Cupar Garden Centre in Fife

Ordered 2 rolls with 2 teas. When we were finished eating the rolls, my wife had to go up to the desk and ask for our teas. Unacceptable.

Discovered this wee gem quite by accident. On our way to St Andrews, the need for an afternoon coffee overtook my wife, and there it was, just in time! Coffee and cakes, OK, choice was limited, but, it was 4 o'clockish. What we had was lovely, the coffee and tea was hot (not always the case in garden centres) and the cakes tasty. We were shown to our table, and served quickly, by perfectly polite young people. Buoyed by our snack, we enjoyed buying some beautiful garden plants. I was surprised to read the negative reports on Caulders, but I can assure everyone, that things seem to have improved hugely One of our best finds among garden centres

Went for coffee and a cake. Waited in queue for a while although restaurant was only about half full. An older lady barked 'booked?' At us. I responded with 'Good morning' and said that we hadn't booked but just wanted coffee. We were taken to a table. After waiting for over 15 minutes we left. A pleasant young man beat us out to the till and apologised when I said we weren't attended to. Pity his older colleague hadn't been so polite

Had lunch with family here today,party of 7 at table,drinks arrived fairly quickly,had to wait a little while for starters,mains arrived fairly quickly but 45 mins later despite asking for table to be cleared 3 times so we could order desserts we decided we were leaving and on telling this to person at till point we were just told we are short of staff.Will not being back despite the fact this is a place family use fairly regularly!

I have been a regular customer but no longer. The cafe has suffered from sporadic poor service but today was the final straw. It took 25 minutes to serve our tea/coffee. Meanwhile other customers were served almost immediately. No system appears to be in place.

Visited here for lunch today.Very good menu. All freshly prepared to order. Large portions- good job I didn’t order a portion of chips to share as wouldn’t have been able to manage them. Definitely value for money.Staff very friendly and helpful.Would be best to book before hand.Will we be back again- definitely.

We discovered this stunning Garden Centre purely by chance and were very glad we did. After a browse around the incredible display of plants, garden accessories etc. we headed for the restaurant which we were well looked after by the attentive staff. The food and service were first class and is now a "must visit" when we are next in the area.

Booked 4 for lunch at 11.30am .Seating is socially placed at a reasonable distance . Shown to out table by a very pleasant lady (Hazel) . Drinks were ordered and menu choices . We took the Steak and onion Baguettes which were excellent ,They are a new addition since our last visit and I can see them being a favorite with customers .Service was good .

Haven’t been here for a few years and I now remember why Couldn’t fault food and service from the young waitresses who served our table. Table was booked in advance and never advised about time restrictions on table when booking but if I had been I’d have no problem with it. However at 2.25 we were approached by a member of staff and was advised. “ Ye’ll have to leave, that table is only booked till 2.30” in an extremely gruff voice. First I’d heard of this and would have been happy to give up the table if she had explained in a nice manner that she had people waiting on the table. Not sure which Charm school she attended, if any. On leaving premises to pay there were queues of people waiting to enter and exit and NO SIGNS of social distancing and no one monitoring the queue During the pandemic many restaurants have made a big effort but this is not one of them. That’s why I will NEVER return to this restaurant

Dropped in for a breakfast last week ,most impressed with the table distancing and the safety precautions of the staff . The place had a friendly atmosphere and the breakfast menu was excellent . Service was fast and the prices were reasonable

I had been once before to this restaurant but only for coffee. This time I had lunch. It was wonderful so much so I went 2 days in a row. First time I had the Mac and cheese with crusty bread,it was really tasty and filling. Being greed guts I went for a sweet to follow it was very very moorish but a large portion could not finish it. My husband has the fish pot which again he said was really tasty. My other friends had fish pie which was huge and her husband had the fish and chips again big portion and both said it was very good. Day 2 I along with my husband had the burger it came with home made coleslaw chips and sauce delicious my friend had the fish and chips but a small portion which again was delicious. I did not have a sweet this time as the mains were very filling. All in all 2 lovely lunches very reasonably priced but above all very tasty. If going please booked as it is extremely busy at Lunchtime

Used to come here years ago before it was Calders, back in the area on holiday and visited for a lunch and breakfast. Lovely to see Hazel again, her and her staff are extremely pleasant and very professional. Covid regulations are strictly adhered to. Food was amazing as always. The place to go in Cupar

Caulders Garden Centre, tucked away on the edge of Cupar on the road out to St Andrews in the industrial estate. Turn in at the small roundabout by the big car dealership you can see. The garden centre is nicely laid out and the restaurant is a pleasant design with nice freshly cooked food at reasonable prices. Advisable to book ahead to get a table. Staff charming and efficient.

