Dobbies Garden Centre in Huntingdonshire - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Nice garden centre with mini golf, plenty to have a look at.

Popped in to the restaurant and had a sandwich. Very nice. Good quick service. Parts of the restaurant are dog friendly as is the rest of the shop.

Good selection of shops. There was a very long queue at the cafe and there was a poor selection of food, so I didn't bother.

Probably the best section in Dobbies is the butcher’s, very friendly and produce is of high quality. A bit like an indoor market with the franchises here, would be nice to see less high street and more independents. Not tried the cafe, looks quite dark.

Had a lovely afternoon tea in the cafe today 5/08/24. I’d made a mistake ordering on line but Chris sorted it out without any problems. Cakes, savoury’s and tea very nice.

A lovely, surprising hidden gem we discovered recently after moving to the area - the staff were all very friendly and helpful, they had a wide range of outdoor & indoor plants, as well as garden furniture and all the ornaments & pots you could possibly need. Plus it's got a huge Café, as well as a WHSmiths, a Pro Cook shop, a Pavers Shoes, a Mountain Warehouse and a Waitrose with fresh meats & deli counters. We've been twice now (both weekend trips) and given the size of it we were astonished that it wasn't busier. If you get a chance, check it out before all the crowds find out it's here!

Easy to park, and lots of availability in the actual garden centre. Cafe was a massive disappointment. Food was way below par, none of us ate it all. Very overpriced-£40 for 2 adult meals, 2 drinks and 2 sides. Will not be returning to use the cafe!

We went here for the crazy golf, it was really fun the 18 holes took around 40/50 minutes. We arrived at 11.30 just before quite a few people so I'd expect some waiting around the course. Great fun for the whole family for a decent price.

very disabled friendly place to visit a good place to visit for a coffee or a cup of tea.

Pity about the poor service in the cafe

Good selection , very helpful staff and excellent fish and chips.

Garden Centre with restaurant and cafe as well as franchises including WH Smith, Pavers, ProCook etc.

Dobbies has been my favourite place for many years. An abundance of well kept flowers, shrubs and trees, plus a super coffee shop and restaurant. Take all this and then add facilities such as in house shops including Waitrose, their deli that serves one of the best pork pies around, finish it up with books, magazines and papers then you have a truly winning combination. Oh, and don't forget the fish supplies and pet items, I could go on and on! Go and find out yourselves.

Popped in for coffee and to see what they had in water features.

Always a vast amount on display.

The garden centre itself is very lovely and there are plenty of other shops inside to browse in, no issues with this. The low score however is for the restaurant service. I went for breakfast with a friend and after 30 minutes of being served, we had still not received our food. My friend asked one member of the staff if he could check to see if our food would be much longer and he didn't even bother to go and check. I asked a different staff member and she mentioned they were short staffed so everyone is having to wait for their food, not just us! We had however seen other families come in well after us that were getting their food so we felt we had every right to be annoyed. After almost 50 minutes our food finally came out which we were not happy with. I can appreciate it if a place is understaffed but if we had been told that and that there would be delays in food coming out we could have easily changed our order or gone up to the counter and got something. I would happily come back to the cafe as the food/drinks are lovely but I will not be using the table service again!

Found the perfect pair of summer sandals within Pavers for my 17 year old daughter. All smiles ☺️

More non garden stuff than I would like but all well displayed and plenty of variety

We really like this garden centre, the range of products and services are plentiful. The only complaint I have is from the staff who serve in the restaurant. We've been there more than a couple of times lately and the the restaurant staff are not rude, but not friendly, there whole demeanor is stand offish, it's a shame.

Arrive for a coffee this morning Sunday 28th July about 11ish finally got our 2 coffees 25mins later served by staff that looked as though they really didn't want to be there, we decided to sit outside as it was a beautiful sunny morning, bearing in mind the time the tables outside were littered with trays, plates and cups and saucers and the floor hadn't been swept from the day before with drinking straws,cans and cartons and serviettes laying around, we went to find a member of staff but this fell on deaf ears as 45 minutes later nothing had been done to sort, why are you offering a service you clearly can not manage.

Good quality garden centre with plenty of outlet shops, a restaurant, a cafe and electric car charging.

Lots of different shops, great place to spend an hour looking around

We only go to mainly use the cafe with our Dobbies pre paid coffee card bought for us by family £15 for 2 coffees a month and free birthday cake for 2 on your birthday the toilets and seating area are spotless clean and staff are friendly and helpful ,large car park and EV charge points ..

