Aylings Garden Centre in Chichester

Great garden centre and cafe/Restaurant

Just a simple coffee stop in a garden centre enjoying all the beautiful plants

Nice food and good garden centre

Lovely garden centre just outside Midhurst. Great range of plants, garden ornaments, Christmas decorations (we went in Oct), local produce and meats, garden tools, and also a good range of cards, decorations, mugs, animal foods. The cafe is also very good. Staff all very friendly. Will visit again.

Superb breakfast, I had the vegetarian and my partner the full English

It was OK, a bit expensive in parts. We had a pot of tea and a piece of cake in the tea room, which although the cake was only £2.95 was the smallest piece I've ever had .

Nice little garden center with lovely little cafe

I took my grandmother here a few days ago, the staff were friendly and the tea room was bright and welcoming. Food wise nothing special but exactly what we were expecting and for a reasonable price. Would definitely visit again

Great food and great service. Always love a trip to the tea room when I go to the garden centre

Stopped for brunch to break a journey. Drinks came fairly quickly but after half an hour’s wait for food we queried, and were told by a member of staff that they had to go outside the cafe to access a new freezer and this had caused the delay. Strange as we had seen our food congealing under the heaters for at least ten minutes and no staff had left the cafe! Unsurprisingly the bacon bap and eggs Benedict were greasy and unappetising, will definitely not return for food.

Called in for breakfast with friends. Lovely company breakfast was good as well..

Have stopped here many times a great location for lunch and afternoon tea on travelling the A272 route plenty of parking and for us massive plus is dog friendly. Lovely freshly cooked lunches and staff friendly. The garden centre has a lot of nice plants and gardening equipment and a gift section all nice a little pricey but good quality

Fab place for so many things. There are besides plants, etc, a fantastic selection of food!

We popped in for a weekday lunch and the cafe was not busy at all. We ordered 2 portions of scampi and chips and a portion of their pasta of the day which was gnocchi. Considering that we were there slightly off the lunch time crowd, we still had to wait a good half an hour for our food. The serving of the scampi was small for the price that was charged. There was salad on the menu but we were not allowed to swap the peas for salad. The gnocchi was uninspiring and for £9.99, we were presented with a plate that looked insipid. When asked for some tomatoes to make the dish look more appetising, we were given 3 cherry tomatoes. I don’t think we will Come back to eat here again. Expensive. Slow service.

Tea room - ridiculously small portions for a fair bit of money. £9 for a small bowl of boiled gnocchi with a smear of pesto and a sprinkling of mozzarella. Was tasteless so asked for some tomatoes to liven it up. Received a small bowl with 3 tiny tomatoes in it.

Very pleasant place for tea and cakes. Plus happened to buy a patio set while there!

Lovely people,it gets better each visit, much improved

Visited the cafe on the 6th of July for a midday snack asked for a sausage sandwich and was told that they only had baps to which I agreed When my wife came back to the table she told me that it would have to be a bacon baguette We ordered 2 small latte coffees 1 arrived in a mug the other in a cup It was the worst coffee I have ever bought The only good thing was the young lady that served us

Great place for tea n cake. Paths a little uneven

Cafe in delightful setting in the Garden Centre grounds. We visited on a sunny day and had option of eating inside or out. The staff were friendly and helpful. Food freshly cooked to order (we had fish & chips), so piping hot. Very reasonable price. The Garden Centre had large range of plants all well watered and obviously cared for well. The Garden Centre staff were also very helpful and friendly. A very good experience all round!

Waited 20 minutes sat at our table before our order was taken. Ordered a jacket potato and an ice cream both as mains. Ice cream arrived as potato finished. Absolute shambles

What a little gem. Cycled from Portsmouth and used cafe for our lunch stop. Excellent choice of food and friendly staff in cafe. I will go back another time in my car so I can buy some plants and goodies for my garden.

Good garden centre, fairly good range of outdoor plants, although range of houseplants is limited compared to other garden centres nearby. Had breakfast in their tea room, really good full English and well priced.

Lovely setting but it has a limited menu. The food was tasty, fresh and hot though. It would be good to see some more vegetarian options and some more gluten free cakes other than the standard chocolate brownie.

Stopped in cafe for lunch. Food was lovely. I had a mocha which was delicious. Sat outside lovely spot nice to listen to the birds while we ate. Purchased some plants very reasonably priced and a good selection,helpful staff.

Warm, friendly good food and amazing service

Lovely tea room, good full English breakfast.

Great place for all your gardening needs. Helpful staff and great deals on plants and other gardening accessories.

Great garden centre, lots of choice competative prices and great friendly staff. We spent a small fortune on plants and garden chippings and we're very happy with our purchases. Our garden is looking less like a jungle and more habitable now lol.

Have posted a positive message already.

Lots of wonderful treasures. fantastic help from staff even amidst a power outage.

