Reeve’s Parlour Restaurant in Breckland

We went for lunch with friends and were extremely disappointed. We had a jacket potato (£8.25)and one each of the pie meals(£13.95). All three meals were virtually inedible. The inside of the jacket potato was rock hard and the skin very shrivelled- it had obviously been microwaved to within an inch of its life. The chicken and ham pie was dry while the steak pie contained nothing but gristle. Both pie meals were served with limp vegetables and dry chips and were lukewarm in parts and cold in others. The microwave not working efficiently for these meals. At the price this was nothing less than daylight robbery and if we hadn’t been with friends all three meals would have been returned and our money refunded. Drinks are also excessively priced and the service was poor as well. Needless to say we will never return.

Visit - Wednesday 21st Nov about 3pm - We had two filter coffees at £2.10 per mug - The lady, who was very friendly, actually put hot water in the mugs to warm them up however, the coffee was still only LUKEWARM - Looking at other reviews they CLEARLY HAVE A PROBLEM here.

Today myself and my mum had a breakfast it was really disgusting the bacon was inedible it was so dry you couldn’t cut it, we complained to a member of staff !!! He took it back to the kitchen he never came back after 30 minutes we left !!!

Way too expensive for very basic food at a garden centre! We have been coming for years and now it’s priced us out for coming in the future as it now costs more to eat here than dinner at nice pub! Crazy how much they charge for food. For 3 of us to eat lunch we are lucky if cost under £45! Nice staff but will go to a pub in future with far better quality food for less.

We were gifted an afternoon tea and couldn't fault it at all. The dainty sandwiches were made with lovely fresh bread with a variety of fillings. There was also a small sausage roll each, a small piece of quiche each, a little bit of salad and an awesome selection of delicious cakes. We had the choice of tea or coffee and chose to have tea which also went down a treat. The staff were very. friendly and polite. Would highly recommend.

Nice, clean and airy restaurant. Good selection of food and reasonable prices. Would definitely return as it is on a route where there isn't much else. Only downside were two staff members in garden centre having an exchange of words which was a little unprofessional and made us uncomfortable. Take it out the back ladies!

Went in for coffee and cake. Unfortunately the coffee was awful. Barely lukewarm and very little coffee. Why are so many restaurants ditching these barista machines for these push button monstrosities. The price w now have to pay for a coffee means we should at least expect something drinkable. When we mentioned it to a member of staff, she said “the official line was that this is the optimum temperature. However I could ask for my coffee to be heated through”. What a load of rubbish!! Can restaurants / cafes really afford to lose customers in these tough times by not providing a decent coffee ?

Our first visit of 2023 and we thoroughly enjoyed our breakfast which seemed to be back to "the old standard"

Ordered a cappacino and americano. The cappacino was not only cold but had very little coffee in it they may not know how to make it? The americano was not nice very bitter. The woman serving wasnt interested and managed to spill chocolate sprinkle all in the saucer. Felt like we were in the way no atmosphere. Not a nice exence.

Lunched here as being treated by friends for a birthday celebration. As a party of 4 people, 3 of us wanted jacket potatoes. Sorry, jackets are off! This is Norfolk. We grow them here. There is a farm shop literally just up the road, where they sell them by the sack. How can they run out of potatoes?! Had to choose something else. Went for panini with skinny fries, which was quite nice but took ages to come, with tables ordering after us, being served first. My partner opted for the pie with chips and peas. The gravy was already poured onto his meal yet there was also a seperate gravy boat as well. Gravy overkill perhaps. The peas in the ramekin were a bit dried up and bullet like on the top (microwaved) but underneath, they were also moistened with gravy. Odd. Hope they hadn't been left by another diner, scraped off their plate and re-heated. We used to come here often for veggie breakfasts, but tend to stay closer to home now. Probably won't be returning for lunch again.

