Plantation Garden centre in Cheshire East - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Great to be able to eat outside although the seating isn't comfortable to sit at whilst eating. The food was good quality although very slow to receive it. Cakes are delicious and big slices.

Charge 3 of us twice in the cafe. When paying by card. Told that we would automatically get refunded. This didn’t happen so charged twice. Avoid if you can

Very over priced "savoury cream tea), which consisted of a small scone and small tea pot, at £8. The scone was very undercooked inside, so returned it to a staff member. A refund was not offered. When I returned to ask for a refund, I was only offered £3.50 for the under cooked scone. £4.50 for a little tea pot!? The staff member then proceeded to tell me, no one else has ever complained, they serve these scones daily; the chef has checked it and it's not under cooked, implying it was just my taste. Really rude staff member, poor quality experience, won't be returning.

Not just the Cafe but the whole garden centre is wonderful. Great staff, very welcoming, fantastic atmosphere - way, way better than the usual run of the mill, garden centre chains. Here you can find Knowledgeable staff, unique and beautiful items for the home and garden. The cafe is amazing, great food, made fresh, not batched up waiting to be heated. They pay attention to each individual customer, treating them with respect and care. It is so relaxing here, no rush, no nasty people queueing up, feels very homely. I cannot fault the food, organisation, how hard working and processional everybody is, making customers their priority. Wonderful - an oasis of calm.

I have regularly visited and enjoyed Plumley’s since it was called The Plantation, so a long time. The staff have come and gone and it has been a shame to see some of them go. There has been a continual, slow decline as the experienced staff have left, which is a real shame. I came last week and ordered coffees and cake for my friends and a coffee and toasted tea cake for myself. I was told there would be a long wait for the tea cake, so I said ok and asked for my coffee to be brought with the tea cake, as I wanted to enjoy both together. I was met with a very shirty, “Well there will be a very long wait then!” I told the young lady to forget the tea cake. This is one example of several interactions that haven’t been great recently. I hope things improve and feedback is taken on in the way it is intended. As I’ve said, I have been a regular visitor , often weekly, for many years, when I meet a group of friends. This is not an isolated incident and makes you feel that customers don’t really matter. This was once never the case. I hope things improve as it would be a shame to have to find another meeting place when we have always liked it here.

For a garden centre, this cafe isn’t bad. The woodburner is a welcomed benefit to the setting although the seating area at the back is a little clinical. The cakes are really good - we really enjoyed the flapjacks especially. The waitresses were happy for us to have free refills of hot water for our teapot, which was appreciated. I’ve seen the reviews on the savoury and would agree that it’s pricey for what you get and the quality isn’t outstanding but then, our expectations were not all that high. Don’t go expecting Gordon Ramsay. We would be back. If you’ve been to Lambing Shed, think much better customer service, worse savoury food, similar cake.

Took 1 hour to bring our order of 3 lunches having being told 1 of our selected meals was not available after 20 minutes (despite being checked for availability when we ordered). When the food eventually came the Mountain Burger I ordered was so tough on the edges it could not be cut and was less than 1 cm thick. The burger itself was far inferior to a McDonalds burger - draw your own opinion on this! The change in order meant I was due a refund of £3 which took a further 10 minutes to collect because the staff had to get the permission of the owner to process a refund. At this point I was extremely annoyed which I made clear to the staff, the majority of whom were school kids (including in the kitchen). The food is not cheap at Plumleys and is a place you should avoid.

What an excellent cafe and restaurant. The coffee is fantastic and the food is excellent, especially breakfast/brunch but also the wonderful Sunday roasts. It is definitely worth visiting especially due to the friendly and caring staff.

We've been visiting Plumleys cafe for some time, morning coffee, lunch etc. Sadly, over time the cafe has deteriorated. Smaller portions, and decline in the products being served means we won't be returning. I appreciate times are hard, but today's Welsh Rarebit was dreadful. Even the waitress looked embarrassed when she placed it in front of me. Tasteless goo (and a very small portion of goo at that, one small slice of burned toast and a few green leaves for £9.00, don't provide any sort of value for money.

We enjoyed a tasty midweek lunch here. Had to wait a while, but were informed that new chefs were training. Will return.

