Bampton Garden Plants Cafe in West Oxfordshire

Amazing booking for 16 family members. Great friendly service, helpful attentive staff. Food was as usual a very high standard, looked and tasted fantastic.

We went last Saturday for breakfast to Bampton Garden Centre, which is always worth a visit. We buy all of our plants and trees from them. The breakfast was marvellous as usual. I had Avocado on toast with 2 poached eggs, which is my favourite. OH had a vegetarian breakfast and the sausage tasted surprisingly good.

Sunday lunchtime on a sunny day in March was always going to be busy at a garden centre. We had to queue to wait to be seated. The staff appeared to be very organised and efficient. Tables were being cleared, cleaned and the next visitors seated as soon as possible. Orders taken and food arriving within a reasonable time given how very full it was. Having worked in a similar environment I know how exhausting it is and would like to commend the staff on their hard work and pleasant demeanour. The food was very good. Simple, fresh, nicely presented. Everything was clean and overall we enjoyed our visit. Definitely recommend.

Excellent afternoon tea for a special occasion , highly recommended if you have a special occasion to celebrate , Emma gave excellent customer service. Good selection of sandwiches and beautiful cakes and scones .

I really like the atmosphere, good coffee, and nice interior. Staff were friendly and the breakfast portion sizes were generous. The food was very tasty as were the smoothies. We will visit again.

Wonderful food in a lovely setting with excellent service. Emma, who was looking after us today, couldn’t have been more friendly or attentive. Joyous place to have breakfast, lunch or tea and just to relax and dream. Can’t rate the cafe highly enough. Do go, you’ll love it.

Sinead, cafe manager, and her team always look after us well as we regularly go to Bampton for weekend lunches. This time we were spending a voucher but they sorted it out quickly and easily, even the extra take-away cakes! The menu has good gluten-free and vegetarian options and the food is always tasty. The service is consistently good and the staff are helpful. The cafe is light and comfortable, with lots of plants, of course! Highly recommended, especially the excellent quiches, which change daily in the specials board. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Worth noting that hot food need to be ordered before 2pm but sandwiches etc can be ordered later.

Lovely space with good atmosphere. Excellent quality food. The staff very friendly and helpful. Good service. Will definitely be returning. One of the best lunches I have had this year.

I was struck by the effort made by all staff to provide food and drink to the tables when the demand far exceded Well done to them all'

Had a gorgeous afternoon tea. Little luscious sandwiches, gorgeous scones with jam and cream and little bite size cakes with squidgy fresh bread and lovely flavours. Lovely attentive staff, friendly and chatty. Peaceful surroundings in the cafe with plants and good food- what's not to recommend. I will definitely return.

My friend treated me to lunch for my recent birthday. I had a baked potato and she had a quiche. I’m a big fan of places doing a simple menu then doing it well. I liked the fact the messy stuff like coleslaw and dressing came in their own little bowls so if you didn’t want them all over your food you can keep it separate. The service isn’t the fastest but to be fair it was extremely busy and all the staff were very polite and helpful. We then had coffee and cake, also very nice. We sat in the outside area as it felt a little fresher on a warm day and inside was heaving. Clearly word has got out this is the place to have lunch, and this was a random Wednesday. Would recommend though possibly not if you’re in a rush, but who rushes round a garden centre?

Had coffees, tea with tea cakes. Fairly busy, service was good. Drinks were expensive but tea cakes were very tasty. May have had cakes rather than tea cakes but none on show to tempt us, although on the menu. Don’t think that we would return.

Very good from start to finish. The staff were friendly and helpful. The food was exceptional and there was no argument when my two elderly friends wanted to share their order as I'd warned them about the large portions - the waitress happily brought a spare plate. No argument either when we all paid separately. Nothing was too much trouble.

Sunday 3rd March arrived to find Cafe almost full ,still was very impressed by service and smiles that were provided.Well done to whoever credit is due to and Thank you

After standing by the ‘please wait to be seated’ sign with other customers in front and behind, we all agreed to seat ourselves. It then took quite some time to spot someone to bring a menu. After ordering we waited almost 30 minutes and on chasing was told there was a backlog! By the time coffee and cake arrived my daughter and her toddler were stressed and just wanted to leave. Such a disappointing outing and the staff were unapologetic and disinterested.

