Homeleigh Garden Centre in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Homeleigh garden centre, is welcoming and friendly. Food is is amazing lovely size portions. Service is quick given with a smile. Would recommend to any age good. 👌

I often meet friends for coffee in the Fat Hippo cafe and we always have a great experience. The staff are friendly and accommodating, the coffee is always delicious and the cakes too. I love that there is also a fruit and healthy snack option. Always a treat to go there. Thank you to the staff 🤩

The 20 minute wait was not worth it, the soup was thin and watery, the sandwich was just two slices of bread and coronation chicken from a catering tub. No presentation. Never eat here again.

I’ve always enjoyed coming to the garden centre and was recommended to try their restaurant, as even though I visit occasionally, I’ve never eaten there. However, after having the all day breakfast, I was then violently ill throughout the afternoon and evening, due to food poisoning, I will spare you the details but it was not pleasant. I was taken to hospital due to being dehydrated, which caused my body to go into shock and I was unable to regain consciousness. Whether or not it was from the food or caused by cross contamination, but I had not eaten or drank from anywhere else all day, so I can confirm, whatever caused me to be so ill was from the restaurant. I understand they were busy and we waited around 45 minutes for our food, but that is no excuse to produce contaminated or uncooked food. I will not be returning.

Met with friends but arrived early. Found a table covered in dirty dishes and had to clear that myself and got dirty looks from one of the waitresses. Once friend arrived we ordered. I ordered quiche and chips, I didn’t want salad. For the quiche and salad it was £9.95 in my view already extortionate. Now for that price you would expect chips to be added but no, I was charged £9.95 plus £3.99 for additional salad and a coffee the grand total £17.75 !!!! So I complained. A good decent restaurant would reimburse the £3.99 and add the chips for nothing. That’s good customer service. No, no, no they charged me for the chips and reimbursed me £1.50 . The meal arrived so not worth £16.25 I spent on this. The chips were greasy and cheap quality. I had a salad I didn’t want and the quiche was all that great either it was more egg and pasty that cheese and onion! . The customer service was not acceptable and not friendly and accommodating as you would expect. I can promise you I will NOT be coming here again! If I could rate a zero I would have! There are much better places to enjoy a lunch date with friends.

Excellent reception, service, and there is always a smile. The staff are always thoughtful kind, caring and friendly.

The all day breakfast was totally delicious. Not the biggest but very tasty and not small either. High quality, great service and certainly worth another visit. Other options on the menu looked equally delicious from nearby tables. The range of cakes was amazing and we'll need several visits just to try our favourites. Outside seating for those of us with dogs and a brilliant play area for kids

It is many (and I mean many!) years since I ordered something online and, because of my order, received a voucher for two Cream Teas at this Homeleigh Garden Centre. My wife and I lived in Scotland at the time and, shortly afterwards, moved to France where we lived for 11 years. Visits to Cornwall were not on the agenda, but I put the printed-off voucher into the glove box of our car and, each time we changed the car, the voucher came with us. You see, I had noticed that there was no "Expiry date" on the voucher, and thought that, one day, we might be able to visit. We returned to Scotland in January and, wishing to visit friends who live near to Bristol, decided to travel onto Cornwall for a week - and to visit Launceston! We entered the restaurant, and I approached a young man at the counter, informing him that we were there to test the validity of their offers!!! Sam looked puzzled, so I handed him the voucher, pointing out the lack of an expiry date, and asking him if we were still entitled to our free Cream Teas. I was actually surprised when he told me that we were so entitled! He invited us to sit down at a table and, having checked if we wished to have plain, or fruit, scones, informed us that we would be served shortly. My wife asked if she might have coffee instead of tea, and was assured that this would not be a problem. We had our Cream Teas served very quickly and, trust me, they were deeelicious! They were also very filling! Thank you, Sam, for your warm welcome and excellent service. At our ages, it is unlikely that we shall return to Cornwall but, if we do, we shall certainly visit Homeleigh where we will hope top see you again (and we'll happily pay for our Cream Teas!).

