Cooplands Secret Garden Cafe Driffield in East Riding of Yorkshire

We went in for a light lunch & choose from the menu to suit our pocket.However when we ordered at the counter the woman serving charged us over what we had calculated the bill to be as we always do!.When we questioned the total she said" oh everything has gone up but we havnt had time to change the prices on the menu yet!!! Omg I think that's terrible! The food we had was not worth what we paid. I had a mushroom omelette which was bland unseasoned & had rubbery mushrooms just stuffed in folded omelette!!

went in late morning around 11:30am for a coffee and cake. Got informed that the Carrot cake sitting on the behind counter, all sliced up ready to serve under its domed top, that it was' not ready to serve! ' Well.. went to Greggs instead, wont be going back in a hurry.

Had a jacket potato with cheese and coleslaw and salad The potato was warm the coleslaw was jus tasteless watery and inedible the salad was iceberg lettuce and bits of onion tomato etc

Lovely staff at this cafe but they do not give you enough milk & extra hot water for the tea so have to keep going up to the counter to ask & when I do they just give you half of a small jug of hot water.The tea is lovely but can be quite strong so we like to ask for more hot water so we can get a good 2 cups each out if one pot.Apart from that all great.

We visited the Secret Garden on a wet Saturday afternoon and was welcomed by a lovely young member of staff who I'm going to name (Talia) she was so polite and chatty which was a lovely warm welcome and made us feel very settled as my elderly mother can become very anxious around people due to dementia so thankyou to (Talia). Once we had settled at our table the four of us browsed the menu i then went up and ordered for us all. The ordering process was simple enough and i paid by card. The cafe is very clean but very dated and could do with a revamp and some money putting in to it to make us want to come back. Another Lovely member of staff called (Richard) chatted with us and again was very polite and was on hand if we needed any assistance its so nice when the staff make time to chat and say hello, Not something you get in all cafes. We all enjoyed our drinks but sadly although the food was presented very nicely and served very promptly the quality of the food was a huge let down for what we paid for it. There was no soup available due to no ingredients to make the soup which would have been ideal for my mother and her eating issues. We expected the quality to better than what it used to be when it was a cafe a few years ago but the new owner has clearly cut costs and is using cheaper options but charging more which is a little sad when people are struggling this day in age. All in all the only reason we would return is to experience the warm and welcoming feeling from the staff to whom we did not complain to about the food as they seemed to be busy cleaning and serving and its clearly not their responsibility when it comes to the quality of the food used maybe have a chat with the owner and voice the views of customers. Many of my friends and family have visited and felt the same and the new owners are never around to voice concerns too i wonder why!. Sad that its left to the staff to get the brunt end of the owners bad management and money making!

My partner and I called as we'd called to Driffield for the morning. We ordered 2 breakfasts my My partners bacon was fatty and hard sausages were overdone and the tomatoes were cold. Also we ordered tea for two and there only seemed to be enough for one. Also I noticed that the table next to us ordered a toasted tea-cake seemed to arrive burnt.

Dregs left to choose from at 14.45 on a December afternoon. 2 regular coffees, I small cherry scone which was dry and tasteless, and a small mince pie that was no better came to £8.90. Sorry to have to say this was disgusting value for money!

First visit after its reopened and very impressed. Quality of breakfast has improved a lot. Staff very friendly and helpful. Food, for me, could have been a bit hotter but perfectly warm enough to enjoy. May I suggest a bit of music i.e radio in background could add a bit of atmosphere to the cafe but maybe just me.Please try this cafe it’s good vfm.

Very pleasant cafe, good lunchtime menu with plenty of choice and some specials. Great value, breakfast only £5.50. Service friendly and surprising number of tables.

No atmosphere, feels like a retirement home. Bacon sandwich cold, dry with stale bap. Tasteless, not worth £3.80! Waitress may as well have thrown the plates on the table.

