Camellia's Restaurant in New Forest

Refused to serve despite serving and taking orders from large disorganised group in front of me. Well before end of lunch and despite standing less than 1metre from the food choice. I am diabetic and needed to eat urgently. Made to feel a nuisance. Will not be returning.

We ate late afternoon ordering cheese scones which seemed home made and were extremely tasty. Arrived with Lurpak butter and didn’t take long from paying to receiving. The coffee was very nice too. We’ve seen the reviews about unhelpful staff and we found them to be fine, would recommend

I have brain damage and tumour. I used to go there. My puppy weed on a smaller pots while I was speaking to 2 guys wrapping Christmas trees . They didn’t remind me of my error. Then I was stopped at the tills with people around waiting to pay and shift manager told me off in public. I felt humiliated. She is half my age . I have told everyone in garden centre about my issues. I told shift manager that I feel humiliated and there was no need to be approached like this. The guys doing Christmas trees could have told me. I don’t hide my brain issues. I tell everyone. I am very friendly. We were using this garden centre a lot and I was always watchful of my puppy . My puppy is a yourkshire terrier. We always give him a walks few times a day. For the lack of customer treatment when they know about my condition, I give them 1 star .

Food is good but the service is very poor. The staff are so miserable and offhand. I wouldn't recommend this place at all as the well below expected attitude makes the visit intolerable Much better places around. Something is very wrong there . Proberbly the most unfriendly service I have encountered in a long while.

I met here with a friend and we were looking forward to spending a long time here over a leisurely lunch. On arrival we decided to have a coffee first so went to the restaurant. Whilst waiting we looked at the menu and I was most disappointed that there was only one dish on the menu that didn't contain meat. I couldn't believe that in today's world the only thing on the ENTIRE menu without meat was a curry which I didn't fancy on a Sunday. When I asked a member of staff why this was the case, she informed me that there was only chef in the kitchen. I wasn't quite sure how that was relevant as the menu was already printed. I appreciate that nowadays there are many different dietary requirements which cannot always be met in every establishment, I would certainly expect there to be at least a couple of options without meat.

Turned up with a friend for Sunday lunch to discover that the only had ! meat free option (a curry}on the menu When we queried this were told they were short of staff in the kitchen Bought two coffee and when asked to speak with manager no manager available ,ask to them speak to restaurant supervisor and although we were there for a good twenty minutes no one appeared My advise is if you want a meat free meal don't go there and Camellias you need to look at your menu and take complains and requests Seriously

My partner and myself had a meal here last summer and enjoyed it so much we decided to go again today .I had Cottage Pie and veggies which was fabulous and my partner had the Beef Casserole with veg and said it's the best he has had in a long time. We drove from Tadley Mr Basingstoke and was not disappointed with the food we had. Planning a return visit soon. The service was excellent and friendly.. .

I’ve had 3 Christmas lunches this year all local and this was by far the best, traditional vegetables plus red cabbage, roasties potatoes and parsnips. Good amount of turkey meat. Absolutely super.

Only offering is standard breakfast items. Counted 11 staff members - so how come it took 32mins to prepare egg on toast and full English? Order arrived - missing an item. Tea drunk long before food arrived.

So disappointing used to be a lovely place to eat food has gone down hill. My mother ordered jacket potato and prawns the prawns were very watery and no flavour, the butter is on the side but the prawns are already on top of the potato so don’t see the point in the butter being there. I ordered Brie, bacon and mango chutney panini and got a ham and cheese toastie. Definitely not what I ordered really disappoints me if I have to complain so I kept it but it wasn’t very nice so made me feel more gutted that I didn’t get what I ordered. Lady came over when I had finished playing with what I had and said I’ve given you the wrong thing didn’t I. Hmm yes but why didn’t I get a refund offered for the difference since I paid more for a panini or a discount off a pudding a gesture would have been nice.

Started visiting once a week for breakfast.High quality local produce, better than most I have encountered.What makes this a great start to the day is welcoming, friendly staff for whom nothing is too much trouble. Will try lunch here soon.

Although it clearly states they are short staffed and have cut the menu, there is still a very good selection to choose from and service was good. Good portion size, Food was hot with plenty of vegetables.

