Dobbies Garden Centre in Wokingham

We have not been here since it was Wyvales but thought we would try the afternoon tea. We pre booked and added the savoury plate in addition so it worked out at just under £16.50 each. I must say it was a disappointment. To start with the savoury plates were well worth the extra £2.95. The prawn vol-au-vents and sausage rolls were perfect but the cheese vol-au-vent was far too cheesey. As for the afternoon tea itself, the scones that we were served were nowhere near the size of the ones on display at the counter, so I am not sure if you get something different on the afternoon tea but they were much smaller, so we felt a bit conned. As you can see from the photos, the scones were no bigger than the small pot of clotted cream and even if you compare it to the photo of an earlier reviewer you can see the size difference. The sandwiches were okay but the cucumber ones were just plain cucumber and the salmon one was very strong. Despite their size, the scones were nice. Overall, I don't think its worth it to be honest. Whilst we were there we saw some really good looking portions of fish and chips so if we go back it's probably going to be that for us but by 13:00 was all sold out, so go early.

Monday 2.30pm. We sat outside,awful.Tables not cleared or wiped,chairs all over the place planters with old compost in them,the place needed a good sweep.Right outside the door you out of 2 rat boxes!!!Down the side to go into the garden centre is covered in litter. Absolutely disgusting.

I came here with a friend and our babies to use the soft play and booked afternoon tea last minute. The food and service were so good. It was very busy but the staff were still very attentive and friendly, we had such a nice time

We popped in to the garden centre having been there many years ago . The restaurant was busy and very noisy with lots of young children as there is a soft play area available . That was not a problem . When we ordered the breakfast they said they had no baked beans or sausages so we could have an extra portion of something else . My husband chose egg on his English breakfast I chose mushroom . When it arrived I had one mushroom cut in half. ! The veggie sausage was awful the egg was hard and swimming in oil . It really was not good . Won’t be returning .

My mother in law booked afternoon tea and specifically told the staff that I have a severe nut allergy. Upon visiting the cafe, I told the server behind the counter that I'm the one with the nut allergy. They said it wouldn't be a problem. I was given cake containing some kind of tree nut as part of a chocolate mouse (so rather hard to spot). Thankfully I didn't eat it because I checked the allergens last minute online. When we complained we were given "complimentary free drinks"... But when we got home we found that they had been charged on the card details that were given separately for the booking. This is illegal, and hardly an apology for being given food that would land me in a hospital, which could be life threatening. I don't blame the server, please train your staff properly and do not make nonconsensual transactions from our credit card.