Blooms of Bressingham Garden Centre in South Norfolk

Food overpriced.Had to wait at least half HR.Service slow and to top it all the card machine didn't work..Avoid at all Costs

My husband went to the counter with our dog in tow and ordered three lattes. He was advised to find a table and told that they would be brought over to us. After waiting fifteen minutes or so a waitress approached us (without our drinks) and informed us that we were not allowed sit at the table we had chosen because of our dog. We where then ushered round to a separate area by the waitress who proceeded to wipe the table down and leave it soaking wet. We felt like we had sent to the naughty corner. When the lattes finally arrived, another five minutes or so later, mine was full of lumps where the milk had curdled due to it being overheated. In summary it seemed like the staff were all over the place and couldn’t manage the number of sittings they had.

First time I’ve ever eaten here and would never return. I found a hair in my salad. When I first told a staff member, he didn’t even apologise. I then went back and the lady offered a refund. My daughter’s cheese and onion slice was bone cold and hard. Mugs, glasses and cutlery weren’t fully clean. Food was average at best. Staff were very friendly but that’s where the positives end. Would not recommend.

After reading earlier negative reports, and not having been since before covid! as we dont live local, we thought we would go and make sure it hadnt changed since we had been before. I am so glad we gave Blooms a chance to speak for its self. The restaurant was almost full and managed to get nearly the last table. I have to say that the service was super, the three different main courses we chose were what we would say were 9.5 out of 10. The staff were happy and now I can see why the restaurant was so busy so thank you Blooms

Visited here with my partner, ordered a bacon and Brie ciabatta and I payed extra for chips, when it arrived the food looked ok but there was hardly any bacon in the ciabatta and there was only six chips on the plate which cost £2.79 for the extra chips . Service was quick and staff was polite but definitely not worth value for money . Will not be returning .

Visited the cafe at peak time when they the Sunday carvery. Busy and popular. Just grabbed a table for a chicken and mushroom pasty. Nice and hot - good start. First bite, pastry no problem, second bite pastry ok, third, fourth , fifth bite - hot air and pastry. Opened it up - nothing, maybe something , let’s get the microscope, something like a paste in the far corner difficult to define. If you want a hollow pastry surprise this is the place for you!

Good for lunch or afternoon teas, very good range of plants and garden equipment. Mostly reasonable prices, and good advise.

Drove 25 minutes to collect a too good to go carvery bag, to arrive to a load of workers saying we didn’t have a carvery today. Ignored by the staff while I just stood there waiting to hear what to do, heard one of the staff tell the manager/ chef I told you to cancel them. Then after a nearly 10 minute wait the manager/chef appears and said there’s been a mistake I’ve cancelled the bags. Not even a sorry. No alternative offered despite telling him how far I had driven. Disgusting way to treat customers, I wasn’t the only one. Will not be returning.

We have visited this Restaurant on many occasions, and decided to have lunch a few days prior to Xmas. On arrival we were surprised the Restaurant was not busy only 20% full, we ordered 2 hot meals and 2 hot drinks which were served quickly. After waiting 35 minutes for our hot meals to be served, I asked a member of staff how much longer they would be, the response was the kitchen had overlooked our order but would cook them if we waited a further 20 minutes, which we were not prepared to wait. They did offer a luke warm 'sorry' and refunded the cost of the hot meals but still charged us for the hot drinks. We were not the first to have this shocking service, there are several previous reviews where customers have encountered similar issues, it appears no lessons have been learnt. I will not be visiting this Restaurant in the future and would not recommend it to anyone else until improvements are made.

The worst meal I have ever experienced. Food terrible. Tables not cleaned or cleared. Tatty and dirty cutlery. Wasps everywhere. Time to take action!!

Very slow moving queue. Gave table number and was given another random number. Staff came with order, confused that our table number did not correspond to our seats. Became a little distressed with us. No sugars offered. None on table. Had to go and find these ourselves. Not clear where these were. Our full English breakfast was very tasty and well cooked. Fully recommend. I had a cheese scone however, which was not particularly cheesy. Overall a good experience. I would visit again. The numbering and ordering system needs some attention.

