Cafe Dutch in Welwyn Hatfield

I ordered a soup and a latte. The coffee turned up within 10 minutes and was told the soup was coming soon. I waited another 30 minutes and walked out without claiming a refund. It is utterly ridiculous to be kept waiting 40 minutes for a bowl of soup. I will never visit this establishment ever again.

Very disappointed, we had previously visited over a month ago and had a bad experience but decided to give it another chance. First we had to walk round the tables trying to find a menu, limited food selection on offer, but we ordered a sandwich, cake, jacket potato two teas and a hot chocolate. Hot chocolate and cake arrived unfortunately the hot chocolate was lukewarm and watery ,teas then arrived which were ok. Quite a wait for the sandwich which unfortunately was incorrect and had to be returned this was eventually replaced. 30 minutes after ordering I was still waiting for my jacket potato my tea was now cold and my friends had both finished. I asked what the delay was as it was hardly busy.The manager did get involved as i asked for refund but no explanation for the delay was given. Needless to say we will be looking for another venue.

We called in for a tea and coffee and had to take a seat to wait , why cant it be made there and then , the wait was almost 20 mins and yes we was told about the wait but for two drinks this is silly by the time the drinks arrived we was ready to leave . This system does not work they need people serving drinks at the counter .

The afternoon tea is priced well at £17.50 bur the egg sandwiches do not have mayo and the cranberry and Brie was a little tasteless, The scones and little cake treats are presented well and staff were very friendly and accommodating. If you don’t want to lay a fortune for cakes, sandwiches, scones and tea then I would definitely recommend. I would return yes

Great Mamma Mia night at The Dutch Market Place. Enjoyed a delicious moussaka meal, followed by The Mia Mammas providing a super trooper of an evening of great Abba songs, then finishing their set with a selection of disco tunes. Lots of fun and dancing had by all!

I’m not sure what is happening at The Dutch. It was a wonderful experience to go for lunch, lovely sandwiches, soup with warm rolls, outstanding cakes all at reasonable prices. Now the sandwiches are prepared in advance, very little filling and no changes can be made to your order. This is a joke especially when they charge the earth. Soup is served with bread and butter - seriously make an effort. The cakes taste nice but they aren’t fresh, especially when you can tell they have been in the fridge. I bought a sausage roll from the deli and it wasn’t cooked properly. The cost of going out has increased across the board however we DON’T need to be ripped off with poor quality, pre-made products that aren’t worth the money. People of a certain age will accept poor quality, pre-made products which can’t be changed - ALL OVERPRICED.

My husband & I took a friend for Christmas Dinner today and it was excellent. We were looked after by a lovely lady. The dinner itself was larger than I was expecting and was so tasty. There were 2 choices of dessert. Even the crackers were quality. I would thoroughly recommend and may even return for seconds myself!

Ripp off menu prices. Won't go again! Why? 1. Toasted cheese and onion sandwich on white bread, cost £8:00 (£7:95) ?? 2. Had to search for the onions in it! 3. The salad bulked up with rabbit food, the lettuce (60-70%) 4. Salad very soggy and lifeless. 5. Coleslaw salad drowned in mayonnaise ! In summary: Ripp off prices Poor value for money Poor quality Probably prepared by apprentices No quality control on the food leaving the kitchen Etc. A recommendation: Dutch Nursery cafe director to visit the cafe at the SUNSHINE GARDEN CENTRE, near Muswell Hill, and to learn how to run and offer better quality and value for money food service. At Sunshine Gardens all toasted sandwiches: Have three different filling choices On brown bread Costs only £5:00 Mature- experienced staff employed

Very unhelpful staff…..a smile wouldn’t cost you anything and the food was awful….bacon was 90% fat and bread stale…..would never eat there again !!!!!

