Larch Cottage Nurseries, , , , in Eden

This is basically a garden centre that will blow you away. There is a quaint cafe that you must visit. The plants on display are mostly for sale and what they haven't got is not worth needing.

We called in to the restaurant for coffee & cakes after our look around the gardens. Good selection of food& drinks.

Extremely disappointing visit. We sat down with no menus and waited for 10 minutes before anyone came to take our order. We then waited another 15 minutes for 2 hot drinks (it was not busy and they took payment straight away - we were told ‘you have to pay now’). We brought this to a lady called Caroline’s attention (who was making drinks) and she rudely said ‘I am on my own I can’t go faster, you’ve only waited 10 minutes’. We then asked for the drinks to be in takeaway cups as we were in a rush. We waited for these and overheard her say to a colleague ‘they haven’t even waited long, well that’s good for me I don’t need to do another order’. This extremely rude lady should not be responsible for this cafe and if she is unable to make the drinks on her own, they should let customers know prior to payment that there will be a delay and enquire for help. Such a shame as it is a lovely place.

Being part of a walking group, we phoned ahead to see if they could accommodate us at 2.30.. we arrived, went upstairs to be told no downstairs ..( not a problem) we got seated were told by one young girl .. please go upstairs to order ..no was met by another member of staff that is not correct! back we go to the tables downstairs . then told please go downstairs in twos to order ?? Why ? To keep a check on us ?? No names taken ., we were standing in twos like lemons .. ordered drinks.. went to look at fridge/cabinet was told that was not allowed to look at cakes ( had masks on) Told only two cheese scones left .. I said is that scone in the bottom of the fridge for sale .. yes last one!! Other people that followed ordered scones and part of the group were sitting with mouths open ?? Why have you got a scone ?? We were told none left ?Latte arrived with sugar .. fine .. said could I have a spoon please.. not sure if there is any ?? Will go and check .. improvised with the knife!! No spoon did arrive .. table with other friends on.. ordered just after us.. waited 30 mins for tea latte and the treasured cheese scone ! Someone had to go and ask what was going on,The Black board coming in does say please take a seat the waitress will take your order.The cafe was not particularly busy god help us if all 22 of our group had returned for refreshments .I appreciate things are different but the service was totally ridiculous.. no one seemed to know what was what.. was remarked it was like a screening for a Faulty Towers Follow on!! Not sure why a member of staff could not take an order for all 6 people seated bring the drinks n food .. instead of all the utter nonsense .. could not organise a @@@@ in a brewery springs too mind.

Wonderful pizza but waiting 35 minutes is too long. When asking were the food was being told we make everything from scratch and we only have one chef. Why not tell people of the long dealys before ordering and paying? Also not very professional for staff to mutter when asked about delays.

Habiendo estado anteriormente en Larch Cottage, me sentí muy decepcionado durante mi visita reciente, ya que estaba muy por debajo de lo que había experimentado antes, y me avergoncé porque se lo conté a mi amiga en términos elogiosos, sobre la base de lo cual ella viajó una distancia considerable. para acompañarme allí. Había conducido durante más de una hora.El área de plantas al aire libre era tan impresionante como siempre, pero la tienda de jardinería era aburrida y poco original.La Galería Red Barn era realmente horrible, con "trozos" aleatorios de "artículos de regalo" de apariencia barata y las omnipresentes decoraciones navideñas comenzando a dominar ya. El área de arriba también estaba desordenada con una aspiradora y empaques esparcidos por el escritorio. Nada impresionante, especialmente porque el miembro del personal no estaba abrumado con cosas que hacer y podría / debería haber estado mejorando el lugar.Pero la verdadera decepción fue el almuerzo en La Casa Verde. Comida cara y sin sabor, personal desinteresado, frío en el interior, mesas demasiado juntas, servicio lento y el aire general de todo es bastante complicado estar allí.No me molestaré en volver, ni se lo recomendaré a ningún otro amigo. Es una pena después de mi primera experiencia mucho más positiva.

En primer lugar, un aspecto positivo, el restaurante es peculiar con una hermosa terraza.Ahora lo negativo. Llamado esta tarde para una taza de té y un bollo de crema de frutas.El pedido se tomó rápidamente. Me senté esperando pensando oooh, este bollo será bueno y aunque fue una espera larga para que llegara, estaba bien con esperar. Después de aproximadamente 20 minutos, definitivamente nada menos, una camarera se acercó y dijo que lo siento, no nos quedan bollos de frutas pero tenemos queso, no, gracias, no me gusta el queso, o podría comer pastel, no, gracias. no quiero pastel.Si no les hubiera tomado más de 20 minutos venir y pedir perdón, no nos quedan bollos, habría considerado una opción.Servicio al cliente muy, muy de mala calidad, especialmente porque era alrededor de las 3 pm y el restaurante no estaba muy lleno.Primero y probablemente la última vez que iré allí.Tienes un lindo lugar, tu servicio al cliente hoy te decepcionó mucho.

