another attraction near by and stoped to have a look. We were not disappointed and it is somewhere we will return to when we have more time as it wasn't near closing time when we arrived.

We have visited this garden centre on numerous occasion, as it has an excellent variety of everything too numerous to mention,The shop is good, large variety of gifts cookware clothes books & garden furniture along with accessories. There is a outside area which have a great display of plants & the staff are very knowledgeable; there is a large car park with disabled parking. The restaurant is very roomy and comfortable, with an outside patio with seating area for the summer months (weather permitting). A good selection of food on the menu and a "specials board" for other choices, prices very reasonable. A good selection of cakes at the counter, all very tempting, we chose a pot of tea for two and scones which were scrumptious and quite filling, very enjoyable afternoon.

We have visited many times & never tire of visiting both browsing & eating . The standard of food is consistent but it can get quite busy as it is a popular place . The dining room is a large open plan room & there is outside eating which is lovely in the summer. There is a " specials " board as you enter the dinning room . It is not waitress service but they do bring the hot food.

Food and coffee was OK but the staff were lovely:) I thought it was a little over priced given the quality of the food but the cakes looked better (we had breakfast). Easy to park and not far from Congleton.

My family have been going there for 34years every Christmas to buy our tree and have a look around,enjoy some...

I visited with a friend last week.The sandwiches were dry and the 3 finger sandwiches were 1.5 cm wide with...

We were a small family party with out a reservation celebrating a birthday and everything was great.. The food was...

The garden centre is the largest in the area but it certainly one of the best. The restaurant is better...

The staff were amazing, they helped us out as my mum is in a wheelchair and went the extra mile,...

I would not recommend going here I had a pickle sandwich don't know where the cheese was. My friends cakes...

Having had lunch at Astbury Garden Centre numerous times over the past eight years - regular customers - today was...

Coffee good food good craft shop good planters good but not many plants certainly nothing any different

Llamado para desayunar y tenía el 'Early Bird' con una porción de tostadas y café. Absolutamente DELICIOSA expecto quejar, buena parte de tamaño, caliente, recién huevos cocinados y buen café. La puerta de la cocina dando portazos podrían ser clasificados, pero que ahorras caer dormido!

Preciosa zona ventilado restaurante relajado. La comida era realmente buena preciosa. Personal amable y eficiente. Encantador para una taza de café y un pastel o una comida ligera. Limpio y bien dirigido. Lo recomiendo encarecidamente.

Been to astbury many times before but will not be going again.Went into the restaurant for lunch,mistake number 1.Ihad the haddock and chips,they used to be big and chunky and served in a wire basket.Yesterdays offering was far from appealing.For £8.50 I had a thin fish and grossly overcooked chips that tasted like dried out cardboard.Will not be going again.

I was given two gift vouchers for afternoon tea at Astbury garden centre, so my wife and I along with my sister and brother in law went for the tea.we fist visited the garden centre and spent quite a long time as it has a vast area and it has lot's and lot's of goods on offer.then we went into the restaurant for our tea,we were given a slate plate that was full up with sandwiches and cakes etc, also a pot of tea each.I can normally finish off a plate, however, this one beat me and all of us, and we each had a box to take home the remainder.a very enjoyable day and great food and service.thanks to all the staff.Mr.D.C.Williams.

We have been here many times over the years but have noticed the quality on our visit yesterday has got to the point that we will not be returning to be served such poor food again. The afternoon tea looked sad and unappetising as if it had beem made a long time in advance the scone was flowery tasted of cheap margarine and had I don't know what in the middle. Sandwich filling cheap and dry bread. Pot of tea OK. Cakes were not up to much. What a shame.

Stopped here for lunch. Food made to order but very swift turn round. Good toilets and fine shop and garden centre.

Had the afternoon tea and it was horrible.Its back to the drawing board for the chefs as great improvements are needed.Scone was hard and sawdust dry.Premade with jam and cream but no butter ! Little pot of jam and cream and butter should be served with the tea so customers can do their scones how they like.Other cakes not very nice.I will not be visiting here again.

Having been to Astbury Garden Centre many times over the years, I decided to call here with a friend after a trip to Cheshire.The garden centre itself has grown from what it was originally, with a better range of flowers etc than ever before and not particularly expensive.However, the cafe is much to be desired.£2.20 for a bottle of Fanta. Glasses in the fridge were filthy. The girl who served us had no manners whatsoever and her hair was hanging over everything. Tables were cleared quickly, but the floors were absolutely disgusting with tissues and food all over the carpet. The kitchen seemed hectic and you could here the staff shouting as they went in and out, not good for customers standing waiting to be served.It is nowhere near as nice as it used to be.

