Southwell Garden Centre Tea Rooms in Newark and Sherwood

Popped in for lunch around 12.15 (Thursday) first time visitors. The dining area is spacious and light with plenty of seating. We had bacon, leek, mushroom and Stilton pie (delicious and full of flavour), home made pork and caramelised onion sausage roll (tasty and stuffed with filling) and last but not least a tuna and cheese panini (just the right amount of filling and toasted just right). Staff were friendly, cheerful and served with a smile. We will definitely be returning in the near future to try out some more of the menu and specials. Highly recommended *****

Lots more tables since last went which unfortunately meant longer to queue to order food and drinks at till point , cold drink cabinet moved and no indication of where to get them now . Food still okay although salad was very lettuce and onion heavy with just 2 slices of cucumber and 3 tomatoes slices and quiche slice could have been more generous for price. Wait for food to arrive at table was reasonable considering lunchtime and busy.

We are regular Clients to the Cafe and often stop to buy a plant or two. The menu and meals are great and plenty of outside seating too. The staff are friendly and helpful, considering they are usually rushed off their feet. Definitely try their breakfast 10/10. Portion size is more than ample for cost. Awesome place to eat. 🤩

This place is amazing for coffee, cake and lunches. Good food, great selection and prices. The staff all work very hard, but they desperately need two people working at the cafe counter at busy times. The wonderful lady who does all the cooking helps when she can at the till. That is not often possible. The queues can be horrendous. I do think that there should always be two staff at a coffee shop counter- one to sort out the drinks and the other sorting out all the other things. Poor staff management and I am sure that must be so stressful for the person at the till.

We have never been to the cafe before. But the service, was very good and all the staff had a smile to share. Food wise all our meals were well presented and tasty, especially the Growler. We also decided to buy some hostas that were in an excellent condition. Making payment we were looked after very well by Nigel. Will definitely visit again. Thank you for an excellent visit.

Busy coffee shop in a garden centre. Popped in with family for coffee and the cheese scones were some of the best we’ve ever had. Wonderful selection of cakes made on site and lovely staff.

As ever Cheryl you've fed us royally, your Sunday roasts are tasty, cracking value and the cake counter has to be the stuff of Notts legends. It NEVER fails to impress. Anyone coming, be aware that you'll stand in line to order and pay and then it is served to your table. The roast beef is brisket (rather than topside) or pork. But it's £9.95 for a full plate, so you cannot argue with that in this day and age. Lots of people around us are eating very nice looking homemade quiche and salad. Not posh decor and not posh prices. Instead good homemade fayre cooked by good people. Don't stop!

table booked for 1.30 to find says 1.45 on table card. had to que for half hour to order and got food after 3pm and next people wanted table at 3.15 which obviously they couldn't. too many tables staff and customers couldn't pass between chairs. no cutlery I asked at kitchen door do we have to que if we have a table booked a lady said yes everyone had booked and shut door on me food was like all mushed up on the dinner really spoilt the day and I was upset as first mothers day since my mum finished her chemo she was in pain after being so crammed up to the table dissapointed also as I have emailed the cafe and no reply

Had booked a table a few weeks ago for my cousin and myself at 12.00 got there on time had to queue for 30 minutes dinner came at 1:05 the waitress had a tea towel over her arm she caught the tea towel on my meat just said sorry no offer to take the meal back and change the meat so I took off the meat that the tea towel had touched. The meat could have done with more cooking the roast potatoes were hard the veg was alright. The table that we were at was booked out for 1:30 so bearing in mind we didn't get our meal till 1:05 . 25 mins to eat a meal NOT GOOD. My cousin has learning difficulties. So we do not leave the table until 1:45. That was not our fault . Southwell garden centre should not try to please all the people all of the time they need to put a limit on how many people they serve for Sunday lunch / mothering Sunday they had far too many people in. So in future I would recommend them to put a limit on how many they serve on that day and not over book as they have done today. It will be a long time before we go back. And southwell garden centre used to have a good reputation now they haven't they will have to work very hard to get their reputation back. It will be a long time before we go back again.

Visited this tearoom for the first time today ,had the homemade quiche from the special board ,broccoli and stilton ,it was so good !! Reasonably priced and generous portions ,good to see a independent business doing so well in these testing times.

