Stockton Garden Centre in Stockton-on-Tees

Have been visiting the cafe for years and mostly had a good experience. However, today we were told that our little dog is not allowed on a chair even though she's always on a cover and we carry a spray to use when we leave. I have to say this cafe restaurant is NOT DOG FRIENDLY. They tolerate dogs on the floor and that's all. The way we were told was really quite rude. Sorry to say but we can't visit again with our dog.

...What can I say that is good ..ordered fish and chips with garden peas ..clearly stated in response to question... slow checkout as lady also had to make coffees ....after 15 mins came with mushy peas ...another 15 mins wait .....smallest piece of fish i have had in years for £13.99. ....looked like the kids portion....then checked and we had been overcharged . ..their web Menu said £13.50. The small piece of fish was ok and the chips were hot ..but will not be going again and couldn't recommend it

Visited today my husband had a breakfast said it was quite nice I had a a tea and a cherry scone it was a large scone I counted 1 and a half cherries I took it back but they replaced it with a scone with the similar amount of cherries Must be a shortage of cherries in Teesside! £2.80 won’t be going again

Poor , By the time you are served at your meal at the table the tea / coffee you poured earlier will be stone cold , absolutely slow service. Don't go for the Croque Monseiur , they don't know how to do it correctly. Save your money and go to a professional restaurant.

Long queues, poor signage and stale customer service. Poor signage around the canteen area which fail to display prices clearly. Half of the food offerings where unavailable. Staff were unhelpful in providing alternative suggestions. Slow queues to get beverages with cold service from staff. 3 portions of chips, two festive rolls and a Blt with three lattes £46… Overpriced, low quality and long wait. There are much better offerings for garden centres bistros with superior meals in the local area. Highly recommend strikes in stokesly.

went for sunday lunch with my son and daughter in law, took some time to eventually get to the cash till, it then took half an hour to receive our meaals, i would describe the quality of that equal to the ready made frozen meals you would get from a supermarket although the beef was ok. the quantity was also not great, the staff were very busy and hard working and i do not apportion any blame to them, the atmosphere was siilar to a motorway cafe , not good value for money and wont be returning.

Arrived for coffee & cakes 9-45am to find some cakes covered others not so question is why. Under some domes sandwiches ready for lunch menu. Teas, coffee & cakes which had been covered where nice. Certainly not Peter Barrett's looks like a cheap supermarket. Not inviting.

Excellent choice of plants, fish, household items & much more. Very good cafe with plenty of choice, ample car park. Pleasant, friendly, helpful staff, everything well presented. A most enjoyable visit, will recommend & will return.

Let’s begin, before we even experienced the tasteless coffee we were met with a barrier stopping us from getting in when it was only 2pm! Tasteless coffee, hot enough (when asked) but extremely tasteless, couldn’t even taste the cinnamon that was thrown over the top with the heaviest hand since Mike Tyson. Scone was claggy and settled like a boulder at the bottom of a river. That’s it. Nothing more to say other than disappointing, noisy and mayhem. Bring back Peter Barrett’s and their staff!! Oo almost forgot, the clock displayed the incorrect time so we rushed our tasteless coffee and claggy scone as we thought were late!

I went today 18/01/22 with my sister to visit the cafe the first obstacle was the disable parking spaces. I counted 8 in total and as we are both disabled we could not get a parking space, surely a car park that large could provide more disabled parking places. The staff in the cafe were lovely but I ordered a cheese scone and it was disgusting, left most of it, the cappuccino was lovely but it was only half a cup. Will not be returning, much better places around to have a coffee and scone and cheaper.

Went to Debbie’s today for two reasons, firstly to look at the Christmas display and secondly to get some bits a pieces from the aquatics centre. The Christmas display is absolutely rubbish and not a patch on when this business was Peter Barrett’s. There are no more mechanical Polar Bears, Penguins etc just a few rows of cheap looking Christmas decorations that are well over priced. Moving on to the Aquatics Centre, Very poor aquarium care. The majority of the tanks had Algae all over them and one of the larger tanks was so cloudy that it was hard to see the fish inside. On other tanks the internal filters were filthy. I would not recommend buying fish from here as some of the fish did not look healthy at all. Overall conclusion, don’t bother visiting Dobbies Stockton as it has gone down hill dramatically from when it was Peter Barretts and is way over priced.