This place just never seems to learn ! Re-visit from time to time in the hope there at some point will be some improvement. Service is generally slow. The person taking the orders at the counter (Well when I visited anyway) did not seem particularly friendly or welcoming. Each time someone placed an order, they turned away , walked away with their back to waiting customers to go and spend several minutes between taking each order to then organise the order they have just taken. Several minitues between serving each customer. I mean, come on, what an outdated, antiquated system, lord knows what they do when it gets busy!! The person taking orders also appeared to have no idea how the loyalty stamp card system works. In addition to which I stood there with my British Garden Centre membership points card clearly in my hand, as my order was taken I held my loyalty card out to be scanned , only to have my head literally 'bitten off' and barked at that I'd missed my chance as the card should be presented before placing any order. I did point out I had been standing there clearly holding in my hand to be seen . Whilst the garden center itself is quite a nice place to visit, of the 3-4 local garden centres we regularly visit, the restraunt at Bressingham really is a poor relation to the restraunts we use at most other garden centres. Come on Bressingham ...... Time for a shake up ! Pull your socks up !!

We visit here once a year to meet relatives ‘half way’ and were caught on the hop by the complicated new system of getting food, involving queuing to pay at one counter then being told to sit down and wait to be called back to another counter for the food to plated. It was earlier in the year so hope it’s not the same when we visit again.

Just noticed my previous review for this restaurant - a number of years ago - which was not good. How times have changed: We enjoyed a delicious and relaxed breakfast here. The breakfast was plentiful and well cooked, and I chose the vegetarian sausage option which was tasty (I’m not vegetarian, I’m just not very keen on sausages). The staff were friendly and helpful and the restaurant was clean and tidy. We’re looking forward to a return visit soon.

For £14.99 my fish portion was rather small, not sure what it was either, certainly not cod, was cooked nicely and was served with peas and chips. All was very hot. Would suggest £9.99 would have been more appropriate. Did not object to the long wait as I knew it was being cooked fresh. Would I go again? No, there are plenty if other venues around with better value.

We had a nice lunch in this restaurant. Our bacon and brie panini and gammon steak were both very delicious and tasty. It's typically garden centre decor and not overly cosy but it was perfectly fine and better than we expected.

A good choice of dishes at reasonable prices . Coffee and cake before visiting the gardens and a nice lunch after. Plenty of space and pleasant staff made it a very enjoyable day

Food was very good as was the service from the waiting staff. Staff behind the counter were not so good, no acknowledgement of being left waiting.

Very friendly helpful staff. Food was great. Definitely come back again. Fabulous garden centre. Nice atmosphere and so much going on

went there for lunch today and we left leaving empty plates. the staff were very helpful and polite. we were allowed to take our dog in the outside area and water was given to her. the food was fresh and hot. portions good size. I...

We ordered a sandwich and ciabatta with 2 cold drinks. We were told a coach party had just arrived so there would be a 20 minute wait which we were ok with. Our drinks arrived and there we sat. A member of staff came about...

Me and my mum chose the Gardeners Platter. It was of a good size and provided many different tastes within the salad...all the ingredients were fresh and very tasty. The staff were very friendly and helpful🙂

Thanks - the carvery was excellent today - 10/10 for the food - the wait was a little long but totally worth it. Please thank the staff for their friendliness and help too - it is a very hot day

We have given 5 stars for this reason the service was very good the staff were very helpful and friendly. We had scampi and chips which was very nice and it was served piping hot. We will visit again

Oh dear rather disappointed with the scampi portions today !! Main meal size. Think the young staff were rushed off their feet so didn't like to complain.

We visiting here as the museum restaurant was closed and the food was good just what I would expect from a garden centre cafe. We both had sandwich platters which we felt where good value for money. Little bit let it down was the slow...

Popped in for a simple order of coffee and cakes. Not difficult to get wrong surely? However, we were sorely disappointed. We asked for sugar which never arrived. When I asked at counter what the cheese scones were served with (chutney perhaps??), I was told...

On February 14th I decided to have lunch at this restaurant. After placing my order with a not particularly friendly older member of staff behind the counter I sat down at my table and waited...and waited... and waited. They were busy so at first I...

Had breakfast here before going for a late autumn walk in the gardens. The food was very good value, decent quality and lots of it! Will we be going back? - Definitely

Myself & my husband decided to try the Wed Carvery at lunchtime today for 1st time, and it will most def be the last time too! Very very disappointed, got there at 12 noon, only 2 available tables of which 1 was for 2 people...

Visited today ( Wednesday) the 17th of November as a belated Anniversary treat as we had been before a while ago and had a delicious meal. It was organised chaos with people lining up for the carvery before even being called over......I know this because...

