Perrywood Coffee Shop in Colchester

If you ever find yourself at Perrywood Garden Centre and think, “Oh, I’ll just pop into the café for a quick bite”—brace yourself. It’s less ‘pop’ and more ‘prepare for takeoff’ with the long queues that greet you. The setup is rather canteen-like: drinks and hot food on one side, then another queue for cakes. Yes, it’s a two-stop journey before you even find your seat! You’ll need some first-class queuing patience for this one. Now, onto the food: it’s fine, but for the prices, you’d hope for something a little more gourmet. £70 for three people is steep for what we had—three soft drinks, two salads, a panini with chips, and three slices of cake. And while the cakes are fairly priced, they’re not exactly flying high in the flavour department. But hey, they weren’t bad enough to ground our experience completely. What’s saving grace here is the garden centre itself, which is, quite frankly, excellent. It’s like a glorious first-class cabin of plants, so I get why people flock to the café. If it wasn’t attached to such an amazing destination, though, I’m not sure the café alone would have the same pull. Still, I’d go again—because, let’s face it, the plants are worth the visit, and if you’re already there, might as well refuel. In summary: not bad, but not quite the high-flying experience one might hope for. Keep your expectations grounded, and you’ll be just fine!

Visited today & decided to share a gluten free afternoon tea with my partner. It was lovely to be able to walk in & have a gluten free option without having to book days in advance. The food was delicious as always & the staff are so nice & friendly. We also had a look around the Xmas displays & it was amazing with themed areas all in all we think it's the best garden centre we have visited & have been to lots in England, Wales & Scotland. We'll be back soon.

Found this garden centre on way to stay at a hotel in the area ...we only had tea/coffee and cake but there's a lovely choice and the cakes are lovely and fresh.....also had a look at their Christmas decorations and display now my husband is a grinch 😀 when it comes to Christmas and even he said how beautiful the displays were ...

The garden centre seems well stocked and the staff are polite and helpful. We haven't visited for about 5 years and found the restaurant disappointing! There are fewer choices now and the prices are much higher! The breakfast stops at 11.30am and lunch starts at 12 noon. Not sure what happens at 11.40! I can't comment on the food since after seeing that " Fish and chips " was £17 and drinks extra, we decided to eat elsewhere!

I ordered Caesar Salad having enjoyed the meal some time ago. I have to say my experience this time was disappointing. Three small cold cubes of bread for croutons, cold chicken, really thin strips of cold bacon, no potatoes, cucumber or sun dried tomatoes. I appreciate it is a salad but previously, the meal was a combination of hot and cold food. Looks like things are changing there so we may have to rethink visiting the restaurant again.

Afternoon tea on Bloom card offer for two. Arrived early but seated without any delay and served quickly. Felt that selection of sandwiches was good but lacking in quantity, only 3 small finger sandwiches each. Scone was tasty but fell to pieces when cut so impossible to spread with cream and jam. Had we paid full price would have been quite disappointed

Great afternoon tea at one of the best nurseries in the country. Superb cafe and an enormous selection of plants and gardem items

My second visit, and I loved it. I had a chocolate scone this time, which was a special. It was so good, please make them again! Had a lovely wander around the garden centre after our lunch, which is also delightful. Lovely staff, clean cafe and a pleasant environment to enjoy your food. See you soon!

Appreciate it was only intended to be a small dish but paid £10 for a Greek salad, one piece of feta, mainly greenery, must have cost less than 50p in ingredients. Have been going for years but that was pretty poor value

My wife and I used to use Perry Wood fairly regularly, as being fairly new to the area and everything seemed reasonable. However, our last visit did not go well and we did not feel "welcome" but some of the team. The cakes / scones were not of the standard we would expect for the prices charged, We have also learned recently, that our daughter and her friends, all mothers, have also experience an "unwelcoming" atmosphere even though they are all responsible moms. We have now found lots of other good places and have been visiting those of late.

Not a good experience . Queued for the cafe in the greenhouse and my wife wanted to sit down so went to look for a table . The serving staff , who were pretty slow anyway , stopped serving to follow my wife into the cafe area to insist that she re-joined the queue . Very strange way to treat customers - no discussion about why or even if my wife needed to sit down for some reason, just a rude instruction to get back in the queue . . We decided it best to find somewhere more friendly and went to Tiptree Jam factory for a much better welcome .