Go to the Dutch nursery most weeks on this occasion turned up at 11.20 waited in the queue for 9 mins ordered my jacket potato and was told lunch menu is at 11.30. I replied that’s only 2 mins away he went out to the kitchen and told me I still couldn’t order before 11.30 which just astounded me . So I decided to seek out a manager who apologised and then carried on sweeping up. What a let done £22.00 a week over at least 40 weeks a year glad you can afford to loose custom like that 😡

Lovely restaurant with fabulous coffee and cake.It was raining heavily today and because we had my dog with us we sat outside.Two lovely members of staff helped us dry the table and chairs and set up an extra umbrella.The weather continued to be terrible and we were still getting wet.The same kind lady spoke to her manager and we were allowed to sit inside.I felt the staff really went the extra mile to help us despite the fact that the usual rules are that dogs do not come inside the cafe.We very much appreciated their kindness.We will definitely be back! We have had lunch here before on other occasions and it has always been lovely and fresh and service always excellent Thankyou so much

Went to Dutch Nursery today to buy bedding plants and popped into the café for a late lunch. Ordered jacket potato with cheese and beans which came with a huge fresh mixed salad. It really was tasty and very filling although we couldn’t leave the café without having one of their home-made cakes. Had a Bakewell slice which really was ‘to die for’ - the best we’ve ever tasted - and having family in Derbyshire believe me we’ve tried many! It was so good we bought more to take home! It’s a lovely spacious garden centre and café with such helpful, knowledgeable and friendly staff. Nothings too much trouble. The farm shop is an added bonus - everything under one roof! Must admit we always leave feeling relaxed after an afternoon there.

I have visited – today with a friend for brunch, so very disappointed. We went to the counter and asked for menu was told by the girl at the counter. They haven’t been put out yet but you can have cooked breakfast avocados bacon teacakes that sort of thing Okay so we ordered avocado on toast with poached egg. When it arrived I had chilli flakes sprinkled on the top I hate chilli so I had send mine back and ordered another one without chilli flakes. I tasted the avocado it was absolutely disgusting I don’t know what they did to it to make it taste so awful. It was an edible so unfortunately had to turn that too. I spoke to the manager who informed me that the avocado was frozen. I asked her if she had tasted it. Her reply was no because I don’t like avocado I suggested to her that she found somebody who did like avocado and ask them to try it, it was horrendous it didn’t even taste like food. I was so cross and just walked, out on another note. I was informed that if I checked the menu correctly I would’ve seen that the first dish had chilli flakes sprinkled on the top and then went on to tell the manager that I had tried twice to get a menu, but was informed they hadn’t been put out ??!? so I wasn’t able to read them. totally unbelievable such an awful experience. I will definitely not go there again. The ironic thing is that ten meters away it was possible to buy great avocados in the company’s food store!!! Also they should teach the cook how to poach an egg!!! Don’t get me started on the poached egg 😫

Restaurant I had lunch with my husband in May. We ordered different ingredients on the panini, side sale and skinny fries (£8 - £9 NOT cheap) The panini were good, however not grilled very well as half the ingredients was not in the actual bread. The fries were great. Unfortunately the amount of fries on both plates were very different. The kitchen staff said this is normal and we should be thankful as previously they only served crisps. I’m a regular customer at the Dutch however i will not be having lunch in the restaurant.

We were looking forward to breakfast having experienced very nice cakes here before. The food was tasty but we waited 45 minutes for the food to arrive, by which time we had finished our drinks, and unfortunately when it did arrive it was just short cold at best. Will gladly return for tea and cake but not for hot food

I nipped here for breakfast with a friend. My food came with an eyelash and other debris on the top. I was not offered a replacement by the wait staff, nor was the manager promoted to drop by l, as I finished my hot drink, to apologise or make any amends, despite knowing I was unhappy. My food was refunded (when I asked for this to happen) but the level of customer service generally, and particularly from the person running the café at the time, was appalling. I will return for a cuppa as I’m local and it’s a handy spot to meet friends, but I will never order food again. So disappointing.

We very much enjoyed doing the Easter Egg Hunt at the Dutch Marketplace. Looking all round the garden centre for clues & ending up getting some lovely Easter Treasure for both of our little ones. The excitement of finding hidden Easter picture signs was Great & ending with a cup of tea, juice biscuits, chocolate & Gingerbread meant for a very enjoyable event. Whilst the weather was not kind, we do look forward to future events like this one.

Great place for food, plants etc with delicious deli and real butcher! Great place to stop on the main road.

Very similar to Pearce's Farm Shop in Buntingford. Popped in for a bit of lunch and a drink. Lovely cafe with good customer service. Has a garden centre, gift and food shop. Nice place to visit if you are that way.

