Hildreths Garden Centre in Chiltern

The Limes cafe is decorated with quirky artefacts and was quite busy on Saturday lunchtime. On arrival we got shown to a table and given menus. There was a large choice of dishes all competitively priced. It was hard to choose. Our order was taken promptly and the food delivered in an acceptable time. The food and wine were all excellent. A tip was added to the bill which you can have taken off. There are toilets in the garden centre and wheelchairs available. The garden centre area is wheelchair friend,y. The ironmongery section is being refurbished to accommodate wheelchairs. Interesting stock in both sections.

Good food nice staff but slow service,worth a visit but could be a problem if you need a quick meal.Also there is the attraction of the garden centre and general DIY materials.

I recently visited the garden centre cafe for breakfast and ordered two hash browns. The food itself was quite satisfying; the hash browns were nicely cooked and flavorful. However, I was disappointed by the service. The staff, particularly one person who I believe might have been named Tegan, appeared grumpy and rude throughout my interaction with them. Their demeanor detracted from the overall experience, leaving me with a mixed impression despite the tasty food. Food was ream though From K. Ian Moore

Where do I start? Between the weird outdoor statues, and grossly overpriced coke zero’s (price marked 75p, but sold for £3), there was not much else to see except the out of date furniture and strange tat. There was however, your standard gardening supplies available to purchase, and some outdoor clothing options. We won’t be returning, but somebody else might.

Shockingly slow service, the drinks arrived after 50 minute wait, then a further delay and the food finally arrives. It gets returned as they cannot even cook a fried egg, it was raw and snotty. Shockingly poor

Good surroundings , rustic and typical old style garden centre.The food was good but very expensive for what it was. The most expensive garden centre restaurant for many miles. The gents toilet is appalling and features very old fittings with a very slow inefficient hand dryer.

Gosh, extremely surprised and disappointed. How can Hildreths justify charging £13-20 for a spray bottle of Vanish when Morrisons sell the identical one for £5-45.!!!! They didn’t have the courtesy to acknowledge my email when I wrote to ask for an explanation. It was the first visit for myself and several friends but we shall not be returning.

Whilst the breakfasts we had were of acceptable quality they were very expensive. We looked around the Garden Centre later and found everything there to also Bev overpriced. Our local garden centre in Tring have a fabulous restaurant that is well worth a visit, and the garden centre is far superior to Hildreths. We‘ll stick to that in future.

Adjoining a beautiful well equipped garden centre. Slow service, menu limited and quite expensive. Bill not presented at table but have to attend counter to settle. Bill is presented AFTER a 10% tip has been added if you agree. It's hard to refuse at that point.

We came on Father's Day and we expected it to be busy but got a table straight away. We were given a special father's day menu. To be honest we were shocked at the prices. A full English was 14.40 and tea was 2.40. There were no options to have just a bacon roll or smaller breakfast. When the food eventually came out it was quite basic. Bacon was cooked folded in half so the underside was uncooked and the toast was just cheap thin sliced bread. No one came to check if everything was OK during the meal. Also brown sauce was cheap watery sauce. If you are going to charge 15.00 pound for breakfast then get the suppliers to make better than sub standard cheap items.

A family of 3 we went and had breakfast. The restaurant is cute and the menu had good options but pricey. We had 3 hot drinks, 2 cooked breakfasts and 1 bacon sandwich, including the 12.5% optional service charge it cost us £50! The cooked breakfast wasn’t anything special and the toast doesn’t even have real butter. The bacon was lovely sausage was cheap. The staff are lovely but I won’t be returning because of the cost.

Visited with my mother for lunch and plant shopping. Very polite and helpful staff. Great products (pots & very good quality flowers and plants). Had lunch & coffee in the cafe, both very fresh & beautiful! Very friendly and swift service with our order by the lady serving us/chefs. Sat outside in the pretty and inviting area, overlooking the plants. Great little shop within the centre selling clothes and home decor. Have visited previously to use the ironmongers for household jobs, which also houses a great pet shop area and upstairs has a homeware/baking and gift shop. Have also purchased garden furniture from Hildreths in the past, which is of high quality. Plenty of parking available. Lovely day out, accommodating for multiple interests, highly recommend.

