Monkton Elm Garden Centre in Taunton Deane

Great selection and helpful team on site

Went to use our members discount voucher for breakfasts. The food arrived quickly and unusually before the coffee, but that was fine with us.

Drove passed this place meny times actual went in today. As a garden centre goes it felt local, not part of a chain. Which made the visit more enjoyable. Was looking for a specific product, the, staff was very keyed up and very helpful. Got what i wanted. Thankyou will call again for sure.

Hot sausage rol was eaten in cafe

Very nice place with a great variety of plants Very friendly and helpful staff Loved it

Excellent reasonable priced food.

Disappointed Restaurant should stop serving meals at 2.30 but stopped at 2.00 reason given staff were to busy and couldn’t cope

This is a lovely garden centre. An amazing array of plants to choose from. The staff we dealt with are knowledgeable and only too happy to assist. A home delivery service makes purchasing larger items (a tree in our case) very easy indeed.

Not been here for yrs. So i was impressed what this garden centre had to ofter. Great restaurant good selection of food. Good selection of plants has well. Will be back.

Absolutely loved it. Very busy, hard to find a car space. Lovely restaurant, excellent food. Very large garden centre with a good range of water fountains and bird baths. Staff very helpful and friendly. Definitely recommend

I came in on Tuesday the 20th of May with my wife. She brought me out for lunch for my birthday. My wife ordered the steak and ale pie and I got a smashed burger with potato wedges. The food came and my first thing I saw was potato wedges that were blackie- brown. My partner had cut into her pie and saw it was chicken so they said they would change it and the woman shot off before I could tell her about my potato's . I began to eat my burger that had no taste at all, I mean NO flavor. They must have run out of herbs and spices on this day. Funny for a place that sells herbs and spices. I turned the burger upside down to fix the tomato and lettuce that were sliding off and after maybe 45 seconds the top of my bun had so much grease in it that it fell apart. I wanted to wait to speak to our server but she was on a quest for a steak and ale pie. The manager was tied up helping a lady that I think had a touch of heat stroke. So after about ten minutes I ate the burger. God as my witness I have never had any food in my mouth more oilier. It fell apart in my hands before I could eat it. I felt like a dog picking up fallen hunks of greasy meat. The table spoon of coleslaw I was given was good but to little, So tried the potato wedges. I figured I have eaten the horrible burger they couldn't be any worst. WRONG! Burnt dirty grease soak garbage. Thy cooked them in dirty filthy oil then cooked them for a few more days I believe. The girl finally returns with my partners Pie. She cut into it and it was so dry there was no gravy inside. Again so over cooked. The vegetables again no spice no flavor and the mashed may partner said were instant mix crap. My plate had at least a tea spoon of oil on it and I felt a little sick. But being my birthday meal I didn't want to complain. Or cause a seen when the manager that was tied up with the heat stroke lady. We left feeling very ripped off. £ 40.00 pounds for food that bad should be illegal who thought £3.40 for a tin of Coke zero was a fare price? I felt really bad for my partner as we were trying to have a nice day and this destroyed it. We took the ten plants we had and paid and left. I wanted to get more plants but we both were not feeling well so we just left. Your manager and cooks should be a little ashamed. Maybe you should hire a chef. I will be calling to speak to the owner or store manager.

Staff are really helpful and knowledgeable. The Garden Centre is always clean and tidy too.

I'm in plant heaven. Shame the food in the cafe on Sunday stopped early

Lovely restaurant and loads of plants. Fabulous

Cold coffee asked for a sausage roll it was served on some sauce that was not asked for dressing on the side salad husband is allergic to sauces so took back and asked for one without sauce received item back but all had been done as new salad and the original sausage roll put on the plate still covered in sauce not acceptable why would you do this could have caused a bad reaction if husband was severely allergic took ages for my daughters order to arrive so did not complain again will not be returning as always visited when in Taunton but not now such a shame as lovely until now

A big garden centre, with a lot of variety. Picked up a few lovely bits for the garden, including the most adorable C-3PO looking garden ornament

Restaurant review its beautiful but menu was very disappointing very limited, staff was friendly and helpful but it was like they didn't know where or what table ordered cheesy chips had to ask for more cheese as none on there , sauces was very cheap quality for the prices you pay had no check back at our table or even a thanks from any staff. Very disappointed our bill come to £28 odd for smashed burger cheesy chips bread butter 1 hot chocolate 1 caprisun zero there was no other option than coke zero :( 😞

Great selection of plants that I had been wanting but couldn't find at other local garden centres.

