Groves Restaurant in Canterbury

Great place to eat and can take dog and messy grandchild without feeling uncomfortable. The staff are all lovely, I have often said it's the type of place I would want to work. Thanks

We have eaten at groves many times and have been satisfied with our meals hence the reason we keep returning but on Sunday the 15th September that all changed when one of us had the quiche which was wafer thin and hard as a rock and was a case of hunt the filling It was totally inedible and did not resemble a quiche whatsoever even the pastry crust around the outside was over cooked and brittle we have had quiche on numerous occasions in many establishments as it's a favourite dish of ours and as yet we have yet to see one that looked like the one you served was it your chefs first attempt at a quiche maybe and if so let's hope it's his last you were very busy on that day so we decided not to make a fuss but in hind sight it should have been sent back as it couldn't be eaten on the plus side the new potatoes salad and coleslaw were your normal good standard as was the curry one of us had i suggest you show your chef what a quiche should look like as shown in any recipe book so that his idea of a quiche is not served again .

Our ‘on the road’ breakfast at the end of a relaxing week’s holiday based in Chislet. The BOGOF deal was a pleasant surprise and the breakfast passed the Quality Sausage Test. One or two items could have been hotter, but we went away happy and would definitely re-visit. Car park was three quarters full at 09:45, so it’s popular with the natives who were friendly!

Poor quality breakfast, under done sausages, overcooked eggs, nothing particularly hot and one of our party had a fly on her plate nobody was really bothered

My husband and I chose a chicken tikka each which was so overly hot and spicy that it was inedible and despite paying nearly £30 we couldn't continue eating our food. Very disappointing 😞

We visited for breakfast for the first time in a while, I always have the same allotment breakfast as for health reasons it is the best for me. I was not best pleased when it arrived after a 40 minute wait to discover it no longer came with avocado but now is served with beans which I cannot have, disappointing. We were not pleased to see people that were further back in the queue getting their breakfasts way before ours came out. I am disappointed that I now will not be able to take advantage of the breakfast offer.

We went to the garden center and gave the restaurant a try since the reviews were good. We had the veggie burger and the jacket potato which was both very good. Both dishes came with a tasty salad.

I love this restaurant at Herne and visit regularly. The prices are very reasonable, the food is great, the staff are so friendly, and it is very clean and orderly. Nothing is too much for the staff and I really appreciate the chefs as they accommodate my many allergies which lots of places don't. Thank you all for the great service :O)

All round great service. Good food. Well presented. Staff friendly. We had three cooked breakfasts. All enjoyed. And decent sausages. They were actually very nice.

Best flat white coffee ever and the sausage bap must have been for two people - great value and quality

The restaurant helped me and a large group of family members to celebrate my husband’s birthday. They gave us fantastic service, food was great - would highly recommend them.

We have always found the food very wholesome and good, chips today were seasond and delicious. But the gentleman behind the coffee counter did not seem to be enjoying his day and it showed.

Went to Groves for lunch with a friend. It was a shame to see they had a sign up saying limited choices , and also staff shortages. I had the Groves home made quiche, this was a very small slice of an unidentified quiche. It was difficult to say what it was made of as it had 3 tiny bits of sweet red onion in it and I could not taste anything else at all. It was very thin and pale yellow ? This was £9.95 , which for a small bit if salad and potatoes was not good value for money, The service was efficient and fast

No menu on the tables and couldn't read the board easily on the wall behind the serving counter. Staff member appeared impatient in her manner. The receipt flew on the floor as she virtually threw it at me it then laughed. Expensive cheese and tomato sandwich. Two slices of tomato in the sandwich and one slice was an end piece of tomato so a dry piece. Cheese was grated and barely covered the bread. Really not a good experience, expensive at £18.30 for two sandwiches and tea considering the sandwiches were made by someone rather mean. I would certainly not recommend.

No food available, no notices about this outside or even in the cafe, so they chose their picnic bag, filled it up from the things in the fridge then were told they couldn’t have a sandwich or an ice cream. Two disappointed boys. To top it all, 2 bags of crisps and 2 fruit shoots were £5, what a rip off. Won’t be going there again

Husband just stopped off to get two slices of cake to takeaway. Once they were placed in the takeaway boxes he didn’t see them til I’ve just opened the box - what on Earth is this? It look like it’s been half eaten already. I held on to the boxes in the car on the way home so not a result of having been bumped around, the person serving actually put this in the box and thought that was acceptable. Won’t bother going here again.