We had intended to lunch at the cafe in the Steam Museum but it was so badly organised we decamped to the garden centre- and what a good decision that was. The staff were friendly, informative, efficient. Having found a table - it was quite...

Went to counter picked up a tray and stood there, a few minutes later one of the ladies working there said I needed to go around to the other side and you dont need the tray. A simple sign directing you to the right place...

Choice of 4 meats including all trimmings, proper yorkshires freshly cooked, so mamy veg choices and the one I tried were all excellent. Staff were friendly and efficient. Will definitely go again. Good covid measures in place and clean premises.

A poor offering - we only had "coffee & cakes" but neither were up to the sort of standards you'd normally expect - and the staff didn't really seem interested in "service"

Went here with my daughter, liked the different places to sit and surprised by the extensive menu choice and drinks also I thought it was competitively priced.I had one of the specials Gardeners Allotment Salad a goats cheese salad with beetroot, sweet potatoe and nice chunk of bread nice use of fresh ingredients and herbs, my daughter had the classic cheese burger with coleslaw and chips hot fresh and good , I am not complaining about the chef and the quality of ingredients used.You just need to get rid of the front of house staff old grumpy women who I have read on other reviews: - Perhaps they should retire now !I had a large iced coffee and because it was not strong enough for me I asked if it could be made stronger to which the response was "I've already put 2 shots in there" pardon me for asking I didn't realise I was at school...I suppose I was lucky that they didn't make me pay extra for the shot unlike the person with the jam so I was lucky, what great customer service think they need to go back to school to learn some manners, shame this place is marred by the dinner ladies here!Try if you dare - but don't ask for anything extra and don't bother saying please or thank you then you will have the same courtesy as the behind the counter women staff here.GOOD LUCK

We popped in as it's local to us and we had been working on the house. We wanted something local with parking, serving hot food.Ten minutes later and we had a Coke and scampi each. Cooked well, reasonable portions, not expensive.Nice roof under the tent.

Awful atmosphere here, I have been visiting for years because its near home and easy to go with children but I have had so many bad experiences with the staff being so rude and most of them seem to really dislike working there. The last visit was the final straw and we will not be returning!

We dropped in on a Monday at 1.30pm. It was very busy but plenty of tables free. We sat down and the rude waitress told us to get off because she hadn’t wiped the table yet. Not an issue.Went to join the queue to order food. There was only one lady on the till who had to place items on a tray at the other side of the restaurant too. I waited for over half an hour to be served. I asked if there was any gluten free cake which she said there was a brownie so I ordered that.When it came to the table, the brownie was about 1 inch square and has cost nearly £3. My husband ordered a scone. It came with butter so we asked the waitress if there was any jam and she said they had ran out. She said she would try and find some but it would cost an extra 40p. We then asked for sugar for the coffee to be told that that had ran out too! Eventually the chef brought us some from the kitchen.Will not be going back.

Popped in for lunch after visiting the steam centre next door whose cafe was closed. Good COVID measures in place. We had toasted ciabattas, cake and tea, all of which arrived quickly and were very nice (if a little overpriced). Staff were friendly and their social distancing was very good.

At no point were we told there was a 50 minute wait for our food. Also to make matters worse other customers meals were served up before ours. The only vegetarian option was dire and luckily as it turned out I couldnt have it as there was only one pie and for the vegetables and potatoes my husband had to go up to the meat carvery to be served these soggy overcooked items.I think I could have counted the number of baked beans on my jacket potato and no cheese as requested. It was plonked on the table unceremoniously by a white coated member of the kitchen staff who rushed off before I could ask about this. We had asked twice about how long our food would be and were told it would be coming out soon (it didnt). So disappointed. Just ate what we could as we were very hungry by then and left. Probably if you were having just a drink and scone you might do better.

Several improvements in the layout, several price reductions, cafe Now doing a carvery, yet to try, staff friendly and helpful.

WHAT A RIP OFF!!!Ordered a Beef stew and dumplings, what I got was one tiny dumpling in the centre of a carrot , swede and onion stew. I found a small one and a half cube of beef, after searching for it. I paid £8.95 for this. My wife's meal was the same price, and that was a miniature shrivelled version of a stilton and vegetable pie with a small lump of mashed potato and a dollop of peas.All told the meals and two coffee's was over £22.NEVER AGAIN WILL I GET CAUGHT BY THIS MONEY GRABBING VERY LOW VALUE FOOD RESTAURANT COME CAFE!!!!

