Silica Lodge Garden Centre Coffee Shop in North Lincolnshire

Celebrating a family birthday, we booked a table for six, plus our Poodle at the Doggie Cafe at Silica Lodge Garden Centre. Gabriella and her staff were so friendly and we were served quite quickly considering there were six of us. The meals included the pie of the day special, scampi, tasty prawn sandwich with salad & coleslaw and a cheese & onion paninni. Everything was fresh and tasty, presented well and served in a friendly manner. Even our Poodle was made welcome and given a little packet of dog biscuits. After our meal we enjoyed a browse round the plant centre and gift shop. All the staff were friendly and we all enjoyed a lovely day.

Would not return. The food was edible - that’s the best I can say about the place. This used to be a lovely place to get lunch with friends and to bring the dog but now it is somewhere I will avoid. The garden centre allows dogs in but the cafe has only a tiny, grubby area where you can sit with dogs. There were only two tables shoved in a corner of a fenced off area - not welcoming at all and not a pleasant place to enjoy food. Would not recommend this place to anyone.

I don't like hot drinks so I asked a staff member if I could have a cold drink in work the cake n drink offer the staff member asked her manager. Face like thunder said no can't do a cold drink with a caKe offer. It is disappointing for customers like myself whom don't drink any hot drinks to be penalised against these offers. Other places allow this

Service was shocking, made to feel about two inches tall while ordering at the till. Server kept huffing and puffing. Food was awful for the price you pay. Chips felt stale, quiche felt stale, panini was greasy, coleslaw tasted sour.

Went for a snack asked for Fred eggon toast with a potion of beans and bacon. Hmmmm if that's a portion of bacon for 75p it was extremely expensive very disappointed

the food and drink is good,service is awful the staff look so miserable it made us feel depressed,they just look at you like youve got 2 heads, no smiles no conversation,must have a crap manager

Just fancied a full English so popped in. Sign at door said please wait to be seated' although nobody was actually seating people so we just walked in and sat down. Whilst ordering food the woman at the till could barely be bothered to talk to us let alone listen. Managed to order our breakfasts which when arrived were cold and had to be returned and reheated. Cake cabinet empty as well which is another poor sign. This cafe used to be great but something has definitely changed.

Nice lunch cafe in a garden centre . Good choice of food. Staff pleasant but not to good at attending to customers. Young man in the till was excellent though. Very poor stock on cakes lots of empty gaps. Food was fresh and hot.

We ordered 2 cakes, must have waited nearly half an hour for them to arrive in takeaway boxes... staff in the cafe and the shop very rude and dis interested such a shame it could be so much better.

Ordered coffee latte x 2. This was brought to our table. The food order was placed at the same time. 25 minutes later we had to ask about about our meal to be told there was a 15 minutes delay. We had ordered 25 minutes earlier. I asked had they lost our order they said no working on it!! However, the meal arrived peas, french fries, cottage pie I would suggest they had to nip to local supermarket to get peas & french fries. Working on our meal indeed.

I went with my husband and cockapoo Ava to have a look round we hadn't been before. We went in the garden center as a new potential customer but was ignored no smiles We had a look round then we were going for a coffee or lunch the cafe wasn't actually dog friendly only a small part before the entrance to the cafe but we didn't fancy it so we left unfortunately

What has happened to this resturant. It used to be very good - now it is awful. I was amazed that we could just walk in and get a table - it used to be packed. I had Ham Egg and chips. The ham was nice, the single egg very small and the chips cold and undercooked, I epected to be asked why I was leaving them but no one even took away our dirty places incase we wanted a desert. We will not be rushing back

Probably the worst food I've possibly consumed, the steak pie was inedible, unseasoned grey beef with no filling, a raw slice of pastry slapped on top of it to finish it off, was more dog food than a pie. The peas were inedible and the chips tasted as if they had been cooked a dozen times. You'd get a better quality cooked meal at spoons with a pint for half the price. The price of the drinks are shocking too, £4 for a cup is unbelievable

