Barton Grange in Chorley

A good coffee/tea room. Excellent coffee along with good choice of cakes or biscuits. They also serve cooked breakfasts and sandwiches.

Visited on a Monday pm, Riverside cafe was quite busy, had two really good teas, asked for soya milk, was no issue at all. Had a lovely fruit meringue & salted caramel cake slice which was lovely & would have again. Extremely good selection of cakes and tarts to choose from. Coffee has been good on other visits too. Cafe area is kept clean and tidy, most visitors move their trays to the stacking trolleys after they've done, but if not the staff clear them quickly. Reasonably priced for what we had. The garden centre itself is always well presented, always good selection of healthy plants, enjoyable to look around. The Christmas displays are always especially good to have a wander around. The staff are always friendly in all areas, and in the plant section they have been knowledgeable when we've asked for advice.

Utterly awful. Price for a salmon 'teacake' was £9.70 and the choice of sandwiches was achingly poor for an establishment whose mark-up price in most departments is around 50%. We came for coffee and a sandwich but when we saw what you people were charging, we left immediately. Won't be recommending this restaurant/cafe to our Australian friends any more. Sheer bloody greed for underwhelming food. You used to be good but now you are terrible, and as a retired Executive Chef and wife, you should be ashamed of your poor but expensive menu.

This is a great place to visit this time of year. Plenty of gifts and plants to choose from. They have a good farm shop with lots of fresh products. The cafe is well worth the visit

Congratulations on being voted so highly amongst the best garden centres in the country. The Christmas display is spectacular with lots on choice and most reasonably priced. However the Riverside café does not come up to the same standard. Had breakfast/brunch and was very disappointed. A buffet style breakfast will inevitably not be as good as freshly prepared. There is no “small “breakfast available for anyone who does not want the full English. The scrambled eggs and omelette looked most unappetising so I opted for a bacon barmcake. Wish I hadn’t bothered. Bacon was cold and barmcake was spread with some pretty awful margarine. Pretty poor and expected better. 😕

Had a really nice time at Barton Grange - lots to look at, great variety of plants and I particularly enjoyed the outdoor areas. Everything is obviously very well-maintained by staff, no dying plants or empty shelves. The food was pretty good, tasted fresh and a good variety of options to pick from. If there was any downside I'd say that its quite a busy place, but that's to be expected.

Having gone to the cafe for a drink I was appalled by the price of a children's 250ml of milk and apple juice £2 each an absolute leg lifting price knowing that when the child has seen and that's what they want and a o means a scene your at the till biting your lip handing over your hard earned cash 2ltrs of cravendale is only £2 that 8 times more and better quality. Won't be using the cafe again

Probably the worst cappuccino I have ever tasted. Furthermore the scone wasn’t much better very dry and no taste to it. We won’t be returning here and don’t recommend i.

Went to enjoy a breakfast at this very welcoming garden centre. Firstly not bad value for money and you certainly get decent portions (we went for the full breakfasts) but don’t expect anything with any actual taste. There is a restaurant there with over inflated prices so we opted to try the cafe breakfast instead. Let’s be honest, a breakfast is a basic staple for any place that serves food so you’d like to think somewhere as nice looking as this place would have made some effort. I guess that’s why the portion sizes are so large, to make up for the lack of any excitement to your tastebuds. On the other hand the cafe area is large and quite inviting and I’d certainly go back for a coffee and cake, so not a disaster at all. A few changes in the kitchen and this could be a little gem of a place to go.

Biggest rip off of a restaurant/cafe. £6.00 for a bowl of mediocre soup. It had no taste. Main meals overpriced and small for the money. Farm shop likewise, there's a Booth supermarket nearby in Garstang where the produce is fresher and better. Won't be back there in a hurry. Shame on the management team

Not dog friendly! A real shame that they don't allow well behaved dogs. I'll go elsewhere to purchase my plants. The restaurant and cafe is seperaye to the garden area so no reason why they can't allow dogs.