We woke up hungry and instead of the lure of the golden arches we headed off to our local garden centre. We had a really warm welcome and were given a variety of choices. We both had a full english with black puddding as an extra. It was served quickly very hot with tea and toast. Plenty of food well cooked and great service. Well done Bressingham Garden Centre. Would we go again? DEFO !

Baldy laid out ford stations. You used to have one till for people only wanting cake and coffe and one for hot food. Now everyone queues together. You get a queue that moves very slowly to find out you are in along queue for hot meals. There a till after this one, but not signs or direction, that theirs a second till. When we saw the second till and went to it, we made to feel as if we should have stayed in the hot food queue. Needs to be badly sorted out, as this system doesn’t work.The staff are slow and take a long time to take orders. Lots of flys all around uncovered cakes, is not pleasant, we only had ones that had covers on them. Although they were nice, won’t be rushing back.

Stood in line to get served and was ignored. The people behind me were served before me. Somebody noticed the person in front of me was taking a while so I assume the manager came along and opened another till without even noticing me. We had coffee, was luke warm. It was quite dear for what it was. This will be my last visit.

British Garden Centres have taken over from Wyevale during the week we have regularly visited over the summer for afternoon tea. Visited yesterday and had a lovely afternoon tea for two for £12. We went back again today and the price was £25.90 which I happily paid in the belief we would be able to sample their new afternoon tea, which we were informed previously would be home made. After waiting 35 minutes for our order I had to ask when our food would arrive, only then were we offered a drinks refill, these used to be free with Wyevale. When our food did eventually arrive 45 minutes after ordering, it was exactly the same as we had had the day before but for £12!!!!!! I still had my receipt from the previous day and queried the price difference only to be told it was because a new company had taken over!! Felt completely ripped off, we won't be back.

Four of us had afternoon tea here, it was excellent value. we had a four sandwiches each, a very large fruit scone each with cream and jam and three other cakes each. We were able to sit outside which was nice. The staff were really pleasant and helpful.

Nice garden centre if a little expensive but all top grade products.they have one or two cloths and book outlets offering good value. Tea rooms are very good, very nice cakes.

Went for lunch today and it was so busy with only one queue for drinks, cakes or dinners. We ordered jacket potatoes but didn’t want hot drinks immediately as they always get cold before your food even arrives even when just a sandwich. One extremely helpful young lady said we could have hot drinks delivered when our food arrives. Lovely! Oh no Nilda on the till who had already said the potatoes would be a long wait - how long? 15-20 minutes. I think it’s a decent waiting time . Anyway she said no we had to have the hot drinks now. I said can I cancel my tea then please and picked up a cold drink. Ready to pay and she had deleted both hot drinks so my husband didn’t even get a drink!Btw- potatoes were ten minutes and were delicious.Food good - young lady also took another lady’s tray for her who had a buggy and carrying a small child. Just misog on the till!Bressingham - please consider letting people collect hot drinks when food arrives!

Arrived and looked for somewhere to sit - nowhere available, over half the tables were reserved (although in our 1.5 hours there, nobody sat at the tables!) Queued up and ordered anyway. Coffee was lovely and staff were very friendly and smily. Sat in a reserved seat, but nobody arrived to sit there. Queued again for ticket for soft play, 2 people asked if I wanted coffee, when I said no, soft play, they wandered off, uninterested and I had to queue for another 10 mins to pay. Soft play area smelled terrible and is a waste of money for younger children as not much there for them (£3). Won't be going back.

Used to eat here quite a bit once a month at least. Went 2 weeks ago not great at all. Service slow and food quality not good and still high prices. Not impressed and won't rush back

I did ring in advance to check on the gluten free afternoon tea availability. I was told just to turn up, which I did with a friend. My friend had a normal, and I had a gluten free afternoon tea. I was really pleased. The sandwiches were full of filling and very tasty. A gluten free scone with cream and jam and an assortment of cakes. This is the only afternoon tea I have ever had. Usually not on offer, or very expensive. Well done Wyvale.

My partner and I went here for a cup of coffee after looking round the garden centre.

Really helpful staff, very good food and good value for money. Says it all. They have very good deals including for over 60's which makes a visit into something special, not just a garden centre.

Visited for lunch with my husband - we both had soup which was very tasty although a bit on the cold side. Followed by scones which were dry other cakes available were not very inviting. Overall disappointing.