I’ve passed by many times but this time I decided to book an afternoon tea with a friend. Amazing value for money fabulous food great service and a really lovely time. Thank you ladies for making it so special. There were even doggy cup cakes to take home for the dog! Will definitely be returning soon! Highly recommended

I called here today with my small grandchild for lunch. Ordered child’s cheese sandwich, baked potato with cheese &beans and a tea. The child’s sandwich was meant to come with tomato & cucumber garnish. When it arrived it was just 1 slice of thick white bread which was only fit for the ducks as it was hard & stale, no butter and grated cheese with no garnish. It was a good job I ordered a potato for myself as I had to give this to my granddaughter. Very poor quality and will not be visiting again.

I visited the cafe at Plumley Garden Centre today, with a friend. We both ordered Welsh Rarebit. Although the service was excellent and the food delicious, the portions were tiny to say the least. I paid £9.00 for one small slice of toast, one mushroom and a small side salad. I would have expected at least two slices of toast and a portion of mushrooms (plural) for that price. I know costs have risen, but we won't be coming back after this experience.

Both my husband and I ordered the Welsh Rarebit, 1 with bacon and the other with mushrooms at £8.50 each. For this price we received 1 slice of bread each, my husband received 1 x slice of bacon, and mine had 1 mushroom on it. It was advertised as having a side salad, this was minimal with a few pieces of chopped pepper, and a bit of lettuce. To say we were disappointed (and hungry afterward) was an understatement. I don't normally complain online and have written to Plumley's direct but have not received a reply. Unfortunately, we did not take a photograph to share. On a positive note, the Rarebit sauce was very tasty.

I have been to Plumley's with my parents a few times, it's a really lovely spot and the cafe is great (with a good vegan selection on the menu). We visited yesterday but unfortunately we were a little late for breakfast and the menu had changed. As I'm vegan but also gluten intolerant I wasn't able to order from the lunch menu, so the waitress very kindly checked and I was able to order the fruit and nut bowl. The chef was really lovely and came over to ask if I'd like something else instead. She went out of her way to put together a vegan mini-breakfast for me which was so delicious. I really appreciated the thought and effort the staff went to as I'm used to places not being very accommodating! Thank you again - we will be back soon, of course :)

Excellent food, really good choices for Gluten free. The young staff are very pleasant and extremely helpful

Popped in for dinner with my son and mother, very nice food, fresh and tasty and well priced. Ben the server was very helpful and polite. Lovely dinner

Every week I visited Plumleys Cafe to enjoy the amazing cakes. Every week this Autistic 61yr old cyclist was growing ever more comfortable at Plumleys. Until today! Today I was treated poorly. Today I was setved the meanest scrag end of cake imagineable. Today I was served a tiny pot of tea fit for a child's tea party. No hot water either. I wont be going back - I know when I'm not welcome.

This coffee shop is located in a pleasant garden centre not too far from the M6. There is a nice outside seating area and plenty of space inside. It is necessary to order from the counter and it is delivered to the table. We had...

We have been visiting Plumleys for a number of years with my husband and also with friends who we have introduced to this garden centre. The staff have always been friendly and helpful and Androulla especially so.On only two occasions have we had a problem...

I’m a regular visitor to Plumleys cafe and the quality of food slung with the exceptional service makes it stand out to other cafes. Mel, Kerran, Lorraine, Amdrula along with the new members of staff, certainly look after their customers. Plumleys is my go to...

The best coffee I ever had they must have a barista now visit it twice this week and last stop having coffee there but now I go regular for it the best Lovely lady that makes it always smile and helpful thank you

I have visited Plumleys cafe many times and had a good experience, but today my experience was dreadful. The menu was non existent, the service was very slow and the coffee was lukewarm and not enjoyable at all! My daughter is vegetarian and I am...

Called in the garden centre for a look around and bought several items, staff very friendly. Decided to have coffee in the cafe and ordered 3 cappuccino, politely asking if they could be extra hot. When they came they were luke warm, asked for them...

This is our favourite place for lunch or for tea and cake. The staff work hard and are very friendly. The chef can often be seen in the cafe chatting to customers, and at the weekend was actually waiting on tables too, I imagine like...

We are regular visitors to Plumleys cafe and the staff, Mel, Fern, Jane, Beth, Kerran and many others do their utmost to look after you, in the process providing wonderful food and service. They work extremely hard to fulfil customer expectations. As with other businesses,...