On the website advertising breakfast and looks good we went for breakfast No Breakfast Not Even Toast no sandwiches just cakes ! unbelievable very disappointing mind the scone was good but not for breakfast definitely not

Stopped during our shopping to haveca snack(bacon sandwich)We do like the new table service rather than the horrible queue that we had before lockdown which was so laborious and tedious. Much much better with the table service routine. Whilst there we did notice how well the waiters cleaned the tables and chairs between customers. Thanks for taking care of the customers so well

Love the Dutch Nursery! The food hall is excellent, always a large selection with lots of great bits. The cafe is great, food is really good. Staff are lovely and friendly. Always a pleasure visiting the Dutch Nursery, the best garden centre around.

We visited both the garden centre and the food hall. Both are excellent, with a good selection and excellent quality. The food hall has so many different goodies and the best quality meat so if you want good food, it's a great place to go.

We love The Dutch Nursery, the food hall has a great selection of fresh food, deli and store cupboard treats. The nursery has a wide selection of plants and flowers. The cafe is great value and the food is very fresh and tasty. The staff are so friendly and helpful. Thank you Dutch Nursery Team for being so amazing

Have often visited here for a coffee break but today decided to try lunch. It was absolutely packed (which is obviously good for business but not for the customers). One poor lady seemed to be the only one running around and serving people - she was great as she kept her cool and was very helpful. I ordered the Macaroni Cheese which was 9.50 and pretty tasteless - can only think they use very mild cheese. It was accompanied by a bit of garlic bread and a tiny salad. My sister had the spinach and cauliflower soup which was virtually stone cold. She took it back to reheat and had to chase it up about 10 minutes later as nothing had been done to it. I then made the mistake of ordering a sweet - lemon and sultana sponge which took at least 30 minutes with a chase to be served. The custard was stone cold but by this time we couldn't be bothered to go back to the counter anymore so just ate what we could and left. Sadly we won't be back to eat here.

Quality plants and shrubs and plant advice on offer if required. There is a lovely food hall, with fresh fruit and veg, a butchers counter and a samll dele counter. Cards and gifts are on offer as well as a gorgeous florist. The cafe is basic but offers quality breakfasts, lunches and even afternoon tea. All in all a lovely place to visit.

Arrived for lunch, but as it was just after 11 decided to have a brunch. Ordered and paid for at 11:18 was told it would be 15 minutes as they were busy - not a problem. We drank our coffee and still no food arrived. Food eventually turned up at 11:53 - 38 minutes wait. Not impressed. Would have been nice to have been advised of further delay instead of having to chase.

Might want to reduce your staff...especially the young ones who spend most of their time on their phones....one lad actually took a call whilst trimming cauliflower (had an earpiece in so had no idea I was there) and left an 8 inch knife laying around for anyone to pick up for 5 minutes. Was also hacking the cauliflower to death...poor training! Another one wasn’t even trying to hide his phone, I had to stand there till he had realized I was waiting at the till for him to serve me. Such a nice little break from supermarkets (all be it very overpriced) and ruined because of poor hiring.

Oh my. What a remarkable lunch? A 3 c ourse lunch that was as good in the food as it was in the price. I started with the soup which was so tasty. I asked and found out that it was cooked on site to a very high standard. The Turkey lunch was soo good. Turkey, roast potatoes, parsnips, stuffing balls, pigs in blanket, carrots and good old brussel sprouts cooked to perfection, tasty and hot. With a choice of puddings they finished of a lovely, lovely lunch. Thank you the Dutch Marketplace, great thanks to the staff and the suppliers who supplied fresh the trimmings thank you thank you. It is always a pleasure going there for lunch but this outstripped everything. To the management thank you for picking the right staff and looking after them so well.

By far the best place I have been to visit Santa, well organised, the most realistic Santa and no restriction on time. Santa takes his time with the children, engages in conversation and it is not rushed. I have been coming here for the past 10 years and they have always used the same Santa - he is brilliant. Food in restaurant is great although service can sometimes be a bit slow. Nice atmosphere and lovely staff. Thumbs up to the Dutch Nursery.

Went to the Dutch marketplace for a quick coffee and cake I got a salted Carmel brownie and it was delicious! Will definitely be coming back for more and staff was amazing and polite!