We ate there today 7/9/20. The standard of care, track n trace, hand sanitizers; clean tables, chairs and menus was great. Staff training must be good. Everyone is so efficient and friendly. Note taken of arrival and departure times. Tables are well spaced out. The food was very good. A huge Meringue is a great choice to go with coffee and supplied with a take away box if you can’t finish it... a real ‘old fashioned’ homemade meringue...delicious! Thank you to all staff concerned for a very enjoyable lunch experience.

My father and I pop in here most weeks the staff from the garden centre to the cafe are all very welcoming and remember us which makes us feel valued and special customers. Nothing is too much trouble. I n the cafe the food is excellent and very reasonable prices, service is always quick.We love popping in just to see whats changed in the shop/find an unusual gift or plant. We LOVE goinh here!!

We visited the garden centre and had lunch in the very busy restaurant. The soup and sandwich deal is good value for money. Service was also very good when we were there and would definitely return.

Value for money in the restaurant , soup & a sandwich deal for under £7, very busy, however there was a table available and we were shown to our seats, after ordering the food arrived quickly and was delicious. 3rd visit now, we'll be back.

The atmosphere, cleanliness and food were very good. This score would have been higher had I not have waited 40 minutes for a dessert which did not arrive. I could see the staff were very attentive and kindly towards other customers and do not know why I was completely ignored. Perhaps this is how they tend to treat solo customers.

I visited Calders Garden Centre in Cupar Fife yesterday and was in awe at their Christmas Shop it is really breathtaking to see their display. The whole place is very well laid out and exceptional with their choice of goods.I would certainly recommend a visit.

Visited the garden centre and popped into the restaurant for food. Very busy but we were seated quickly. Took some time till our order was taken but we were not in a hurry. Had tea for 2. Sandwiches scones and cakes with tea or coffee. £20 for two. Lovely. I will certainly go back again.

First visit since to new location on site and pleasantly surprised with upgrade. Really friendly welcome into nice open fresh dining room space. Good menu with plenty of choice for all apettites. We had Cullen Skink which was excellent quality, followed by tea and cakes of which there was a great selection. Really impressed with the attentiveness of the staff and service was swift despite very busy Sunday lunch time. Impressed !

Really nice place for lunch. Lovely staff and great selection. Cakes are delicious! Reasonably priced too.

Have been here previously and food and service has always been excellent. However today food was good but service was so poor. We ordered our coffees and scones and after finishing our coffees we asked for the same again less scones. It took three attempts to get the correct order and several requests to have the table cleared. I think we had 4 separate waitresses serving us and not one of them said “Sorry”. Only person to apologise was the cashier Too many waitresses kicking around is half the problemI doubt if I will return

Good place for breakfast. Scrambled eggs were obviously freshly made and good portion size. Relaxed service meant didn’t feel had to rush away.

Have been here a few times for lunch an cannot fault it at all the service is very good and everything is piping hot they have a good menu selection so difficult to choose what to have then after lunch have a walk round the garden centre

This garden centre is so well stocked and very well laid out.The food in the restaurant is excellent and very reasonably priced , The clothing department is brilliant for all types of clothing and again reasonably priced.

First visit here since the garden centre changed hands and was renovated.

Visited twice when in Fife from abroad and enjoyed scones and cakes. Tea served in teapots. Table service. Staff helpful. We went in the afternoon and the choice was limited due to how busy they had been earlier but pancakes were freshly made for us. Lovely furnishings and big conservatory over looking garden centre display. Lots to browse through in their extensive gift shop too.

There's a good range of family friendly food here, and it's a good setting, especially on a summer's day. However, the tuna and lime baguette was hugely dull. Partner said his BLT was brilliant though.

This is an excellent restuarant they serve really nice home made food .would always recommend it is always busy which is a good sign .there ullen skink soup is amazing .Also there is a beautiful gift shop and a klass clothing store in the garden centre

We have visited Caulders (Cupar) Garden Centre and their restaurant several times on our visits to Fife over the past three years. We have had breakfasts and lunches there and have always found the food to be of very good quality and well presented. Staff are friendly and very efficient. Sunday breakfasts are a real treat. Just as we were leaving on our last visit I saw afternoon teas being served which looked absolutely delicious! We will be back to sample one of these!