The very friendly and accomodating staff in Robin's Nest are the stars of the show at this little restaurant. We took our aging parents and had a delightful lunch experience in the bright and airy conservatory end, though apparently a traditional roast is a seasonal dish here, and so was not available. A choice of delicious cakes made for a nice dessert.

My wife and I had an absolutely lovely lunch here in peaceful surroundings, served by courteous and efficient staff. The downside - after lunch my wife went into the shop and spent a fortune om presents to take back home !

They just seem to have everything here! My favourite time to visit is around Christmas time, they have singing/dancing mechanical Santa’s in a tunnel-like walk way, which always put a smile on my face. They also have mechanical polar bears, penguins, deer, and a talking Santa above the stairway in the main store! It’s so magical at Christmas time, especially for children. The food in the upstairs restaurant has far more options than the one in the downstairs one. However, dogs aren’t allowed in the upstairs one, I believe…

This is my first time here, following a recommendation from a friend, during a family staycation over Easter! Fantastic food, friendly staff and lots of choice.

I had the most dreadful gluten free roll I have ever eaten. Dry was not the word. It was inedible. I had to actually check it was even buttered! I gave up and just ate the ham out of the middle and left the powder dry roll. My friend also left hers. Lesson learnt - won't be eating there again. I cannot believe they can get away with serving these. I would also find it hard to believe that they don't get a lot more complaints about them but no doubt they will say they don't

Very nice cafe and store but very disappointed to see the pet section - rabbits are supposed to be in pairs. There was one solitary male rabbit on his own and also the runs are far too small for them and the poor parrot continues to look sad and depressed without a lot of stimulation there I think the pet section needs removing, or at least greatly revamping, I have reported it to the RSPCA for them to look into. very disappointing

Just felt I should leave some feedback here as some of the previous reviews were a little off from my experience today. I have just been into The Fat Hippo cafe for a coffee (Coconut Latte). Very quiet early in the morning but staff were extremely attentive and ready to go. Placed my order and payed at the till but unlike the suggestions from other reviews, I did not need to wait at the desk to take my drink away it was brought to my table of choice by a very friendly member of the service team. The coffee was superb (served in a clean mug too..) Overall a really great little spot to stop for a coffee.

This is the last time I set foot in this place. There are to many dogs, barking in the cafe when you try to have a coffee in peace. Dogs crapping on the carpet and cocking their legs over the goods. There are children crawling around in this dirty environment. I tried the crediton shop and its the same there. Disgusting. This is a real health concern, there is ample room for dogs to stay outside. The last straw was staff giving out dog biscuits at the till, slobbering all over their hands and then serve other customers without washing their hands!!

We frequently visit homeleigh as we live locally. My 3 year old was in the soft play area which we were monitoring him closely to make sure he was safe. I became concerned when 2 older boys probably around 15-17 years old went in the soft play and were sat under the slides talking to the very young children. I asked staff to help and they just stared at my blankly. I decided to ask the older boys to leave soft play as it was very inappropriate for them to be in there as there were several very young children in there. I felt no support from the staff and the area was totally unmonitored, even other parents don't bother checking their children in there and are oblivious. Nobody will keep your child safe but you, please keep a close eye on your children in there. Abuse can happen anywhere please beware!!!

Popped in to sample the breakfast. Staff very friendly and welcoming. The restaurant is table service, menu brought quickly, would of preferred if to be on the table. Food and drinks order taken quickly and you pay at that point. Food came out super quick as I guess apart from the eggs it’s all pre cooked. Generally because of this the food was average. A bit dry and tough but for a big ish place I kind of get it. Staff were super friendly and accommodating, place was warm and clean. Would give it another try to be fair.

An excellent garden centre, full to the brim of clothing, home wear, plants and with a coffee shop and a restaurant too. The views are amazing, which stretch towards Dartmoor and the Devon countryside.