I like going here because its in walking distance from my home so quite often walk there for a beverage and pastry treat. Yesterday I was taken aback by the measly portions of pastries on offer, in particular a slice of chocolate cake on display the last slice thinking that this was just an odd cut left over I asked if I could have this at a reduced price in addition with something else. The polite man serving us said this was a normal cut and the slices come precut from their supplier. Change of supplier needed? I am not one that makes a habit of giving bad reviews and as you can see I have still given 5 stars as I would not like people to get the wrong impression of of our overall experience. I also might add that I would be more likely to complain of too much food served on my plate than too little. I will also add, on the way out we purchased a garden table and four chairs considerably more than one slice of cake.

Having recently moved to the area I have visited this cafe on three occasions and everytime have had a great experience. The staff are so friendly and go out of their way to help you and the food is really good value and tasty. Today I went with my mum and we throughly enjoyed our buy one get one free breakfast- beautifully cooked with high quality items- delicious sausages! I love this garden centre and the cafe really is the icing on the cake! So glad to be local! Thank you.

Inside the garden centre this cafe restaurant is a bit of a gem, busy at weekends but serves up great food. Breakfasts, main meals and an array of cakes and scones to make most of us stuggle with temptation. I've visited here a few times knowing that good food and coffee awaits. Queues to get served at busy times but food is served quite promptly at the numbered tables. Last visit was for breakfast on a Monday morning. Quick service and not too many customers the breakfast is great especially on a 2 for 1 deal and the quality of the locally sourced items especially the sausage puts many a supermarket cafe to shame. Pleasant atmosphere and attentive staff.

We were recommended to go for breakfast, we were not disappointed with friendly service and excellent quility food. They had run out of hash browns they replaced it with toast and chips. Will we go back yes we will

Myself, my husband and two friends today went to the Groves Restaurant for Christmas Lunch at the Folkestone Garden Center. Canterbury Road. Swingfield. Starter:- We had carrot and coriander soup with bread and butter. Main course :- Roast Turkey with stuffing, Pigs in blankets. Fresh parsnips, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots. Roast potatoes. Dessert :- Christmas sponge. With a choice of cream, custard. With tea and latte The food was all beautifully cooked, The service was excellent. Nothing was too much trouble for the girls.Reasonably priced too The staff are all very cheerful. Happy people. Would I go again definitely.

Took my big sister who lives just down the road, and loved my breakfast. Yes you pay a little more than in town but the sausages/bacon etc are high quality, sourced locally, and a lot tastier than the normal catering ones. Service was excellent and overall I was very impressed. Definitely will return next time Im in the area.

J'adore m'arrêter boire un chocolat chaud avec mes enfants lorsque je me rend à Canterbury, cette jardinerie est magique et j'aimerais tant qu'en France il soit possible de se poser dans un magasin et de pouvoir prendre une collation en toute tranquillité comme il est coutume en Angleterre.L'accueil est très agréable.

Mi hija y yo nos detuvimos aquí para desayunar. Ambos tuvimos el desayuno del pulgar verde. Fue preparado muy bien con una gran salchicha. Los dos también tuvimos un chai latte 1 con café y 1 sin. Definitivamente volveremos. Si estás buscando un lugar, definitivamente recomendaría aquí.

¡Mamá y yo amamos este centro de jardinería probablemente porque el café también es excelente y hay bocados disponibles! Nos detuvimos para un almuerzo tardío y comprobamos con la señora que servía que todavía estábamos sirviendo comida cuando un tipo detrás de ella (Leon) dijo que sí, que es lo que le gustaría que le ofreciera un delicioso pollo corrination que hizo desde cero y estuvo delicioso gracias gracias por un gran servicio y comida también

Después de mirar todo lo relacionado con el jardín, decidimos almorzar rápidamente en Groves. Vi una hamburguesa vegetariana en el menú del almuerzo, así que pensé en probarlo, ya que en otros lugares las tesis me han decepcionado, pero no esta vez. Estaba lleno de verduras y se servía en un pan recién tostado con una pequeña ensalada y una generosa porción de deliciosas patatas fritas. Honestamente, fue la mejor hamburguesa vegetariana que he comido; grande, jugoso, sabroso y delicioso. Estaba tan absorto en mi hamburguesa que no recuerdo qué marido tenía (aunque sí sé que también disfrutó su comida, lo que sea que fuera).Sin duda volveremos.Debo agradecer también al personal muy servicial allí, especialmente a la joven en la caja.