Only go for tea, coffee and scones but always nice. It’s a bit expensive but for a cuppa it’s nice enough and easily accessible. Better in summer so you can sit outdoors.

Had coffee here today. As we are members of the Garden Centre Club plus, we are entitled to 2 free coffees each month. We used the QR facility and sanitised our hands. We made our way to the tea and coffee stand, there is always a back log here, as it takes a while to make each coffee. I decided to find a table out of the way, in a quiet corner, due to still having some personal COVID-19 issues.

This garden centre is now owned by Dobbies. We had our usual free coffee for being gardening club plus member, then decided to stay for lunch. We sat tucked away from other diner, being mindful of COVID 19 restrictions. The lunches were very good. We had lamb moussaka and lasagne, both with chips and garlic bread. Neither of us managed the whole meal, which was very tasty. The cafe was quite busy with people having coffee and cake or meals. The garden centre now resembles a department store with the large array of kitchen implements and other items, not connected to gardening, for sale.

Arrived at store Sunday looking for a BBQ, was taken through all the different options by James, he helped dismantle part of it as was the last one in stock (display model) and even helped load into my car. Top class customer service from James. Thanks again.

We visited the cafe earlier this week for lunch. When we arrived there was no member of staff at the entrance controlling the flow of people in and out and absolutely no social distancing in the queue waiting for food. The tray on the top of the stack at the entrance was not clean. We were advised by a member of staff who eventually came over to find a table before we bought our food before placing a barrier at the entrance. Needless to say we left there and then. Pre covid we were regular customers but regret that this experience has put us off returning.

We purchased an annual Dobbie's Club Plus Card for £10 - and receive 2 hot drinks per month free of charge - so well worth the investment - where you can get a very good lunch and look around the garden centre at the same time.

Now taken over by Dobbies and not quite as nice. Very noisy (hard floors etc) and busy with Dobbies card holders claiming their free drink. Motorway prices for coffee and cake. Very dirty dust waiting to fall off the ceiling beams which not been cleaned. Glass panel beside rear exit to plant centre cracked so not safety glass despite being floor length. Disappointing.

I feel I have to leave this review for this reason only.My family and I attended Dobbies today and decided to get some refreshments in the cafe.It wasn't until I sat down and looked at my receipt that I had seen that a can of 330ml Fanta Zero had in fact just cost me £1.95.How they can justify this is beyond me.God knows how much a glass of tap water will cost.Just for reference, 8 cans is only £3 at Tesco.

Really unimpressed with Dobbies garden centre restaurant this afternoon. Stupidly overpriced (£1.95 for a can of coke) and every empty table in the conservatory where the soft play is needed clearing. It looked like it had been that way for some time as there was multiple plates and trays piled up on a few of the tables. I remember this cafe used to have a place where you could put your tray back onto a trolley meaning they didn’t pile up on tables.

Rude elder lady, too busy eyeing up the male clientele. Disappointed with the Tea, tasted cheap and was cold. Seating area comfortable. Scone was hard and the member of staff said cant warm it or change it. Was much better when it was peter barrats and the young lady Fiona worked there, that was true customer service

I had to wait in a queue for over 10 minutes just to lay for a can of Diet Coke, service is very slow. A little disappointed when my disabled friend in a mobility scooter asked a member of staff could she possibly pick up her tray which had fallen to the floor - she replied that she would do it later even though she was headed, empty handed to the kitchen. Lots of tables laden with dirty crockery, the staff need further training.