Our meal took 40mins to arrive, we were not informed of the wait. My daughters curry was warm at best and my pie was a spoonful of flavourless stew with a small triangle of puff pastry on top. Very underwhelmed. The staff were pleasant.

Lack of Communication between Kitchen & Orderer. 😬Ordered 2 meals , One Cooked Meal. Cheese Scone turned up , when i asked out Jacket potatoe & Beans , Got told 1/2 Hour Wait for Hot Food ( NOT told before Ordering , Should have Been ) Still letting others Order and not saying anything about Wait. I did speak to the Lady that took the Order , Sorry is only a Word with Meaning IF things Change. Until it Does , I wont be Visiting Homeleigh Launceston .😒

Ordered chicken fillet with chips and beans and cream teas. Chicken fillet rubbery and very dry. The chips were re heated and beans were all dried to the plate. The cream tea was vile, the scones were so dry and cracked into small pieces when tried to cut open as the were previous day, /days and completely stale. Lots of pensioners in there so grabbing thier money. The reason we did not complain is couldn't be bothered and agreed we would never go to eat there again. It was really a waste of £24.

An excellent restaurant for some gluten free cake. Full 4* review at coeliacwellNES.com until October 23. Plant based and lactose intolerant coeliacs are well catered for with several gluten free vegan options. Excellent cake display and serving practices avoiding cross contamination. Will definitely be back soon.

Waited 20 mins for my lunch. I finally gave up (I was on the clock and needed to get back to work) and stood to go and ask for a refund it finally, and slowly strolled out of the kitchen and arrived at my table. I mentioned I wasn’t told it was going to be 20 minutes and got the response (as she turned away) well, it’s here now. And after all that it was unseasoned and bland. On the plus side it was hot and fresh. I don’t mind waiting but for 20mins you should let people know when they order. On this occasion I would have chosen something else so I could enjoy my lunch without having to inhale it. It’s not the first time service has been a bit sharp here, I won’t be returning.

The lunch was what you would expect. Diner noise what you would expect. What was unacceptable was the noise from the area dishes collected before being taken to the kitchen. This should happen in the kitchen not the dining area.

Apparently dog friendly. NOT. Disgusting rude attitude from staff. Walking around shopping and the store has a cat wandering about, when our dog spotted started whining, the response from the staff was to pick up the cat, carried and stood next to us. Then had the audacity to ask us to move. Erm excuse me we’re customers shopping. Rude, rude, rude…

Very disappointed that the menu deliberately doesn't mention that the pricing is PLUS VAT.... we felt cheated.

Unimpressed with the service and prices of the cafe on the lower section 2 x hot chocolate (which were small and cold) 2 x hot cross buns (cold) (we asked and thought we'd paid for 4) but only got 2 which were barely toasted with rock hard butter 1x small slice of coffee cake... The price for this was £17.35 When questioned because I thought I'd paid for 4 at that price I was told they did it with tea as a deal so we paid extra for the "hot" chocolate. We are regular customers to all other departments including, hairdressers & deli shop but will not frequent any of them again due to this one bad experience ...get your prices reasonable and your customer service sorted. Disappointed 👎

Homeleigh Garden centre is a lovely please to visit. The shops and cafe are really great. However the pet section is absolutely shocking, there are various types of hamsters in extremely unsuitable houses, budgies crowded in small enclosures and bunnies and guinea pigs in enclosures not suited to their needs. There are two parrots (not for sale) who reside at the garden centre without proper nourishment or interaction, both look extremely unhappy and in need of stimulation. I was very very shocked to see this here and would hope it is something that will be changed asap!!

Very inspiringplace, loads of stock, goodvalue, cafe very good coffee,food,dogs allowed, but at Xmas mydog cocked his legup on a Xmas tree, what do they expect dogs to do if they seea tree !! freeparking, very clean place, and never busy when I have been

I’ve eaten at the cafe Fat Hippo on many occasions. Always found the staff friendly and helpful. Only ever had paninis, cakes and coffees. Was very busy due to being half term but didn’t wait too long to get to the front of the queue. What I didn’t appreciate this time was the over friendly cat trying to climb on customers tables to get to food or eating leftovers when customers had left. Come on Homeleigh. The dogs have always been a welcome sight and never a bother but a cat on tables in the cafe???