This Garden centre and DIY centre which is more than handy for Missdonians. Also has an upfitted cafe. It's cute. Its clearly aimed at the older generations and is dog friendly. I had breakfast here, and I, as an expert in all things fried breakfast, was actually blown away how good it was. The DIY center is simply the best thing that has ever happened to me. I swear to you. You could come in here and say I need the con rods for 1 820's paddle steamer and they probably have it. I had to clean out an old limescale ridden toilet and they had this chemical so potent that I think could well be what we were looking for in Iraq. That you can come here get some hard to find DIY stuff you'd normally have to find a specialist for and have a great breakfast. Well sugar, you might just feel like Denzil Washington in the Equalizer.

Took mother for lunch - very impressed: one cheese/leek quiche and salad, one Asian salad with duck in hoisin sauce, one side of chunky chips! All delicious - quiche very tasty with nice light pastry and excellent salad, duck nicely cooked and plentiful with plenty of pea shoots, cashews, ribbons of carrot, courgette etc and just right amount of hoisin sauce. excellent covid precautions and friendly, helpful staff. Prices reasonable. Can’t wait to go back.

Hand Gel NHS Track and Trace on the door and Gel just inside but that's where it stopped. 4 friends met today and none of us have phones with the App. No sign to be asked to wait to be seated and no staff near door to ask. We just walked in and found table. At table we weren't asked had we signed in. Menu very limited and nothing basic for quick snack. 'That's on the counter' but 'but we aren't allowed to go and look!' Eventually we ordered and got food and that was mostly ok. Salt and Pepper pots put on the table - that's not allowed! Drinks brought and handed round - that's not allowed - everywhere else we go we have to take from the tray ourselves.. Milk was only one jug and apart from needing more as we had 3 hot drinks and only enough for one, we shouldn't be sharing jugs. It wasn't the best experience for the friend who hasn't been anywhere since lock down and we certainly wont be going back anytime soon. Oh they did have a one way system - well in and out doors but whole experience wasnt good.

My friend and I went for lunch, I had a small duck salad and skinny fries both were lovely. I would highly recommend the salad, so fresh and tasty. My friend had one of the specials, Whitebait and she said it was perfect. It very professional and the waitress service was a nice change.

Hadn't eaten here for a while, the social distancing was well thought out, everyone was lovely, I think we just chose bad options for lunch as the fish and chips the couple on the next table were eating looked fantastic. Toasted sandwiches were ok, just a bit soggy and I should have stuck to eggs Benedict.

The cafe re-opened yesterday under new management. The decor is much the same (cherry ladders on the ceiling, Tiffany lampshades etc.) but the tables are more spaced out for social distancing and it's table servce only. There is a new menu, with more modern options (though traditional options such as steak and ale pie are also available.) I had an excellent duck and orange salad (which comes in two portion sizes) and my husband went for the steak and ale pie. Both were very good. They weren't serving puddings yesterday, but will do in future. In the meantime they have a selection of homemade cakes available (including GF options). Dogs are still welcome in the conservatory area.

Used to be a good place to eat and shop, but the food quality and quantity is now not what it used to be sadly. Hildreth's is a shadow of it's former glory. You could get anything for the garden there, now it is a limited selection.

This used to be a great little restaurant for a reasonably priced breakfast or lunch, but of late the staff have changed more often than the weather and the result now is an increase in prices, a revised menu, variable food quality (mostly poor) and cutlery that looks like it was washed in cold water. Such a shame and with increased competition you would think they would try harder, won't bother again.

The staff were friendly and service was good. The food certainly was not up to the standard of previous visits. The smoked salmon quiche was thin and brown and? burnt on the top. Previous quiches eaten there have been much tastier and of more substance. The prawn salad consisted of tiny prawns almost like shrimps that tasted recently defrosted and had little flavour. It is such a shame as there is a nice atmosphere in the restaurant and it feels relaxed.

