Mere Park Garden Centre in Telford and Wrekin

Husband had steak and ale pie came with mash or chips. He decided on chips. The pie he said was nice but for5p off £15 it was very poor value. All you had was pie with about 6 chips no veg. Never again. I had the panini which was dear enough at £9 but had a nice little salad and crisps.

Excellent staff who are very welcoming and friendly, nothing is too much trouble. The restaurant food is presented well, and I have found everything I ordered has been well presented and delicious. As a lady on my own I feel safe and it is very enjoyable. You very much have the 'family' feeling from the staff. I highly recommend visiting as Mere Park is addictive because of the polite and friendly approach by all of the staff, which in this day and age is rare.

A Caesar’s salad, as I recall having it several times in various eateries, consists of moist pieces of chicken mixed with pieces of crispy bacon, torn pieces of Cos lettuce, anchovies (if you choose) tossed in a tasty Caesar’s dressing mixed with Parmesan cheese and crispy croutons. This one was a ‘deconstructed’ version. A lump of chicken with a rasher of anaemic looking bacon, two whole leaves of Cos lettuce standing upright out of the bowl, (no anchovies as requested) 2 halves of hardboiled egg on the side, an odd tasting dressing and no Parmesan. The croutons were OK. Disappointing and overpriced. I usually like this restaurant as it’s spacious, light and airy, but the food can be a bit hit and miss. Depends who’s cooking. So come on Mere Park - there are a lot of negative reviews here. Time for a rethink or a retrain of your chefs.

We visited as the restaurant had been recommended to us. Wish we hadn't! The salad bar looked great but the salad was stale, lettuce and spring onions brown and beetroot dry. The Bombay Aloo Scotch Egg again sounded lovely but tasted like vinegar. My husband's panini had too much cranberry and not enough bacon but was better. Sorry but won't be rushing back.

Ordered 2 jacket potatoes with tuna. No tuna just mayonnaise , half jacket potatoe each. Tough skin Small portion Overpriced ! Pot of tea and coffee fine . Last time we had dirty cups which we sent back

Staying at the premier inn next door and spent a lovely couple of hours wandering around here. I was able to use a wheelchair for my elderly mother in law , so she was able to enjoy the whole place. There are clothes, for all tastes, reasonably priced. A food hall and gift section. We found the restaurant to be excellant. The staff could not be more helpful. It was clean and spacious. I had a lovely gf scone with jam and cream which was served warm. My mother in law recommends the cherry and almond scone. The tea came in a tea pot too. Lovely china The plants in the garden centre are beautiful and I wish I had room in my car to take them home

Recently a relatively large number of tables have been earmarked for customers with dogs. This morning I counted 10 dogs whilst meeting a friend in the restaurant for a coffee. They were noisy. Personally I am extremely unhappy with dogs - other than service dogs - being allowed in food areas. I have witnessed dogs being fed from the tables by their owners which encourages them to put their paws up on the table and snuffle/lick the tables. The lower tables of course encourage dogs to sniff at and lick crumbs off the tables. This is all absolutely fine in people's own homes but in a shared space where food is sold I think it is unacceptable and inconsiderate. If waiting staff are then expected to give these tables a really thourough clean between each customer it will also cost more time and therefore money. It is all very unhygienic and to be honest I think that my days of meeting friends here are now numbered for this reason. A pity because the ambience of the cafe is lovely, and today the coffee was actually HOT too (it isn't always).

Scones were not cooked in the centre, cakes returned for being dry and inedible, staff brusque and not very happy. I paid 3.25 for a regular cappuccino, the barista gave me a decaffeinated one as the next customer had asked for one and because the coffee bag did two coffees I had to have the other. This was not what I paid for. Very disappointed.