Often visit this garden centre, my parents enjoy the drive and dad loves the restaurant. About a 40 minute drive from Ipswich down the A12 Huge garden centre with indoor and outdoor selection of plants etc for all seasons. Always well displayed and staff are friendly and knowledgeable. One large restaurant in the main building and a smaller cafe in the huge greenhouse area. Prices comparable with most garden centres. Food always freshly prepared and hot. Only assistance dogs are allowed in this garden centre so don't plan on entering with a pet dog. A must see recommendation

Went for a bite to eat in the cafe and happily joined the end of the queue for hot food. Unfortunately too late- the server decided that the couple ahead would be the last to be served - regardless of the fact we were actually the end of the queue- seemed a bit power crazed!! Disappointing!

Perrywoods itself is a wonderful place to peruse- lots of beautiful plants and pressies. We thought we would stay for lunch and both ordered the roqst beef dinner. We were told no yorkshires but thought they are busy, so never mind. When it came, it was very obviously food made earlier, reheated in a microwave and covered in gravy. The gravy was nice but was really the only thing on the plate that had any flavour unfortunately. The meat was tough and there was half a carrot which was hard and not cooked properly and the veg was a mixture of 2 peas, pale cabbage, one runner bean and lots of cauliflower. If it seems this is a harsh review it is because Perrywood is such a beautiful place to while away a good hour or two and we would have expected a decent roast dinner for £15.99!

Really lovely little cafe restaurant. Food lovely. Generous portions. Nice and clean with a relaxed airy atmosphere.

Had a so called Ploughman’s Lunch it was nothing like one was charged £13.99 for this no gherkin, no pickled onion small amount of Cheese and a rolled up 1 small piece of ham, presentation awful, Staff are lovely and friendly but will not be going back to restaurant went away hungry and 😡

Returned after a not so great afternoon tea. The breakfast was tasty, sadly not pipping hot (we were the first to order too). very friendly staff as always. Massive portions couldn't eat it all. Lovely to sit outside in the sunshine. Hit and miss unfortunately. Has good and not so good points.

Ridiculous process with long queues to order at one till. Food was very good but very noisy environment. No pre booking system other than for afternoon teas. This was our first time back and the last……very disappointing.

Food was excellent, four of us had different meals and we all said how nice it was. Surroundings very pleasant.

Perrywood is an excellent (award winning) garden centre, and in the past we have always found the coffee shop/restaurant to be as good. Our recent lunch was average, just that really. Prices have gone up considerably (although I appreciate they have the same cost pressure as everyone else), and the food quantities have reduced. For example the welsh rarebit was always loaded with cheese, now it's thinly spread, the ham sandwich now contains only a single piece of ham and so on. Very friendly, helpful staff as always.

Very well organised and clean restaurant. Bit pricey which is a shame because it’s always full so making good cash. I had a jacket spud with coronation chickpea. Wife had coronation chickpea sandwich. As you can see by what we had to eat the Vegan options are bad. It’s basically coronation chickpea in different forms. Not good enough is it? That said the coronation chickpea was lovely. Come on Perrywood more Vegan options. I can’t have chickpeas every time I come. Try some meat substitutes maybe or Vegan cheese.

Decided to try their Sunday roast as they really push this on social media so was expecting something special and the price at £14-99 is the same as any essex pub or restaurant so was expecting good quality. Two tiny slices of over cooked, a little tough roast beef, and the roast potatos were awful. A soggy mess and didn't taste fresh at all. The vegetables are adequate and a variety and the Yorkshire is huge but not worth the money and the overall quality is poor, especially the meat. I love the garden centre and have had other food here but would not recommend the Sunday roast.

This review is about the cafe. Lovely food if you can get it. The queuing and ordering system is ridiculous. You going a queue to place your order, a staff member writes it down and then you are made to stand in another queue to place the order at the till with the piece of paper given at the first checkpoint . After 40 minutes of second queuing we gave up and just went to the coffee bar. Shame as the food looked nice but couldn’t cope with the school dinner queuing system. Might be an idea to get a second till on the go !!!!

Love Perrywoods as a garden centre so thought we’d stay for their roast lunch in the restaurant. Not a good idea! The food arrived promptly enough but had to search for the 2 tiny slices of beef. Hardly any gravy and it was underneath everything so the Yorkshire was dry. Roast potatoes weren’t great; sprouts overcooked; a mound of chopped up root veg (pieces too small to identify exactly what they were), and another mound of red cabbage. The little pot of horseradish was a good addition but overall just about the worst roast dinner I’ve ever had, and will never go there to eat again. (Hubby had the turkey and gammon roast and was similarly unimpressed - said turkey was dry and sprouts awful).

