Jamesfield Farm Shop in Aberdeenshire

This is becoming very much a favourite for us. We have started phoning the day before to reserve produce to collect the next day. We have a quick once round the shop to see if there is any new products to add to our order consisting of 1/2 lb steak pies for my father in law who just loves them, 1 lb steak pies for ourself along with apple crumbles, scones, short bread to a total of £78, worth every penny. Then we go into the restaurant for lunch. Both of us are soup lovers so we settled for potato and leek to start, then my wife ordered a g f ham and cheese toastie, I opted for a cheese and onion toastie with coleslaw on the side. To wash it down the wife had a cappucino, I settled for a diet irn bru. We were both well satisfied set up for the rest of the day. A worthwhile trip. Would recommend to anyone and will definitely be back.

We had a look around the shop first selecting some home baking and steak pies. We have had the steak pies before and would find it difficult to beat jamesfield for flavour. Then we went into the restaurant for lunch. We both had lentil soup to start. Then I had cheese and onion toasties with coleslaw on the side. Madam had gluten free bread with ham and cheese toastie. To finish we had some home baking. Would recommend to anyone and will definitely return.

Just been for lunch and the soup was not particularly hot. Had to ask twice to pay my bill. Every other customer seemed th get asked how was your food, I was not. Usually better but not recommended on today's sad performance

Nice food for starters but such a long wait for our main (40 mins) that I had to eventually ask waiter where it was. Suspect they had forgotten us. Main came quickly after that but was not very hot which made me think it had been sitting all that time and not brought out to us till we complained. Salt and pepper chicken was far too salty. To the point of being inedible. Awful. Sadly won’t be back .

Basic Food like omelettes were ok but I’m afraid the rest wasn’t tasty or good value . Mushroom stroganoff , spicy chicken and deserts other than plain food weren’t worth re-ordering. We all left a lot . . The crumble fruit was sickly sweet and the topping was awful. No one asked us how the meal was except before we had chance to taste it. . Also, the number of instruction signs pinned around the cafe were not welcoming. Young staff did there best though. Loved the garden centre.

Went there yesterday, with family, to celebrate my granddaughter birthday, also mothers day, we waited around 30mins to get served, we ordered, when food arrived, firstly bowl of chips, which were soggy, n limp, needed to be fried longer, may I suggest, I then received steak pie, pasty was not great meat was nice n tender, again chips soggy, my granddaughter had tuna toasties n side salad, bread was soggy, my daughters meal had not arrived at table, when asked about it guy got machine n went in to kitchen, clearly had not told them complete order, he came over to explain there had been a error, n we would get meal shortly, this was a sweet chilly chicken wrap, in which cheese was not melted, it was like they had just grilled wrap n sent meal out, we were so disappointed as myself n granddaughter had finished our me before my daughters had arrived, we asked for the bill never offered to take money off, we payed n left dining room, looking at farm shop you could clearly see fruit n veg rotten, tomatoes, soft pears etc, we won't be back!!

We have visited here quite a few times , seems to be a hit & miss with the food. We had coffees which came lukewarm , my chocolate slice was nice, my partners cake was small and dry , we also waited a good while , even though there was only a few other people there. Honestly ? this cafe could be so much better , the staff always look like they havent had any sleep for weeks ! the lack of smiles and enthusiasim lets it down . as i said ..it could be a really great wee cafe !

Family and I are regular customers here at Jamesfield, and I really cannot fault it at all. Every time we visit the food and service is spot on. Waiting staff always make us feel very relaxed and welcome. Will be back soon!

Restaurant quite chilly on arrival. Paid £11 for a sandwich and small bowl of warm soup. Felt this was very overpriced for what I actually got and would have expected the soup to be piping hot. Then had a slice of Victoria sandwich. Could only eat the icing as the cake was so dry and hard. On paying I mentioned this to the waitress and actually tapped the cake with my fork so she could see (and hear) how dry it was. She apologised and said she would pass it on about the cake. I’m not one for causing a fuss but it would have been a nice gesture to have not been charged for the cake myself and my friend didn’t eat apart from the icing. The staff were very nice but I won’t be back.