After a recent visit and complaining about the meal I had, which was poor. At a recent visit my meal was replaced, breakfast, which was very good and thanks to the staff for getting it right 5ths time 🙂

Quality of food way below required standard Not recommended and certainly not good value will not be visiting again soon

Weak coffee - a flat white is a double espresso - mostly milk flung on a saucer no fineness at all. No spoons 🙄🙄🙄 Over priced, very disappointing

The drinks soon went cold as the restaurant was freezing no way I could eat food in the restaurant you had keep your coat on very over priced cakes as well very disappointed visit customers like to be warm

We were staying at the adjoining Premier Inn and popped in for lunch on arrival. The restaurant- when we finally navigated the maze from entrance to exit - looks very stylish, a great place to eat. The menu was extensive and we were pleased to see that hot food was served until 3 or 4pm (we arrived around 2.15). We found a table and chose our meals. After a lengthy wait in a long queue, we finally arrived at the till point and gave our order. Only then were we informed that they were not serving hot food!!! Why on earth was there no notice to that effect at the entrance? Why were the full menus still on every table? We ended up with a sandwich, only to then see other tables having chips! Having not learned our lesson, the following morning we declined the Premier Inn breakfast and opted to breakfast at Mere Park, mainly because I wanted something more interesting then the standard PI offering. I chose haloumi with avocado, mushroom, tomato, hash brown, egg, baked beans and toast. Husband chose the light cooked breakfast of egg, bacon, sausage, mushroom, tomato, hash brown, baked beans and toast. 20 minutes later, they arrived. I had no baked beans but a large helping of watercress. The haloumi and hash brown were fine, the egg was swimming in some kind of weird tasting oil. Everything was stone cold. Husband's breakfast came without the hash brown and was also stone cold. This was not a surprise because we could see the servery. First of all, plates were set out. Then the person disappeared, reappeared a few minutes later and placed one item on the plate. She then disappeared again for a few minutes and placed another item on each plate. This was repeated until apparently the plates contained the required ingredients, at which point she pinged a bell. A member of the serving staff on the other side of the restaurant sauntered over to the servery, "checked" the order and brought the food to the table. Obviously stone cold. Never again will we order a meal here. The only plus side is that the tea and coffee were excellent and the serving staff were very friendly. I thought Blue Diamond at Percy Thrower's in Shrewsbury was bad but this one absolutely takes the prize!

We decided to have a spot of lunch here whilst shopping but really hadnt expected the high prices. The staff were fine and service pretty quick but food a disappointment. The descriptions on the menu sound great and we expected something a little better. I chose the three cheese rarebit on a cheese scone with mushrooms and topped with poached egg. There was hardly any cheese, the scone dominated the food and all in all it was quite bland, and this was over £11 .. My hubby choose the toasted ham and cheese panini. (over £8) It was bland, the cheese and ham not toasted at all and the panini was also bland. Sorry Mere Park, but we are not going to pay those prices again .

Terribly run restaurant, no one knows what they are doing , que times to long , 10 mins to be served & 10 mins stood by counter waiting for coffees , food delivered to table while I stood waiting at counter , food cold , bacon tough , chef can’t cook a poached egg . See photo . Attitude on checkout stressed & disorganised, no one about to complain to despite asking to speak to someone , over priced crap served to us today ! Email sent to management, for prices charged the food was beyond average !

Booked a table for lunch to meet three other friends whom I don’t see very often due to distance We ordered our lunches together emphasising we were a group of 4 . However, despite this only three meals came out and one completely forgotten . Eventually got the attention of a waitress and told her we were a meal short she wasn’t overly friendly and requested the receipt to prove we had ordered the fourth meal ! We had to wait then for it to be cooked - three of us needed to eat our food as it was getting cold and consequently the fourth member if our party ate hers alone when it finally came as we had finished ! Not acceptable and spoilt the occasion . The meals are not cheap but the choice is good but sadly very let down in this occasion

Lovely afternoon tea. Good sandwich choices. Earl grey very nice Need to start explaining sandwiches & cakes Good value for money Will return

Appalling layout. Being made to walk the whole garden centre just to get to the café. No cut through either (especially if you’re disabled) the clothing department is fabulous and the women there are so lovely & helpful (bar one) I think she needs a refresher in customer service and respecting her staff (if she had any left by the end of the day). Can’t fault the decorations and thought they put into the seasonal aisles! Fantastic work for Halloween! Cakes were amazing! 😀

Came in around 9am last week for a breakfast with the wife. We have eaten breakfast here before and enjoyed it so thought we would come again. Sorry to say but neither of us enjoyed it. We both had the full breakfast at £10.95 with a small bottle of fresh orange juice for £3.95 - prices have gone up considerably We thought. The sausages were awful. They looked like proper butchers sausages, but were completely inedible and the best way I can describe this is imagine trying to eat sausages through a condom. The skin was thick, chewy and inedible. I don't think that was a cooking problem, more of a product problem. The black pudding was probably the best I've ever eaten! Absolutely delicious. The bacon tasted like it was cooked in advance and then warmed. I asked for sauce and saw the lady take a big bottle of cheapo brown sauce and pour into a little pot. If your going to offer a quality breakfast at a higher value at least have the decency to provide quality sauce like HP and Heinze to match. Sorry for the sausage description, i can't describe it any other way. We'll give it another try at some point as we know it's usually much better, but please change the sausages!