I've been to this garden centre many times but have never eaten in there so this was a first for me. I visited with family on a Saturday lunchtime (7 of us) and we all had something to eat/drink. There wasn't any tables big enough for all of us so we had to push two together. Myself and my partner had a glass of tap water, a cup of tea and a slice of carrot cake first which came to about £5.25 I think which wasn't too bad - the cake was very nice . One of our family members treated us all to lunch which included bowls of chips, jacket potato, salad, rolls and a cupcake - not sure what else they had. They also had a mixture of drinks as-well which were pretty overpriced (£2.50 each from the fridge). I'm not sure how much all their food came to but they were happy with it, they said it good for the price and all arrived piping hot. Myself and my partner had a bowl of chunky chips each which were really nice - ideal for a quick stop by lunch, plenty of condiments were provided. My 2 year old wasn't that hungry so she only had half a cupcake which was quite sickly and not the best of cupcakes but she had lots of slices of orange which were given to us for free. Plus we were told that this was something they don't usually do for people so this was really nice of them as dining out with fussy toddlers isn't easy! All the food arrived quickly and the staff were very polite and friendly. As we were leaving it started to get pretty busy, they had to put a sign up saying 'full' so I'm assuming it gets quite busy at the weekends. Will definitely be visiting again when I'm next in the area.

Perhaps the breakfast was a little more "ordinary" than when we last visited a year ago, but its still a bit better than average

very pleasant spacious restaurant - staff were very nice - drinks and food were just what you want for a mid morning break. Recommended.

Excellent staff, efficient, helpful and very pleasant. Luncheon was equally as good, good food well cooked and presented.

All the right ingredients and pleasant service - so definitely somewhere we will be returning to before long

Often stop here for mid morning coffee. Great scones and serve a very good veggie breakfast. My critical review centres on the coffee. The machine is not man enough for the numbers of visitors at a popular place. Tepid, weakish coffee in cold cups. Smiley...

It’s been a while since we were here but a hospital visit meant we could pop in on our way home. I must admit how much we like this restaurant as part of the Garden Centre as there is so much to see & do....

Visited with a friend for a light lunch, the first visit since release of the latest lockdown. As before the Covid precautions were excellent. Light airy restaurant, tables very well spaced so cannot fault that aspect. We wanted a toasted sandwich but for some reason...

They operated a separate coffee bar from their restaurant during the Autumn 2020 lockdown which was busy and tables nearly always had to be booked. Their delicious scones (some of the best in Norfolk) and cakes were always in great demand. Since being able reopen...

Having visited here a few times to meet family, however today will be the last time for a while, we booked a table for ourselves, we did feel very safe so 5stars for that, however the food let it down badly, had scampi and chips,...

Covid rules adhered to perfectly leaving us feeling very confident being there. Waitress service was very speedy and polite, food arrived quickly and was delicious. Really good vegetarian options, much better than many larger places. The whole experience was super and added to an excellent...

Visited with friend for lunch. Had booked table, on arrival was signed in, asked to sanitise and taken direct to our table. Looked after by Denise in the snug was so well organised, food arrived quickly and was delicious. Service amazing highly recommended.

The staff were excellent and the food was very tasty and served up very hot. Social distancing was in force and enforced.

Confusion to start with as we didn’t know there was now a separate coffee shop to restaurant, would have had hot food, but they’d run out of some things. The restaurant seating server seemed a bit stressed. Great service in the coffee shop section, good...

Due to coronavirus things have changed here. Normally will go out of our way to visit but today was very disappointed . Staff at main restaurant brilliant, polite and hardworking. Sadly went to have a scone in the makeshift cafe further through the centre, which...

My daughter & I visited today for afternoon tea, all homemade, lovely quiche, sausage rolls, 4 types of sandwich fillings, 5 types of cake & a lovely fruit scone with strawberry jam & clotted cream. All delicious, with a lovely pot of tea which was...

Meet my friend here every couple of months for a catch up and some lunch. This time we decided to have the bacon roll and coffee offer for £5.95. I asked the person taking my order if my bacon could be "crispy" but I don't...

I visited here with my husband for a mid-week coffee and cake and a look around the garden centre. Neither of us had been before. There is dedicated parking and we got a (pretty tight!) space easily enough. The set-up of the cafe isn't great....

Stoped here after house viewing for a mid morning snack. Large garden centre selling a very large selection of garden item. Back to restaurant we had teas and coffees whither fruit scones and sausage rolls all were very good and tasty set in a nice...

Trying to review the garden centre but only get restaurant! As with many other garden centres this is more like a shopping mall but worth a visit if you're travelling on the B1145. We stocked up with cards and half price orchids and enjoyed our...