We booked our table 2 weeks prior to our visit but on arriving our booking hadn't been written in the book. The staff member was very apologetic but as they were fully booked she could only offer us a small table in the "dog cafe". We all squeezed round and prepared to make the best if it. We ordered our food at the counter to a very miserable looking staff member and sat chatting while waiting. After about an hour, 2 and a half dishes were plonked on the table, after about 10 minutes we asked where the rest of our meals were, she went off and came back with mine and my friend's paninis which were cold and almost threw a dish of chips infront of my other friend. We managed to still enjoy ourselves but I would not recommend this cafe anymore and we all agreed that we will go elsewhere next time. There was no Christmas spirit from the staff at all, they all seemed as if they didn't want to be there. After our lunch we had a look around. The Christmas wreaths were so small and the Christmas decks collection was much smaller than previous years. Altogether a very disappointing visit!

No gluten free options actually available for lunch other than a jacket potato. No gluten free cakes or biscuits. Don't go if you are gluten-free and hoping to eat!

Terrible! Ordered to coffees,1 Rainbow cake 1 warm cheese scone Order came scone was plain scone,dry and tasteless, took it back after first bite,told staff wasn't cheese as ordered,dry and horrible ,she replied because they are bought in! She brought a cheese scone over she said this is cheese and warmed ...it was stone cold,cut it open dried up and vile took it to cash desk said don't bother 😒 I will just have coffee!!! Rainbow cake wasn't great,won't be our coffee catch up place again 😒

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Dreadful meal. Nut roast was the worse I have ever had. My husband had meat pie which he described as mediocre. They have no allergen listing for customers to look at and when I asked if something had soya the server shouted it across a crowded room to a waitress to go in the kitchen to check.

Unfriendly staff,table clearing and cleaning slow and poor. Some of the food a little over priced The roast beef was very good,but the paninis were a little lacking in quality.

I visited today with my family after visiting before and had gave it great reviews. However it has gone down hill fast! I ordered a "sandwich platter" which when it turned up was one sandwich with fake plastic ham and a teaspoon of coleslaw and 1/4 of a small tomato for £7.50 was disgusting. When we arrived there were numerous tables that needed to be cleaned. And one lady sat on a dirty table for atleast 20 mins before someone decided to clear and wipe it for her. Bearing in mind staff bought us our lunch and would have seen it needed clearing when they turned round however proceeded to ignore it. The staff were slow and not very customer friendly. Will not be visiting again in a hurry

Called here few weeks ago, for lunch as we used to go to kirton Lindsey so new the food was going to be spot on which it was beautiful pork,and belly pork, called today 2.7.23 and was shocked to see menu was poor so new something not quite wright, roast dinner was just chicken or ham, which the wife had chicken and it seemed as though it had been boiled no colour no taste and the gravy was like a tinned gravy, no soup no this and that,and the breakfast good job they have a deep fat fryer is all I can say,still tasting it now at 8pm,sorry it was like this but 32pound for a dinner that wasn't worth half that, can honestly say won't be calling again.

My wife and I began going to the Four Seasons because Diane, who previously had the Willow Tree at Kirton Lindsey Garden Centre, had to find new premises after her lease at Kirton came to an end, and she took on a lease at the Four Seasons. Diane's restaurant at Kirton was superb; we never had a reason to complain, be disappointed etc etc......it was quite simply first class and 5 stars all the way!!!! When she moved to the Four Seasons at Silica Lodge Garden Centre in Scunthorpe there was initially no change in food quality and quantity, but bit by bit both have declined over a few months. On Sunday 28 May I found out that Diane had relinquished her lease because of personal reasons and I thought 'ah, now I understand the decline'. Ok, down to my experiences at the Four Seasons. I like my chips to be golden brown and crispy, not pale in colour and softish, so I make a request when ordering for my chips to be done golden brown and crispy (this is typed on to the food order for the kitchen to read)..... they never come as requested so I have just shrugged my shoulders and got on with the meal, ultimately though I have tired of my request being ignored and I have sent the meal back on the last two occasions, and to be fair the chips that came back were absolutely excellent (hence 2 stars instead of one star). Apart from the chips my chicken curry now doesn't even half fill the metal dish, so yesterday I sent it back asking for a full portion (the dish would be FULL of curry when Diane ran the restaurant) but when it came back there was hardly a difference in the quantity, with perhaps one very small spoonful having been added to the dish. On the 28th the chicken in the curry was chewy and hard, as though it had been previously cooked and then used to make the curry. I am so, so disappointed to have lost the opportunity to sample Diane's excellent service and cuisine. On a good note there are two particularly excellent members of the serving staff. A young lad called Byron, who seems to understand the concept of great customer service, and a black lady (sorry, don't know her name , but she is a lovely person and gives wonderful service), interestingly she came with Diane from the Willow Tree at Kirton Lindsey). I don't think we'll be going back to the Four Seasons.