Most appalling food I had salmon which was dry ,hard with poor salad ,the chips frozen, cooked too much the restaurant may look well but the chesterfield settees have lost their padding most uncomfortable as you sink up to your knees ,it is a shame it has gone to being over priced even the menu is in double Dutch eg not sandwiches but between the cover ? Won’t be going back £27 for very little ,

Delicious meal -child's portion was so big I brought some of it home for the next day. Very tasty - so much so that I am going next Sunday too. Chicken and everything you expect for a roast dinner. We went early at 12 as you have to queue to order. An hour later the queues were very long. Lovely venue - clean and airy . Staff willing to carry our trays to the table for us.

Spotless and friendly staff.Breakfast could have been hotter and plates not warmed but other than allowing dogs in,It was a place we will return to.

Mere Park garden Centre restaurant is clean. The food is good and I can’t fault that. I went with my friend as we do every week for lunch. We had a big shock this week when we went to order our usual Salmon or quiche with two salads. The price usually includes two salads. Anyway this week they had changed the menus without notice and was asked to purchase the salads separately at £3 for each salad. Which would have made our bill for the both of us £12 more than it had been. This is unacceptable. How can they justify putting up the price by that much???. We decided on something else and couldn’t afford to have cake like we normally do. We are very disappointed and will no longer be able to go there weekly as we had been doing for some months now as the food we enjoyed for lunch is no longer affordable. How can they justify selling a piece of cold poached salmon or quiche for Just under £10 without the sides? We are very disappointed with you Mere Park.

I ordered the Zucchini Pasta with Salmon which was presented very good but had no pasta with in. All I got was 3 small tomatoes cut in halves, some sliced courgettes and some pea shoots. It cost £14.50!! I know that Zucchini is a vegetable but why does the menu state pasta? When I asked the waitress she said I wasn’t the first to ask and that the menu is misleading. I emailed the manager of the restaurant who said the waitress should have told me there was no pasta in it!! I find this very dismissive and with the attitude that we really couldn’t have cared less. Just reprint the menu and stop misleading customers. Would not go back If I have to ask for a breakdown of what is in every dish before ordering. Not very professional.

Called in at 9am for a family breakfast. Firstly the restaurant was lovely plenty of tables and chairs everywhere clean and lots of staff around. A very varied menu with lots of choices and i chose the traditional breakfast. Large portions all cooked fresh served hot very tasty. Friendly staff will definitely be back

This is now a lovely place since the revamp by Blue Diamond but why, oh why have they made it so that you have no option than to trek round the whole centre even if you only want to buy a birthday card? I don't want to have to walk through the indoor plants, the candles and smellies, the clothing and the gardening sections before getting to the kitchen equipment, the cards or the restaurant and from the comments I've heard, neither do many other visitors. As for the book section tucked away in a corner, you would not know it was there unless you were looking for it. Trolleys are near the entrance so if you set off on your trek without one and get to the food section, you have to go all the way back to the entrance to get one if you are tempted to buy more than you can carry. The restaurant is really great now (most of the pics on TripAdvisor are of the old restaurant which bears no resemblance to the new look). It's now stylish and classy and we have found the food to be really good, especially the fish and chips, while the deli side looks very appetising. However, it isn't cheap - £4.50 or more for a small cake seems a bit OTT. No good going here for a quick lunch if you are in a hurry as the ordering system could do with a bit of a rethink. The queue to order food gets very long at busy times and moves very slowly as there is only one person taking orders and one person doing drinks. The system at Blue Diamond's Percy Thrower's Garden Centre seems to work better but even that is not very quick. If he weather is fine there are some very nice outdoor shed style eating areas that seat four under cover. . The outdoor plant section is beautifully laid out and a pleasure to walk round. A lot of thought has gone into the revamp at The Mere Park Garden Centre and it is a definite improvement on the old place.