Stopped here as a large group & allmanged to sit together in the conservatory. We chose off the extensive & varied menu. Food was served promptly & was fresh & well presented. Salads looked appealing, toasted sandwiches had plenty of filling & roast dinners had crisp fresh vegetables. A good end to our special weekend away.

We usually like to lunch here when we come to Bawdeswell garden centre and everything is usually well ok. Yesterday we ordered lunch and the quening was long (we think they had a technical problem). No coffee was available. Jane order butternut squash risotto and sweet potato and I ordered cod and chips. My cod was overcooked and although the chips looked good they were dry and powdery inside. Jane's risotto lacked seasoning as did the sweet potato fried.

Having been in this cafe at different times of the day,we thought that going in early the scones wouldn't be so dry.How wrong were we! Once again we have been let down and will not be giving the scones another try. Perhaps we will go for the cakes next time as they always look nice.

First visit here and had a lovely ploughman’s lunch. Very busy but good quality and service. Great place to visit and will come again.

There was a great selection of food.I had the Quiche which was very tasty. All staff very friendly and helpful.

Jane wanted to visit the garden centre for a plant. It was lunch time so we found the parlour and were surprised by its size and popularity. The menu was extensive and varied from main meals to snacks and much more besides. We chose a table and encountered friends who were also dining.

We have been regulars here for a long time, but have been away this year since January.

Went for a light lunch .The food was exorbitantly priced eg baked beans on toast £4.25 !!!!! Type of food on offer was that of a road side cafe but prices of an elegant restaurant!! I stupidly opted for a salmon sandwich, thinking to be fresh smoked salmon only it turned out to be tinned pink salmon ,simply awful . The coffee too was very poor . Very sad will not be returning

The balmy weather saw us drive to the Bawdeswell Garden Centre and we arrived to a very busy car park and thought we head straight for the restaurant.

Visited the garden centre and Reeves before our weekend walk in Foxley Woods and I am very pleased to report that the full English breakfast is excellent, latte lovely all with superb service. Went back later for a cuppa and cake after our walk which was very nice. Disappointed that the waitress said they had ran out of scones for the cream teas, so ended up with cake instead, which was okay but disappointing as it wasn’t late in the day and to add hurt, we noticed scones available when leaving????? Make of that as you will! Next time and yes there will be a next time, I will get my cream tea !!

Called in here with my parents one weekday lunch time. It was really busy as there were several people enjoying pre Christmas lunches, but we managed to get seated.The food was wonderful and the staff were all friendly. We really enjoyed our visit.

Lovely home cooked Sunday lunches.. Often very busy but never have to wait long... Food always nice and hot... Friendly staff... Very reasonable price

The last time we ate at the Bawdeswell Garden Centre we were exceedingly disappointed and we said we wouldn't return - but that was several years ago. Last week we were in the shop and decided to have coffee and scones - and, fortunately, we were pleasantly surprised. Whilst we were there they started lunch service and the food looked good - so we will be returning, before too long, to give that a try as well

Really dissapointed with this restaurant recently. Arrived 1pm for a cooked lunch - they open at 12.00 noon for lunch. There was NOTHING available on the menu at all except ham, egg and chips or scampi. This week (10th December ) arrived at 12.05 and was told that there was a good half hour wait, even for a gluten free sandwich to be made. Absolutely rediculous, seriously thinking of never returning.

We were treated to afternoon tea by some friends and it was wonderful. We had a reserved table with a tablecloth and flowers with lovely teacups and saucers. Pots of tea were brought as soon as we arrived. the afternoon tea was beautifully presented and delicious. There was a good selection of freshly made sandwiches, lots of lovely little cakes and fruit scones with jam and clotted cream. We couldn't manage it all and were given bags to take some home in.

We were told about this venue.Its a bit of a trek but well worth it.We only had a toasted sandwich but it was very filling. the service was very good can't wait to go back and have an afternoon tea which looked fantastic.

When the staff clear tables with food left on them, surely it wouldn’t be too difficult to establish what was liked and what was not?

