Benview Cafe & Restaurant in Stirling

Always enjoy visiting here. Food good and staff friendly

Computer says no. Arrived at 1122 to be told that breakfast wasn't available - only served until 1120 although last orders taken 1110ish! Toastie was ok, chips nice, salad old. Cake selection looked ok, but by that point we weren't spending any more. Not over friendly, which was a shame as we were staying a few days in the area and would happily have returned. Went elsewhere instead.

Good choice of plants in good condition. A bit expensive. The cafe is lovely. They serve mostly soup, sandwiches and wraps.

Has a lovely cafe with great food and service

Benview is a smallish garden centre , but well stocked with good quality plants and all the usual bits and pieces that make up a.good garden centre , cafe serves good quality food and drinks with a smiling and helpful staff , with great views over the surrounding countryside . there is plenty of brick and brack outside the cafe to while away the time that you are there

Lovely garden centre , great shop and cafe , scampi is good . Was their today , and once we had ordered our food, drinks, our food came piping hot , no drinks came, half way through our meal , still no drinks came , I had to go and ask for our drinks order ( not good ) , after our meal, when we went to pay , we were actually charged for our drinks , which in my opinion it would have been a lovely gesture and good customer service if our drinks were taken off our order , because we didn't get them till half ways through our meal ( with me having to ask for them ) . That's the worst customer service we've had their , any other time we've been their , theirs not been a problem 😒

Beautiful location, ample parking and very large selection of product. The staff are very friendly, know their products and extremely helpful. Plants are of a high quality and tools likewise. Full range of pet foods and accessories. There is much more for garden and indoors. This establishment has improved year in year out and looking to the future with novel thinking. Worth many visits!!!

Went for breakfast. On menu it had toast with avocado and the poached egg was crossed out with a marker pen still priced at £8. Asked if we could have eggs even fried egg and was told no because chef doesn’t do fried egg on this. So asked for salmon on top of avocado which separate price. Also asked for an egg roll to which obviously they had eggs but couldn’t possibly do two eggs on top of avocado and salmon. End result paid £17 for one slice of sour dough bread with avocado and salon and a flat white. Wasn’t very impressed at all

Lovely staff, excellent service and everything delivered when they said so. We are barbecue ready, just need the sunshine... 🌞😎

Very extensive range of outdoor plants and pots. The indoor plants range may need expanded. The restaurant is a little expensive and could do with a tidy up at the tables. Generally a lovely place but feeling a bit dated and could do with a renovation.

Great place with very knowledgeable staff and a wide range of plants & a lovely coffee shop/restaurant too.

What a lovely garden centre lots of thing to buy and great range of flowers and food,we visited macmillans kitchen inside here and wow what a hidden gem ,the staff are lovely and friendly and the food excellent ,soup was lovely and toasties great ,but homemade chips were super ,we will be back thank you

Went to get some plant's while on holiday at Rob Roy Hotel 2 miles away. Got lot of advice on which plant's suited our garden. Very helpful. Plant's now planted and thriving

Lovely staff, great food and fabulous plants. Don't miss this place.

Great coffee, lovely cakes, dog friendly which is such a bonus on a cold, rainy day!

Out for lunch service good ,food hot and a generous portion size.A very busy place,will be back soon.

Amazing lodges , clean , hot tub lodge was brill had great wkend x

Very friendly and helpful staff in garden centre and restaurant.

Good stock at the right price. Cafe food was excellent - will be back!

It's not that big. But there is still a lot to discover; whether plants or decoration. Browsing through the Christmas items was particularly fun. And the employee (or owner?) was very welcoming.

Sadly too late to get food but the shop was lovely, cakes were good and lovely views.

Great place! We love eating there. The staff is very attentive and friendly. Excellent food. If you are in need for plants or garden supplies, it is very well stocked

Wonderful gift shop and lovely helpful knowledge staff. Great place to pick up bespoke unusual pieces.

