Groves Coffee Shop & Restaurant in Ashford

When you are in the Ham Street Garden Centre this is a great place to drop into for a drink and/or a snack. Very friendly, helpful staff with a good choice on the menu. Prices are not too bad and, an added bonus, there are dog friendly tables.

Have been a few times but today I found very disappointing. Ordered breakfast which seem to take an age . On inquiring was told the order didn't appear on large screen in the kitchen and would be sorted . When said breakfasts did arrive we were then told the order didn't get put through, so which one was it ????? . Shame the sausages were under cooked really off putting . Such a shame

The food here is VERY expensive. £ 8.45 for a sandwich etc. Look at the menu! I ordered a cheese scone, definitely pre frozen & very ‘doughy’ sadly. They were generous with the butter however, a nice touch. Others in our group thought the food was ok but not exceptional. Service was polite & reasonably speedy. Price of drinks was fine. So, would we go back? No purely as the place is seriously overpriced.

Had the weeder breakfast, buy one get one free. Wasn't expecting top quality for the price but I couldn't of been more wrong. Top produce , cooked to perfection 5 🌟

Three friends and myself have just had a really enjoyable experience having a delicious Christmas lunch with the best Brussel sprouts. Highly recommended. All staff very welcoming but Shirley deserves a special mention. She is a star.

we visit regularly as it serves great coffee and all of the staff are so friendly and welcoming. The food is always good and its just a great place for lunch.

Mrs Sandra clark and sandy my dog has been coming to groves for some time not just for plants but to visit the restaurant which is excellent for food and the service is great, i love the garden centre and the restaurant a lovely place to come to all very friendly. Sue the manager is a lovely person and lovely with all her customers thank you all the team that work there.

I would like to say a very big thank you to all the staff ( Sue, Silv, Jill, Lewis, Michelle and Lisa) in the restaurant for making my lunch a very memorable and pleasant experience. The food on offer here is exceptionally tasty. You are all great team. I look forward to many more visits and trying out more of your menu 😋

Visted while in Ham street (for other reasons) popped into their garden centre restaurant We only.orederd drink, but piping hot. All the food that was coming out-particulary the cooked breakfats looked great- and very reasonably priced.

Wow! What a heavenly afternoon eating fabulous food and drinking tea in an amazing environment. Would highly recommend and great value for money. Sue the manager was so kind and considerate. Best Afternoon Tea ever!

We stopped here for lunch today. I had place, chips and peas with home made tartare sauce and my partner had ham, egg and chips. Both were great although the ham was to much for my other half. We then had a very good cream tea each for pudding which after 14.00 was but one get one free Lovely people and good value.

A friend took me here for a breakfast and what a treat is was, full english breakfast overflowing my plate! Took my husband back over Christmas and had a lovely turkey bap lunch and have been back since and can recommend the scampi! Lovely place to eat highly recommend.

Stopped in the morning at groves Canterbury very good selection of cakes in the afternoon stopped for lunch at Ham st Limited selection available possibly due to storms and covid. However the service was very friendly and pleasant. My husband had the ham egg and chips and I chose one of there large sausage rolls and a portion of chips. Both excellent hot and tasty. Would recommend visiting

Just had the loveliest lunch!!! Fabulous food, accessible and very friendly staff. Will definitely come again! Highly recommend

I took my disabled mother and father out for a drive. Not been out since March. After a drive around we came by Hamstreet garden centre. From the time we arrived every member of the team was so helpful. Hand sanitizers at the door. All staff had friendly eyes... Could not see smile due to all waring masks like us. We stopped for lunch in the cafe. Again all staff outstanding And wow the meals were huge and fantastic quality I had Ham egg and chips. Real thick slices of real ham. Really clean. Fantastic couple of hours. Mum and dad really enjoyed there trip out. Hamstreet garden centre staff made it so easy for us... Well done all

We recently came back here after the 'transformation'?! ,a work in progress is the best we can say. It is not very inspiring, drafty, cheerless, and cold, especially in the cafe. We froze in the cafe, had a job to wait for our food which was ok but the lack of cosyness means we will not return. Any money spent on this garden centre is wasted, it is in a backwater on the road to nowhere and there are far better places to shop and eat. We always go to Ashford now to the former Bybrook garden centre which is always warm clean and good value.

Visited recently whilst out exploring with my family and my daughter was desperate for the toilet. Had heard the site had been taken over recently, used to be a Wyevale Centre but bought by the family that own Tenterden Garden Centre and what a difference! Great menu choices, my littlest loved being able to have a cooked breakfast of her own and the babycinno (or coffee to her) was a fab idea! Very polite girl serving, explained that they’ll be expanding their menu gradually to match Tenterden Groves. Centre looks well cared for, staff were so helpful and prices very reasonable. Nice to have another Garden Centre to visit, the kids love them! Sounds like they’ll be doing fun days too which are always brilliant at the Tenterden store.