We went to try this cafe as it is now run by Diane and her team who was previously at Kirton Garden Centre. The food is still as good with lots of choice and cooked great. We all had Fish and Chips and mushy peas...

I visited 'The Four Seasons' coffee shop at Silica Lodge with my Partner and child on Sunday. It was the first time we have visited. It will also be the last time. The experience was very disappointing. There was quite a lot of customers in...

This place was tasked with catering for a surprise party at home for my Mum. Not a big order - 10 including a vegan (myself). This was the point that they should have been honest and stated that they were unable to cater for a...

I visited the cafe recently with a friend whilst visiting the garden centre. We left without ordering because we Witnessed a short blonde lady who seemed to be in charge, refer to a asain couple in the cafe using a derogatory slur. I find this...

Cooked breakfast was delicious , lovely outdoor seating area too. Excellent customer service from staff, especially Sue.

After looking for some flowers in the garden centre me and my partner decided to get a bite to eat. The cafe was busy and the only window seat available had some pots on, we choose to sit here and before we had chance to...

We’ve always enjoyed visiting this coffee shop, however, we will not be returning. We decided to go for lunch, my daughter had the soup that claimed to be homemade. This was 100% not homemade. It was cheap and nasty tinned soup served with a stale...

Must say this was lovey very well looked after dinner was very nice and pudding to well worth going well done girls and chefs x

I went for lunch and ordered Fish and Chips. It must have been the smallest of fish. I had to hunt the fish through the beer batter and the chips were tasteless. No one checked if everything was OK or cleared our plates if we...

Took my mother for a few hours outing, to give her a change of scenery, we went round the garden centre first, which was all good. Then decided to have a spot of lunch in the cafe, to say they charge £10 for bangers and...

Usually the food is excellent but not on this occasion. We ordered 2 Cottage pies. The portion sizes were not consistent, my husbands chips and peas were 3 times the size of mine which were more in keeping with a child’s portion. As I was...

Terrible disabled facility’s you have to park and walk far because of a one way system which is pointless. And trying to push a wheelchair on the car parks gravel is very hard work for a younger person let alone elderly person. The food is...

It’s a shame because it could be so good, but…… eggs were undercooked, sent them back and came back solid with cold chips, replaced it with a sausage sandwich (ok just) but why use pre cut rolls when you can buy really good bread from...

Excellent choice of light snacks or full meals. Ideal place to recuperate after a tiring morning looking for plants!

I visit garden many centres all over the country and this one is superb ! Firstly, the staff are so helpful and genuinely interested in your query. I wanted to discuss a variety of plants but mainly roses and azaleas and I found everyone I...

Didn’t know this place was so full of surprises came across to visit the garden centre after seeing a Facebook advert. The garden centre and restaurant were far better than I expected and I certainly spent a little more than I intended The Little coffee shop was a perfect coffee pit stop looking out onto the squirrels playing. The staff were busy beavers but had the time to help with our questions Will be calling soon for one of the delicious meals which we saw

So glad we decided to try this little gem again not been here in over a year . Massive improvement in all areas the staff were very efficent food was great and the covid precautions were one of the best I have witnessed really impressed Really good and will definitely be coming back more regular

My friend and I went for a treat. We was delighted with the quality and quality of the new afternoon tea and will be back . Well done silica lodge This picture is from silica Facebook page as we did not take our own but it was exactly what we received

We had booked the childrens Halloween Teas for half term didn't expect much for the price but was I totally surprised. The children were treated like little princesses by the staff (massive thanks to then in these times tried so hard to make the children welcome and happy) the Halloweens treats they got plus the two competitions were great and we spent a few hours running in the garden centre great fun for them. I didnt eat but had some homemade Lemon Cake which was to die for !!!!!!!! will defo be coming back for a meal really soon

Came here to meet with a college, I travel all over the country and use venues as meeting points. The staff were working very hard under some very strict guidelines.I really appreciated our own space when I requested a table out of the way and felt very safe when seated by young waitress, who gave us privacy to carry out our meeting well done.