Decidimos comer algo ligero y tomar algo mientras estábamos en el centro de jardinería hoy y fue agradable.Tuvimos un par de bollos (un queso y uno de fruta), almuerzo Ploughmans y todos fueron bastante agradables.Los cafés eran agradables y mi hija también disfrutó de su café helado.El restaurante estaba muy ocupado pero el personal se las arregló muy bien. Todo el lugar estaba limpio y ordenado, las mesas se despejaron muy rápido y el personal era agradable, educado y prácticamente.Pasaríamos de nuevo y probaríamos algo más.

Siendo un grupo de 30 mujeres de una iglesia local, reservamos un té con crema para una tarde de agosto. ¡Pasamos una tarde encantadora! No solo las mesas se veían bellamente dispuestas para nosotros a la llegada, sino que el servicio era muy bueno con coberturas de té y café sin cargo adicional. El personal era amable y servicial, especialmente Sue y Nic. Nos ofrecieron un descuento del 20% para nuestra reserva de grupo de 25 o más, por lo que fue una excelente relación calidad-precio. Volveremos a reservar para el año que viene.

I wrote a review recently about a very nice lunch - However the breakfast was a bit disappointing. ( After checking your menu on the Groves sight I noticed that the big breakfast is listed as £6.95 ) but on arriving it was listed as £8.85 ? I opted for the smaller choice but the bacon was like leather , sausage small and no flavour and the tomatoes were cold and very undercooked. Including a tea ( no Toast ) this breakfast was nearly £8 which I dont think is particularly good value. I will still go here for lunch but give breakfast a miss in future But PLEASE correct your menu prices on the Groves menu.

We’ve had lunches here which were ok...but we were very disappointed with the breakfast...very little on the plate for the price...especially when compared with similar restaurants....drinks were cold by the time we got to our seats after the guy took so long figuring out how to use the till....won’t be going back...!

A popular, large garden centre with an extremely good restaurant. Clean, spacious with very friendly staff. Good breakfast and extensive lunch and light bite menu at competitive prices.Kids menu and small indoor play area. Recommend the sweet and sour chicken.

After our review in November last year regarding our visit and the play area we revisited today with a toddler. Sadly little has improved. On a positive it was much cleaner however the toys with no accompanying figures leaves little for toddlers to play with. There are 4 tables in this area and 1 was being used for a business meeting and the other by staff working on a laptop. Put simply this either IS or is not an area for children to enjoy whilst their accompanying adults have visited the garden centre. Disappointing.

Habíamos estado fuera todo el día y queríamos una comida rápida, hemos visitado este lugar antes y sabíamos que sería bueno.

Un lugar muy limpio y cómodo para comer. Ordené que el desayuno principal de Weeder veran que el anuncio tiene 2 huevos, 2 salchichas y 2 tostadas, pero la imagen no se parece al desayuno real.

Las patatas fritas eran una pequeña porción. Y la comida estaba fría y las bebidas se enfriaban cuando salía la comida.

Like a lot of people I have been coming here since it opened. Love their toasties which I used to have on a regular basis but what's with half a plate of crisps and hardly any of your lovely salad? I don't like crisps so when I asked recently if the crisps could be left off I was very surprised to see only half of the normal salad they used to put on the plate, I have heard of cutting costs but that is ridiculous. My friend treated me to Fish and Chips here a couple of days ago, I had seen this dish being brought out to customers before so that's what we both decided on as it always looked so good. It was very busy but only waited about 20 minutes for the food. What a disappointment the Fish was! It was full of bones and very thin for what you paid for it. Eat the chips and some rock hard peas and left the rest. Suffice to say I will not be eating at your Cafe any longer.

Visitamos aquí con nuestra nieta y optamos por sentarnos en el área de juego con ella. ¡Gran error ya que todos menos dos autos de juguete fueron rotos! El área fue muy decepcionante ya que estaba bastante sucia. Había una caja de bandeja de madera que se había dejado allí y toda la zona se sentía como un vertedero. Nuestras bebidas estaban bien, pero no hay comparación entre el área principal y esta área excepcionalmente en mal estado.

Llamado para una tarde de té y café. Bonito centro de jardinería con un moderno restaurante que sirve una variedad de hoteles y comidas frías. Tomamos una taza de té y un café con leche y una porción grande de pastel cada una. El asistente fue muy servicial y recomendó el pastel de chocolate y naranja que le encantó a mi esposa. Un perfecto té de la tarde. . . .

Overpriced !! Such a shame as the Garden Centre is so nice but £1.60 for 2 slices of stale bread and butter is just not on.