Our visit today was really disappointing, we arrived at 1.30pm for lunch, it was quite busy but it looked like the majority of tables had already had their meal. We ordered two ham and cheese toasties with soup, the waitress advised there was no ham left but they could substitute it for bacon which we were delighted with. After 45 minutes we asked a member of staff if our order had been forgotten about and he apologised and explained that the kitchen was under staffed and they were behind with orders. Had we known this when we were seated we probably wouldn't have felt like we had been forgotten about for 45 minutes. The food arrived 5 minutes later and was really underwhelming. The lentil soup had lots of coriander and cumin in it, and the toasties were very basic, i expected better given it was a local farm shop with local produce. We spent £27.75 for two toasties, a small cup sized bowl of soup, a tea and a bottle of appletize juice. I can't fault the waiting staff, its not their fault they were understaffed and there was no sign of a manager looking after them or the restaurant. The waitress who gave us our bill appologised again for our wait and told us the same happened only the week before. We overheard numerous tables complaining about the length of time they waited too. We live locally having moved to the area last year, we had hoped of finding our new local lunch spot as the location and views are stunning. Super disappointed 😞 and feeling heart sorry for the waiter/waitress having to deal with unsatisfied customers through no fault of their own.

Found this on Facebook and thought to give it a visit. The first thoughts were , it's not as big as I was expecting , there was a good array of stuff to look at, the Christmas part was ok . We then went to the restaurant, the food was delicious and filling the little shop within was really good too. Bought a cake to go and again we were not disappointed very nice. Overall, good value for money

We were too early for lunch so we opted for the Breakfast instead. The waitress was pretty miserable. When the breakfast came the bacon was so hard you could use it as shoe leather, pitiful sausage was tasteless as was the black pudding. tattie scone was not very good either. I would say I have had better breakfast in a greasy spoon than in Jamesfield. Not once were we asked how everything was. After having had a lovely lunch here on Sunday I wont be venturing back.

We had a lovely breakfast at the restaurant yesterday. Ordered the wee breakfast and was very surprised at the amount on the plate. Brilliant value.

Went for breakfast and food needs a lot of improvement. Poached eggs were not very nice due to the amount of vinegar used.

We have been many times for coffee and cake and the cakes are amazing! However we came with the grandkids for lunch and it was awful! The chips were enormous wedges which I think had been cooked then left on the side in the kitchen. They were soggy and cold!!!!! The Coronation Chicken sandwich was on lovely brown bread but it was very much Hunt the chicken! There was 80 per cent curry sauce, very little chicken! Trying to save money? We won't have lunch here again.

Nice restaurant with lovely views.my partner ordered soup,waitress came back that soup is off.so picked another,she ordered a filling for sandwich ,came back that's off.so had to.pick another meal ok but won't hurry back

Not our first visit here but definitely our last. We've tried a few times with Jamesfield but they are simply uninterested in improving anything about their restaurant. The staff are pleasant enough but not particularly attentive and move with no efficiency at all. When we arrived, the restaurant wasn't busy and we were told by three members of staff that they'd be with us in a minute, not one of these members of staff seated us, despite not continuing on to do another task. We ordered toasties that were advertised with a side salad for £8.75 which we felt was quite expensive but awaited the food. We waited fifteen minutes for the two most pathetic plates of food to be served (I say served, they were more thrown down in front of us). The toasties themselves were small and made on cheap, thin bread. I ordered the ham and cheese (thinking surely they can't get this wrong!) and was greeted with cheap, greasy cheese and cheap, plastic ham. The toastie was not cooked properly with the cheese on the inside being cold and still grated (nowhere near melted). My Mum ordered the brie and cranberry toastie which was also small with minimal filling (although hers was at least melted). The salad on the side was small, wilted and very sad looking. For £8.75 per plate, this food fell woefully short. We actually drove to the co-op, bought some bread rolls and made sandwiches at home for less than half the price which were much more appealing. There is nothing I can recommend about Jamesfield and hope that one day they take some of this feedback on board.

We went here for lunch today after a shop at the garden centre , we had Breaded Haddock & chips which came with Lemon & Peas , it was delicious, the waitress told us the chips were hand made ..so tasty ! . Also had Macaronie Cheese with Garlic Bread , also delicious, and Tea for two . Were were served very quickly and the waiting staff are lovely. Hats of to their Chef and kitchen staff .. will most definately ve back soon ..

Pitifully slow service tho not busy - last 3 visits the same. Cafe/restaurant & "service" arranged for staff not customers who have to wait 3 times! 1. To be seated 2. To be served 3. To pay.

I’ve been a few times now and service always really slow. It’s normally well over 5 minutes before your order is taken, even when you’re the only table occupied, and well over 10 minutes before your order arrives (just tea and a biscuit). In the past the cake has been good but just really slow in getting to you.

