Sunnyside Rural Trust | Hemel Food Garden in Dacorum

Fast and friendly service, food was good, great outdoor space. The shop is good too, as a great range of products, the majority are local products. The only improvement I would make is: change the coffee brand in to something with a bit more taste. Overall great cafe, would go back again

Superb all round. Pop in if you haven't already.

Accidentally found this place when I had to pull off the M25. A wonderful tranquil oasis despite being so close to a main road. A café serving food and drinks, plants for sale and a farm shop. Lovely staff, super friendly. Reasonably priced and nicely presented food. Definitely worth a visit, and I'll make an effort to visit as an alternative to motorway services in future.

Always service with a smile. Great to support the local community.

The staff there are excellent and they help a lot it is good place to at work there is a lot of nice people there at sunnyside

The best cafe in the area, serving locally sourced food and freshly made cakes. As well as a plant nursery and farm shop selling fresh eggs and organic products and gifts. There is a spacious seated area, perfect for families or somewhere to go for a catch up over coffee and cake. Very reasonably priced, and delicious hot drinks. A comfortable and calm environment which supports the local community. No service charge

Lovely art fairs with live music and a wonderful atmosphere. Good quality plants for a great price and nice coffee ;)

A nice place staffed by friendly people. We use it for refreshments during our long walks. We look forward to our visits.

I worked at an event here that was next to the shop. I have been before as it is literally a 5 minute walk away. It's a small charity run coffee shop with a small range of goods for sale. A little like a farm shop. Near the canal, so very popular with walkers and dog walkers.

Nice haven on the outskirts of Hemel Hempstead

5 stars for the homemade coleslaw. Amazing, just like my Nan used to make.

Nice little cafe and garden centre with Vegan options and local produce

Great little cafe selling lovely snacks and drinks. Slightly off the beaten track but we'll worth searching out.

Lovely cafe and community space, excellent sandwiches and cakes. Perfect stop with small children, the mud kitchen and train track were a big hit with our 4 year old!

Great charity providing a wide range of comprehensive training and support to disabled youngsters

Went for the first time, nice little cafe and shop also lots of fairtrade goddies

Great plants and Excellent coffe maybe best in Hertfordshire...

Great place every time we come up to see family we drop in great place and staff

Amazing farm shop cafe and the flowers and plants are top class

Beautiful! Loved the outdoor space.

Great quality and unusual perennial plants at reasonable prices. Large pots are £8 each or 3 for £20. Interesting farm shop and café. Must be good as it was very busy with people eating.

We really enjoyed our coffee at the cafe. Staff have been welcoming and smiley.

Lovely food. Dog friendly place. Garden centre opposite. Wish they serve hot food as well.

Lovely place with amazing people

What a lovely hidden gem!!! My friend suggested we visit for breakfast and we were not disappointed! Yummy scrambled eggs and toast and huge, hot delicious cappuccino! All supporting a fabulous initiative at the same time! The shop stocks lovely country fayre and super fresh bread! 🥰

I really enjoy going here with friends

Very helpful and friendly staff, they had many food options for a gluten free vegan diet. Pricing was fair as well.

Ένα τέλειο cafe, με ευγενικό προσωπικό, ήσυχη και φιλική ατμόσφαιρα. Νιώθεις σπίτι σου!

Really lovely. People that serve/work there very friendly. & It's great to break up the walk along the canal.

Lovely cafe, really enjoyed our visit

Lovely place with spacious, pleasant outdoor area and new big greenhouse where you can sit as well as the regular room indoors. Good coffee and cakes

Delicious hot chocolate and friendly staff.

I always love it here. Tasty food. Friendly staff and a calm atmosphere.

Really unique place, perfect place for coffee and cake!

This place is just amazing - well worth a visit

Excellent place to be. Staff happy and helpful and a great array of garden plants. Cafe friendly and great atmosphere. Love it..

Fabulous hidden gem. Perfect for lunch or coffee and cake after a walk along the canal.

Hidden gem! Great coffee, cake and service!

Nice coffee, not poncey. Update: coffee is nicer now and cake is tasty.