Lovely food & pleasant attentive staff. We will defy o e back here & strongly recommend this cafe. Nice garden centre & shop as well

Excellent food and staff. Relaxing atmosphere. Feel safe. Was glad to see card only payment, therefore not handling unhygienic cash. This place has everything, garden centre, clothes boutique, gifts and cafe with WiFi, lovely staff, best food and cakes I've ever tasted. Dogs allowed but...

Took my Daughter for lunch. Fantastic service, Jane was particularly helpful and very customer orientated. Excellent service. Well worth a visit

We have been coming to the cafe for years and this time we had not booked. I asked if there was a table and the waitress offered the three of us adults a tiny table pushed right at the end in what looked like a...

Just passing and saw the sign for the cafe so we stopped in order to get breakfast. We were quickly greeted and seated and our order taken. We only had a ten minute wait for our food which was well presented, piping hot and very...

The cafe at Plumleys is a real gem. The staff are so friendly and very professional which is so reassuring during these times . Their care in sanitising the tables and chairs is second to non . The food is really excellent and I can...

Just been again to the wonderful Plumley cafe based at the garden centre. It is set looking at the lovely views of the plants. The cafe is run really well with very good COVID precautions so felt very reassured and is nice and quiet. I was served by the lovely Mel and her staff - I always find them very welcoming, very polite and friendly and my dogs were welcomed with a dog biscuit each. You can book a table and that gives you a very generous 1.5-2hours or you can just rock up as I did. Highly recommended

My family and I had the pleasure of coming to this wonderful cafe for a Sunday roast today and was overwhelmed by the excellent, friendly service and delicious food. What stood out to me was how much we enjoyed our experience as we felt very...

Today me and hubby had the most amazing afternoon tea here at Plumleys. The food was hot and so tasty we couldn’t eat it fast enough!! Then the sandwiches we super tasty and fresh. We were unsure if we could fit in dessert but when we tried one of the mini cakes, which ended up eating all of them apart from the scones we got them put in boxes to take home.We can honestly say that was the BEST afternoon tea we have ever had.I will be returning with many family members.And now as a evening treat we are eatingour cream jam and scones we took home as we just couldt fit them in.10/10 Hats off the the chef!

Lovely little garden centre, we are local and regular and want to support this gorgeous business However, we have been in cafe today, the table was pre booked. We ordered a full early lunch, we had just ordered a second drink, half way through this drink the girl (who I think seems to be in charge) came up to us and said the next people are here for this table, you only had it until 12.30 and walked off. I called her back to tell her we didnt know, and nothing had been said re times and that she had made us feel very uncomfortable (it was 12.35). Nothing was said at the time of booking, and nothing was said as we sat down today re times, she then went on to say well its two hours normally and one and a half hours as its Bank Holiday weekend. She totally missed my point re advising you at the time of booking and that while they have all these rules, it's no good if the customer doesn't get pre-advised..... she apologised, but VERY VERY indignantly, and was very off with us, we left our drinks and feel really really upset with this business. They have cards on the table saying when its reserved to and from, and our reservation card was on top of the next one, which she shuffled as we spoke, as if we should have seen that underneath.. Attitude dreadful and VERY VERY unprofessional, and we feel very aggrievedl.

We visited the Garden Centre 20/4/21 our first time, very good selection of flowers, Shrubs ect, after having a nice walk around in the sun we decided to have some lunch , After giving our names and phone number we were told there was only a table in the straw hut type Gazebo ready, we were shown to the table, After a few minutes we asked the young Girl if we could move to a table that was in the sun as there were three available then, as ou r tabl e was in the shade and it was very cold, we were very abruptly told we had to stay where we were as i t had been thoroughly sanitized table and chairs, i never seen seats / chairs being sanitized only the table, Manners cost NOTHING, will never go there again

We had the afternoon tea for my mums birthday and it was lovely. We sat outside in the covered seating area which is very nicely done. The waitress welcomed us straight away and took us to our table. The chef brought out the afternoon tea and explained all the delights. The food was beautiful and felt a special treat. Would highly recommend

