St Austell Garden Centre in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Gone down hill, visited with a friend as needed a coffee break, waited nearly 25 minutes for a coffee. Atmosphere was not the best. Not sure if it’s a change of management or what etc but definitely nothing like my visit last year

We visited here for some coffee and lunch. We had to sit outside because we had our dog with us, but this wasn’t a problem as thankfully it was still undercover. The food was good but the coffee was delicious! Friendly staff as well. Definitely worth a visit if passing!

A lovely sandwich and latte! We took our Nan, who has dementia and she loved it and all the staff were super friendly. We also had a nice look around the plants.

After a look around the garden centre, myself and my Mum arrived at the cafe at 12:05pm. We ordered two coffees and two toasted tea cakes, unfortunately we were told “sorry tea cakes are only on the breakfast menu, which finished at 12:00pm!” So we couldn’t have these???? Myself and Mum sat down (without our coffees), and then decided we’d go for a scone each with jam and cream!! Thought this wouldn’t be a problem. I went to the desk to order this, unfortunately I was told that I’d have to have two teas too!!! For a start we didn’t want teas as we were having coffees! Surely it’s possibly to have a cream tea with coffees instead of tea????? Very disappointing service which is ashame. Is it too much trouble to have two toasted tea cakes or scones, jam and cream!! Seems like there are too many rules and stipulations in place!

Sadly a very disappointing visit. The tea room / cafe lacks any atmosphere and over recent times the number of customers has declined. The main problem is the highly inflated prices and the meagre portion sizes. I can't see this business continuing unless they adapt and cater for locals at reasonable prices.

Great little gem! Tea room is excellent. You get a warm welcome from the minute you step through the door. Friendly helpful efficient staff nothing too much trouble. Food is local and delicious. Daily specials as well as a regular menu. Lovely coffee and selection of cake and sweet treats too. Really enjoy visiting.

Perfect little place to stop for lunch away from the queue’s of tourists. Food was lovely and fresh and the perfect amount at a great price.

A damp early afternoon so decided to pass some of the time with an afternoon cream tea. An good selection of other cakes were available. Staff very friendly, efficient and Covid compliant. If ever in the area again would not hesitate to call back. Had a browse around the plants and ended up puchasing some end of season bargains. Fortunately the weather improved and we were able to spend a pleasant eartly evening in Charlestown

It sells all the usual sundry gardening items and a selection of plants. Its not a large place, small and compact. BUT it has a lovely cafe serving delicious cakes.

Was just passing but stopped to pop in and have a look. Good choice of Heauchera's and bought four that I haven't already got. Well worth a visit.

I came to Cornwall with my daughter and grandchildren. We found this small cafe in St Austell. I had a scone with cream and jam and a cup of tea. They were delicious, my daughter and grandchildren also enjoyed it here.

Just made an unplanned coffee stop at the garden centre tea rooms. So pleased we did. Americano coffee superb but the soya latte and lemon drizzle cake stole the show. Smoothest, most 'creamy' latte I've ever had. The lemon drizzle cake was the lightest, tangiest most pleasing I've had. Ever! Excellent experience. Thank you!

There was a reasonable choice of plants to purchase, given the time of year, February. However, they seemed to be a bit more expensive than my local garden centre. But certainly worth a look around, as they had plants in different containers, including some very novel sustainable ones.

Been here on several occasions now. Food is excellent and staff always friendly. Recommended to many of our family and friends and they think it's excellent as well. Good value for money.

Went for lunch here with my Nan and I can't fault the food one bit, it was incredible! Went for the turkey, brie and cranberry panini and it was just incredible! I'll usually go for the pulled pork panini which is just as good but this was new on the menu so had to try it. Staff are super polite and friendly and will assist you with anything you need! Very cosy and a lovely atmosphere to go with it Would highly recommend to anyone!

Excellent food. Plenty of choice and nothing to much trouble Staff very polite and friendly Cosy cabin tearoom. Would highly recommend to friends.

Very good value for money. However if you want anything other than a tea or coffee with your cream tea you have to pay an extra 50p. Well worth a visit! Big portions great value for money! Cake like door stops!