Vine aquí el domingo con mi hermano y mi sobrina, desayunamos aquí, 2 Chief Weeders y 1 Poached Eggs. El personal era amable y servicial, la comida llegó rápidamente, era agradable y caliente. Huevos mocosos, té caliente y ninguna queja. El personal de espera limpiaba constantemente las mesas, por lo que había muchas opciones para sentarse, elegimos afuera ya que era un día precioso. Volveremos para el desayuno pronto. Gracias a todo el personal.

Café muy ocupado en el centro de jardín. Alimentos a precios razonables, refrescos, es decir, coque 2. 20 una botella. Poco demasiado mark up. Popular y vale la pena buscar las ofertas especiales durante todo el día. En general, ¡mucho mejor que la jardinería!

Llevo años viniendo por cafés, pasteles y almuerzos, y nunca tuve motivos para quejarme. Es un lugar ideal para sentarse y conversar. Es espacioso y tiene un buen ambiente. (¡En invierno, evite sentarse cerca de las puertas correderas hacia el exterior!)

Popped in for a bite with 2 other people on Wednesday 7th March 1pm ish. There was no source of heating in the cafe area or attempts to make it warm . A 40 mins wait on food , alright if it’s warm. No visible sign telling you what the soup of the day was, when I asked a member of staff she was eating food where she had just come out of the back kitchen. Perhaps cutting the menu down will help with demands after all its a small kitchen and the menu is very ambitious for a small garden centre.

As a regular we thought we would take advantage of the January offer of buy one get one free lunch offer on ordering our lunch we presented the voucher and was told we couldn't have it today due to staff shortage But looking around there were couples eating a lunch each and then realised we could have a lunch each if we were prepared to pay for 2 so why weren't they affected by shortage of staff BOGOF had a new meaning

Used to love this cafe. The scones were fresh every day and awesome. Changed so much recently. Always have to wait so long to be served and the cakes and scones are dry and not fresh. Not just me saying either.

Been for breakfast many times and normally very happy. Last week however ee found out that the price had gone up, fair enough but they had taken away the option of a hot drink. When we asked why we we're told that they had sourced superior ingredients. The sausages were still the same and the horrible hash browns were still from brakes and the mushrooms were still tinned???

This restaurant has been enlarged recently and offers a good range of meals, also breakfast and afternoon tea. Child friendly , there is also the advantage of plenty of space.

Home made burger was really tasty

Absolutely terrible breakfast my sausage came out cold and yes they did another one but once it came out I'd already eaten my breakfast if I wasn't so bloody hungry I would have refused to eat it the beans left a funny taste in my month my partners was horrible too!!

The restaurant is situated in Canterbury Garden Centre so nice to be able to look around this before/after eating. My friend and I were hungry to went for the largest breakfast - the Head Gardener's which came with 2 slices of toast. As neither of us wanted baked beans it black pudding, we were offered the chance to increase 2 other items instead, that was nice.

Lo mejor de ambos mundos. Un gran lugar para comprar plantas y cosas de jardín así como otros normal - y peculiar regalos y niknaks. Ir a la hora de comer y disfrutar de una comida tradicional que está bien preparado.

Mi esposa y yo había dejado de ir a este restaurante, seis meses atrás, ya que no estaba a la altura. Desde entonces, ha sido totalmente renovado desde que ahora hay una buena cantidad de espacio entre las mesas que permiten disfrutar de cenas nuestra comida en la comodidad (a diferencia anteriormente). El servicio era excelente, el personal muy atento, educado y generalmente en la bola. La comida fue atendida rápidamente, era caliente, muy bien preparada, sabrosa y muy agradable. También tomamos nota de que las mesas estaban quitaron rápidamente de detritus y limpiaron los comensales. Mi esposa y yo estamos muy satisfechos con las mejoras, no sólo para el café en sí, sino también el servicio y la comida.

Mi marido y yo reservamos una cena temprano para el evento de tarde de verano. Cuando llegamos nos saludó y nos llevaron a nuestra mesa por Paul el gerente del restaurante. Las mesas para este evento especial eran hermosamente dispuestas con ropa de mesa, copas de espumoso y servilletas. También nos dimos cuenta de los cubiertos, que era de buena calidad y un placer de usar. Pablo nos ofreció un Pimms, que entró en la casa y entonces me pidió un limón limonada, que era muy agradable y refrescante y mi marido tenía una más grande.