Lovely visit, excellent soup and toasties and coffee from the cafe. Great selection of allergen friendly cakes! Table service was a little slow at times so we just went up to the counter. Lovely wander round the garden centre. Don’t miss the house plant room!

Bought so much here because the staff really knew their stuff. I got lots of advce on plants and bought beautiful Christmas decorations x

We love coming to Benview Garden Centre for lunch, which is always great and often leave with more plans for the garden! Where to put them. Never disappointed!

Garden center with a little gift shop. So glad to find a few things made in Scotland when I popped in while on holiday in Aberfoyle.

Amazing garden centre great selection of flower, bird and vegetable seeds with helpful staff, and a nice breakfast too, worth a visit.

Good price for roses, especially the Peter Beales'. Staff were friendly and were knowledgeable. A lovely experience marred only by the small car we were using. If only I'd brought my van I could have had a field day!

Great food, great staff, and great atmosphere. Highly recommend. The actual garden center is well stocked and beautiful. It appears it has all your gardening needs

This was the first time we had visited the Benview garden centre food was good staff very friendly

Super vriendelijke mensen,een prachtige assortiment,aangeboden met heel veel liefde voor de beste producten ! Een fantastische uitzicht! Absoluut een moeite waard om te stoppen.

En route to Callander we thought we'd enjoy the lovely views along with a bacon roll. In spite of the delicious aroma of bacon as we entered the building we were informed that it was 'too late' for a bacon roll. This was just after 11.30. Will never understand why any establishment refuses to do breakfast rolls after a particular time. We left and headed for Callander where The Bank was very happy to provide bacon rolls and very good they were too.

Really nice garden centre & cafe. Glasshouses full of their own home grown plants for planters/pots & hanging baskets. Great selection of plants, all the usual varieties large stock on display. Nice cafe with great views out towards Aberfoyle & the landscape beyond from a spacious seating area. Indoor & outdoor seating, good selection of food & beverages with daily specials served by pleasant helpful staff. Nice gift shop selling quality craft products & some fresh local produce also a pet shop on premises.

Rustic place lovely area n views n coffee home bakeing

Excellent service and lovely staff

One of the best wee centres about, plant in fad condition, good selection and great decor. Amazing pet selection and staff are so nice

Great place to visit for lunch and a look around the garden centre. Food is excellent and prices in the garden centre are brilliant.

Walk past on a fairly regular basis, called into get a drink, seems like a decent place.

Nice to visit independent garden centres . Great plant range of well looked after plants and lots of garden equipment on show . Small non food section next to restaurant with interesting potential presents. We bought a mug and tea towel I hadn't seen elsewhere and a yellow magnolia for ourselves that we've no room for . Par for the course . Enjoyed a toastie and coffee in outside area as such a nice day and was impressed with price and quality of offerings . Will visit again .

Always stop here if I'm passing on the road for a coffee or something to eat or a plant...sometimes all 3! Fabulous gift shop you will find something for anyone special and they stock Rupert blaimire ceramics, I could stand and look at them all day...beautiful The garden centre always has that plant that no other one has, something just a little bit different you will find here

Excellent coffee and superb value

Excellent quality and range of plants on offer compared to the large companies, and the MacMillan's Coffee Shop/Restaurant is fantastic 😋

Great selection of plants in the garden centre and a great selection of fresh soups and cakes in the restaurant

So nice to go to a garden centre that ‘s not part of a chain. Macmillan’s Kitchen never lets us down and the centre staff are always friendly and welcoming.

Fat service and great food. We went there for the plants but we always stay for cake and coffee 🙂

Not for muddy boots!! Quite fancy......lovely views over the hills, and a plush menu. Lovely service xx

Lovely friendly place, generous portions of food, staff very helpful, shop has a varied choice of goods, garden centre well stocked with healthy looking plants etc. Well worth a visit!