Visited today for breakfast with a couple of friends it's called Dobbies now but were unimpressed with the offerings The food and coffee was mediocre, the staff in the cafe were miserable and then to top it off I looked up behind the cafe counter and it was amazingly dirty with dust bunnies hanging down above the food. Suffice to say we will not return! We turn to the shop excited to look at all the lovely Christmas paraphanalia but disappointment again. Could not believe this once wonderful place is now not worthy of another visit ever. Only good bit was the guy on the till at the front of the shop Now he knows how to give customer service friendly and jolly well done to him for being the brightest part of the shop

Really impressed with afternoon tea here today, £12.50pp and so much to eat we brought half of it home. Our table was all set ready for our arrival complete with table cloth and napkins. The staff were very attentive but not overpowering and the quality of the food was good too. Definitely worth a visit if that’s you thing

Such a shame, one of the places to go previously to look at the Xmas displays, now absolutely no atmosphere , shop expensive and low quality. Two inedible scones and lukewarm coffee in the cafe, don’t waste your time or money, there are better places to go!

Visited today, to enjoy the Christmas display - no display, looks like an average B&M, Range etc, but double the price.Very, very poor, no atmosphere - the worst take over. I’ve ever seenDefinitely will not be going back Stay away and shop at your local Range etc, better value Cafe, say layout - food looked dry and was overpriced, went I and came out!!!!!

We called in for yesterday and had a very enjoyable lunch - Over 60's special fish & chips + crumble and pot of tea for £7.95 - (normal price would have been £15.50) - well worth a visit - we will be definitely going back.

Me and my partner went today and I have to say it’s gone right down hill as been taken over as a Dobbies. Always loved to take the kids to see the displays and can honestly say the store looks empty and the Christmas aisle etc where just flung together no inspiration and nothing like it was when it’s was wyvale. Should never have changed it!

My wife ,myself and our granddaughter went for lunch at Dobbies Garden Center Yarm Road Stockton, my wife ordered roast beef just 2 slices they were hard like a shoes leather soles ,for my self & granddaughter we order a chicken although it was 1/4 chicken each good portion but little meat mainly bones & dry skin, a good selection of veg but extremely small portions also only roast potatoes very salted we asked for mash potatoes but NO mash, for Sunday lunch with glass of milk tea and coffee over £35 NOT worth the money, beef uneatable chicken very little meat certainly not worth the money

We went in at 11.20 am and noticed the breakfast was being served until 11.30am.

We called in today for another free couple of hot drinks using our Dobbies Club Plus Card - pay £10 for a years membership and receive 2 hot drinks per month - well worth taking up this card offer if you live local.

I can only say how i find things on the day. I read somw of the previous reviews and say that when it was wyvales it was a place i stayed away from.

Afternoon coffee stop but proved to be a dissapointing experience Lots of tables needed clearing with no evidence of staff. Coffee was not hot Cake selection was poor

Stood waiting to be served, nobody acknowledged me yet there were 4 people behind the serving area then when I asked if break was still on I got ignored again.

Called in yesterday for a look round.

Visited Dobbies for the first time on Saturday. After seeking advice regarding the plants we needed we were shown to an area that displayed these. All around the pallet of plants was red sale tape and a sign saying 25% off. The assistant pointed this offer out to us do we decided to make a purchase. He also told us if we joined the garden club we would receive another 20% off. Having looked at my receipt a day later I saw that only the 20% had been deducted for joining the garden club. So I was overcharged by £16 this is an absolute disgrace. How many people wouldn’t notice especially older customers. Iv sent a complaint to Dobbies who have acknowledged my email but I still have not had a response and they still have my £16. Will not be visiting again and also will be asking for my £10 back for joining their garden club.

We made our first visit yesterday after the change in owners from Wyevale to Dobbie's Garden Centre and were pleasantly surprised that the same menu was still available so we had our usual excellent lunch (pensioners special - main meal + free hot drink and free desert) - well worth a visit.

Good food, great price, helpful and friendly staff. Recommend the quiche! Over 60’s get free coffee Monday to Thursday with meal.

Dobbies have taken over since our last visit and are now in forcing a £2 charge per child to use the soft play in the cafe. Staff were harassing children to take them to there parents for payment. When you are paying well over the odds on food and drink, allowing kids to play for free is the least I would expect. Other garden centers offer these facilities for free and will Unfortunately never come here again. Complaining to manger didn’t help as she said it was company policy.

