Glendoick Garden Centre Cafe in Perth & Kinross

Lovely coffee and very pleasant staff. Our Carrot Cake tasted as if it had been left out all day not very nice. Could not really complain as paid for at time of ordering

What a wonderful cafe. We were 4 couples out fur the day. First a young man juggled and moved tables to get us well seated. We were then served by Mya who could not have been more pleasant and helpful. She served us with a smile and checked with the kitchen when asked questions she could not answer. The food was pretty good too!!! Altogether a great experience.

This cafe has greatly improved since reopening after Covid pandemic it was a shambles at first ordering food from a bar code that didn’t connect to your phone. Staff didn’t have a clue and the food was very basic. Decided to give it another try…. Now it is well run with a new ordering system and new menu. Food is good with a nice choice from just cake & coffee to Fish & chips. Biggest improvement is the lovely team from a very warm welcome from Leone to a prompt order from Lewis. All interactions with the team have been extremely friendly, well done to the management team for excellent staff training.

I ordered the salmon and spinach tart from the menu which said it came with salad and I also ordered a side order of fries. What arrived was very different to the menu, not a tart but two very small sized over baked tartlets with a minuscule sized salad comprising some sliced pepper, cucumber and I think beetroot. The portion of the salad was so small that it would have sat comfortably on a dessert spoon… Most of the tartlets remained on my plate as they were inedible due to being over baked. Very disappointing I would not recommend eating here.

We stopped here on a trip to Aberdeen. A nice fairly large cafe serving a good selection of food at fair prices. We had BLT sandwiches, Tea, Coffee and Empire biscuits. All extremely tasty. Staff were very attentive but didn’t hover. Recommended.

Nice food and young staff very friendly and pleasant - although poorly managed. Whole experience ruined by older member of staff (dark hair). She needs taught some manners and how to smile. Ruins the whole vibe of the place! Even on the way out I said ‘thanks’ and she grunted at me. Won’t be back!

Headed to the cafe on arrival at the garden centre for lunch. Fish and chips with peas x 2 at £14.95 a head was expensive for what was served. Chips were nice however were lacking in quantity and were mixed in with the peas, looked like everything had been thrown onto the plate. Batter on the fish was tasty albeit a bit oily but where was the fish ?? All batter no fish, wouldn’t say what was there was fresh, probably frozen. Ordered cake and coffee. Lattes were good, raspberry cranachan cake was not fresh, even though server stated otherwise. It was dry and crumbly and the cream was synthetic, super sweet with a gritty texture. Overall this place is overpriced and specialises in poor quality food. Advice - go elsewhere!

Been stopping off on route to Aberdeen for many years. Unless this cafe improves we'll be driving past. Prices are shocking for what you get. Salty cold soup which I had to return and lemon cake that was stale. This cafe has gone downhill in so many ways. 2 slices of cake and two coffees nearly £16. Used to always be a pleasure stopping for lunch sadly, it is no longer.

Bacon roll, scone jam. Bacon roll awful - 2 tiny rashers bacon over cooked . Scone think second day not fresh. Service friendly enough but in a rush to clear table when still drinking tea/coffee. Overpriced for inferior food - as other reviews state used to be an excellent cafe not now.

My family and I visited the garden centre and cafe for the very first time on Friday, and we will definitely be back! The cafe was extremely busy at the time that we visited but we were served very promptly by Chloe, who appeared extremely rushed off her feet but served us with the biggest smile on her face made us feel as though nothing was too much trouble for her. Drinks arrived very quickly, followed by our food. My husband and I both had the fish and chips, which I’m glad we chose as it was delicious! My son had a ham & cheese toastie with a mug of the tomato and red pepper soup, which I have been told was just as delicious. Overall a great first visit!

A very efficient operation handling customers quickly at a busy time. Nice menu, but baked potato was disappointingly small and undercooked. The delicious panini was much better value at the same price. Cakes looked nice, though we didn’t try them.