Good lunch venue for the 4 of us, no need to book. Bit confusing at the self service /till. .. e.g. you have to order and pay at the till.. only one till so a queue quickly forms especially as many customers are fairly elderly. However , the food was good at lunch time and the tables were spaced apart to give people room. Despite being busy it wasn’t noisy, thank goodness. I do think the self service system needs sorting out though, my coffee was almost cold when I got back to my table. Full Waiter service would be so much better.. even it cost a bit more.

I would give a 3.5 if able. Possibly the weirdest shaped scones I have come across, but what does it matter when they taste so good. The cheese ones were light and very cheesy and the fruit scones had a touch of candipeel which added to the flavour both came with the option of Marge or butter. The coffee is of a decent quality and is served at a good temperature so remains hot while you eat your scone. The seating is comfortable with options of inside, conservatory or outside. It was quiet when we were there even though it was just before 1100hrs. You can access both the plants area and sopping arcade from the seating areas.

We visited with family and friends for a pre booked afternoon tea. We were shown our reserved table all set with lovely traditional crockery, and quickly had been served our teas...in a lovely teapot...and piping hot coffee. The sandwich choices were made and then our cream tea was served on stands. We thoroughly enjoyed our treat, lovely sandwiches and we chose prawn, cheese and egg and cress. There were little sausage rolls, quiche, and an excellent choice of cakes. The scones with jam and cream were really good. We can highly recommend this afternoon treat. Excellent service from an efficient and friendly staff.

A large restaurant which is past of a garden centre which seems to be expanding to sell just about everything. There are several separate areas to sit, both inside and outside and a good range of food. We were there on a hot day and pick an area which was rather warm, so think before you sit. You need to find a seat and table number before ordering. The food when it arrived was pretty good but it took quite a while. Service was pleasant, prices reasonable and there was a lot of stuff to browse after eating, including the local art club exhibition.

We picked up two plates of ready-prepared sandwiches for a late lunch. Not a happy experience.

Visited on 1st May.Lovely sunny day so sat outside amongst the quiet of the plants.Quick service in the cafe scones soft fruity and excellent as was coffee.Well used as it deserves and would recommend.Garden centre well stocked and prices reasonable.

We arrived at 1.30pm and after a long and confusing trek, my friend and I finally found the “restaurant”,

Went to this restaurant with my family for lunch as were looking around the garden centre .

We visited today, Reeve s Parlour RESTAURANT , is in fact a cafe or coffee shop, complete with trays you pull along to select your choices. Certainly not a restuatent !

As locals, we often come here because their vegetarian breakfasts are excellent. Two hash browns, two veggie sausages, two tomato halves, mushrooms, baked beans, choice of scrambled or fried eggs and white or brown toast. You really are set up for the day!

Visited here for lunch as part of the Parkinsons group I belong to, we had preordered or 2 course meal chosen from 3 alternatives. Although the restaurant was quite busy with lots of people looking round the garden centre, our meal was very well presented, on hot plates, good portions, and all delivered promptly. I had the minced beef pie, with mash potatoes, carrots, cauliflower and broccoli. It was a plateful, but delicious. I then had pear and almond tart with custard, another large portion and very tasty.

Came in for lunch today with my family. Food is always excellent. Service is marvellous, the staff are very friendly and always willing to help. Watched one member of staff take the time to speak to an elderly lady and her disabled son making sure everything was ok. It's only a little thing but she spoke to him asking if he needed anything and then went off to cut the top off the sachet of sauce for him. Most people would not even think of this.

Called in for lunch. Friendly service and good choice of meals. Portions of fish pie and plaice and chips were very generous and tasty. However veg was over al dente with the cauliflower so hard it was inedible.

Dropped in for lunch on a September Sunday. Eventually found the restaurant after a long walk through the garden centre's various buildings. The young man serving at the counter was welcoming, friendly and very efficient - multi-tasking his speciality. Enjoyed the excellent sandwiches, side salad and drinks in a conservatory, and watched the world go by!

I like this cafe but haven't been for ages because you were forced to walk through a large part of the store to get there (a pet hate of mine in any store to be honest). Went today and the walk is even longer now! Such a shame as the food is generally good and the service pleasant. I know I am not the only one who feels this. I wonder if the loss of business in the cafe is compensated by the impulsive buys as a result of a forced walk through? For me the opposite works. If I could happily wander through in any direction long or short, I would be inclined to go more to the cafe and purchase more in store.