We called in one Saturday lunch time and had the Soup & Sandwich deal. The food was great and the menu has been updated and modernised as we were told it’s under new management now. There’s lots of choice now and more main meals on offer so it’s definitely worth a visit if you haven’t been for a while. We’ve used the place for years but the menu got tired and food gradually worse but now it’s far better. They’ve also put lots of good Covid measures in place like one way systems and staff wearing face masks so don’t be worried about going in there.

Visited today. Staff not wearing face shields all of the time. Raising and lowering them left right and center. The manager of the coffee shop was working on one of the tables and not wearing a mask ( obviously covid knows not to go to her). Customers being sat at tables about a meter apart. All in all an absolute joke Won’t be back

First visit since the lock down was relaxed. The entrance was repositioned to allow the staff to seat you, and take your details for track and trace. There was hand sanitizer at the entrance and the tables and chairs were cleaned before you were seated and sufficient distance between to be within the social distancing rules. During busy times there is a little wait, the staff did explain this before you entered, but well worth it for the good food they provide. All in all well worth a visit, after a busy shopping spree in the garden centre.

Had to wait for over half an hour from sitting down to eating.Only ordered gammon, as it seemed a safe bet. Turned out to be the thickest piece of gammon I've had in my life, almost raw at one end and rubbery enough to sole trainers at the other. Was supposed to be our first post lockdown meal out treat.Also, their covid19 access is poor. Wherever you park, you have to walk the full length of the site, partly over rough gravel, to get to the restaurant, difficult if you're old. They could have come up with a much more imaginative solution than this by making a central access point. Never again!

I visited today for a drink but after seeing food being taken out we decided to try it ourselves. The cottage pie was excellent value and very tasty. The waiting staff were brilliant, service with a smile.

My husband and I had the 3 tier afternoon tea, which was lovely there were loads of sandwiches, quiche and cakes etc but was disappointed to discover that I had to pay extra for my husband as he was gluten free. Even more annoyed when the afternoon tea arrived and the gluten free had no quiche and less cakes. So although we enjoyed our meal I do think you need to look at your charging policy that discriminates against people with allergies.

Myself and my husband popped in for lunch today and both ordered the quiche, which certainly didn’t disappoint! I don’t think I’ve tasted such lovely quiche before- it was a very generous portion (served with chips and salad/slaw) and was full of flavour. The chef certainly hadn’t skimped on the cheese and it was really tasty with a wonderful crust. We will certainly visit again soon! Thank you... our compliments to the chef!

The coffee shop is a perfect place to satisfy grandparents and children. We offer visit however the prices are getting far too expensive and portion sizes smaller! £10.49 for fishcakes, frozen chips and salad! I do really like the food and cleanliness of the cafe but the prices are getting ridiculous and smaller portion sizes to top it too. I noticed it was a lot quieter than usual today and I’m not surprised

Not our first visit to this well stocked garden centre. After taking a look at the plants the pouring rain drove us inside and we made our way through the shop to the cafe. We had taken a early lunch and decided on tea and toasted teacake. Service as always was top class. Served our order very quickly and very pleased. A nearby table that some animals had eaten at was very quickly cleaned off. Tables are a little closer than i would prefer but nothing to really worry about. Its a good idea on entering the garden centre to look at the cafe before going around the rest of the building. Cafe does get busy at meal times and when the weather turns bad. Toilets and cafe are to the left hand side when first entering. Premises are clean and tidy although i did have to stand a couple of plants up that had blown over in the wind.

Visited with 2 young children, the guy brought us over a booster seat straight away. The cafe and toilets were extremely clean and the food was delicious. Really good quality products!