Myself and partner had a lovely meal today and the covid measures in place are tip top.We both had a sandwich, drink and cake although being busy all the food and drinks arrived in a timely manner, no complaints.My biggest complaint today was a particular woman who her self a customer she sat with her 2 parents and daughter and if you read this i really hope you take a look in the mirror and have a think and if 10% of your attitude rubs of on your daughter then good luck.Firstly they have a clear measure on the policies which are listed everywhere and on the tables.. however this woman, loudly and abnoxiously starts shouting at one of the waiting staff because he asked if she could put a plate on his tray... "NO THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE PAID FOR" the lad then tries to explain to measures and she goes off on one like she is a saint or needs to have him crawl at her feet and kiss them.Listen here KAREN these people are working themselves silly so you can have some freedom during these troubling times. Have some respect for others and be a decent human you absolute cretin.Also wear a mask when you leave your table, dont allow your daughter to wonder off and also you are your parents both left in seperate cars and drove off in different directions so thanks for being a a massive part of the problem affecting everyone.All in all food was lovely, the staff friendly and chatty and did a great job. Remember to respect those around you but also appreciate times are different and difficult so repect those businesses decisions.Well done to the lad waiter and the lady who stayed calm.. if it was me id have accidently poured ketchup on her.

The person who was supposed greet us did not and neither did the person we spoke to very nicely to ask if we could move tables as the one we were placed at next to the open doors was getting increasingly cold.We were ordered to put our face masks on before we left the welcome? station. On asking if we could move tables we were told in a very loud and aggressive voice that NO we could not as it would take 5 minutes to re sanitise the table. There were vacant tables and no queue! My daughter and her husband visit Plumleys regularly but I do not and I won’t be visiting again unless their greeter is retrained. I am in my 70s and do not appreciate being told and ordered. If people don’t come then the greeter won’t have a job! Think on that!

i go here regular the cafe is superb the staff are amazing the garden centre is jus brilliant there garden staff extremely helpful never fails to please

We have been to plumleys quite a few times over last couple of years and have never been disappointed, the food is really good quality and not expensive, the young man serving has been there some years and is always friendly and helpful, nothing to much trouble, always lots on menu and they do change it slightly depending on time of year which keeps it interesting, no matter what time of year we go the quality never changes. Thank you plumleys

Visited today for first time ever and I have lived in Knutsford for nearly a decade. Had the pulled pork burger with salad and fries and I can honestly say it was delicious and I want the recipe!

Visited for lunch. Enjoyed our fish goujon baps with a nice helping of salad and coleslaw. Served by a very polite and pleasant young man. Cakes looked fabulous but sadly didn’t have ‘room’ for any. Next time.....

As it was my day off from work, myself and my wife decided to head for a breakfast at Plumleys. We've been several times already throughout the year and have always been most delighted and satisfied with the quality of food and the good service that we have received on every occasion. Once again we were not disappointed as both our full English breakfasts were without any fault as per usual. The staff were attentive and welcoming as expected and as a bonus the wood burner/ stove was being stoked up and provided a lovely warm glow to the restaurant. Keep up the great work folks, as you rate as one of our very favourite places to enjoy a traditional breakfast in the U.K.

Lovely breakfasts today well cooked and generous portions. Staff attentive and polite, will return again many thanks.

Visited for lunch and were very impressed. The food was well cooked, well presented and very tasty. The staff were very friendly especially the young chap who took our orders. The cafe is spotlessly clean and well laid out with ample undercover outdoor seating too. Will definitely be returning and. Ow down as a favourite place for,lunch.

This is our first visit for breakfast and we’ll definitely be returning. The ingredients were all of a very high standard and cooked beautifully. Friendly and helpful staff.

Had a lovely lunch at the cafe and decided to take my elderly mother the next day for coffee. The staff were very accommodating to my mother in a wheelchair. Food was great - not fine dining but as expected from an upmarket garden centre.

After reading the mainly good reviews we decided to visit for lunch today and were very disappointed. I had the flatbread with lamb and fries, I couldn’t cut the flatbread and asked for a serrated knife but still couldn’t cut it so just ate the contents and bit of salad garnish, my friend had the spinach and mushroom quiche which was very disappointing both in size and quality considering the price. It was the consistency of an egg custard and had no taste whatsoever. She was left hungry. We won’t be back in a hurry as there are other places locally which are far better both in quality and value for money, sorry.