Had a full English breakfast in the cafe.Good meal and my friend had a cheese scone.She loved it.We then continued with our garden centre purchase.

Good garden centre, good honest food

Good selection of plants at reasonable prices

I don't recommend the jacket potatoes. For the price, they were small, and the skin was inedible due to being so overcooked. I'm just going home for lunch now. Cappuccino is small, not very hot, and not very tasty. Maybe we came on a bad day?

The delivery service is second to none. I ordered Country haylage and not only did the driver stack the bales neatly exactly where I had asked but he also moved the existing bales I already had to the front and marked them for me. On top of that but the delivery arrived the same day I ordered it :-)

We visited regularly for lunch until recently. The menu is now limited and mediocre at best also prices have increased a lot.

Very limited menu available very disappointed.

Good garden centre, restaurant very good.

A place we will return to, time and time. Every visit to Bude we will go there. Decent amount of plants to choose from, decent care/restaurant. We love the place

The food was nice but it was slow... very slow. If you could see that it was visibly busy and the staff rushed off their feet, then fair enough. But it wasn't that busy and the staff, whilst friendly, seemed in no hurry at all. And we weren't told when we ordered that there would be a long wait...

Always love coming here and bringing the dog. Came on Monday for lunch before a dog walk. Ate in one of the cabins as had the dog with us. Would you consider getting some form of heating into the cabins or making a small area of the tearoom dog-friendly? We froze!

Very busy, staff did so well to accommodate the rush and food was great. Clean garden centre with a wide selection.

Despite purporting to be dog friendly we found dogs are not permitted in the restaurant but are banished, with their owners, to cabins outside the restaurant building. This is not made clear on the website nor evident until you reach the restaurant door. A little more clarity/ honesty is required in this regard. On enquiring as to why dogs aren’t permitted we were told it is due to possible allergies to dogs by other customers and/or Health and Safety Law issues. Funny then we take our dog into many other dog friendly pubs and cafes where such Laws are not in force. Clearly the reasons given are red herrings thus it must be a company policy issue. That being so make it clear on the website and other promotional material!! D.Earp 29/3/2024

Worth going for the cafe alone 😀 but a nice nursery too.

Very nice fresh food cooked to order. Worth a short wait. Pleasant surroundings and outdoor seating for those summer days.

Great place to wonder about. Food was excellent and great value.

Good service and Fruit Scones are exceptional.

Lots of empty shelves but hey food was good

Popped in for lunch while visiting family ... lovely little garden centre very tidy and clean staff very friendly and helpful....Lunch was excellent...Will be back when in the area again.

This place is brilliant. Not only is it a garden centre but they have lots of different thing you can’t find anywhere else. Lots of Italian food delicacies that are far cheaper than other shops. There is also a Cook and similar. In fact you could probably come here for most of your weekly shop. The only place in The Uk like this is Trago Mills but this place though smaller is way way better.

Great garden center with lots to offer. Our first time visiting to get a Christmas tree and they have a good selection of really healthy looking, well shaped trees and some lovely wreaths.

Very disappointed in the café. We went about 3pm, on a Saturday. Got there and it wasn't busy, but heard a couple of people asking where their order was, but didn't think much of it. There were only about 3 tables taken when we got there, so we decided to stay. We placed our order, for 2 cakes, and 2 coffees and went and sat down. We could see lots of drinks being taken outside and into the huts, but didn't know what was going on in them. We weren't told that there would be a wait. After about half an hour, with no communication, we decided to cancel our order. When we left there was only 1 other table, who also went and cancelled. We definitely won't be back. The whole café was cold as well, and not helped by the staff leaving the door open every time they went out.

Love it but service was OK they got my food first then my drink quite bad I would say

Good selection of plants, flowers and accessories for the garden. Prices were ok, I think.

Lovely place with a nice cafe and pleasant staff

Excellent and extensive garden centre with good staff, but give the coffee a miss.

This is a lovely proper Garden Centre that are plantsmen. It covers a big site but is family owned and managed as far as I know. Their plants are lovely and good value for money. They have an excellent selection of sundries, tools , furniture and houseplants 😄. I would think everything you want for your garden. They have a lovely tearoom with again good value for money food. Fairly simple menu but caters for everyone and is very nicely cooked. I have to say too that all the staff in every area are really nice 👍🏻. Good customer service 😁. Dogs are welcome 🐾. Always a bonus for dog lovers. Large car park. There are ramps for any disabled folk and ofcourse toilets. Brilliant. Not only all of the above mentioned but there is also an excellent farm shop there too. Packed with goodies 😉. Aylings is located on the A 272 near Petersfield and is easily accessible. Congratulations to Aylings for a great place 👍🏻.

Nice food and nice plants. You cannot ask for more from a garden centre.