My mother in law likes to try different garden centres to try to get a variety of flowers for her garden, we decided to eat at the four seasons cafe in Silica Lodge Garden centre. The atmosphere was friendly and relaxed. We managed to get a table. I went to order the food and noticed a polite sign saying they didn’t make “ fast food” but we would be served as soon as they could which I thought was great. The food arrived and I had homemade quiche, beautiful! My mum had cottage pie and enjoyed every mouthful. We will definitely return., yummmy!

My partner and I went there for lunch today, the service was abominable, after ordering waited over 30 mins (yes) there was a sign at the till saying that there might be a 30 minute wait in peak times, but the place was less than half full.I ordered Chicken Kiev, which was fairly tasteless, the prices have gone up to £9.99 for a meal, my partner ordered Lasagne, which was over cooked so much that the cheese on top had gone so hard that she couldn’t cut it... The staff weren’t a great deal of help either, when I went to the counter to ask about our meals, I had to ask 3 times before I got any form of response.All in all not a very good visit, won’t be going back there in a hurry.....

My wife and i nipped in for a cuppa to the four seasons restaurant at Silica garden centre.In general the food is quite reasonable if not a bit pricey.My wife bought me a bacon toastie to go with my cup of tea.looked ok but when i opened the toastie to put tomato ketchup on i was a bit miffed.inside the 2 slices of toast was 1 yes 1 slice of BACON and a little piece in 1 corner so it looked ok from the outside.There wasn't enough bacon for one slice of toast let alone two.At £3:50 i think it's a digrace.Plus i had to send it back as the miniscule bit of bacon wasn't cooked enough...Not been to this restaurant for some time.WONDER WHY..

Always have lovely cake here with a hot drink. The new cookie and ice cream desert is a great idea but would be better with a warm cookie.

We only popped in to Silica Lodge to have a look at bargain plants, but we were lured into the coffee shop because of the delicious smell!

Called in to Silica Lodge for a cup of tea and it was a pleasant visit. Wish I had a been in need of a meal as the food being brought out loooked lovely. Good selection of cakes all looked home made. All good , only thing was it was a bit hot and stuffy but it was an extreemly hot day.

Visited this place. Never again.

Sunday lunch. Plentiful Husband chose pie from menu and it was perfect As always Desserts are very good although I shouldn’t We did

Usually a decent place for home made pies, cakes, quiches, soups etc. Place is nice and food is good for flavour, appearance and portion size. Definitely a banker for us...

We were looking for a suitable table for 3 only to be ‘barked’ at to sit on a certain table. Feeling as though everyone was looking at us we were too embarrassed to walk out! We ordered food - was not told there would be a bit of a wait - especially with ordering a child’s meal it might have been in order. Food was tasty when it arrived - although think it a little on the expensive side! Child sandwich meal was literally a sandwich pack of crisp and a drink -£5 !

Excellent service and very good food staff friendly and efficient would recommend.and the garden centre is excellent for a full range of plants, trees, vegetables and very wide paths for wheelchairs and the like staff friendly and polite with excellent advice would recommend as well.

Slice of cake £3 cup of tea £1.95. An astonishing price for what was just a cup of tea! Whilst that was pricey what was worse was the cake, tasted lovely but the slice size was shocking, smallest and so thinly sliced we were amazed. Doing the math for the marble and the strawberry cakes it works out £40 per cake which is extortion!!! Even with overheads that's disgusting and once again ripping off the customer!!

Its lovery to find a place like this in a nice garden centre. It provides a variety of good food and drinks at very reasonable prices , in a clean and tidy environment The ladies are a nice and friendly bunch. It's well worth a visit. From the Windows there are a variety birds on the bird feeders, even a grey squirrel comes to play.

Nice weather so a trip out for a quick lunch,had a cheese toastie and a great cup of tea very nice and very filling had to wait a while but worth waiting for staff very pleasant

Visited in December while picking our christmas tree, we only had sausage and egg butty and bacon and mushroom butty but we really enjoyed them, i could tell they were good quality sausages and very tasty. The waiting on staff were very nice and the food didn't take long to arrive. Really enjoy it, be back soon!

Excellent service from Deb and her staff . It's nice to see the owner meet and greet there customers well worth a visit.

A busy place just after lunch. Warm and comfortable, sitting by the window watching the birds and a squirrel on the nearby feeding stations. The home baked fruit scone was delicious. But for a restaurant that professes to prepare everything fresh it was disappointing that the tea was served with those little plastic tubs of UHT milk, not fresh milk. I wish I could have been more generous with my rating as I think this place has potential to do better.