Very disappointed with range of BBQs on display

Monkton Elm garden centre, as a well stocked selection of plants, garden furniture,and garden tools. A very good place to visit

Great staff friendly and good food

This is the third afternoon tea we have had here in the last couple of years and I’m afraid to say the standard continues to decline. On arriving, we noticed that they no longer put a tablecloth on the tables to make it feel a bit more special. The portions of food have definitely decreased and, unfortunately, the scones are now so small that they were even drier and staler than the last time we came. We had a job to open the scones with the knives provided and I can only think they’d been on display for at least a couple of days. In addition, apart from when we arrived, service was poor and we had to keep getting up and find a member of staff to ask for more tea or milk. We were totally ignored. Sadly, we shall certainly not be going back there and would not recommend it to anyone else. With regard to the response from Monkton Elm, we DID raise the matter of the dry, stale scones with a waitress at the time and she said she would tell the manager but we heard no more. Nobody came to talk to us which is really poor customer service. However, one of the main problems was finding any member of staff to actually talk to - instead of them coming to us to ask if we wanted anything else, we had to get up and try and find somebody and this happened several times.

Went for lunch. Very busy. Good home cooked food. Good service. Value for money.

We visited the restaurant on Saturday 3rd may 25 and myself and my husband ordered the breakfast it tasted nice but was cold so will never eat there again if your going to serve food please make sure its hot very disappointed as have eaten there in the past I do hope they improve with making sure the food is hot before serving it

Enjoyable place to shop with good quality plants and product range. The newly refurbished Restuarant/ Cafe is excellent .

A very nice medium-sized garden centre have most of the plants you could be looking for Now has a new restaurant area April 25 Like all garden centres a bit expensive but you do get quality Has a large car park Worth a visit.

We visited at the weekend for some lunch while out shopping, one of the meals ordered was a BLT sandwich, when this arrived it was in fact cuts for gammon which I’d guess was a few days old, fingers crossed no more than three! We couldn’t speak to anyone due to the volume of customers so we left rather disappointed, unfortunately we won’t be returning!

We had a lovely lunch. The service was very good, the food was very good and the chairs were very comfortable.

Lovely cheese scone and coffee in the Gazebo conservatory today, Sunday 27th at 11am Shame about the miserable lady who served us. Not the usual for us. Couple behind us also remarked how sour she was

Great garden centre, reasonably priced as well, new restaurant looks great, will hope to try soon!

Excellent place best garden centre in Devon/Somerset area

Nice well stocked garden centre Restaurant very expensive for average meals we had ham egg and chips and a can of coke was £3.50! The tomato sauce sachets very vinegary Friendly helpful staff

A very nice place to visit for plants and good food.

shocking , good Friday i expected a wait but food came out in less than 15 min main issues 42 minute wait for 2 cans of cola had finished food went and asked about the drinks only to have attitude from staff on tills

Great place,have passed it many times. Really glad to finally pop in

Lovely little afternoon out. Variety of goods to cater for anyone's needs. Lovely cafe and resturant

This is one of the best garden centres in Somerset and you must visit their refurbished cafe. Great selection of food and beverages at reasonable prices. Excellent parking and good disabled access throughout.

Very interesting and busy garden centre with a great plant selection. Purchased a Californian Glory which I couldn't source anywhere else locally. Very informative staff.

The restaurant was amazing. Went during a busy half term lunch when the place was packed but was served quickly and the food was stunning.

Great quality if sometimes pricey plants. Awesome food in restaurant.