Sausage on white bap, ok but maybe sausages cooked longer. Coffee a little tasteless but hot. A little expensive for what it was. Over six pounds in all

As the cafe had recently re-opened we visited. £1.85 for a can of Pepsi !!!! £1.65 a slice of lemon drizzle cake Salmon sandwich had very small bones. When ordering my sandwich was told very brusquely “we aren’t doing salad at the moment” then I had to repeat that I wanted it on brown bread. Sandwich was served with a side salad !! And was only cut in half, not very presentable. Partner ordered a sausage sandwich, the bread cake wasn’t fresh. All this for just under £16.00 was very steep. The floor looked filthy, and the facilities weren’t any better either. Before opening, the owners should have decorated and given the restaurant a new, clean, fresh, and appealing look. When you sit in the conservatory you have dirty cream/grey exterior walls to look at. No I wouldn’t recommend this cafe to anyone.

Service slow, no menus or prices, no ketchup or brown sauce as not been delivered. Ordered bacon sandwich for me and mum, breadcake dry and tasted stale, bacon nice but only 2 rashers in very poor breadcake. Was told could only have latte or cappuccino, all I wanted was a normal coffee. Poor value for money. Extremely disappointed, appreciate they only opened 3 days before but they was not equipped appropriately.

Went in for a quick fried breakfast and a no-sugar fizzy drink. The only no-sugar fizzy drink available was Sprite (they need more choice of no-sugar drinks). The sausages in the fried breakfast weren't cooked for long enough (the sausages were pale-coloured throughout), there was a lot of fat on the bacon (which I cut off, but the bacon was cooked fine), the toast was barely toasted, and for some reason, there was no brown sauce available in the cutlery/salt/pepper area. When I asked for brown sauce, which it is normal to have available in eating places, I was told that they didn't have any; I was quite surprised at this, as it is normal to have red/brown sauce available, especially when selling fried breakfasts, bacon/sausage sandwiches, etc., as people normally eat these kinds of food with red/brown sauce, and it used to be available. A lot of the staff seemed to be new, as they didn't know how to use the till and the coffee-making equipment, and they were rushing around the place, but were otherwise polite; I and several other customers were waiting a long time in the queue, due to staff confusion with using the till and the coffee-making equipment. The Secret Garden Cafe has been great, until this visit. I think the staff are probably doing their best, under seemingly difficult circumstances, but it is not as good as it used to be. I don't know if there has been a change of management/ownership, but if so, it is not for the better. I hope that things improve there, in the future.

Quiche with salad and a prawn sandwich.. two packs of crisps and two coffee’s £17.75 No wonder the place is closing!

Still a great cafe. The staff are wonderful and do their best with a new management who clearly don't want to provide food. The stocks are very low of bund and cakes. The new owners the ASDA Issa Brothers Euro Garages company clearly haven't a clue.

We visited today, we do go for coffee every week, decided to have a meal today, never again, my wife ordered jacket potato with prawns and salad, very small potion of prawns the salad was 1 small 🍅 3 pieces of lettuce, plus tes spoon of Coleslaw I had a full breakfast paid extra for mushrooms and extra for bean's. Both meals where very poor Never again paid £26 00 for 3 meals. We all left very hungry. VERY POOR.

Ordered the omlette salad, disappointed in the size of both the omlette and the salad. Been here a few times and normally good portions. On reflection the price of £4 is what it was worth.

Called in for breakfast wish I hadn’t-plate swimming in grease , obvious it was warmed in a microwave Tasteless

Firstly I would like to point out I have regularly visited this cafe for years (at least 10) No complaints with the food at all. A good variety of snacks or light meals and always a good selection of sweet treats. Unfortunately since opening after the Covid lockdown a new member of staff has made a huge difference to the whole atmosphere in there. She always appears moody and not someone who you can pass the time of day with in fact I can say she is rude. Clearly she doesn’t want to be there. This is so disappointing as it stands out all the other staff work as a team, they are pleasant and come across as happy in their job. It has come up in conversation with other customers about this member of staff and by no means am I the only one with this opinion. I loved going in there to sit and have a coffee and a little passing conversation but have to say I now think twice, it’s just not the same and it stands out why. Sorry June you have to go !!