Just enjoyed a very tasty lunch, jacket potato with prawns very generous portions! Mum had cod fish cakes which she polished up with gusto. We will return

Visited here today with my friend. For two cakes and two teas, all under ten pounds, good value for money and generous portions. Staff friendly and helpful.

Average sized garden centre close to Par Market every garden commodity available seasonal plants available

Went today for a catch up with a friend. Chose the jacket and salad and a pot of tea. Was a reasonable price and tea came out quickly. I've had better Jackets and the tuna wasnt the nicest and was a bit lacking in mayonnaise but overall it wasnt bad. Would go back for sure.

Specials daily, very generous helpings. The standard paninis, potatoes, and toasties are also great. No actual puds on offer, but a variety of interesting cakes (eg lime and coconut) and the standard favourites. Gluten free lemon cake was fab!Loos are in a hut next door, there is a disabled one but access is not wheelchair accessible.

Tea Room or Cafe? A bit of both really. I suspect that most, probably all of the food is home made. I've eaten here quite a few times now and have never been disappointed. It would be nice to see some chips on the menu, to complement the jacket potato and mashed potato, as sometimes a person really wants chips! Not really a criticism, as this is a nice, affordable place to eat, with a couple of pleasant ladies running it.

Stopped here for lunch & had a fab sausage & brie panini with salad & tea. The sausages tasted really good not too spiced. My husband had a tuna mayo sandwich (not too heavy on the mayo). Very clean, looked like a lovely selection of cakes. Would go back & try one of the afternoon teas as do a scone with choc spread & cream or lemon curd & cream!!

Visited today for a cream tea, OMG I think the scones have to be the best I have had for a very long time.

We were recommended about this Tea room,it's very pleasant ,friendly staff,, food was good,I had the cheese scones with variety of different cheeses it would have been perfect but scones were very doughy unfortunately ,I ate most of it as I was very hungry .it won't put me off going again,coffee was lovely and hot,my partner had Cornedbeef hash,which was good.

This is a small cafe attached to the garden centre. It means parking is easy.

Lovely little cafe with lots of choice , daily specials etc. Fab cakes! Very friendly staff & reasonably priced .

We were between holiday venues so popped in here for a coffee, after a very quick visit to Carlyon Bay. Very friendly efficient staff, who were working as a great team. Coffee was delivered quickly and a slice of the most delicious quiche heated through and brought to the table quickly. As the rain persisted we hung on for more drinks and a slice of cake. All very generous portions, and very reasonable prices. Certainly worth a visit. Lovely plants for sale too.

Shopping in the area and decided to stay for lunch at this tea room attached to a garden centre.Staff were friendly and welcoming, we ordered at the counter and the waitress bought the food to our table. There were 3of us, one vegetarian and one gluten free. We had no problem in finding something on the menu for all of us. All three of us were very happy with our meal, one had cauliflower cheese from the specials board, the gluten free person had jacket potato with cheese and tuna and the third person has a cheese and tuna panini.Had a good time browsing in the garden centre after lunch

great place for coffee, lunch or afternoon tea, whenever you go the food and service is very good. Always specials and Wednesday is pensioners day with 10% off, but always worth a visit.

Popular with Tufnells haulage judging by the number of vehicles there. Good cream tea + other inexpensive snacks/meals

The plants were firsthand class and great choice . The staff helpful.There were a variety of other garden products

As we were staying in the area, we were keen to find a nice local venue for a traditional Cream Tea. We did a google search & found this lovely place highlighted on TripAdvisor as the place to be.We were not disappointed - it was lovely!

We were staying in St Austell and called in here for an afternoon tea well we were not disappointed we both had an afternoon tea which consisted of one fruit, one plain scone with Jam and clotted cream and they were to die for they tasted lovely and would definitely recommend calling in, if in the area.

Good specials board and excellent choice of cakes. Friendly service and good value for money. Outside eating in the summer.

Recently went to the garden centre and was met with incredible rudeness. I was trying to make some purchases and one member of staff was unbelievably rude and discourteous. I hope it was a one off and they were having a bad day. I won’t be going there again

I call this tearoom ‘The Shed’ as it’s a wooden building in the garden centre. What makes this tearoom the best is the staff. They’re efficient, professional but wonderfully friendly. There is always a different range of cakes and meals to choose from. They have a small selection of Cornish products for sale. It’s my favourite place to stop off especially as it’s on my way back home.