Been in to garden centre many times for many years I’m also a carer so bring my clients regularly. But tonight at 440pm the older lady on the till was so rude. I had a spine operation so can’t carry heavy stuff so went to till and asked for a luxury bird seed , and some coal .and could someone bring it to the pick up point ? I had forgot the name of the coal .There are only 3 types I knew the price but this was met with such nastiness and rudeness!! Looked like she wanted to go home coat on ready . Huffed and snapped at me all the time with me apologising . Then said didn’t have any for that price . But I pointed to it !! . Then announced she would get ME a trolley so I can get it ! I explained again I couldn’t carry it ! So she huffed and said I suppose I’ll have to get it ?? The owner at this time heard her say this and told her to radio through and get blokes to get it . She did so only asking for bird seed , I said don’t forget coal and she turned shouted that she would tell him that when he came in ??? This was enough for me I went outside myself and asked a lovely gentleman to do it for me , which he did with no hesitation. I have never been spoken to like this and don’t intend to be again disappointing customer service. Thank goodness I wasn’t with my elderly clients would of been so upset .

Great cafe and menu, fresh food and great tasting coffee. Sadly the service is very slow despite lots of staff and always a long queue of people waiting to be served.

Paid a visit with my better half yesterday, went looking for advice for our fish tank , met a chap called Kevin who was a wealth of information, really nice guy who advised us on lighting for our tank , we ended up buying 2aqua...

there is ample parking and lots of choice, however wheelchair users may have to go the long way around to get to the cafe but the shop itself has plenty of room and an outside ramp to the lower level of the shop, but this...

Visit the all day breakfast restaurant nearly every week and service, food and staff are consistently great. Cheerful and efficient staff all have a smile! Nothing is too much bother and food is hot and service very efficient.

Usual garden centre experience, very expensive for what you get. Staff were very polite and friendly but you need to bring down the prices.

Lovely garden centre. Really good breakfast in the Robins nest cafe. Great staff , good tea and amazing cakes. It’s a must. You won’t be disappointed

This is a really nice garden centre with some lovely stuff to purchase. Stopped for lunch. I had a tuna mayo jacket. It was ok. Not brilliant. Later in the day we thought about having coffee and cake. I’m not sure I have ever seen...

We’ve been visiting The Fat Hippo cafe downstairs in Homeleigh Garden Centre, with our greyhound for years. The staff are always, friendly, helpful and accommodating. The food is rather pricey, it’s a garden centre, prices are higher. But, nothing is too much trouble, the staff...

I will start with the fact that I have written and had delivered a letter to the Director of the garden Centre (Robert WARD) outlining and complaining about the treatment I received between the 31/03 and 01/04/22. He has chosen not to reply I therefore...

Been going to Homeleigh for many years but sad to say after not visiting for a couple years nearly due to Covid, it has really changed for the worst. It has always been very money driven, simple things like poor ex-display shelving for sale as...

Came for a Saturday lunch, as a vegan I had low expectations of what would be on offer - not only do they have loads of vegan options the waitress was so helpful in suggestions. Staff are so friendly and helpful Will be coming here...

A friend and I had lunch at Robins Nest on Thursday. It was very busy, but the staff were diligent in finding us a table. Having been seated pretty quickly we found the staff to be extremely helpful and pleasant. I can thoroughly recommend a...

We had Sunday lunch here at Robins Nest. We were seated at a table for two, I am waiting for a back operation and the chair was pushing on my back, it was very uncomfortable, but before I could ask if the chair could be...

Most incredible cake ever! I had a sticky toffee cake slice and it was divine. I have a sweet tooth and a large appetite but even I struggled to finish it- so the portions are very generous! Lovely atmosphere, very comfortable seating and a really...