1. The price of the food and drinks was shocking! For what it cost us for a couple of sandwiches and a bowl of chips, the 4 of us could have eaten at somewhere like Wetherspoons ( and I wish we had) one tin of coke cost £2.00!

A pretty little cafe within the garden centre with good options for a leisurely snack among the beautiful flora choices

Called in this morning to buy some plants for our garden. The plants were shocking. Most of them were on their last legs and the plants we want to replace in our garden were really much better than they were selling. They were very overpriced also.

We visited the garden centre and decided to have afternoon tea. The food was good, but the service was slow. When we looked round for a table, we were shocked to see the amount of uncleared and dirty tables. We had to clean a table for ourselves, which we thought was unacceptable. There was one lady clearing tables but the task was difficult as there were too many for one person to sort. It was obvious that they are understaffed. The restaurant is large and well set out and the decor is pleasing. It seems a popular restaurant.

We visited yesterday and had our usual excellent lunch (pensioners special - main meal + free hot drink and free desert) - well worth a visit.

I know it's half-term for the kids, BUT..... Despite high staff levels I have never seen such an ineffectual bunch of people. Two seem to do all the work while the rest just mooch around. Despite the place only being half full it took 20 minutes to place my order for a toastie. (If I had added a hot drink as well, I estimate a further 15 minutes.)The people on the tills didn't know the tills. The clearer uppers were just ambling around. I sat on an uncleared table where clearly customers had stacked further stuff from OTHER uncleared tables. In total - 45 minutes to get a toastie at a cost of £6.20. I got better than that in Bowburn for £1.80 yesterday!

We usually visit at least once a month for lunch and a look round the garden center - we still refer to it as Peter Barretts

Yes it was November and getting near Christmas and a Sunday so should that not mean one thing to Wyvale have more staff. Got 4 Sunday lunches find but then waited over 15 mins for hot drinks while your dinner is getting cold. One person serving drinks and these coffee machines don't help. We then had to queue to pay by the time we found a clean table our food was nearly cold. Come Wyvale get your act together or you will loose customer as we will think twice about Sunday Lunch.

We popped into our local wyevale to look at the Christmas decorations, wow! What a fantastic job you have all done. After spending what felt like an hour trying to decide which garland I wanted to buy we headed up to the restaurant. We were only going to have a quick cup of tea however ended up with an afternoon tea for 2 and drinking our own body weight in teas and coffee!! What fantastic quality you get for a total of £16 for 2! The staff were lovely and the manager was bubbly and so welcoming, she couldn't do enough for us. I can honestly say this place has turned around since my last visit! We will definitely be heading back in soon!!

Went last Saturday we took our two grandaughters to see the decorations did t realise breakfast with santa was on in November

Went on Saturday and yes it was busy as we expected but the hassle was just too much. The Santa's Grotto was in the same area as the food. The queue's were in a silly place and there were families trying to see Santa and blocking the aisles. Also there were displays blocking the aisles so it was difficult to get around. The café was full and tables were not being cleared, there was one person on the till and people were getting Santa tickets at the same till. Cafeteria food at best and so over priced and if you ordered a sandwich they took ages to come. They ran out of chips. The saving graces were the penguins and the polar bears and Rudolph and the cakes but I wont go again.

28 minutes just to get a cuppa. Avoid. Feel sorry for the staff but it's Christmas so why aren't there more staff?

I’ve been going here for years. What has happened to the place. One poor member of staff run off her feet serving tea/coffee & taking payment.

Called in today to visit after looking at a cars. Great garden centre with a cafeteria food offering. Very quick and not too pricy. Staff a little robotic though.

Called in on a cold wet day, had tea for two, with two excellent bacon and egg sarnies. Tea was lovely, bacon and egg freshly cooked, in very fresh whole meal bread.

