Belton Garden Centre in South Kesteven

Met up with 3 colleagues for lunch today, all of us used to work in schools locally and we regularly meet up at Belton Garden Centre. We were able to walk straight in with no queuing and found a suitable table easily. The restaurant was relatively busy but it didn't take us long to get settled and select what we wanted to eat for lunch. There was no waiting about and no queuing at the counter. We had a Ham Sandwich on GF bread, a Coronation Chicken sandwich, a Cheese and Ham Toastie and a Cheese and Pineapple Toastie. All came with side salad and the toasties came with French Fries and the sandwiches were served with crisps. Drinks came almost immediately after ordering and the food followed promptly. With the log fire roaring away merrily and the attractively decorated Christmas Tree adding to the ambience of the restaurant, we enjoyed our food and our visit once again.

My wife ordered a bacon and egg bap on gluten free bread. When it arrived, it was sitting in a puddle of oil, and when she picked it up, the oil just ran out of it. She tried to mop up the oil with 3 serviettes, and in the end couldn’t eat it because it was too greasy, and the bread had gone sloppy. Ok, we should have complained there and then, rather than trying to soldier on, but there you go. I had a tuna melt panini and my daughter had a Brie and cranberry one. Both were strangely tasteless. Oh well, we won’t be back

This Garden Centre offers an amazing service. The food is lovely, the service is amazing, and in all the years I've been eating here I have never had a sticky table. The surroundings can compete with restaurant. Mums of all ages (me) love this as a treat. Try the Belton bap.

Have been before and found acceptable, however today meal very disappointing. Had the roast lamb dinner. The lamb was dry, the potatoes and parsnips undercooked and the gravy was a lump in jug. Friend who had same meal was also disappointed. Won't go back in a hurry!!,

I think the words the waitress was looking for when we approached a table should have been ' welcome to Belton Garden centre ' NOT ' did you wait at the entrance, were you told to come down!'

Have visited and eaten here before and noticed they are not very dog friendly as no proper indoor area to eat. However, now having a dog again, we found that the service is very poor. On arrival was firmly told that dogs are NOT allowed in the main restaurant, which is okay but not a friendly approach to customers, it is a garden centre and most people with dogs will come and look around and have lunch. I contacted the centre prior to our visit to ask if they catered for customers with dogs for lunch at the garden centre and was told there was the "Dog House", approx 8 tables, indoors and heated. NOT! When we found the place it's and old dilapidated stable(?) no heating and no menus. Had to walk back to the main restaurant to get menus, then was told you have to come and get your own meals out there, (indoors it is waitress service)! I found the attitude very poor, we are still paying customers who just happen to be dog minded. Belton need to concentrate on all their customers. The drinks and meals were eventually brought out to us after a few words of discussion, but I will definitely not be recommending a visit to our friends. It is not a 5 star restaurant, and I believe Belton owners need to re-think their dog friendly policy and provide a clean and welcoming eating area, with heating, waitress service ,and menus. Cannot believe the attitude of money before customers!

We ordered two of the special lunches . Salmon fish cakes ,chips salad . Firstly my fish cakes had been over cooked burnt, and almost impossible to cut . Had to leave most of it on my plate . My partners was slightly better , but no sign of salmon ( just mash ) . The whole meal was very disappointing ,and at £10 .99 each will not be returning. We even had to clear a table to sit at .

After waiting nearly half an hour for the Sunday lunch to be served, we were expecting it to be freshly prepared, flavoursome and alot more than we received. Not THE worst Sunday lunch I’ve ever had… but a close second, and I’ve had a a lot of Sunday roasts. I’m not the biggest fan of pork - would have preferred lamb or beef but that’s all they had. The pork looked like it had come out of a packet, certainly wasn’t freshly carved being as thin as it was - looked machine cut. The 3 small roast potatoes were frozen Aunt Bessie types?! 2 small broccoli florets that were so overcooked they fell apart when you picked them up. A spoonful of overcooked carrots and 3 tiny, almost burnt parsnips. Add to that a dry Yorkshire Pudding that we couldn’t soften with gravy as we were given a doll’s house size gravy boat?! Well over priced for a badly cooked tiny portion. Now I can see why most people were having burgers and chips instead on a Sunday.

A quick visit at lunchtime - this was during storm Babet when the rain was lashing down Christmas displays look really nice and no complaints about the food or service But why isn't the walk way from the the garden centre to the restaurant not under cover - its only a short distance but everyone was getting wet as they made their way across.... Also I could not get any internet service in the restaurant - Wifi ?