Just about every one of the plants I've bought from this well-stocked, and well-maintained garden centre has thrived: and such a great choice they have! The prices are very reasonable. What's more there's been a considerable development in what the space has to offer, by way of extending the Gift Shop, and having a posh clothes shop. I always have a very enjoyable experience when I come here. And the new restaurant has everything you'll need, in the way of refreshments!

We went on a busy Saturday. The service was incredibly efficient and very friendly. The range of items on the menu is impressive and all of our food was excellent.

The restaurant is lovely and the staff are brilliant. The service was quick and efficient. The split pea soup was lovely and I had a caramel slice which was divine. All in all a lovely experience well done Caulders

This is a large well established Garden Centre and Cafe which I didn't know existed, even although I have visited Cupar many times.

Visiting for my first time with a group of cycling friends we were very well looked after as a group. Having called ahead they kindly extended the breakfast menu to accomodate us. I opted for the vegetarian breakfast which was accompanied with toast, a choise of hot drinks and fruit juice. This was very good, a decent plateful, real pressed fresh orange, excellent fresh coffee, all for £6.95. The service was very good and attentive. All staff were cheerful and engaged us in conversation. I find it surprising and dubious that previous commenters have found fault either with the food or the service. There were over 20 of us in our group and we were all satisfied with our experience.

Visited thr new Tearoom after a jaunt round the garden centre . Plenty of room in this modern tearoom . Pleasant staff and a good Breakfast and Lunch Menu . We had a mid morning scone with a cappuccino. A really superb scone and good coffee . Staff are friendly and helpful . Scones are still served before the coffee meaning you are half way through the scone before the refreshments appear . Come on Calders serve the refreshments with or before the scones

Very quick service, institutional setting, pallid greasy fish, tired salad and oven chips with tartare sauce.

Visited with my wife and two daughters (8-10), helpful attentive staff, fish and chips were fantastic, sandwich was good and the kids meals were great value. Would defiantly return.

Popped in here today as I haven’t been in a couple of years, it has changed a bit and seems to have a lot more selection of gifts and nice things for your home, also a tea room is you fancy a bite to eat and a lovely selection of garden decorations/plants, really enjoyed my visit today and bought my wee grandson a book and myself two books some little busy bee candle magic beans and nice salt & pepper jars on a holder, won’t leave it so long until I go back again.

The Cupar Garden Centre restaurant is an excellent venue for lunch or just for coffee and cakes. We had the soup and sandwich combo with cake and coffee to finish off. All were excellent, as was the service from the very friendly staff. Well worth a visit.

We visit here regulary as it is on our doorstep. We both enjoy the fish and chips and it is very reasonably priced. The staff are friendly and helpful. The garden centre improves with every visit.

I have written to the garden centre directly about the appalling service we experienced on the 31Dec 2018 so I won't go into details here but I would just like for other people to know that as a customar that has been going for years to this garden centre the cafe has very poor service now which is very disappointing.

Stopped here with friends for coffee and cake while on our way to St Andrews. The coffee was good and so was the empire biscuit. The restaurant has moved since we have last been, and it's now bigger and brighter.

Now under new ownership of Calders, the garden centre is much improved and the dining area has been moved ans extended, much nicer and good food with efficient service even on busy times.

Tasteless panini and horrible coronation chicken, too strong, not good quality food , asked for a glass of water , 15 minutes later , still waiting

It is the first time I have eaten here. It is a nice place to wander round with lots of nice smells of plants (not in the restaurant, but in the actual Garden Center part). The service was polite and helpful.

Good selection of plants and gardening bits and pieces. The cafe is great. Try their cullen skink stovies yum yum.

Family stopped off for lunch ,staff very pleasant food nicely presented good valve for money. Ideal place just outside cupar. Would visit again.

Was visiting a friend in Cupar and decided to walk to the garden centre for a coffee. What a delight. Staff friendly and food delicious. I decided to go for their soup and sandwich combo after spotting another diner having some. The broth was lovely and the chicken filling in the sandwich tasted fresh. Good prices so well worth a visit.

This resturant has recently been refurbished to a very high standard, it is very bright and airy and the food is delicious. Friendly staff too.

My friend and I decided to try the garden centre for lunch and were really delighted that we had chosen it. The staff were so kind and very helpful and our lunch was delicious and of course we intend going back!

The restaurant has moved to another area of the garden centre. Brand new building. The food is good and have always found the staff polite and efficient. The whole place runs like a slick operation. Find previous comments on staff strange.A good place to visit with plenty of parking.