Variety is always good. Plants, seeds and bulbs are good quality. They have a variety of garden furniture and accessories but are expensive for what they are. If you don't mind waiting, have a shop online. Staff are helpful and the addition of Waitrose is what the place needed to make it a one stop shop for essentials too. The butcher's (Walter Smith) are brilliant. For value for money, they are the best around and always have excellent cuts on show. If you want specifics and volume, I call them a few days ahead and its always sorted. Took away a star for the food hall. Good food at good prices but the queues are always long and slow. Even on a mid-week visit it isn't great. Weekends they seem understaffed but still work hard to get everyone through. Still, 20-30 minutes stood in a queue with the kids isn't ideal. Ice cream van that is outside at the weekends is the best around by far. Very reasonable prices but the quality is immense. Great variety and lovely service. Would love to hire them for parties and events.

Breakfast visit. Nice food. Lots to see. Nice atmosphere.

Big mall with everything. The restaurant is good also. Waitrose is inside

Lovely, got a huge selection of plants and the lovely man on the till gave me discount. That's always a plus

Went looking for an idea for sheds. Good choice but a bit pricey. Brought 2 nice hanging baskets tho.

Great place to de-stress. Awesome plants, fish shops, clothes, and shoes. Recommendable Restaurant.

Not much to say really it's a garden centre. Tables were cleared and chairs and floor could do with a clean.

Bit pricey, sometimes there offers don't go through at the till & you often don't get the free drink with the 'dobbies card' which is rubbish.....

First time going to this dobbies, and I was very impressed with how many different companies they had inside. Very helpful and useful for everyone. They also have a mini golf area.

Good store, it's nice that you can buy fish and fish tanks, there is also a Mountain Warenhouse store, a large selection and a lot of discounts. Next to the store there is also a place where you can donate clothes to charity.

Absolutely the worst place ever to try and eat. You queue for ever as the service is beyond slow. We went back today to give them yet another chance for some breakfast which is meant to be served until 11.30am. Arrived at 11am, left waiting to be served so had to find someone only to be told they have 'sold out' of breakfast! Don't waste your time going unless you have 2 days to wait to not get any food!

Twice in a row we have visited with small children & guests, only to be told they aren't serving food (during the advertised food times). Staff not particularly friendly and no apologies offered. We will avoid from now on and visit somewhere more reliable (we've driven across the road to the Hartford Mill instead both times which has been great).

Used to be a lovely garden centre, not so much of late. The service in the cafe, even midweek at 10am is shocking. Queued for nearly 25mins while staff members just stood around literally doing nothing. We found the staff in the garden centre were also slow and quite unhelpful.

Good range, waitrose was over priced to our local one

Getting better after a poor start. And getting even better now, very Christmasy feel. Too warm in summer, greenhouse effect.

Love the free coffees monthly and always a bargain. But feels understocked still.

Had a walk round while car was charging nice place to visit.

We went here today and the staff are super lovely, the food was amazing. Mandy is the nicest colleague that works there, she is so nice and always tells you the best deals

Usually go to Dobbies in Peterborough and they are very similar but the restaurant in Huntingdon falls far behind Peterborough.

Cake was nice and the decor is good in the coffee shop, but the service is really poor and the cleanliness leaves much to desire. Trays are left on tables for hours which leaves new patrons nowhere to sit or resorting to try and clean your own area as much as possible to find a gap. If they want you to clear up like many other places do, then at least put trolleys out to collect the dishes and bins. 4 -6 staff all behind the counter all doing everything at a snails pace resulting in a long queue. Literally dumped slice of cake on plate smearing have the icing down the side and bottom of the plate thinking it is acceptable to serve a paying customer like that. Staff all looks grumpy and not welcoming. Definitely need better management and training of staff and some cleaning staff.

Everything in one place Brilliant

A generally good garden centre, plus other items available

Great place, they sell everything.

Awesome garden center and butchers is second to none

The food hall has some of the best meat and pies you could hope to find and they are of a good quality and price. 23/11/23 Finally managed to get a breakfast here, as often we come it is closed or the restaurant is full. The full breakfast was Ok, unfortunately they hadn't got any sausage in stock so had to have extra bacon, which was then missed off the plate by the kitchen, luckily the waitress serving was really good and very helpful so she sorted it out.

Love the butchers, meat so fresh and tasty.

Great selection of indoor & outdoor plants,furniture etc.plus a bit of pavers, pro cook,waitrose and a great butchers.and more. Unfortunately the day we went the restaurant was painfully slow ,I know it was half term but it was still very slow.

