Rosemoor Garden Kitchen in Torridge - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Last time we went to Rosemoor for lunch I had the small roast chicken. It came with stuffing, and leek and broccoli in a cheese sauce. Today, no stuffing, a tiny piece of leek a carrot and two bits of broccoli, no cheese. Roast potatoes ok. Many older people prefer smaller portions, but it's as if we're being punished for this - by shrinkflation. Honestly, is it acceptable to serve roast chicken with no stuffing - in England at any rate? - so cheap and easy to make. The puddings and coffees were good, the staff as always, prompt and helpful. As locals we do love Rosemoor, but be warned, there's a pub not far away that does delicious small roasts for the same money, and a regular size for far less!! Why not introduce booking if it would help...

As long term RHS members and living relatively locally we visit Rosemoor Gardens fairly often. Lunch in the previously laid out Garden Restaurant was always the right choice to complement our visit. Not so any more with the new style table service and limited choice menu. We’ve tried it twice in the last few weeks, thinking that our first disappointing visit might have been a ‘one off’. Not so it seems, as this latest visit was equally disappointing. A strange, very limited choice menu and not improved by the “special” - a very bland pulled beef concoction. All four of us had similarly mediocre meals. And at £22 for two courses it is not cheap. Come on RHS, this is not to the high standards we had previously come to expect. The previous restaurant arrangement and choices were preferable. We didn’t mind queuing! Please be aware this criticism is not a reflection of the staff who try their best but are not backed up with a quality menu. We will eat elsewhere on our next visit to these otherwise outstanding gardens which never disappoint.

We took my elderly mother to Rosemoor gardens and decided to treat her to lunch in the Rosemoor restaurant. To be honest, I wish we hadn't bothered as the menu choice was limited and the chicken dish we all chose was tough & uninspiring. We didn't bother with dessert. I expected better. The staff were busy but friendly enough and the gardens themselves were lovely so Mum enjoyed her afternoon out but I doubt we'll eat there again with better options available locally.

This used to be a brilliant restaurant, when the chef liaised with the garden to cook seasonal food. Now the vegetarian options are stuck in the last century - for a 'proper' Sunday lunch we were offered a plate of veg and gravy. You couldn't make it up. Just dreadful. So lazy, so old-fashioned, where has the creativity and imagination gone? We heard other tables trying to find a decent vegetarian option too, and the poor woman at the next table who was dairy intolerant really struggled to get broccoli not smothered in cheese. We have been visiting for years, often staying at Rosemoor House, and this plummet in restaurant standards is staggeringly disappointing. Please, please, bring back the contemporary, seasonal food that you used to do so well. We are back in October, meeting friends for a meal - I sincerely hope things have improved by then. We heard someone ask if the chef had changed recently, and they were told that s/he had. I think you need to change again!

A wonderful experience. Two of our party had Coeliac Disease, and one of these was also lactose intolerant and could not eat onions, so we were a tricky group for which to cater. I phoned the restaurant to find out what was available, and spoke to the extremely helpful Food and Beverage Operations Manager who then emailed me with a menu which the Head Chef would be able to produce. It was an excellent meal in every respect, with great service, in a beautiful setting. We were amazed by the consideration we received, and would highly recommend Rosemoor to anyone.

Rather than eat in Barnstaple where we’d been for a hospital appointment, we came back to Rosemoor as the lunch has always been superb. Not today though! The usual choice of hot food was not on the menu - it had been replaced with rustic plates. The food was disappointing, dull and very expensive for what we had. Rosemoor has always been a firm favourite for us, particularly for Sunday lunch, but sadly we won’t be visiting the restaurant again until we hear that the full menu is reinstated. Such a shame. The staff were lovely though.

Such a shame. I’ve loved the new style restaurant with the lunchtime choice of meals. They have changed to something called rustic plates. What a disappointment. I had the pulled pork and apple sauce in a ciabatta with rosemary potatoes and salad. It was nice enough although the potatoes were cold just not the excellent meals I’ve been used to and expecting. Service is excellent however and the staff very pleasant

The staff was very nice, but the sandwiches were disappointing. The bread was dry and the filling had far too much mayonnaise. The menu was very limited.

Despite visiting Rosemoor numerous times we hadn’t visited the refurbished restaurant. The decor and ambience was lovely. There is now a table service system that worked well and the service was great. Very pleasing to see many vegan and gluten free cake options.