Visited the cafe with my mum for Sunday lunch. We chose the ‘roast of the day’ which was either pork or chicken. We both chose the chicken.When it arrived there was only a tiny splash of gravy and no option given for more. The meal was tiny and although others had come out of the kitchen with a Yorkshire pudding, neither my mums or my meal had one.My mum had to go back to the cashier to ask for more gravy, which we did get.The chicken was pink, the cabbage was tough, no condiments were offered, there wasn’t any stuffing and the meal was small for £10.95.For dessert mum and I shared a salted caramel brownie.This was disgusting!! We basically had a mouthful of salt which overpowered everything. Incredibly disappointed and very unimpressed.The total was 27.95. Total rip off.We will not be visiting again.

I often visit this place as has a nice feel about it and the restaurant is quite large and food very nice too. Restaurant not cheap but not too pricey either. The shopping area is interesting and has plenty of gifts etc. Plant area is good but a little pricey. Quality is good though. Worth a visit.

A first visit to Dutch Marketplace was an excellent experience. Restaurent was well organised, food was excellent, hot, plenty of it and very tasty. Great value for money. The staff were friendly and efficient and cleared the queue quickly. Nice to see the tables were cleared very quickly and cleaned well too. The rest of the centre was well laid out and lots of things to browse and all at good prices too. Staff very helpful. Some beautiful items a great place to shop all year round

I would like to tell you about the meats within the delicatessen. Before last Christmas we visited the Dutch Nursery and thought that we would place an order for a Crown of Turkey and a Rib of Beef. We picked thare up a few days before Christmas. We cooked the meats at Christmas and on carving which was very easy we ate the two meats and what taste it was. The meats were tasty and tender. Since then we always buy our meats from here. The service from all of the staff is so good.They are knowledgeable and seem to know most of there customers. I can finally say that the price of the meats are very reasonable and with that taste we will not go anywhere else.

Superb tea and wonderful lemon and sultana sponge cake.Having worked here many years ago,nice to go back and see still successful.

So much choice, lovely products that you wont get elsewhere. Restaurant very roomy and lovely food.would recommend for all

This is a lovely nursery and have been using the facilities for many years - food is very good and the merchandise is very interesting and varied. Many little outlets as well and lovely people to help.

We often use the restaurant and today we realised what a great place it is. I had a beef and horseradish sandwich which was great along with crisps and salad. My wife had a large sausage roll. We also had tea for both of us. Everything was clean and the cutlery was shining.

This was the first time I had visited the Dutch Marketplace and had a wonderful time. The staff were very helpful and friendly. The bacon bap I had was full of bacon and very tasty it was too. I thought the choice of plants was very good so was the price. The two hanging baskets I purchased are looking great in the garden. If I have a complaint it is I spent a lot of money but am delighted with what I bought. Will be definitely be back as I could not afford the wind-chime I fell in love it - great excuse to come and see you all.

You will see from my last review that things had improved greatly after the refurb . Unfortunately it seems to of gone downhill . The last three times we have been it has not been great . There was a great opportunity to make it a touch above the cafes at the chain garden nursery ., but the menu seems to of gone downhill along with the veggie choices . The salads are iceburg lettuce a couple of bits of tomatoe and cucumber . No lovely Italian leaves etc . The fish cakes were pretty disgusting ,thin ,overcooked and salty and clearly out of the freezer . If you want a jacket potato ,sandwhich or cake then that's fine but it's such a shame that they had the opportunity to have a nice restaurant . If only they could get a decent Chef .

Service a spot slow - lots of servers but quite a queue even though it was definitely Elevenses time!

Visited the cafe today with my elderly mother superb service as always lovely coffee and cake. It's always such a pleasure to visit and so helpful with the fact of offering alternatives for milk as I'm lactous intolerant

Admittedly I ended up at Dutch as I was looking for a different place. However, it turned out to be a fabulous discovery! The cafe area with seating overlooking the beautifully arranged nursery alone is a place you could spend all day!

Nice place reasonable food friendly staff but please sort the menu and process out .

We came to visit the garden centre and decided to do "A Ladies who lunch", The restaurant is bright. clean and airy and spaces to sit outside if the weather is good. There was a lot to chose from and we had a difficult decision on what to eat. We settled for sandwiches. While waiting for them we were looking at the meals that were being served. They all looked very nice and good sized portions. When our sandwiches came they looked and tasted very nice. The bread was very tasty and they were not mean with the filing. We decided to treat ourselves to a bit of cake, the lemon drizzle cake was to die for, We will definately be back if only for another slice of lemon drizzle cake.