Start to finish - Perfect ❤️ The service was friendly and efficient, food was delicious, especially my coronation chicken jacket potato 😍 No room for desserts but we will definitely return.

Feb 8th. just to say a huge well done to the kitchen and serving staff. today we came for lunch, there was a queue to be seated, the cafe was absolutely full. amazingly, everybody kept smiling and aiming to get people seated and served as quickly as possible. the food was excellent as usual. Well done you all deserve a pat on the back.

Came to Bampton garden Café for a drink and brownie. Welcomed with smiles and walked to our table, the staff are polite and friendly. My boyfriend had a jacket potato with cheese & bacon, it was presented nicely. Plate was filled with food, compliments to the chef.

Was very impressed by the high standard of both content and service on last visit well done to any organisation that maintains its standards. Good choice on menu is commendable.

We had to wait over 45 minutes for a coffee and a cake, with no communication. Service was dreadful and incompetent. If they don't want cyclists as customers they should just say

Excellent cafe in a lovely setting with all the plants & mirrors creating a cosy atmosphere. Decent choice on the menu, I'm a fussy eater but had lots of choice & combine your own elements for panini's, baguettes & potatoes is a nice touch as normally I have to ask without certain bits. Quick, friendly service & lovely food. Generous portions left me comfortably full. Will definitely be back.

This place is so under-rated. We have always had very good food here and our most recent visit was no exception. Quick service from a friendly team. The menu is adequate for a venue of it's type. We always find something lovely to chose no matter what time of day we visit. Breakfasts are amazing, lunches likewise and coffee and cake just perfect. Keep up the good work.

Please be careful with the soup !! We waited 30 mins for soup when it arrived it was scorching hot my friend burnt her lip and it swelled badly. Shouldn’t serve soup that HOT

Service is great especially from Tara. Full breakfast was excellent, so good that it does not need sauces to enhance the flavour. The food is cooked fresh, so be prepared to wait a little while, especially if it is busy. The food is well worth the wait and great things should not be rushed!

Apple crumble cheese cake yummy service prompt and cheerfull a great place to snack out Looking forward to next visit

Enjoyed a delicious breakfast here after a dog walk. Nice sausage and bacon and eggs cooked either fried/poached. Two slices of sourdough toast and generous portion of butter. The dog was warmly greeted and she in turn exchanged appreciative glances with two other dogs! We’ll definitely be back.

Popped on for a quick breakfast. Excellent and Certainly will go back. Big portions. Good Service Not too expensive and polite staff

This is our favourite venue for coffee, lunch or on this occasion, breakfast with friends. It can get busy… (that’s a good a sign, right?) but it’s always friendly and relaxing and we never tire of sitting amongst the large plants enjoying the food… which is excellent. We regularly have cooked breakfasts or lunches like three-filling baguette with salad or chilli jacket potato and we’ve never been disappointed. On this occasion Tara took our order. She’s always friendly and helpful. We recommend it wholeheartedly

Arriving for a late lunch, we were quickly taken to our table . Tara was soon on hand to take the order, which was brought to us with only a short delay . As always here, good, honest food. The quiche are top notch.

Lucy was very welcoming and fitted us in just before the cafe closed, cake was lovely and tea was hot and tasty. A lovely recommendation to have the strong English breakfast tea too.

I have visited here any times. The food is always good. My husband always goes for the day's special menu, but I am addicted to the daily quiche. It is a nice place to sit and the staff are cheerful and articulate. We were served by Tara today and really enjoyed our conversation with her. As an older person I am grateful that the tables are sturdy and the chairs are not low or flimsy. And I am also grateful for the quiche. My family often meet up here for a weekend breakfast and the grandchildren are always happy to be here.

One of our favourite places, very friendly with great food and brilliant staff. Thank you Tara for serving us today in your usual friendly way with your lovely smile. We would definitely recommend the Bampton Cafe for breakfast or lunch.