I had booked a table for two for 12.30. We arrived early and were seated directly and given menus. A waitress arrived after about 5 minutes and took our order for two ciabattas with pulled pork, a latte and a hot chocolate. After 50 minutes of waiting I called a waitress. When she went to check on our order she discovered it had not been sent through (on a digital device used for taking orders). She eventually arrived with one order of bacon, brie and cranberry and 2 plates. We were just grateful to see some food. She then said one pulled pork would follow. Then we were told the first order should have been for some-one else. To cut a long story short, although I appreciate that staffing is a problem these days, I felt that if you cannot cope the number of covers should be limited. We were given an apology but not offered any discount. What we had was good but, after a total of 2 hours, we were not impressed. We will not be back.

Coffee shop chaotic and there doesn’t seem to be any system in terms of who is serving what table. Ordered 2 baked potatoes and 2 glasses of water - took forever and one baked potato was the wrong order, told the waiter who took it back but when it was brought back it was different but still the wrong order! I just ate it this time as the person I was with had almost finished her lunch. Told the girl about this when we were paying but she just shrugged, mumbled something and charged us full price. Also had to ask for our water 3 times. On the table of about 15 next to us one man never got his meal yet despite asking for it 3 or 4 times and eventually walked out. Shame cause setting is lovely and garden centre nice but don’t think we’ll be back.

this is such a lovely venue but everytime end up disappointed by the food. the service and the staff cannot be faulted and what a lovely view. I had the the nachos which were passable but the accompanying salsa sour cream and guacomole were not and ould guess came out of a catering pack. my partner had a tuna cheeses toastie which was quite expensive for what it was. plus it was slightly soggy the filling was lukewarm so the cheese had not started to melt. this was served with a teaspoon of garden salad. not great veggie options either on the flip side the coffee and cakes were delicious. we head here sometimes as the farm shop and garden centre are well worth a visit. I think if the cafe was better we would visit more often

Have had breakfast and lunch here recently and never had any complaints. Choice on menu was good, covering lighter bites and soup to main meals. Never had any problems with service and staff were all friendly, helpful, checked that everything was okay for us but...

Very average coffee shop. Has gone down hill since last visit. Service adequate, but not engaged. Food unremarkable. Window cleaner doing inside of the windows while we ate…really? The garden centre is excellent.

Called in for coffee and scones. Lovely view from the cafe. Efficient and friendly staff. Scones were very nice although some unavailable as it was later in the day. Staff checked we were happy with everything. Dont know what the other food options were like...

A great selection of plants and shrubs. Arranged by colour / stunning displays. A large selection Gifts and garden accessories. Staff were very helpful and professional. Coffee shop was spotless and a great selection of cakes.

Having known this restaurant for years , I keep hoping it will improve , but Alas — it never does . Menu is uninteresting and unimaginative. Food is SO predicatable and very poor standard . Choice extremely limited and presentation non existent . This venue...

Arrived for lunch at 1220. First course placed in front of us at 1320. One of the party received her starter and main course at the same time - had to ask one of the two waiters to take it back. If we hadn't had...

We always call at Jamesfield on the 1st day of our holiday for breakfast.We find it a very friendly and clean environment.The breakfasts have always been excellent. We have the Farmers breakfast and the veggy breakfast, both very tasty. The Americano coffee is spot on....

The garden centre is the best in the area in my opinion. The food/gift shop area looked good. However, the restaurant is tired & needing a refurb. The food was very average but the service was excellent.

Looking for plants - fine, looks to be well stocked. We also went for lunch. Sad, miserable and depressing surroundings - best thing is the view out! Furniture would seem to be surplus ex old folks home stock. Food was very slow and the chicken...

The atmosphere here could only be described as a funeral waiting room. The shop is very nice but the restaurant is absolutely awful. Needs lots of character and buzz

We have had lunch here a few times but as it was 15.50 pm we popped in for coffee and were served two lovely cups of delicious coffee, the staff were very pleasant and very polite we will be back.

was there monday 25 th october ordered the fish and chips,and was so dissapointed it looked like it had been cremated,with a flame thrower. The batter was crisp and brown not what i expected (golden) but when i eventully found the fish it was dry...

Lunch today at Jamesfield Farmshop restaurant. I ordered the vegetable lasagne, which came in a bowl with a layer of cheese, plenty of vegetables, but absolutely no pasta or sheets of lasagne. No reason given. Disappointing.

Unfortunately the service and quality of food here is deteriorating. I have had lovely lunches here in the past but this week was another disappointing experience. It’s sad because this cafe could really be something special with the beautiful view of the pond and rolling...

We visited today for the first time and had breakfast, it was hot and very nice with some lovely quality ingredients, based on today’s visit would I go back, no question, we had a very nice time, my only comment would be, eggs Benedict, soft...

We enjoyed our lunch here, one of us had Sunday roast and found it enjoyable enough, good beef and Yorkshire pud, veg a bit over cooked. The other meal of an omelette,salad and chips was fine. Portion size was perfect, not too much = no food waste.Service was attentive,friendly and efficient.