Went with my sister brother in law neice and my mum for afternoon tea myself sister and my mum had gluten free the other two had the normal one we had sandwich (choice off salmon ham and pickle and ham) scone clotted cream jam 3small cakes and cup of soup tea and coffee the serves was excellent and friendly would recommend it

Soup and Roll for 2. £12 Very nice. Brocoli and blue cheese. Plenty room in dining area. Very clean and friendly staff. Clean toilets

There was a few us of that came for lunch on Saturday and we couldn’t believe the rudeness of one member of staff serving behind the hot meal counter. The blonde lady offered to carry our tray to the table we were sat at because we had prams and a wheelchair to push so our hands were not free. We hadn’t quite finished getting the rest of our food and drinks so the member of staff waited for us whilst holding our tray still. We said to the lady, “we will manage ourselves if she wanted to get back to behind the counter.” Because it was busy and we were conscious about taking up her time. To which she replied in these exact words, “how will you manage, balance your tray on your head” We couldn’t believe how rude her comment was and we could tell she was not happy. We will not be in a rush anytime soon at retuning even though up to now we have been regulars. There was also a comment made about being in a wheelchair which was very offensive. Very put off by coming back here.

We went in October when they had the Christmas displays out. The Christmas displays were lovely, all colour coded, but I found it all quite expensive. I think they had similar displays the year previous. There was an absolutely disgusting smell at the main entrance and the checkout area - it smelled like sewerage. Not entirely sure what it was but at least it wasn't throughout the whole shop otherwise I don't think we could have stayed. There was a bird of prey charity there on the day we went so my daughter got to hold a little owl for a small donation. There is a lovely farmshop and kitchenwares department, however all quite expensive. Plenty free parking.

Went to Willows restaurant for brunch and despite it being more expensive than the Riverside cafe thought that it would be a better experience. Service was poor both at reception on entry and exit; there was no one on till to pay for meal. Table sitting was great. However breakfast was not worth the £12.90 despite being freshly cooked; the field mushroom was leathery, the hash browns were not cooked enough, the black pudding was bland; fried egg was good but very small. Sausage, bacon and tomato was good. Only 1 slice of toast which was cool. Drinks were small cup size for tea and coffee. Did not like the Riverside cafe breakfast as food sat under heat lamps and looked like been there some time. Went to the food hall which was not as when previously visited; could not get Lancashire cheese except plastic wrapped; no chocolate eclairs; Barton slice is now wrapped in cellophane. Also food range is not as it used to be such as bread range. Christmas displays were on show but previous years have been better.

Always a delight to visit this time of year as they have an exceptional array of decorations and lights to dress your home (subject to your budget), plenty of friendly staff on hand to help out, great cafe and restaurant on site too should you feel peckish, adore some of the larger ornaments in the garden centre. The on site grocery shop is full of plenty of delicious locally sourced items, ours never make it home, an exception being the crisps survived the journey this time lol.

We were a coach load from Greater Manchester. Barton Grange was our first stop of the day. We spent just under 2 1/2 hours there. The many staff were genuinely helpful and pleased to be so. The goods for sale were almost without limit but very tastefully arranged around the store. Most of our party went in the café rather than the restaurant. There is plenty of seating so even at busy times, it's likely there won't be a problem in relaxing. The menu is huge and varied, including light bites, more substantial meals and cakes/pastries that would put anyone strictly calorie counting in the red area for a week😀. A few of our party were of slowing mobility and they have even got scooters to borrow, subject to conditions, for free, during one's visit. This was an excellent part of our day and well done to all the staff.

Visited for a breakfast and to visit the Christmas displays. The breakfast was barely warm and cold toast and expensive £9.10 and drinks extra - it used to be great but sadly we were left disappointed.

Come here a lot , however we stopped shopping at the butcher’s counter as meat looked let’s just say not great ,popped in for a look around last week and all I can say is WOW!! Looks like they have a new butcher the counter meat looks amazing so much so I will be returning next week and every week after that !! Definitely recommend .

Grown from being a small garden centre a couple of miles down the A6 to a mammoth garden centre (no hotel nowadays). Christmas range of goods is superb! Food offer also very good; delicious poached salmon sandwich today (13/10). One issue I don’t like; spent overall £35 and was offered a paper bag (for greeting cards purchased) at a cost of 5p! Surely not, should not be chargeable!

This buffet style restaurant, inside the garden center, provided a lot of options. I had the Full English Breakfast and tea. My friends ordered various other items. The service was friendly, quick and accurate, and the food tasty. I have no idea what the food items would be for lunch or dinner.

Superb garden centre and more! We only popped in as we were passing and ended up making a purchase. The prices are great for the quality. No wonder they have won awards for their displays. Definitely worth a visit. We will be back again.