We called in for coffee and scones - the latter being served with ample amounts of butter & jam. the setting is not "salubrious" but offers excellent value for money

Having visited the Launceston and bude sites regularly over the last few years, I was hugely dissipated today with the service we received from a member of the kitchen (White pinny, brown hair up) after sitting down in the soft play area with coffee (on...

We were in Launceston, and stumped. Our Tripadvisor choice for lunch was fully booked. What's that all about? When asking directions, it appeared that it was way out of town anyway, so they suggested Homeleigh Garden Centre which turned out to be a good choice. Good 'home cooking' style lasagne, and reasonably priced too.

Had an OK if a bit expensive afternoon meal with the kids after a country walk. Waitress was very attentive. The kids loved the playground. It was all going well until, upon leaving, we've overheard a member of staff say: "Look at the mess they made!" referring to the mud from the boots no doubt. It's a garden centre, not a Ritz, if you cannot handle a bit of mud, install boot scrapers at the door. Having worked in hospitality myself I would have found a bit of mud a non-issue (if mildly irritating before closing) easily resolved with a pan and a brush. Happy enough to take your money though, muddy boots didn't seem to be a problem at the point of payment. Will come again to Homeleigh, just not the cafe. Just feel like we are too "uncouth" for this "esteemed" establishment.

This garden centre, is set in a beautiful location. The back of the centre overlooks some lovely views and a lake. They have stock of pretty much everything and lots of choice and quantity of stock. We had lattes in the cafe, which were more like hot milk drinks (with a splash of coffee), but it was refreshing. Also had a massive piece of millionaires shortbread which was tasty. Worth a few hours to just walk around this place, you'll get some good ideas and will end up spending some money!

Excellent all day breakfast. Couldn’t fault it in any way. Pleasant staff, very polite, happy and courteous. Warm plates and the best fried bread! A real treat on a wet autumn day!

the restaurant at homeleigh is over priced and not good value. service is poor and my meal was cold.

Family run business where the staff are actually happy to serve you!! There is so much under one roof and it's all good quality. I only went in to get some bits to bring home but ended up buying birthday gifts for friends as there was so much to choose from. we didn't try the restaurants but did have our car hand washed in the car park while we were faffing about! lots of lovely sale items too!

Had a friend visiting so decided to try the cafe for a rare treat. The food was very expensive for what you get, really nothing special at all. The ladies in the cafe were very friendly and seemed happy to be there though. The service was pleasantly quick and the cafe was clean. Overall, we felt very safe dining there, even if it wasn’t excellent value. I always pop in here for my pet supplies but have found recently that the shelves are always bare of what I need. The ladies on the department are usually really helpful but I haven’t seen anyone to help me in a while now. The staff in the fish shop are always rude and don’t seem to know what they’re talking about apart from one young gentleman and the tanks have definitely looked better. I won’t be getting my fish from them anymore as I’m tired of being spoken to like I’m an inconvenience to the ladies in there. The outdoor plant selection is wonderful, however, and the staff outside are always so friendly and knowledgable. It’s a lovely area to have a walk around with the dog (hooray for being dog friendly!) and admire the plants and the beautiful views.

Great cafe the lemon drizzle gf cake could be a lil bigger was lovely 🥰 the milkshakes are to die for

Decided to give this garden centre a visit for a change. Good plants, nice area for eating outside. Most people wearing face coverings. Although this is now optional I would have expected staff serving to be wearing face coverings and cleaning the tables between customers.Good shop expensive e.g. over £1 mark up on Cornish tea bags from local stores.

Being local, I’ve visited homeleigh many times and always enjoyed a good look in the garden centre and a bite to eat in one of the cafes. Yesterday I took my elderly uncle out for lunch to homeleigh, after covid and him not getting out much I thought it would be a welcome change and I’m so glad I did. The food was all delicious and the staff very attentive however there was a lady member of staff with short blonde hair who went out of her way for us and was very kind and made all the difference to our trip. The lady was more than happy to make my uncle strawberries and cream although it wasn’t on the menu and even went to fetch the wheelchair for him so we could have a look around the garden centre so I didn’t have to leave him. Thank you so much, will definitely bring him back again soon as he had a lovely day. Kindness goes a long way!