Called in to the Bawdeswell Garden Centre after a hospital visit so we were ready for a late lunch. We arrived just a few minutes past 2-30pm to find they had finished the lunch serving & apart from a few plated salads or scones there wasn't much else on offer that we could see. Initially we thought about having a coffee but pleasantly surprised then to hear that we could still order hot food. Food ordered we sat outside in the warm sunshine in a pleasant seating area.

Had tea and cake with mother and both of us pleasantly surprised at the variety of food on offer, especially seeing food available for different diets eg. gluten free. The staff were friendly and polite. The most outstanding feature was the cleanliness of the restaurant - given it a lunchtime so had time to build up the odd crumb(!), we found the place to be spotless which was lovely to see. The seating areas, of which there were a number to pick from, both inside and out were well spread out so not sitting on top of each other. Will definitely come again.

This a lovely garden centre, but I'll review that another time, this is just for the restaurant.

Called in on way through for a snack as I knew the garden centre was pleasant. It was a self service system with young guys serving. They seemed in a muddle & chaos...it was quite busy & they weren't organised. There were no trays & I had to wait ages for one to be found. We chose sandwiches & coffee....unfortunately most of mine was in my saucer & it was all very haphazard. The sandwiches however were beautiful! Nothing wrong with the food but more staff training is required.

We regularly go to Bawdeswell Garden Centre cafe. The food is tasty and consistently good. The cafe is spacious and comfortable - cosy in winter and outside seating in the warmer months. Staff are always pleasant and prices are reasonable.

The staff are really friendly and helpful but their serving system is incredibly slow. It is not helped by a strict to the second refusal to take a lunch order until 12 on the dot. This results in people milling around just outside or even in the café itself and then a huge queue from 12.00. On a busy day some people walk past the queue to put coats on to save a table leaving others with nowhere to go. Perhaps the simple system of sitting first and then looking at menu and then going to an order with your table number would help. The food is nice but expensive compared to several really nice places in Norfolk.

Visited yesterday for lunch. Loverly spring day with family. Their Sunday dinner is very good with plenty of veggies on the side. Other menu alternatives and good selection of cakes. We have visited many times over the years and we have always enjoyed our meal and then a walk round the garden centre. Friendly efficient staff always helpful. A great place to eat and shop.

Had lunch with two friends, we had egg and cress mayo on brown bread and a toasted cheese and tomato sandwich on brown. All came with a side salad, the bread was fresh and substantial quantities of fillings. More staff at the counter would have been appreciated, there was quite a wait for drinks, it was busy, however.

Reeves parlour at the Bawdeswell Garden Centre is the perfect place to stop for coffee and cake or something more substantial (although the scones are quite filling) A walk round this well stocked garden centre with its own shopping arcade for clothing shoes and lots more is well worth a visit

What a great place for homemade food. Excellent taste and a great range. The cakes are amazing. In conjunction of a great garden centre.

Had taken my wife to the art and craft centre at Taverham garden centre. Thought it may be an idea to eat in the Taverham garden centre until I checked Trip Advisor out. So a quick drive up the road to Bawdeswell. Fantastic food, friendly efficient service and although lunchtime peak and was busy, got a table and food was served in a very timely manner. Very impressed.

I was really surprised by the amount of gluten-free options here for all meals, snacks and desserts. My husband had the regular scones which were good. Will definitely go back there on our next trip.

My wife and I both chose the 'Chicken, Ham and Leek pie' at £9.25 each as our hot lunch option. What we got was a soggy-bottomed sliver of pie the size of a man's finger containing a couple of small chunks of chicken, some squares of ham and a solitary piece of leek. Yes, the plate was full with six different vegetables and lots of boiled potatoes which swamped the miniscule piece of pie, but it was a poor excuse for a main meal.

Busy garden Centre Restaurant. I find all the food a very good standard much of it home made, ie lunches, scones , cakes , sandwitches etc. Good coffee and tea. You can book a table Mon to sat but not Sunday.

Very warm July day. Hot and stuffy in the eating areas. Did`nt detect a hint of air conditioning. Toasted sandwiches good, as was service.