I’ve visited here a few times, mostly for breakfast/brunch. The coffee is always a bit hit and miss, though I think it depends on who is making it. I think the staff out front could do with more barista training! The breakfasts are always good, and plenty of it! Though I would like to say, I booked here for afternoon tea with my mum as a special treat. And I can’t say We were disappointed! The food was lovely, and staff were really helpful and friendly! They couldn’t do enough for us, even though we could tell they were rushed off their feet! The sandwiches were lovely, and we were asked what we would like in them when I booked. The cakes were delicious and the scones were massive! I would definitely go again for afternoon tea!

Our food was late coming out and my bagel was huge it was a good place to go for lunch and do a bit of garden shopping

Good choice of freshly made food. Daily specials of hot food & soup. Large choice of sandwiches & tosties Lovely freshly juiced orange juice. Cakes are delicious You order at the counter & collect your drinks Then food is delivered to your table. It is licensed. Outside area overlooking the garden centre plants must be very pleasant in the summer. Tables are cleared promptly. Have not given it a 5 as the wait to order was very long only one person taking the orders & money.

The choice of food is excellent all during the day. My only gripe is that the staff are not interested in their job. On the day I visited there was a queue of 10 people waiting to be served with only 1 guy serving who looked as if he would rather not be there. Definitely need more experienced staff working at busy times.

We had a lovely 2 course xmas lunch for approx. 25 people at the Dutch Marketplace. The food was lovely and service excellent, especially given the size of our group. I would definitely return.

The Dutch is my favourite garden centre. I love the food hall. The self service café leaves much to be desired. Inadequate staff and lack of organisation mean long frustrating queues at lunchtimes, - waiting time for just a coffee or dessert could be 20+ minutes. This café needs visible management and better organisation at these busy times.

Popped in here for breakfast/brunch and a look at the Christmas bits and bobs. It wasn't too busy so we didn't have to queue too long for food, and we both ordered an English breakfast, orange juice and pot of tea. I was pleased that the sensible and friendly server agreed to swap mushrooms for an extra rasher of bacon, and that the fruit tea was available in a pot even though this was not listed on the menu.

I don’t know where to start... plodding into Christmas thinking Dutch nursery for some decs!!

What a great evening last night at their taster evening. Really good atmosphere as we tried various meats, cakes , curries along with wine and gin. Then a delicious hot pot on sale at the restaurant with some chilled wine. Perfect evening for all ages ( I was with my sister mum and nephew) and got to shop at the rest of the nursery as well. More of these evenings please and thanks to all the staff who were so friendly and efficient .

Expensive and poor quality products. My mum brought some small Satsumas from there when we got home three out of six were inedible due to them being hard and shriveled up inside. Staff did not care when we contacted them to complain and acted as though it's our fault. Will never go there again. Bunch of con artists.

I really lovely local hotspot, has a range of fresh products on sell from fruit and vegetables, to a fresh deli counter, with a butcher counter. An in house florist with always beautiful arrangements or they can make you up a fresh bouquet of flowers you like there and then.

I really like this place. The food in the restaurant is nice but you do normally have to wait. Not overly organised but I know that so wouldn’t dine there if in a rush. The food hall I adored when it first opened, the veg section still good and reasonable. However, my last few purchases at the butchers have been so disappointing. The butcher himself is very accommodating (not the owner, not a negative comment just have dealt with the butcher on more occasions). You need to keep an eye on the sell by date. So, the last few times I’ve bought steaks, don’t know if they hadn’t been hung long enough or been hanging around but we’re so tough. This is constructive criticism as your steaks used to be very good and reasonable, now seems more expensive and less quality. Btw, not my cooking regarding the toughness, am a trained cook. Please bring back the quality.

Super breakfast, as usual, last week eggs Royale, super too.

Saturdsy lunch time, not overly busy....ordered 2 jacket potatoes with tuna.... 50 minutes later and several requests for update, we were served two potatoes appx 3 inches round and totally scabby, obvious signs they had been reheated in microwave a couple of times, gave them back and claimed a very hard to obtain refund, sorry but a free coffee would not have persuaded me to eat that. Maybe food standards should be looking into this cafe.