We only popped in for a cake and cuppa but saw steak and ale stew and dumplings on the hot plate. Sold! It was fantastic and 5 different types of veg too! I was thrilled.hubbys Sausage roll was tasty and Victoria spong was lovely too. Serving staff were kind, quick and efficient. Well done everyone.

Afternoon tea is still very good with a wide and varied selection but the price is £14.95 up from £9.95 last September. That was exceptional value - it's still worth going for the quality.

I have visited Camelias at Everton Nurseries numerous times over the years and most Sunday's over the past year. There have been several occasions that Roasts have been disappointing but the majority have been very good. Today's visit started well with a reserved table and good menu choice and a very short queue to order main courses, desserts and drinks for five. Camellias is now back to self service for cutlery and tap water and a lack of cutlery was quickly resolved. Main courses arrived very quickly (2 within 5 minutes and 3 within 10 minutes. Missing vegetables on 2 Mains were resolved quickly. After 20 minutes we asked where our drinks were and they arrived 10 minutes later. After 40 minutes, 50 minutes and an hour we asked where our desserts were and nothing was cleared away and finally 2 desserts turned up, still with mains not cleared away. In the end we were refunded for other desserts as we gave up. Sadly service has been an issue for several months but it has reached the point where I can no longer recommend Camelias on a Sunday. I cannot objectively comment on other days of the week. Avoid!!

2pm no joy being served in cafe in Southampton so decided nip to cafe in Everton garden centre. Looked up online closing time, closed 4.30pm, lots of pics info no other re times stop serving... been twice before lovely so thought safe place to go. Took over an hour to get there, by 3.15pm, picked a table so had table number, food on board not available anymore, oh, we just want a sandwich. She told us - Stopped serving sandwiches at 3pm. Only cakes on display to eat. I thought- Closes 4.30pm, no mention last food served online, sure had sarny later than 3pm here before, why isnt that clearly mentioned online?! Closing time is pointless. Important time is when can get last basic cafe type food! I have to wonder, do places not need customers anymore, i really dont understand why companies turn away willing happy to pay customers! Doubt if go here again, will have lost hundreds a year from us as brought family here in past, was going to again... but think will go elsewhere, plenty of places in New Forest to eat.

Camellias cafe restaurant - Everton nurseries Christchurch Rd, Everton, Lymington SO41 0BF I had missed my turning so pulled into Everyon garden centre carpark to turn around, to notice they had a cafe .. perfect can stop here. Really glad we did. The actual garden...

Really excellent afternoon tea; good selection of freshly made sandwiches and a mouth watering hot crispy pastry sausage roll made with good quality meat. Then lovely scones with clotted cream and jam and an extensive selection of cakes, chocolate dipped strawberries and a lemon pannacotta....

Four of us visited at lunchtime as a treat for my dad’s birthday. Both mum and dad had the beef pie with veg which looked great - nice large portions too and the veg look cooked very well ( not over done). My daughter had...

My daughter had ordered cream tea to be delivered as a gift for Mother’s Day. This is the second time we’ve ordered them and we weren’t disappointed!! Arrived boxed up and contained brown and white finger sandwiches, a savoury pastry. Scone, jam and clotted cream....

A great afternoon, Covid friendly, lots of sandwiches and stunning cakes, tea flowing, no rush, great friendly service and good price I would totally recommend.

The system established for serving food is excellent. As was the coffee. It’s a light, sunny and airy place to eat and a delightful oasis if you’re in this neck of the Forest.

Stopped by Everton Nurseries for a cream tea this week. Fantastic service from our server, Jay. A very proactive employee, without us having to ask, he contested to packaged up the scenes, cream and jam we could not finish. Hang onto this young man, he...

We had a wander around the garden centre, and decided to have a late lunch. We both ordered baked potatoes with tuna and sweetcorn. The staff were lovely, the food was got, tasty and well presented. We would definitely recommend this restaurant, and will be...

Wow lovely afternoon, staff ,food ,price absolutely lovely . We pre booked the afternoon tea after seeing it on their website and it wasn't a disappointment. We were made to feel welcome and offered a coffee while waiting for one of the group to arrive....

Beautiful place to visit, especially for older people. The service is great and it's very scenic too. Its especially nice if you're into plants and gardening.