This place is a gem. Wonderful meals, coffees & cakes that cater for every sweet tooth. Never know which cake to choose as there’s so many & all delicious. Very reasonably priced. Very friendly staff Always looking forward to our next visit

We haven't been here for breakfast for quite a while. It was served exactly the same as last time on cold plates. We were told to beware of our hot plates, on moving them we found they were stone cold, leading to food getting cold quickly. I was served a broken up omelette when scrambled egg was ordered. We gave it another try and it came up short again.

Called in for a drink and a look around after visiting Belton house across the road. When we were leaving we noticed several fowl (peacocks/hens, a cockerel and others??) locked up in an enclosure that was far too small for these large birds. But worse they were on hard gravel!! Who on earth thought this was suitable I cannot imagine. Obviously someone that knows nothing and worse, does not care about the animals needs. They need to peck and scratch at the ground and unable to do this and be shut up, they must be bored out of their minds. This is animal cruelty. I wish I had not spent anything in the cafe and will certainly never return.

We walked here from the hotel next door and were very impressed. Everything is laid out really well, even the beginning of the Christmas display, and we loved looking around the aquatic department. There are also loads of gift ideas and staff were willing to have a quick chat when we needed advice. I enjoyed my coffee and the café and toilets were spotless. Well worth a visit.

We always visit here for breakfast (and a spot of shopping on our way out) when passing through. The restaurant is bright and airy with plenty of room and friendly staff. Food is fairly locally sourced, nicley cooked and generously served. Never disapointed when we eat here and can only recommend.

food mediocre service poor when busy, prices way too high for quality of food. Standards have certainly dropped since the cafe was opened 4/5 years ago.

From ordering to receiving was 55mins (2 baked potatoes and an omelette) we were the first ones in! That is unacceptably long. We then went to Ice Cream Parlour next door. This was worse! Ordered 1 x Chocolate Sundae and two lots of Pancakes as...

Even though the restaurant was busy, the processes the restaurant had in place to order and serve the food was very impressive. All the staff I engaged with were friendly. It did not take long for the food to arrive. The food was of good...

Very nice garden centre with large restaurant and additional coffe / gelato shop. Very popular and well worth a visit. Prices can be a little toppy but plenty of selection and some interesting plants and other items to be had. The gelato selection was very...

Ordered two hot meals and two coffees. Half an hour later requested refund due to non appearance of hot food. Complaint made to person who stated he was in charge of the garden centre that day. No adequate explanation given as to why we were...

We popped in on Sunday morning for a coffee and Plant buy .What a lovely,lovely place. The Staff in the on-site Cafe are so lovely.Love the lady who took so much care with our Scone order(which were incidentally the best we’ve ever tasted). Helpful,friendly staff...

Visited for Breakfast with my mum. Service was quick and food was of high quality. Staff were friendly and polite throughout the visit.

Went for lunch with my elderly dad and dog as we’ve been told it was dog friendly It isn’t unless you want to sit outside or in the dog house !!! You had to serve yourself not like in the restaurant ! Not impressed with...

The service was excellent the food too, always service with a smile been many times, and will continue to do so.

We were served with lovely coffee and delicious scones but none of the waitresses had a clue what they were serving; they couldn’t distinguish which coffee was which and seemed able to attempt conversation. We experienced the same lack of communication on a further order....

Another visit to Belton Garden Centre Restaurant and again we were well satisfied with the service and food. Our order of two Belton Baps drinks and cakes was served quickly to table and with a smile. As we were quite early there was no queue...

Had a lovely visit to Belton Garden Centre Cafe, ordered the Belton Full English and my daughter had a scone, both were delicious! The order was dealt with efficiently and with a smile from the staff at the counter and waitresses, the cafe was obviously...

I don’t often leave reviews but feel on this occasion I need to write this. I’m absolutely disgusted with the way I was treated today; to put this review in context, we visit at least weekly if not twice a week, and although we’ve never...

How exciting to get to have lunch midweek with a good friend, we came here on recommendation. Never again. You wait at the door to be seated, plenty of empty tables yet we were left waiting for 5 mins, eventually taken to table by an...

A go to destination for many folk it seems, always a nice ambiance, especially when the fire is lit and there's a buzz about the place. Service slick and swift, the team members are obliging and helpful. A nice choice of tables and parking is...

Myself and family visited today for lunch. We arrived during a busy period but this was no issue to the staff at all, who promptly handed us each a menu as we walked in the door. We found a spacious, clean table, and did not...