Sentarse en la terraza bajo las glicinas. Tenía filete de atún con ensalada, otros tenían pizzas y tartas de salmón caseras. Todos disfrutamos de la comida y el entorno. Puede hacer frío en la terraza, tome un abrigo / forro polar.Siempre disfrutamos de la comida aquí, es simple y sabrosa con ingredientes frescos. Hacen una fabulosa variedad de pasteles y muchos no contienen gluten.Vale la pena visitarlo siempre nos fuimos con plantas del vivero

Tuve el placer de otra comida aquí la semana pasada. La comida es fresca y sabrosa, pero espere pagar 11 por una pequeña ensalada de queso de cabra. Aceptamos que si queremos sentarnos en una terraza con una vista mágica, tenemos que pagar por la experiencia.El jardín es realmente encantador.

As always even in our "new normal" excellent service.I had the salmon but swapped scrambled eggs for poached.Eggs perfect.Couldn't resist trying the White chocolate,apricot and sultan cake.As a non cake person!!!That was delightful.😁

Un pequeño y encantador escondite en los lagos.Este es un lugar pequeño y divertido. Claramente, no está en el radar de mucha gente.La comida era excelente, (pizza, tarta del día y salmón y huevos en tostadas) con un par de pasteles para terminar. Servicio fantástico (y seguro para Covid), incluida la joven en su primer día que claramente había sido bien contratada.Arriba, en el balcón, tenía un toque real de España, era encantador sentarse bajo las glicinas y contemplar el extenso vivero.¡Ah, y unas deliciosas cervezas locales también!A mis 5 YO les encantó explorar la guardería, con sus muchos rincones y recovecos y esculturas aleatorias, etc.El elemento de la guardería es más el tipo de cosas de mi esposa, pero disfruté dando vueltas. No se siente muy comercial, todo es muy relajado y relajado. Casi se siente como si el pasatiempo de alguien se fuera de las manos en lugar de un negocio para hacer dinero. Las estatuas, etc., están marcadas con algunos precios locos que claramente no quieren dejar (una estatua de metal había estado allí desde 2014 según la etiqueta) pero solo se suma al encanto.Me encantaría volver a visitarlo si en la zona.

We were amazed at how large this garden centre is. Every path taken or corner turned was a delight to the eyes and the quality of all the plants was excellent. I also saw many plants which I haven't seen in my own local garden centres.The Red Barn gallery and shop had many beautiful items for sale.We had lunch in La Casa Verde, a sharing platter of antipasti (mozzarella, sun dried tomatoes, olives, hummus, pickled cucumber, flat breads and lovely fresh brown bread) followed by gorgeous cake and coffee, all reasonably priced and served by lovely friendly and chatty staff.

La sopa era deliciosa, pero solo había un poco de pan. . . . Podría haber hecho con el doble de esa cantidad. Del mismo modo, los pasteles eran buenos, pero bastante caros. Es un lugar encantador para visitar, y el personal fue muy amable, lo que casi lo compensa.

Lovely surprise!We were recommended to try here by friends, we live quite local and visit nearby Askham Hall often but had never heard of the place. On arrival you could nearly miss it, it’s absolutely gorgeous building that almost blends in with nature, it wouldn’t be out of place inHarry Potter or Lord of the Rings.There are lovely gifts in the shop and the restaurant/cafe which is accessed via the walled garden area is another fantasy like, oak framed building, great furniture (which I think really adds to an eating out experience, who wants to sit on a rubbish chair at a rickety table?!)We ordered soup and a pizza, both great, homemade and tasty. Would definitely recommend, will definitely go again and in future will be the destination rather than Askham Cafe which as much as I really want to be good is unfortunately really hit and miss...

Cálido y acogedor en el restaurante. Comida sabrosa pero demasiado cara para el tamaño y el contenido de la porción. 8 para un panini con una rebanada de queso y un tomate seco al sol dentro, más un poco de ensalada no tiene una buena relación calidad-precio. Tuve la bruschetta de hongos y, aunque era un bocado ligero, a las 9 habría esperado al menos el doble. Me fui con hambre. Lima y Soda 2. 00 plus. . . . . . . . . Nunca.

Disfrutamos yendo a comer a Larch Cottage ya que hay algunas vistas agradables y es un ambiente cómodo con un personal generalmente agradable. Hoy, desafortunadamente, el plato estaba muy frío y yo había escalfado huevo con tostadas y la tostada estaba fría. El personal no era interactivo y en ningún momento nadie vino a verificar que todo estuviera bien. Cuando salimos del restaurante, nos ignoraron hasta que un joven que bajaba las escaleras pensó en decir adiós cuando entramos por la puerta. Tuvimos que mantener nuestros abrigos durante la comida ya que hacía demasiado frío a pesar de que nos aseguramos de sentarnos cerca de un radiador.

Las plantas son geniales y confiables. El personal fue excelente. 4 de nosotros fuimos y todos comimos allí, compramos plantas y artículos en las tiendas. Los bollos son de primera clase, a menudo todos desaparecieron a las 11 cuando los expertos llegan temprano. Buen café Todos comimos pizza, que es probablemente mi plato menos favorito, pero volveré por más pronto. Es fácil de encontrar y es muy diferente. También es posible comprarle artículos. No puedo llegar fácilmente a otro lado. Extravagante lata de lugar. A todos nos encantó. Visitamos después de que un amigo se fue por accidente. Desde entonces, han regresado regularmente y planeamos ir la próxima semana. Hubiera ido antes pero no hubiera podido. Bien vale la pena una visita. El menú es un poco limitado, pero lo que hacen es muy bueno.