So decided to give cafe a go as are frequent visitors and spenders at the garden centre where staff are informative, friendly and helpful = excellent service. Had been warned against going but decided to judge for ourselves- 1st mistake. Arrived around 2.45 waited around 91₩ mins for anyone to come over although there were 4 staff apparently doing little but chatting. Shown tour seat the another 5 mins when we had to get attention for a menu. Now about 3.10 told can't have food as don't serve after 3pm. UNBELIEVABLE No asset to scottish tourist trade. Anyway ordered tea and cakes a further 15mins later before they arrived. Both tea and cakes excellent. I could go on about the table next to us getting food after we received our cakes on chatting g with them they stated they had waited over 45 mins for a toasties and a meal. They too were disgusted with service and lack of attention. Anyway then had to ctually stand up to attract attention for bill. Terrible experience.

I fully agree with the previous post. My husband and I have visited Jamesfield Restaurant on many occasions and have always enjoyed a delicious meal with excellent service. How different our visit was today. We were shown to our table and given a menu. We waited and waited for our order to be taken until eventually had to signal for someone to come to take our order. We ordered our meals and again had to wait an inordinate amount of time for the meals to arrive. In fact we had to wait so long that two members of staff came over unprompted to tell us our meals would be with us "in a couple of minutes". Sadly when the meals arrived they fell far short of what we expect from Jamesfield. I ordered the Sunday roast and while the potatoes were piping hot the veg was overcooked and cold and the roast beef and gravy was just lukewarm. The veg accompanying my husbands steak pie were also cold. When we finished our meal again we waited for someone to clear our table but sadly once more I had to attract someone's attention so that I could pay our bill. I must stress the staff were friendly but certainly not efficient. It will be a long time, if ever, before we are back.

We have visited this place several times and enjoyed but yesterday’s experience was really bad. Even allowing for Covid restrictions/impact etc this was dreadful. Two waitresses obviously overworked. We stood for 5 minutes before one paid any attention to us, only to have to wait another 20 to be shown to a table. We saw on arrival the place was quite quiet but several tables needed to be cleared....and that was still the case when we were finally given a table. Eventually a waitress came over and asked what we would like. We had not even been given a menu. Another long wait ensued. Menu delivered. Another long wait before the waitress finally responded to our gestures seeking attention. No apologies from her: in fact NOTHING. No small talk other than a claim they had been busy earlier (this was lunchtime). The meal itself was acceptable but again we waited ages after the meal before someone came to our table enabling us to settle the bill. Very disappointing experience. One makes allowances for upsets to the norm caused by Covid restrictions but there is absolutely no excuse for appalling service standards and staff who clearly regarded customers as an unwanted and unwelcome intrusion

My son and I found this restaurant while doing a coast to coast walk from Oban to Dundee. We ordered a broccoli and cheese soup and I have never been able to replicate the taste. My son wrote to the chef to ask the recipe as a Christmas present for me. However, my son asked for the wrong recipe. My gratefulness, is that the chef provided the recipe requested. I have it framed.

Driven past here several times without stopping so decided to give it a try to meet up with family. SD was done well and staff were good. Food though was pretty average and portions were also average but edible and okay. Bakewell slice and coffee was good though.

Was slightly concerned about the number of negative reviews but personally we thought it was great. Visited with my Mum yesterday and had a lovely lunch. The staff could not have been nicer, so much so that in our Covid cashless society, I had to run to the car to find change for a tip! Will definitely be back. Thank you.

Ideal Brit stop. There is a good selection of food in the farm shop, and we always have some bacon. Good parking area.

I hardly ever give bad reviews but I feel it necessary in this case.I have been here several times, the food quality has been steadily lowering for sometime. I thought that with all the covid problems of late, the restaurant might have made an effort to up its game. Unfortunately, no, i visited with my daughter and grandson, adults had mac n cheese with chips, the chips looked like they could have been reheated and the side salad was mediocre at best, the bowls of macaroni were not full. We were going to have desert but having had the first course we changed our minds.Cleanliness not best either as photo shows, cobwebs in at least 2 places.Costs too much for very standard food, oh and they did not participate in the government's discounted food scheme.Sorry won't be back

We visited this morning Tues 28th July 2020 and had the most awful breakfast. Everything burnt. Basically uneatable. As fairly regular visitors we were very disappointed. The waitress noted the amount we had left but did nothing really only confirmed she had noticed. Never had any reason to complain about this place before as love to come here. Don't know why the food was so bad..... New cook.. Perhaps? We cannot get over how someone could serve that up and be happy with it.