One of the best and biggest garden centres we have ever had the pleasure of visiting. We were narrow-boating on the Lancaster Canal and moored on Barton Grange Garden & Entertainment Center to spend a few enjoyable hours in the garden center (that has everything you could think of! ) and fish and chip restaurant. Would definitely recommend a visit.

I ordered the Large Haddock & Chips. The batter was not dissimilar to that you get from a Supermarket packet of battered fish (like Birds Eye) which you then heat up. Flat and stodgy... the chips were thin with absolutely no flavour. There was one other couple in this entire restaurant whilst there --- and I can see why. Expensive ??? you-betcha! Won't be going again thats for sure.

Went with a friend who lives with disability and has many food allergies. This is one of the best places I’ve ever been for assistance with such issues. Staff were hugely caring and helpful. They bent over backwards to ensure that food was safe and in fact, the chef sent a message out to say that if he had the ingredients he would make whatever she would like to eat so that she enjoyed her lunch. There are free wheelchairs and mobility scooters available and the whole centre is easily accessible. Parking is not just a blue badge holders near the entrance, but for those who are less abled, allowing people like my husband, who in the past has had a cast on his leg to be able to access the centre easily . It was wonderful. Food was very good. It’s not the cheapest but not overpriced either.

Came here for some of the oil in the farm shop in the afternoon but couldn't find anybody to serve me on the oil counter. A woman explained to me that she couldn't serve me as it was a different department? But then couldn't find anybody herself. Wasted trip, doubtful I'll risk it again at least to the farm shop.

We went early for the first night of the Christmas Nights at Barton Grange after going for many years.The food was excellent as usual and tasted fantastic. I went for the lamb hotpot with pickled cabbage and bread roll.I didn't like the picked cabbage but the hotpot itself was delicious. A good sized portion and very reasonably priced.We will certainly continue eating in the Riverside Cafe again in the future.

We decided to treat ourselves to a cooked breakfast in the cafe at B/Grange which we normally don’t have at home. The cafe was very quiet and as usual very inviting. However, after sitting down to enjoy our meal my wife and I immediately were aware of the poor quality and temperature of the food. Without exception all the items in the breakfast were cold or almost cold. Only the toast was warm as it was freshly done. It was not an option for us to ask for a replacement as the food on display was the origin of our meals, and we could not afford the time involved. The Breakfast could not be called cheap at £9+ and certainly was a great disappointment.We expected better things from Barton Grange.

The breakfast we had was distinctly less than average. However, most disappointing was definitely the quality of the drinks. The cappuccino, mocha and hot chocolate were absolutely awful.

As we visit from Scotland when in the area I just love to shop here. There is always something to buy and the food hall, well what a stock and variety of food, Love it.Visit at Christmas time it's a wonderful site with the various displays.The restaurantsare also very good , you will not be disappointed.Give it a try

After a lovely morning in the garden, I decided to go up to Barton Grange to pick out some new seeds for my beloved garden. The parking is always fantastic lovely wide spaces no issues. As I approached the centre I saw what I can only describe as three white hairy trolls, screaming some ancient tongue scaring the life out of me. After quickly taking cover behind a 2017 Ford Focus, I realised that these were actually meant to be Christmas related. Now the last time I checked trolls from the deepest depths of hell are not related to Christmas. I would suggest that Barton Grange stops with these Satanic beings and return to a Father Christmas. Also, the seeds I wanted were out of stock and I may need to go and have a pacemaker fitted.

Had a fantastic day out today,lots to see and very well laid out. Food was pricey but excellent. As a treat didn't mind paying the price. Would highly recommend going, what a fabulous place.

We chose a lovely sunny warm day (in September!) to visit here. The plant displays were beautiful and we enjoyed having a light lunch sat outside in the sunshine with views of the river.It’s a huge garden centre and the staff are very knowledgeable and willing to help you or discuss your garden problems and queries.They had nearly finished setting up their Christmas displays, so some of the Centre was closed off. Will definitely be returning to see it.