We'd pre-ordered the one course meal. What a let down after the marvellous Glow. We had booked separately to a friend who was with us but the greeter was surly about seating us together and implied she could only just fit us in sitting together - perhaps understandable if the cafe had been full but it was two thirds empty. Poor hospitality skills on show. We had booked for 6.30pm and arrived promptly so we were surprised that it took 20+ minutes for our food to arrive. Perhaps it had been sitting on a servery waiting for someone to bring it to us as the beef in a bun and the chips were stone cold. The portion of coleslaw was diminutive so all in all very poor value for £14. You are letting yourselves down with this.

My husband and I enjoyed a two course set meal for just under £20 per head. The food was delicious and well presented, showcasing the seasonal vegetables grown on site. Once sat down the set meal had a couple more main meal choices than are advertised on their website. We enjoyed the Salmon, chestnut mushroom and squash pie, ginger sponge and custard and apple panna cotta. The quality of the food, especially the main course was superb.

We decided to have a quick lunch before tackling the gardens. Soup and a ciabatta. The most delicious lunch. The soup was so tasty. The ciabatta packed with filing. The food came so quickly. We also had pumpkin lattes which we definitely recommend. Will certainly come again- we couldn’t fault it. Great service too.

We visited RHS Rosemoor and had lunch in the restaurant; excellent, a far cry from the horrors of catering at Wisley. I had parsnip soup with stuff floating around in it (cabbage leaf, watercress, pine nuts) with a baguette and local Brie. The salad that came with my husband's baguette was very good. It was table service, which was unexpected but welcome, and the staff were pleasant and friendly.

We were enjoying a day out at Rosemoor and decided to treat ourselves to lunch from the set two-course menu. This cost around £20 which is roughly what you'd pay for decent pub grub, but was so much nicer. Food was well presented, extremely tasty and portion size was good. The only issue was the service. Unusually for table service, you pay when ordering but that was fine. Our first course arrived reasonably quickly and, having finished, we waited patiently for our plates to be cleared and our desserts to turn up. After about half an hour our patience was pretty much exhausted so we had to ask a different waitress to help out. She was back in five minutes with the desserts. I thought this was a one-off case of the original waitress just forgetting us but, looking at other reviews, perhaps there's a training issue here. Still, we weren't in a rush, and the food was delicious, so no real harm done.

We love Rosemoor and visit often. Nice food in restaurant as Nd would return for this but very very poor service in restaurant. Not that busy and lots of people serving but just really really slow. Not attentive, we had to go and find a waitress to take our order and even then she did not come to our table.

A very enjoyable lunch friendly and prompt service well cooked and generous portions much better than their restaurant at Wisley very good value would definitely eat there again

Absolutely superb meal of braised beef with lots of potatoes and vegetables or salmon or a lovely savoury cheesecake for the veggies. Special price if you have desert as well which was either frangipane and fruit tart or the best lemon roulade ever. Really well organized waitress service and happy, smiley staff. Spot on, thank you.

We have been RHS members forever, have visited Rosemoor since its inception and now use it regularly for just a lovely walk around the garden or to meet friends for lunch. The recent refit of the Garden Kitchen had taken a very long time, longer than predicted but finally, today we met up with old neighbours. The restaurant space is very pleasant and obviously can seat more people than the old layout. However…….. Our staple of homemade soup using produce from the kitchen garden, roll and Devon cheese is gone as are the wonderfully presented and dressed jacket potatoes. (You can have a half jacket if you are a child). Unless you want the special set menu which is now quite expensive your only choices are a ploughmans’ for £12.50 or ciabattas for £10.50. You can sit and have only coffee or tea but if you really just want a light lunch, a sandwich or a pasty for instance, you are now relegated to the cafe………… So sad.

Our second visit to Rosemoor, but our first to the newly renovated Garden Restaurant. We opted for the set price menu of around £18 for 2 courses, and we definitely were not disappointed- the food was delicious. Service, although friendly and helpful, needs to be more organised. It seemed completely haphazard - we never saw the same person twice - and consequently it was very inefficient, with some tables left waiting for quite some time. I am sure that these were ‘teething issues’ for the new summer season, and that it will soon match the standard of the fabulous food.