Met up with my sisters for lunch last week which was lovely so booked a return visit for afternoon tea. Didn’t disappoint. Beautiful cakes, scones and sandwiches. Nicely presented and served with lots of tea and coffee. Staff were well versed in social distancing and...

Had afternoon tea which was superb, lovely assortment of sandwiches and savoury pastry. Fruit scone clotted cream and jam, and assortment of delicious cakes, plus as much tea and coffee as you wanted. Excellent service staff very friendly. Throughly enjoyed tea.

First time visit to the restaurant/cafe. We had the Vegetarian Breakfast and a Bacon Sandwich, which were both lovely, but the staff won our approval the most as they were very efficient and very welcoming and looked like they really enjoyed their time there. Will...

A nice place for lunch. Several hot dishes on offer and plenty of vegetables. The desserts and cakes are lovely. Great value for money.

Not been for a long time and disappointed with lunch, my panini was OK,but my husbands meal was very poor. Piece of pie looked good in dish but was half the size when his lunch arrived, very small indeed.. Only 5 Baby potatoes, and sprouts...

Stopped passing by for a quick lunch. My mum had a toastie and I had a panini. Both were very nice, the toastie had hand cut ham which pleased my mum and plenty of it. I had loads of goats cheese in mine with peppers which was also nice. Both came with crisps and salad garnish which was fresh. Hot options looked good and they were serving Xmas lunches. Very busy place.

Only usually have a coffee but this was the third meal have had. Very popular with locals and lots of tables reserved. Good choice of specials from hot to salads and sandwiches. Steak and kidney pie new potatoes cabbage peas carrots broccoli mashed Swede. Order at counter and brought to your table. Steak and kidney pie and cottage pie seemed very popular

Had a lovely breakfast there this morning. Very good value, brilliant service and friendly staff. Can't wait to go back for coffee and some of the lovely looking cake.

Had a breakfast there for the first time today good value for money with a nice outlook on the plants and flowers.The coffee was nice and hot, and the breakfast was ok, but for me the sausage was not cooked long enough as it had very little colour on the outside. The cafe is beautifully clean.Had a look at the lunchtime menu and that looks really nice with quite a few choices, so we will give it another try.

Called for a couple coffees and had one meal during our visit in area. Always fantastic service and excellent food

When I had 'regular' visitors to stay, we wanted to try somewhere new for breakfast and thought of Camellia's as we were going to spend the rest of the day in LymingtonOn a full menu, their Full English and Sausage sandwiches caught our eye We also brought some of their delicious scones for breakfast the next day As somewhat of a scone-aficionado, really recommend the stilton & Quick friendly service , also seemed to do a roaring to-go trade

If you are local ... It is like a mini 'Stewarts'. Generous portions, good value, quick service. Job done.

Very impressed despite living so close never been and look forward to returning for a full meal as the daily changing menu looked excellent.

Often pop in for a coffee when visiting the garden centre. Service is always pleasant and the coffee in the past has always been good. Unfortunately, recently the coffee has been cold. Perhaps there is a problem with the machine being used.

I cannot count the number of times I have driven past the nurseries going here or there so after some cold day volunteering I decided a cuppa was in order.

Popped in for lunch on Saturday get your table number order your food pay and wait for delivery very nice went back for pudding again order and wait and coffee very reasonable clean and tidy thanks I would recommend this restaurant

The restaurant at this garden centre offers great home cooked food, lovely fresh ingredients.

Helpful staff regarding food allergies. Excellent choice of lunches and scrumptious cakes. Festive season essential to book, very very popular for Christmas lunches.

Whenever I have visited this restaurant for lunch at Everton Nurseries, it has always been full of diners enjoying a meal from the wide choice of options. Among the menu choices has been Lymington Crab, Pheasant, Duck, Chicken, Lamb, Pork, and more recently a Christmas Lunch with Turkey and all the trimmings. It even came with Christmas Crackers on the table and all for under a tenner! Usually the meal is completed with five vegetable items and all is served quickly and carefully by the dedicated staff. Well worth a visit.

Situated in the garden centre restricted menu but what you have is excellent ,very well cooked and served hot . Staff polite an attentive to your needs. All food is on show for you to pick and is freshly made.

A very good priced breakfast and delicious food. Friendly staff and a great place to take the dog. We will definitely return on our next camping trip. A delicious looking lunch menu!