Booked my mother inlaw for afternoon tea for her birthday we were over the moon the table was laid up with crisp white linen lovely crockery the sandwiches,cakes &scones; were lovely and the staff service was excellent we will visit again

Visited the Cafe during a recent visit to the Garden Centre seeking Purple Basil Plants!! What a surprise really nice cafe within the garden centre reasonable prices & a really lovely tasty cheese scone - whoever makes their scones has a really light hand as they were a lovely light tasty scone & so nice to see the scones that had decided to go "sideways" when baked on the stand - just like mine do at home & both my hubby & I selected "lopsided" ones!!! We will know where to go for a cuppa & a good scone when we're on the area!!

This is a large garden centre cafe with well cooked good value food, if you don't mind eating with all the oldies its really quite a good and popular venue for lunch.

Now living in Norfolk it is nice to be able to have lunch with a cousin and his wife.

This extensive café at the Garden Centre is becoming a destination in itself. Opening at 9 a.m for breakfast six days a week and at 10.30 on a Sunday it offers sandwiches, toasted sandwiches, salads, ploughmans and baked potatoes, cakes and desserts - with mains and soup at times specified until it closes at 3.30 p.m. Customers select cakes and desserts and order main hot dishes which are freshly prepared and brought to your table by a member of the friendly staff. There are meal deals and a children's menu available. This is a well run, good value café - home made soup for two, one lamb cobbler and one filled jacket potato with soft drinks totalled £23. Good value.

Popped in on way home from Caister. There was a notice apologising if there was a wait as they had a large party booked in. We must have struck lucky as we found a table immediately. The whole place was light and airy and despite the large party and many others didn't seem overcrowded or cramped. Staff were helpful and cheery. Service was prompt and the food was excellent and plentiful. It wasn't over priced and despite being very busy the wait for the food was not overly long.

Reeves Parlour restaurant is a cafe within Bawdeswell Garden Centre. Indoor seating conservatory area and outdoor tables cater for all types. With books to read, selection of pictures or views of the garden centre. We arrived just after 2.30pm and there was nothing in the 2ay of lunch type food on display as they'd moved into Cake and Drinks for £3.25. Great cakes and a refreshing cuppa if all you fancy is a light snack I'm the afternoon.

Food better than expected but limited choice self service. Nice clean well lit cafe lunch meal service available cream teas and morning coffee.

I had lunch here with my daughter,it was very fresh and tasty, the counter was laid out beautifully and the meals and cakes all looked lovely,the service was good and we sat in the conservatory which was very light and airy but warm and inviting. I loved it and so did she.

We often call in as it is local to us and if we want something from the attached garden centre we call in for a drink. I don't often have cake in the afternoon but with the tea and cake offer and the lovely looking chocolate cake I gave in to temptation. I'm glad I did as it was scrumptious.

Very clean and nice atmosphere, it is set in a conservatory. Hot menu changes everyday. The cakes and desserts are home made and fabulous. It is self service but the staff are very helpful to less abled diners.

Reeve's Parlour a very quaint and picturesque restaurant situated in the Bawdeswell Garden Centre. I've visited this establishment on several occasions and have never been disappointed, but on this visit I suspect they were either having an off day or simply overwhelmed by the patrons, the place was heaving, hardly a spare table available which obviously reflected in the service....it was slow and I mean slow! The system is that you order your meals and drinks at the counter on entry, the drinks are served there and then and the meals brought to your table when available.

We came across this Garden Centre restaurant in our travels and decided to call in for a coffee. Very spacious with a great selection of cakes. Scones especially good .

Along with lots of others, we visited the cafe for a break after watching the Tour of Britain cyclists whizz past nearby. Despite the queue, the service was good, and the scones tasty. The garden centre itself is also clean and tidy with lots of interesting/useful things for sale. Good access, good choice of snacks/ food.

Excellent Sunday lunch. We had roast (choice of 3 meat) which was really good value at £8.95. Order at till, take number and the meals appear quickly. Tasty. Also offer both cold and hot desserts which we also ate.

We were staying in Bawdeswell village and visited the restaurant in the garden centre three times, including for Sunday lunch.

Yes, this restaurant is at the back of Bawdeswell Garden Centre, the garden centre stocks lots if items, but this isn't about the garden centre, it's about the restaurant.