Car park pretty full because of half term. Weather perfect. Plenty of garden goodies and more! Tea, coffee and grand selection of cakes and other yummies. Very glad for good company on my trip, most enjoyable alround.

Very poor! We turned up for lunch at 1.50pm (they stop serving at 3pm) and were seated. Only to be told they had stopped serving lunch early as the manager said so. This is the third time it has happened to us here. Last time it was breakfast they stopped serving early. Shocking service.

Great coffee but often queues Good plants on sale Foid from waitrose is vast improvement on sainsbury

Had a nice atmosphere to the place

Very good garden centre with also a good restaurant got good deal on a shed

This is not just a garden centre It sells lots of other things. There is a in-house butchers, marine shop, very nice restaurant. Coffee shop and lots more.It also has a thing called Little Seeds which is for children gardeners. Parking for disabled and easy entrance. You can have a Dobbies Card which entitles you to two free drinks and discounts off things you buy in store. Their is also a Waitrose in the store which is handy for groceries. A crazy golf course has now been opened. The restaurant is now open again. If you hold a Dobbies Card you get a piece of cake and a free drink on your birthday. Their is a large section devoted to Tropical Fish.

Reasonable selection of shops and goods, but the restaurant is a disaster. Twice visited, first time the staff were rude, second time we were told there would be an hour wait because they had a party in. The restaurant was just about empty!

lovely garden center, went to the cafe for lunch with family. got seated after about 5 minutes of waiting which wasn’t bad at all. drinks come as they are, not cold and no ice offered or anything which i thought a bit strange. service was okay - no complaints there. i had the bacon, brie and cranberry toastie on brown bread as they had ran out of paninis. it was pretty delicious and the bacon was cooked really well, however the amount of salad you get on the side is paltry and left my plate looking quite empty and sad! if you go, bear in mind that they don’t serve main meals until 12.

Fantastic place to go, staff are always helpful and friendly. Cafe is always above expectations. Brilliant for a day out with the kids

Half an hour wait for a cup of tea and a cappuccino- cafe...get your act together!

Great cafe. Friendly staff, fair portions/price/quality. Free WiFi but you do have to sign in with social media e.g. Facebook. Lots of parking

Great service thanks to lovely staff xx

Met family for lunch. Light menu. Drinks were not cold which I prefer (cans poured into glasses). Value for money 50%. Nice ambience, dog friendly, garden centre is large and well stocked with a variety of sections from arts and crafts to fish, candles to food hall.

Service is non existent. Waited to be seated as per the sign and we were ignored by staff. Sat down ourselves and ignored further so we left. There was enough staff, they just don't know what they're doing. Don't waste your time. Update May 2024 - came in for my free birthday drink and cake... nothing has changed, service is painfully slow because of lack of staff and inefficiency of those staff who are here. I'm sure management have a "this is fine" attitude.

Nice garden centre, with restaurant/coffee shop.

Fantastic variety of flora and fauna.staff brilliant,coffee andchocolate very moreable.

Easy delivery quickly unloaded friendly staff 5*

Quite short of veg plants today and some very dry, deli area busy. Think there may be better centres nearby.

Arranged to meet a friend for coffee at 4.30 after work, checked opening times and cafe closes at 5.30 so perfect! However, at 4.30 we were told that the cafe was closed so we sat down in the restaurant briefly to catch up and someone came over and said we could have something from the fridge if we wanted…….I would suggest that the website is updated asap so that other people do not make the journey and make alternative arrangements. Very frustrating!!

Visited today - a miserable wet bank holiday - place was just full of dogs - in the cafe, in the main shop, in the Pavers shoe shop, in Cotton Traders clothes shop, and worst of all, laying on a cushioned swing seat in the garden furniture area. The restaurant at least makes it clear that dogs are allowed in a certain part of the cafe, but Pavers and Cotton Traders are too small units to comfortably accommodate large wet panting dogs alongside potential customers trying to reach stock, and the large dog lounging on the swing seat along with it’s owners was an insult to any customer who doesn’t want to sit on furniture a dog has been on. Strangely there were no members of staff about to notice what was happening.

Very nice but very expensive in my opinion when you can get the same 1/2 the price other places

Its ok,nothing special.get all you need there for gardens but its what you expect.prices are a little high and a few things are ridiculously expensive. Tried to buy a venus fly trap and wanted £13,got 1 down the road for £5.its each to there own really

Not many plants today for summer but my oeace lily bought b4 very sturdy

Don't bother wasting your money on there cooked breakfast it's stone cold and horrible for the price, however the coffee was nice

There is a lovely duck nesting in the plants part of the store. Nice bit of wildlife

Very good Well laid out will go again

Now well organised with good range. Always a queue for coffee.