I am writing this in view of recent events. For several weeks now things have not been good at Hildreths cafe. At our last visit (and I do mean last, as I think you'll agree) we were served particularly hard poached eggs (bullets my granny would have called them) - my sister complained as we had specifically asked for soft eggs and neither of us can abide hard ones, we didn't ask for replacements as the food had taken so long to appear. As we were leaving the cook came out of the kitchen and, upon being told by the waitress that we were not happy, he shouted after us "THEY WON'T BE BACK THEN". My mother, wheelchair bound, hard of hearing and in her nineties asked me what he said. When I told her she said "It's my fault, me and this wheelchair are such a nuisance ". I tried to reassure her but shame on them for making an elderly lady feel that way! And we had taken to ordering our food separately on order to try and help the cook get it right. No need to say we won't be back but it also means we will no longer spend weekly at the shop, garden centre and ironmonger. Businesses that treat their customers in this way do not deserve to thrive.

Have eaten out a few times at Hildreths,always had good food and good value.The only down side is part of the restaurant is a conservatory and during hot weather is uncomfortable in there.

It is always a lovely visit to Hildreths, can always get what I need. The staff are lovely, the gift shop, and the main shop are lovely. The service at the restaurant is lovely, speedy and food is nice. Highly Recommend.

Lovely cafe with friendly staff and good, hot tasty food. Breakfast is very reasonably priced, good quality and pretty quick service. Nice atmosphere too. Would definitely recommend.

Lovely gift shop lots of stock to look at and good sale items ...the cafe was very nice ...clean table ...service was good...poached eggs on toast and bacon sandwiches...eggs nicely cooked and bread fresh ...pleasant staff

Hildreth's have been present in the village of Prestwood for centuries; formerly a blacksmiths this is a shopping destination in it's own right.There is a garden centre and a proper hardware store, above which is am amazing emporium that should not be missed. When you are exhausted there is a cafe which is very popular with the locals. Don't drive by, this is an increasingly rare find/

I've been visiting this place a long time now, I love the little coffee shop and they do a great bacon roll and choice of hot and cold drinks, as well as some great desserts. Mmm! I particularly like the little Shop as you come out of the coffee shop, me and hubby do 'cheeky' Christmas stockings for each other to open on Christmas morning and this shop is great for this as they sell real novelty (not tacky) gifts. I tend to go here mostly alone as I stop here in between clients as it's on the way to Great Missenden. Hubby likes the place but he says the portion sizes in the cafe are too small!!

Hildreths is a well stocked garden centre, with an interesting range of garden ornaments ranging from the cute and small to giant gorrillas and dinosaurs. Adjacent is a well-stocked hardware store, and upstairs a very comprehesive range of kitchenware, china and gifts. The restaurant does food all day including an excellent breakfast menu and great Sunday lunch, and the restaurant prices are quite reasonable for a garden centre. There is a conservatory area, an indoor area and some outdoor tables so it is good for all year round. We have eaten here many times and always leave happy.

I went for lunch with a friend, who had been the day before. That is why we knew the specials were freshly made, because they were different. I had as ham omelette, chips and salad. The chips were really good, but the omelette was a little bit rubbery. Also the ham had just been folded in, so was cold.

This is an excellent Garden Centre, it has everything you need, it has a small cafe and also a Hardware Store. Highly recommended.

Polite waitresses - good food very enjoyable quiche salad, my pal had an eightieth birthday tea for 10 friends and it was so good, lovely small sandwiches with crusts cut of. Scones with jam and cream plus celection of cakes. Would recommend an afternoon tea .

My friend took me for lunch and I was very disappointed with what was served. They charged £7-95 for ham, egg x 2 and chips. WHAT A RIP OFF. When it turned up the ham was plastic and 1 thin slice, the fried eggs were hard and you got about 6 chips. If you do go - which I won’t be again. Do not order the cheap plastic ham. I am usually a good eater but returned it to a lady who looks very unwelcoming who assured me it was cut that day. It doesn’t matter about it being cut that day - it was the quality and the thickness. She got two eggs refried and returned it to me EXACTLY the same except the eggs were at least runny. I can eat most things but felt that the ham was tasteless and plastic. When she asked me again if that was ok she could she I wasn’t happy but I could tell her customer service skills were terrible and she just walked away. I didn’t eat my meal and a very nice waitress came and asked me how it was so I told her. She apologised profusely and got me a refund - her customer service skills were brilliant- at least you felt she cared about what she was serving and I felt sorry for her having to serve it up!! I don’t usually write reviews but just didn’t want anyone else to get ripped off as I had been. We will not be visiting this place again and will advise all our friends not to do the same. SHAME ON THEM. I expected better from such a place.