Best jacket potato in the area, generous helping served by very pleasant and cheerful staff. They also offer a good variety of other dishes and have a specials board, with several alternatives. If you have a sweet tooth their selection of cakes is brilliant.

Wednesday is senior day !! 10 per cent off all garden products and a great meal to finish off ! Caters for all tastes and very friendly ! Prices very reasonable and well worth a visit for that extra gift to take home to remind you of Cornwall !

Stopped by here today after reading a few good reviews and glad we did!

Stopped on our way back from Falmouth and had a lovely cream tea, a fruit and plain scone and plenty of jam and cream, was lovely

What a surprisingly lovely experience. Three times in a fortnight my family asked to call in for the best Cream Teas they had ever had. Lovely clean premises good prices and above all friendly happy ladies working there. Thank you.

We love coming here as it so friendly and service is great.Being local we know them all and they know us. Thank you to all of you keep up the good work.

Makes a change to go somewhere in St Austell that is nice. Seen the Garden Centre many times but this is the first visit, The tea rooms does light lunches and cakes etc and the food prices were fair. Cafe clean and well kept, service prompt [not many customers].

Pleasant staff willing to give help and advice, easy to get to with good parking. We had the hot chocolate in the cafe, delightful

This garden centre was recommended by our host at the B & B. There was a really good selection of plants, all looking good and cared for.The prices were reasonable and there was a nice little tea shop, but we didn't use this as went just after our breakfast.

Wonderful little restaurant offering an excellent menu for light lunches at reasonable cost. The portions are generous, the staff friendly and a lovely little place to relax after pottering around the garden centre. Well worth a visit.

Visit regularly, Food always very good and service with a smile. Gluten free cakes are well displayed to tempt you.

Lots of healthy plants, advice on care. Great choice if garden ornaments.

I ordered corned beef hash,so did a guy on the next table,They brought out my lunch and was just about to tuck in when the waitress came over and said I am sorry but I have taken it to the wrong table,she then took it away and gave it to the guy at the next table,of course the dish was full to the top,when mine came out the dish was only half full.so make sure you are friends with the cook.

Set in a separate building to the garden centre, the tea rooms were warm and inviting. Some lovely home cooked pies and slices were on offer with thick pastries. The strawberry cream teas at £4.95 were absolutely lovely. 2 fresh, warm scones with so much jam and cream, I was so stuffed. A huge pot of tea which pour 2/3 cups each to wash it all down.

We were very pleased with our choice - 1/2 round toasted sandwich, cocktail sausages followed by warm apple tart with plenty of custard and clotted cream. Excellent value for money too.

My wife and I had a drive to to the garden centre to get some ideas for a project we are working on.After meandering through we decided to have a cuppa wow were we surprised the tea room was perfect clean tidy the staff were great the food was lovely if you are in that area give it a try you won't be disapontpointed

Lovely place to stop for a break nice coffee and cakes also good garden centre to look round. May not be important to some but Disabled Toilets available nice and clean.

We stopped for a coffee at the Garden Centre Tea Rooms. Lovely morning tea with coffee and cream scones. Absolutely lovely. Well worth the stop.

Popped in for a quick break and ordered soup as it was so tempting. Absolutely delicious and all made on site fresh. Cakes looked amazing too - again all freshly made on site. Cup of tea was excellent too - really recommend this place its worth calling in.

Lovely garden centre to go around with lovely healthy plants every where you look.. opened a new cafe last year which serves lovely food but very slow service, it takes nearly an hour to get a cup of coffee and a piece of cake

This is a tea room review; didn't look around very the garden centre.

Called in here to view the plants for sale. There is a varied selection to choose but compared to other centres, plant prices looked quite expensive.

Ordered a jacket potato with cheese and tuna. Lunch arrived minus the cheese, it was accompanied by a small salad, there was no salad dressing. The very cold tuna was sat on the plate next to the hot potato, the potato was large and quite well cooked and came with one small pat of butter. It was a warm day and I was sitting outside, no one came to ask if i or the meal were ok. This was a bit dissappointing