The restaurant has had a lovely revamp and there's more of a selection of cakes and drinks. My latte was extremely hot but completely tasteless and my cheese scone didn't taste of anything at all. My nineteen month old daughter will eat anything but she threw her bit of scone on the floor after one nibble and said 'no'. If she won't eat it, there's definitely something wrong! Everything looks amazing but today's visit wasn't mind blowing at all. The menu looked really good but the food isn't cheap, so I would be dubious to order. Nobody likes to pay for a poor experience. Maybe I'll go back and try again another day.

Cafe in a garden centre, no pretensions, but seems excellent value for money. Cream tea at £4.50 per head is good value even though the butter, cream and jam were pre-packaged and motel like. But what do you expect for the money?Looking at the menu, the Head Gardeners breakfast looked outstanding value - why did I have to go in the afternoon!Efficient and pleasant counter service, but need to get on top of clearing the tables.

Stopped here for coffee and cake and came away feeling a bit ripped off. 2 slices of cake we had tasted stale and were very tight portions considering the £2.50+ price for each piece My filter coffee was clearly the end of the jug as was not very hot. Couldn't complain as it was gone 3pm and what staff there were there were focusing on getting ready to go home apart from the 3 chatting in the kitchen Customers pay money. Money keeps and build the business. When customers stop, money stops and staff hours decrease.

After picking up some plants from the lovely garden centre we decided to have lunch in the restaurant. Bad move, I had Grove quiche with salad and new potatoes, this was served in a bowl?? therefore the hot quiche and potatoes wilted the salad making it inedible, the potatoes were disgusting and a very dark colour. The meal did not justify the £7.95 charged. My husband had ham egg and chips which was described as gammon, but was a very thin piece of processed ham and the egg was swimming in grease. The tea towel that was used by the waiter to bring our food was dirty and very unhygienic. A very poor meal and will not be eating there again.

We stopped here for a late breakfast last Sunday and I couldn't fault it. The staff were very friendly. We had the Head Gardeners Breakfast. I was top notch. The sausages were very meaty, eggs superb and the rest was hot. I will certainly be going back.

Thanks for listening and responding to my previous review. Regarding larger plates.your breakfast now not only tastes good but it now looks good. It now earns my 5 star review . Keep up the good work

Only ever order coffee and cake/scone. Scones lovely but sometimes a little dry and 60p for a tiny pot of jam is outrageous. Cakes are always good but today portion seemed smaller. Never order sandwiches or cooked food as from the counter you can see straight to where it is plated up usually using bare hands. Salad is thrown on the plate by hand doesn't look very hygienic. Cafe staff are always quick to serve and polite. Apart from the pot of jam coffee and cake reasonably priced.

My husband and i visited to pick up some bird seed and thought we would have a coffee which ended up being breakfast... he had the gardeners breakfast which was mostly cold, the tomatoes and mushrooms were very cold, beans and bacon luke warm! I had a sausage bap which was fine but I also had a filled scone which was rock hard...lucky I go to the gym so could cut through it! Such a shame, I thought it was going to be good homemade fresh food!

have visited this restaurant several times. always had a good meal. coffee good sausages very nice a good quality. friendly staff. i have awarded 4 stars but would have been 5 if they would use bigger plates for the head gardenars special

Stopped here for lunch while out cycling with friends. Had a lovely but small cheese omelette with salad (swapped the chips for extra salad) that was just lettuce with two small pieces of tomato and cucumber with decent coffee but found it expensive at £9.55.

Groves restaurant please go back to the way you used to do your quaint afternoon teas on China afternoon cake stands with small quarter cut sandwiches. I took an elderly lady for afternoon tea and was presented with brown doorstep sandwiches cut in half. The ham inside was also cut rather thickly. The scone was lovely as usual but we both only managed to eat half of it because of the doorstep sandwich we had! It didn't seem like a nice treat the way it was presented and it was such a contrast from a previous occasion.

Visited this restaurant which is located in the canterbury garden Centre on the A291 canterbury Road.The clean, spacious with the option of eating outside subject to weather. Good choice of food including daily specials, pastries etc. All food reasonably priced and good portion size for cakes. The day we visited was sunny and warm and we visited the restaurant halfway through our extended look round this well stocked centre.I have to recommend this venue for both it's service and location and we have visited again since.

Lovely quaint little restaurant. Loved the big breakfast they offer. Service was efficient and enthusiastic. Will visit again.