How disappointing is Glendoick cafe now???? Been a few times lately and will not be back! It used to be great for food homemade soups etc and good value. The opposite now…very poor quality food and EXPENSIVE!!!

We arrived for lunch and were dealt with promptly . The staff were very nice but I’m afraid the food was very poor My husband ordered lentil soup which appeared to be powdered or tinned . It looked very unappetising resembling custard My fish was honestly all batter which was greasy and tasted of oil . The fish which was a very small portion was slimy . The worst bit was the peas some of which were not fully defrosted and as a result hard and stone cold . We won’t be back . The staff were nice but this was a pricey and disappointing experience

Visited Glendoick on 21.01.24 for a snack on the journey back to Aberdeen. We ordered bake potatoes, a coffee and water. The bake potatoes (BBC) were served quickly and efficiently by the waiting staff. Unfortunately, the quality and presentation of our meals was poor. Very disappointing given that the food used to be of a high standard. We won’t be back!

Arrived to be shown to a table and ordered drinks plus food. Blt panini arrived with mouldy lettuce in it so it was sent back with the promise it would be replaced. By this I thought it would mean a new panini but no some of the lettuce had been removed but not all of it. So I said I would just leave it and sent it back to the kitchen. Mac and cheese was tasteless , obviously frozen in a big batch and then re heated. The chips were nice but that was it. Staff don’t seem overly bothered or understand the issue . We won’t ever return , over priced and poor quality. Plenty of other places that are well above this.

We arrived in the cafe at 3.00 to be ushered to a cramped table with absolutely no choice of where to sit —— and although it was very busy there were two sections ‘out of bounds’ in readiness for cleaning for the next day !!!! —- no amount of persuasion would allow us to sit within these areas —— not at all customer friendly ! —- so if you visit - and Im not sure we will again - make sure you arrive well before 3pm if you want to choose a nice place to sit !!

we decided to have breakfast here but it was a mistake. We waited long enough for it but it was so greasy. The bacon and lorne sausage were not cooked properly and I asked for my fried egg to be well done but it wasn't it really turned my stomach. I really thought that it would be good but I was very mistaken. I really think the chefs concerned need to go back to basics and learn how to cook a breakfast. We have been here before and had lunch with no problems.

Disappointing lunch, chose smokey dokey sandwich, did not like the texture, there were supposed to be crispy onions on it but never found them, didnt eat half of it. Side salad poor. Friend had baked potato which was quite dry with no butter and again poor side salad. thought we would cheer ourselves up with cake and again disappointing - lemon cake was very dry and biscoff traybake was tiffin with biscoff crumbs on top. All in all disappointing and paid £29 for it too!

We met family here so were a table of 10. Great service, great food and a lovely atmosphere. I am gluten intolerant and had a reasonable choice of mains - and homemade cake too. We would definitely return when in the area as I can’t fault a single thing. Well done to the staff.

We dropped in past Glendoick as we normally do on our way South. The lunch was very disappointing. I had the winter vegetable Broth which was basically Barley Broth, little or no winter vegetables. My wife had what was billed as a Toastie but was actually a toasted sandwich. The definition is a Toastie is very specifically sliced bread filled then heated and sealed between 2 metal surfaces to prevent leaks. What my wife received was defiantly not a Toastie by the definition. The internet also goes on to say what a Toastie fundamentally is NOT a sandwich served on toasted slices of bread. So as the review says very disappointing lunch, the chips were great and the girl who served us was very pleasant and efficient.

The shop itself is fantastic but our lunch, what a disappointment. You wouldn’t think you could go wrong with a baked tattie and coronation chicken. You can! The tattie was ok but the sauce the chicken was is was tasteless and sickening and the side salad, if you can call it a salad, it was more of a garnish, was a slice of dried up cucumber, a few bits of very limp rocket and lettuce and a 1/3 of a tomato, tiny tiny bit of grated carrot. The table outside that we sat at was so wobbly (as we’re the others) that you couldn’t cut your food as your drinks (or soup that once chap had on another table) would spill everywhere. I really think you could do better!!! I think the chefs/management should go and take a look at what Gloagburn are doing, or The Smiddy, The Woodhouse.