Disappointed with the range of products on offer. Huge clothing section, but NOTHING for men. Huge footwear section, but NOTHING for men (apart from slippers or wellies). The place is dog friendly, but NOTHING on sale for pets! No outdoor clothing section either. Mere Park may of been dated before the refurb, but at least they sold stuff I wanted to buy. At least the tea and Scones were nice 🙄.

Very disappointed yet again. Second visit in a week and the chaos in the restaurant is dreadful. The queues at the tills are so long, plenty of staff wandering about but one lady determined to get as many people to place their orders through the tills as quickly as possible while another lady is frantically trying to fulfil those orders, instead of the lady on the till helping out by at least making pots of tea. The queues were horrendous. At my previous visit I ordered toast and marmalade for £3.40 and what I got was two slices of what appeared to be the old fashioned ‘milk’ bread. So thin it was nothing to eat. I normally got two slices of bloomer bread but these two slices were half the thickness and half the size. You can go to Dobbies for real toast and marmalade for £2.70 so Blue Diamond need to get themselves sorted.

Top notch food, great setting, food piping hot, superb selection of food and cakes. Special mention for 10/10 chips! Loved the salads, beetroot-fab, coleslaw! Again brilliant… Service also great, one of the best garden centre restaurants I’ve been to. Keep up the great work.

Booked an afternoon tea treat with family. You have to pay full price up-front, which I’ve never had to do elsewhere. A deposit yes, but not total cost. First gripe is that I had requested a larger table as not everyone wanted afternoon tea, but my request had been ignored, so the table was too small. Then despite it stating on their website that tea and coffee is replenished on request, THAT IS ONLY FOR TEA apparently. I am not a tea drinker, so only one regular coffee for me. Then my daughter just wanted a scone, jam & cream without a hot drink, but still had to pay full price of a cream tea without the hot drink. The actual sandwiches and cakes were good, but I have never had an afternoon tea ANYWHERE else that only allows one cup of coffee. Very disappointing and most definitely will not bother returning here again.

I had been looking forward to try your afternoon tea Very dissapointed few sandwiches 🥪 cakes far too sweet Scone best thing on tray xxx

Awful place. How could an organisation which you expect to improve an existing business make such a total mess of what was a perfectly acceptable garden centre. It's like entering Hampton Court maze! Just keep turning left and eventually you might get out of this...

Had a great time with my elderly mother,who is in a wheel chair , the access was good and easy to get around. The renovations are fantastic especially love the plant section. We visited the restaurant the staff were lovely and the deli food was...

We were happy to go here for our weekend breakfast and after the recent renovations to the cafeteria it was great. Sadly not so now, service was very slow, we had finished our tea and coffee before our “cooked” breakfast arrived which was cold. The...

After visiting last year just has the make over occurred we were delighted to find a breakfast weekend bolthole.. Then ...we went back ...boy it was slow, not well cooked , bacon over done, eggs hard , food cold took ages.. Coffee and tea got...

Thought we’d call in for a quick lunch, seeing as the eateries in other Blue Diamond sites had been a good experience lately. After waiting in line at the servery/order point for about 15 minutes, and with no queue movement much, and no sign of...

£3.50 for a very small portion of "gourmet chips' - prices are too expensive - do yourselves a favour and pop next door

People are lovely, but this place has been changed for aesthetics and nothing else. Food is overpriced and low quality, and the shop placement is inconvenient and draws customers away from buying. Not recommended anymore

Mere garden centre /restaurant/café , clothes section , just everything about this wonderful place are excellent, girls on till brilliant, clothes manager brilliant, can't fault this place food excellent, a lovely experience, well done all.

Just visited the Mere Centre this afternoon. It has been totally gutted and re-designed inside in recent months, but not in a positive way. In my opinion, it is no longer warm and welcoming, The Works and Edinburgh Mill shops have gone. The new contemporary...

Me and my family had lunch here and the food and service were excellent with a good choice of plants in the shop

Having met up with friends and having a mooch about the garden centre we decided to drop in at the restaurant for morning coffee and cake. What a delight it was too. Good selection of things to eat and drink and the staff were very...

Had a lovely visit to mere park cafe today, staff very polite and helpful, would recommend. I tell all my friends about this place.

Bought some nice plants from here , planters too , popped to the restaurant and had a lovely meal , plenty to browse through here.