Social distancing lunch. Excellent service from all the staff with very good social distancing operations. Good choice of menu and good portions of superb tasting food. All very reasonably priced and a good experience. Will defo return. Recommended.

Although I live in Perthshire, I had not been to Jamesfield cafe. What a lovely cafe! The view was outstanding, including watching the ducks in the ponds. This is a place to chill out and appreciate the finer things in life. Could not fault our breakfasts; the bacon was the best I've had in quite some time. Our server was efficient and friendly. Kept her eye on us to see if we needed anything. Also they are keeping the place extremely clean. The entire morning's experience was first class.

Had lunch here today and was not up to the standard of previous visits. The food was ok, chips very greasy and looked to be reheated. The service was poor and led us to leave early. Got fed up sitting looking at our empty plates, the cafe was not busy! Won't be back.

If you live in Kinross and you're looking for a fantastic Farm Shop Cafe where the staff are treated humanely and the products are top quality, then Jamesfield Farm Shop Cafe is the place to visit. It's only 20 minutes up the M90 from Kinross / Loch Leven and there's a whole host of top quality products to choose from. I was looking for a farm shop cafe to read my books in and found Jamesfield was modern and had a huge library of books to read or buy. I bought Champagne flavoured Strawberry Jam and have not bought some Lemon Curd. Also on offer was Ginger Curd and banoffee flavoured curt too.

Great food here, I always call in when in the area. The setting gives great views from the restaurant and there are lots of goodies to browse in the shop before leaving

Dropped in for a nice breakfast .What a great view there is out over where the Earn flows into the Tay Quite a landscape view while you have your breakfast . There is a nice lunch menu here that we will have to try next time . A nice shop to walk round and the Garden centre across the car park

We pop into jamesfield shop and restaurant fairly regularly, have never had a bad experience. Food always good and cakes are amazing. Definitely worth a visit.

Afternoon-came here for lunch,food was ok but background noise was very bad.building works going on inside the cafe and the smells that go with it,even the barista making the coffee-could he hit the filter any harder?If I was coming back here I would phone first to see if building work going on

I drive past the Jamesfield on my way home practically every night and cannot believe I’ve not been in until this weekend! Popped in for lunch with my gran and we both had the most wonderful lunch. Everything was so fresh and tasty. Staff were really friendly and the coffee was delicious. Make sure you visit the gorgeous garden centre after having something to eat too! Will definitely be in again soon.

Great food, all organic from the farm. Honestly the tastiest food you could ever wish to get anywhere! We go out once or twice weekly for meals. We enjoy trying different places but jamesfield is the best. The soup is great and the steak pie will leave you really full. The portions are big! The chips are so sweet like no chip I have ever tried before. Staff are friendly. Give them a try, you won’t be disappointed.

I have driven past this so many times and commented that it looks good and should visit. We actually decided to go there today. I was actually expecting to be there most of the day. We thought we would go to the garden centre first. It was alright, small and didn’t take up much time. We then walked across to the farm shop. There wasn’t actually that much here to be honest. I really was disappointed as there could be so much potential in a site like this. There were very few visitors to the farm shop. The cafe looked nice but it was empty too so we bought an ice cream and headed home. There is plenty of room there for expansion and small local businesses should be encouraged into the farm shop. Even the beautiful pond where the ducks and chickens are, it needs a vision. Maybe if it improves I will go back

I shop here regularly for organic produce, it’s one of the few places I can get brown lentils. Great choice of organic spices. Usually have a good choice of organic vegetables, not so much fruit maybe with the exception of the summer months. The fresh organic bread is lovely. All reasonable prices. Have never eaten in the restaurant so I can’t comment on that but I have no desire to as they sell meat which I do not eat.

Lunch with friends. The food was average and although our friends knew the owner the service was slow and disjointed.

We ended up here on a rainy day because the cafe in Abernethy was closed. The foyer is warmer than the cafe because of all the fireplaces in there. Service was slow and the girl who served us was quite cheeky, appearing without a notepad to take our order, saying she would remember our order. Our order was visibly on the counter waiting to be brought to us for several minutes whilst staff milled around in an otherwise almost empty restaurant chatting to each other. A small pot of tea cost 2.60 and you had to add your own teabag. Unprofessional staff in a cold atmosphere. The place has potential but we will not be visiting again.

Had lunch here a couple of times and it has been ok. So visited today after going to the excellent Garden Centre. Ordered a veggie burger. Now I have been a vegetarian for over 30 years when cheese salads were all that were offered, however nowadays the choice is extensive. I have had many veggie burgers over the years but the one I was given today was the worst I have ever had. Two bites were more than enough, it was disgusting looking at it and the taste was worse. I informed the excellent young lad , when asked. that it was one of the worst I had ever tasted. He said he would inform the kitchen. No further response forthcoming or a reduction on bill. Will not be back.