Stopped by today for lunch. We were taken to our seats by Daniel who explained the specials and menu to us clearly. The cafe was incredibly busy but we were quickly served by Chloe, who is always so pleasant and lovely regardless of how busy she is, and nothing is too much trouble for her - she really is an asset to The Cafe. We had the special of steak, macaroni and fries, which was delicious. Our drinks were perfect made by Alison. We visit at least twice a month and wouldn’t go anywhere else for lunch.

Pleasant stop for lunch. Table service - was shown to table and order taken . We weren’t keen on table given so we just moved. Catered for gluten free option well. We took a take away GF cake also.

Arrived around 11.15. Was told I could not have soap till after 11.30. There was nothing on the breakfast menu I could have that was gluten free and diary free.

Stopped for breakfast on way to have a night away Breakfast was 1st class food very good quality excellent and plenty of it fantastic value Staff very good and attentive Love it now getting taken to seat and served will definitely recommend and be back

We popped in for a cuppa and cake. We were sat at a table and told it was table service. A very pleasant young assistant came and took our order. We then sat for nearly 25 minutes, and still there was no sign of our...

Seriously disappointed with breakfast today. Ordered scrambled eggs on toast and it came looking like1 undercooked 'poached' egg had been chopped up and slopped onto the plate. Tea was luke warm. Serving staff were lovely and that is the only reason for 2 stars otherwise...

I ordered the “sirloin steak and cheese ciabatta” expecting to have steak and chips with ciabatta on the side but unfortunately the title was misleading. It might as well of been called “ciabatta and cheese sandwich with a side of half a steak”, there was...

This restaurant needs to be properly managed, as despite having plenty of staff, only some could take orders, others were only able to clean tables, and others floated about making excuses by saying the restaurant was busy. The waiting staff were pleasant, but were not...

We have been twice in the last 3 weeks. Food was great and staff were extremely helpful. The chef made us a fish sandwich for lunch even though it was not on the menu that day. We will will certainly return. Excellent food , excellent...

Poor Service received, could not bring tea out at the same time as the soup and sandwich. ended up without tea, when we payed we got what can only be described as a poor excuse for an apology. It was better before they made it...

Very slow service although not busy , food was warm not hot with a couldn't care attitude. Seen this restaurant going down hill recently.

We used to stop regularly at the cafe on the way to Edinburgh and since they changed to table service the system is very slow. Prices are also way too high, over £14 for a scone and very small cake with two small coffees. Sad...

Glendoick Garden centre in my opinion should stick to what they do best, selling plants. My husband and I visited the garden cafe this afternoon, we ordered 2 egg mayo sandwiches, and tea for two. When the sandwiches arrived I was surprised to notice the...

Very disappointing afternoon tea on Mothers Day. Nothing inedible but the sandwiches were just starting to turn wet from the tomatoes and cucumber, the mini oatcakes had clearly been sitting a while, turning soft and the tray bake was something my 5 year old granddaughter...

Have been here a few times now for both lunch and a cuppa and it’s always nice. The food is nice and staff always friendly and attentive. The garden centre itself is lovely and well worth a visit- I could easily spend a fortune in...

Been going here for many years but not any more. For years was a lovely place to eat with good menu selection and prices to match. Not any more as have watched it deteriorate over last couple of year in menu selection, quality of produce...

Not having been at Glendoick for some time, we decided to break our journey home. Now we are wishing we hadn't. On entering the café we were shown to a table for 2. We were given the menu even though we had said we were...

We have stopped here many times over the years while visiting relatives in Aberdeen.. A lovely shop and garden centre and what used to be a pleasant stopover in the cafe. But I need to agree with other recent reviews. The service is very poor...