Was in last month for lunch with the other half and her gran as a treat, was suprised how much it had changed, very friendly staff and very clean, as for the food good Value for money, the baked potatoes are crazy big but good and the filling was fresh, be back soon

We were invited to have Afternoon Tea with a couple at short notice. By mid-afternoon when we arrived selection limited. We were able to order toasted teacakes with cream and jam - very yummy. Pot of tea. Waitress polite and order arrived fairly quickly.

Visited the newly opened restaurant at Cupar Garden Centre on a busy Sunday. It's larger than the old one and very nicely furnished. There seemed to be a lot more staff on than with the previous café, and all seemed very busy. My order was taken and it arrived promptly, and the kitchen seemed to be keeping up with all the orders. Staff were all very friendly, especially Hazel, who seemed to do everything! Despite it being busy, it was still pleasant and relaxing and wasn't rushed. Extensive menu is still the same, with 'snacky' items such as baked potatoes and paninis and more substantial mains as well, plus a larger selection of cakes and pastries. An excellent extension to the Garden Centre.

We dropped in for Scones and a cup of tea.The scones arrived and eventually10 mins later I had to go and ask for the tea which the girl had not made up . She said it was just coming and I said that I would like to get the tea before we finished off our half eaten scones .Obviously training has gone down a notch since my last review where I was delighted with the food and the service . The scones were very good but I have never had them served first before the tea.....I have only given 3 stars as a result

Love looking round this Garden Centre, great variety, good prices, very helpful staff, we will visit again soon

We went about 4.15 but the place was empty and, although we were told they were still serving, the staff were clearly preparing to close. It is quite a large cafe with seating in two different areas. Pleasant but slightly uninspiring. We had tea/coffee and a tray bake. The pot of tea was fine and the coffee was nice. The tray bake was rather disappointing - it was yogurt and cranberry but only tasted very sweet with no other flavour. It was a pleasant enough snack but we felt rather hurried since, although it claims to stay open to 5 o'clock, they looked as though they wanted to close at 4.30. The garden centre is open until 5.30 and is well worth a visit. I'd certainly go again for a snack when we visit the garden centre but next time we'll try to go a bit earlier for our tea/coffee.

Poor quality. fish was very greasy and chips were none existing staff are very rude. my wife's baked potato was cold. All in all a total rip off for what you get and if your staff don't like complaints please don't ask if everything is ok. Won't be back and thats a shame because the garden centre itself is great such a pity the restaurant staff need a total personality overhaul

The Cupar Garden Centre has been taken over by the Caulders chain and, keeping in mind the trend towards experience shopping rather than displaying goods, has extended its cafe and menu. We really enjoyed it: despite arriving at the tail end of the lunchtime rush hour, we had no trouble getting a table in the light and airy dining room. Although there was an impressive display of home baking, we settled on starters as a lunchtime snack. Both were hot and tasty, and my chilli nachos deserve a special mention! The food is very affordable and I'd happily recommend it to others looking for a bite to eat if in the area.

Good food but overpriced. Gentleman who served us was polite and efficient, other waiting staff very efficient so this review was originally higher marked.

Great meal, great service and enjoyable atmosphere. Would return tomorrow for the East Neuk haddock Stovies - delicious and the coffee was superb.

Love this wee place ..spotless,fish and chips amazing....batter?Perfect....banter with friendly staff? 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Visited this morning and popped in2 the restaurant for a cuppa and decided to have yummy breakfast! Very friendly, prompt service and obviously very popular. Will def b back to try lunch etc.

Visited the garden centre for Sunday lunch with friends.

This is a great place for a family lunch Great sandwiches freshly made to order the staff were very helpful and friendly

Went to Caulders Garden Centre for lunch last week - hadn't been there for a long time - and all four of us had a very pleasant time.

Be very careful about ordering the "haggis", neeps and tatties. I didn't measure it, but the layer of "haggis" at the bottom of the tower today at lunchtime was wafer-thin. Not that the layers of neeps and tatties were great either. Indeed, I reckon today's offering at Caulders was the worst main course I've been offered for a long time.

As I get older I rarely eat two courses when going for a meal, but today was the exception. A Christmas meal at Caulders Garden Center, Cupar was one of the best I have had for many a year. Of the four of us, three had the prawn cocktail for starters, while the other one tucked into a steaming bowl of beef broth. The prawn cocktails were well presented with plenty of prawns and accompanied by a delicious slice of bread.

Visited here yesterday afternoon along with a visit to the Garden Centre.