Your aquatic centre staff are very helpful and we can’t fault them. The garden centre is really great.You Fat Hippo cafe is dreadful. This was our second visit, previous was bad, service slow tea weak. This last visit was horrendous. After being seated we waited 20 mins to have someone take our order, coffee and cake. Another 15 mins wait for this to arrive. The coffee was wet and cloudy, not black. My soya milk (I asked for cold, it was) was off. We both were very disappointed and left our coffees. The cakes were nothing special, just sugar.Will not re visited.

Do their best to see each of us are able to find what we need, Get a loyalty card for extra bonus points, terrace cafe looks over the rolling hills of west Devon even while we sit in east Cornwall ! Can't wait for the restaurant to re-open when Boris allows.

Me and my friend came here for lunch, we spent about £30 on food and drink. The place was so dirty considering we are in a pandemic. The food was awful and made me physically sick. My drink wasn’t shaken and was lumpy with dirty glasses and cutlery.Stale bread, the fish tasted gone off. We asked for a refund and have been trying to sort the matter privately to keep their name intact but it’s been over a month, refusing a refund. Do not recommend coming here, much prefer no8 in Launceston town centre just 2 miles away

Stopped here for a coffee in the Lower cafe near the rear ponds.Unfortunately the table and many others were loaded with dirty crockery and cutlery from previous diners.Our table was greasy and grubby and when i requested it to be cleaned i was ignored.Arriving people around us had to clear their own tables as the very slow staff could'nt be bothered.Eating off the floor would have been more advisable.

My family had a well cooked and quickly, efficiently served meal with helpful, friendly staff. However, queuing to place orders and tables very close together so that other customers almost touched you as they passed, made us feel quite nervous in these difficult times.

We ate in Robin's Nest, the main restaurant and as always, had a excellent meal. The food portions were generous, even with the 'smaller' option. It was piping hot, well served by the super staff who all were very careful with the distancing rules. Later, we popped into the Fat Hippo coffee shop where again the service was excellent. Tremendous value.

We popped in here at about 3pm to take our 1 year old to the cafe and soft play. We had checked their website beforehand and could find no mention of the soft play being open or shut. Cafe and restaurant appeared closed and when we eventually found a staff member they were very abrupt and just said the soft play was closed. Not helpful, attentive or sympathetic at all. Need to update their website!!

Went for lunch here yesterday. The staff were friendly the service was quick and felt safe with all the Covid measures they had in place. Tables were cleaned after each use and sanitized. I can also highly recommend their foodhall which is full of lovely treats to take home. Will be back again.

Disappointing customer service and covid sanitising Food excellent, lovely garden centre, however hot drinks were on the cold side yesterday, our table wasn’t wiped down after the last customer left which all other cafes we have visited are very hot on and be were berated by the server about her ‘ having to walk a distance of some 30 metres’ and being in the wrong section? We looked blankly at her as we had no idea ( and still don’t) what we did wrong! Being a middle aged disabled lady I’m Not really a fan of being publicly berated for something we haven’t even done! Still waiting for a reply from management

We popped into the cafe at Homeleigh and enjoyed a lovely late lunch. Staff were friendly and menu varied.

Fabulous place surrounded by extra little places such as hairdressers. Really lovely members of staff and full of things you never knew you needed until you were putting them in your basket! A lovely trip out, taking Covid very seriously and maintaining fabulous social distancing measures! Will be returning!

Impressive Garden Centre, vast! But we only went for the cafeteria, which was also lovely and very pleasant seating area outside. (although wet on this occasion). Good social distancing, one way in, one way out, masks worn by staff, customers spaced out. Contact details requested. Can't comment on food as we didn't have any, but it looked good. I did notice that some parents seemed to think it was okay to let their kids run around on their own while they enjoyed a sit down and a chat. Never seen that before in a garden centre.