We visited with our grandsons and decided to have a bite to eat for breakfast. “Large Breakfast Sandwich” turned out to be two slices of dry white bread with two rashers of very dry tasteless bacon. It was ‘dumped’ on a plate without even being sliced in half! The “Traditional Breakfast” consisted of two rashers of dry tasteless bacon, a dry fried egg, one very small dry sausage, a tiny ramekin of baked beans and a leather like and greasy hash brown. Sandwich and breakfast were cold. Tea for two and a small biscuit and we were £15.00 poorer and not at all satisfied with our meal. The lady who served us clearly hated her job as she found it hard to smile. Perhaps she’d just sampled the food?

Twice in the last 6 months I have visited the garden centre to have lunch and allow my daughter some time to play in the play area. On both occasions, the play area has been closed for a deep clean. This is extremely annoying because this information is not communicated to you unless you walk through the restaurant and into the soft play. I realise people may say just go and look before you order but I don’t think it’s an ideal situation to have to find out when you’re there. It isn’t really a place to nip in on the off chance. The staff said that it closes if a child has a toilet incident- which is fine- but the fact that there were signs made specifically stating that it was going to be closed suggests that this wasn’t the case. Surely deep cleaning should be done out of customer use times? Also, It could be communicated over Facebook as you can’t ring the centre because it’s a premium rate line and costs a fortune. It cost my wife 8 pounds to change a restaurant booking last year. I think, if the play area is closed, then the sign should be up at the start of the restaurant area so you don’t have to find out once you’ve ordered food. The staff who I spoke to were nice enough but clearly didn’t have any authority to do anything. Big shame as we like the place.

We went for an Afternoon Tea for 2 offer which was excellent value at 2 for £10. There was the usual selection of sandwiches, cakes and scones (with jam and cream) and the portions were well worth it although I wouldn't have wanted to pay £10 each!

Came here for a bite to eat after taking the dog for a walk at Preston Park. The last time we visited Wyevale the paninis were disappointing and overpriced for what they were. However, today we had the aftertoon tea and we thoroughly enjoyd it. £14 for 2 people, it came with 6 finger sanwiches, a huge scone with a pot of clotted cream and jam for each person and finally a mini meringue pavlova, small macaroon, slice of almond bakewell and reaonably-sized triangle of chocolate brownie for each person. The whole thing was delightful and well worth the time money.

Ordered breakfast sandwich , all items cold , sandwich already made up with butter tubs on side , no idea how you butter toast when items already in bread ! Gluten free bread with scrambled egg again which was cold and no butter at all , 2 x teas £13 ... not again in a hurry

I am a regular at Stockton Garden Centre, visiting with my husband, daughter, mother in law, and mum regularly particularly the restaurant. We normally go for breakfast or lunch and then browse or buy something from the garden centre gift shop, plants or the Christmas baubles at Christmas time. Today I am annoyed, I went with my daughter for an early lunch and we had a lovely time and food was nice. We browsed around as I had a voucher (as a points card holder you get vouchers, money off etc). I was aware of being watched and followed by 2 members of staff for what seemed like ages. Eventually a young girl, not even subtly stood near me watching me. I felt uncomfortable and said to her ' why are you so close, do you think I'm stealing?' She just laughed. I was also followed on the previous visit and said I won't visit again, well this time I won't. They have lost my custom completely now. I'm aware they need to look out for shoplifters but to be followed so blatantly is off putting. I should have complained then, I nearly did but just wanted to leave. I won't visit again. Plenty of coffee shops around.

We visited this garden centre and decided to have a light lunch and waited soo long to be served , admittedly it was lunchtime but coffees and scones should not take long. The service was haphazard and slow. The cafe inside is very pleasant but we took the opportunity to sit in the sun in the courtyard. Very nice

Nice Saturday morning breakfast. Full English breakfast, price a little high to not include a hot drink. Food was nice and hot, restaurant nice and clean and friendly and pleasant. Was quite early on in day so nice and quiet but does get very busy.

Called here for lunch after shopping on Tesside. Four adults plus highchair. Sat and chatted what to order then off to counter 2, Sunday Roasts, 2, Lasagna and a child's jacket potato with cheese and beans. One hot chocolate.