Clean table and small queue for lunch today, not the normal busy panic to get a table. The fish and chips was fantastic, but the cakes, although very nice are over priced.

Visited after being told good things and it didn’t disappoint. It’s hard to find somewhere for a decent breakfast locally so I’m really happy we’ve found this place. Definitely got value for money and we’re able to substitute items on the breakfast. Afterwards, we had...

We both love coming to this wonderful garden centre and we both had ham egg and chips, tasty and hot, eggs and ham were top class as were the lovely professional friendly staff 10 out of 10

Not the tastiest of breakfasts, the bacon had no taste at all, there was an offer on but I would have been disappointed had I paid full price. It was very cold sitting in the cafe as well as they insist on keeping the windows...

Stopped here for lunch with friends. We had good paninis with sweet potato fries. Comfy chairs. Nice food. Good sized car park.

Had an average meal in the very busy noisy restaurant. Finish the meal with a coffee. Flat white on the menu, my favourite give it a try. No it wasn’t a flat white. Sent it back ordered another flat white. Same problem not a flat...

a lovely garden centre with a fantastic cafe with great value for money! Good access for mum in a wheelchair also!

Went to Perrywoods today as Mum hadn't been there for a while. Had to order whilst in the queue to get in to save time at the till. Meals were exceptional and very filling. Cannot fault them at all.

We probably visit and eat here several times a year when visiting the area. The organisation and management of the queues, tables and ordering is always excellent and others could learn a lot. Yes it can be busy at times, but they manage it very...

We’ve always loved a trip to perrywoods. Been coming for years. We had two jacket potatoes with coronation chicken. The potatoes were the size of a baby’s fist with a tiny scoop of chicken on the top. Small salad and scoop of coleslaw. For £9!...

We’ve visited the nursery a number of times and as always my review is made on my last visit. The food here is normally pretty good here and has always been clean. Pros: •Food was very nice. •Good sized kids portions. •Food to table took...

Positives, easy access with pram, good baby change, jug provided for bottle warming and fantastic cake! Negatives, very long que at peak times, lots of items unavailable, hot chocolate tasted like steamed milk, sausage under cooked, ordered cheese with jacket potato and most of it...

Well awful panini a treat to eat shop but so dissatisfied smaller panini hardly any cheese with the ham and slightly burnt we won’t be eating there again after many years of a special event 🙈

We had a marvellous brunch, we had the quiches. We have never had such amazing food, best we have ever had. Service was fast, friendly and professional. The restaurant was Covid safe. I will be back. Great food. Glad I dont work there, I would...

Visited with a close friend for a look at the Xmas shop.. Truly amazing, as usual Perrywoods didn't dissapoint, lots to see and very reasonable prices for gifts. Coffee shop very busy, will definitely be going again.

I don't expect vegan many options when eating out, in fact, happy as long as there is one, but Perrywoods have lots that cover the whole range of food they serve so I never feel excluded when I eat there. Staff are friendly and it...

nice little cafe with a wide selection of drinks and food. covid complaint with segregated entry and exit. we were here in a group of four and all were happy with drinks and food. cafe shuts at 4pm on sundays.

Was lovely as always. Have only been before during the Christmas time and it was nice to see it so different. Honestly just came for the food.

I visited for breakfast on Bank Holiday Monday because my normal haunts were closed. Breakfast was OK, but I wouldn’t rush back. Bacon: OK. Sausage: A cheap catering sausage that was extremely dense and was undercooked. It was anaemic and had hardly any taste. Hash...

Had a late lunch here 2.30pm and they stop serving lunch at that time (unbeknown to us) but didn’t make any fuss and were very pleasant The restaurant is spotless clean and was a nice afternoon out walking around the garden centre afterwards

Good value Café. Was planning to eat further on into our journey, but hunger got the better of us. Just before Covid measures were relaxed, entry to the café was very well supervised to ensure social distancing, hand sanitising and NHS App registration. We both...

Went to Perrywoods cafe for afternoon tea, we felt very safe in this new covid world, everywhere was very clean, we were shown to our table by Jodie, she was very friendly and her customer service was of a very high standard, the afternoon tea...