Just had another lovely lunch at the Dutch. Perfect place for either a coffee and cake ( which are delicious) or a more filling lunch. Even though they are always busy the staff are friendly and food piping hot. Really recommend this place and then there is a lovely nursery centre to wander round and shop including a great food hall

Please change your soup recipe. Suddenly your courgette soup and tomato with basil soup are just like drinking coloured water. We visit on a weekly basis and your soups used to be lovely. Now the quantity is less and the quality poor.

saturday afternoon, family trip mother wanted to go there, god knows why, 15 mins to pay at the till, very little choice, i had beef strogonoff, little meat , vegtables disgusting, probably the worst food ive had since school.

Popped in for lunch Christmas Eve, we had a toasted sandwich & a ploughman’s great quality & presentation of food, staff very pleasant. Wheelchair friendly throughout.

Nice place, handy for hatfield and wgc. Pleasant ambience , warm , free internet , good menu - added attractions of garden centre and food sales - good value florist too. Food and coffee and service were very good ..... my only gripe ..... 1 rasher of bacon is NOT a portion

My Wife and her Brookmans park WI came here on Wednesday 13th December for there annual Christmas lunch.28 of them and everyone was delighted with there choices of meals.Service was excellent the food was served hot and quickly,no long waits for anyone.All in all well done the DN

What a lovely place! They serve proper tea leaves...you can brew it as long as you wish. The ambiance is perfect, lots of people stop by the cafe for a chat and catch up with friends. Food is always good and staff are very friendly.

I just had a really lovely Christmas 3 course lunch. Excellent value, excellent food and really friendly, helpful waitress. Very generous portion sizes and lovely touch with a very festive table (cloth, crackers and Xmas confetti).

A lovely centre with lots to buy,super Christmas goodies. The food was fine except the too solid sprouts, bet most veg discarded are undercooked sprouts! All staff very helpful.

This cafe used to serve a wonderful Sunday lunch, cooked fresh on site and a fairly decent sized portion.

Visiting my son at the Uni of Herts, and didn’t want a chain restaurant or greasy spoon breakfast, so we looked this up and made the 15 minute drive. Well worth it.

We came here for lunch today, hoping things had improved since our last visit ... sadly not. The chilli con carne and jacket were cold and had to be sent back. The toasted baguette was also sent back as the cheese hadn’t melted and was still cold and the same with the panini. Very disappointing. When our food was bought back, it was just plonked down on our table without a word of apology. To top it off the fresh milkshake was warm and almost tasteless.

Always had great cake and coffee but since ongoing refurb there is a greater choice on the menu . Especially hot food .

I have been visiting the Dutch caffe lately and can tell there is an improvement in food and service.

Had grandson for day wanted a treat, haven't been here for a while pleasantly surprised a new deli fresh meat from here cooked for tea delicious, had a very nice lunch food fresh and tasty, had a walk round some nice gifts to buy.

Decided to try out the Cafe at The Dutch Nursery after recent works. On previous visits, we had to wait ages for our food order. We hoped with the changes, that the service would have improved. Unfortunately, this is not the case. After waiting nearly 30 minutes for a bowl of soup and a panini, I decided to find out what the problem was. I was told it was on its way and we received the food. When I went to get a spoon, I was confronted by the male waiter, with my order receipt, who told me it was only 20 minutes, not half an an hour. As I pointed out to him that the order was taken at 39 minutes past the hour and it was now 10 past the next, that made half an hour. I was very surprised that the staff member confronted me, rather than apologise for the delay. The food was very nice, but the delay and behaviour of the staff member was unacceptable

Lovey café/restaurant clean and modern, great selection of food at very reasonable prices and next to a new food hall. More than just a garden centre

Fairly standard eatery attached to a garden centre. Wide selection of cakes, drinks and snacks. Staff member was polite and toasted croque monsieur came quickly enough. Scones slightly hard and probably not fresh on the day. Would visit again if ever have the need.

Nice little restaurant although service can be slow.Good selection of food and most important to me good cup of tea.

Had heard about this garden centre on what was an appalling wet day. There was lots to browse from food, books, pet supplies and clothes to name a few. We stopped in cafe Dutch for lunch. We both had a cold sandwich as we had a young baby to feed too. It was brought up with crisps and a side salad. It was all delicious, coffee was lovely. Good value. Staff are extremely pleasant and helpful. Nice little fruit and veg stall on the way out too. Two little moans - car park, too small, too few disabled bays and uneven. Also highchair was very dirty! We had to clean it before we used it and of course after use. All in all though a lovely place to browse, shop and eat.