Visited for breakfast last Sunday and I have to say I was very impressed. Food was delicious, well cooked, quality ingredients and very reasonably priced. I’ll definitely be back! Can highly recommend the veggie breakfast or bacon sandwich.

First visit to tea rooms as were there stocking up on winter tubs at the garden centre. It looked quaint enough and was clean but I just didn't like the look of the food being served so we just had a coffee - which was ok.

I had tried to eat here a few times and there are always issues. Things missing it usually burnt. Sun small probs of cake. Main issue is staff being un trained. Do not try .

After being told food wasn't served until 12:15 even though the menu says 12:00, we watched as other customers were served anyway. Order taken incorrectly (completely missed a main course) and food far from appetizing.

First visit to Hildreths cafe quite pleased good sized portions food arrived at the table soon after ordering. Prices what you expect at a garden centre. Want to go back to try the bureau menu. This is dog friendly cafe.

Visited cafe today as part of a group for our morning coffee. Thought coffee was overpriced £2.80 for sm cappuchino. It was very busy with several large groups in. Only had a toasted teacake, you cannot go wrong with that. Lunches were being served when we left and they looked good. Would go again.

Una revisión eran, estaba un poco preocupado acerca de comer aquí después de leer varios comentarios de este café, algunos entusiastas algunas no tanto, y en contra de cada tipo de cancela otros, así que nos arriesgamos, y me sorprendió gratamente, un personal amable y atento, opción razonable de tarifas y precios medios, (Bank Holiday Menú no tan extenso como la página web en línea). Llegamos a mediodía y había muchas mesas, veinte minutos más tarde todos estaban ocupados, así que es muy popular a la hora de la comida y con razón. Supongo que un cliente satisfecho no alabar pero los clientes insatisfechos le. Iré allí de nuevo y lo recomiendo de Tienda Café Señor hildreth.

Creo que este jardín ha mejorado mucho recientemente.

Delighted with garden pots we bought. I only wish I could say the same for the cafe. Dreadful! My Daughter-in-law is a vegetarian and as the 3 of us only wanted light refreshments we ordered feta and quinoa panini, but none available, nor vegetarian quiche, mozzarella tomato and pesto panini, or as a final substitute, Brie (for red onion and Brie panini). Bottled fizzy water and Bulmers cider O.K.( how could it not be?), but cup for my pot of tea was stained and milk jug had someone else's food debris stuck to the lip of it. All in all not a treat at all! I would have complained at the time but didn't want to make the visit even less memorable...

Fui a un lunes, nos hildreths fueron entregados a nuestro menú y estaba todo pegajoso y la comida más que, una vez ordenados comida, todos los cubiertos wasl sucio tenía que lavarlos en el lavabo del baño! Cuando la comida llegó, estaba seco y soso! Caro y comida insípida, perdida de dinero, no recomiendo comer allí!

Llevé a mi madre para el almuerzo de ayer como un amigo había mencionado que la comida era buena y a un precio razonable.

I meet up with a friend every few months & we generally go to Hildreths for breakfast/ brunch.The surrounds are very pleasant & an ideal place for a "catch up."The full breakfast is what we generally choose, a it just hits the spot!We ordered 2 full breakfasts, along with coffee. After a bit of a wait, the breakfasts were brought to our table, but one had fried egg, instead of scrambled. The waitress apologised & advised us that the correct order would be with us shortly. We also asked about our coffee order, as it had not arrived. Again an apology was offered, along with the offer of a further 2 free coffees, if we required them, for the problems we had experienced. We were very happy to accept the offer. The breakfasts were very tasty & wholesome. The coffees were also very good.Despite the initial problems, this did not affect my opinion of Hildreths, especially as the free coffees were offered, without any prompting.The staff are friendly & "chatty."I would not hesitate to recommend this establishment.