A great visit to Perrywood Garden Centre. The Staff are very knowledgeable about the plants. We visited the Tea room and was served by a very helpful lady. The Staff all wore Masks and were very friendly. We will be visiting again soon.

I often visit this garden centre and their cafe. My recent visit to the cafe was very disappointing. I along with an elderly disable couple wanted just to have a cup of coffee. It took 10 minutes for us to convince the staff at the...

Massive thank you to Sharon the manager and her team for going the extra mile for my mother and I on visiting. We visited Sudbury store and they advised we could only order an item on delivery via Tiptree Branch. So we drove over and...

Whilst visiting today we decided to go into the cafe to purchase some scones to take away with us. On paying for them I asked for some butter (which I thought perfectly reasonable), only to be told NO ! Apparently as you are not allowed...

My daughter said she didnt feel christmasy so thought everyone goes on about how Perrywoods is amazing. So we went and omg my street has better xmas lights. Its the dullest one i have been to. Staff from perrywoods should go to popular where they...

Excellent garden centre! It’s definitely a beautiful Christmas winter wonderland. Staff at the tills could be a bit kinder, instead of their brusque attitude. The gentleman outside making sure the limits of people and distancing in the GC., with the CoVid19 are helpful and friendly....

Excellent service ...particularly from Carly ensuring we had our dietary requirements sorted. We will be back after the next lockdown. Thank you

A very enjoyable morning coffee, scone and bacon baguette. Lots of different cakes and breakfasts too. You should book but we just walked in and got a table.

We love Perrywood and come often for food and the fantastic garden centre and shop. The restaurant is always busy and as I work in hospitality myself I fully appreciate all the hard work that has had to go into making it Covid secure and...

The food was really good staff were friendly we used the new Greenhouse café, it was not very warm but could not find fault with food or seating

My Husband and I visited on 17/10/20. We had a booking for 13:00 for both our birthdays at the end of the week.At 13:10 we still hadn't been seated. This concerned us due to there being set table times. We had planned to make "an afternoon" of it with mains, a little drink and desserts but now time was even shorter than what we'd planned for.We were eventually seated (no apology for the wait) and the C19 procedure was explained.We had previously chosen what we wanted due to there being limited time for the table.We were able to place our order after about 10 minutes of waiting. It was nearly 13:30 by this point and were concerned due to the table being given back for 14:15.I ordered the asparagus and bacon quiche, cheesy chips and garlic bread. My Husband; cod and chips. After 20 minutes they arrived.Both meals were presented well and looked delicious.Unfortunately, 3 mouthfuls in, I had the nasty surprise of a BEETLE in my quiche!My Husband called a young girl over who, after being shown said "Oh OK; I'll have it replaced" . . . Completely blasé to the whole matter.After yet another 15 minutes my lunch was brought back with a "Sorry 'bout that".My Husbands fish and chips by all accounts was very nice.I ate what I could of my lunch. Unfortunately, my cheesey chips had gone cold and soggy from the extra waiting; so apart from eating about 4 or 5, they were completely wasted and no replacement was offered.As anyone would be, I was a little apprehensive throughout; looking for and waiting to find another beetle in my food, so it wasn't enjoyed.After, my Husband ordered a scone and I the walnut and coffee cake to fill the gap that had been left from my not being able to eat my lunch. Both of which were very nice but unfortunately I couldn't find my appetite after the beetle saga.The restaurant wasn't overly busy compared to "normal" Saturdays but it looked and felt very unorganised.In our area there were approximately 10-12 tables but only 2-3 tables were clear of used plates etc at any one time, even with people sitting at them.There were 2-3 different waitresses serving the same tables and although very polite and doing their best appeared like ducks out of water.We had 3 different people serving us and at one point two lots of desserts were brought to because one of the other waitresses had already brought them.It felt completely chaotic.Over-all, our visit on this occasion was most disappointing. On what should have been a lovely birthday treat for myself and my Husband turned out to be an absolute flop and with a nearly £55.00 price tag it just added insult to injury.Great shame as Perrywoods used to be a lovely place to have that special lunch.We have also noticed that anyone that leaves a "good" review gets acknowledged. The bad ones don't get any recognition.This says a lot about an establishment

Really well run, during these strange times, and an excellent menu as well. Looked after by friendly and caring staff this is a must do for a revisit soon. Great portions and quick service added to the experience.