Saturday morning and the sun is shining, an ideal opportunity to visit a garden centre, especially as we had a recommendation from friends, we chose to come to “Jamesfield”.The garden centre was our first point of contact where staff provided a warm welcome and allowed us to peruse and to have a general look around. It was around 9.00am when we visited so things were quiet with few customers but it was good to see all of the staff actively preparing plants for the day. We made our purchases and departed across the car park to the farm shop and restaurant to have a browse.We did walk through the shop and knew we would take some time to have another look on our departure.As we approached the restaurant which was light filled from the huge windows to the front we were approached by a member of restaurant staff who guided us to a table beside the windows where the views were spectacular, our server firstly asked if we would like to have breakfast which we declined, deciding to order tea / cake and a scone.The server was attentive and was interested that we had been to the garden centre. Within a few minutes whilst we were still discussing the panoramic view our tea and scone arrived, the scone was warm to the touch and was accompanied by 2 portions of butter and a small pot of raspberry jam, invitingly well presented and fresh to taste and the cake was beautifully fresh and crumbly. I noted around us some patrons were having full breakfasts,probably a specialty, which looked as something we will prepare for on our next visit which will be soon.The pricing was fully credible and I measure this establishment as very good value for money, we will be back.

Dropped in for a coffee and cake while visiting their farm shop. We waited for ages for someone to take our order. We ordered two coffees and my wife had a slice of lemon cake and I had a scone. Again waited forever for it to arrive and the restaurant wasn't even that busy. The scone was fine but the lemon cake was tiny for £3.25 also, whoever had cut the cake had obviously been cutting banoffee pie beforehand with the same knife ad the lemon slice had that down the side. Still no sign of our coffees. I had to remind the waitress that we were still waiting on out coffees, by this time we had finished eating and was sitting for ages when finally the coffee arrived. By that time we were fair scunnered so drank half the coffee, paid the bill and left. I don't know what is so difficult to serve coffee at the same time as the cake rather than some time after it. We have been here before and it has been good, but not anymore, I can't spend over an hour waiting before everything finally arrives. We should have left after 40 minutes as we almost did and went somewhere else.

We have visited this place several times in the past. We love the location, the views and the food is good. However, today was a massive let down. We visited early afternoon. The place was quite busy and the two waitresses were clearly not coping. Tables lay uncleared and we waited ages for two scones and coffee, with no apology when they finally arrived. I see recent reviews have also been critical of service: this is a great pity. Ok I acceptitmust be difficult to predict service requirements but we saw three chefs at the serving area at various times today, yet only two waiting staff. An imbalance which led to an unpleasant experience overall.

We often visit Jamesfield Garden Centre which is first class best we have ever been to. However, the farm shop which houses the restaurant which we stopped in the a bit of a late lunch. We were told on arrival that lunches had stopped but we thought we'd get something else, we were never shown a menu but we did ask if there was any chance of some soup which there was some lentil soup, it arrived cold so we sent it back but not even when warmed up did it improve things. I couldn't eat mine as it wasn't cooked properly the lentils were a bit firm and it didn't taste pleasant. We had ordered carrot cake which after a while were told had sold out and again we weren't told what we could have instead. We wont return to waste another £18. Not recommended. It is such a pity as with the right team this could be a real goldmine but lack of effort shows.

Visited James field garden centre and as it was 3.00pm decided to stay for coffee.Big mistake .order for 2 coffee and biscuits taken immediately.Good start , 45 minutes later still no coffee.Walked out. Sorry but this place is off my list of stops.

Went to a primrose festival at the garden centre and decided to have some lunch at the restaurant next door, it was very busy with cyclists, Decided on the crispy battered haddock that was advertised, this piece of tasteless fish arrived and batter that was far from crispy and black chips that had been in the fat two long, do not think we will be back there.

The restaurant is part of a garden centre but is in a separate building with a collection of other interesting businesses. As for the restaurant part of the building in is at the rear of the farm shop. The menu is the usual fair in these places with very limited choice for a GF diet. In fact there is only various omelettes of fish and chips. I had the fish etc. well the fish had a batter that was very oily and the chips had a very soft texture, not too my liking. As for my other half she had the "creamy Piri Piri chicken it too was oily and not creamy. It was served with the same texture of chips and a salad. The srvice is very prompt and efficient.