We called at the Garden Centre Café mid week and found it to be very well patronised by others fancying lunch out with friends. There was an efficient system in place with a very helpful member of staff identifying tables that were coming available and...

We visit on a regular basis, and find the food and setting lovely. Staff very friendly, particularly a young girl called Megan, Always smiling and very helpful. Definitely recommend.

Not family friendly at all! No customer service unless your old. I asked if there was a sausage roll for my daughter, JessM on the till asked her colleague who had a miserable face if they had any and she bluntly turned around and said...

I've visited this garden centre several times with no problems. Now I have my dogs and the garden centre has made a place where I can sit and enjoy the food but still have my little dogs. you can imagine my shock to find the...

Nice visit for a wander. Plenty of variety inside and out. Some good quality garden items, furniture and plants. An added bonus is the excellent restaurant, plenty of room and a good choice of quality food, well cooked and served at the table after order...

Called in for lunch - really glad we did! Good selection of meals and a huge range of cakes (although too full from lunch to have one, sadly!) Had beef lasagne, brie bacon and cranberry panini plus hit drinks and all delicious and excellent value....

Staff are helpful and polite, the restaurant is good, food freshly cooked (dogs allowed at outdoor seating. Good selection of cakes. Clothing shop and aquarium shop as well as a myriad of all things garden as one would expect.

I stopped off today for a cake and coffee. I have been many times however it was, a shame the response I got when I asked a question. I asked if the Victoria sponge was filled with real cream or artificial. The young assistant looked...

Excellent place for a coffee and cake. I can't remember ever seeing such a large selection. Our group of 4 had cappucino coffee, and strawberry gateaux. Coffees were fine, and the cakes were very fresh. Staff very pleasant - they all smiled, and were patient...

We have always had a good experience and been very happy. Today we tried the ice house, two issues the pizza came out cold which was quickly rectified. I was totally disgusted at the gluten free toasted sandwich which consisted of two very small triangles...

We all enjoyed excellent ice cream in a very pleasant courtyard Wandered around the garden centre nice selection of small item for birthday presents and artisan cakes for treats I can always find a bargain in cotton traders we never ate at the restaurant but...

Disappointed that whilst the prices have gone up, the standard and menu range is very poor. The chips have frequently looked like they've been salvaged from the day before and fried again. Not nice at all. I could understand the menu being reduced during/after covid,...

Came here for breakfast as we were staying nearby. Absolutely lovely breakfast, quickly served and not greasy at all. Great quality produce, especially the sausages! The full English was huge and set us up for the day. Enjoyed it that much we went back the...

This has to be the best cafe/wine bar in Grantham and surrounding areas. The food is wonderful, especially their Chicken Korma, and the coffee they serve is the best I have had anywhere.

I have eaten here a few times so was looking forward to going with my son and partner, we all had roast lamb for Sunday lunch. Order came out in timely fashion and staff were very polite and helpful. What a shame all the veg,...

Well we went to the cade and wanted to eat outside and was asked if any of them was clean for us to sit at. Then went to order food and was rudely ignored for 10mins by staff and then were a bit rude especially...

Visited today for lunch, lovely staff, very accommodating. However, I found a hair in my meal. Yuck! Spoke to a member of the waiting staff who apologised profusely and said she would ask a supervisor to speak with me. The supervisor was great, very pleasant...

Excellent first visit to the Ice House at Belton Garden Centre. It’s all brand new and tastefully presented with a decent range of lighter bites, cakes and ICE CREAM. They apparently make the ice cream on the premises so it is genuinely ‘home made’. We...

So disappointed with the ice cream parlour,We had one scoop of ice creams for £2,it fell into the cone.Two scoops £3 and they were such little scoops that they also fell into the cone.none of the scoops of ice cream sat on top of the...

Large well stocked centre and very pleasant staff. Lots of variety in plants products and clothing. Outside areas are well worth a walk around.

As a large group of 8 we have met here for drinks and snacks on a few occasions now. Nothing is too much trouble. Choice is excellent and service is friendly. Lovely surroundings. Will definitely return.

We called on a Saturday afternoon at about 3 pm for tea and coffee. We queued to order and the staff were really horrible. Indifferent to the point of rudeness. The waiting staff member who brought our order, after a long wait, was very sweet...

A very disappointing breakfast yesterday. Cold bacon, cold tomato, cold burnt sausage, greasy egg and mushrooms looked very sad. I should be grateful the hash browns, greasy egg and beans were hot but that’s the only positive. How things have changed since I was there...

A reasonable menu with average pricing. Can get very busy over lunch and you might need to wait for a table.