Good choice on the menu, well cooked food, good service, even gave the two yearold the chips he requested though it was not on the Children's menu. Well pleased

I arranged to meet friends for coffee and the garden centre provided all that was expected. Coffee and scones/cakes were fine and staff pleasant. We sat for quite some time and there was no pressure to move on or buy more. We appreciated that. Service was excellent and friendly. The venue was bright and airy. It was busy which of course is a good sign. Thank you.

Pleasant surroundings great food. I good choice on menu. Great staff, nothing too much trouble. They also have a lovely gift shop selling various items and a smashing garden centre. Reasonably priced. Would recommend

Had a really pleasant lunch here. The staff were friendly and attentive and the menu had a good selection to choose from at very reasonable prices. The shop was beautifully and temptingly set out as was the lovely display of flowering plants.

We had afternoon tea for two priced at £16 Very Good Price But No choice of bread Brown or white asked Only 1 kind of sandwich ham & tomato or cheese and Pickle Good choise of small cakes Service was very slow but you get what you pay for I suppose

We decided to revisit this cafe under its new (to us) guise. Service was excellent and staff friendly and attentive without being intrusive. Nice to see some comfortable seating available. Coffee was hot and the scones were delicious, but on receiving the bill we found that my wife was charged an extra 20p because she chose (as she always does anywhere else) decaffeinated tea. We have never encountered that at any other cafe or restaurant before. That's the reason it gets only 4 stars.

Returned here wasn't to sure after having a bad experience years ago. However this has recently changed hands and definitely for the good. Food was amazing especially the chips along with staff. Only niggle would be one of the waitresses was bossing everyone about which was very unfair and off putting.

The Garden Centre has changed hands and now, it's so much more vibrant; and its space transformed into, almost, a small department store!. Due to an unfortunate 'Incident' in which a shrub was incinerated (oh, if you really want to know, a friend was trying to smoke out a Wasp's nest) and I've been filling the void. Actually (although i shan't tell him) it gave me an opportunity to do another kind of transformation, and I got most of the plants from Caulders. Today, I called by to have a light snack. The attractive restaurant was, pretty well, filled up with other satisfied customers. A very attractive p[lace to while away the odd hour. And the Gift area is filled with attractive displays.

Recently changed hands and revamped. What a transformation ! Huge selection of stuff plus a wonderful cafe/restaurant . Even if you don't have a garden it's well worth the visit.

Good atmosphere in the place since the new owner took over plans are afoot to move the restaurant to the center of the building with outdoor seating as an option . Nice menu and quite busy when we dropped in . Very impressed with the selection of plants and went away happily with 3 that we had not intending buying .Calders have 4 other garden centres in the west of Scotland.

I took my 3 grandsons for lunch in the restaurant. When we sat down one of the friendly staff came across to us and informed us of the Specials of the Day. I was happy at this as this was my first visit and found this very helpful. I had the Cullen Skink soup plus a sandwich. After I had eaten the soup which was the best Cullen Skink I have had ever, full of fish, I could not eat the toastie which came with salad as I was so full. One of my grandsons had the Cullen Skink too and he loved it and did manage to eat the toastie also. My other 2 grandsons had toasties which they thoroughly enjoyed. We bought some cakes on the way out for the boys. Top marks to the staff, so attentive without being intrusive. I will definitely go back and maybe get a chance to look at the garden centre itself. Top marks.

We had a drive out to Cupar Garden Centre late on this morning.

We visited this garden centre for a mid-week lunch, as it has recently changed ownership and we wanted to check it out. It is still tricky to find the entrance as a small industrial estate has sprung up since the garden centre was first established. Perhaps better signage could be installed?

Visited for a late breakfast. Breakfast is served until 11.30 am.

We had stopped coming here as it had been run into the ground but have now been twice in 3 weeks and will definitely come back.

Visited to get some bedding plants. The variety available was excellent. Came away with more than we went for! Very reasonable prices. Went into cafe for a coffe and also had scone with jam & cream. Very yummy. Great friendly service. Will return.

Excellent Afternoon Tea,value for money £16.00 for 2, selection amazing, so much choice to select from. Attentive staff, made very welcome.

My Mum and I decided to pop in for coffee, which became afternoon tea for two, it was lovely. Very friendly, prompt service.

We called in here on the way home and decided to have lunch. We were glad we did. The place has been all updated and has a nice buzz to it. The food was good and very reasonably priced. The menus are most variable.

This place has just changed hands and it has been refurbished sensitively. Fortunately the previous owner has stayed on to manage the restaurant so the previous high and friendly standards have been maintained. Good place for a lunch and there is an excellent selection of cakes to have with tea, coffee etc. Recommended.