A wide range of plants and more or less everything you will need for your garden. Staff helpful and efficient and know their products. Prices reasonable and not inflated. Well worth a visit.

Seems to improve every time I visit, and obviously word is spreading. Good quality food in cosy, pleasant surroundings. I love the conservatory and outdoor seating area.

Recently remodelled and greatly improved, with conservatory area, good food, especially cakes all reasonable prices

I went to Hildreths cafe the other weekend and what a disaster, the panini's are not cooked properly, cakes are not as good as they used to be. The extension of the cafe is brilliant however it feels very divided at the moment, therefore makes it not very friendly. Lets just say it is not a place myself and others will be returning to in a hurry. I used to go there all the time last Summer, one waitress in particular who unfortunately has gone back to University always made sure myself and my family were okay, always had a smile on her face and generally a lovely 20 year old. Luckily enough she comes back every other weekend. Lets see if you can get yourself back together Hildreths, perhaps invest in some new staff.

Went here for lunch a week or so back with my mum and considering we only ordered a sandwich and panini it was hugely disappointing. Firstly, they've tried to expand the cafe but in doing so they've ruined any atmosphere - it feels like 3 separate cafes and what makes it worse is that the waiters are just shouting out 'table 14' for a couple of minutes to find the correct table as you get given a spoon with a number on when you order. Very off putting and looks very unprofessional. Why not just number the tables?As a result, this slows down what is already a very slow service. Considering we arrived when most people were leaving and the cafe was only quarter full, it took over half an hour for 1 panini. What made this worse was that we had to ask twice for the panini and when it finally arrived it was glued to the plate. Clearly someone had made it and it had just been left on the side for a good 5 minutes as even with a knife it still stuck to the bottom of the plate.It gets worse when they can't make a hot pot of tea - it was lukewarm at best by the time it arrived and there was no one around to complain to. Waiters looked panicked about trying to find the tables to serve food at and running around like headless chickens; they were not interested in those who had already got their food. One particular young waiter was so unprofessional you could see his bum as he leant down to pick up and put down plates - put you off your food (if you can remove it from the plate in the first place).We went to the counter to complain but unfortunately the queue was so long and taking so long to move that we gave up and went as we were by this time late for our train.All in all, a very disappointing service throughout and we will definitely not be returning.

We regularly shop here and generally find this garden centre has everything we need. Good value for money with fare prices and great deals in the sales. Staff are always pleased to help and give advice. Great place to find those little extra things too. Enjoy shopping, you'll be glad you went!

Lovely garden centre. Lots of different things to look at . liked a bbq and fire pit . Would have bought both but staff unhelpfully .especially Dan the miserable man .. so didn't buy anything. And didn't take a chance on restaurant either. Customer relations I think ......

I've been here with my family a few times to pick up plants etc. Great place to wander around. Staff very good and helpful. The new tea rooms superb. Only prob a little slow. Saying that they were very busy and staff were doing there utmost. Will go back just to to the tea rooms

This café is suitable for a quick and easy bite. The staff are friendly and whilst the menu is not huge, what is there is clearly homemade and yummy. Good portion sizes and I would recommend any slice of cake on offer.

Used to be a nice place - not busy but waited 25 minutes for what turned out to be a very paltry salad that was not good value at all. Shame as a nice garden centre.

Went to the garden centre for "a quick baguette" ordered at 12:05 reminded at 12:30 left at 12:40 as still had not received the order. They where not too busy . We left at the point when people were served with cooked meals who had arrived after us.

used to be a good place to go. have been bringing my friends there for years. sadly the service is very slow the wrong meal arriving and they have run out of bacon the last few visits. Tables not cleared from previous customers. very disappointing all round.

This used to be my go to place for a nice cuppa or breakfast.no more, I took the family today for a breakfast to be told at 11 that I couldnt have a breakfast ( even thougth they stop servng at 11.30) because they hadnt got enougth time to do it as the roasts werent ready and they had a couple of orders still to do.when I sais that realy wasnt my fault I was told it wasnt there fault either.whos was it then.Any way we left and went to Deep mill dinner where I will be going from now on. Realy friendly staff and a far better breakfast, no pathetic excuses and they do rasts as well.!!!!!!!