Have been many many times as it's good for a quick 'get out' for me as a disabled lady - BUT took kids there for lunch today and - WOW - £36 for Cheese Sandwiches and Coffees / Orange Juice for 4 = NEVER AGAIN !! Will just stick to the usual Coffee next time and head to Sainsbury's with the kids ! But saying that - it's good fun and the food is delicious - and the homemade cakes are to die for - well they look superb - never had one - BUT the Clotted Cream Scones are worth a Cardiac Arrest for !!Only thing - such a lovely atmosphere but spoilt as the chairs are soooooooo uncomfortable for people over a certain size !! Cant stay long at all -

Regularly visit for coffee, always lovely and great selection of cakes, have always enjoyed visiting & have taken several groups of friends in view of this, decided to have roast lunch Sunday 28th Feb, really disappointed, meat nice but vegetables poor quality and lacklustre but potatoes, both roast & new almost inedible as so hard, left more than half of my lunch- what a let down.

Family visit of four - a very expensive £37 for basic sandwich and drink each, nachos and a sausage roll in what is just a corner of a garden centre. On the positive side sausage roll and hot chocolate were fab.... However, toasties were cold in the middle and cheese hadn't melted, meagre portion of bacon in sandwich and stale bread. Definitely won't be returning.

We took an od lady who was staying with us to Groves for afternoon tea. It comprised of a round of sandwiches and a scone with clotted cream and jam. I also ordered two cakes. The bread for the sandwiches was delicious as were the fillings. Whoever made the scones had a really light touch as they were very light and airy. They were also huge. The cakes were superfluous and a very polite young man packaged them into boxes and bags to bring home. A thoroughly delightful experience.

We popped into the Garden Centre and decided to have lunch - bad mistake! The place was crowded and there was a buzz about it, though most of the customers seemed elderly.We queued to place our order from the specials board - brie triangles for me, beef stew for my husband.I didn`t want a baguette which was on the board with the brie, so requested chips instead.It was expensive in our opinion - over £7 for ONE brie triangle which came without the advertised cranberry sauce, and over £8 for a tiny portion of stew which was topped by some rather odd scones rather than dumplings as we would know them.But worse, while my husband was at the counter, he saw the chef manhandling food about on a plate, not wearing gloves, in order to make room for another item.The brie turned up with the chips as requested, but they were barely cooked, quite hard and not brown.In order to get dressing or tomato ketchup you have to queue again as it is not on offer at the counter, or tables, and ask for it. It comes in tiny sachets, you are given a handful of these, and they are extremely frustrating to tear open. Why they cannot put sauces on the table, or at least have them to hand when you order, I do not know.Altogether disappointing and extremely overpriced for what it was.

We often meet up with friends here, and have a pleasant mooch around the garden centre before going into restaurant area for lunch, or just coffee and cake. As previously stated there is a large selection of cakes, scones and pies. The sandwiches and quiches are good, as are the ham, egg and chips.The staff are very efficient and friendly, and patient with customers who are mentally or physically disabled (my husband has had a stroke).There is also an outside eating area for warmer days. We have always had a pleasant experience here and can recommend it.

First in for breakfast on a Sunday morning at 10.00 a.m. when the garden centre opens, we were sadly disappointed by the price and quality of our food. It should not be that difficult to serve up a standard English breakfast that is both tasty and HOT. The food was delivered to our table quite quickly and was clearly not all cooked freshly that morning. It was also dished up on stone cold plates with the result that the food itself was cold within minutes. Surely, any restaurant worthy of the name should be able to heat plates as well as food?

We have driven past this garden centre many times, not realising there was such a good restaurant inside! So we decided to check it out whilst before buying gardening items. There is plenty of choice on the menu, from a cooked breakfasts to cream teas, toasted sandwiches, jacket potatoes to full meals. Very quick and friendly service. Well presented and good hot food at a reasonable price We have been back a few times now and it is always consistently good.

Great menu, and good selection of tempting cakes!! Also have a kids menu, small activity area and highchairs. Staff very helpful and friendly. Brilliant.

Popped in for breakfast got by one get one free! I had a chunky fresh ham baguette with plenty of salad, fast service very friendly ladies and food was so fresh spot on! Cakes coffee thanks groves!!!

While shopping at this garden centre we decided to have something to eat. Had a latte & a slice of apple pie with icecream. Pleasant surroundings, enjoyed looking out on the plants for sale. The member of staff was welcoming. We would visit again.

Nice restaurant, situated at the back of Canterbury Garden Centre. Light and airy, service excellent. Menu a bit pricey but food good.

Good home cooked food wide range of menu , fair price good friendly staff Good place to meet up with for meetings