Gardeners Retreat in Epping Forest

Definitely the best breakfast for miles around, I look forward to “hungry gardener” all good quality ingredients and good coffee too. This is my regular spot for a good breakfast, all served in a chilled surroundings. So there’s time to enjoy.

The fruit scone was phenomenal. Cooked to perfection. Crunchy on the outside, warm buttery and fluffy on the inside. One of my favourite scones Ive had. You could taste the freshly bakedness of it?

Very pleasant surroundings and well laid out tables I had the hungry gardener breakfast Which was very good value for the money Service was also quick and very polite.

A great place to come with friends and family. We had breakfast and they catered for one of our party who had allergies, without it being an issue. Great quality of products. We all the Little Bird which as by no means little and was absolutely delicious Will definitely be returning.

Delicious lunch. Hot & quick food. Return customers. Also lovely garden centre. Great time out with family. Love the gift shop too.

Great food, great service, great atmosphere... Thank you to all your hard working staff for making brunch a stress free event

Went to choose some plants at Plants Galore. Grabbed a milkshake and slice of homemade chocolate & orange cake whilst there. Both of which were very tasty.

Really great,must eat here and in my case I don't like caramel in a vanilla milkshake so they swapped it to no caramel.food Is really great 10/10. 5 stars

First time here, after recommendation. Had homemade soup, wow, it was delicious, plus a fresh baked baguette. Partner had a sandwich, lots of tasty filling plus a side salad and some vegetable crisps. Will definitely come here again and recommend.

Lovely staff. Very helpful and friendly. Nice atmosphere. Very clean. Food was delicious. Would definitely recommend.

Love it here, there is a great menu, the staff are very friendly and helpful and I get to go to the garden centre. My friend and I visit regularly

Great selection for everyone, excellent service very delicious food would 100% recommend and will definitely be back again.

Great service. Scones with jam warmed up are amazing Love the card to get a free drink so only had to pay for1 drink today The teapot gives you 3 cups of tea so at £3.50 it’s well worth it x Love the atmosphere here always clean and tidy great place for cooked breakfast too

Always a lovely meal here. We come here at least once a month. The food choices are very good & we often take cake home. We have recommended to friends and family.

Staff where friendly and polite. Food was nice had jacket potato with cheese and beans, only issue for me was although nicely presented serving one a small oblong plate made eating it a bit difficult. Not a lot of room on the plate. Was nice to have beans and cheese served in separate bowls to add onto potato as I wanted.

Great spot in a lovely garden centre. Big breakfast superb portion great quality ingredients and the staff happy and very talkative lovely little morning will be my regular go to :) thanks again, J

Nice food and drink but a bit expensive for the amount you get. Staff are very nice and helpful. Would return in the future.

Delicious food served with a smile. Despite it being busy during school break we were served our lunch quickly and enjoyed the food immensely.

Delicious find! Service, food and atmosphere was exceptional. Food was well presented and perfectly seasoned. Gardener Breakfast was massive, very filling and very tasty! Pumpkin spiced latte was so tasty too!

Amazing not our first visit we always make a point of coming when my dog has his groom down the road as they don’t have a cafe. The cafe always has a lovely vibe, great music playing , decorated well and the food is really tasty and great portion sizes too. A great place for a catch up with friends, lunch with family or friends and even business meetings with style. Honestly a lovely place with friendly staff. (Also the homemade cakes are to die for).

This place used to be great, but something has gone terribly wrong. The menus have disappeared and there is very little choice available. The staff seem to change every week and you have to wait ages for your food. Very poor.

Wonderful selection on the menu. I tried the eggs Benedict which were cooked perfectly and delicious. Really friendly staff and atmosphere, highly recommend, it’s a gem.

we come here every month and it is usually great, but this time not so much. The staff are still great, helpful and friendly But the food was a let down, I ordered the veggie breakfast, not cheap at £13.99 but its usually worth it. The chef had put paprika on my eggs, I hate paprika, if the chef is going to do this then clients should be forewarned so they can request not to have it, the eggs were also overcooked. The plant based bacon was also overcooked. All in all it was a let down

Went in while we were shopping at plants galore. All tables were dirty, ask for the lady to wipe down the table, she never came back. Ordered our food and drinks…… waited, a clean table became available so we moved Still waiting after 40 minutes, spoke to the young lady at the till who replied well if you hadn’t if moved tables you would have your food by now, I replied well if you would have clean the table like we asked we would not have moved. They then told us food would be 5 more minutes or we can get a refund , we opted for the refund and walked out. Our bill should have been £26.00 There loss I really won’t ever recommend or go again.

Pleasant enough environment however the pop music is so inappropriate and wrong. Remove this and it would be a lovely place to come, although a little expensive

This is somewhere we have not visited again and again. The food is outstanding. The presentation is amazing and so much thought goes into it. The staff are attentive, friendly and polite. THIS place is a must...

I met my Mum and Nan here for lunch and the whole experience was lovely. The atmosphere is nice with foliage hanging from the ceiling, and the veggie breakfast was so large I asked if they could do a smaller/kids version which they were happy to do (although it was still huge and defeated me). The breakfast came with an entire stalk of roasted tomatoes on the vine and a huge mushroom that was perfectly cooked. Stan the manager was friendly and accommodating, and Debbie, Lou and Mia gave my Nan some tuna to go with her jacket potato complimentarily as the chilli con carne she'd ordered was too spicy for her (although Lou gave us a top tip to add mayonnaise to take the edge off the spiciness which worked). I never write reviews, but I felt the food, service and friendliness here warranted it and we will definitely be back (Debbie told us there is a maze that will be open all summer holidays with tea and ice creams available, so I will bring my children too.

A real surprise find in a garden centre. Modern comfortable cafe with a good range of food, hot, cold, sandwiches cakes etc Good servi5