This is one of my favourite garden centres. Dog friendly and well presented. Really large and plenty of variety. Had a cafe, pet centre, duck pond and restaurant too. Lots of parking. So glad to have visited and will definitely be visiting again.

Big mistake getting rid of the coffee bar had to wait half an hour for coffee and cake and they were not busy. People do not want to wait behind people ordering cooked food when just want a coffee.

Yes I was going to Monkton Elm garden center but unfortunately we had a puncture so didn't go. But been before good garden center.

Lots of lovely products, maybe a little on the expensive side but could possibly get everything you need. Café very good lots of great cakes & helpful staff.

Came for a friends catch up. We were slightly disappointed that the play area was out of action so unfortunately had to entertain two toddlers at the table. But the staff in both cafe and shop were friendly and helpful. The food was great although the breakfast menu finishes at half 11 so missed out on a fry up. Lovely range of Mother’s Day planters and gifts. Plenty of parking

Great range of plants to choose from, good knowledge from staff as what's suited for particular areas.

This place has a fancy new restaurant but it's designed for people with plenty of time on their hands and not single. You need a table number to place your order at the counter: so you'd better reserve your seat somehow. Then you order and pay. And they bring the stuff to your table. At 3.30pm on a Tuesday, it took 17 mins for my tea and flapjack to arrive! The place didn't appear very busy. That's time lost which could have been used to entice me to spend money in the shop. It's bad business.

Just been over to monkton elm and bought about £100 on plants and even though i always think you are rather expensive compared to other outlets, your colleagues on the shop floor are excellent, firstly we met a young chap who was so friendly and helpful and because it was i think his first or second day at monkton elm if he weren't sure that he knew the answer to our question he made it his mission to find a colleague who could help us this chap was Gus and he was also very friendly and helpful so thankyou to both of these chaps and well done to monkton elm for having these two really nice guys on your payroll

Their new restaurant is NOT dog friendly. It's not good, and I won't be going again. The old restaurant and the temporary restaurant were both dog friendly, so it doesn't make sense. Not recommended any more.

Shame the restaurant wasn't ready but the really friendly staff made it work. The pork roast was a nice touch but it could have been better with a splash of gravy.

A lovely garden centre with a fabulous cat section in the pet shop. I would have given it 5* but quite a bit is far more expensive than other garden centres I visit. They have a lovely gift section but a poor clothes section. All in all a lovely place for a few hours out.

A quick visit today and a big store to explore. Plants looked healthy, from plug plants to big potted plants, some a tad pricey mind. Came away with some good ideas for our garden, will be back when the weather is warmer.

This visit much better. Breakfast fresh and hot. Service quick. Garden centre very good as usual

Restaurant currently being renovated and meals are in a big pop-up part of the nursery - ok food but a bit of a hangar and not that much choice

Good food choices, strong coffee, great garden centre and great stock of goods.

Overpriced, underwhelming breakfast! What I basically got was a plate full of beans with some condiments. Didn’t even get a full rasher of bacon, sausage was cold, hash brown was undercooked. Won’t be rushing back.

Expensive for a coffee and cake

Lovely food and beautiful place

A very helpful person in the greenhouse section.

Had lunch in the’pop-up’ restaurant. Disappointing for two reasons. Our table was left uncleared until after our drinks were ready, and the goats cheese quiche was substituted with a chorizo quiche, without us being asked. The garden centre is great but the restaurant disappointed us today.

Very helpful staff always willing to help..

Lots of choice and helpful staff

Just popped in for breakfast and highly recommended

Visited today and was very pleased to try the Popup. Restaurant. To be honest the temporary location is by far better than the restaurant that is being re-fitted. I hope that the new offering restaurant delivers what the notice board outside the closed area is promising.

Far improved than a previous visit

A bit expensive but great choice. Cafe being refurbished but still smaller area serving basic dishes.

Excellent centre. Very busy and very helpful.

Our local centre and Salem the Bengal loves to visit. We often visit for my son to attend events that are put on for the kids, find new Xmas decorations and look at the display or try some new food. Absolutely love this place and the awesome staff xx

The claim that Monkton Elm's closure on 3rh January was posted on their website is a BLATANT LIE. Are there any other customers who can confirm or deny this? Please let this site know if you were unaware of it's closure on 3rd January 2025.