Choosing to avoid a possible lunch-time rush we had a mid afternoon drink in the comfortable seating area. A pleasant place serving some local drinks and a wide selection of diet-busting cakes.

Very nice restaurant with a 'covered ' outside area. A good choice of food, everything reasonably priced. Just too much lettuce in sandwiches.

Always prompt friendly service. Menu always looks very appetizing but to date have never tried. Staff are always so polite and helpful

I had a light lunch. It was quite busy. The service was good and there was a good selection of meals. I’d like to go back to try one of their hot meals.

The restaurant has a large indoor room and a conservatory space for almost outdoor dining. The menu is extensive and the food very tasty. Nice atmosphere. Good browing afterwards in the Garden Centre of Everton Nurseries.

Called into this garden centre for lunch on the way back from IOW. There is free parking outside.

Looked nice and was recommended by a friend. The place was not at all busy, about 50% full but my first two meal choices had sold out, this was at 1 pm. I didn't really fancy any of the others but had no time to go elsewhere so chose a pork meal. Did not really enjoy it as I would have not normally have chosen it. Also the cutlery baskets were empty and had to ask for knives. My husband enjoyed his meal but I don't think I would visit again unless I just wanted a cup of tea.

Called in with my mother for a wander round the garden centre. This lovely cafe/restaurant was inside and we decided to have lunch. It was very tasty and I felt there was a good variety of dishes being served. Cakes looked lovely. Plenty of seats but we were there at 2.30. Staff so helpful and pleasant. I needed a wheelchair for my mother as we were going to have a wander round the outside, the gentleman who served me kindly offered to get it.

Restaurante situado en el Everton vivero. No comedor lujoso, pero la comida era muy rica y excelente relación calidad-precio. El venado a la Bourguignon no ha sido en este año cuando hemos visitado, pero si es, que recomiendo encarecidamente. Normalmente hay una opción de 10 comidas calientes y una pequeña opción está disponible si lo prefiere.

Mi padre y yo llamé en la oportunidad, y por 10. 30 ya estaba ocupado. La decoración es anticuada, de hecho decidí, iría tan lejos como para decir que estaba en mal estado, sin duda, en comparación de muchos centros de jardín estos días - soy un blogger de viajes y comida, así que quizás simplemente esperaba demasiado?

Después de una hora o así elegir plantas que llamamos en restaurante en el centro de jardín de camelias para una comida rápida y era más que sorprendidos por la variedad y el precio, la comida estaba caliente y muy bien presentada. . Cordero, curry y muchos más, hay para todos los gustos. encontrará el restaurante en el centro de jardín de everton. Everton Hampshire.

Visited last year and was disappointed. Returned and was very pleased. Seems to be under new management and the food and service was excellent . Will definitely return .

We have eaten several times in this restaurant and the food has been excellent every time if you like good wholesome food nicely cooked do pop in great menus with roasts on Sunday you won,t be dissapointed

Este es un café a Everton Viveros, siempre hay varias opciones de comidas caseras, todo acompañado con verduras. Las comidas son muy suculentos y recomendaría camelias. Llegar temprano ya que se llena.

This restaurant has recently undergone a management change. This has not changed the formula of plenty of main courses, freshly cooked daily (8 today). Together with a choice of snacks. Plenty of well cooked vegetables (not too hard not too soft). Worth a visit.

Called in here for lunch and was very pleasantly surprised. The food was very tasty, excellent value and served by very friendly staff. The restaurant is light and airy and very clean.

Pleasant bright room with nice decor and roomy comfortable tables. The staff were friendly and helpful and didn't hesitate to assist customers with carrying trays to their tables . We had steak and mushrooms pie with boiled potatoes, cabbage,carrots,peas,swede and cauliflower. It was perfectly cooked. We liked that there was cold water in jugs to help ourselves too and the coffee was very good. We were thanked and wished goodbye when we staggered out full to the brim and very happy. We fully intend to return.

Needed refreshment so stopped for a ginger beer and took advantage of the free wi-fi. Staff were friendly.

If only the staff would backflush the coffee machine! The surly staff spoil this cafe and the poor quality of the coffee is a shame but the selection of cakes is good and there is pkenty of seating. Generous provision of tap water and glasses.