The garden centre in general is brilliant and the Christmas display and decorations are lovely but the cafe is well below average. The food is so overpriced for what you get sandwiches are poor and fillings lacking - no idea how the prices set are...

Today Saturday the 17th I came with my son to visit Santa and arrived early enough to grab breakfast! We sat in the child’s area. The waitress Alyson dark hair and glasses was my server. She approached and asked if I was ready to order...

Went here for a little change. I had a Brie bacon and cranberry toasted sandwich with a side of lentil and bacon soup. Other party had baked potato with beans. The soup as always is to die for. Love it. The sandwich was a bit...

Spent a small fortune in the lovely garden centre and opted for a takeaway cake and coffee for my husband and myself. I told the girl I knew what I wanted to order but she still took me to a table and then gave me...

Arrived last Friday to meet fellow childminders, have some coffee & cakes and let wee ones play. Was disappointed to find that the soft play area was closed for a deep clean, however had our coffees etc then headed into the soft play area when...

Extremely disappointed ☹️ we requested a table at the kids play area which seemed fine. Staff taking the order was extremely polite and we ordered our food. Ten mins and a guy comes out with a basket off chips for my wee grandson 2/6months, dumps...

Arrived 10.40, shown to a table after 20 mins waiting altered the staff that no one had been and taken our order. In the meantime empty tables around us began to fill up and these were severed whilst we were still waiting. After another 10...

We had visited the garden centre on our way home from a couple of days in Dundee and after buying some equipment and plants and putting them in the car we returned to the Garden Cafe for refreshments. My wife had the soup of the...

Me and my family enjoyed an excellent breakfast at the Garden Cafe towards the end of the summer. The service was extremely good throughout - we were seated immediately and asked what drinks we would like. I enjoyed the Scottish Breakfast. The prices were reasonable,...

We stopped here twice on a trip to Aberdeenshire. Both times we were very impressed with the fast, friendly service. Nothing was too much trouble for the various staff members we came across. I was prompted to post this review as the five star hotel...

Stopped in by to break up a long drive and have some lunch. We were quickly seated and drinks order taken. Large menu choice and varied. Food was lovely and service was excellent. I sadly never got the name of the lady who took our...

Table service now at the cafe. Seated quickly by a friendly member of staff and immediately given menus to browse. Our order was taken promptly and the food arrived very quickly. Will definitely return again.

Stopped to give it another try as not been since it was taken over. Last visit was very disappointing from service to food - everything that matters!!! Today I was so glad that things had changed and there was staff on the floor taking orders...

Went here with the family the other day and it was so good. The sandwiches were to die for and don't even get me started on the cakes! SO good.

Lovely food, great cafe and incredibly friendly staff. The menu has a great variety of food at affordable prices. 5 stars all round!

We have visited Glendoick, since we moved to the Perthshire area just over 3 years ago, and we always looked forward to our trips there. An important part of our visit that we always looked forward to, was having lunch at the café. Things at...

We haven't visited Gelndoick cafe for some time. We wondered on arriving why it was so quiet for breakfast on a Sunday. We should have been warned. I had pancakes with bacon and my hubby had full scottish breakfast. The pancakes were absolutely horrible, I...

Not been for a long time but I can see why it wasn't busy. There are better value places with a more inspired healthy menu. The staff were friendly and helpful though and the food did arrive in good time. We want bother going back....

Went for a coffee and cake whilst visiting the garden centre. It has changed operating practice since our last visit but not sure this has been for the better. That said the servers were very nice and can't be faulted. Unfortunately the cappuccinos we were...

They’ve changed the layout which is now disjointed…changed to table service which is slow….and a Snr ‘warden’ figure trying to coordinate everything that also distracts from any sort of ambience that is left. Then comes the food and the prices. Stale bread for sandwiches and...

Had lunch with Grandchildren and thought the kids toasties were a joke and a disgrace for £4-25.2 fingers of bread and a quarter of an orange!!!!The finger toasties were like what you would dip into the yolk of an egg(Soldiers).Kids were 8 and 6 scoffed...