All staff in the restaurant took covid seriously wearing face coverings and thoroughly wiping down chairs and tables. Had an excellent Lunch, thankyou to all the staff

The place is huge but is kept very clean and tidy especially in the cafe where we were impressed by the cleaning routine of the many staff.I only had a bacon bap but it was excellent, fresh and fluffy white roll with 3 large good quality rashers.The steak and kidney pie bought in the shop was a bit expensive but was the best I have had for many, many years - vastly superior to supermarket versions.Sorry to say I was not impressed with the vertical hand dryers (a la Dyson) in the gents toilets as it's virtually impossible not to touch the sides - something surely to be avoided these days.

Was asked if ok food will take up to 20minutes from order, we accepted that. However upon sitting down and trying to order after 5 minutes, was told 3 more tables yet to order ahead of us and at least another 10-15 minutes to order. So that's apparently 5 minutes per order at least. After 10 minutes with children starving, just couldn't wait anymore and we had to go to find alternative for kids.

I think this is one of the most beautiful garden centres I have visited . From the entrance to the displays, to even the toilets that are kept in immaculate condition. I purchased food from their on site shop, I chose 2 pies, 1 pie being chicken and the other cheese, onion and potato. There were such beautiful pies, plenty of filling, very well seasoned, with a excellent shortcrust pastry that was a fabulous texture and consistency. Outstanding.

Have had many visits to the garden centre and have started the visits with breakfast in the Riverside Cafe, unfortunately on our visit last week we were surprised to see the prices had gone up and to make matters worse the breakfast was awful. The bacon and sausage were hard and had obviously been there some time, the scrambled egg was cold and we were sat in a cold and draughty restaurant. I think that would be the last time we eat here as the cost of everything has been hiked up so much and the quality of food on this occasion was poor.

Been here once before but not been for a long time what a lovely day one of the best garden centres I have been to staff are so helpful the knowledge they have is amazing spotlessly clean we visited the restaurant that was lovely and covid rules were definitely being used tables spotless and were getting santinized all the time the food hall was lovely hopefully will visit again soon

What an amazing garden centre this is - We spent some time here browsing the many departments and also having a lunch in the restaurant. We were impressed with the quality & variety of the products on sale. Far better than the local garden centres where we live. The staff really knew their products too and were more than happy to help and advise. We were particularly impressed with the indoor plants section and Louise who gave us so much of her time helping us choose the right plants to take home.The restaurant was very good too - spacious and clean, with lots of choice. We particularly liked the children's pick and mix - perfect ! COVID precautions are very good - lots of positive encouragement to continue to wear face coverings and sanitise. If you plan to visit, allow more time than you think - there is lots to see, and take your credit card too !

We were served by the wonderful shop floor team who guided us to choose two large house plants, in automatic feeding pots (which should prevent my wife from killing them). The lady who served us was fantastic, every plant she looks after and sells is a 'HE'. She spent a long time answering all our questions and even gave the plants a health check and spruce up ready for the journey home. £300 well spent, we will be back for more!

Agressive and unhelpfu lady sertving breakfast on cold plates 9 July 2021 Two breakfasts toast on coffee £25 plus. Though I was in Iceland,]. What a rip off. Never again you robbed us for the last time!

A large high end garden centre with restaurant and cafe with outside space overlooking the river. The outdoor plant section is under glass and was very warm on the sunny day we visited. Good selection of plants and visitors are encouraged to seek advice from the staff. There is also a cinema and the Ocean restaurant serving fish and chips!

First time back to the ocean fish&chips since the pandemic and didn’t disappoint, Excellent hygiene measures in place, staff lovely and very effucient and food delicious as ever.

The whole meal was Luke warm at best, we had pies each which were horrible even the pastry was chewy. The green beans were a mixture of fresher cooked ones and earlier in the day cooked ones as you could tell by the texture and colour of the beans as were the carrots. The roast potatoes oozed oil and were chewy and all you could taste was oil. we both only ate half of our meal and left the rest for the kitchen bin as that's where it should have been put in the first place. The only item that was worth paying for was the filter coffee. we will visit the garden centre again but never the cafe unless they find some staff who know how to cook and present meals. very very disappointed as was first time out for a meal in over 12 months .

Really pleased to be able to visit Blooms again after they re-opened on 17/05/21. We visited 18/05/21. Warm greeting by the member of staff and shown to a table. Spotlessly clean. Good menu. Service was quick and efficient. Food was served off a trolley on a tray and I was asked to lift it off to minimise contact and maintain social distancing. My son and I enjoyed our meals, His only slight criticism was that the tomato sauce on the flatbread was a little too sweet, but that is personal taste. Attentive staff and we enjoyed the experience. Thank you to the staff.