We are new members to RHS Rosemoor and decided to visit and have breakfast, on arrival we asked for the breakfast menu and were told its on the board...the selection was a bacon roll or a pastry so very little choice, we decided on a bacon roll each a coffee and a tea. The bacon roll was cold, tea and coffee was OK The cost was very expensive £17 in total for 2 cold rolls a coffee and a tea. A very limited breakfast menu over priced I'm afraid Rosemoor we will no longer be coming for breakfast and I'm afraid we will not be renewing our membership...

After a pleasant day in the gardens, my visit was spoiled by the inflexibility of staff in the cafe. A cream tea can only be had with tea or an Americano. If you want hot chocolate or espresso or flat white or anything else you have to pay extra. So effectively you have to pay for two drinks even if you only have one.

Our lunch was tasty and all fresh. I would take a guess that the salad was picked from the vegetable gardens. They were very short staffed but dealt with it very well. It was a little on the expensive side. Potentially for a family of 4 you would be looking at over £100 for lunch and drinks.

Very good choice of food and drinks, reasonably priced. tempting cream teas. Lots of seating inside and outside

On a visit to the excellent gardens at Rosemoor my wife and I had lunch in the restaurant. On the specials board were an Italian meat and salad platter and a goats cheese flan. The meat salad was served with a piece of crusty bread,...

We had a takeaway from the hut, the prices were quite expensive and the cheese and onion pastys especially were very bland, tasting mainly of potato with a hint of cheese or onion.

This restaurant used to be excellent, so what on earth has happened? Limited choice, long wait for insipid, watery salad.

Having enjoyed the excellent garden we called in for refreshment but were disappointed by the expensive prices and poor quality of the sandwiches. The choice was small and one sandwich was distinctly stale. It was replaced at the pay desk but no apology was offered....

It's a real shame not to feel I/we can eat in this restaurant again. I've tried several times over the past few years to give it another chance but a recent visit was just appalling. I complained and was told that 'unless there's something wrong...

After a tiring (?) few hours admiring the stunning gardens we had a nice lunch of fish cakes with potatoes and veg. I'm guessing the veg and potatoes came from the Rosemoor gardens, they certainly were fresh produce and all the better for that. Fish...

Visited yesterday and was happy to eat outside and to accept limited menu. However, the Sandwich Picnic Bag at £12 sounded as though it was a selection of sandwiches, a bag of crisps, piece of shortbread and a soft drink. But no. I was told...

We were very impressed with our first visit to Rosemoor. The winter garden was particularly impressive. Very interesting history on how the site was developed. Lunch was brilliant and superb value. Thank you RHS.

We call in probably once a month. Sometimes it's delicious sometimes it tastes unusual! It can go from an amazing carvery to a red cabbage full of herbs and spices that leaves a funky taste upon your tongue! Shame it's not always delicious. The staff...

Visit here often, being a RHS member. The restaurant is perfect for tea and cake, or for lunch. The meal deals are excellent value, and for the less hungry also always lots of other choices, like soup, sandwiches, jacket spuds. Have eaten here occasionally in...

Jacket potato with tuna, chive, creme fraiche & mayo and a jacket potato with cheese ordered - seemed fairly simple and foolproof - they both arrived fairly quickly but, there the good points stopped - both jacket potatoes were virtually cold and not even the...

As always great food. I am gluten free which is very much catered for! 👏👏 The staff are always so polite and welcoming.

As ever absolutely delicious lunch with huge portions of vegetables. My only suggestion is perhaps having a cover put over the served plate as twice now my meal has cooled off significantly because of the time it takes to get through the till. You couldn’t...

sat.7 dec evening meal to view lights very good lovely restaurant with excellent food choice for htis evening and friendly welcoming staff

Excellent restaurant, cafe and service. This place has great views and top the perfect day spent at Rosemoor.

The cafe is lovely but is more expensive than average. It gets incredibly busy at certain times e.g. Half term.

Excellent lunch today at RHS Rosemoor. Very tasty and good value for money. Would recommend this to anyone.

We were visiting Rosemoor on this occasion due to the vintage fayre. After lunch we stopped for more to eat, in a cream tea, Lovely! Just a pity there wasn't more jam & cream!