Been here before. Coffee always good but more expensive than most places for black coffee. Cheese scone doughy did mention it to passing waiting staff but I couldn't eat the inside/middle. Chilly in restaurant so didn't hang abt. 11.32am...lots of tables needed clearing.

Me and my partner had a full English breakfast all freshly cooked and it was hot when we got it .the sort wait was worth the wait good value for money we would highly recommend it if you are out that way the staff was very polite

came for lunch and found over 60 bargain meal. we had lasagne salad and bread followed by profriteroles and drink. great value for £9.50. staff very helpful and friendly. well recommended

I can only comment on the coffee, tea and scones. They were all good. I do know to always ask for one shot in the coffee as it is usually too strong for me.

We arrived mid morning on a weekend anticipating a good hearty breakfast...only to be told that there was no bacon or sausages left for breakfast!! We were also told that we could happily order a bacon panini as they use ‘different’ bacon for these. Very confusing!! We ordered one vegetarian breakfast which was actually good, although they serve baked beans in a tiny teacup which is slightly bizarre. No choice of brown/white toast. Friends ordered paninis which arrived about 10 mins apart and were vastly different in quality (including total lack of garnish on one) leaving one person quite disappointed. Cakes are usually good there which is a bonus after a disappointing start.

Booked afternoon tea for 22 Adults. I must say every one was impressed, Scone are amazing. Nilda must be thanked for her help. To start with it was a bit late coming out but it was worth waiting for. Tea & coffee on tap, nothing was too much trouble. it was all very fresh, and to get 11 afternoon teas served in about 5 minutes. was a good success.

We stopped off for a well earned cup of tea and a scone. We entered the quiet cafe full of people over 70. The place lacks atmosphere and despite half or so dozen catering staff we found ourselves floundering on where to stand and where to order. The displays of food and drink are clearly on show in a half circle all the way around and the staff stand the other side milling around. There are two cash desks and signs above them showing drinks but that’s the only indication something is happening. The displays of cakes and scones are self service although this is not obvious to anyone and you have to catch the attention of the staff to find this out. To actually then order hot or cold drinks not from the self service display take an age and I reckon if we had waited any longer we may just have qualified for the pensioner discounts!

I used to come here as a kid, look around the garden centre and then have a drink/ cake in the cafe. You could definitely spend a couple of hours here. We visited last weekend, browsed the shop etc and went to the cafe with our 1 year old. We were going to have some food and drinks whilst our little girl played on the soft play area. Unfortunately when we entered the play area room the stench was overwhelming. Every single table In there was filthy with old food and plates and the smell just revolting. It really was awful I don’t know how to explain it nicely. It was a mixture of pee and sweat and smelled like there was something dead in there. I’m not fussy about my daughter coming into contact with a few germs here and there but that room was too filthy to stay in for more than 1 minute, let alone play and eat in there and pay £2 for the privilege! Used the toilet before we left, again just dirty. (Despite there being a “cleaning” schedule on the wall) The cubicles were grubby and the floor didn’t look like it had been mopped in a while. There were toilet rolls scattered everywhere and the wall underneath the hand dryer was dribbled with brown splatters. I hope management read this and look into their hygiene issues. It’s a shame because this place used to be great. We won’t be returning in a hurry.

Been there a couple of times. theres always a nice choice of food. Always nicely cooked and very tasty. Service can be a bit slow, but overall I would recommend it.

We have visited the Restaurant many, many times whilst visiting the Steam Museum next door. Eating in the restaurant was always enjoyable and was one of the highlights of our day. What has happened?! I didn't recognize any of the original staff today and it seemed to be somewhat of a shambles. There were 5 of us. My daughter wanted a Jacket Potato but we were told there was a 20 minute wait for that so she ordered something else. Another family member ordered the Fish and Chips. We had all nearly finished our main course when the Fish and Chips was brought out. There were several customers who were waiting a long time for food and looked on the verge of leaving!

We visited as part of a coach trip - we chose blooms as opposed to Wyevale garden centre restaurant that is on site too.