My wife and i enjoyed a really good lunch. Staff welcoming we were served by Tara who was very obliging The food was delicious we will be going back again Nick & Liz Hall

We visited today just for coffee and cake and received the same great customer service as usual from the staff. Tara who took our order and Tammy who served us always spend a bit of time to chat and make us feel welcome. Bampton Garden Plants Cafe is our favourite place to eat. In my opinion their food is the best in the area, they always have something different on the specials board. The plants create a relaxing environment and it’s our go to place when we want a nice meal, friendly welcoming staff and a nice atmosphere

Just thought i'd blow the trumpet for rising standards,and one that comes to mind is Josh who's coffe making skills have risen from an uncertain start to one of relable high quality,in fact the same high standards are reached by all the other Baristas ,well done

A friend was celebrating an important birthday Where better in Oxfordshire to have a special birthday tea served by the delightful staff supervised by Tara We visit often for breakfast lunch or tea but as my granddaughter voiced “the best breakfast out ever!” Thank you to all the team we love coming here

What a beautiful garden centre and with an excellent cafe. I visited today with a friend for lunch, the food was amazing, so fresh and flavoursome. All the plants look extremely healthy and well cared for. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable

Superb. Love Bampton Garden Plants Cafe. Delicious food, friendly staff and plenty of gluten free options. Highly recommend.

Always lovely food nice ambience and garden centre too. Love eating here as food is always tasty and varied. Garden centre is fabulous

Such a shame. I used to love coming to the cafe at Bampton, but today’s experience was shocking. Clearly there is a staffing issue. We waited to be seated while 2 young lads had a nice chat and clearly didn’t know we were there. Finally...

This was my second visit here in a week. Sadly I have always enjoyed coming here but when I came on my own the cappuccino I ordered was a latte and tasted awful, plus I had a takeaway and the prices are so expensive now....

when you can't get through the door on Monday afternoon then someone must be doing something right.Service was still good and food and coffee as usual excellent .Our respects to the family of the founder at their loss,he started a process that he and his...

Thank you Richard and team for making the Witney Stroke Club’s visit such a great success. This is our second year running and the members thoroughly enjoyed it again and hopefully we will return next year.

Had a wonderful vegetarian brunch on Sunday 9th July absolutely adore the sourdough toast and regularly come by on a Thursday/Friday to buy a loaf Love this cafe

Very disappointed with my visit today. Overcharged for plants. When questioning the total the assistant disappeared saying it was time for her break. Second assistant took over I had to explain the situation and wait and move till for several minutes whilst third assistant confirmed...

What a fantastic garden centre and cafe this is - a little gem of a place. We had a lovely lunch yesterday absolutely delicious and the staff were fabulous. It was my mums 89th birthday and when we arrived she was a little unsteady on...

We love the garden centre and the general atmosphere. However, the cafe in our opinion is not running as well as it used to. There are not enough members of staff to take orders and the wait for food on our frequent visits can be...

A lovely breakfast at Bampton Garden plants cafe, we have been multiple times for different meals and always been very happy. The quality of the food is always very good and I like the way the breakfast can be tailored slightly when ordering. I love...

We regularly visit the Garden Cafe for lunch and have always had an excellent meal and service, so we decided to book an Afternoon Tea for our wedding anniversary. The whole Afternoon Tea experience was really lovely, from the moment we arrived to the time...

The service and drinks with food were excellent the service prompt and friendly what else could you ask for.Reading some of the reviews i can only assume that some people write reviews to be vindictive and and plain nasty. Carry on doing what you do...

Absolutely awful service. Waited over an hour for a breakfast that wasn’t even that warm and only half of it arrived. No apology for the crap service and I heard 2 other tables saying the same. If there was a problem back of house, then...

This was my second visit in a few weeks but not impressed. The menus are whisked away and are rather shabby sheets of paper. We were warned outside was too hot and no shade but there were umbrellas up in the inside area. My Earl...

Pleasant surroundings and the decor makes it feel less busy. It's as though you are sat in your garden. The plants are natural screening. It's not too loud or echoey either. We were seated promptly and the ordering process was easy enough, bringing the card...

What a wonderful afternoon tea we had here yesterday! attentive staff, great food and great value for money in a beautiful setting. highly recommend!

Really poor service. This is the second time I visited. On the first time I visited with a friend - a weekday afternoon - we were served fairly promptly but when we had finished our food, the dirty plates and cups sat on the table...

On the website it reports the cafe is open daily from 9! It’s not! It’s open at 10 on a Sunday. Very confusing! You need to update your website to reflect this. Don’t want anyone else to get caught out!