A welcome rest at the end of a long day exploring the gardens. Good selection in a roomy and fresh environment. Nice pot of tea and a wide range of scones, cakes and biscuits

There is little I can add to other reviews. The selection is great, pricing competitive and no complaints about the quality. Vegetarian options are available.

The restaurant at Rosemoor, serve lovely food. On this occasion we had the special of the day, which was "Pulled Pork Wrap". It was delicious! Served with salad & coleslaw & plain crisps. Not expensive at £7.95 each.

Visited lots of times to the restaurant lovely food , Sunday calvary fantastic and not expensive . Beef lovely and tender as was the pork, crackling lovely so was the vegetables. They also do a vegetarian option, if you want sandwiches, ploughmans or jacket potatoes they also cater for.

We love the cafe at Rosemoor. Always excellent food made with local ingredients. Cheese ploughman’s is fabulous and the cream teas are very reasonably priced.

The Sunday carvery is delicious. £11.50 for adults and £5.75 for children. The beef was very tender. Vegetables sourced from their own gardens. Excellent sustainability and environmental responsibility; any packaging you think is plastic is actually compostable!

Live locally, and went there for a bite to eat and both of us decided to have a 'Ploughmans' .... 2 slices of bread (thick) and small bowl of piccalilli and a another of chutney - two small pieces of cheese a small handful of leaves and half a tomato - just under £10 - rip off and then, a small bottle of 'organic cola' £2.85 ..... bill came to £25.35 - needless to say, I will be going to other local places to eat.

During our visit to Rosemoor we decided to eat lunch there, which was a good choice. Initially I found the kitchen to be surprisingly expensive as we just wanted a bite to eat, but when bought our cold lunch we were pleasantly surprised. We then understood why the restaurant was so busy on a Wednesday afternoon! The coronation chicken sandwich was divine, so I would definitely recommend it. However, to no fault of their own, the very young wait staff seemed stressed and overworked as there were so many people- filling every seat in the restaurant. I wonder if this was a one-off or whether this is a regular occurrence. Overall, a good lunch and would visit again.

A very welcome lunch at the half-way point of our visit. There was an excellent choice of food available including a vegetarian option as well as a range of sandwiches, soup & similar. Of especial note was how friendly and efficient the staff were - a BIG plus! Minus points: the queue was long - I know this was a busy time of day but it seemed a little too long and would have hoped there had been a different arrangement; having picked up the hot food, queued for a hot drink, queued to pay, queued for water & cutlery by the time you got to your table the food was cold. But the food was excellent and reasonably priced.

We were there on a Sunday, when the restaurant does a carvery lunch. There was a choice of gammon or beef: the beef came as a large slab of tender meat along with a smaller (albeit still sizeable) one. Unfortunately (for me) you had to choose between Yorkshire pudding or crackling and stuffing (how dare they!).

We are vegetarian so often don't have a wide choice of meal but not here. There were several veggie options, I had a homity pie with salad and my husband had a Moroccan vegetable bake with salad. Lime tart and chocolate tart for dessert were also yummy. If there were a few of you to get lunch for it could be a bit expensive but the food is such good quality, locally sourced and in generous portions it is worth it. For our evening meal we had a couple of beers and some nuts as we were still full from lunch so that will give you an idea of the portion.

After walking round the gardens, we had lunch here. There was a wide choice. Sandwiches, ploughman’s, baked potatoes are on the menu as expected. For the hot dishes, we had the salmon, which was very nicely done. It come with roast potatoes and a variety of salads. Would recommend.

We had lunch here after a lovely walk in the Rosemoor Garden. It was very crowded at lunch time with a long queue. However, service was fast. I had the salmon fillet with boiled potatoes and vegetables. The salmon was tasty and cooked to perfection. I was very pleasantly surprised. Excellent food!

Situated in the RHS Rosemoor garden, ideal for refreshments, snacks and meals whilst visiting. Good selection of food at value for money prices.

We had a lovely time at Rosemoor with our friend and neighbour, we had afternoon tea for 3, after several attempts at getting it come up on there computer we was served the most fantastic meal ever well worth the money x

Exellant food with a different twist .Offers Chunk Pies the best in the land and a great cream tes with local ale

I can not recommend this place highly enough. Beautiful setting, amazing food and staff, a gift shop that sells something for everyone and all on my doorstep.