Why have you changed what was a great place and worked perfectly. Now table service and extremely slow. Lovely Garden Centre.

Had lunch here today. Salad was good but was absolutely shocked to be charged £1.95 for a tiny glass of still water with ice, especially as there were water stations where you could help yourself (only noticed when leaving) only realised I’d been charged for...

For the first time we got a poor meal today lukewarm latte and very poor tasteless toasties with a horrible salad at the side have to say resturant as went downhill and expensive

On the way back home from Glasgow, we stopped off for some lunch. We' ve visited the garden centre many times over the years but not since the cafe had a revamp. I had the fish, chips and peas with tartare sauce. The fish was...

Having visited Glendoick regularly since moving north 16 years ago, apart from the last two, we were surprised to read the less than favourable reviews, but decided to try it out for ourselves. Unfortunately we had to agree with them. The prices have gone up,...

I visited yesterday for lunch with a friend. We have been many times over the years and always thoroughly enjoy our shopping and lunch. However, sadly this was probably our last lunch here. While the staff in the cafe were very pleasant and service was...

Visited the cafe for some refreshments, ordered coffee and cake. The latte was still bitter after the adding three sugars. Cake was in the form of a slither not a piece and for the price, it certainly should’ve been artisan and not store bought as...

We had a great meal at The Garden Cafe. The haddock goujon sandwich was terrific. The fish was well cooked with a crispy batter with skin on chips on the side.The small Americano coffee was excellent as we prefer a stronger coffee. The staff were...

I have visited Glendoick Garden Centre numerous times over several years and always found it a nice place to visit. The cafe was always efficiently run and the food was good. I was aware that the management had allowed dogs into the shop and the...

Massive let-down. Used to be a lovely place for a coffee stop with good food at reasonable prices, now everything is extortionate, tiny portions and poor quality. Scone was so hard it could have been used as a door stop and latte was more than...

Have been stopping at this restaurant for years as a welcome journey break. However, a new extension has been added and the changes since the pandemic have made this stopover a pleasure no longer. High prices for coffee and scones were not reflected in the...

I went to the garden cafe for the Sunday Lunch. All I can say is the food was out of this world! The staff were also so helpful and patient. Highly recommend going here. The coffee is amazing too.

Waited for ages to be served and when staff arrived they served the people who had just been seated first. Certainly not worth the expense as nothing is reasonably priced, in my opinion keep driving and go to cair no mor cafe instead,

New management what have you done to the usual enjoyable restaurant the quality of the food and service has dropped dramatically the prices now are over the top and the scones very dry and crumbly and smallest slice of carrot cake at over £4 a...

Stopped for a quick lunch. The restaurant looks lovely after a facelift. The menu is different too. We ordered the vegetable katsu - which is a huge disappointment if you are expecting katsu. It is good vegetable curry definitely not katsu flavour. Not sure why...

always a great place to stop over on the trip south, or north food absolutely great - managed some chocolate cake and a bacon roll with nice hot coffee service a bit slower but almost certainly down to COVID issues there for the plants and...

All change yet again. Seems a change every few months and never quite right. Clear there is also a new chef/baker as the scones once a firm favourite seems to have shrunk massively and not the same quality (still looking for the fruit in the...

The cafe is now under new management but again very disappointing... My breakfast roll was dry and uninteresting ....Cheap veggie sausage and overdone potatoe scone... If you looked hard enough you could see a smear of butter....At over £6 I think this is taking the...

Cafe now under new management and have wrecked what was a winning formula. As drove up to Aberdeen we used to enjoy popping in for a coffee along with soup and a herb scone. The herb scone came FREE with the soup. It was good...

Glendoick cafe was a bit of a disappointment. We ordered on the app which wasn’t a problem. However, our order was wrong on four counts and the scone was stale. There were plenty of staff and it wasn’t too busy. It may have been a...