I love the nursery here and the staff are so helpful. Parking is plentiful and it's quite near to my home. However, the food is quite nice but it has more of a canteen atmosphere and often looks like an average nursing home at lunchtime. Not very pleasant

Simple food, very busy on the Saturday when we went, had to wait in in a queue for a while. Lots of seating area inside and out. There is also a farm type shop, and good variety of gifts. Average prices, possibly expensive if compared with Dorset Prices. The roads are terrible around Hatfield, full of pot holes and I found the car driving a bit aggressive in this part of the country. So going to this cafe was a good place to chill out and the food was quite good.

We eat lunch on a regular basis at The Dutch cannot fault the quality of service or food, staff are extremely friendly especially Sue,Lena & Anders

Lots of parking. The nursery restaurant is bright, service is friendly. Food is o.k. Though I had one dish that was not a success, I mentioned this. Usually jacket potatoes etc. Quite nice. Coffees and teas good. As it attached to the nursery, it is nice to walk amongst the plants to buy, also there is an extensive gift section and some clothing for sale. Just a pleasant place to meet friends for a chat.

Visited as a family of 6 on a Sunday lunchtime. 5 out of the 6 meals were very good and value for money, unfortunately the 6th was very poor but when we asked to speak to the manager the customer service was excellent, a meal refund and offers of drinks. Have been regular customers for some time and found the food atmosphere and service to be good.

Good place for breakfast, lunch or just cake! Always a good selection with friendly & helpful staff. Can recommend

Eaten here a few times for breakfast/brunch. The food is of good quality, served well at a reasonable price!

Really airy cafe and lovely staff members with a great selection of pastries, cakes and snacks with your tea or coffee. However, I find the prices a little on the high side. Would probably visit more often if it was a little more reasonable.

My mum went on an organised trip for Christmas lunch from the warden controlled home she lives in, so it was all pensioners.she said that the lunch was £29 and that she dud not enjoy it what so ever! Reporting that the meal was cold, the Yorkshires were under cooked, the turkey dry and when thus was mentioned to the staff the reply she got was "oh" all in all a very bad show!!

More than just a garden centre, there's something here for everyone, gifts, clothes, flowers, plants, fresh fruit and veg, music and the icing on the cake is the Cafe, very good menu that seems to change regularly, a great selection of cakes and just a lovely place to sit and relax with friends for an afternoon coffee

inexpensive, well presented great choice of dishes overlooking the garden centre, lovely atmoshere, very helpful and polite staff. the coffee is very good - all the food i saw served looked delicious

I really like Cafe Dutch! The food is really nice, inexpensive and well presented. Very reasonably priced and the staff always so helpful!

Was pleasantly surprised by the different choices available. I had pate and my partner soup, both very tasty and would choose again.

This is another nice garden centre with friendly staff and a nice café where you can get a decent cup of coffee.They also serve a nice selection of cakes.For those with bigger appetites they serve good main meals too.You have a choice of sitting in the café with lots of artists pictures on the walls which are nice to look at and available to purchase. Or you can sit outside on a nice day and admire the plants and just relax and chill.

Another great visit to Café Dutch. Excellent coffee; very good cake. It was lovely to be able to sit outside and admire all of the lovely flowers.We visited during the Summer Event / Fete which made the visit even more fun.Both the café and the garden centre are well worth a visit.

We popped in here with our granddaughter, and were happy with everything. The food provided a good selection, was not unreasonably priced, and even more important, can quickly. Children's menu. Staff friendly to our granddaughter, will come back!

great little cafe serving varieties of food from sandwiches to cooked meals. Service was ok. Recommend the prawn sandwich which came with crisps and salad.

They have two restaurants / snack bar and we had a snack here. It was nothing special but having spent hours in the nursery it was a welcome place to sit down and have a snack.

We always enjoy going to cafe Dutch as the staff are so friendly and helpful, but recently the food seems not to be so good as they seem to have got cheaper suppliers and so the food isn't as good but still quite expensive.

This is a great place to buy your plants and their cafe is excellent we visited today and had lunch it really is a good place to go the food is very good and the staff are very friendly. If you want quality food and plants this is the place to go they also have special nights with a tribute act and a meal if you are in the area look in its great