Beautiful location with cozy surroundings and delicious food! Really lovely staff too! Highly recommended to all!

Went for tea and cakes on a wet cold day. The restaurant was very busy with a long delay for service. The cakes were special and different, with some we rated gorgeous but one not liked. The tea and coffee were OK.

Siempre disfruto mis comidas aquí. La comida es fresca y hay una gran mezcla de sabores. La ventaja adicional de un impresionante centro de jardinería y una interesante tienda / galería es la guinda del pastel.Todo el personal es muy paciente y amable. Solo una sugerencia, a mi esposo le hubiera gustado agregar una habitación / edificio con sofás y una chimenea para tomar un café después, ya que dijo que finalmente encontró su silla un poco incómoda.

Came here for my mother in laws 60th birthday as a special treat. We decided to sit on the balcony for our food to take in the views. We had ordered our food and drink before being asked to move seats as someone had reserved a table for four, for a birthday. My mother in law had explained that it was her 60th birthday which was rudely shrugged off by the server. Firstly there was no reservation card on the table (there had been cards on other tables), secondly when finishing up the bill the server half heartedly apologised and said that other people were unhappy too and that the balcony was popular, thirdly there was no mention of any discount from the bill (not that we were expecting this but at least my mother in laws cake and tea could have been free) and finally by the time we had eaten the meal, chatted, took in views and paid the bill the rest of the party of four had not arrived. I fully understand that people reserve tables however on this occasion the table we sat at had no reservation card where as others did, the food and drink had already been ordered and at no point were we told the table was reserved until the order had been placed and we had sat for 5-10 minutes. Excellent views and location but disappointing service.

Even if you're not into plants this is a lovely place to walk around and admire. Lots of choice for the garden and some more unusual plants.

We visited here after seeing Lowther Castle and Gardens. This is a huge nursery with a large number of plants. Sadly many had fallen over in the wind, even coming out of their pots showing very dry roots. There seemed to be too many for the staff to look after properly, and were quite expensive. Very good labelling however. The gardens themselves were pretty but a further area had to be paid for (£4 each). We didn’t visit the cafe. The gift shop was very overpriced. An item we saw and bought in Spindlecraft was three times more expensive here in this nursery.

We were getting a bit worried as we drove here - I had read that it was a short detour from the motorway and it felt like we were driving quite a long way and we were unsure about what was at the end of the journey. We had a lovely time here and wished we had allocated more time (and more space in the boot!). The plants are lovely and of good quality spread over a wide area. The restaurant was very pleasant and served just the right sort of food for the weather - we really enjoyed our Italian meal. We ended up buying considerably more than we had planned and had to have it delivered. We would definitely stop off here again.

This is the fourth time we have been to Larch Cottage. It is a really interesting place with a very wide range of plants- often things you don't find elsewhere and some very interesting planted areas:ferns, herbs, beautiful borders, veg garden. It has a really good range of garden accessories - pots, statues, decorations.

We visited here after hearing about it from a friend, and we were pleasantly surprised! There are lots of things to buy (although quite expensive!) however it's nice to just wander around and look at the foliage and fish. We stopped for a coffee at the little truck and was happy to see they offer soy milk and all of their cups etc are compostable! Would definitely visit again.

A really lovely and unusual eating experience. We booked a table and sat on the lovely balcony. it was almost like being abroad. Food was good and served quickly. Soup and bruschetta to be recommended.

This is not your typical garden centre cafe. But then, Larch Cottage isn't your typical garden centre. Very nicely made fresh pizzas; licensed. Also good for cakes and coffee. We arrived at the nurseries in the morning, took a lunch break in the cafe, and returned after a further wonder around for afternoon tea. This is as good as any Italian restaurant in the area even if you're not on a plant hunt outing. And lovely friendly staff serving and cooking. Will be back.

Llegó con esposa y perro. Firme en la puerta recordándole que no deje al perro en el carro. Tomó el perro pero nos dijeron que no se permitían perros ni siquiera en un jardín al aire libre. Es una verdadera lástima, incluso las grandes cadenas del centro de jardinería como Notcutts le permiten llevar a su perro. Es difícil ver qué problemas podrían causar los perros de buen comportamiento.

Went for the day after a recommendation, took our elderly parents for a look around and lunch. Its like a tardis loks small from the road but supprised how big it is once inside. Its as much a walk around the gardens as it is buying plants and the restaurant was beautiful on the veranda with all the listeria in flower. Food was good, portions on the small size but that's what we wanted so no complaints.

Este vivero está bien surtido con muchas plantas interesantes, a menudo grandes ejemplares, todas claramente etiquetadas. Esto sin embargo subestima las sorpresas que esperan. El tema italiano está en todas partes con muchas estatuas y esculturas antiguas y modernas. La piedra y los arcos añaden gran interés. Incluso los baños con muebles modernos tienen arcos y alcobas de estilo romano.