As you have probably read, the food here is very good and the presentation is off the hook, as is the people watching. Arrived at the restaurant early, ordered two specialty drinks ($85 tab). We had a party of six and didn't have to wait that long and sat at a comfortable table outside. That is where the fun began. The food presentation was unlike anything we had ever seen. The wine prices were not that bad, for a restaurant (roughly 100% markup) and the food was very good (not great) We have all seven appetizers on the menu. Portions were fair. We split two entrees and bother were very good. Our server was very good and all servers pitched in on all tables. The meal was very expensive, but it's SoBe trendy and bucket list item. I would recommend it if you have a lot of disposable income and want a clever, different dining experience.

We went to the cafe feeling hungry and looking forward to a sit down having visited the shop and garden centre. I opted for the ham sandwich and the family member had soup and a prawn sandwich. We sat at a table and I opened the sandwich to put on the four tiniest pieces of lettuce. The sandwich which cost £6.50 pence had one slice of ham on it the ham was incredibly fatty and having removed all the fat I was left with a credit card size piece of ham. The tiny pieces of lettuce were wet and would have made the bread more soggy that it already was having being sat close to the wet lettuce. The cafe was very busy and I didn’t have the courage to take it back. The soup was hearty and delicious so no complains there. The prawn salad was very watery and lacked variety of salad items (£10.99. All in all a very very disappointing lunch I mean a £6.50 sandwich should be at least have s couple of slices of ham and a fair salad. Definitely not worth the money. I did contact the cafe and got a very standard reply suggesting they would do better next time.

Decided to visit Barton Grange Garden Centre on a wet and windy day, despite the weather it was apparent from the car park that it was likely to be busy.There was sanitiser on offer at the entrance but once we got inside there was little or no social distancing (I was bumped a few time by people trying to pass me). We thought we’d try the cafe but there was a long queue stretching back into the shop and again people in the queue were standing too close to each other. My wife agreed that she didn’t feel comfortable staying so left almost as quickly as we’d arrived.I can only imagine what it’s going to be like closer to Christmas so sadly will be giving it a miss despite enjoying previous Christmas shopping experiences.

We visited here today and enjoyed some excellent Fish & Chips.However the stand out feature, in addition to our food, was the excellent service provided by Natasha and her dedication to the companies covid19 protocols. Throughout out visit in addition to providing friendly service the constant cleaning and sanitising we observed was second to none we have seen anywhere. Most certainly we will return here. Well done Natasha

We had precooked a slot for Crazy Golf at The Flower Bowl so decided to pop in for breakfast beforehand one Sunday morning. Having eaten Breakfast in the cafe many times previously we were looking forward to the Honeywell’s pinwheel sausages and paying reasonable prices for a full English (£6 tops)Imagine our surprise when we saw the prices for the full breakfast had increased to £8.95!!!! We arrived just after 9am so it had just opened but didn’t expect the bacon and sausages to be lukewarm and rock solid as they had obviously been sat around for a while. Granted the meat is from Honeywell’s and you get 2 sausages now instead of the Cumberland wheel, but there is no black pudding or choice of eggs other than scrambled. But for the prices to have increased by almost 50% is daylight robbery, particularly when it’s almost canteen self service. The Covid procedures in place are very good, but we won’t be returning and will go to The Barn at Scorton in future where breakfasts are the same price, freshly cooked to order and much better. Such a shame Barton Grange, you really need to look at your prices and we won’t be back in a hurry.

visited today and really enjoyed it, its well set out and hand sanitiser situated all over. Staff are at the door when you arrive to advise only card payments can be made. We had coffee and cake in the tea room also very well set out and staff to advise what to do. Really nice coffee and food in a lovely setting . Will definitely return.

Ventured out to Barton Grange and so glad we did. Felt very safe walking around. Everyone including staff wearing masks. Hand sanitiser points all round. All areas have been made more spacious to enable social distancing and plastic screens in place. Didn’t use the cafe (we normally do) but did purchase cakes instead from the Farm shop. They have even started the Christmas displays which some might think is too early. We think this is fabulous for the children who have missed out on so much already this year. Enjoyed our visit.