This is just a quick review as a thanks to the staff at Perrywoods for an exceptional meal during the extreme and tough times we have. They have implemented a new system to be as Covid aware as possible and it worked very well. No customers are allowed to wander around the restuarant which is great and the staff were all extremely polite and efficient on a fairly busy Saturday afternoon. All 3 of our meals were superb. Service was quick too. Yes, there is a much limited menu now and the cakes selection has been hit hard but these are some of the things we have to accept during exceptional times.Well done Perrywoods

We went to Perrywoods for the first time since lockdown in March.So pleased we did. We felt safe everywhere due to their distancing signs all around.We had lunch (after booking a table on line) in the conservatory. Everywhere again was socially distanced and cleaned with anti bac products.The staff were all wearing the appropriate face visors and very helpful.Lunch was delicious and served quickly.We will be back again soon. Thank you

Myself my parents and my brother used to love it here but none of us will be returning. Just getting in now is a long way. Staff a grumpy, shop is quite empty compared to previous visits, my cream tea was totally different to everyone else, no little cakes, no scones with cream and jam, total disappointment, not 4 different sandwiches, we won't be returning. Poplar nursery so much better.

my wife and i have used this restaurent many times before the crisis and were delighted when it reopened its doors some weeks ago - in fact i think we were the first booking!Fantastic service always, food is well made and tastes excellent and prices are right for this standard.As i said, other restaurants should benchmark Perrywoods for service standardsOnly comment would be to expand if possible the restaurant menu to include sandwiches (yes i know the sandwich bar is now open but sometimes two people might want a meal and a sandwich)

Glad to have found another safe place to eat. All staff wearing visors or masks, tables well spaced and well cleaned including chairs between diners. Good menu and friendly staff

I visited the garden centre today after many months of shielding. Although I appreciate rules and regulations use be followed, it was so sad to see such a lovely place totally changed. The signage was appalling. I walked miles to the entrance and then round and round trying to find the checkouts. The only member of staff around tersely told me I was going the wrong way. Checkout was as expected but long gone were the smiles and friendly faces.Maybe this was the reason there were only four customers in the shop.It used to be a real treat to visit. Come on Perrywood, bring back the happy, helpful staff.

We haven't eaten at our favourite local lunch haunt since before lockdown. For my birthday today I decided we would book. I was not disappointed, we were greeted with smiling familiar faces & led to our table, all were socially distanced & thorougly sanitised between bookings. As one would expect of Perrywood all suitable precautions had been taken to ensure our safety and confidence.The food was wonderful as ever & the desserts, which we usually do Not indulge in, were sublime. Warm blueberry & elderflower loaf with blueberrie & creme fraiche.....whoooo!We shall be back as soon as poss.

Went for a pre-booked lunch, because of self distancing, and everything was so well organised through out the store and restaurant. The meal was fantastic as always and the staff were excellent. Really loved the arrangement of picking up your compost in the car park which was loaded in our boot while we waited Highly recommend a visit to the nursery and ensure you pre-book any meal or afternoon teas you won’t be disappointed. As a family we all felt safe and the correct social distancing is enforced. Well done to everyone at Perrywoods for doing a fantastic job

Perrywood seems to be the only garden centre restaurant in the area doing a full breakfast. Most seem to be offering bacon rolls, sausage rolls, eggs on toast etc, but seem unable to combine the bacon, sausage, eggs into a full English breakfast, I'm unsure why !New booking system, which worked well. In fact it's better, as in the past they have had enormous queues at busy times. Keep this going please.Tables well spread out, staff all wearing PPE, full adherence to Covid 19 guidelines (as far as we could see). And finally, and very importantly, an excellent breakfast.

The restaurant/cafe at Perrywood Garden Centre is excellent both for food, service and cleanliness - the people working there are very friendly and helpful

This is the first time back to Perry woods since lock down and have missed it so much and what an amazing job they have done. We had lunch today and everything about it was excellent food, friendly staff, clean, well organised and made to feel very welcomeand very safe in fact everytime we have been even before lock down has been brilliant so thank you to all the staff at Perry woods and will being seeing you again very soon. Would highly recommend this place to anybody you must go if you have never been.

We called late on Sunday afternoon and enjoyed delicious coffee, a real treat after the lockdown. Friendly and nice staff who kept the restaurant spotless. Well organised and a pleasure all round.