Getting the family together for a day out is difficult. Rosemoor has something for everyone. Great cafe, nice shop and varied pretty grounds. We have bought a family membership that I would recommend.

A great place to visit all year round and take in the different plantings and gardens. just stroll around at a leisurely to take it all in. Art exhibitions and fayres on regularly.

Pear and Ginger cake and a “special” hot chocolate drink with all the extras.just what’s needed after a winter walk through the gardens. Don’t forget the straw so you can drink the chocolate whilst warm and a spoon for the cream and marshmallows.

The Sunday Carvery at the Garden Kitchen could set you-up for the week. Choice of two roasts and a Veggie option. Beautifully tender beef (how do they do it?) and a tasty nut roast. Enormous choice of vegetables, many sourced in the garden. Huge portions.

Sunday lunch is delicious and the food is usually very good.

Very nice fresh food on offer to choose from,spacious seating area which is clean and well presented

I was surprised how popular this venue is. We booked a 2 course meal and it wasn't very clear what we had to do at first, then I remembered that I had a reference number saved on my phone. All good once I found that.

After visiting Rosemoor gardens & the Vintage Fayre being held on this Sunday, we decided to have Sunday Lunch. We were here with family, and the lunch was really good. The Roast Pork was exceptional. We will be back!

Always excellent soups for lunch whether you have it with or without cheese. Also love that it is made with local ingredients.

The Pork lasagne was awful. The pork was in strips and the dish held no resemblance to a lasagne. £12 for 2 courses was very overpriced. There were no condiments I.e salad cream available on request!

This is a wonderful place to take the family. Every member of our family enjoys going here and there is always something interesting going on.

Considering how expensive it is to eat here, you'd expect the food to be hot.

My friend and I, who are locals, know Rosemoor Gardens and today the gardens were particularly lovely in their Autumn colours. The morning was. fresh and bright and was ideal for a good walk round and then we went to the Garden Kitchen for lunch.

Having spent several hours walking around the gardens, we enjoyed a nice hot cuppa and some cakes in a friendly atmosphere.

We have eaten here many times and always enjoyed it, but on our last visit we were disappointed to find that the prices had increased and unfortunately the portion sizes appear to have been drastically reduced.

If you start with the best in local farmed meat,add vegetables sourced from the garden, prepare them perfectly and then serve in a happy, relaxed environment, you have the perfect Sunday meal. Afterwards, a gentle stroll through the gardens to walk off a few calories and make room for a cream tea at the Wisteria Room.

Visited restaurant for lunch after walking around gardens. There was a large selection of sandwiches and I don't think I've ever had a sandwich with so much filling anywhere else. Good value for money.

Staff attentive and welcoming, good hearty food and freshly prepared.....all set in clean, hygienic surroundings within the main restaurant. Definitely recommend a visit, as well as the immediate stunningly beautiful gardens, that are extremely well maintained.....you could actually spend a whole day there! Don't miss out on a real treat! Enjoy!

We all enjoyed the savoury cream tea, which was two cheese scones, apple chutney, cheese and a drink. It was really nice and made a satisfying lunch.

We arrived bang on lunchtime and walking from the car could smell the delicious pasties cooking. Before looking at the menu we already knew what we were having! Pasties offered with potatoes,salad and bread. A tasty and satisfying lunch. All the other food we say going past looked lovely- the jacket potatoes in particular looked good

Quick visit whilst passing.Selection of plants for sale excellent as one would expect from the RHA.

Wonderful selection of cakes including gluten free options.

Fabulous restaurant. So lovely to see produce picked from the gardens going in. Limited choice of mains but everything was delicious

We met family at Rosemoor gardens in Torrington for lunch. It being a Sunday, we had the roast of the day, which was beef or turkey. We plumped for turkey, which was succulent. There was a selection of vegetables aswell, and priced reasonable.

I took my mum to RHS Rosemoor as a birthday treat during the Rose festival as she loves roses, and we also had afternoon tea. It was absolutely delightful. When we arrived for our reservation, they led us to a table in the corner by the window which was clothed and set up with china, which made it feel really special for us. The food was exquisite, and they catered to our dietary requirements which was really great. I called ahead and specified on my booking form what we needed and they did it without any issues. My mum absolutely loved the rose gin with lemonade, and so did I, and I don't normally like gin! All in all a wonderful day and would definitely visit again to try some of the yummy looking cakes on display!