Encontré este vivero / restaurante por error mientras buscaba un camino hacia el centro de jardinería en las afueras de Penrith. Habíamos oído el nombre mencionado anteriormente, pero nunca lo habíamos visitado. Recibimos una agradable sorpresa, excelente café y un adecuado bollo de queso en una mesa con vista a algunos de los jardines, que eran demasiado grandes para mirar alrededor en el tiempo disponible, por lo que volveremos durante los meses de verano.

Poor quality meal. Pizzas arrived after 30 minutes wait. They were both cold and hard with a black edging in places. The pepperoni pizza had no pepperoni on it whatsoever. The only difference from the margarita was 5 olives and some wilted rocket thrown on top. The ingredients used to make this pizza were obviously the cheapest available. Having travelled extensively in the world and been in catering ourselves we can honestly say these were the worst we have eaten and will certainly not return for the food.

Lots and lots and lots to catch your eye. Lovely walking round witj little nooks and crannies. One disappointment is the toilets. 2 out of action, erd had no toilet paper and thd floor of the 4th one was covered in water

We met with friends for lunch.One being Vegetarian another having allergies. They were amazed at the choices on the menu.The food and service were well worth the visit. And we had a lovely walk round the nursery and gallery

A quirky nursery which seems to specialise in acers and statuary. There are some great plant finds which I've not seen elsewhere also. I've been several times and luckily the small private church was open this last time, Well worth a visit.

Fantástico vivero con plantas, árboles, flores y asombrosos muebles de jardín / adornos que no encontrarás en ningún otro centro de jardinería / vivero en Cumbria. Cada turno trajo otra delicia. La tienda también es genial, con cerámica artesanal, accesorios y una amplia gama de joyas artesanales, ideales para regalos. El café es bueno, tenemos un asiento exterior con vista a la guardería. Tuve un quiche, que era una porción de buen tamaño y obviamente hecho con ingredientes de calidad, pensé que podría venir con más de un poco de ensalada por el precio pero lo disfruté. Mi hijo tenía una pizza que le gustaba y un delicioso gelato. El personal era bueno. Pensé que era un poco caro, pero definitivamente volvería. Vivo en Carlisle y nunca había oído hablar de este lugar, ni nadie más con quien haya hablado (aparte de mi nuevo vecino que lo recomendó), todos lo saben ahora.

Not what I wanted or expected! Literally a melted glass of chocolate. Not nice. Expected a more traditional milky chocolate drink. Described as “indulgent Belgian chocolate” okay but it was pretty awful. Hate to think of the calories being pedalled.

We enjoyed a very good, well cooked lunch in this relaxed, pretty garden nursery restaurant . Well worth a visit.

We always go to Larch Cottage if we want a plant that is different. They always have the different and gad to get plants. Good quality too. The grounds are amazing too, great vision to achieve it all. The cafe is excellent as well. The menu is varied, love the Mediterranean poached eggs for breakfast..... The homemade cakes will ruin any ones diet, really tasty and delicious.......

This is one of the best plant nurseries I've ever visited. The selection and quality of the plants is excellent. The Italian themed bistro is an added bonus. We had soup of the day which was delicious, served with a chunk of fresh bread. There were other very tempting items on the menu but we only needed a snack.

Llamado por la tarde y nos hicieron una bebida encantadora en la cafetería. ¡La tienda de regalos siguió y siguió y luego arriba también! El vivero es increíble, plantas que no he visto antes, todas en diferentes habitaciones pero fuera, hermosas plantas fuertes bien cuidadas y justo cuando crees que no hay más que ver, otra esquina es un proyecto en desarrollo, parece un pequeño Chapelstaff son encantadores, están ansiosos por responder cualquier pregunta o incluso señalarle la dirección correcta. Incluso en la caja hay una sala de artículos inusuales, que piensas, sí, sí, podría usar ese lugar maravilloso para visitar, necesito algo de tiempo. . . .

Love this place, Italian themed nurseries, great to wander around the walled gardens, whatever time of year you may visit. The restaurant is lovely and they do the most wonderful vegetarian pizzas which you can enjoy with a nice glass of wine. The coffees and cakes are also delicious. Definitely worth a detour to visit.

Have eaten here several times as it is so lovely to browse through the nursery and then stay on for lunch. Adorable building and surroundings - so clever in its design. The Italian theme of the building is adopted on the menu and we love the bruschettas and pasta - the hot chocolate is just gorgeous and the cakes are divine. Love coming back each time. The staff are lovely and warm and welcoming.

Unique setting for great coffee and cake. Lovely view from terrace, good choice of excellent cakes and great service.

Larch Cottage nurseries has become a favourite spot to stop off off on the way north on M6. Not only an excellent nursery, great architecture and a good shop it also has an wonderful restaurant that serves delicious food and drink and probably the best cheese scone in the north. Well worth a visit.

There is a good range of freshly cooked food with ingredients straight from their beautifully designed vegetable garden. There is an imaginative range of cakes and desserts. It is possible to sit on a terrace overlooking beautiful gardens .