Great place for quick drink or nice lunch. Excellent customer service staff very friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend a visit

only had tea and coffee and yorkshire curd and date tart but was happy with it. Reasonable cost. staff friendly.

Having had a really nice lunch in Scarborough Secret Garden a few days ago we thought we'd pop in to the Driffield café today. How disappointing. I had a panini which was little more than warm bread with stained grill marks to give the impression it had been grilled, and was falling apart. The brie slice was so thin you could see through it. Side salad consisted of a smattering of sliced lettuce, half a cherry tomato and a thin slice of cucumber which was neatly sliced from edge to centre so that it could decorate the edge of a cocktail glass.Never again.

It's clear now that the head office is destroying the food served as they are changing the recipes and padding out the hot food fillings with tomatoes in the curry and mince fillings. The York's puddings are cheap nasty soggy ones not aunt Bessie's and it's clear that they don't care.I'm not paying to eat rubbish so it either is resolved or I'll go elsewhere.Staff do Thier best given the have to serve rubbish.Management need to get a grip.

We went into the café after doing our shopping, it sells a very good selection of cakes, at very reasonable prices, it is suitable for disabled people having disabled toilet facilitys and easy access,

This is a wonderful cafe to stop by for a coffee and brilliant chocolate cake. The special offer was well worth the money. The place was clean and tidy and the tables were cleared very quickly to accommodate the next customer. The staff were friendly and made us visitors to Driffield very welcome. Will definitely return

After having to change our plans we had to come to Driffield. We were looking round for somewhere to eat and hit upon this place. Only looked small from the outside - but is very big on the inside - with outdoor seating for better weather. The staff were friendly. A good selection of meals / snacks and drinks. Would recommend this place to go and eat in.

Steak bake was piping hot, burnt my new dentures! My Stake bake looked like dog food did not taste up to my standers! Terrible terrible service, saw a lady fingering the food! Driffield dose not have good bakers cafes and restaurants

We are regulars here and the staff are usually great, but Saturday morning we went in with family who were visiting, we ordered, but only two meals were served, my husband went to ask were the third meal was, and the new chef had not read the order properly and missed the third meal, she was told again by counter staff, when she brought out the meal she had missed out the extras which had been written down and the staff had mentioned it when mistake on order was seen, God knows what planet the chef was on, because she got something so easy wring. This is a let down to a once excellent cafe. Please get a chef who can read and understand other staff.

Stopped for coffee with a friend. Now I know the coffee is not good. Only do filter which is so week. Decided to have a pot of tea which was drinkable but week. And Plastic spoons. Not the best cafe in Driffield by any means. Don’t think I will rush back.

Very nice little cafe. We couldn’t decide what to have but saw someone else eating egggs on toast so we all had the same. There was a bit of a wait but it tasted delicious. Will definitely visit again

Met up with mother after work and had coffee and a quiche salad each. These were served to us warmed through, and the drinks made to our requirement. Pleasant surroundings, with an outside area, which is sheltered from the wind. Can become busy over lunch time so make sure you have a table before ordering meals.

We wanted to have lunch in the garden but never got to see it as the Lady behind the counter made it clear there was no access from outside and we could not leave our bikes outside nor bring them through the shop.

Gasping for refreshment on a sweltering day we dived into this wonderfully cool coffee shop, having found our usual haunt full. A table at the back offered a view of the tiny garden . Self service the order of the day with a good selection of cakes and buns. All put on a tray for us, a nice touch would have been the appropriate cutlery and napkins, otherwise friendly service and that wonderful air conditioning.

Range of food is ok, good if you are looking for a light lunch, great place for coffee and a snack. Staff friendly and helpful.

Cannot understand reviews that put this place down.