Disappointing visit, obviously followed usual restrictions around the garden centre and farm shop. Hand sanitizer available and all in all we were enjoying ourselves. We spent around £70. On returning to car needed to eat as a member of our party diabetic so we had a sandwich and hot drink in car. A member of staff was glaring at us as he passed several times and eventually asked us to move on as he explained that picnics are not allowed. Seems they just want to take your money and customer service is not high on priority list for them. I think businesses like this need to remember that customers still need to be treated properly not as cash cows. We had our own food as the food hall is closed and you need to prebook in restaurant which we did not know before visiting. We were not having a long picnic just a sandwich and drink. Left us feeling very upset as we always stop here when in the area.

My family has been visiting the fish & chip restaurant every month since it opened We found it to be expensive but the food was always excellent Today we returned as the restaurant reopened after lockdownThe food was awful it tasted like oven baked chips tinned peas and dried up tasteless fish really disappointed. Our party of six all left the food we were still charged and our concerns over the food quality was dismissed

Arrived at the Willows cafe just after 10 am .We didn’t realise it was precooked tables only even just for coffee.There were only two people in the cafe so I asked if there was any possibility of a quick coffee as it was early and there was only a handful of people in the whole building.I was told no as we had not precooked.There was no offer to check any availability and there was a lack of a can do attitude .We felt very unwelcome and left without making an intended purchase.

Amazing place but the staff we encountered had zero interpersonal skills, the woman in the cookshop took great pleasure in telling us that they would soon be charing 15p for a paper bag, and in the farm shop the checkout woman never looked at us and hardly said a word, we spent almost £90. Service and manners for me re as important as the product I'm purchasing. You'll not catch me out again and nor will I recomend the place to tourists.

Well, take out a mortgage peeps if you want to go to this new(ish) Fish and Chip Restaurant at Barton Grange........ Eye-watering prices! If you've got kids.... read the menu prices first before you sit down. OK the food was good.... but that doesn't help the cost of going to this place.....

Destination Garden Centre of the year. Best Christmas displays in the land. Great and well deserved accolades. Couple this with a great range of plants and gifts, plus the usual garden stuff; excellent food and drink in the extensive Riverside cafe, and The Flower Bowl entertainment complex, and youve got a lovely place to visit. Everything well set out - clean and tidy in every respect. A real plus is the friendliness and knowledge of the plentiful staff. Glad it isn't too far from where I live which enables me to visit frequently.

Ordered breakfast at the riverside cafe good produce spoiled by being served luke warm .Reasonable price but I like hot food so will not return

The xmas set up this year is stunning. Animate figures & animals. It's magical.They might not be the cheapest for many things but the place is just lovely. Great selection of plants. Ornaments gifts, great restaurants, friendly staff...Its worth a visit if only for a brew and a nosey

Excellent venue, excellent food, parking was no problem.....see the Christmas decorations and the lights plus all the gifts you can buy.....don't forget that next month the sale will start it will be busy but, certainly worth the visit.....

Never been disappointed here really, excellent food at this garden centre, always clean, plenty of staff at the tills, and tables cleared and cleaned quicklyGood disabled access, and baby food warming station. Good car parking. Staff in abundance both in garden centre and restaurantsGood farm shop toWell worth a visit, especially Christmas period with the great decs

We've been going to Barton Grange for many years and have always enjoyed the ambience in the run-up to Christmas.Then last year the musicians Two Apiece weren't there. We've always enjoyed their playing and their presence was missed. Their absence made the entrance very drab and lifeless.This year the price of the hot pot and pulled turkey has shot up by almost 20%!Even worse, the uplifting musical lights feature has been replaced by a very poor display. What was an enjoyable experience that made us smile and brought joy is now a desultory display with music that deflates rather than lifts the spirits.Definitely a number of backward steps taken here.

This is a new building, and quite smart inside, although the majority of the chairs and hard and uncomfortable. We were lucky to get one of the side tables in an alcove which have upholstered seats. The service was excellent - quick and friendly - and I have nothing but praise for the young servers.The food, to be honest, was average. Not horrible, but rather bland. OK if you are in the area, but I would not make a special trip. The batter, however, was light and not rock hard, so I actually ate it.Having thought about it I am not sure, but I think the cooking oil may have been the problem. The fish looked lovely and white, and the chips looked OK, but there was very little taste. (I wish more establishments would cook in Yorkshire-style dripping, or at least offer it as an option.)