Went to their Takeaway Coffee Shop. No visible Price list. "Two flat whites Please" "Certainly. That is £7.70" Wow! Must be good I thought at £3.85 a cup!. Handed two of the smallest takeaway cups I have ever been served coffee in. Lid said 8ozs....

On visiting with a friend for the first time we treated ourselves to coffee and cake. We had to wait which I don’t mind as was half busy . No hello I will be with you soon. All empty tables were a total mess. Ok...

Just had a wonderful afternoon tea at Bampton Garden Centre! Good strong tea, loads of cake and the scones were lovely. Best of all were the sandwiches; we had ham/tomato, smoked salmon, egg and cheese as pickle. Whoever made them certainly put their heart into...

We had lunch yesterday after a walk around the garden centre where all plants look so healthy . Cafe is very lovely lunch was really nice such hot food very tasty . The lady who took our order so polite and professional and the young...

Visited on the Bank Holiday, they had obviously been extremely busy. The staff were friendly and polite quickly cleared and cleaned a table for us. Our order was promptly taken and we had an enormous and delicious lunch hot sausage and bacon, and veggie sausage...

Arrived at 11am with family, friendly staff. Lovely atmosphere,especially this time of year. 3 full english and 1 porched eggs and salmon with drinks, perfect. Empty plates ,full stomach's and price 👍

Probabley one of the best garden center cafes around. Baguettes full and very tasty served with homemade coleslaw, the quiche could sink the titanic twice over it looked and tasted AMAZING. All served by lovely friendly staff, what more could you want.

Had tea and cake with my daughter. Her cake was a bit dry and really for the price, nothing special to write home about.

The baked potato with jackfruit & red kidney beans in a light tomato sauce with a hint of chilli was tasty and nutritious. Served with a delicious mangetout, chickpea and jackfruit side and a fresh salad with balsamic dressing. In attractive surroundings with a host...

I haven’t been to bampton for a while and for s change thought we would pop there for breakfast. It’s changed a bit, you have to wait to be seated instead of finding a seat and going up to order. It’s table service. No biggie....

I've been a couple of times now for lunch and afternoon tea. The setting is beautiful and it is dog friendly. Food is always delicious and they always do a special savoury afternoon tea for my diabetic mother. The service was really quick when we...

We hadn't visited for sometime because of covid and not being local. However back in the area again and was not disappointed. As always, lovely coffee, cake and staff. Friendly, helpful staff and reasonable quick service. This time I had a fruit scone with jam...

We had Sunday tea for three at the cafe after driving up from Highclere Castle. It was perfect and I'm so glad we booked it! We are casual people who like nice things and this was a perfect blend of that. We got the dining...

We have been recently for a couple of afternoon tea's, and on both occasions, brilliantly presented and fantastic quality. all the team were polite and friendly. would recommend, and im sure we'll be back for more!

Excellent breakfast served by very friendly waiting staff. Great seating area and great garden centre.

This was our first visit to Bampton and we'd heard good things about the café. We weren't disappointed. I had leek and cheddar quiche with not one but three sides as listed on the menu - baby potatoes, feta and cranberry salad and a bulgar...

We had an afternoon tea which proved to be one of the best that we had ever had! We didn't have to wait for a table, despite the cafe being busy. The service was excellent and the level of assistance from Tara was exemplary. The...

We have had an amazing visit. The cake was to die for and so much choice. The service was perfect! We loved the fact that there was cake that all of us could eat, Vegan and gluten free. The staff were super friendly and efficient....

Popped into the Garden Centre today for a browse & was tempted to visit the Cafe as it looked very welcoming with all the plants & Indian style umbrellas. Although it took some time to be seated & for my order to be taken (short...

The quality of the food was below average especially for the price that it was ,it was well presented but the cakes were dry really small portions ,at the end of meals our party was accused out loudly by a rude member of staff off...

There are clearly some staffing issues here, the manageress was clearly not happy to be there and was quite vocal about that, the services was polite but the poor kids serving looked totally lost, it took 20 mins for our order to be taken and...

Just had a lovely breakfast. Waitresses were friendly and efficient. Tthe breakfasts were really great, one full English and one veggie. My wife often feels let down by veggie breakfasts, but not here! Really good coffee. It's the best place for breakfast for miles around!