The dining area is in a separate building to the garden centre so I would park outside here first if you want food then move to the bottom of the carpark to visit the garden centre especially if you are infirm or are in a wheelchair. To get to the cafe area you walk through a porch area which is advertising log and electric fires and stoves. Then through a shop which sells the usual farmhouse wares. Toilets are to the right as you enter shop area. We got a table (we didn't pre-book and it was quite busy, but there were a good number of tables available). A server came over and took our order. The food came out soon after. My fish and chips were excellent, hand cut proper chips cooked perfectly with a decent sized bit of fish with crispy batter. The peas were served in a separate small ramakin dish on the plate which kept them warm throughout the meal. My wife had ordered the soup sandwich deal, it was a nice sized bowl and the sandwich (2 off) had a generous filling with a side salad. The soup (lentil), however, was a bit thick and needed thinned down and a bit more seasoning added, the sandwich because it contained coronation chicken it didn't need the bread to be buttered. But don't let these two minor points put you off as overall the food was great and both plates were polished off. A special mention to the servers (sorry I didn't get your names but you were working the afternoon of Sun.17th feb 19) who were polite, prompt and well presented throughout our visit, well done you are a credit the cafe.

I have had lunch and coffee and cake here several times with different people although the staff are very pleasant we have had various soups and they all lacked flavour seeming to be without a good stock base. Also on two occasions the cakes have been stale which is a shame, compared to other cafes beside or within local garden centres the food is not of the same quality.

Stopped whilst in the area visiting family. We both had the Lentil Soup which tasted superb. The Toastie and Sandwich we also had were great. The bread was nice and fresh. The girl that served us was very polite and professional making it an enjoyable visit.We also enjoyed looking round the farm shop and being able to buy organic potatoes to take back home.

We have visited on a number of occasions when in the area; usually for a quick snack and have always enjoyed it. The views from the dining room are amazing. Decided to return with friends for a Christmas lunch but sadly were more than disappointed, in addition to their regular menu there was also their Christmas menu but only on three of the four place settings; when the waitress came to take our order, it took her forever to write down our choices ! 3 of us wanted the turkey and the other order was the steak pie, but instead of simply writing “3 x turkey” and “1 x steak pie” it appeared she was writing out each order separately; this is what took such a long time. Other restaurants either have a numbering system or simply have the menu with them and a simple “tick” against each item ordered; she also wanted to know at the start of our meal which dessert we wanted; this is not usual practice; usually you only order dessert after the main meal it could be that someone orders a heavier dessert then having had the main meal feel they would prefer something lighter, the opposite could also be the case. We hadn’t even finished our main meal {the dinner plates had not been heated so the food was getting cold, in fact one of the portions of stuffing was cold at the start of the meal} then the desserts were brought to the table!! So they had to be sent back until we were finished our main meal. We felt we were being hounded into ordering drinks as we were asked on at least three occasions what drinks we wanted in spite of saying at the very start we didn’t want alcoholic drinks, just water. In spite of it being a festive lunch there was a decided lack of festive ambience. Disappointed that tea/coffee was extra; usually these are included in the price. Please, Jamesfield, have a look at these comments and try to improve the service for next year.

I recently visited here with a couple of friends for coffee and cake. It was my first visit but it definitely won’t be my last. It is a really lovely place. The cafe was really warm and welcoming with beautiful views. We sampled a few of the cakes and they were gorgeous. The shop had lots of home grown produce and unusual gifts. It was a definite wee ‘gem’ and we will most definitely be back!!

Dropped in for a late breakfast after having a look round the shop and garden centre . we enjoyed a nice window seat looking out on the ponds and hills in the distance on the other side of the Tay . Our order was taken and it was not long before we were eating a first class breakfast ,great food friendly staff

Looks a new cue restaurant but cake selection very poor not home made. Service mixed and always empty so doesn’t entice one back

Cannot fault the service and food , Myself and business partner visit here often and are always greeted with a friendly smile . Staff are always happy and friendly .Food is Excellent!!! New Hair salon upstairs , Great day out .

I have been a couple times now and have never been disappointed: the food is great (especially the macaroni) and really lovely staff. The ones that stand out are Tom, Kirstie and Imogen (apologise if names are not quite correct) they have all been very accommodating and helpful when they have served me! I will definitely be returning!

Warm welcome. Order taken really quickly and served almost immediately! Guess technology really works. The sandwiches were in fresh bread and lots of filling. We both had Lentil soup which was very tasty but a bit think! Not moaning just commenting. All the staff were really friendly from arrival to leaving. Hope to be nearby again soon.

We had friends staying and we spent a day travelling, we stoped at Jamesfield Farm Shop and restaurant for lunch. Poor service and food average, we bought some free range eggs on the way out and these were stale. Never again there a are better options.