Why was this site closed on Thursday 2nd January 2025 without any information on closed gate or website?

Friendly staff, wide range of products. Only downside was the decking around the pond near the outdoor cafe was extremely slippery.

Always always love Monkton Elm. Again totally unspoilt as it's not owned by a chain and the most amazing news ever, they now have the best scones, we're so happy! To give you an idea of how special Monkton is it's about 20ish miles each way from where we live but totally worth it.

As ever it was a delight to visit, yes plenty of things you can see at most Garden Centres, but also many unique things. The Coffee, Tea & cake were all nice & the staff are pleasant to deal with

Very disappointed. Unfriendly staff. Poor Christmas display and completely devoid of any Christmas spirit!

Great food, nice playground for children, very nice staff and good atmosphere.

Massive place to visit have everything you need.

Came with a group with 4 minibuses. Very lovely garden centre but really expensive for the Christmas items and in general. Plants were better value. Had a lovely meal in the restaurant. Wonderful friendly staff who worked really hard. The festive roast turkey was very impressive and good price at £15.

Lots of options, lovely displays, decent cafe facilities and they have a loyalty card option.

I found the whole of the goods for sale very overpriced and often not of good quality.

Lovely garden cenre. Privately owned. Plenty if parking. Great cafe. Lots of items to choose from. Pretty Christmad display.

Good selection of plants for the time of year. Very helpful knowledgeable staff. Cafe and restaurant not bad. Would go again.

Has everything you need a little costly but then it's a garden centre

Monkton Elm garden centre used to be good, I think it gone downhill. I don't know if we visited in a change over period. The Christmas display was not very good. I have seen worst, but it has been a lot better in the past.

The cake was pricey at £4.50 but nice but the coffee was rank. A really bad taste. We won't go back

So much choice and very helpful staff

We decided to visit as it has the title of the best garden centre in Wales and the west. Erm, okay. We were decidedly underwhelmed. It was rather narrow in the aisles between displays for people with trolleys, walkers or scooters. The usual over priced garden centre type fair. They do have some amazing garden figures and ornaments, but sadly out of my price range.

Recently voted as one of the top 25 garden centres in the Uk.Its a nice enough garden centre.Top 25 in the uk? Doubt it.

Not sure about previous years as I can't remember ever visiting christmas. but what a cracker from the kids and adults alike. The Christmas displays and Christmas village display was well worth the visit this year. The hours they spend building it this year is just fabulous and is so lovely to see for all ages..... Thanks guys....

Lovely garden centre always friendly

I visited the garden centre with my daughter and two children. We went to the restaurant which was very busy. We chose the special pie meal which was steak and ale pie with mash and vegetables. The meal was beautifully presented and was delicious. We didn't have to wait very long. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

Excellent plants & very helpful staff.

Good selection of plants and various other items. Cafe could do with clearer information or more obvious information regarding ordering. Very pleasant staff

A truly awful place,cluttered and overpriced,along with the most miserable of staff,I moved to one side to allow a worker to pass with a large trolley,what thanks did I get?ignored! about as happy as a condemned prisoner a return is not on the cards for me

Fantastic array of everything for inside and out with a Christmas wonderland of stuff. Plus a great restaurant-cafe also!

Open airy & light filled space. Busy this visit. Yummy sandwich had.

Treated hubby to lunch. Very enjoyable experience. Food was delicious. Service was prompt and facilities were clean. Very nice trip indeed.

Went in to meet with familyfor lunch, easy to park, plenty of space in restaurant. Plenty of choice, we had very tasty sandwiches. Looked lovely with all the Christmas themed items.

Popped in for a coffee. Small indoor space. Good selection of plants etc

Always a good place to visit. Great selection of plants and pet stuff. The main restaurant is now dog friendly however the cafe by the pond is. The farm shop area is quiet good, and the gift shop area has a great selection of gifts. Always worth a visit at Christmas too

Great plants a bit on the pricey side