My husband and I visited last weekend and picked up some items for the garden then went into the cafe for a coffee and ended up having a Sunday lunch. For us, this meal was served beautifully by smiling staff who happily fetched additional condiments...

Myself and my husband visited a couple of weeks ago ,we both ordered a chilli jacket potato , I noticed when I went to order there were no panini's available . When the lovely girl brought our drinks she told us that the jackets had...

Had a lovely breakfast last Friday with family was just the right size not too big or too small the staff were very friendly would definitely go again

I was so upset to discover that the shoe shop and the craft section were closing mid May. The food I wanted was not available and I had a mediocre jacket instead. I am disabled and the walking was hard and seemed designed to show...

Were do I start, we sadly sat next to the lady with the BLACK SAUASGE and Rock hard black pudding, apart from my not very warm beans, my sauasge was not as black as the other lady, but why oh why had the sauasge in...

Visited today with my husband as it’s the first time we’ve been since change of hands, what a disappointment, price increases which was a shock but when food arrived, sausages were hard and over cooked, bacon raw and hash browns greasy, what on earth was...

Visited today with family & friends for lunch. The weather was beautiful, but the restaurant quiet. Not surprised when i saw the prices. So expensive, so we opted for bowls of Chips, garlic bread and halloumi fries with a round of hot drinks. Staff just...

We came to mere park so decided to have lunch.I opted for the chicken salad.It was covered in .ayo and left 1/3 of it as couldn't eat it and at 10.95 was awful.I have been up all night with the runs and as that was...

I treated my mother to coffee and cake last Tuesday afternoon. The waitress was extremely surly, the cakes were overpriced and decidedly average. The atmosphere was far less attractive or inspiring than any of the Shropshire hospital cafes, where I would gladly spend time. In...

Popped in for a quick lunch and decided on the roast and wow. Absolutely amazing. Tasted so good. Highly recommend the roast here

Garden centre is great for a walk around, nice cafe although I thought a little expensive, two teas and a cheese n pickle s/w and a cheese n onion s/w with a garnish of salad n coleslaw £19.58, however the food was nice.

Came last year for Christmas shopping and lunch. (both really good) Came again shopping good, menu rubbish and very expensive, so give that a miss!! Used disabled parking at front of store but couldn't get back out. I know covid rules have changed some entrance...

Very disappointed with the restaurant menu. Only choice was either a sandwich a baked potato or a 3 course festive lunch. This I far cry from what’s on offer at your other Blue Diamond site at Shrewsbury, which is excellent. We actually got up and...

Cannot call this a restaurant as it’s just a cafe. Nothing on the menu except sandwiches or jacket potatoes for lunch. Very uninspiring

AWFUL, some of the worst customer service i've ever had the pleasure of received. Waited 5 minutes to be shown to a table, only about 5 tables occupied. She launched the menu on the table and walked away . Looked around got her attention to...

Food OK when you eventually get it. Dire service. For some reason they still won't let you queue to order food. Instead they offer table service. Fine in theory but very poorly delivered. So slow it's like watching paint dry. Really unacceptable.

Fantastic chips. Gammon, eggs and chips, cheese and broccoli quiche and chips both very nice, good size portions too. Service very good, staff friendly and helpful.

‘Abandon hope all ye who enter here’ Tuesday, 10th August 2021 12.15pm ‘Enter here’ was nearly not possible. Waited patiently behind a couple waiting to be seated. Noticed that they were being ignored so left party to visit bathroom. On return nothing had changed! Eventually...

Plenty of staff around and the place was empty as it was 5 minutes after opening. Waited 5 minutes to be shown to a table and then 10 minutes for the order to be taken. And then the fun began. Coffee arrived after 10 minutes....

As much as the food us nice the service is beyond poor. Waited 15 mins just to be seated. Served 15 mins after that. Food cam 30 mins after that. Food arrived with part of someone else's meal on it. I then asked for ketchup,...

Since moving recently I'd been trying to find a quality independent garden centre preferably with a restaurant/café. Today I visited here and after buying some plants, I went to the restaurant. It was around 10.30 , I'd had a light yogurt breakfast at 5.30, so...

Not a place to take a detour for, but a perfectly serviceable cup of coffee in a wooden pod in the garden was fine.

Waitress was very confused when I asked about dairy free. Asked me if I wanted gluten free. No food info offered just bought out the bread in packet to show me. Lack of training it seems. Young girl may have been new but she asked...