A lovely location for a light lunch with friends.

Such a great place :)! It helps people who are in need of help and let's you get in touch with nature. The flowers and plants that they grow are wonderful 😃!

What an incredible place! Great people, great coffee, great experience! I will definitely be back!

Well worth a visit lovely food served with a smile

Excellent garden centre with a great café supporting people with a learning disabilities. And a great spot on the canal. Ideal drop in during a walk. Good shop too.

love this place very relaxing and nice that I can take my little dog in as well. food is delicious and well worth the money

Yum! Amazing place. We’re lucky to live close by. We loved the vegan pulled pork sandwich. It comes with a selection of FILLING salads. Not just a leafy salad, it was potato salad, couscous etc. So filling and very well priced. Coffee is so tasty too. ☕️ We also bought some coffee from the local coffee factory, ‘Smiths’ from their shop. They have a refill station too where you can refill washing up liquid etc. Amazing place! Thank you

The lovely ladies at this place helped me out with a wreath for my Nanny & Grandad's grave a couple of days before Christmas. Their kindness & generosity was overwhelming. I've vowed to take my Mum back there when the weather cheers up, for lunch. I urge you to drop by & take a look in the shop & even stay for a bite to eat.

Ordered a cheese and coleslaw salad - it was enormous and really tasty

Lovely little gem of a cafe & farm shop tucked away in a corner of Hemel. Fab goodies on sale and friendly staff, well worth a visit.

Fantastic lunch, wonderful place

Used on a number of occasions for drinks, food & plants. We've enjoyed seeing the range of additional products grow & have been impressed with quality.

Lovely, but I wish we could go into the allotment to see the plots, chickens etc...

Very good run by special needs people food was good pay a visit and help the charity well worth a visit and you can buy plants and flowers all grown on the premises

Its organic farm shop and lovely coffee place to relaxing.

What an amazing place, had a lovely lunch, they are so friendly , keep up the good work , brilliant.

Tucked away behind K2 restaurant - This is a lovely little cafe with a friendly welcoming staff. Great coffee and range of local products.

Friendly. Plenty of begonias. Good coffee.

Lovely place we stopped off at on our walk had lovely smoothy & coffee . Looked around nursery then went back 2 days later in car to buy some plants

A nice break when walking along the canal through a gate along the towpath. Lovely food and snacks. A brilliant charity to support. M

Friendly community based garden type centre with cafe home made cake and real coffee highly recommended a visit...

Lovely place for a coffee and cake on a sunny day.

A little gem of a place! Lovely staff, friendly and helpful and a little well stocked shop with free range eggs and very reasonable priced plants

I'm Rather impressed with the place...nice friendly staff, unfortunately the weather wasn't ideal today ,cold n wet..!!...but managed to have a quick look around..and a coffee...i realized I will need to go a little earlier to allow more time to see what's available n ideal for my pot garden...I did buy a nice large young pine tree...was impressed on the prices.!! Well worth visiting.. I'm most definitely looking forward to going again.. when the weather is better..

First time in here today nice seating area for a nice peaceful coffee while out walking

Nice coffee in a friendly atmosphere. A bit of an oasis amongst the noise of the shops.

It's a fantastic place, to get lovely flowers that have been well cared for as well as food products. All run by fantastic people who have helped give disable people a place to work, learn and have fun. I can't thank them enough for what they have done over the last year in helping people keep active, safe and happy

Very good. Nice people, lots of goodies to buy.

Excellent products and great service.