We often like to try other places for breakfast as our little treat on a Saturday morning so popped in here. We arrived early so it was very quiet. Staff were lovely and we were able to get the perfect choices of a vegetarian breakfast for me and poached eggs on toast for the hubby accompanied by flat white coffees. The food arrived quickly, the coffee was strong as we like it and it was all reasonably priced. We’ll definitely visit again.

Pleasantly surprised by new decor which is lovely and tasteful.

Ordered a latte and never had a worse coffee in my life.

General garden centre prices. Coffee shop not an incentive to stay longer as it can be a little expensive. Perhaps owners might consider some form of discount at the garden centre main check outs on production of a coffee shop purchase receipt eg a free coffee ?

We have just walked out as we waited one side for jacket potatoes 10 minutes later to be told none left. Then had to join a different queue to get soup. Then to be told no soup left then had to go back to 1st queue to order sandwich . Pointless I think just having one side for cake and coffee would be better, who on earth thought this would work!!! Will not go again, the old way worked fine. Lots of other people complaining as well

I've been here with my grandchildren two or three times to make use of the soft play area. I can't really comment on the food and drink, but the last time we went (it was half term) it was busy. We got seats in the smaller section by the play area although there were no empty tables because staff did not clear them. During the hour or so we were there more and more crockery and leftover food was getting piled up around the place. The younger kids who didn't know better kept having to be stopped from helping themselves. The play area itself is stated as being for children up to 8 years. This was far too wide an age range. Parents were supposed to be supervising, but many just seemed to put their older kids in there to fulfil that role. This left younger 1 to 3 year old children at risk from larger unruly heavier kids and it was way too crowded. When we left we noticed many many uncleared tables in the main eating area too. We had assumed they were just ignoring us. It's a generally good facility and obviously popular but more effort needs to he put in to keeping it hygienic and safe.

called with friends and ordered coffees , and bacon and egg sandwiches, and a scone, the coffee was very good, however the sandwiches turned up oh my god i have never seen bacon so under cooked it appeared to have not hit the pan, and the fat was left on the bacon in fact i would go far as to say it was raw, normally i would have complained but we where in a rush, the egg was the only good thing about the sandwich, i think some kitchen training needs administering and quickly.

My husband and decided to have the over 60 meal deal which was main course dessert and tea/coffee. We opted for fish and chips which were delicious. The restaurant was very busy, however we were not kept waiting. Staff were working at full speed with tables cleared and cleaned very quickly. The staff were friendly, helpful and professional stopping to have a brief chat with the customers. Certainly value for money and we will be visiting again. We also stocked up with winter plants and the Christmas areas although not quite finished were really something to see.

We had afternoon tea before as a groupon deal and it was very nice for the price. We booked to come again, not a groupon offer this time. Unfortunately there was less than we had before and not as nice either!

Over priced, cold food. As a group of 3 you would expect to receive your food together, jacket potato & soup given as you queue & toastie etc 40 mins later ! By the time you get through to the till everything is cold. Miserable experience.

Té de la tarde tenía muy mala calidad de pan rancio y pobre torta comida de calidad no volveremos a este café de nuevo

Mi hija y visitó antes del almuerzo, el restaurante en sí estaba bastante concurrida pero no había colas para pedir comida!

Fuimos a las 12:30 un martes a finales de junio. La selección restante era bastante limitado y el servidor parecía confundido en lo que era la izquierda y cuánto tiempo llevaría a cocinar cosas. Pedimos cigalas y patatas fritas y un queso Cheddar, beacon y quiche de cebolla. Teníamos café "normales" y cappucinos. Usted podría ahogarse en las tazas. Un pequeño habría sido una opción mejor, pero no estaba disponible.

Arrived around lunch time to buy plants etc so decided to have a snack as I had a coupon for a free hot drink. So for a sandwich which was very tasty full of filling and fresh garnish and a can of coke came to £6 that is pricey £2 for a small can is extortion will remember free water next time. Staff need training in customer service and manners.