Me and my boyfriend where recommended by a couple of friends to visit as they have had positive experiences there, We however experienced no such thing, the staff where very kind apart from a selected few teenagers laughing at us from the kitchen which was followed my boyfriends plate Which was as if it hadn't been washed in weeks. I can tell you tell you for sure that we won’t be coming here again. 5 stars

If you haven’t already visited Barton Grange, you really need to!

Great booking in fast and friendly staff the room was clean with everything we needed. The swimming pool was warm and clean. Getting drinks was efficient and fast a very good choice of drinks. The food was served hot and very fresh and lots of it the staff serving were great they did a great job could not have asked for more.

A great place to visit especially if you are a keen gardener, lots of nice shops and great staff, would recommend.

Service terrible, missed out chips, chilli was awful, crayfish salad had a lot of water at bottom of salad bowl, no one checked on table, drinks arrived 20mins into service, foccacia/flatbread had overworked dough, awaiting bill, was told to go to reception to pay

I visited Barton Grange today with my daughter & my 8 month old granddaughter to see the Christmas decorations and have lunch. We waited at the entrance to the restaurant for a member of staff to take us to one of the numerous empty tables. Staff saw us waiting but no-one came! After around 10 minutes, a member of staff walked towards us - but just carried on passed us to the toilets with not a word to us. We left and will not be coming back.

Prices reflect captive audience. Staff on food counter ignorant and rude Otherwise okay They need to remember the customer can always go elsewhere

Good food reasonable price good accessibility friendly staff beautiful view Christmas displays make it more of a destination but it is worth a visit all year round

Called in for lunch on a Sunday, big mistake. Food up to it’s usual high standard, but Christmas is just over the horizon and it was very busy. They might have the displays nearly ready shame about the staff. Queues for the hot drinks and the silliest paying area meant our lunches were only tepid when we got them. The few staff on duty were disengaged and miserable, probably because they were over stretched. The gentleman in the high vis jacket certainly wasn’t ‘happy to help ‘ in fact he was rude when asked for assistance. Except for the quality of the food not what I expect from this destination. Could it be complacency setting in

We went to the Garden Centre and then to the farm shop. The produce was amazingly displayed. so tempting. We went for about 3 things and came out with over 15 ! The butchers was also very very good.

Really not sure about this place - all very neat all very nice but all a bit over the top. The decor is a bit much and far from relaxing or good on the ye. The quality of the food drink and other things on sale is of a high standard. For the gents it is certainly worth visiting the toilets!! not sure what you do to the urinals?? use them or wear them!! Over the other side of the carpark is an entertainment area. Very interesting is again over the top decor. However the stay was short lived at £10 to play crazy golf is lunatic - 4 people playing is £40 - wow no way. That is rip off. Wont revisit. Staff in the garden centre really nice - staff I spoke to at the entertainment centre need removing. Sorry

Presentation is all at Barton Grange. A great place to visit during all the bad weather (& Brexitations elsewhere). A bit early to be ramping up for Christmas already but no matter. Lots to see and a window seat overlooking the river is a delight.

Had afternoon tea here and delicious. Scones are amazing as was the little pot of chocolate mousse. Staff always helpful and friendly.

The hot food was delicious - we had the chicken and ham pie. Lovely selection of potatoes and fresh vegetables that you could help yourself to. Also an excellent salad bar and they provided my wife with plenty of roast ham to go with it.

Fish and chips and how they are cooked is a subjective matter. My preference is for both the battered fish and the chips to be well cooked and brown in colour. With this in mind here is my review of this dish at The Flower Bowl.

Visited for lunch at the fish & chip restaurant, seated quickly, had haddock chips and peas, choice of garden or mushy peas, not keen on mint in peas so left most.

Extremely over priced. Restaurant could not serve food so we were offered cold sandwiches as a replacement. Will not be returning again now. Very dissapoited. Went bowling was in and out within 30 minutes. For the same price we could of enjoyed a good meal at a restaurant near by and had a hot meal.

Stayed for lunch - lovely food, presentation and service; walked around the garden centre which is always a treat; staff friendly and warm; this setting is aesthetically very pleasing indeed - another of many much-enjoyed visits

excellent as usual,went theire with husband and friend we al thought it was excellent.had the most wonderful sandwhiches and cake coffee and tea then went round top class garden centre then foodhall.