3rd time for afternoon tea but will be the last!!! Only good thing was the actual tea - hot and strong. The cakes were dry. The scone had been premade and stored in a fridge, hence it was dry and not fresh. The jam and cream should be served seperate. Also, butter should be available. Imagination is needed with presentation - eg...salad garnish with the sandwiches etc. At £9.95 each you expect better than what you get.

Don't go here if you are expecting a good meal. They used to do a very nice quiche cut as a wedge from a larger tart, served with a decent salad and bread. But not now! The quiche now is a small individual tart (soggy bottoms r us) with very little filling, served with a little salad, some rather unappetising pink coleslaw and cous cous that was still grainy. Chips were very dark brown, yet uncooked in the centre and soggy. We complained to a young waitress but no one from the 'management' came forward with any apology.

The restaurant at the garden centre on this particular visit, a lunchtime on a Thursday, was very disappointing. The staff on the counter had average customer service, teacups were passed to us by the member of staff with her fingers in the cup rather than by the handle, that is after we asked if we could have our tea (we ordered it and the girl stood still simply not moving). Lunch were ok, but I felt too expensive for ok, (£5.99 for a toastie), the butter served with the toast had been served melted and therefore useless. We hoped the day would be saved by the pot of tea, yes it was, only to be let down by the dry coffee and walnut cake which we couldn't eat.While the setting is what we expected the quality just wasn't there.

We had an excellent breakfast that only cost £10 for the two of us. It is a very popular place to eat and was very busy when we went at noon.

Called in today and decided to have lunch,yes it was busy but i think this is how good it is,no there wasn't a bus outside ,plenty of staff on and yes a wait for food but definitely on par with some restaurants i have been in.we had the hunters chicken and was amazed at the size and well cooked the dish was thoroughly enjoyed it and by the look of the empty plates around us everyone was well fed and satisfied.They do afternoon tea which again looked amazing with a variety of cakes ,by the way i never saw the tray bake sponge as a previous reviewer posted.overall i would return to this cafe/restaurant 5 stars from me well done

My husband and I had lunch here yesterday. We got onto the cafe before it became really busy the two young lads serving were clearly struggling but doing there best despite a clear lack of staff and support from anyone senior and no clean trays available. Our order number was mixed up with another - no big deal this happens. Tried to get cutlery and salt but there were none available myself and another lady informed an older blonde lady who eventually brought us a couple of sets (by this point our food was sat on the table going cold) I had asked for the bacon and sausage on my roll to be well cooked, both were pale and cold. I then notice a patch of MOLD on my bread roll. I immediately got up and ran to the toilets to be sick. My husband tried and failed for over 10 mins to speak to someone about this. We left disgusted and just under £20 out of pocket.

Called at the garden centre for coffe and cake. Coffee lovely. Cake was a stale sponge traybake. Not good. On reflection I should have taken it back but for the queue . One young man left to fend for himself on the till and making coffee at the same time. He was very pleasant under the circumstances but needed help! Queues were backing up.

Lovely breakfast but why the greenery? Doesn't really go with a cooked breakfast. Rest of the meal was lively as ever and staff were great, service with a smile as always.

My friend introduced me to astbury garden centre around years ago. I have been on a number of occasions on different days with different people. The food is consistently good if not great. The presentation is fabulous, the service is very friendly. I tend to go with my toddler and 6 month old. You have to choose your table wisely if you have a push chair as not to get in the way. The place gets very busy at early lunch time. I have selected mainly things off the menu but I must say that these are my favourites:-Soup and a sandwichSweet potato friesPretty much an cake or pudding as they are all fab. I have sampled the soup on a number of occasions it is home made tastes lovely and is hot. I normally opt for the ham sandwich which has lovely ham in it.The children's lunch meal deal is lovely comes well presented my little one opts for the sandwich, which comes with crisps, vegetable sticks and a baby bell. Also a drink. The only thing that may put people off is the walk to the toilet is a little far. I personally do not think it's a problem, my potty training toddler does not either. Try the place it's fab the food comes out hot and fresh and taste fab.