Visited quite a few times over the last 12 months and have found the restaurant good as a rule. The food is usually pretty decent and the restaurant is generally clean - which bearing in mind how busy it gets at weekends must be a real battle. On the whole, the staff have always treated us well. Price-wise, you get what you pay for! Whilst not the cheapest, the quality is usually good. The price side of things does work out well if you join the Wyevale customer loyalty scheme, and are able to make use of the discount vouchers that they issue from time to time. In terms of children, there is a soft play area to keep the smaller ones occupied and as the menu offer is so wide ranging there is also plenty of choice for them. Although we do generally use the restaurant whenever we are visiting the Garden Centre, we don't tend to make special trips just to eat there.

We attended for breakfast. Indifferent staff and in some cases rude, poor cold tasteless food and not even good value for money. Obviously depending on the customers visiting the garden centre itself, although that's equally badly run.

Went to the café whilst in the garden centre. There was loads of choice. We ordered quiche and chips and sausage roll and chips, 2 cups of tea. Was quite expensive for what we got but it was tasty.

Went here with sister in law as a treat and decided to have breakfast Food was cold apart from the egg Tomatoes shrivelled up beans freezing sausage lovely Should have complained but just wanted to get out of the place Wouldn't go again

I visited with three friends on a weekday around lunch time. I opted to have a cheese scone, carrot cake and a bottle of Pepsi. This set me back £6.80, which I thought was a little on the expensive side. The food was okay, I found both the scone and cake to be quite dry.There were plenty of tables so it wasn't difficult to find somewhere to sit. The staff were friendly and were constantly cleaning the tables around us, which was good as there seemed to be a constant queue for food.If I was already in the garden centre I'd go back again, but I wouldn't make a special trip out to eat here.

Called in here to stock up on plants so ready to plant over the Easter weekend. A good well Laid out choice of plants. Called in to cafe for coffee and cakes. Always a good choice and very staff in a clean area.

Came to the garden centre to get garden stuff as you do, we called into the restaurant for coffee and cake which was very nice. The restaurant has a good range of food for adults and kids meal boxes. We usually call in as they do have deals on sometimes.

Just needed some where to eat with the dog. Food was lovely and the staff were very nice and helpful. Sat outside with the dog (in the rain) and ate a lovely curry. Could do with some better cover for the outdoor area.

This one of the most friendly and helpful cafe I have ever visited.I only had a coffee but I will certainly have more next time

Popped here for a spontaneous breakfast and we arrived in a small que to be shocked with the attitude of the staff. The elderly couple in front were being rude too and then it came to us. It was 11.25am and breakfast stopped at 11.30. We arrived here 5 minutes before the allocated breakfast finish time and they was noone behind us. I witnessed there was still breakfast items in the hot held department and plenty too! Why they could not be happy to serve the last 2 couples for breakfast i do not know. Not one member of staff had a smile on their face nor made us feel welcome. (Seeing as I work in a similar full on customer environment myself I know this is very important)Attitude stinks. Will not be coming again.

Quiet Nice and friendlyNice food not expensiveHome cookedCan get very busy especially during seasons and weekends

VERY average food for high prices. Chicken dish was dry and tasteless. Staff are miserable and the saucers were dirty. My cup was served upside down on a dirty saucer (see pic)

The photo shows what should be a plate of macaroni cheese. The menu stated macaroni cheese with salad and garlic bread. Well they had no garlic bread but the chef could do some if I waited 10 minutes. I said just give me some bread. They gave me one slice of bread!! Then you go for coffee and no one is there - plenty of staff at the tills though ready to take my money though!! Then charged me over £9 for this slop and a very small coffee. In my view the manager here should not have a job.

10 minute wait for food turned out to be 25 minutes. Paid £25 for a breakfast and 3 lots of over-cooked eggs on toast and drinks. Tables were all filthy, not enough staff to clear them. Massively overpriced for the quality of food provided. Oh and having to pay extra for the kids to play in a tiny soft play area (even if proceeds do apparently go to charity) is taking the proverbial.

Been to Wyvale today to see the Christmas decorations and have lunch. My friend and I had an over 60 s main meal and hot pudding and tea for only £8.00.each. I had fish ,chips and peas and my friend had shepherd's pie followed by bakewell pudding and custard. Excellent value and good food. The Christmas decorations were brilliant with moving polar bears and a singing owl and the toddlers who were there were mesmerised.Well worth a visit Menus on the wall are a bit confusing. It would be easier to choose if they were at the start of the counter. eg can't see what soup of the day is until you are next to the soup cauldron. Just a minor point.