Only went to restaurant for lunch. Service initially was very poor: waiting as requested by the "Wait to be seated" sign for at least 5 minutes, being told by someone that they couldn't help as they were clearing tables but someone would come shortly. No-one did even though the greeter appeared nearby but tapped into her tablet and went away again. I went in and eventually found someone. After that all was well: nice ham, eggs and chips & salted caramel cake as dessert.

We stopped off in the cafe, which was disorganised and short staffed. It's very confusing as to what food you can order between self-service and table service. It's very doubtful that we would return there.

The actual garden centre gets 5 stars, but the restaurant/cafe gets -4 stars. The cakes were nauseatingly sweet and the scone may be warm but it was hard as a rock.

Sofas dirty and floor covered in food. Such a shame as food was good, and last time we visited the floor, was swept on a regular basis

This is one of the best garden centres to visit for a lot of different reasons. Indoor plants, outdoor plants, the café, a Waitrose area, butchers, etc. The only two main criticisms I have are both the watering of plants and the labelling of products. If a large majority of things were labelled with prices, things would be more likely to sell. And whilst some plants may need longer periods to dry, I don’t think the ones I came across were meant to be as dry as they were. But aside from this, it’s a nice way to spend a day off.

Main meals brilliant food hall brilliant

Great play area for my little lady. But the staff are so helpful. I was on my own with my little one and they helped me over to the play area with a drink and lunch. Little acts of kindness go a long way when your a mummy and had a stressful morning

Brought pair of wellies. Good value. Then, we visited the coffee shop. However, the que was very long, and the furniture was very tired, so this somewhat detracted from experience.

Loads of choice reasonably priced staff attentive and knowledgeable

Went here for a cuppa while the kids played in the soft play area.

Long wait for breakfast, which would have been fine IF our food wasn't cold! Every breakfast item on both our plates were stone cold! Our plates must have been sitting there for the waitor to bring them out to us for a long time! Latte was supposed to be a large, joke! ~It was also supposed to have vanilla flavouring in it for £3.80 and there was *none, just plain and bland. Staff were not friendly, very standoffish with us and the tables near us. 🤔 Weird all the way around on this day, our first time there and for my Birthday.

Staff was very helpful, nice garden centre to visit.

Great place to get garden greens

We wanted a light lunch for 3. Just sandwiches or similar. Sandwich options include two salads and priced at over £8.00. The sandwiches with salad are too much for a light lunch. You would be better advised to order a main course, but that is not what we came in for. On arrival we made our selections then queued for 10 minutes to order. At the desk we were told that all 3 of the options we had chosen were not available. We then selected alternatives. When the food arrived, one of the meals was not what was ordered. On the up side the staff are courteous and helpful. Summary: over priced, queues, average to poor food. Not good for a light lunch whilst shopping for the garden.

Very good garden centre locks to choose from

Nice shopping with lots if variety BUT queueing for coffee, have lots of patience cos the staff are inefficient and very slow. The person in charge should give them a shake-up and train them better, to do things quicker.

We literally just went there for the Aztec golf however it does seem like a quite good garden centre with lots to offer including other stores inside like mountain warehouse, with lost of house plants on sale we will be making another trip there soon to visit the shops inside and maybe even stop at the Caffe for some coffee and cake. Definitely worth the visit and with a carpark almost bigger than the neighbouring city your sure to find a place to park, the Aztec golf is well worth a visit as well it's a very fun course good for a family trip or a fun date with your better half.

Very bad restaurant tables left dirty and not cleared food all over floor food very over priced for quality

Not the Dobbies I know of. Very sparse and spread out to give the illusion of volume but it is let down with what appears to be a dumping ground for items not sold at other stores

My favourite garden center in the area. Superb range of all things gardening, excellent cafe, mini Waitrose and an amazing butchers.

I went to the café for Mother's Day. It was amazing and I would highly recommend it. The staff were so cordial and so obliging. Even though I was late they were still welcoming and nothing was too much trouble. They even took a picture on my mum's phone and it made her really happy. Everyone has been quite ill in the family in the last few months and this made it so much better. Thank you for a memorable afternoon. Its better when the nice South African man is there.

Looking a bit bear in place, but probably in the middle of getting ready for the start of spring and Easter. Tried restaurant, which had stopped serving at 3pm, so I settled for a coffee and cake which were both nice. Hopefully next visit the store will be fully stocked both inside and out.

I was recently treated to a Mother’s Day Cream tea .The food and the whole experience was excellent.