We booked on the day as the website requested. Quickly seated and served at the table. Friendly and accommodating staff. Delicious bacon and asparagus quiche and salad, with a thin buttery crust. Looking forward to coming again. Well done to Perrywood staff

set off early so we could have one of their loverly breakfasts. our visit was to buy a compost bin.after breakfast we went to find a compost bin, asked a menber of staff where are the compost bins, only to be told "We do not not sell them."considering perrywoods are the 3rd best garden centre in Britain we were very surprised at the reply.a garden centre that does not stock compost bins?any keen gardner has a compost bin.

Its nice to find a restaurant/teashop within a garden centre that is inviting. Perrywood has just that. Friendly, smiling (unusual these days) staff that seem happy in their work. A good selection of main meals and snacks. Afternoon tea is something to pop in for. Lovely selection of sandwiches, scones, cakes etc etc. Also, a big thing, its extremely clean. Its worth coming off the main road to look out for this centre.

We regularly visit this lovely nursery as they have plants outside for garden, then domes to go in holding bedding plants, baskets etc. The outside has sections with garden ideas from fountains to ornaments to pots. Then inside it sells tools and pet products, candles, cards, soap, gifts, book. Toys it’s all laid out in sections. They do a gift wrap service too. The best bit is the restaurant the food is lovely. Their scones and cake are to die for. It’s so popular that at peak times it’s extremely busy. Love the place and easy to find.

Lovely welcome from staff as always .lovely and clean lovely atmosphere.Breakfast gorgeous my only criticism is the food is never hot enough

Just a quick visit so a couple of cheese scones. Very tasty. Had we had more time it was obvious there was plenty of choice on the menu and not surprisingly a long queue. Thankfully you could get the scones from a different counter which is a good idea.

We visited Perrywood for a birthday cake and cuppa to celebrate my daughter’s friend’s birthday. The selection of cake and drinks was really wide (from Granola Sundaes to chocolate cake to raspberry and lemon cakes). As usual the cafe staff are kind and friendly. The cafe is always clean and efficiently run. We love going there. The only thing I’d say could be changed is the portion sizes of cakes. They’re massive and could easily be reduced a bit and you'd still feel full!

Always love a trip to Perrywoods everything is top value and quality , we always go before Christmas to see the decorations there collections are amazing, also its a must for a coffee and a slice of cake, staff very friendly and huge car park which makes it a must to have a day out

Returned to Perrywoods after not having been for a while. Delighted with the improvements made to the restaurant area. We all had very nice panninis with chips and garnish. Nice looking desserts (cakes etc) section separate from main course servery for those just wanting tea and cake which we will try on another occasion. Have baby seats and limited numbers of reading books for small children. Not at all crowded at 2pm, with the delights of the huge garden shop to enjoy afterwards.

First let me say that I can't fault the food (cheese scone) and coffee that I had - the scone was large and delicious. Service was a bit slow and it wasn't even at its busiest in there; the people ahead of me were served their dessert with ice cream long before their hot drinks were added to the tray; so much so that the ice cream had started to melt. HOWEVER my main grumble is with the prices - they wanted nearly £6 for a slice of dessert...! To me, that's the price you pay at a restaurant with table service, not at a garden centre where you queue for your own food. I was surprised at how expensive some of their food is.

A passing visit for just a brunch snack, this is a good example of how to get it right. Cheerful staff, modest prices, and our snack was prompt, well done, hard to fault. We'll come back to check it out properly!

Called in for a coffee whilst shopping in the garden centre. You can leave your plants etc in the trolley (before checkout) outside the cafe. Good range of cakes, note those in the first display are a lot pricier than those further along ! Good selection of coffees and plenty of seating. Staff cleared and cleaned tables frequently whilst we were there. Overall appears well run and maintained.

Called in for lunch midweek. The restaurant is large, with plenty of seating, much of it in a glazed conservatory, which is where we sat. We both chose the quiche with jacket potato and coleslaw. The quiche was warm and very tasty, and the sides were fine. A very nice cafe in a lovely garden centre.

Good little place to eat before or after a nice stroll through the green houses and little shops. Got the Linda McCarthy sausage with onion chutney on a baguette with a salad and americano. Everything was pretty tasty. It would be nice if the sandwich also had some greens on it but not a deal breaker. The decor and environment was pretty relaxing to. Very casual but comfortable. They also have a separate vegan menu which is always really lovely so be sure to ask for it.

you cannot be disappointed, there is so much lovely, yummy food to choose from and the staff are lovely and very friendly.