We chose a visit Plumleys for a Sunday afternoon drive out, to visit the garden centre gift shops and and to have lunch.Plumleys is a small family owned garden centre with shops and a cafe. Sunday lunch: We chose the lamb Sunday roast dinner with tea and coffee. Very impressed with the standard of food and drink, served by great staff and reasonably priced.Garden Centre: Kevin (who I think is the garden centre manager?) was absolutely brilliant and spent some time educating my wife and I on plants that would attract bees and butterflies in our garden. A really nice bloke and a real asset to the business. The labelling of the plants in terms of colour and function is probably the best I have seen at any garden centre.Shop: Some lovely items to browse and buy for the garden and home. A lovely small vintage shop with a good selection of unique bespoke home made items and run by two lovely women. We purchased a vintage hall mirror and coat rack that was very well priced.All in all a great place to visit and we will definitely return.

Dropped in with no plans. Had some lunch. Great service & good quality food. Would definitely go back & recommend.

warm enough to enjoy sitting outside surrounded by beautifully arranged plants display.plain english food very good lovely coffee and staff - nowhere for miles and miles arround to compare. inside good too but we love enjoying the garden area

I used to love this cafe for lunch especially the mushrooms and egg on toast which sadly are no longer on the menu.

My wife & I ate lunch here recently on our visit to the church at Little Peover. We enjoyed a lunch of Ham Hock salad and Ham & Cheese baguette with coffee & walnut cake to follow.Service was excellent(friendly,nothing too much trouble,cushions provided for my wife).Coffee was good too.

My children and I love going to Plumleys for lunch. The food is delicious and I love the gluten free options especially the gluten free cakes!

Fast , friendly service with excellent food well presented . Good value for money . Nice atmosphere especially in Spring sunshine . Will be back 👍

Lovely cafe and food, nice outdoor area for gardening needs, pleasant indoor gift sjop, small but good selection...BUT shocked

Visited between Christmas and New Year for coffee. Pleasant surroundings, friendly service, reasonably busy...... plenty of cyclists seem to use this as a stop off mid trip.

My mum and I called today for lunch only to be told that from now on no hot food will be served on Mondays or Tuesdays apart from teacakes crumpets and toast. You can't even get a sandwich just cake and coffee.

Two of us took afternoon tea in August. Unfortunately no cutlery was provided (ie a knife) and the beautifully presented stacking dish was overloaded with sweet things rather than a good balance with savoury. These points could have been overlooked however if it had not been for the fact that we were charged £s for extra tea (1bag and hot water!) Also the staff could have been more attentive.

We visited as they have a very good offer on for garden items (half price for planters etc). Decided to have brunch in the lovely cafe. I had a bacon and egg roll my wife had a scone with cream and jam. With a very decent sized pot of excellent English breakfast tea for two. The food was excellent but the highlight of the visit was the service from all the staff who were very busy on bank holiday Monday. Special mention to the 2 young waitresses who were cheerful, polite and delightful with customers, they are a credit to the establishment. Keep up the great work!

Food satisfactory but not enough chairs as quite busy and not much attention given by staff. More help from regulars. Good range of plants and other gifts and products. Enough space to park. Toilets not well signed and right at end of site. Suitable for those in a wheelchair.

Visited to have a look round the garden centre and decided to have lunch. Really good selection on the menu and food was served quickly and well presented. My husband had a chicken, Brie and advocato ciabatta, which he said was really tasty and I had a tuna jacket potato, which came with coleslaw and a lovely salad. Will definitely visit again.

As we are local, we just nipped out for Sunday breakfast as a treat.

Went to the cafe for breakfast on a Saturday. Lovely freshly cooked food . Well worth a visit. We only visited the cafe, but the garden centre also looked good.

If you fancy a trip out to a little Cheshire village to have a wander round a garden centre followed by coffee and cake or lunch, then this ticks all the boxes.

Lovely place, garden centre has loads of gorgeous Knick knacks and there is a beautiful little clothes shop which is definitely worth a visit. Cafe is mediocre coffee and cappuccino ok but nothing special although there’s a nice seating area outside. Will visit again

Visited to try out the breakfast. We had the full english, & rarebit with added mushroom.