My wife and I have been visiting this cafe and shop on and off over a number of years - we live fairly locally - and, to be honest, it has sometimes left a wee bit to be desired.However - the standards do really appear to have improved considerably of late and on a visit for lunch today (we both had the delicious roast beef special) we really could not fault it in any way - good prompt service by efficient well trained friendly staff and really good food making this one of the best garden center cafe/restaurants in the area.The garden center has always been good with friendly knowledgeable staff but it too appears to be getting even better with a wonderful range of well cared for plants and lots of interesting bits and pieces in the adjoining garden shop.The shop attached to the cafe is, however, the one area that lets it down slightly with a fairly poor selection of products and not really terribly interesting - could really be a lot better and needs to come up to the standard of the cafe and nursery.All in all - a great place to visit and may the improvements continue.

Went in at 3:03pm yesterday for light meal. Told by a surly "receptionist" that the kitchen was closed (at 3:03pm); so we just walked out! This place needs to learn that in hospitality you need to be a wee bit flexible.

Went to visit cafe waited 13 minutes for some one to take order no one came to do that but a table of 4 and 2 tables of 2 came in and were given menus etc we got up to leave the waiter said did you enjoy your self told him no one has taken my order absolute shocking service I would never recommend this cafe to anyone very very poor ...it was not busy which made it worse

Stopped at around 11:30 so had to have breakfast menu although advertised 11:30 lunch menu

Went out for a drive and came across this place.

Usually really busy during lunch time hours. Nice meal with average prices, Amazing looking cakes. Easy access available to one level. Entry is through a wee shop. Location is lovely especially in the spring

Stopped in for lunch. Food excellent. Had the fish and homemade chips followed by apple crumble and custard. Absolutely delicious. Would highly recommend. Staff lovely and friendly.

Lovely place, cosy/friendly feeling in the restaurant. We arrived for an early lunch and was surprised that there was only 1 other table, but as we had our 2year old we weren’t too fussed. Play area for kids is such a bonus! Adults eat, kids play! As it was quiet there was only 1 young girl waitress, but for some reason it still took a while to receive our food. This wasn’t a huge issue tho as the food is still delicious anyway. 100% returning!

As a family we visit Jamesfield garden centre regularly and often pop into the restaurant for breakfast or lunch.

Visited last weekend with family members to find the place very poorly organised, slow and not of very good quality. Our table of 6 had to move due to some very selfish, (and dirty), cyclists who gathered on mass with little regard for others. By that time we had already been waiting 'a long' time just for drinks. let alone food. Despite 2/3 attempts to find out the problem and get some progress the staff seemed unable to help, yes apologetic but nothing more. Eventually (45 mins at least) drinks started arriving randomly. Then eventually the hot snacks arrived and sadly the quality was v poor.

Visited to purchase vegetables and decided to have a coffee and scone. The coffee shop was practically empty but it took the waitress about ten minutes to take our order.

Clean, spacious and bright. Varied menu, tasty food with good portions. Friendly and helpful staff. Baking and produce for sale an added bonus.

in for lunch. the tomato and roasted red pepper soup best i ever tasted. mushroom soup as good as mum makes(so she says). the banofee pie looked scrumptious but the apple and cinnamon crumble with the pouring cream, well what can i say absolutely magnificent(compliments to the chef),and the plateful i was stuffed. thanks for a great meal.

There is potential here for something far better than currently on offer. The garden centre is pretty good, but the shop and coffee shop not so much.

Had breakfast here this morning and what a nice place to be. The view from the restaurant is quite stunning and the service matched the view. I had the small farmers breakfast which was really nice and all freshly cooked. Also good coffee served all with a smile. The farm shop stocks a wide range of products which are mostly local and organic. We will visit again next time we are in the area.

The special today was cheese and onion quiche with "organic" new potatoes and salad. The quiche was very poor - served cold it seemed like it had been in the fridge all night. The base pastry looked uncooked and the filling was like rubber. Certainly not up to the usual Jamesfield standards. There was also a severe lack of salt on the potatoes. Having been here a few times and really enjoyed it. this was a very disappointing visit. When we paid the bill the waiter asked was everything OK and when we replied "not really" he just said he would let James know. I assume this is the chef.

This farm shop had been recommended as an overnight stop in our motorhome. We were warmly welcomed and enjoyed afternoon tea with lovely views over the countryside. Therere some excellent buys in their farm shop. Highly recommend.

Íbamos en coche por la zona de ayer y decidió pasarse por aquí para recorrer. He conducido por este camino muchas veces pero esta fue nuestra primera visita.

Lovely polite staff table service delicious latte and melt in the mouth and gluten free shortbread yum!!!