Friendly and helpful service done with a smile. In my opinion it is very different in the last couple of years.and it's all for the better. The food is tasty, wholesome and appeals to my palette. It is presented well, the desserts always look delicious. The main meals are of a good portion. Nothing is too much bother for them either as when my family and I visit, we nearly always have add-ons to the same type of meal or we swap items within the meal such as vegetables for different ones that are not on the menu. I would recommend for all types of taste buds and budgets. Their prices are good too. Thank you Robin's restaurant x

Whenever we go to Homeleigh Garden Centre we try to go late morning so we can take advantage of their fabulous breakfasts that are actually served all day. All their food is good, but the breakfasts are far and away wonderful. Definitely recommend both Robin's Nest restaurant for meals and the coffee shop for snacks.

Lovely to be able to take a grand daughter out for a treat after doing a shop! The Gingerbread latte and the tiramisu cake were lovely!

First food here since reopening after lockdown. Not much has changed, it's not special but still good. Great views from the terrace and some outside seats are sheltered from the rain if the weather is not great. Service good, food good, choice good, prices reasonable.

With the Eat Out 50% what fantastic value! Full English with a view. All cooked as requested. (Just need to improve sausages)

Holmleigh is such a lovely Garden Centre, both the cafe and restaurant are good, the view from the cafe is lovely. There’s a good selection of plants and also a wide variety of other things, the staff are super friendly and it’s a pleasure to visit. Watch out for the roaming sheep and dog when in the car!

Love coming here!! Been coming here since I was little I think the food is amazing and all the little bits in the shop are great to look at!

Stopped off for lunch on the way home following a short break knowing we'd get a nice lunch. We weren't disappointed, excellent food only a short wait and comfortable surroundings, happy to recommend this place. The pets area is well worth a look too.

The Hungry Hippo café has a lovely choice of savoury and sweet options, from large snacks to little bites

We visited the pets section and where very upset to see the lovely Macaws in very small cages. The biggest bird called Peckham looked really unhappy, he went to have a go at us as we got near to speak to him. We also noticed that he was plucking out his breast feathers. Last year when we visited he looked so much better. I don’t think a garden centre is a suitable place with all the people for these birds. They need to be in a much larger aviary. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a bird looking so depressed. He did not lift his head at all. The rest of the garden centre is great, they have so much stock. I reckon you could buy everything you needed. Good at Homeleigh is great quality and at a good price. Please Homeleigh, think again about the welfare of your birds.

Stopped of for a coffee and slice of cake for lunch during our few nights away in the area and were so impressed, that we stopped their for breakfast on our journey home. AMAZING food- well presented and friendly staff. We hope to move to the area soon and I am sure we will become frequent visitors!!

I was shocked and upset to see the pet section here the hamsters in tiny spaces with no enrichment at all there are two parrots both look very sad these aren’t for sale just have a miserable life in the shop. The budgies are in overcrowded cages. I’m very disappointed in Homleigh. The garden centre is great but Pet section is not good.

This is a lovely place to visit and I would recommend it to anybody. I had a decent meal and drink and the prices are reasonable. Nice outdoor area.

Extremely well stocked garden centre with reasonable prices, good restaurant, and excellent farm shop. The locally sourced fresh meat is especially good value.

Came here on a Sunday morning whilst waiting for car clean. Had coffee for 2 and awesome cake, this was delicious. The service was very good and very polite.

We called in here for 3 hours on a coach trip and were delighted there was such a lot to see and there were so many different areas we almost could have done with a little map the coffee and cakes in the downstairs area were good and all the staff very friendly how lovely to think that somewhere like this is still privately owned well done everyone we hope to come back again soon

Great garden centre, so much to offer here and its lovely to look around. Been to the aquatics a few times and it looks great in there so much variety of fish, tanks plants etc, however the staff I'm not too sure on. I bought some plants from there for my fish tank and a week later it was crawling with snails, I then went back and bought some fish (after I had chased down a member of staff that looked like they didn't want to deal with customers) and they didn't ask me anything about my tank, the size of it or the fish I already have, nothing. Then decided I wanted to look at the ornaments and the lady at the counter said that it was fine. Came back and theres not a single member of staff in the building. 5 minutes later 2 of them come in through the front door looking sheepish (probably went for a fag) and served me. Then got home to find that 1 out of the 6 fish I bought was a completely different fish to the rest when I asked for 6 of the same, so the she didn't check what fish she had put in the bag.