We popped in the Barton Grange Riverside cafe whilst visiting the garden centre for a snack. It was late when we arrived and all that was left was children’s meals! Never mind. What we had was nice and the outdoor decking dining area is very nice

Called in for breakfast with the wife, we've been before for eats and always found it very good, this visit was was similar. Decent food at a decent price, Very clean good access, staff very efficient and pleasant. Toilets very clean and easy accessable.

We often call in here for a browse and invariably find stuff we couldn’t do without! Several options for eating now with fish and chips and a restaurant in the Flower Bowl and the Riverside Cafe and Willows restaurant in the main complex. We had a look at the Willows, seemed quite pricey and restricted choice, so we ate in the Riverside. Nice freshly made sandwiches and coffee hot meals available but not cheap, £5.20 for a cheese savoury bun. Nice views of the river through the large windows. Spectacular gent’s loo!

Visited for lunch on Thursday, forgot schools were off., very busy, but service was good, seated immediately and order taken reasonably quickly,. drinks brought very swiftly (tea for 2).

I love a nice half day out to Barton Grange. It is a really big garden centre with loads of plants, ornaments, furniture etc etc. They have a really good cafe/restaurant too. It's not the cheapest place on earth but the quality is very high. The staff are very friendly and are always on hand to offer detailed advice.

First time we went fish and chips were good though expensive. We went again but never again There were only 2 other people there, we had to wait 20 minutes to be served.

Looked forward to our visit (3 adults) but oh dear. Very dissapointed. Asked for a booth & very reluctantly shown the last booth. Chose our meals & a pot tea for 2 & a latte. Was very fast service, meals brought by a sullen lady! Couldnt fault the fish (medium chosen/shown on pic) but the peas were awful. The steak pie was just ok. Couldnt believe both meals were over £10 each. I had leak & potato soup & a tiny roll. Charged £5. It was smaller than the garden centre & the roll was 2 bits!. We had a pot of tea which was not warm & tasted as if it was out of a flask (wasn't as had tea bag tag hanging out) neither of us drank it. We couldnt wait to get out! We were not asked if eveything was ok as the man was so flustered at the till dealing with us, even though there was no one else there - god knows what he would be like if it was busy. At over £34 for 2 meals, 1 soup & 3 drinks VERY OVERPRICED. Definately won't be recommending it. Definately won't be returning. Shame as enjoyed the other side (cafe) where the bowling/mini golf etc are.

We've been a few times and the menu is not varied. It is the same sandwiches, salad bar isn't varied and I find it expensive for the quality and quantity. Not too far away is Daisy Clough Nurseries - they know how to do food and service.

Ate in Blooms restaurant. Decor is stunning but the lack of natural light and the "booths" makes it feel a bit oppressive. It's a bit surreal. Food was ok. Just ok. Pub grub, burgers,curry, chilli,flatbread. Not very inspiring but I suspect they are trying to cater for families with children of all ages. Dining here doesn't feel very special, but then I don't think it's meant to. It's very "Nandos"-ish but more upmarket. It fulfills it's purpose, ideal as an "add-on" to an evening at the entertainment centre. Worth a visit for the decor but not necessarily the food.

Excellent, friendly, helpful staff. Very clean. Great cake! Lovely plants/shrubs. Not cheap and as expected. Very busy

This was our second visit to the fish and chip restaurant, and it was a real treat, the fish and chips etc, top notch, the service first class, l will be back. Well done to all who made it an enjoyable experience

This is possibility the best garden centre in the north west. It is rather expensive but all the products are of excellent quality.

We've been a couple of times now and will return to explore more. First, the Oasis Coffee Shop serves good drinks and cakes etc and you can enjoy them and watch people curling. The Ocean Fish & Chip Restaurant serves very good fish and chips in several portion sizes to suit most appetites. What is even better is that they serve Gluten Free fish and chips that are very tasty. Parking is free and with good size spaces.

As you walk into the cafe a host of mouth watering cakes greet you, very tempting.

We took our daughter who needs a wheelchair for quick visit, I asked at the information desk about using an electric buggy from there. Within minutes we had the use of one, I was shown how to use it and off to carpark to collect daughter, she was also instructed in its use. The lady on desk could not have been more helpful.