Stopped by whilst we were in the area. The garden centre was well stocked and tidy. We stopped by the cafe for a hot drink and a bite to eat. The staff were warm, friendly and welcoming and the food we had (breakfast and a...

I visit Belton Garden Centre regularly purely for the cafe as it is local and was always the best lunch choice around. However recently I have noticed a significant change in the meals, they are certainly not as good as they used to be. They...

Went to the coffee shop to meet half way for a family get together for my daughter’s birthday. Really lovely food at lunch time and after a look around the garden Center and fed the fishes went back for tea and cakes. Wonderful friendly staff...

Had a nice breakfast with friends. Quite a busy place.Great choice of cakes and the coffee is lovely.

Lovely festive family breakfast. We all enjoyed our breakfasts, hot, tasty. Our visit was great! only suggestion would be to give the breakfast hours, it’s own breakfast menu as what we had was lovely so a few more choices would be fab. Very friendly helpful...

Called in for a light lunch and cake with mum. The service was fast, both of us had a panini and a cake. The choice of cakes were huge, and absolutely delicious. I’d recommend the carrot cake. Also the festive hot drinks were lovely. We’ll...

This place is not far off the A1 so I often stop off for lunch or tea and cake when driving back up to Yorkshire. Today I stopped for lunch, and had an excellent ham sandwich made with a gluten free roll. It's such a...

Very impressed with the speed and quality of lunch served. Competent, pleasant staff along with good value for money. Stopped off here on the way to York, would definitely highly recommend. Huge garden centre……

Have to say we happened across this garden centre whilst walking the dog.... stopped by and found the amazing coffee shop for lunch Staff were fab - service excellent and great sandwiches so we decided to have cake too not disappointed

We decided to go for breakfast, well it will be for the last time! Very limited menu, all I wanted was scrambled egg on toast for my daughter, but that just wasn't do-able! But they can put scrambled egg on the full English breakfast my...

Lovely visit to Belton Garden Centre this afternoon. Pleasant staff, prompt service and lovely surroundings. Many thanks. Strongly recommend

Went here a couple of times on way to/from our holiday this year and enjoyed a great breakfast and also a lovely afternoon tea. Most of the food served is locally sourced, nicely cooked and very tasty. Service is quick and very friendly. Restaurant is...

Went with friends for lunch very disappointed, latte was out of a press button Machine and no flavour, sorry to say McDonald's make a better coffee, menu so limited and service poor, after eating at the ploughman's Barn at Leasingham which is far superior Belton...

My two friends and I have visited the cafe regularly for lunch over the past 7 years and have always enjoyed the food, service and atmosphere. However, since opening up after lockdown, we feel the food choices are very limited and the quality has deteriorated...

Came to Belton Garden Centre to pick up a new table for the garden and spotted the restaurant at the back. Enjoyed a lovely cappuccino with a delightful slice of cake. I was quite impressed with all the choice and would go back there again...

Tried belton woods garden centre food 2and average to say the least not busy scones basic clotted cream hard almost frozen coffee cold If you want to fill the centre try a little harder plse

The disabled parking is as far away from the Cafe as possible, if your in a when chair you then have to negotiate the hose pipes that left lying around. when you do finally manage to get the Cafe you get met by a sourpuss...

We visited Belton Garden Centre 3/8/21. Whilst there is plenty of stock it is poorly laid out. Areas of the shop are empty with other areas overcrowded (consessions excepted). Not only is this irritating to those who choose to social distance where possible, and is...

More often than not myself and my family come here on a Sunday afternoon to have a look around the garden centre before retiring at the cafe for cake and a hot drink. I've even popped here for lunch a couple of times with a...

Visited for lunch. At the back of the neat and tidy garden centre. Good covid precautions. Friendly detailed welcome. Good menu, even though “reduced” at the moment. Friendly table service after easy ordering. Spotless toilets on same level

We happened upon this garden centre and we thought it was well worth visiting. We did not try the Café so cannot comment on that. Friendly staff, looking forward to visiting again if we are in that area.

We’ve been visiting Belton Garden Centre cafe now for years and was certainly looking forward to returning after the 17th May, but oh dear, how disappointing. While we appreciate that hospitality has, during the pandemic taken a huge hit we certainly feel that Belton Garden...

Been going to belton garden centre cafe on a tuesday for lunch with my friend for years. Cant wait to go back on 17th may. Food excellent and setting is delightful. Friendly and helpful staff are always on hand. Our little bit of me time...

Very small selection of BBQ's and not looking for much else but perhaps understandable in these trying times.