We visited the restaurant last Friday lunchtime. There appeared to be a number of staff working but unfortunately all seem completely disorganised. One staff member took our order, served the hot food, then moved along to the till to take our order for hot drinks

We have had a roast here before but this was not so good. First we waited some time in the line. Then given a cold plate they used to be very hot. Staff were slow and not enough staff and food was not being replaced in the trays as they run low. The veg was cold and parsnips were raw. Only a dribble of cold gravy left and the cold drinks from the fridge were not cold must have only just been put in. Staff were bringing out food but not clearing tables not 1 table available was clear so we had to do this ourselves. No pepper just a salt pot and none on the other tables so my husband asked for some and was told "" it is on the table" We have had nice roast here but this was poor service and not good when food is cold and cold drinks are warm staff are not in slow gear but walking right past uncleared tables and ignoring them and people don't ask for pepper if it is"on the table" I hope this review is seen by a manager of Bressingham and these matters can be looked at as it is a shame that what was good has gone down hill

A quick break for me to refresh with a cuppa and look through some sale items. Very attractive building & surroundings. Shop a little lacklustre today but usually thoroughly enjoy a browse here. Great variety of plants and garden ware. Best place for miles

Well what can I say never have ive had such service Arrived and ordered a full breakfast and glass of milk £8 and some pence Sat down 2 members of staff but only 4 other people plus myself in at the time. 1 member of staff managed to make herself a coffee, run backward and foreward into kitchen area talk to other staff members about football BUT STILL MY BREAKFAST DIDNT ARRIVE the other group of people had to ask for 1 breakfast they had only been served 3 I Waited waited the staff made herself a butty then dissapeared i stood at till waiting to ask about my breakfast but noone around As i had been there 45mins i left Do hope the staff enjoyed the breakfast I paid for but NOT RECIEVED I KNOW MILK HAS GONE UP BUT £8 + for approx half a pint NEVER AGAIN I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO ASK HOW LONG BEFORE YOU PAY WOULD NEVER RECOMEND

GREAT choice of food and drink. What lets this place down is that it's get under staffed. Only two people working serving up food taking orders making drinks and taking payment. My food was served to my table when I was still in the que to pay and order drinks. There were 6 people in front of me waiting to pay and order drinks and have them made.

Decided to return to Bressingham Garden Centre Restaurant after a long absence.

The service was a little unorganised which let them down, but the food once we had been served was excellent and very good value for money. We had the seniors special deal which was dinner, pudding and tea or coffee for £9.50 We complemented one of the chefs on the lovely food.

We waited ages for food and when it finally arrived it was stone cold. Very disappointed with the service in the garden centre. Will take a picnic if we go again. Staff were pleasant enough but were disorganised and seemed to be lacking in experience.

We were told that our hot food would be 6-7 minutes which we thought was acceptable. Over 20 minutes later we were still waiting. After chasing them up it eventually arrived. Our tea was cold by this time so they agreed to give us a fresh pot free of charge. The restaurant is inside a tent type structure, and although they had heaters on, it was freezing. Therefore having to wait such a long time for our food was not enjoyable.

We decided to pop in at 11.15am today for a coffee. We were stuck in the queue for half an hour, and saw other people had been waiting ages. Rather than walk out we thought we'd stay in the queue and order an early lunch instead. This came around 12.15 so around an hour after starting queuing! Really regret not cutting our losses earlier and going somewhere else :(

I’ve had coffee and breakfast here multiple times and I enjoy it. Staff are friendly enough but I find the service a bit slow as they seem light on the tills. Sometimes only 2 people serving and taking money for a queue of people.

Went here with two of our young grandchildren so that they might go on the Spft play area after having their food. Food was very average and the drinks were ok!! Not overpriced but simply just average!

We called just after Christmas. There would have been a 15 minute wait for part of our meals while other dishes were readily available. We had to change our order as didn’t want to eat separately.

had over 60s meal deal, chrismas dinner, lovely and hot, yummy potatoes followed by delicious christmas pudd and brandy sauce then coffee, fantastic value for £10 each, will definatly come again

Staff seem to busy themselves doing all sorts of tidying jobs while expertly ignoring customers who are patiently waiting to be served at the counter. Food is OK but expensive and service is rubbish !

Popped in with my son for soft play and thought I’d get a bite to eat as starving. They have...

This was the best gluten free sticky toffee pudding Ive ever had. Would love the recipe!! A friend treated me...

All round a very disappointing experience. We ordered 2 sandwiches and a hot meal and were warned there was a...

Arrived at the end of breakfast time and queued for 15 minutes to order. Two of us had porridge that...

Terrible experience - the till service was so slow that the food went cold - 25 minutes in the queue...

My son likes the soft play here but often gets hungry and so we end up having lunch here as...