Have been calling in here for many years on route to Worthing, garden centre well stocked and a very nice cafe.

There is something for everyone here. We have stopped here a number of times to pick up plants and pots. A great selection of plants outside. The inside area has a large variety of gardening tools and equipment. They have a nice selection of food and drink on sale too. We must pay a visit to the cafe next time we stop.

The new tea room is excellent. Good food and service. Reasonable prices. Nice plant sales too. Lots of good stuff to browse. Tea and coffee good.

Nice little garden centre with a good cafe for food and a drink

Great selection of all things garden and beyond. Organic & fresh food too. Great prices.

Clean nice looking cafe situated at the rear of the garden center, seating inside and out with areas of shade, enjoy the surrounding garden center whilst enjoying the well presented wares from friendly staff, ample parking

Very good example of a Garden Centre. Excellent kids playground. Good selection of anything needed for the garden. Cafe food is really good. Staff are very friendly. Only reason for 4 ⭐ is the coffee is marginally less than other similar centres. Hard call to make. But it's coffee.

Visited garden centre this week while on holiday. Staff in garden centre part were happy nd helpful as we walked through. Unfortunately this wasn't the same in the cafe. Staff very unhelpful and unfriendly. Everything seemed to much trouble, even when I asked for ketchup for my daughters chips and milk for my coffee, which never came. Waitress rolled eyes and huffed a lot. Such a shame as food was lovely. Cafe staff could benefit from customer service training.

Lovely garden centre. Has recently been rearranged and is much better for it. Bought an absolutey beautiful rose not seen in many other garden centres

Lovely place great staff cafe was excellent with oap discounts too

A great selection of plants at a great price. The food at the cafe is at a very reasonable price and the quality was great. Toom my parents there for lunch and they loved it. Will definitely be going back

Friendly with all planting needs

I do not know how this happened. Our experience of the garden centre was first class and the plant selection outstanding. We also liked the tea room very much - comfortable and good menu selection.

Enjoyable meal, great service, would recommend the Aylings burger

Good garden centre and has a cafe out the back which is very good. They sell kids toys and some household good so good to have a browse. Good selection of plants and shrubs.

Sadly,because Midhurst main street is closed because of the big fire, Aylings was very quiet.

Excellent breakfast, in a lovely location

Lovely garden centre but not dog friendly in cafe unless you want to sit out in the rain so we didn't buy anything went where we could sit under cover to eat & buy plants& compost

Fabulous place inside and out. Stopped for lunch which was very good and very fresh. Be patient as you have to wait awhile for your food, but certainly worth it. Lots of good plants outside and inside. Plenty to choose from. Will go again next time we are that way.

Visited the garden centre and popped into the cafe restaurant the service was excellent and the staff cheerful the food was excellent and the plate was more than expected for the price we were charged, and service was good lovely meal Also bought a few plants etc from garden centre and the staff were excellent Will visit again

We ordered from a girl who seemed not very interested . Waited and waited for coffee and tea then went up to ask how long it would be and we’re told she had forgotten. So then our food came out but no cutlery. Waitress came back with drinks but still no cutlery. So she then went to get the cutlery but there want any spoons in the box so had to ask the washer up for a spoon. By this time my soup was only luke warm and my warm roll was never warm in the first place. Only 11 customers and 4 staff. How can the service be so bad.

Lovely little garden centre offers fresh fruit and veg plus wine, biscuits, gifts etc Decided to have some lunch in the on-site restaurant. Won’t do again. I Had the all day breakfast. Sausages were hard. Bacon was fatty. No flavour to food at all. Just not good. Wife had jacket potato with tuna. Wasn’t any better.

We called in on Saturday 20th August ordered and paid then went to the table, we waited, waited, waited and waited some more! Other tables were being served even people who came in after us so after I saw the young lads have a cuppa and go through the kitchen area I realised Hey we have been forgotten I then asked one of the lads if we had been forgotten? he replied well have you ordered and paid to which I replied yes and then asked if I had ordered from him ....I said no the and pointed out the other lad had taken the order.... I then took the receipt from my purse and showed him we eventually did receive our order. When this café first opened it was an absolutely lovely place to visit and have lunch. However since re-opening after Covid and seeing the way things are handled ....and I mean handled.... we will not be visiting again!

Exceptional service and a wonderful welcome. Very efficient serving twelve of our family getting together. Everyone was really pleasant and friendly and the food very good. Thank you Aylings. Hope to be back again soon.

Took my mother here for a birthday lunch today she is 89. This the second year we have been here and it once again did not disappoint. Freshly cooked food and very good value staff very helpful. Mother was surprised to be given a bottle of wine as a present a very nice touch and a complete surprise.