Love visiting this garden centre but wish they’d change things around somewhat every time we visit same stuff every time. Having said that still worth a visit very clean and tidy extremely polite staff.

Great setting and buildings. Good selection of household goods, gifts, local produce and garden products. Typical of most higher end garden centres. The cafe is just OK. I had a coronation chicken sandwich it was a little dry. The soup was good. Kids chicken nugget...

Disappointing meal ‘Steak Pie and Roast Potatoes’ at Lunch time today. Reminded me of when I was a young lad in the 80’s and the Army Cookhouse food. Came to the table suspiciously quick (before the drinks arrived) Roast Potatoes were soft and had clearly...

We eat here on a fairly regular basis, today staff were a little slow giving is a paper menu etc before letting us in, but thats fine as they were busy. When we ordered the lady taking the order asked me to use the NHS...

We met up here with family for lunch and a chat. The Covid organisation and safety was good. We had a variety of food which was OK. I don't think you'd go for gourmet food but there were no problems with ours. We had a...

Nasty quiche served cold and chips tasting of the oil they were cooked in. Exchanged it for another which was just as bad - told you have to ask for it warm when ordering - never thought it wouldn’t be warm . Inedible. Need to...

We had breakfast here on our regular trip northwards through Lincolnshire and thoroughly enjoyed the food. Seating during this time of C19 was well spaced and thorough cleaning of the areas was clearly evident. The options for breakfast were slightly down on the full menu...

We had a very poor meal (lasagne) the menu said 'salad mine consisted of twelve watercress leaves and a cherry tomato cut in half. The lasgne was very dry as were the chips, all in all very poor, we will not be returning anytime soon.This...

Have visited this garden centre several times over the past 2 years and have always found it well stocked with a variety of plants. Friendly staff, very helpful and knowledgeable. Pleasant restaurant/cafe. Very clean and well presented. Good selection of plants and all garden implements.

We called into the garden centre for some plants, great jams & fresh cakes. The garden centre was not to busy & the large car park was good

Visited the Belton Garden Centre cafe to meet family for lunch. The tables are spaced out but only sit 4 so we had to sit at 2 tables adjacent to each other. We got there at 11:30am on a Sat and it was fairly quiet....

It’s a big place, but I was sad to learn that 75% of it is either the tea rooms or the ‘gifts’ section. I visited because I heard that they had a great selection of fruit trees, I must have been too late? They did...

A very organised establishment obviously taking on board Government advise and peoples' concerns. Light and airy indoors with plenty of room outside. Plenty to see and purchase with spacing requirements clearly marked. We didn't use the cafeteria this time but looking in we could see that the tables were suitable spaced and the staff attired accordingly. All in all a great place to relieve the lock down symptoms with a great choice of items.

Great place to eat. Lovely selection of sweet treats. Well organised for COVID. We would definitely return.

Great meal all enjoyed it ,only bad thing pudding arrived with drinks before main meals which left hardly any room on the table

Due to garden centre only just reopening , was pleasantly surprised by the amount, variation, and quality of bedding plants for sale. Bought several trays of plants. Again social distancing was being observed. Returned a day later to buy more plants, as i was so impressed with the quality.

First time I've been out, apart from a local walk, since the beginning of lockdown. I felt nervous before going but the staff have it all under control and it felt great to get out! They don't let too many people in at once, there is tape down for the 2 metre social distancing, and the queue at the till is spaced out well. Staff who are customer facing have face masks and disposable gloves on and there is a really calm and relaxed atmosphere. Customers respected each others space too. Staff are as friendly and welcoming as ever and there was a good selection of plants.Well done Belton, fabulous effort! Welcome back :)

The garden products and household items are of very good quality but the prices are on the expensive side. There is something for everyone and a really great restaurant where the food is both good and reasonably priced

Have to say I rang yesterday morning to enquire about delivery, early afternoon a very helpful chap delivered a sack of potatoes, milk, eggs & compost to my house 1st class service - thankyou.Havn't been able to visit for food since beginning of year but lovely restaurant

We were so pleased to be able to purchase our shopping of essential food somewhere other than a packed supermarket. They are also offering a delivery service for locals self isolating or unwilling to visit. Good luck!

Good selection of pots and plants. Very friendly staff who are helpful and knowledgable My garden is certainly going to be at its best while we are all confined to home during this terrible pandemic

Great family run business still supporting the community in these challenging times. The staff are helpful and are still smiling. They are offering a delivery service so people that are unable to get out can still look after their gardens and also delivery of some food items. This will be a lifeline for some people.