Visited here and tried the amazing fresh hotplate food. All homemade and cooked fresh each day. The large cake selection was brilliant and I highly suggest trying the beautiful egg custard. The staff were all very friendly, and the service was excellent. I will definitely be visiting again.

We come to this place and the food is amazing. Fresh homemade food with a vast selection every day. Friendly hardworking staff and always a warm welcome.

I visit here quite often & the food is always delicious, fresh & homemade! I urge people to try some of the lovely dishes from the hot plate they have, the cheese, leek, potato & onion pie is to die for, they often have different home made pies and other delicious food which is also great value for the quality you get & portion sizes are great too!

Cakes are nice but if your in to microwave food this is the place to be if they hide all the wall of microwaves it might not look like in side of a weatherspoons kichen

Brilliant cakes and food. Also do their bit for the community by donating plants for a school summer fair in the inner city area. Plants are varied and beautiful. Always helpful and friendly staff.

This place is Amazing, Reasonable prices, Great food & Fantastic service! We can sit inside or out & also in the shop which is very relaxing, Me & my friends often have afternoon tea & then take a meal home with us.

Visited yesterday just to buy a few plants....smelled the hot food so went to investigate Decided to have roast pork dinner which was amazing. Chunky pieces of pork, nicely cooked vegetables, perfect crispy stuffing, jug of home made onion gravy. Husband had steak pie with chips and peas. Only concern was the uneven surface of the block paving of the ramp access which was potentially dangerous.

We had tea when we came to Southwell race course for tye Antique Fair. A nice coffee, with very friendly staff. Very busy & it's nice to see people out & about & cafe's doing well.

Good variety menu available - see photo. Clean & looked after by very friendly people. The food is served to table & reservations can be made. Tasty snacks as well as nourishing meals were in evidence. Good parking close to restaurant. Thank you for your warm welcome.

We went about 2pm on a Sunday. One table was having the roast dinner which looked huge. Another was having the afternoon tea which included delicious looking cakes! We had the soup, freshly made sandwiches and vegan sausage and mash. The staff were polite and efficient. There was seating inside and out and the place was spotlessly clean.

Visit regularly on a Sunday for coffee and a cake, but always disappointed in the queue for the coffee shop. Only one person on the till taking orders, making drinks, getting cakes taking the money - this holds everything up. All staff work very hard, but just one other person getting out the drinks, etc would just make it much more efficient. I walked away again this week as did quite a few others!

reasonable price and good quality food Doesnt try to be something it is not but the locals know its a gem !

Very busy but lunch came on time. Nice meal. We went on a Wednesday & had look online & was 2 for 1 on that day for meals over £7.95. When we got the bill i queried it as it was more than it should...

We had a look around the extensive garden centre before hitting the tea rooms. There were a plethora of homemade cakes to choose from. The cakes were delicious. As it was a warm day we sat outside in a small marquee which was great.

A nice treat for Sunday lunch. Excellent food, meat (beef or pork) was tender, roasts, mash and yorkshire puddings were great, plenty of veg and lovely onion gravy. Other food options available. Plenty of desserts on offer, apple crumble, cornflake tart, butterscotch tart, biscoffe cheesecake...

A lovely experience shared by myself and my husband. The staff were friendly and the food was great.

We sat outside for coffee and cakes. They were very tasty. It does get busy and there aren't a lot of staff , so don't be in a rush.

Now allowed to see grandchildren in the garden, 1st time in a year. So got afternoon teas. They were absolutely fantastic. Fresh cooked scones, generous fillings in the sandwiches & perfect cakes. It made our day even more special. Thank you so much xx

The best quiches we have had in ages, cheese and tomato and Stilton and broccoli. We couldn’t decide so Sheryll the chef, gave us a slice of both. Coffee was hot and tasty. Cafe very busy, but we didn’t have a long wait. The choice...

Booked a table for a lunchtime, but we didn’t really need to as the weather was good and there’s lots of outdoor seating. We all had coffee and a scone or egg custard. Very nice indeed. Cooked food looked good as well. Staff were friendly...

This venue is by far the best in the Southwell and outlying area. The food is tasty and great value for money and the staff are exceptional. Friendly and helpful. The cheese scones are by far the best I have ever tasted.