On my way back from the Isle of Wight where I go for business I like to stop at this garden centre to break up the journey and get a late lunch.Called in around 1.45 and there was a lovely selection of hot home cooked food. They stop serving hot food at 2pm.You have to find a table and order at the counter with your table number and they bring the food to you.We ordered cottage pie with vegetables and liver and onions with vegetables and what a fine selection there was of carrots, peas, cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower, all cooked just right.Really enjoyed our food and at just over £20 for two hot meals and soft drinks we thought it good value.It is also great to have a wander around the garden centre and look at the lovely plants and gifts they offer.

Have been visiting this establishment for quite a few years, and always very satisfied!Sadly there seems to be a change that has occurred in the last few weeks , and it doesn't seem the same!The staff all look like extras from the Village of the damned, not a smile in sight and seem to have lost the will to live, I don't know if that is because they seem a lot younger than the previous staff!The food seems to be lacking in former quality and portion size, which is a big shame, as the food was always excellent !I hope the situation is rectified very soon, otherwise I may have to visit other similar establishments!

Stopped for lunch here as we have eaten here previously and enjoyed . Noticed some changes but menu seemed the same . Very disappointed food wasn't hot veg including potatoes under cooked. I ordered Steak and mushroom pie . There was 4 pieces of meat and few mushrooms . Left most of meal my family were also disappointed that good was only warm and veg undercooked. We will not be returning. Staff not as helpful or efficient as previously .

This restaurant is at Everton Nurseries and Garden Centre, near Lymington, but I"m sure half the people who go there do so just to use the restaurant. It really is amazing. There are an abundance of garden centres in and around Lymington, all with cafes and restaurants, and indeed all very good, but this has to take the prize. Every day there are half a dozen or more freshly cooked main meals. Shut your your eyes and I would defy you not to think that what you are eating hadn't been cooked by your mum! Usually at least 5 differently freshly cooked vegetables on the plate, all cooked to perfection, and the pies of various sorts are as good as you will get in any fine diner.It's a large plateful of heaven. If it's sandwiches or lite-bites you want, they too are delicious. This is the best eating place for miles. If they opened and did evening meals there would be a queue. Wonderful

Good food but very noisy and quite expensive for a fairly small garden centre. Usually only have morning coffee.

Worthy of another review as when we were on holiday for a week we ate there every day! Just as good as we would have cooked at home and a good menu. Wish we lived closer!

As a frequent visitor to Everton nursery for my plants this is the first time I have tried the restaurant. What a lovely surprise with an excellent selection of home made savoury dishes such as fish pie, cottage pie, steak pie and quiche. I opted for the sweet potato and lentil soup which was delicious and served with a warm baguette. I will definitely come here again.

Based at Everton Nursery, after or before buying all your garden bits and pieces, enjoy a good family meal. Good selection on a daily basis.

How many places can you go and eat a lovely hot meal with 10 varieties of vegetables and meat on one plate? Needless to say the portion was large. Excellent, and good value too. I did not think to ask if they did smaller portions for those with smaller appetites, but it cannot hurt to ask.

Well cooked satisfying lunch and tea meals at perfectly reasonable prices. In addition to a wide ranging menu on weekdays, there are a variety of roasts.on Sundays.

We had an exellent meal at Camellias and was surprised to see a selection of 6 vegetables on the plate, all cooked correctly, Would recomend for a reasonable priced lunch

What is not to like Beautiful cooked fresh chopped veg or salad. Home cooked pies and stews better than any pub grub. The price is very reasonable and huge portions. Very popular with locals and they serve alcohol too. Glasses and jugs of water.... Don't get that at pubs...Had the lamb and mint hotpot.. Yummy

Visited here for the first time on the off chance. Lovely garden centre with a large varity of plants however customer service is some what to be desired. We went to pay for the plants, there was no more than 5 people in the que. There was an older man servicing at the till. When a younger boy came over, he snapped at him and told him to get on the till now. The young boy explained that he was already assisting a customer with some plants and only popped over for some tape. The man on the till they shock his head and started insulting the young boy to a customer! ! Me and my mum honestly couldn't believe how rude this member of staff was and I will not be returning.

good restaurant fine dinning i came here for a brackfast.the food was good and fresh made.nice place to eat or to stay to relax and have a tea

I enjoyed lunch here with friends, good home cooked meals and a varied menu. It was quite busy, but there was plenty of room inside or just outside in the greenhouse surrounded by plants. A good selection of cakes and their Sunday roasts are good too.

always very busy food good, large portions . you have to book for Sunday Lunch . Excellent value . it can be rather noisy in the restaurant but there is an overflow area outside the main restaurant which is quieter.