Stopped here for a look around the garden centre and stayed for lunch the salad was ok. the waitress was pleasant, and the place was clean.

We’ll set out. Loads of room. Initially looked pricey but the quality and quantity of food was excellent. Will return.

Very good selection of lunch meals as well as soup/jackets/sandwiches/cakes etc. 3 egg omelette very good. Pleasant, quiet surroundings. Able to sit outside in April - who'd have thought it! Given it's pretty sheltered a few more outside tables with sun umbrellas would be good - or is that just tempting fate?

Visited today, Easter Saturday, with 5 family members three of whom were in raptures about their Special's Board choice of pan fried hake beautifully cooked & presented with minted pea puree, cheese croquettes, green beans, broccoli & tomato chutney. One works in food & said it was the best meal she'd eaten in ages - every element complementing each other & tasting superb. We are relatively local & are regular visitors. Staff are friendly, service is always quick & efficient; food tasty & reasonably priced. Indoors there are warming log burners & in the warmer months we sit outside surrounded by plants, butterflies & bees listening to bird song. Can't recommend highly enough. Great coffee too.

Great large cafe area with the luxury of fires to keep you cosy while you choose from the extensive menu and eye up the amazing selection of delicious cakes & scones. Large parking area & nice gifts & plants too.

I just happened to be passing the garden centre and noticed they had a cafe, so being in need of food and refreshments I decided to give it a go.

Great garden nursery. Healthy plants and knowledgeable staff.

A lovely cafe within the garden centre. A warm and friendly atmosphere. A good selection of hot and cold meals plus homemade cakes.

We chanced upon Plumleys Plantation Garden Centre on a drive around Cheshire in search of a light lunch and a cuppa. So glad we did discover it.

It's excellent. We had a fine breakfast with courteous, friendly service in charming decor. Now a must go during our annual visits to England.

Now a change of name but run to the same top quality standard and by the same family, the an...

Yo uso el Colonial Café en el centro de la plantación del jardín como un lugar de encuentro bastante regular con amigos. En invierno hay una agradable, cálido quemadores de madera iluminada por la cafetería y en los meses más cálidos, el café está frío...

El otro día metimos en comprar algunos de los mejores suelos y plantas. El personal es servicial y amable con plantas maduras listas para plantar. No utilice realmente la cafetería, pero sin duda lo haré en otra ocasión, como tenía muy buena pinta.

Mi otra mitad y yo comimos aquí para el almuerzo después de una visita previa por mí a mirar el jardín cen tre donde había estado sorprendido de encontrar la zona de comedor que están haciendo su agosto, consta principalmente de mujeres que almuerzo y...

I would agree with another recent reviewer: for what you get the 'Colonial café' is overpriced, and when we visited they didn't get the basics right as far as the food was concerned. We ordered a basic meal that most people would expect to have 3 ingredients: here we only received 2 of the 3. We ordered coffee but were served some sort of hot water with the vaguest hint of a coffee essence. (On a nearby table I saw another customer having to return their beans on toast, the toast having been burnt).I need to add that contrary to other factors, the service was pleasant and quick.Overall though I wouldn't recommend this place.

Good food selection nicely presented and good value. Has been revamped since last visit and larger eating area. Nice toilets and well behaved dogs welcome inside the lounge coffee area whilst the original restaurant is dog free. Had a nice light bit snack and the main s and cakes looked very good.Another place to put on our regular list

We called in at the Plantation for coffee. The restaurant has been greatly extended over the years. It tends to be rather cold mainly because of the stone flooring. We were fortunate enough to sit near one of the many wood burning fires, otherwise the restaurant would not have been warm enough for us. We like to take our coats off whilst inside but unless we had been near the fires we would have needed to keep our coats on. We enjoyed the coffee and tray bake. Pleasant Staff and efficient service.

We called in for a late breakfast and weren't disappointed. Great food and coffee, good service and a lovely welcoming log fire. Well worth a trip! Going for lunch next time.

This is a garden centre and a cafe/coffee shop with a lovely wood burning stove and our fourth visit for lunch, we can recommend the soup, sandwiches and cake! There is also a lovely gift shop. The garden centre is beautifully presented and well attended, there is a fabulous selection of plants, some can be a little pricey. The staff in the cafe and the garden centre are extremely friendly and helpful. There is plenty of parking and clean well maintained loos.