Went for an afternoon tea and the abuse we got was terrible all because we asked for our coffee which they forgot Avoid at all cost if you go. Go at the risk of Abuse being shouted at you with a full tearoom what an embarrassment. your customer service should be at its best if you want to keep customers coming back won't be back Wouldn't advice to go but everybody to their own 😡😡😡

Great place to go for all your gardening needs. Knowledgeable and helpful staff.

Awful lunch. Twice in a row. Told the staff at the hill I was unhappy with the food but they still charged me full price. I went again to give it the benefit of the £8 for 2 slices of bread for an egg sandwich filled with egg shell. Soup was not as described. Very aggressive female owner.

knowledgeable and helpful staff

Fantastic coffee and scones at the Benview,lovely selection of homemade cakes, friendly staff, will certainly return to Macmillans Kitchen when in the area

Food always good. Gardening staff are helpful & friendly

Benview has a great range of plants at affordable prices - I get my hanging baskets every year and they are always complimented by all who see them! The staff are also very happy to give advice if you ask. thanks to this gem of a garden centre.

Nice garden centre with a good selection of stock. Also has a very good cafem

I love everything about this garden.. it has everything that one would need.. I love how generous the folks there are sharing their knowledge in tending to plants. The cafe and the gift shop are just perfect. This has been our must have pit stop each time we visit Aberfoyle. And each visit there are some plants and gifts that come along.

Nice place friendly staff, it's a lot bigger than it first seems has pet supplies also noted prices for items are more reasonable than some places. A nice meal with a nice view of two Shetland ponies and beautiful scenery. Lovely gift shop.

Fantastic service and food as always superb. Prices are very reasonable. Well worth a wee run out to sample the food and have a look round the fabulous garden centre area. We love stopping in on our travels in our motorhome for which there is plenty of parking.

Spent the weekend here at the lodge and it was absolutely great place, lovely pleasant people and the lodge was spotless as was the hot tub/jacuzzi, would recommend this place to a family as it's family friendly with lots of stuff to do and beautiful places to visit

We arrived at 3.25pm to discover that hot food finishes at 3.20 and coffee and cakes only till 5pm.We stated that we had travelled an hour and a half to get here so we were granted hot food. We had foccaccia with pastrami,cheese and gherkins with mustard mayo.This came with a lovely salad and home made coleslaw.Absolutely delicious.We then had lime and ginger cheesecake. Coffees are a bit expensive but nice and hot. Overall we loved the food.Really helpful staff.We sat outside where there are 2 areas to choose from. The bill was just over £30 for 3 of us. It is a lovely garden centre and coffee shop and the shop has beautiful items and food for sale. We were really impressed and will return.

Great coffee & cake, prompt friendly service and beautiful views from the cafe, regardless of the weather.

This is a very friendly happy place, great healthy plants, at a very good prices. Food is fabulous and also at very good prices. I'd highly recommend this place, great.

Small but well stocked. Friendly staff. Very good cafe. (haggis roll great!)

Good garden supplies at reasonable prices. Cafe is excellent too!

Great garden centre with a fantastic selection of plants run by a very friendly and knowledgeable team. I would highly recommend Benview to anybody.

Great plants as well as gifts. Didn't visit cafe but looked good too

We were driving the day after a friend's wedding in Callander. We stopped here for something to eat thinking it looked lovely. On our way to the door my husband grabbed some rubbish from the car to put in the bin. Accidentally he put them in the wrong bin and a staff member came running out and gave him a row, she was so rude to us. He apologised and asked if there was a general bin he could dispose of it in and she said "for your rubbish? No, take it back to your car!" while she mumbled and muttered under her breath at us. I understand we were in the wrong using the wrong bin but it's an easy mistake to make when outwith your usual council area. I was so taken aback at how she spoke to us as we were about to be customers, she turned her back to us and we just got in our car to find somewhere else that was more friendly and welcoming. Luckily we did and ended up having a lovely breakfast. Awful way to treat people.

Beautiful little garden centre. Gift shop packed with lovely items. Food excellent. Friendly

Great place with really friendly staff.

First visit to Benview ..... won't be the last. Staff were superb .... friendly, helpful and considerate.