I wanted one of the meat dishes in a Yorkshire pudding on the menu but they were not available (only curry, corned beef hash and one other) so I chose a ham omlette thinking it would be cooked from scratch. Instead I got a preformed egg omlette with a slice of ham placed in the middle of it. It was, frankly bland and tasteless. It was a let down as the cakes and cheese straws in Cooplands are lovely but I would not rush back here for lunch.

Afternoon tea when we arrived in Driffield for a 2 night room only stay locally and then breakfast next morning, both great value for money.

Always busy and too often staff are stony faced and offer little in the way of welcome. Am now taking my custom elsewhere.

Really nice ambience in this cafe , staff are really friendly , especially Brenda who is the manager . Sandwiches are fresh and tasty , the cream cakes are delicious . Would defiantly visit again SOON .

This used to be Woodhead's bakery but when it closed down, Cooplands, who also have a shop over the road, took it over and turned it into a cafe.

Have visited here a couple of times as like the conservatory and outside seating areas. Food ok typical Cooplands. No special coffees now just hot milk added to make a latte. Jacket spuds ok salads quite nice.

Well established cafeteria in this market town of Driffield, East Yorkshire. I usually enjoy the delights of having a late breakfast, even at 11 am. I enjoy sitting with my wife watching the world go by as we enjoy the splendid culinary delights in this very clean, bright and cheerful café. Enjoy!

Excellent value and service, something for everyone, simple but well done including some Yorkshire favourites, curd tart and egg custard. Been several times, great quick delivery and clean tables.

Por desgracia mi experiencia no ha sido la mejor. He estado aquí en varias ocasiones y en diferentes ocasiones. Hay un creciente número de cafés similares así que yo tome donde hay sonrisas de bienvenida como siempre he sido una persona recibió sonriente en el...

Perfecto para un bocado ligero mientras que fuera de compras. Sabrosas comidas ligeras, hermosa de té. El personal es muy amable. También agradable para los niños.

Un buen lugar para ir a almorzar para un bocado ligero. Siempre beber el té no interesado en el café. Me encanta la luz ambiente siempre lleno, que generalmente es una buena señal. Personal amable, siempre limpia. Siempre hay una cola para el inodoro (damas)....

Hola la semana pasada Christine y yo estábamos en una de nuestras visitas a Nueva York y paramos para comer un bocado. Qué lugar tan asombroso. Buena selección de comida, personal agradable bien de precio que estaban interesados en lo que queríamos. Teníamos una patata...

Después cambiaron a East Yorkshire probamos el jardín secreto en Driffield así como Scarborough y ambos eran excelentes precios muy muy bueno y un gran personal comida

Siempre hay que hacer cola, ya que es un lugar tan popular, comida mirando siempre preciosa en pantalla, un buen café, y los precios no están mal

Excellent specials make an afternoon tea and cake treat very reasonable. Staff very friendly and helpful. Clean and tidy for a well used cafe.

We were freezing and had been on a furniture hunt in Driffield and stumbled across this place for Soup and a Roll. My only complaint was that could have had a whole roll and not just a half one to accompany the very tasty vegetable soup.

Traditional cafe great for a coffee break or light lunch. Selection of sandwiches, salads and baked potatoes etc.

Coopland's have these cafes across the area and the standard in each we have visited has been good. We had coffee and a toasted tea cake. A good quality tea cake but the coffee was weak.At a very busy time service was very quick and as people left tables were being cleaned and prepared with exceptional efficiency.

Secret Garden is ideally placed for a drink stop when shopping in Driffield. The staff are friendly, tea and coffee good and any cake that I've chosen has been delicious. This time I went for a Danish pastry that was almost the size of a tractor tyre but much tastier. Prices are modest. In decent weather the rear garden is very pleasant.

good place for coffee and a snack. Generally clean and tidy, very pleasant staff who try to help at all times

Very clean, staff very pleasant and helpful. Thank you.Food excellent , served quickly.Will go again when I visit my family living in Driffield.