We booked and had the Christmas afternoon tea at the cafe. We thought the afternoon tea was nice but overall was quite expensive at £18.99 per person. The scones were warm which was really nice and the sandwiches tasted fresh so again that was nice.

Love this garden centre. Lovely staff, huge store, great quality plants. Easy to get around with my mum in a wheelchair too. Restaurant has good food, we had breakfast which was very tasty.

Its a given that you get tasty fresh food at Perrywood's. It was very busy when we visited today but was surprised me was the efficient way the quest were managed. The staff ensured that no one left the serving counter without a table being vacant. So even the ought the queue was long everything worked smoothly and our food was delivered promptly.

Went as family of 5 , had meal in cafe, staff excellent, service excellent, food excellent. I cannot find fault. My granddaughter loved all the xmas decorations, especially the singing reindeer.

I have been visiting Perrywoods for over 20years. I bought residents of a residential home today with work which I have done before. But today I was disappointed in the fact that when I went to the tills with not me just spending money but my residents too. I had a grumpy woman serve me who didn’t even say hello! She was impatient with my resident trying to find her money and whipped my things through the till before I had the chance to say I wanted to pay by card for one item as cash the other. She then did not even offer a bag at 5p which elderly do not know about paying for bags! She then did not offer to wrap my candle which has done so before when I have bought one in the past! Not only that I get on the bus when a resident with full capacity says to me that the woman at her till did not even wipe the surface full of compost and water when she was buying a £40 waistcoat ! And said that’s clothing and the assistant said I can see! How rude she was! She too was not offered a bag even though she had bought clothing ! Perrywoods I understand this is a busy time of the year for you but please when I had friendly staff in the cafe where I spent £50 ! On coffee /tea and cakes, please do not let yourself down by having unfriendly staff at the tills ! I look forward to a response and I am returning myself in a few weeks to see if staff are still grumpy! I work with the elderly 6 hours a day 5 days a week and I cannot be grumpy with them !

I have been going to Perrywoods for many years, I love it, beautiful plants and gifts etc to buy. I always have a spot of lunch there as there is usually something scrummy to eat. Sadly over the past year I have noticed, not so much the hot food or sandwiches, but the cakes, scones and the like seem to be slightly old and hard, this week I had bread pudding which I love and my friend had scone and jam they were both so hard they were inedible, we now only eat cake if there is a full one on the counter, although there were loads of scones, but it must have been a day old at least. So sad because everything else there is very good. We don't queue up for hot food because there is such a large line of people and I can't stand for very long (old age), perhaps you could re-think your procedure regarding old food. Hope you can get it sorted out.

There was a large queue at midday but was fast tracked due to our mobility problems. So impressed by the staff who went the extra mile to find us a seat and brought our drinks to the table. Food delicious too. Well done Perrywood. We will be back soon!

Busy restaurant bur quick service and delicious food - plenty of vegetarian choice in a light and clean restaurant. I had sweet potato spinach and feta tart it was so light and delicious and came with new potatoes and salad. No room for their amazing cakes! Price was excellent. This palte which was healthy and filing was under £10.

We visit this garden centre frequently, and often have a coffee/cake in the cafe. It's always good quality, always nice cakes etc. Friendly/helpful staff. (Starting to get slightly expensive maybe)

Visited the restaurant as we had been shopping in the garden centre. Not a bad menu, mainly snacks, but one of the specials was chicken and ham pie. We tried it and it was excellent. Plus they bought up extra gravy, which is very important.

The Perrywoods at Kelvedon is great, nice place, good food, and worth a visit. I also visited the new Perrywoods at Sudbury, but unfortunately this lacked service and had to wait for over 30 minutes for an order and when it did arrive it was incorrect.

The best scones in the whole world ever ever. I love scones and like to try them out in different places whenever we stop somewhere for a coffee but Perrywoods is unbeatable. Their cheese & herb scones are in a league of their own.

Not only is this a brilliant garden centre with helpful staff & extensive range. It has a very good cafe. This visit was just a coffee. But often have lunch or cake here. Always yummy

Enjoyed lunch with friends. We had Brie and bacon panini, jacket potato with prawns, and ham, egg & chips. The food was freshly cooked and delicious. Friendly efficient staff and plenty of tables. Well worth a visit.

We ordered a filled jacket of the specials board thinking it was something special.