Garden Room Café in Tandridge - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

What a disappointment! Priory Farm has always been a favourite for our family but not any more. I don't know who has hijacked the menu or if the chef has changed but today's offerings were distinctly underwhelming. The previous menu had a choice of jacket potatoes with a variety of fillings, likewise with the sandwiches on offer. Not any more. The choice is limited with small portions for the high prices charged. We won't be back.

This is a very nice cafe. They are well equipped for the huge number of people who visit everyday. Good points – this is a lovely environment to be in. The flowers and plants are beautiful. The staff are all lovely and make me feel welcome. The service is quick and efficient. The food is generally tasty and of good quality. They serve a lovely range of cakes, the ones made in house are especially good. Bad points – on behalf of many regulars, please could management review their menu through the eyes of someone who is trying to be healthy and restrict fat in their diet. I don’t expect healthy cake and wouldn’t want to change that, but everything on the savoury menu is also crammed full of melted cheese, bechamel sauce, deep fried items etc. Everything is carby and loaded with fat. It would be amazing to have even 1 or 2 healthy options which don’t cost the earth. (The salads are expensive at £12.50 - £14 and also all involve cheese and dressing. The egg and avo options have butter and oil added). Maybe a jacket potato option? Or one sandwich, which is not deep fried/cheesy/fatty? Or some humous or sushi or anything which does not leave you feeling like your arteries are clogging before you leave, pretty please. Secondly – many portion sizes are tiny. The food is not cheap, beware most of the bread options (eggs on toast, avo on toast etc) are over £7.50-11 per portion and are served with one very thin small slice of bread. So you’re spending c.£12 with a drink to come away still hungry. It would be very cheap and easy to offer a second piece of bread (or at least don’t serve the first piece thinly sliced and tiny). I saw the flatbread special looked lovely, but again one tiny piece of flatbread for £12.50, which wouldn’t fill up a small lady/teenager, let alone a man with a decent appetite. Other than these 2 gripes, it’s a really lovely place to visit, with tons of parking and quick, friendly service. Fingers crossed for a healthy menu option in future.

Not a great experience. My partner and I went for breakfast. We had to wait until we had finished breakfast for the coffee to arrive. The food was not good quality or value. The toast was untoasted and the portion size was really small for the money. Eggs not cooked properly, disappointing.

Went here with my brother for breakfast in the morning and I loved the service, all the staff were very friendly and the food was outstanding. Would 100% recommend.

It is a lovely cafe, much improved, but sadly the plates were warmer than the food on it. The scrambled eggs were plentiful but cold and my poached egg brioche - the eggs were colder than the plate, not a good start. We are very much against food waste so we ate it anyway, even though it was cold. The tea for two (a teapot) was brought quickly but the pot was only 3/4 full, so we sent it back for a top up. That might be a policy due to H&S but maybe the pot could be bought with an extra pot of boiling water for topping up.

I found Priory a couple of years ago and have observed the extension and changes they have made. We were there on a Monday for breakfast with not too many young children around. 2 of us settled for Smoked Salmon and Scrambled eggs and one...

We have been there twice now...lovely location with great views across lush green fields. The garden centre boasts some very knowledgable staff who can't be more helpful. We ended up buying two plants that would be suitable in our shaded garden spot and all because...

Took my elderly mother here for lunch and cannot praise it enough. Plenty of parking and lovely airy restaurant . The staff were friendly and attentive . The food was really good value, large portions and all freshly prepared. My mum had the quiche salad...

Always busy because of the children's play area. Often difficult to park anywhere near the building and rough gravel drives. £7 for a slice of quiche. £8 for a salad. £5 for a kid's portion of sausage, chips and beans. Very poor value for money...

We visited the Priory to go on the Discovery Walk with the kids. We decided to go into the garden centre to have a look around and for the kids to play in the outdoor play area. We decided to stay and have lunch there...

The eating area was very busy, on ordering mine & my 3 Grandchildrens food the girl staff asked if I had a table? No but I'm sure I'll find one I said, she then said if yve not got one I can't serve you &...

We went there as it is now 10 mins down the road. Not having been before we were pleasantly surprised. The nursery is well laid out and lots of people on hand to give advice. We had lunch outside and our kids played in the...

Nice little drive into the country, great service and coffee whilst kids can play outside. Also has the option of picnic benches outside so plenty of fresh air and an outside server doing mainly drinks. Can get a little busy at times

Used to come here a-lot, but what a change, and not for the better! this used to be a lovely cosy place to come and lovely food. They have made the cafe side bigger, i presume to cater for all the mothers and children, as...

A large garden centre plus farm shop and cafe plus some activities. we went to the cafe attached to the nursery, very large and airly and on a sunny day, very nice indeed. Reasonable variety, good food and service. Lots of room for kids and...

Thought I would go for breakfast and coffee - to give the place a another chance since my last visit in July 2015... and I was closeby - what a MISTAKE!!!! Upon arrival I was met with at least 20-30 mums with kids running around,...

lovely scrambled eggs and salmon. Good value and quick service. The café is now huge and can be a little noisy but overall I thoroughly enjoyed my visit and a quick browse. Please get rid of the brown cups and have some lovely white ones!!

This place is not a regular place I visit and although there clearly has been a lot of money spent on it of late the open plan design and the large windows (which open up completely) have meant that the cafe is now very noisy...

After a mad weekend, we decided to reward ourselves with a lunch out. Opted for Americano, Priory Burger (with cheese & bacon) and fries. Bill came to £26 which to be honest seemed quite fair when we the saw and tasted the food. Prompt service,...

Now that this Cafe had been vastly extended and modernised, it is a good place to go at lunchtime for a bowl of homemade soup. However they have now started doing Sunday Brunch with Jazz. When we went the place was packed. We had to...

I took all my children to celebrate my mums 78th birthday, for afternoon tea. It was very expensive, the sandwiches were crusty and in very short supply, the cakes were very rich and not very tasty

Fantastic Burgers, great children's selection, really nice home made soups and all served with a smile. Prices very reasonable indeed. The Café is situated in the Garden Nursery and has seating both inside and in a pleasant outdoor area. There's lots of different seating from...