Absolutely everything you'll ever need for the garden ...

Lovely home made meals at the garden centre in Macmillan's Kitchen. There is also a gift shop as well as the many plants at good prices and in good condition. Expert advice is also available

Great garden centre!! Well stocked!! Cafe and shop was clean, food lovely but a bit expensive. Staff very attentive

Fantastic garden centre and cafe, all plants well looked after and healthy, staff friendly and helpful, food in cafe lovely and fresh. Highly recommended 👌

Good selection of cakes and coffee

Lovely garden centre with a cafe and stunning views.

Stopped for breakfast it was lovely with great service...

Great garden centre, lovely gifts and a cafe with beautiful views. Staff are fantastic.

Excellent food. Massive range of garden merchandise.

Lots of choice, friendly staff, has a lovely mooch around before having a lovely lunch at MacMillan's kitchen.

A delightful restaurant on the road to Aberfoyle, well sign posted, it is also a typical Garden centre. I go there for the delicious menu on offer, from a sandwich to a full three course meal, there is easy access and good parking with both indoor & outdoor seating. All food is fresh and served by friendly and polite staff. I go at least once a month, the place is so good.

Fantastic garden centre! Has a great seasonal selection of plants along with a gift shop, and a wonderful cafe with delicious food. The plants are always in great shape and very reasonably priced. Can't recommend enough.

This is a great place. Huge selection of garden stuff, great range of pet food and accessories, a well stocked shop and great food and lots more.

Great range of plants and shrubs as well as gardening tools and pet and bird food. The deli/food shop is well stocked and the restaurant is a great meeting-up place with reasonably priced, flavoursome and wholesome food. Service is good, the coffee is good and there is a variety of cakes. Nice setting too, if you prefer to look out of the windows.

Best cafe by miles for miles. Soups, bacon and egg rolls and seafood chowder to die for

Love visiting Benview Garden Centre . Enjoy sitting in tearoom with beautiful views to capture attention from conservatory. Friendly staff, food lovely. No complaints. Today I had to advise staff. Seating area outside decking slippy.. I slipped and neatly fell. Risk assessment required..Staff member said its slippy..This needs to be addressed before someone sustains a fall. It's a hazard. I'm.a carer and assessed

Lovely cafe. Super toastie etc and wonderful cakes. Shop has some lovely pictures, cards and choice special foods from all over. Nicely run place. My picture, view from cafe

Friendly and attentive staff. Quick service and delicious food. Great selection too. Macaroni and cheese was delicious as was the malteser slice.

Lovely lunch and browse in garden centre

Excellent selection of plants, pet supplies shop is fantastic. Lovely, friendly, helpful staff. Lots of great stuff in the farm shop too.

Food was delicious, portions generous, price reasonable, staff friendly. Café and gift shop very nice but some gift prices exclusive. Nursery not the biggest but looks like they grow their own instead of buying in. There is also an intriguing antique shop and section containing pet supplies and miscellaneous garden items and chemicals. Nice friendly staff here too.

The best empire biscuit I've ever tried. I'll be back again to try the other delicious looking food.

Great little Garden centre packed with a wide variety of plants, nice selection of garden ornaments and gifts, friendly and helpful staff and cosy tearoom with option to sit outside. Serves really good homemade mac n cheese with chips, plus a wee side salad.

Nice little tearoom and lovely cakes. Good selection of plants etc.

Nice little garden centre and tearoom in ovely surroundings.

Great garden center. Staff really helpful, great prices and a wide selection. Great option to support local businesses.

Great unusual gifts for birthdays etc. Lovely plants and a very nice tea room. Lovely day out.

Great Coffee! Excellent Cakes and food. Gluten Free available plus dairy free milks. Lovely staff

Lovely find, nice outdoor seating, good covid set up, nice friendly staff, kitchen closes at 3.30pm which was odd for a bank holiday we, but good selection of cakes. Nice shop and good selection of very healthy plants