Fantástica comida y ambiente. Era difícil decidir qué tener, ya que había muchas opciones deliciosas en el menú. Puedo recomendar las bruschettas y los bollos de frutas. Gran servicio en un entorno encantador con una hermosa tienda para rematar. Definitivamente voy a visitar de nuevo.

Excelente guardería, tienda de regalos y cafetería. La comida era excelente y, aunque hubo que esperar a que llegara la comida, valió la pena. El bruschetta de salmón ahumado caliente estaba delicioso. Desafortunadamente, cuando llegó la factura, era obviamente incorrecto, cuando se consultó un segundo, se imprimió, lo que era aún más incorrecto. Nos informaron que había un problema con la caja fuerte desde que cargamos el menú festivo, pero aseguramos que el total era correcto. Después de nuestros propios cálculos, determinamos el total correcto para nuestra comida. ¿Cuántas otras personas no revisarán y se cobrarán de más? Si no fuera por esta leve falta, habría concedido 5 *

A great place for lunch on a cold, wet day. Loved the soup and the ambience, a nice glass of wine too with very friendly service.

Al pasar por un juego de puertas dobles de la carretera, no esperaba tal variedad de plantas, no solo unas que comprar, sino también un hermoso juego de camas: envolviéndolas junto a los jardines. Las camas elevadas que muestran verduras y pequeños árboles frutales, arcos y caminos empedrados crean un ambiente muy sereno para caminar y disfrutar de la mejor horticultura. Con una caída de colinas y un campo ondulado, fue un verdadero placer encontrarlo. La cafetería / restaurante era muy bueno también con un personal muy servicial para ayudar.

El aroma que pasaba por los asombrosos jardines infantiles era muy tentador. Cuando salimos a comer esa noche, nos fuimos a tomar un muy buen café y un pastel: un pastel de zanahoria muy ligero con matices a limón y un licor de chocolate oscuro e indulgente con nueces de pacana. Ambos muy más bien. La siguiente mesa se entregó a las pizzas y casi nos rendimos, pero pensé que me salvaría la próxima vez.

Visited this wonderful find whilst my wife off walking with family ( I have just had a double hip operation hence not able to join in the walk) I was just amazed at the never ending pathways, statues and mind boggling variety of plants, so much so that I just had to go back the next day with my wife, Also they are a supporter of Macmillan worlds biggest Coffee Morning , just as we are .

Met up with old friends for a coffee, ended up staying for lunch, the food and service were great and we were made to feel very welcome

Our friends were very keen to take us to visit and I am so glad they did. It is quite simply a magical and truly a beautiful garden. Each garden area has something different and curious to see. Lots of outdoor seating areas, the day we visited the weather was beautiful so we were able to sit and take in the atmosphere. The rose garden was scented so an amazing experience. The restaurant is lovely, clean and a good choice of food and drink, the staff were delightful. We managed to get a table on the balcony, it was so romantic and beautiful. I would highly recommend this to visit. Of course there are amazing plants and statues to buy, remembering it is a garden centre. Enjoy your visit.

Been many times; will go regularly! Lunch is great idea, trying out the various home-cooked specialities. All good. Pleasant quiet balcony, extending currently. Fantastic nursery too, of course.

A place you could spend hours, not only among the plants for sale, but also the unusual statuary and the shop selling all sorts of exotic merchandise.

We had lunch here and it was excellent. Both my wife and I had the hot smoked salmon salad. All ingredients were fresh and absolutely gorgeous!!

After a long walk my friend and I called in for lunch . We went upstairs and sat down in a half full cafe at 12.50 . There was one very flustered waitress who eventually brought us a menu after about 10 minutes. We ordered a tea and a coffee , a piece of quiche and a bruschetta. Others people arrived and we sat and sat , and when we saw their food and drinks arriving we called the waitress over and asked what was happening. She apologised and said it was on its way . At 1.50 the drinks came with more apologies - but no milk . In the end I went downstairs and asked for some from the kitchen . We drank our beverages and decided to leave when our food turned up at 2 .15 ! Again lots of apologies, only 3 serving the whole of the place and one cook in the kitchen. Talking to the couple on the next table they said the service was frequently awful . They knocked the price of the drinks off but too little too late . And £19 for a piece of quiche and a thrown together bruschetta ? Really spoiled our day , and needless to say we won’t be rushing back . This is a lovely nursery and a pretty cafe they need a rocket up their a- - e and learn to be more professional and get this place on track .

What a lovely place to visit. The food was very good , but the garden centre is brilliant , it is like walking around some ones back garden, a lot of love and care head been put into this and you can visit time after time. The staff are all really nice and friendly . We shall certainly go back for a visit . Really well impressed with this unusual garden centre.

Visited larch cottage nurseries with a friend for lunch. It was simply delicious- I had goats cheese, courgette and sundried tomatoes tart and it was lovely. My friend went for the bruschetta and she said it was also lovely. The only downside was the wait for food as we waited around 40 minutes. Would definitely visit again though!