Took my sister for an afternoon tea as a birthday treat. She enjoyed her tea but I was very disappointed with my gluten free afternoon tea. The crusts were left on the sandwiches, a small boxed chocolate fruit cake and a flapjack still in the wrapper. What a poor presentation and selection.I think this is the worst afternoon tea I've had.To be fair, the staff were very friendly even though they were rushed off their feet.

Called in to view the Xmas decor which is great for children . Decided to have a snack and so pleased we did . Plenty of choices at reasonable prices and my REAL TREAT was the bacon bap , the best it I have had for ages. Nice chatty staff and a nice atmosphere .

Took 2 of my grandchildren to see the Christmas display. They absolutely loved it. A talking tree, a talking owl, reindeer, Santa, 3D glasses which turned the Christmas tree lights into snowflakes. Loads of Christmas stuff to see.We had drinks in the cafe afterwards and the children played in the soft play area for a while. A must see display for children this Christmas season.

when its not too busy its great, but they can not cope when its busyWent Saturday 22 Oct, looked like a bomb had hit it, they were very busy, I would have been more than happy to clean our table from the previous occupants but they have no facilities for you to do this, I am always happy to do this rather than sit at a table full of someones mess, after 15 mins the table was cleared by a lady who looked like she had a day from hell.After the shock of them wanting £2 for a small bottle of diet coke, we ordered fish chips and baked spud and beans. At the till I did comment about the coke, the lady reminded me they had free ice water, so I had that instead.The food was hot, fish was very nice as were the chips and peas, my spud was also nicely cooked with nice beans (but not Heinz).The crowd thinned out and the staff were able to recover the room,This was not my best visit but it will not put me off, they need to put out a try collector trolley during busy periods i would be happy to clear tables near me so I am not surrounded by other peoples mess, it stresses me out and I can not eat

We visited the cafe on Sunday 16th October, the service was a disgrace, there were mo lids to put over your hot dinner while you waited in a very long queue for your drinks, also no plates for the scones except very hot dinner plates! my daughters Sunday dinner was getting cold while we waited to be served with drinks and trying to find a seat at a clean table was a nearly impossible task, a very bad experience and very poor quality service.

I took my mum here for afternoon tea and we both really enjoyed it. There was a small selection of finger sandwiches both brown and white bread, a freshly baked scone each, complete with a pot of clotted cream and a mini jar of strawberry jam. Sadly the little cakes on the plate really let the side down and that is why I have only awarded four stars instead of five. There are two miniature vanilla cream slices and two of the same but in chocolate and a few macaroons sandwiched together with jam. None of these cakes tasted nice and after the delicious sandwiches and best tasting scones I have ever eaten this was a huge disappointment. If they improve on the cakes (which were obviously frozen) this would be perfect. The staff were friendly and helpful and the service was brilliant. Apart from the cakes we couldn't have asked for more. We also enjoyed a lovely walk around the garden centre afterwards and mum bought some primroses.All in all a lovely treat.

Two Mum's, four young children for Softplay & two grannies visited on Sundy afternoon. Many tables uncleared, over-heated Childrens room ( air-conditioning not working), prices high, quality poor, understaffed? I could go on but will never visit again.

I visited this garden centre last saturday and bought a cup of tea and cheese scone .When i cut into the scone it was very heavy and solid .I took it back to complain .i had to wait while the lady serving was free .I complained about the scone saying it didn't seem fresh and was stodgy .She had to take it out to the chef who i then had to wait for her to come .She came out with my scone and assured me it was freshly baked that morning .I stated it was like a piece of stodge .i was then informed i had said it wasnt fresh .i ended up asking if she expected me to eat it as at that point there was no apology or offer of anything else .I then was offered my money refunded .As I was hungry i took another variety of scone and by the time i returned to my table my tea was lukewarm .