We called into the Coffee shop at Silica Lodge Garden a centre on Saturday Morning. We had to clear away a table to sit down. I ordered 2 x slices of cake ( Different flavours), both pieces were tasteless and dry! As if they had either been left out in the elements for too long or had been defrosted! Either way £2.75 per slice is not good value for money, especially when most of it was not eaten.

Called in this morning with my sister. Had the large breakfast with a cup of tea.it was what I call proper food. , lovely thick bacon butchers sausage and lovely yellow egg. It arrived quickly. Staff were polite. Thank you.

Not very good at all the food was cold and no one came to the table to check if everything was ok or not ,stood at the door waiting to be seated as the chalk board said ,was ten mins before I asked at bar to be told to just find a table all in all very disappointing visit

Large breakfast with tea was very good,hot and was cooked fresh.just under 7 quid didn't think it was bad for the price.

Its not the first time we have been here, probably because its a lovely warm friendly place. We normally have the small breakfast, it's always tasty and nice and hot when it comes. The restaurant is very clean, and it's really relaxing to visit. Once you've been fed and watered you can have a meander around in the garden centre, either way a visit not to be missed

Lovely food here but since being told, due to ill health that I can’t eat chips, I find it quite annoying that it is possible to swap chips for jacket potato.....for an extra £1. Not happening, sorry.

Very chatty and friendly staff who welcome you. Delicious food that is served quickly with a large menu

Popped in for lunch today with my daughter, it was quite busy, was served by a lovely polite girl at the till and was really surprised how quick our lunch came out, it was presented lovely and really tasty, we usually eat at another garden centre regularly but the food here was much better, we will be coming back often.

Called at about 1.30 on a Thursday, it was extremely busy although not many people in the rest of the Garden centre. We eventually found a table, uncleared . The menu was ok for snacks or a main lunch , we ordered a sandwich. Lady at the checkout was very nice despite being very busy. Excellent coffee , good sandwich, the only thing spoiling the meal was the seating. There are far too many tables squashed in the middle row , there is no privacy , especially for two seater tables. I understand the need to be able to 'fit everyone in' but don't think we will visit again.

Popped in for a cheeky breakfast and it was gorgeous. Large breakfast just hit the spot but not oversized just right for the hungry weekend shopping ahead. The restaurant is clean and very airy with views of the squirrels running about. Very relaxing way to start a day. The food was good quality, fresh and hot, lovely. A look round the garden centre, great start. Well worth a visit and friendly staff.

Went with a friend one day. Been lots of times. On this occasion my firend had a card full for - free drink. So it wasn't put on the bill and she didn't get her drink. When chased up the staff member who has served us came over and said. It should be on the bill even if no charge to be made. She kept saying this over and over again. She didn't admit that she had made a mistake in not putting it on. I got fed up of her saying it so I said it wasn't my friends fault. In the end she agreed to give us a drink out of the

Not sure what this obsession is with trying to squeeze 5 adults around a table for 4 when we all want to eat a meal and there is clearly space to use a second smaller table for 2 next to the table of 4. Again, when spending almost £60 I don’t appreciate this continued approach. Never the less the food was delicious, hence why we keep returning hoping the staff approach may have changed. Given the soaring success of the newly refurbished pub seconds down the street (and the obvious transfer of custom from here to there) you’d think they’d be trying to make their remaining customers feel valued.

We have lunch here regularly and last 2 times we have visited it has deteriorated. Service at till is disorganised and slow - can they not programme till for "specials"? It takes a long time for them to change the order to the correct item. Coffee isn't as good - much weaker. Ordered coffee with cold milk - milk didn't arrive. Quiche used to be excellent but this time very thick pastry and undercooked. Seem to have moved to quantity rather than quantity - massive portion of poor quiche with way to many chips.

Had lunch and found that the food was average and it was overpriced, there was nothing special about either the food or the coffee shop. I had quiche and found it to be tasteless and bland. There was a token salad but it had seen better days. Its a shame really as the garden centre it great.