Came across this garden centre with cafe today by chance as we explored the area in the fog and mist.

I have visited here on a handful of occasions (because I enjoy the garden centre) and am always remembered why I am not fond of the cafe. It looks inviting and cosy, the decor is nice, but the service is ALWAYS slow. The staff are never overly enthusiastic about what they do. You are told to wait for your hot drinks at the counter with milkshakes being brought to the table when ready...the amount of time my boyfriend was waiting for his hot chocolate (the only customer), my milkshake was ready already. I have managed a cafe before and have never seen staff so unenthusiastic across the board at this one. The exception being 1 young girl who I’ve only seen once.

We went for a day out to have a look at the Christmas selection

We stopped for lunch here on our way to Tavistock. I ordered (from a surly lady behind the till) a Latte and Cappuccino. When they arrived you could not tell the difference - both were just milky coffees. When my husband's egg and chips arrived, one of the eggs was cooked perfectly. The other was the first "hard boiled" fried egg I had ever seen. I am sure for the cake and tea people this place is perfect but for something different (are egg and chips different?) then avoid.

OMG Alison and her team out did them selves. This was amazing, From start to finish,. Come on people, get to launceston for a high tea and look round a great garden cemtre

Good food for a good price ..huge selection, friendly staff clean and facilities. With all that the garden centre offers and other outlets it’s a very pleasant place to spend a few hours and the views are amazing

Pooped in for light lunch. Was over charged and had to highlight this to cashier. our hot beverage was Stone cold by the time the meal arrived more than 30 minutes late. Part of the order was missing and one of the meals was fridge cold in the centre and was returned. No apologies and clearly just scrapped off the plate, popped back into the microwave and scrapped back on. The three meals and three light snacks came to £32. The cafe was not busy, so no excuse. There are nicer places to visit for lunch in the area so my recommendation would be AVOID!!!

Excellent, helpful staff, sells everything you're looking for. Sells an extensive range of welly boots and I found some I'd been looking for for ages. Such a helpful assistant. Nothing was too much trouble.

Staying locally on holiday for a week we called in on a Sunday and was so pleasantly surprised, the place is amazing, something for everyone, also some unusual gifts.

Lovey garden centre. Lots of parking, and a nice outdoor gardening section with the friendliest staff around. The garden centre is great, plants arranged in convenient sections and they looked so healthy. Indoors there is a large selection of gardening items, tools etc, and a fantastic pet section. Robins eatery is fantastic, good food and nice staff, and if you have small children, a play area at the cafe. It is only let down by the range of fashion clothing downstairs (why???) and the badly placed coffee bar next to some rather whiffy toilets. Other than that, a great place to shop and to visit.

We recently visited the garden centre with relatives & after viewing all their plants & garden accessories we went into their cafe for lunch. This is a nice area with great views over the countryside, they have a good menu & we were very pleased with our choices & the very reasonable cost.

Fabulous farm shop that had everything. Let very cafe/ restaurant. Staff extremely helpful. Such a variety of everything. The deli shop particularly good. So many choices of gins I have never seen before.

Just to say my Husband and I found the lovely Robins Nest Restuarant very clean tidy and more up to date standards are amazing x the staff were lovely although the girl wearing bells on her ankles no problem but in my day and age we went allowed to were bells on anything Ha ha!!! Better if she was told to remove them dosent quite go with the garden centre atmosphere !!! Lovely huge portions of food and very nicely presented top marks for all that ! One complaint the Bannana milkshake tasted Horrible to start off with yuk !!! But the nice lady did me another one much better bless her ,