After visiting the nursery we stopped for lunch. On the veranda we enjoyed a little breeze and a view of the gardens. My sea trout salad was lovely. Friends had the smoked salmon and bruschetta, they were both delighted. Lovely to see different, fresh menu items. Ps the cakes looked lovely but had to pass.

When you’re visiting the nursery, visiting Casa Verde, the restaurant within the nursery is a must. Lovely cakes & coffees/teas as well as light lunches - all served overlooking the fish pond & beautiful nursery gardens.

Very disappointed with experience, advised by staff to try the gatehouse upstairs but when searching out a table preferably outside as it was hot we were shouted at by a man who was basically very rude shouting you can’t sit there it is for six people and abruptly said you can sit in there, another table for six inside. After spending over 160 pounds in plants we were disgusted with his arrogant and rude attitude. Well after 1pm did it matter? We enjoyed our last lunch there a couple of weeks ago with a lovely lady waiting on, what a contrast and disappointment. We voted with our feet and went elsewhere. Time for customer care training

This is a wonderful garden nursery. Unusual plants ornaments pots and much more. Allow a couple of hours to look round and then visit the restaurant/cafe. Homemade food, nice drinks, service friendly. We visited on a very busy day so the staff were very stretched but kept smiling

Eating outside in this glorious weather was a treat - we had a bijou table on the outdoor gallery, overlooking the gardens. Delightful. My friend's grilled sardines were cooked to perfection and nicely presented and my pizza was tasty with a thin, crispy base. Service was slow - they were obviously at full stretch, and our lovely young waitress was charmingly apologetic about our wait - it didn't bother us, to be honest as we weren't in a rush. Whilst it was all lovely, the menu struck me as pretty expensive - north of a tenner for pizza ain't cheap!

Whilst we enjoy visiting the nurseries which are an exploration of delight this is the second time we have found the cafe a major disappointment. Staff need customer care training. Quality of food not the best and prices high. It is surprising they think it is acceptable to allow a cat to roam at will which clambers over customers feet whilst they dine and leaving kitchen doors open to the elements is another issue. Not recommended

Travelled to the nurseries from Keswick only to find that dogs were not allowed anywhere on the premises, not even in the garden area. Guven that it was a hot day and my dog couldn't be left in the car, we went away again. I think that Larch Cottage Nurseries are a bit out of step in that most garden centres allow dogs in the plant areas etc even if not in tbe restaurant....won't be returning.

The garden centre is the very best we have ever visited. Absolutely superb range of plants trees, shrubs etc many of very unusual variety set in a large beautifully laid out ornamental garden. Very well worth a relatively long journey to visit. Superb. Unfortunately the restaurant doesn't live up to the quality of the gardens. Grossly overpriced for the quality and service of the food. Sticky table even after it was wiped over, had to ask for condiments, a pizza slicer and sugar,. Friendly staff, seemingly a bit clueless. An very average glass of wine £5, 2 very average pizzas and a tea,, £22.50 !

I am lost for words . This place surpasses the best of GCA ( garden centre association ) gold award winners .

Fantastic day out at Larch Cottage. Lunch on the Wisteria twisted Balcony was delightful and with the sizzling weather we have been having and great taste in music we could have been dining on the Med instead of Cumbria. The pizza Pescora was one of the best I have ever tasted. My husband enjoyed the sea trout salad. Refreshing drinks and beautiful cakes and coffee to finish after a walk round the garden centre/vistas. Plants are a great price. Red Barn have some lovely gifts and things for the home. Ample parking. The Chapel and gardens were closed today so we will have to make another visit to see those. Stunning location and place to visit. Book a table to avoid disappointment. Thank You.

They say it’s more Umbria than Cumbria and they are not wrong. La Casa Verde offers a taste of Italy including home-made pizza baked in a traditional bread oven.

You don't have to be a keen gardener to enjoy looking around these nurseries. Beautifully laid out with an amazing array of almost every type of flower, bush, tree you could think of. Also stayed for lunch and the weather was good, sat outside on the upstairs terrace - could have been in Italy. Will definitely visit again. Oh, also bought a bracelet in the shop.

Went to visit the garden centre which has a range of different plants and the shop has a selection of jewellery and crafts. We had lunch which was very nice - selection of bread for starters and pizza for main course. Had a large selection of vegetarian food. Would recommend a visit

We live a good hour away from Larch Cottage but it is worth every minute of the trip.

Called in for a coffee and a treat - which through the lovely selection available was a maple and pecan slice definitely homemade. Great staff and efficient service, lovely place to sit with a fabulous view. Very week maintained gardens and plants for sale with lots of staff on hand for advise and weeds kept in check - only issue would be trying to pay, someone served me as no one else was available and was quite abrupt and uninterested in customer service - shame really as everything else was very professional. Shame I had to reduce the rating for garden centre staff as restaurant staff was fab.

Visited mid week with our granddaughter who is vegetarian. Service was pleasant and prompt. Most customers were'of a certain age', a lot having coffee and cake. We had - mushroom risotto, mackerel- from the specials board and pizza. The 'adult size' pizza was adequate for our 8 year old but the adult dishes, although tasty, were quite small considering the price. Just short of £40 for the meals and 2 soft drinks. Will not rush back.