On behalf of my wife and I just wanted to thank how lovely the staff were in the restaurant today. They were absolutely wonderful and the breakfast was lovely. They couldn't have done more for us and we are very grateful. Please pass on my...

My hubby and i waited nearly two hours for a lunch last week, the restaurant wasnt busy and it turned out our lunch order had been lost in transit between the waiter and the kitchen.... We were told that they had been very busy in...

I was waiting for over 5 minutes to be seated. I know that Covid has a lot to do with the waiting to be seated., But this was horrendous so I decided to go else along with people who were behind me. The staff were...

We were very impressed with the organisation of the cafe . We were seated outside in an open sided shed and a heater if we needed it . The service and food were excellent. I particularly liked the asparagus and cheese crepe which arrived with...

Surprisingly don’t allow dogs. Anyway dog back in car and had a quick look around. If you want my advice, take the extra 5 min drive to Bloomsbury nursery for plants etc as Mere Park very overpriced....

If you need somewhere to meet a friend at the moment this is the place. Outdoor seating with comfy chairs and heaters. Waitress service, delicious coffee and more tea cake than I could finish! It felt very safe and we were well looked after. After...

Regularly pop in and have something, always tasty and fast. Had chicken in white wine sauce and was really lovely. With plenty of chicken, big fat chips and nice veg, sauce was absolutely delicious, was advised of a wait but honestly was nothing to complain...

turned up to visit the garden centre about 4.30 and the whole place was closed, visited the adjacent tropical/cold water fish shop which is open till 5.30. unfortunately they don't have a cafe.

I have just moved into the area, (l have worked at a farm shop for 12 years and like to support them) and was having a ride around when I came upon this garden centre. I was going to go to the 3 fish beefeater next door but pulled into the garden centre car park 'just to have a look'. Nowhere could i see a coffee shop/restaurant sign but asked a couple of nice ladies going into the garden centre if refreshments were available here. They said they were and recommended it to me. So i parked and took my father-in-law in for some lunch. Everything looked lovely and we both opted for the 'special' fish chips & mushy peas and coffee. We were given a number and found a table by a window (we did get attacked by the plants !! ) Our drinks were brought to us and not long after our food. I fetched our cutlery and condiments. The food was lovely, well presented, hot & plenty of it!Only negative was the signage. My daughter has lived near for years and didn't know there was a resturant here. Im sure you would get a lot more trade if it was advertised outside!We will visit again. Thank you x

Friday 24th January 20, my husband and I were in need of refreshments so we drove into Newport where we went to ‘Mere Park Garden Centre’. The garden centre had a really nice restaurant. We had a late lunch here my husband had a bowl of leek and potato soup and a bread roll with a pot of tea. I had a bacon and brie Panini served with salad and a nice hot chocolate. We spent a nice hour relaxing and enjoying our food.We then looked round the garden centre, they had some very nice gifts, ornaments, kitchen ware and they even had a ‘Works’ concession within the centre. I mooched round here and I purchased 20 Birthday cards for the bargain price of one pound and my husband purchased a book about the moon. When we had finished we then strolled back to the car park to collect our car and continued our journey to Rossett.Sunday 26th January 20, After visiting Beeston Castle my husband and I were in need of refreshments so we drove into Newport where we went again to ‘Mere Park Garden Centre’. We had a late lunch here my husband and I both had a bacon and brie Panini served with salad and my husband had a pot of tea and I had a nice hot cup of coffee. We spent a nice hour here relaxing and enjoying our food. The bills for the food on both occasions was very reasonable.We once again looked round the garden centre, they had some very nice clothes, garden furniture, and again we visited the ‘Works’ concession within the centre. I mooched round here again and I purchased another pack of 20 Birthday cards for the bargain price of one pound. When we had finished we then strolled back to the car park to collect our car and continue our journey back to Birmingham.

Sadly this has falling standards of late. They really need to up their game because it has a loyal clientele. The cutlery is not clean at all, I had to sift through to find anything clean enough to use. There is a general air of lack of cleaning, the seats are grubby, the table mats are awful, the tables need cleaning after every customer not when they feel like it . Tired and in need of updating.The staff really need to be on the ball, this is not the cheapest food and it could be so much better. Stale cake as well. We brought our grandchildren for a half term treat, sadly it wasn't.