Stopped for lunch after visiting the garden centre we really wish we hadn't. The bread was dry in our sandwiches, two of us had 'hot' sandwiches they were cold, one of us had the meal deal, a sandwich and soup for £7 however we were charged separately for this (an extra £3.50). After going back to the till for a refund we were asked to return when the queue was shorter! Very poor service, when telling the staff that the hot sandwiches were cold they said it is only the bread that should be hot not the filling! They have a visitor book to leave reviews in, if we had read this before deciding to eat there we would have gone elsewhere because most of the reviews were bad. Will not be going there again.

Had amazing day looking around the garden and the beautiful plants was so peaceful and lovely in the sun

This is a great little stop for lunch if you are planning on visiting the steam museum for the afternoon. It's really spacious and lots of options. Definitely handy with a little one!

We went to see if we could have a roast at 2.25pm. Yes we could, but they would be finishing in five minutes. We had the roast beef and all the trimmings, which we can say was lovely. The beef was perfectly cooked and the parsnips nice and crispy. I could have happily ate a whole plate of the roast potatoes, really lovely. We had Eaton Mess for deserts. Very enjoyable meals and very pleasant staff. Especially the young lass, near the desert area, with slight short gingery hair and the two young men with a beards. Thank you.

On our visit we had a lunch in the restaurant. There were a number of tables available.After looking at what was on offer. We made our selection. I had Hunters Chicken with salad. I felt the meal was average to the type of establishment . I would if visiting again I would look to having a meal again.

I like to stop for a coffee and scone while in the garden centre. I find the coffee a bit strong do always ask for just one shot but they are quite accommodating. They offer a range of hot and cold food but we just had coffee and scones which were good.

They have a small kids play area inside. £2 for members and £3 for non members.Service is very slow, even when it's not busy. I had carrot cake, I have never had carrot cake that was that dry.

I sometimes go to Blooms for a morning coffee, either alone or with a friend. I like the place as there is no piped muzack in the eating area, and in fine weather it is nice to be able o sit outside. I took three people with me for afternoon tea and none of us enjoyed the experience. I waited a while to get served to ordered the drinks we wanted and the afternoon tea. We had a table reserved outside. Given that there were four of us and the table had to accomodate four cups, saucers, plates, tea pot and the two stands with our food a larger table would have made sense. The sandwiches - oh dear! The egg mayoniase was edible, but one was badly cut and the egg was running out. The cheese and cucumber was awful! The cucumber was thicker that the cheese and still had the peel on. The ham and tomato was edible. The scone was good as was the jam. The cream was whipped and may have been thickened with icing sugar. And then the top of the stand. Three types of sugar bombs. A sort of chocolate rocky road, but the taste was pure sugar. A Vienese something with a unnnatural pink filling. And then - what may have been intended as a Battenburg but the sponge was all one colour, divided by a jam or unknown origin. The surround was a slimey pink substance that defied description. The service was non-existant. My friend had to go and ask for out tea pot to be refilled. No one came out to ask if everything was alright, or to offer to refill the tea pot. At £16 for two people this was over priced. There was no elegance to the presentation of the food, which to me is a very important aspect of any eating experience. Seriously over priced. I was very disappinted with the whole experience.

Sunny Day we elected to sit outside, clearly a considerable investment had been made at some point, utterly spoilt by chronic lack of staff very dirty tables and weeds competing with featured shrubs adding to an air of scruffy neglect One third of the outside decked area was cordoned off with fluttering red/white tape to protect an interesting collection of broken tables ,chairs and rampant weeds growing through them, we assumed a coach of bored elderly day trippers had trashed the area a month or so ago no doubt to pass the considerable time while waiting for the paltry offerings of food to be organised.

We visited on Thursday 29th June 2017 and had the over 60s special value lunch. This was excellent in every respect and very good value, couldn't fault anything. But serving starts at 12 noon on the dot! We queued at 11.57 and the server stood there waiting for exactly 12 noon and then commenced serving which we found rather amusing! Staff were pleasant and helpful. Will definitely return.

Disappointed with the visit. We went for afternoon tea Staff were not very helpful. No plates were given to eat from. Coffee/tea were good as were the sandwiches although somewhat limited. The cakes were shop brought and tasted if nothing but sugar.

Standard Wyevale attached to the Bressingham steam museum. Has obviously been freshly upgraded, although outside quite tatty, poor advert for a garden centre. Good selection of cakes, teas, coffees etc. Friendly staff, clean restaurant, Small garden centre attached.