Lovely place to go, whether for breakfast or lunch. Definitely recommend trying the daily specials, had the pork and cider teviot and the Apple and strawberry crumble with custard, delicious home made food and friendly service. Can't fault it.

Couldn’t recommend this gorgeous place enough!! Had the sweet and sour chicken which was a very reasonable price especially considering how nice it was. The salted caramel and apple crumble to finish was absolutely lovely. Husband (who is a very picky eater) raved about the...

Very good social distancing implementation. Lots of seating inside and outside. Lots of choices. Special mention for the broccoli and cheddar soup - delicious. We all had different main courses. No complaints there. The sweets were very tempting but we were too full. Coping well...

Very friendly helpful staff. Nice food.Cheese and cauliflower soup yes please.Good variety of mains and snacks .Many home cooked . They are coping very well with covid regulations.Not all the places I have been to recently are (some of this is due to the customers...

Visited here for lunch on a busy Sunday afternoon. I don’t usually leave reviews but I was very impressed with how the service has adjusted to covid guidelines. I enjoyed a Sunday roast which was delicious and served quickly considering how busy it was. The...

From the moment I walked in the atmosphere struck me as friendly and happy. The girls behind the counter were all professional in both order taking and food serving. Tables well spaced and plenty of outside space(weather permitting). Food was extremely tasty and piping hot....

I visited on a fairly busy sunday for a coffee and cake. I waited in a small queue to order and pay. Unfortunately the young lady on the till was having to take the order, make the coffees and get the cakes, sandwiches, meals and...

Normally we are a fan of your breakfasts but my son and I came in one afternoon. We only ordered sausage rolls but they were delicious! Good to see you’re back and reassuring to see the safety procedures you have in place. Good luck for...

Seriously? Just to be clear this review is solely based on my experience of the cafe. Stressed, unfriendly and unwelcoming staff. No staff wearing face coverings - when asked why, the female staff member stated that by law they are not required to wear face...

I called in to buy a few plants and was totally impressed! A great selection and staff on hand to guide you. I then had a coffee in the tearoom. In all a really pleasant experience.

We went for Sunday lunch, a good choice of beef, pork or steak and Guinness pie, with accompanying vegetables. Plates were hot and service was good. At £7.95 who could grumble. The staff are friendly and helpful and tables are cleared and cleaned as quickly...

I often take my elderly mother here for lunch, she always has the scampi and as she doesn't eat very much, she has the child's portion, which they are ok with ( some places don't allow it) I have had the homemade veggie quiche a...

We took a friend out for a birthday treat. We just went for coffee and cake. Lots of different cakes to choose from and very yummy.

Deliciousness on one plate took doggy bag home oh the calories lovely tea need to try again soon very soon

Its ok. Was a lot of building work going on when we visited so that impacted on the experience but to be fair they don’t seem to offer anything that every other establishment of its type offers. Coffee shop was nice. Food good but a...

Ad a wonderful afternoon tea here. There were four of us and I had a groupon voucher I had been given. The tea came in a pot with hot water. We had a choice of not just sandwich. I recommend the pulled pork and cheddar...

Always enjoyable, good selection and good value for money. You are able to swap fruit scone for cheese ( which really pleases me). Nice choice of sandwiches and cake, not too much but enough. Staff are very friendly and will always allow you to choose...

I have visited the garden centre before but never the tea rooms. Very enjoyable tea and cake after a walk around the garden centre. Will bring friends in the future.

I didn't know there were 2 garden centres in Southwell. I only knew of the other one from passing it but luckily I wasn't driving or navigating! The garden centre itself was smaller than I expected but still relaxing to wander round and admire the...

Just had Sunday lunch here. We both ordered the steak and ale pie but when it arrived it turned out to be potato and a very small amount of steak indeed. The large helping looked impressive but turned out to be disappointing. The surroundings are...

Lovely afternoon tea. Beautiful tasty sandwiches and cakes. Definitely go again for tea. Garden centre itself disappointing. They have a huge garden centre quite near them so I would have thought they would have a much better range of plants etc.

The staff food and every thing about this cafe is very good. Great food friendly staff a lovely place with a bonus of looking round garden centre

Called today for breakfast with my wife Grandaughter and her dog. There web site advertised a dog friendly area. On arrival we were told to leave the restaurant and were shown into a shop area which contained one table and chairs,a SCRUFFY area what l...