The selection of plants is quite different from standard nurseries, they do specialise on the real "show off" type of specimens , lovely people set in great surroundings

Unlike the majority of garden centres/nurseries in the proximity i.e. Dobbies, Houghton Hall, Hayes and Hetland. Larch Cottage does not give a guarantee on hardy plants and shrubs. After much thought and deliberation we decided to purchase 2 Acer Maples at a cost of over...

This fabulous nursery and restaurant was recommended by my uncle who lives in the Scottish Borders. On arrival we walked through the sprinkling of snow and viewed the dozens of garden ornaments made from every medium and in a style to suit everyone from classic...

Was meeting friends, and decided to have a coffee whilst we were waiting for them to arrive, it is quite a nice tea room, but the coffee cups were small and I thought it was expensive for the amount we got. I was not impressed...

We enjoyed a very tasty pizza and bowl of home made soup here today - the surroundings are very pretty: we could have been in Italy...... As my partner isn't very mobile we sat downstairs in what I assume is really the coffee and cake...

An afternoon of plant shopping and lunch. Homemade soup with lovely fresh bread, and open sandwiches with a nice green salad. Service good, food good, pleasant atmosphere/surroundings. Will happily return.

Lovely gardens & shop however we traveled quite a way to have lunch in the cafe however they had a party of 10 booked in so we couldn't eat very disappointed but suppose we should have booked.

We had the most delightful lunch here. It has an excellent choice and lots of the veg seem to come from the vegetable garden, which is great. I like the balcony choice for eating as its lovely but it needs relatively warm weather to dine...

Larch cottage nurseries is the kind of place that, had I visited as a small child, would have left a lasting impression on me. The grounds ands buildings are enchanting and well worth a walk around. As a garden centre, it is well stocked but...

Great spot for a relaxing break. Good food, excellent service and a joy just to sit on the balcony overlooking the gardens and enjoy a few moments of calm.

As keen amateur gardeners we called in while we were on holiday and were absolutely delighted to find this treasure of a nursery tucked away. Not only were there some amazing statues and iron work to buy to enhance your garden, but some very different plants at very reasonable prices. We came away with a boot full of a mix of both. I was stunned to see on trip advisor that the nursery does not even get a mention compared to the service and food of the restaurant. I say forget the restaurant and just go for the plants and if it leads to a cup of coffee or plate of something that is a bonus. I would highly recommend this nursery and I wish we lived nearer!! Staff were lovely too.

A really pretty cafe with wisteria draped balcony, clean and comfortable. If upstairs for the view, you have to traipse...

I met a friend here for a meal. Quite a celebration as we hadn't seen each other for a year. I ordered a salad and it took over half an hour to arrive. It was nearly £7 and consisted of 2 slices of bread, sliced tomato and sliced cheese with herbs and dressing. Very poor value after such a wait. The girls serving were lovely. Not their fault. Despite the superb setting won't go again and couldn't recommend it.

Absolutely gorgeous garden centre- if youre looking for something you will find it here!! Great variety and price range. You can spend hours just wondering round and twice a week the private gardens and chapel are open to public. The restaurant serves Italian inspired food-" Umbria in Cumbria " and on the occasions we have been has been really fab!! Try the cheesecake it's to die for and if the weathers good ask for a table on the balcony

We specifically made the hour long trip to Larch Tree nurseries today, Sunday, to be able to visit the little church. We've visited several times before but not on a Sunday.Our experience in the restaurant/cafe today was nothing less than dreadful. We arrived just before 1pm, looking forward to an enjoyable lunch as on some previous visits. The service has never been exactly speedy but today was beyond a yoke. We found a table upstairs and the waitress appeared with the menus, we asked for 2 glasses of water with ice and another 5 miniatures to make our food choices. Straight away another waitress appeared and informed the young girl serving us that there were no pizzas left. The reason given was they had run out of yeast! Given this was 1pm and lunch is served until 3pm it wasn't exactly inspiring. We asked our waitress what the soup was, the exclamation was that it was a sort of mixed vegetable creamed soup 'a greeny, yellowy, browny colour'! Trying to ignore this information and taking into account the fact that pizzas form quite a large part of the menu, we ordered 2 soups, a crab and salmon crostini and a mushroom bruschetta. We politely asked if we could have the glasses of water whilst waiting for our food. Huge apologies and the fact that our waitress was going to help out with drinks as there were such a lot of orders! All we wanted was tap water! 40 minutes after sitting at our table my husband went down to ask how much longer our food would be. An enquiry was made to the one and only person in the kitchen - 10 minutes. By this time we'd had enough and others who were waiting for just a drink and cake had also decided to leave. The man on the next table had to ask for the extra bread he requested after waiting 10 minutes. We then left - we never even got the glasses of water! Having had no lunch we then had to drive somewhere else therefore didn't get to wander round the nurseries or yet again, visit the church,It's obvious that things need to change regarding the restaurant/cafe. More staff would be a start. We felt so sorry for our young waitress who kept apologising and was obviously under a lot of stress. We reassured her that it wasn't her fault but the problem must lie with someone. Maybe a good start would be to not make their own pizza dough!!!It will be a long time until we visit again. The saddest thing is that I wrote a glowing message to the owners after our first visit. It most certainly doesn't apply now.