Enjoyable lunch with big menu, cooked traditional dinners and jacket potatoes. Good choice of cake. Quiche with broccoli was very tasty. Staff variable, cheerful waitress but lady dishing out dinners reminded me of my school dinner lady. We sat outside in the glassed area which could do with a general tidy up but will definitely visit again.

Very popular for Sunday lunch. Book or come early. But popular during the rest of the week as well. Good home cooked food and snacks

Highly recommended for good home cooked traditional food in a garden centre setting. Very reasonably priced and good portions.

On my way back from Lymington I called into Camelias for a late lunch and whilst they had stopped serving hot meals I ordered a ham sandwich and elderflower presse and found a table and waited for my food to be prepared and delivered.The ham sandwich was amazing, lovely thick cut fresh bread with equally good home cooked ham also thickly sliced. The plate also contained crisps and a nice side salad.I really enjoyed the food and was really full. I would say the sandwich was really good value.

Good choice of home cooked food with gluten green options. Easy access for disabled, my elderly parents favourite place to eat.

Visited to look round the garden centre and had lunch. We both had jacket potatoes and salad. The food was okay but nothing special and the filling was not over generous.

During another trip to Lymington we called into Camellia's and it was very busy indeed and we got the last free table. You have to queue up to place your order and they give you a number on a stick to take to your tableWe ordered chicken and sweetcorn soup which came with a large piece of baguette and butter, also a Lasagne which came with salad and garlic bread.Both meals were lovely, the soup had lots of chicken in it and was very filling. The Lasagne was also very good indeed.Staff were pleasant and brought the food to our table.The Christmas shop was also open in the nursery and they had some nice things for sale at reasonable prices and you could definitely find something for those who are hard to please!

Pop in here most weeks for coffee, which is very good. Have had the odd sandwich, but nothing to write home about. The cakes can be very hit and miss, stale at times, and quite expensive too.Mainly frequented by older generation for their lunches, which I have not sampled for the prime reason that the food is put out on a hotplate from about 11:30am and just left until presumably all eaten (?). Sorry, but not for me.They could do with giving some members of staff a customer service course. Although a regular there is no recognition and interaction of pleasantries. Most weeks we feel we are being done a favour in being served!

Very disappointed with our lunch. The staff were miserable and not welcoming. My sister had the cottage pie, it was awful, so awful that she couldn't eat it. The mince clearly had not been drained properly so therefore all the fat had set around the meat, not appetizing at all. It was just thrown on the plate, no presentation skills in this place! We also ordered cheese baguettes, the bread wasn't fresh. The prices seem way over the top especially when the food and service is so poor. These kind of places are usually so lovely and ones that you want to go back to again, unfortunately this isn't one of them , we most certainly won't be returning.

I often come here when I visit the area. The prices are very reasonable and the quality is always good. The set-up is canteen style - you choose and pay for your food first and then it is brought to you. The kind of food on offer ranges from home made pie, curry, quiches and stews to light salads. Check the blackboard as you come in. The puddings are yummy - I would recommend the trifle if you have enough room! Portions are generous and the standard is consistently good. You can sit inside or outside - even though it I under cover. Down sides? It can get busy as it's very popular with locals. Get the early or book at weekends.

Following a business trip to Lymington it was time for lunch and despite extensive efforts I was unable to find a place to eat that was not packed out or did not offer parking so decided to set off and hoped to find somewhere on the way.I came across Everton Nurseries and tried their restaurant called Camellia's and was very impressed with the selection of delicious home made food they offered.You can see the dishes that are available, you choose your food and drinks which you pay for. They then bring your food choice to your table (they give you a number). The restaurant is quite large and was frequented mainly by retired folk and was clearly a popular place.Prices are reasonable with an average dish costing £7.95 such as steak pie or cottage pie which comes with a massive serving of vegetables. The do also offer lighter options such as sandwiches, scones and cream, biscuits and cakes.It is a great place to eat, very reasonable for what you get and you can have a mooch around the garden centre too.