Very much a homemade cream tea. Not flash but worth the money I paid (on a deal). It is within the garden centre so nice to have a wander round and a treat afterwards.

A welcome rest point on a hot day. A very friendly welcome awaits you. Good choices on the menu and also very good value. Will certainly return.

After seeing reviews on Facebook we tried . Bacon cobs we’re amazing, however, the place itself was disappointing 😢litter about massive amount of weeds growing around the outside eating area . Meds’ a tidy up

First visit after the refurb, loads more seating and bigger better counter and fortunately the food is still great. We had the best almond and apricot jam scone ever 😋 accompanied by a fine cappuccino. Well worth a visit, highly recommend.

Been here for another great afternoon tea. Meals are great value too. Unfortunately they let themselves down with the many burnt items on sale. This wasn’t an ‘off day’ the cook was having, we’ve seen it each visit.

Great selection of prepared hanging baskets along with flowers, shrubs and trees. Also, the cafe has a tantalising display of sandwiches and cakes for a well earned break and there are fresh hot meals every day.

We find the tea room provides everything from a quick snack to a full blown breakfast to an afternoon meal. We dine regularly here because its good quality food at a reasonable price and never disappoints. My favourite is the chicken in brandy and stilton...

My friend treated me to the afternoon tea here today, it was lovely Choice of sandwiches was good and the cakes & scones were lovely and so fresh. Highly recommended

Had a treat for mothers day to go to this little beauty of a tea room. The afternoon tea was delish! Highly recommend! Selection of sandwiches pick a drink and selection of yummy cakes. If u can't finish your food they even foil it up...

In the past I have gone to this tea room for cheap and cheerful meals and they have been fine, about £6 for lasagne and chips, that sort of thing. However, recently I have had 2 meals so bad it has made me want to...

I met some friends here for a late lunch and thought it was fantastic - great cakes and savoury food at prices that I think are unbeatable locally. The cakes in particular were really special, I was spoilt for choice. We enjoyed pottering around the...

I'm not sure if we ordered badly.... ciabatta was edible but not tasty or interesting. Cakes were bad. There was an inch of icing on the chocolate cake and the tray bake was massive but not good. The staff were really good though friendly and...

Wonderful afternoon tea with friends, delicious, very good value, lovely staff. Excellent for disabled, will call again

I came to the garden centre yester with my aunt, cousin and her daughter for a treat to tea for 4. I can highly recommend it's great value for money. You get to pick what sandwaches you wish, what drink you would like and then...

Visited this lovely tearoom for lunch on Saturday afternoon, we had 3 x jacket potato’s which were filled well and very tasty. We would definitely visit again, nice surroundings and good prompt service

This is a nice cafe for a family lunch, coffee and cake or just a quick bite to eat. Pleasant location within a nice garden center on the outskirts of Southwell. The food we had was good and reasonably priced, staff were pleasant and helpful.

We went here today and the food and drinks were simply perfection. All made on premises and freshly done. I’ve had a fair few afternoon teas and am an accomplished baker so I know a good bake when I have it. We had warm ciabatta...

Called for afternoon tea yesterday, using a "wowcher" offer. It was a surprise for my wife , as we had never had "Afternoon Tea" in a café before. Didn't know what to expect but we were both highly surprised and delighted by what we got....

We were given a groupon voucher for afternoon tea. The cafe has just been renovated and is really nice. We chose a selection of classic sandwiches which were freshly made and delicious. There was a good selection of cakes and a scone each. The staff...

Afternoon tea for two. A choice of different filled sandwiches. We both chose pulled pork, quite a messy sandwich to eat but we found this quite funny. Cakes were very nice. The cafe was being extended and redecorated and was a little cool to sit...

Firstly we have had afternoon tea a couple of times here which could not be faulted, BUT on deciding to go and have lunch was a big mistake, the cottage pie arrived with no mashed potato on the top and something that should have been...

We went here for the first time for afternoon tea. We were given a voucher as a gift so rang and made a booking and so glad we did as have discovered this lovely place. The afternoon tea selection was plentiful and excellent quality. They...