We had a wonder around beautiful grounds and then went for a cuppa. Had to order at the till and then drinks brought out to us. Unfortunately for hubby they don't sell small packets of biscuits. He doesn't like fancy cakes so we just had a drink. Surroundings were lovely though. Well worth a visit.

I usually love coming to Larch Cottage Nurseries. Have been doing so for years. Our experience in the restaurant yesterday was just awful. I accepted the fact that the waitress was serving people who had just walked in before other's who had been waiting for service a long time. It took over an hour to get our pizzas. That was ok but I was shocked that the waitress was happy to serve our pizzas with one half burnt on one side. The other had the crust completely burnt black all the way around. We sent the worse one back, when a new one eventually came it was ok looking on top but burnt underneath, I could taste it before I saw it. Unpleasant. When we paid we got one free coffee. That was an insult, we did not get to eat our meals together and it was not good. Also because of all the waiting we purchased more drinks as we were sitting around so to be given one free drink was just terrible considering the food was so bad. I would not eat there again.

I've been a happy customer of Larch Cottage Nurseries for many years, always enjoying the plant quality and wide selection and also having refreshments in the tea room, which (unlike some reviewers here) I have only had good experiences of - perhaps because I limit my orders to tea / cakes though and avoid busy times. I'm therefore very disappointed to report a downright nasty interaction with the owners / management yesterday when I tried to return an unsatisfactory plant about which I'd had email correspondence the week before. The office staff had instructed me to bring it in for a replacement, though declining my offer of photographs I took at point of planting that showed the lack of a viable root ball and what I identified as a vine weevil larvae (possibly dead). When I did so however, the swap was refused pretty much point blank at the till, the office staff being unavailable to clarify the matter. The owners evidently disagreed with me about the original problem and cause (I'm a very experienced gardener so wasn't easily dissuaded), but what was so upsetting was that they accused me of 'wrenching' the plant out of its pot and thereby damaging the plant by my own hand! Why I'd do that with a lovely looking plant I'd bought at no small expense I am not sure, my point was simply that I wanted to show them its undersize rootball and swap it for the replacement I had been offered via email. On the very occasional time this has happened to me with other nurseries and plant returns I have always been treated with respect and genuine care for my custom. However, here the owner's temper flared rapidly (although one member of staff present was more reasoned) and I suggested several times we take our discussion to an office away from awaiting customers, but - very bizarrely - he declined and so a small crowd witnessed this debacle. Regardless of the nature of our disagreement about the plant, it was sadly evident that the owner has no regard for his customers (myself, a longstanding one) and those watching with embarrassment, about to buy from him. He was prepared to handle this customer service situation in the most degrading and public way possible. I left in tears and won't be returning.

We took two young kids who uttered the words boring on hearing where we were going. They soon shaved their tune and had a wonderful time exploring the acres of plants and trees.They might have been more encouraged by a drink and sticky chocolate cake. The gift shop and gallery was fantastic.We'll be back.We will be back.

Love this place and visited many times. Very poor on our Sunday visit. Lovely day wanted lunch out. We were told when we arrived they were only serving coffee and cake as they had a lot of order and wouldn't be able to take one for an hour. We ordered coffee and cake and took a table on the terrace. Two couples came in after us and sat near us. The waitress gave them all lunch menus and told them she would be back in 10 minutes to take there's orders. Very annoyed and inconsistent.

I was introduced to this little gem a few years ago by a friend who lives locally, it is a true delight. Since my first visit I have been back as many times as I can with my parents (in their 80's) with my partner and with friends. The setting is stunning and the outdoor wooden balcony, overlooking the beautiful gardens and with classical music or opera playing in the background is something very special. Even in the Cumbrian drizzle you can make believe you are in Italy.....will you can with a good coffee anyway.Great food with veggie choices, gluten free options and all home cooked. It is just by unusual and well worth a special visit.

We must have been on a bad day, my wife and myself both chose pasta 1puttenesca 1mozzerella & tomato both. Lukewarm on arrival returnedFor reheating . On starting we discovered that both dishes were tomato &Mozzarella no puttenesca sauce absolute disaster felt extremely sorry For the waitress

Heading for a wet day out to Rheged we strayed off the A6 to visit Larch Cottage Nurseries. For anybody interested in Plants this is like a mini RHS Harrlow Carr at Harrowgate a fabulous mix of planted and labelled garden with the advantage of then being able to buy nearly all the plants to take home and create your very own version.The Cafe was a delight - strange to find a way in from the garden and navigate to the many hidden balcony's, tables and terraces. we chose an upstairs balcony table amongst the tree canopy and local nature. For a light lunch we had two large Rose wines @ £5.75 with a bowl of olives before two Bruschettas of med veg and mushroom each served with salad and cous cous - all for £31 - Well executed, served with a smile and personal touch - We will return on a drier day