Food looked good and drinks very fine but unimpressed of being stuck in a room with little or no ventilation it was so hot.

Visited for a pot of tea and tea cake before buying plants . Very nice polite young man on the till . I sat outside to eat . The terrace is covered in lovely flowers made you feel very relaxed . Lovely tea served in a China tea pot nice to have quality . The tea cake was really nice that came with 3 packs of butter very pleasant serving staff . This garden ctr can't be beat on quality of plants or presentation of them nothing out of place .

Would be better if they gave a number when you order food, rather than you having to give a table number only to find that someone has sat at the table while you were at the counter ordering the food.

I was surprised by the size of the tea pot for two, plenty to go around with two cups each. Sadly the special cream scone tea was let down by the cream being whipped cream and not clotted. If it had been a proper cream scone with clotted cream then it would have been so perfect.

Visited here with some friends and my husband on a Saturday lunch time, it didn't seem as busy as it usually is but still quite a few people in. The lattes tasted good, i notice the large latte doesn't come in a glass like the small one, but in a kind of small mug, No little biscuit that used to come on the side and no tea spoon so had to chase one of them up.

The pensioner's lunch is good and there was roast pork dinner which was great. The teacups are very wide and as you are served well before the meals come, it soon turns cold. Prices have gone up quite a lot in the last year which probably accounts for the fact that it is never as full as it used to be.

Came today for Sunday lunch and was incredibly disappointed at the customer service. Have come several times before (most weeks intact) and always had an excellent service but today was nothing short of disappointing. Despite there been 5 of us (adults) all planning on purchasing a full Sunday lunch and coffee we were told we could not pull two tables together (a table of 4 and a table of 2) and the 5th person would need to pull a chair to the end of the table of 4 and couldn’t use the other table. This resulted in me sitting with my back to the main door of the cafe (rather cold when it’s opening every 5minutes) and having to squeeze three dinner plates and drinks into space for 2. I find this incredibly rude given the amount of money spent. Won’t bother spending any money here in future, will go somewhere our custom is appreciated.

Excellent food and service. Toilets immaculate. Well stocked garden centre with plenty of gifts and plants etc. Really enjoyed our time here. Thanks all x

What can I say our meal was lovely we both went for the Turkey dinner that come with lots of fresh veg and extra gravy .We was over charged but the lovely manager soon sorted that out .

Called in between the cold weather and sampled the Chicken Mayo sandwich and Tomato Soup. We were very pleased with what we ordered, sandwich was crammed full and soup was great.

In process of delivering a small box van trailer load of household items for a friend, we went to this establishment (for a quick meal ) as it was recommended.

Popped in for a cuppa and a lovely cake . I ordered the lemon home made one . It was delivered to the table by very friendly staff . The cake was really lovely and a nice portion size . The tea pot delivered 2 cups and was nice n hot . I would prefer not to have uht carton milk but putting that aside it was lovely , clean and full of atmosphere a lovely place to meet up with friends . Had a walk around the garden centre and it was immaculate the plants are of a high quality and the prices lower than it's larger competitors it's a joy to talk to staff that know their stuff a great visit and I will return .

A nice cafe with friendly staff but let down by the food. Myself and my husband had fish finger sandwich with chips. The fish fingers were not of good quality served in cheAp white bread. We felt £8.99 was a lot to pay for budget fish fingers and frozen chips. We have paid the same price in other places for the same meal and received lovely fish gougons in a nice crusty loaf, much more what you would expect at this price.

Called for breakfast for a treat,very nice service and food excellent good pot of tea don’t like the milk carton a jug would be better,nice out look watching the birds and squirrels good value for money

brilliant food, went on a Saturday afternoon, not too busy, plenty of places to sit, found the prices a little higher than usual but the portions were very big, food was delicious really homey comfort food, staff friendly and welcoming would go here again

After a night out and wanting a proper Sunday lunch I decided to try silica lodge garden centre! Well worth the visit, a little dearer than the chain pubs but the food was excellent and the staff very helpful and friendly. I'll definitely be eating here again! Thankyou...

Fab meeting place for coffee with friends. But breakfast,lunch and afternoon tea good as well!! The food is excellent and cooked to order. Have spent many happy mealtimes here.x