This tea room is wonderful, the food is excellent and perfectly priced. Had lunch there recently and they coped admirably with 4 adults and 5 children ranging from 11 years to 8 months. I quite often pop in for coffee and cake all home made...

we have been many times.always been happy with every thing.we have a good around garden centre, then have a bite to eat.we will be back when warmer.

Called here this morning for the first time. I think because of the season there wasnt much to look at plant wise..i assume this will improve in spring..the gift shop though was pleasant to walk around and was clean and tidy with plenty to see..the...

It been for a long time and found the food choices good. We were a party of 8 and everything was hot and tasty plus with a discount on the day surprisingly cheap

As a groupon deal one doesn't expect anything flash so expectations were not high. When we arrived it was unfortunate that the place was mid-refit, even more unfortunate was the party of around 20 who were being catered for who made the place exceptionally loud....

We were given a cream tea voucher for Christmas and arranged it for today. On your welcome you're told about the choice of sandwiches and drinks as part of the package. The food was good and plenty, we ended up taking a couple of cakes...

A good Facebook campaign put this place on the map for us and we have been several times since, it’s now a regular cafe stop. The food is really good and averagely priced. What we have noticed is the infrastructure is deteriorating and requires inward...

Enjoyed our cream tea, friendly staff, garden center, some crafts and collectibles. Enjoyable afternoon

A favourite stop amongst local cyclists with a wide selection of cakes along with other food and drinks. They cope well with large groups of cyclists arriving and have plenty of space to leave your bikes which are visible from the cafe.

Spent the evening of December 19th at southwell garden centre with family and enjoyed the supper and quiz evening held there,the atmosphere was so good with all age groups there and we even did better than expected at the quiz too.The staff are always so...

Food is fabulous and a great price. Staff are great and friendly. Definitely a must visit as it’s great value for money.

A nice little tea room with indoor and outdoor seating. Food and drink made to order by friendly and helpful staff. This is a garden centre with all the usual garden tools and plants. Plus an interesting shop with gifts and conservatories with antiques, bric-a-brac,...

This place is friendly clean and really good food can not fault it They do hot food and also Afternoon teas which you can get a voucher through Groupon. Lovely afternoon tea..

Visited Southwell garden centre tea rooms today with my family . This was a Wowcher deal so very good value . I had never been before so did not know what to expect. On arrival I was given a menu to pick our sandwiches and...

We arrived and were shown to an outside table. We went for afternoon tea. I had ham and tomato sandwiches and my husband had a bagel, each had plenty of filling in, along with salad. There was a wide selection of home made cakes on...

Booked for afternoon tea at 3pm to avoid the lunch time backlog. Had to wait ten minutes in a very long queue to get our table, even though it had been booked five days in advance. Extremely slow service even though it was not busy,...

I purchased a groupon voucher for afternoon tea and rang to book a table. On arrival it was a busy Sunday and they were just finishing serving lunch. It was busy and noisy. They had no record of my boooking but found us a table....

Hmm. First impression, it looked more like a staff canteen than anything. Greasy chips on the counter didn't do much to change that opinion. We had gone for afternoon tea - and this was not what we had expected. It's not a tea room, it's...

Fantastic value afternoon tea, with or without Groupon offers , we go as much as possible , lovely hot bacon and Stilton sandwiches, perfect with lots of salad and amazing cakes , perfect, can’t comment on the rest of the food as we never try...

We called and had the most wonderful cheese scone I have ever tasted. The coffee was good too. Table and chairs were a little sticky and arranged in a hap hazard way difficult to get around. I have sent some of relatives for afternoon tea...

Have just got back from here having had afternoon tea with my daughter. My initial thoughts were very good as I’d wanted to purchase a groupon & book straight away for today on ringing to enquire a lovely gentleman said that would be ok &...

This was my first visit, I had heard lots of good things about the garden centre, especially the afternoon teas. The pot of tea and lemon drizzle cake were lovely, however I was very put off when I saw one of the staff drying cutlery...

Went for lunch here today with friends and we all had lovely meals. For a small tea room there is ample choice on the menu. Lovely homemade food and a good selection of vegan options, I recommend the vegan chilli really nice. Portion sizes are...

We did a group on deal we were seated and given a menu pot of tea or coffee we had a choice of a sandwich or bagel each I had the smoked salmon and cream cheese we then had a cake stand containing various cakes...