Only just found this great place.its easy to find just off the Chester rd.Cozy is the best word for the restaurant. A good selection of meals are served by the capable staff.The cakes are really lovely .Also the snacks.But what makes this all so different is the fact that there are wood burning stoves u can sit near.this makes for real coziness.There is ample parking.and families get a real welcomeAll in all can be recommended.

Just love going here for breakfast,the mushrooms are real juicy,tasty field mushrooms,they grill the tomatoes until they are cooked properly not as in some places where its like a salad tomato,the sausage are really tasty and a good cup of coffee.In the summer its lovely to sit outside they even have cabanas but now as its going a bit chilly its lovely to be inside and the log burners to keep you warm.Its dog friendly too with treats for our little mutts,not tried lunch yet but won't be long!

The cafe itself is pleasant but we felt the food was distinctly average and overpriced compared to other garden centres in the area. Two haddock fishcakes served with a garnish of leaves obviously plonked on out of a bag....we didn't have cakes but I noticed they looked nice but seemed over priced.

In leafy white middle class Cheshire there lies a little oasis known as The Plantation Garden Centre with its Colonial Cafe! We find ourselves oddly in the 21st century. Many a white lady and gentleman finds a safe haven here away from that multicultural malarkey! Aside from a ghastly concept the cafe manager is an extremely unpleasant woman, abusive to both staff and customers. Fits in most comfortably with the overall concept.

You get a real family feel to this garden centre and all plants are well tended and fairly priced. The restaurant is really nice and the food really well cooked, presented and tasty. Lovely place for plants, cup of coffee and cake or an nice lunch

My friends & I meet at Plantation Garden Centre every couple of months, for something yummy to eat, a chat/gossip & a garden top up of pretty plants. On our most recent visit, we decided to try Afternoon Tea. It was perfect. Perfect sandwiches, perfect cake, perfect scones & a lovely, relaxing atmosphere.

This was our first visit with friends who recommended the Plantation for lunch. It is a pleasant garden centre with an inviting cafe. The setting is open, light and, as the title says, set out in plantation style. The food was tasty. My Welsh Rarebit filled my plate and was nicely garnished, the fish cakes and pasta dishes went down well too. We are told there are large open fires in winter to make the room even cosier. The adjacent gift shop and garden centre have a good selection of goods and plants and we spent quite a while after lunch checking out the hanging baskets and plants and, of course, purchasing! Although not in our area, we would definitely visit again.

Called in for a coffee on the way back from Macclesfield. Where we had already had lunch.The place itself is very nice with a colonial style and much bigger than my last visit. Good service pleasant staff and the food on offer looked very nice with adequate portions being served to the busy tables. The prices are slightly higher than l would have expected but it is somewhat off the beaten track!I award a Level 3 award on this occasion and will review when l actually dine in the cafe.Michael R Beddard (author)

Customer service must be unheard of at the overly priced cafe at Plantation. A simply request of hot chocolate was soon dismissed with a simple reply of 'we have none'. Furthermore, a second request of a latte is then meet with the roll of the eyes from several staff. This is due to the fact the coffee machine was just "cleaned" earlier. Considering the fact the cafe wasn't due to close for another hour it wasn't despicable of me to ask for a latte. When a member of staff started to moodily slam the coffee cup on the top I then decided to go for a cold drink because I had clearly annoyed the cafe staff with my simple request of a cup of coffee from a cafe. Due to my switch in order the staff were confused on how to work the till and were fussing over the fact I had indeed changed my order (which was made to suit them, not me)! Though out the rest of my time in this cafe I was meet with daggers from the staff in an attempt to hurry me up. I will not be returning and will be missing my £2.45 that was spend on a warm lemonade!

The Colonial Café is a hidden gem in this lovely garden centre, plenty of varied seating, child friendly and great food served by welcoming staff. All local produce and food is cooked onsite, with the afternoon teas and breakfasts being our family favourites which are always well worth the trip.

Great food in the cafe and staff and manager really helpful lovely place to visit and well worth a stop in the restaraunt the Welsh rarebit beautiful as well as the omelette very tasty and great homemade chips

Excellent choice of plants and lovely efficient service in the cafe. Nice family friendly environment.