We took my Mum here for Sunday lunch on her birthday as she likes roast beef. There isn't a huge choice (roast beef, roast pork or chicken pie when we visited), but it's home-cooked and reasonably-priced

Very busy cafe. Staff Excellent. Good home made food. Whether you want a full meal or just tea/coffee it's just the place.

Having been a couple of times before for a snack I yesterday took my old mum for lunch and we both chose jacket potatoes. She had a generous helping of Tuna (which could not be said for the quantity of my prawns) but her blunt knife could not cut through the very tough potato skin (I had to cut it for her with my knife which was only slightly sharper). I ordered Prawn with Marie Rose sauce with the addition of cheese to be put under the prawns so that it could melt with the heat from the potato.Sadly, we were both very disappointed to find the potatoes were only warm, not hot, mine not even hot enough to melt the cheese! There was very little evidence of Marie Rose sauce but there was a layer of water, suggesting the prawns had not been fully defrosted!Each time a member of staff came outside I tried to attract their attention but none of them looked over. As I am having trouble with my knee at the moment I couldn’t face the struggle of getting out of the chair so didn’t take it back till I had almost finished which was when I thought I should mention the problem so that they were aware of the situation. Unfortunately, the young lady on the counter was not at all concerned and had nothing to say though she did eventually agree to give me a refund of 75p for the cheese, which I wouldn’t have chosen had I known it would not be melted! When the food/drinks were brought to us we were not offered salt, pepper, sauces nor even sugar for our cappuccinos!All in all a very disappointing £16.

Hildreths Garden Centre is a warren of separate outlets which includes the café/restaurant. a large outdoor nursery, an indoor gift shop, a traditional indoor garden centre and a huge separate ironmongers, pet supplies and kitchen shop that seems to sell anything and everything for the household. The actual café/restaurant is a bit limited in its approach and its ambience and does not tempt one to want to stay for anything more than a coffee and perhaps a cake. The latter was not top class and the service not very engaging. It has to be said that the garden centre itself is manned by humourless mature male sales assistants that look most uncomfortable and miserable in their roles. With a bit of creative management the whole place could be lifted to a higher level but on the plus side some of its products and plants are very good.

Hildriths calls its self a garden centre , however the things that it does well is: feeding people with bacon baps, scones and tea and coffee. the hardware shop is very good and you can often get items that are difficult to find in other DIY chains. However The shop that sells garden equipment is a bit of a muddle and on the whole more expensive than elsewhere. I would never buy plants from here as they always look as if they have not been looked after properly and are on their way out. There is also a gift shop that stocks some unusual and charming gifts. All in all a mixed bag.

We were considering eating here, but decided to have just tea after a quick look around. We didn't eat because the tables were not clean, the staff a little indifferent, and the food others were eating didn't look very appetising. When our tea arrived and we poured the milk you could see a couple of old milk rings round the jug - always says to me that the jug is not washed out properly before being replenished. It was a bit of a sad event, we won't go again.

Five cyclists looking for coffee and cake were rudely turned away by the staff. "No we don't have anywhere for bikes. We don't have bike racks, you can't bring them in here". I think they should have demanded their money back from the charm school!

From time to time my wife and I pop in here for a snack or Sunday lunch without making a reservation. Last Sunday we didn't fancy roast beef or roast turkey so we both ordered steak and onion plate pie. This turned out to be minced beef and onion but it was deliciously tasty, the crust cooked to a T, well cooked vegetables including Brussels which were edible and not like bullets. To follow, we had desserts, a delicious pear frangipane tart for me and an orange and mandarin cheesecake for me which she only let me have a small taste, but which was equally delicious. The only slight downside is that they don't have a drinks licence, but they do have a fridge with cold soft drinks. It is better to reserve a table as they can be very busy and we have often sat on a wooden bench at a long table, but both clientele and staff are extremely friendly.

It is nice to see a cafe busy, however there is a very limited (small) menu here and when I visited with two friends today (Tuesday) there were no jacket potatoes or chilli. Nice place but please try to keep supplies of basic items such as potatoes as without these the menu is even smaller!