I visit here quite often on a Saturday lunchtime, and it is consistently good. The sandwiches are always freshly prepared and the fillings and salad are all excellent quality as is the bread - much better than basic supermarket sliced. The coffee is ok although they don't do cappuccinos etc that usual coffee shops do. It is always busy too which is without a doubt a reflection on the excellent quality and friendly staff.

Favourite café ever. Lovely, friendly staff who aim to please. The service is quick and of a high standard. I adore it here.

Lovely for a light bite! Good service. Pleasant surroundings. Staff really friendly and food comes quickly to the table

Visited this cafe with my wife and daughter my wife and I had quiche and salad which was made fresh to order and was of a good quality but maybe could have been a little warmer but this is only a slight quibble on the whole a nice clean establishment serving good food

A pot of tea for two and two toasted teacakes. They arrived very quickly and all was good. On the way out we stopped for a chat with the staff. They were exceptionally friendly and helpful (as was everyone we spoke to in Driffield).

Three of us had the special hot chocolate, wow its a meal in self. Really lovely hot chocolate then marshmallows cream and a flake. Just what you need on a wet April morning.

Recently visited here with my family . We had the morning special coffee and tea cake reasonable prices and quick service . Can get busy and noisy at times though .

Have only ever visited here while I'm waiting to meet someone. Had a pleasant coffee and cake, staff were friendly.. Always a busy place

Nice place to meet friends but there's definitely better cafes in Driffield. Long time to get served, a bit cramped for space and capperchino coffee is not nice, sandwiches and snacks good as is staff.

I have called in twice in recent months while seeking a light lunch. The wide range of food is made by Cooplands. It is well made with a Yorkshire bias. Staff are helpful and neat in appearance.

Came in for a breakfast and was so underwhelmed it was unreal. Ok for a tea and cake I guess but nothing else. Much better places to eat in Driffield.

The whole breakfast had an of taste and wasn't really hot enough but worst of all the beans were uncooked and completely cold. Very disappointing experience the one in Bridlington was lovely when I was a kid

Nice friendly staff only stopped for a coffee (a bit limited on coffee selection) but teabread very nice.

A clean and very pleasent visit enjoyed it a nice experiance will be repeating it good choice nice and fresh there are so called upper end places that could take notice of there service

It a nice place to go after a nice shopping day round town Thursday are good as there is a market on in Driffield town centre. :)

Happy cheerful staff, very nice salad extremely good value for money.Sat outside in the sunshine, it was lovely.

Had lunch here today with daughter and friend. Huge prawn salad with coleslaw, rice with peppers in it Marie Rose dressing all in separate pots extra bread and butter. Ham salad with loads of ham, ham sandwich,strawbery tart, tea (with pot of hot water too!) One coke all for around £13 ish! Excellent and nothing was too much trouble! Sat outside in garden at rear. Lovely lunch!!

Went there today for a quick brew and a cake while I was shopping around the town, I had a cup of tea and a chocolate bun, the bun was very soft with cream in the middle (and huge!) while the tea was very nice also. Plenty of places to sit and both mine and the person who I went with in total came to around £5 which is pretty good. Will definitely be going again.

5 of the ten tables in the conservatory area were covered in dirty crockery. The assistant was too busy chatting to clear them. Very disappointing.

Tis is the best value for money café around exceptional quality and quantity of food for good prices. Friendly staff and very clean. Nice patio outside for when the sun does shine ! Had to rewrite the review because for some reason the ratings were innacurate

We stopped here for lunch and so glad we did. My husband had the beef casserole with a jacket potatoe which he said was excellent. I had the prawn salad. this was very well presented and it was huge. We both had a hot drink also. The total bill was just over £12.00. which was exceptional value. we sat in the garden which is a lovely sun trap. would highly recommend this cafe.

Tis is the best value for money café around exceptional quality and quantity of food for good prices. Friendly staff and very clean. Nice patio outside for when the sun does shine !