We received a very warm and friendly reception in the restaurant, well organised by a lovely waitress with a french accent. Good refreshments and cake, hygienic environment and efficient service. Additionally, I left my reading glasses behind in the Garden Centre and contacted Dan the Manager the next day by telephone. As I live a 1.5 hours drive away, Dan agreed to send my glasses through the postal service at no cost to myself. Aylings Garden Centre couldn't have been more helpful and we will certainly visit them again on our travels.

A lovely little garden centre but don't dare look at the cakes in the cafe before ordering or you will get told off by the waitress!

A wonderful choice of plants - particularly good on small, good value, pots of herbs and rockery plants.

Just finished the best breakfast we have had in ages. Cooked to order .. piping hot and very tasty. Perfect.

We came here for a gander, and to get out of the house and decided to have a bite to eat. I was the only one to have a roast dinner, and certainly didn't regret it! Big portion sizes too. Everyone else had burgers, and said they really enjoyed their food too.

I’ve just eaten an absolutely delicious bacon and Brie panini for my lunch! Lovely little place. Very friendly service. Highly recommended.

I stopped with my two dogs at Aylings this morning to break a long journey and can only surmise that an earlier reviewer hadn't been to the tea room for some time. The centre has excellent Covid procedures which is always reassuring and everything was very clean, including the toilets. The staff couldn't have been friendlier and we found a shady spot on a very hot morning. The breakfast was generous and tasty; good coffee. All made even better by the fact that Aylings is part of the 'Eat out to help out' initiative. Locals, you need to make a beeline here!

Stopped here for lunch it was very empty which should of been a giveaway for what was to come, ordered the cheeseburger and fries, and a ploughman’s, now the cheeseburger meal was fine arrived with chunky chips that were well cooked and side salad, however came on a cold plate but all good, the problem was the ploughmans which was described as coming with a warm baguette, now the baguette was one of those tiny part baked ones you buy in packs of six in the supermarket just 1, the slice of cheese was bigger than the “baguette “, there was also a slice of ham and brie an salad with butter in pre wrapped pack, as the waiter put the plates down he said be careful the plates hot, well it was the butter melted on the plate and the cheese was going gooey on one side!!!!!, the chance of saying anything isn’t worth it as due to there social distancing rules you’ve already paid and they are off out the way no one returns to check all is ok you are left alone,looking over at another table who had sandwiches there plates were full so if you stop here don’t waste your money on a ploughman’s , you get a better meal in a sandwich at 1/2 the cost.....and no we wouldn’t go again

Great quality food at a good price, every single visit. We like to try the different options available, and have never been disappointed. Today I chose chicken, bacon and avocado salad; delicious, with just the right amount of tasty dressing. Add in a pot of berry tea, a perfect lunch.

Fantastic coffee , tea and cakes The Cheese scones 100 times better then National trust Great service Wonderful staff

We stopped here for a sandwich lunch and were very impressed with the quality of the food. Ok it took a little time to be prepared but was worth the wait. The bacon and Brie panini was exceptional!

We have always enjoyed the food here,there is normally a man cooking but today it was a woman we have not seen before.The chips with the steak were on the menu as chunky chips but were McDonald type fries,mushrooms soggy overcooked and steak was supposed to be sirloin was just frying steak.Such a pity this was such a gem,won't be returning

Good menu to suit all tastes from just tea and cakes to nice hot food. You order at the counter and the drinks and food are bought out to your table. The staff were were friendly and polite. The cafe is nice and clean with a good feel about it - as soon as a customer left, the table was quickly cleared and also cleaned down ready for the next customer. There are a larger selection of cakes (covered) - the Earl Gray lemon cake was unusual and very tasty - would recommend trying. On our visits (several) we would recommend.

Found this garden centre cafe by accident whilst out for a Sunday drive. Our main reason for visit was the cafe and as it was late in the day didn't have a look around the garden centre. Arrived very near closing time and ordered tea and cake deal which was very good value. The place is warm and cozy and the staff are very welcoming and friendly. They brought the tea and coffee to the table. Cakes were delicious. Highly recommend the bakewell cake! We didn't feel rushed even though it was the end of the day. Lovely place, will definitely visit again and arrive earlier so we can have a good look around the centre too.

Met with a couple of friends here as it was halfway for each of us. On a cold and dreary day, the café was warm and cosy. We ordered at the counter and the staff brought our food and drinks to the table. It had an excellent selection of cakes,indeed both of my friends had a slice of cake, whilst I opted for the jacket potato, which was lovely.The garden centre had a lovely feel about it and was just the right size to walk around and browse. It had a good selection of Xmas (and other) presents that were not all expensive. The only downside from a personal perspective was that the toilets were a little distance from the cafe - and to get there one had to walk out of the cafe (and on a wet day this was most inconvenient) and into the garden centre. Other than that it was a good place to stop for a snack lunch.

40 minute plus wait for a single sandwich with no forewarning. If you have hours to waste perhaps try the hot meals, they seemed popular with other customers