Had a really good breakfast today one veggie breakfast with avocado scrambled eggs and brown toast. Regular breakfast looked good. Loved the setting.

I had a lovely experience, even though it was very busy! As soon as we arrived, a lady greeted us and told us that there will be a bit of a wait for service which I thought was very good of her to let us...

used to be regular visitors to the restaurant and almost always pleased with the food served however a very recent trip for a drink and cake proved to be a big mistake for us! started well being greeted at the door and led to a...

Very busy Easter Monday but seated quickly. Harassed waitress needs to smile a bit more! Goats cheese Quiche was delicious, ran out of cheese scones...very difficult to predict how many to do if you do not take bookings. Offered fruit scone instead and asked for...

This used to be our favourite cafe and especially loved the breakfasts and cheese scones but since Covid, they have introduced table service and it's an absolute disaster. You can literally sit and WAIT and WAIT to initially give your order and then WAIT and...

Fantastic beakfast in the cafe, helpful and friendly waitresses. Beautifully cooked and presented breakfasts. We had a full English and avocado on sough dough with smoked salmon. Nothing was too much trouble. Coffee was lovely. It's one of the best places around! Highly recommend.

We had a really great vegetarian breakfast in a lovely setting. Often veggie breakfasts can feel like an afterthought but it had all my favourite components, plus avocado!

Awful service in the cafe today - took an hour to get a breakfast, ordered at 10:30, and then it came with the order incorrect. Sorry to say, but I won't be back in a hurry.

Visited on 26th March and was impressed by the staffs performance under pressure .Food arrived as ordered from smiling staff member Well done to all !

We had a fabulous afternoon tea in the cafe. I’d asked in advance whether it would be possible to have fruit free scones and they responded to say they’d try. It was Mothering Sunday weekend so they had a lot of scones to bake, but...

Delighted to be welcomed warmly and personally seated - nice touch. Menu was extensive for lunch and good value for the high quality. Food was delicious and freshly made. Surrounded by beautiful plants in a spacious, bright atmosphere. Despite the cafe being quite busy it...

We went to the Café for a piece of cake and coffee around 3pm on a Saturday. When I noticed that they were serving Scones and Cream and Jam, that was what I wanted!! We ordered Cake and Scones with Cream and Jam and paid...

Visited for the second time since Christmas and was annoyingly unimpressed with the food. Eagerly waited Full English that took 30 minutes wouldn’t be so bad if it were busy but it wasn’t. But hey ho surely if it’s all freshly cooked then it’s a...

Nice garden centre Good clean cafe Good choice of food reasonable prices Would recommend And will return Nice atmosphere

Breakfast was absolutely famously, excellent vale and wonderful table service. Very clean environment too.

Today is my birthday and I can think of no better place locally to enjoy it than by celebrating with afternoon tea at Bampton Garden plants. Delicious sandwiches, scones cream and jam and home made cakes and washed down with leaf tea made in a...

Having seen the breakfast menu online I was looking forward to our visit this morning What a disappointment Excessive waiting time Understaffed Incorrect food delivered (&cold) Having spent over £40 for a family of 3 for breakfast I feel ripped off although I now understand...

Just had a fantastic breakfast at Bampton Garden Plants Cafe. I had the full English and it was beautifully cooked with quality ingredients. My wife had avocado on sourdough with poached eggs and smoked salmon, she said it was gorgeous with perfect poached eggs. The...

We ordered lunch the drinks were slow. BUT NOTHING like the lunch that didn’t arrive at all !!! After 55 minutes we asked what was happening to our food?? After a further 10 mins we were told that they had totally forgotten us ! Then...

Slow slow slow! Everything is good about this place apart from the glacial speed of service nothing happens for at least half an hour then you order and then nothing happens again for another 20 minutes

I visited here with my husband and my in-laws for a mid-week tea and cake. Neither of have been before. The car park is large and we had no problem parking. There is a large indoor café and also some outdoor seating that is covered...

We arrived at 1.10pm, all specials gone, sort of understandable. The food is good , oh they were busy. However, the waiting staff seem to have a bewildering system of clearing their table. Surely you bring food out to customers & remove the finished plates,...