Lovely garden centre..coffee shop open for drinks & cakes, small shop with home made bits..staff friendly

Great plants and lovely cafe serving homemade caked

Went in for eggs and flour. Plenty of both there. Goods neatly and clearly displayed and labelled. One or two good bargains too. Didn't have a coffee or food but they are usually delicious. Vegan brownies looked excellent

A secret treat..peaceful, lovely ladies run it. . But I mss the beautiful mishmash of colour and Indian/Afghani/ world art and items on sale. It has all gone and it is heartbreaking . The food is very underwhelming ie; sandwiches.. that are really just shop bought bread with simple fillngs. It would be better and more in Sanuk's history and vibe if they used artisan bread and imaginative fillings.. or offered a little bowl of market made olives etc; They still use the vintage mixed tea sets and you can have a variety of cakes, scones with jam n cream .. that's good. They are lovely, warm and welcoming and I am, of course, so glad it is still there, but it has lost it's magic.. it's very special and unique feeling that there was nowhere else like Sanuk. A positive observation is the way the outside has been expanded and it is pretty. It makes you buy the organic nursery plants, as you sit looking at them 🙄...makes ME buy them! I was so tired when I was caring for my newborn twins and the original Sanuk, run by Anette and Sue used to take one baby each and allow me an hour or so to rest at Sanuk; 23 years ago. I hear that Sanuk will be running small courses..arty crafty type. I am interested in teaching a self revealing or self concealing masque making class.😂 Maybe a new, and different magic will grow from the space there because of this new use; it needs to stand out.. it needs some special creative and unique quirkiness put back into it🙌⭐🪐 Adding photo's has not worked. A shame

A hidden gem and worthy cause. Highly recommended.

Great selection of perennial plants and grasses. Very reasonable prices

Nice café and farm shop tucked away off the main road.

Lovely little place tucked away. Great food and plenty to choose from.

Right by the canal, lovely cafe. Relaxed with good tea cake and other goodies. Highly recommended.

Community garden centre and cafe, very pleasant

Fast service, lovely food (especially the vegan chocolate cake) and a brilliant charity

The staff are friendly . Nice place to stop for coffee

Quality good food served with love.

We had an excellent light lunch, but the choice is limited. As it is all in a good cause the limitation doesn't matter very much. The honey and stem ginger ice cream is worth a trip on it's own.

Never knew this place was here! Behind K2 restaurant by the river. Small farm shop with café. Also had bedding plants for sale. Café has a small menu, prices are reasonable and staff are friendly and helpful. Nice garden.

Whilst walking along the canal towpath I called in for a pot of tea today and stocked up with locally sourced bread and eggs from their shop, it has improved hugely and is now a great place.

Sweet place. Perfect for lunch (as long as you like tuna and/or cheese or soup). We had both between us and you get a lot of food for your money. My daughter also had coffee and thought if was excellent. There is a deli and a nursery of the plant variety. If you like geraniums you are going to have a great time :) This is a lovely space for all ages and especially young families in warm weather.

Lovely place to stop off for a coffee

A beautiful little place with a cafe and shop, filled with hand made items from the local area. Sunnyside work with people with disabilities, bringing you some of the most beautiful flowers, delicious food and pleasant atmosphere. Thanks Sunnyside!

Good coffee and brilliant that I can bring my dog along

Lovely calm, friendly atmosphere.

We had a lovely light lunch there and a good look round the farm shop. A lovely place doing a grand job for a good cause. Well worth a visit.

Nice place to stop for a coffee and cake.

A lovely spot, we cycled along the canal towpath. Good coffee, great service and an interesting shop. Very eco friendly and local products.

Sweet little cafe, lots of eco friendly products. We had the vegan chocolate cake and vegan brownie, both delicious. Also bought some smoked garlic which was amazing! Will definitely visit again and recommend to family and friends.

Wonderful place with a beautiful ethos. Highly recommend x

Lovely cafe, delicious vegan chocolate cake and great vegan chocolate brownie. Coffee also good in lovely big cups! The farm shop is great, love all the eco friendly bits and bobs!

Lovely place. Lovely people. Fantastic ethics. I've been a few times and I'll definitely be back. Today I refilled my washing liquid container with eco friendly stuff and sat down for a delicious interlude with coffee and cake. Spot on spot.

A lovely and very worthwhile venue with good wholesome food, contributing greatly to the local community

Good food and quiet location and staff helpful

Visited but didn't eat there. Looked welcoming, clean and tidy.

Great spot near the canal and a lovely farm shop selling local and organic produce. Perfect for a coffee and light lunch stop off.