Yuk.. desperately dingy.. table mats are awfully worn out with top layer fine in places hence will collect germs... floor very grubby.. overall feeling of dingy and needing lots of TLC... Shame really.

Enjoyed our English breakfasts Would use again if we were travelling in that area Good sausages and bacon

This restaurant has good quality and value for money meals its kept very clean and really lovely friendly staff.

Dropped in for for the first time for a quick lunch on the way to Shrewsbury. Busy but with friendly and helpful staff. Acceptably prompt service and good good. Will make it our stop next time.

We took our daughter & 2 grandaughters for a treat today.Beautiful fresh food & cooked to perfection!The staff were so nice too.To be honest,i personally enjoyed my lunch as did we all.The best meals i have ordered for a long time.Cannot fault Mere Park cafe & we'll certainly go again in the very near future.Great place. Jan J.

Last minute decision to go for lunch with my wife. Arrived to find a busy restaurant, we choice our meals and drinks. Ordered at the counter and given a number. We were expecting a bit of a wait, due to the number of people before us in the que.But about 5 minutes later our meals were served. Everything was freshly cooked, and piping hot, and very good portions.We will certainly go again, also the staff were pleasant and efficient.A varied menue something to please most people. It's well worth a visit, if you have time have a wander around the garden centre as well, quite a choice of other things besides flowers and plants.

Took my mom to get some trousers and shoes. We had lunch in the cafe and a cup of tea which was really nice. Friendly staff.

On a previous visit I was charged a lot for stale cake - this visit there was a huge improvement - light fresh scone - friendly helpful staff - clean cafe and outside area too

Today I visited the cafe with my wife and 1 year old to grab some quick lunch.

We had a rustic bacon and brie baguette with a latté and a hot chocolate round about lunch time. The food and drinks were good.

Great place to break your journey if you are passing it. Good shop to walk around with plants clothes and other goods to buy and a very good café.

Cafe is in a conservatory so nice light and airy surroundings. Jacket potatoes are huge with plenty of fresh filling. Gluten free available also. Toasted sandwich with salad a good bet. Great size fruit scones which were nice, light and soft with clotted cream and jam a good place for a quick bit. Staff are really friendly.

Popped in here last weekend after a visit to Telford. It did not disappoint us......food was hot and enjoyable. The apple pie was a bit steep at nearly £5 but tasty. Would go back again if in the area...........worth a visit.

The restaurant is beautifully clean. An excellent choice of food to choose from the menu. All freshly prepared on the premises and very tasty. A mouth watering selection of cakes and desserts are also there for consumption, if you have room to spare after the delicious main course. It is also attached to a lovely garden centre and gift shop for browsing after you are replete. Brilliant find and definitely will be back.

Went to mere park for breakfast with santa and cannot fault it. The Santa was fantastic spending plenty of time with my 2 children never felt rushed. Breakfast was fab and staff all pleasent and helpful. Big thumbs up many thanks.

I stopped here to have a look at the Christmas barn, it's fabulous, the garden centre itself now has The Works inside with some great offers and Christmas gifts.

not as good as the first visit having a lot of work not too many bedding plants still had a walk around went inside just to see what is on sale

If you want an afternoon out & fancy just browsing this is a great option. Has in-store cafe, friendly staff, and lots of other additional companies on site. Good value plants too.

Once again another lovely visit to Mere park restaurant this time for a Cream Tea Party .

Called in for lunch having eaten here before. Both had broccoli bake, which was basically broccoli with pasta, some of the pasta was not cooked, in a white sauce and cheese on the top served in a dish. Served with small potatoes which had been over re-heated in a microwave having very wrinkly skins and dry, two colours and sizes of peas and a wet salad. Not worth £8.99 shall not be eating here again.

I was staying in the Premier inn next to the Garden Centre on a business trip and decided to pop into this pleasant looking garden centre for an afternoon tea and scone. I wish I hadn't though. as a lover to a decent strong cuppa I wasn't expecting to get a pot of the proverbial "gnats #!$$ " . It tasted cheap and nasty. The scone, I gave up eating as it fell apart into crumbs as I cat it in half and attempted to eat it with my teaspoon before giving up. Next time I stay at he premier inn I will definitely give the café a wide birth.

Took some of our service users to have lunch at mere park today .