Visited on Sunday and was sadly let down by the experience....Grappled for fifteen minutes with the App when all we wanted was a chilled Breakfast...Not at all clear that you could order at the counter instead...The drinks arrived first and my partner had to ask...

My wife and I used to call in there often for a combination of food and shopping. Not again until I hear they've got their act together. Glendoick's owners have made a fortune in recent years, having transformed a garden centre and roadside cafe into...

Really wished we’d just gone to the horn - on our way to the Rugby as a bit of a night away! So we thought we’d ‘treat’ ourselves 🤣🤣🤣. You know it’s bad when your writing a review during your breakfast!!!!! £7 SEVEN for a...

Planned to stop there for a bacon roll last Sunday after several hours of driving from down south. Arrived after 11am and was told breakfast menu was "off" and I couldn't have one. I didn't want to have lunch just after 11am as I prefer...

Have been in this cafe quite a few times over the years, and its been great, but this was the first time since lockdown. Chaos…that app is rubbish - please get rid of it and bring back the human touch. Given that it took longer...

I visited this cafe today with my wife for lunch. We arrived around 11.30 and got seated easily. We ordered online using the app and the food and drinks came very quick. The service from the staff was excellent. It soon became apparent towards the...

We visited again after reading the response to my previous review and although I had decided not to return after my last experience I felt it only fair to give the cafe another chance. Well wow, much improved and back to the cafe as we...

The shop is very expensive but if you have the money there are some very nice but overpriced items to buy. We decided to have a bite to eat in the restaurant, a soup, a scone with butter and a croissant, 1 x breakfast tea...

Whwn visiting the garden centre shop , we usually go to the cafe for coffee or lunch ), it was very confusing at first when we read the sign to choose a table and order from there, none of us being very mobile phone savvy,...

We are regulars and love this garden centre, however today we had carrot cake and large cappuccinos and waited 25 minutes until I enquired about our order and then it arrived. The cake was dry on the outside edge and the coffees were cold!!!! There...

Do not know what has happened here, but service - or lack off - is dreadful! Went in at 4pm then spent 15 minutes spent in a queue followed by another 15 minute wait for a cup of very lukewarm tea and a piece of...

We always visit for a family lunch on our way To Edinburgh or Glasgow and have never had any issues. However, the introduction of an app to order seems to have caused havoc! As we have a child with coeliac disease we didn’t want to...

Having eaten here many times in the last 10 years we have returned today for lunch after 6 months. Cafe all changed ...not for better. Long wait for coffee and lunch menu not up to much. Plus £2.50 for a small jug of chips. Raspberry...

We visited yesterday on way to a hospital visit at ninewells. My dad loved the place so we came for food. We travelled 2hrs to visit my sick gran in hospital so this was a food stop off. We came into resturant and was told...

We visited early September for breakfast and were very disappointed with what was available and no longer able to serve eggs bennedict (apparentely according to staff because of a shortage of staff in kitchen). Well first disappointment over and annoying as we had gotten up...

I wish we had a garden centre like this where we live! We ate in the cafe using the phone app. It was easy to use,we ordered and paid and our delicious food arrived promptly. When we finished eating we walked around the garden centre...

Called in for lunch virtual ordering didn’t work. Ordered beef burger it was terrible, dry overcooked looked like it had been cooked the day before. It was 12.30 so everything should have been fresh.

We stopped for lunch and it was explained that there was a virtual ordering system. Although ordering was easy and straightforward, the drinks arrived after 10mins and our food arrived 40mins after ordering. The member of staff did apologise for our wait but the majority...

Went here today with my husband. Went to our table. Got menu but the particular sandwich I wanted wasn’t on it. Ham and tomato. Spoke to a member of staff who said you can only have what is on the menu but there are takeaway...

Really disappointed with the breakfast options, all they offered was a roll option, no actual cooked breakfast. Roll arrived with two folded pieces of bacon, looked like they had been microwaved, I wasn't asked if I like my roll buttered which it was and which...