We enjoyed a tasty lunch, served by friendly, helpful people who were able to cope with a fussy eater without making a fuss themselves. We sat outside, shaded by an umbrella. The food was well prepared and presented and we felt able to relax after our walk around the gardens.

Being a vegetarian, you can always count on Rosemoor to have suburb food for us. The puddings are great as well.

Great for just Tea or Coffee and Cake or Snax or Lunch and sometime Supper (when evening events on as Concerts and Christmas :) Very nice and clean ; great range of foods available

Called if for a cake and a coffee just to get a break from this amazing place there’s so much to see here and you could not get around it without taking a rest break. Some other visitors had taken a picnic and found a spot to enjoy it so they had obviously been before and taken advantage of a lovel spot to enjoy it in and there are many such spots around this place. Still this cafe has amazing choice of menus and you can easily go overboard.

Since we were visiting the excellent rose display in the gardens we decided to try the restaurant for the 4th time in the hope that service might have improved since our last visit. Unfortunately, once again we were disappointed.

3 of us had lunch today £10.95 or 2 courses for 13.95. I had one course which was there goats cheese, pea and walnuts cheese cake with beetroot chutney, my husband had chicken breast with this really nice relish. Our other family member had salmon, all the meals came with new potatoes, salad and assortments of coleslaw etc. I was told by my husband that his pudding of toffee apple trifle was wicked. Drinks was teas and latte, very reasonable for 3 people £43.00. Staff very friendly and attentive, very busy restaurant, seating inside and out

Wonderful facilities available to suit most taste. We were able to assuage our hunger and have a suitable beverage to wash it down, Grand place.

My wife and I revisited Rosemoor this holiday having enjoyed our last visit in 2017. Unfortunately when we got to the table my wife became ill and couldn't eat. The immediate attention of the staff was amazing and so caring. The head of the staff in the kitchen couldn't have been more caring and helpful. She actually stayed with us until my wife felt a little better. That is the standard of practical care given by a very efficient and loving staff...shown also in the way food is served!! I recommend this place with the highest of accolades.

Had a coffee when we arrived Rosemoor Gardens, (really good coffee). At lunchtime had a sandwich which was really good.

I've had lunch and an evening meal here recently... both fabulous, filling and with lots of fresh-from-the-garden ingredients. Sandwiches you can barely bite into, they're so big... cake that's moist and full of flavour... desserts sweet and satisfying; I think this restaurant gives many of its regional competitors a real run for their money.

We often go to Harlow Carr and it was great to see RHS Rosemoor. Everything was so much further on being 300 miles further South. This is a fantastic place and so relaxing walking round. Great plants, lawns, wild flower meadows and walks in the woods. So fortunate we can see such wonderful places as part of our RHS membership.

Visited today and had the Exmoor beef and my husband had the Gammon. Tasty fresh and excellent value

Our third visit to beautiful Rosemoor in Devon.... and we can’t stop enthusing about the wonderful lunch ( as always )

Go Rosemoor to spend time walking and exploring these wonderful gardens. Take a pencil and paper with you so you can makes note about the many plants you would love to plant in your garden. Then treat yourself to lunch, especially Sundays. The roast is second to none.

On arrival the restaurant stank from some sort of fish on the counter. We went through to the sitting area where it was not too bad. I had a very interesting lunch with cold items and bread but sadly the bread was dried out and was - again - cross-contaminated by the smell of fish having been in the same kitchen. I mentioned it to the waitress who was sympathetic but nothing was done [or really could be I suppose]. The staff are without exception wonderful which is why I give the high overall mark. I had a slice of cake which was OK but rather leaden and was so cold to make one suspect that it had previously been frozen! My own feeling is that Rosemoor tries so hard but does not quite achieve it. The coffee was wonderful

I recently visited here with my sister and our children. The walk around Rosemoor Gardens was great for the kids and ourselves. The only thing to Ruin our trip was when we went in for lunch.

Went for a lovely day out with my sister and the kids to go into the restaurant to be told off about giving my 2 year old child food. As many know they don’t eat much!! I did not want to purchase food that cost a lot for them not to eat it. The person who got in my face and told me not feed my child you need to learn some customer service skills as you thought it was ok to go and talk about us right in front of us as well.