Threaplands Garden Centre in Moray

We highly recommend Threaplands. Perfect for buying a memorable gift, or some plants. But, also for the cafe there, which offers a great selection of food (all table service). We recently bought our Christmas tree here and will certainly be visiting often. Very friendly staff and plenty of free parking

Was sat for over 30 mins and nobody came to serve us, not even a drink, just everybody else including a family that had sat down after us. Don't expect fast food but also don't expect to sit with nothing and be ignored for over half an hour Edit: changed to 4* as I went back and had a much better experience and the staff were all lovely and food was delicious. Santa's grotto was also fantastic!

We visited in mid-November. It's not the biggest garden centre but did have an interesting range of goods on offer, particularly in the run up to Christmas. We visited the cafe/restaurant and the service was quick, even though it was relatively busy. For vegetarians the menu is pretty limited, not even a sandwich or wrap was available. I had baked potato which whilst not crispy on the outside, was huge and well filled and with a good side salad. All in all, a worthwhile visit.

Stopped here for brunch. Great service in the restaurant. Our food was served quickly and tasted fantastic. The Christmas shop display is also super. Well done everyone. This will become our new stop off on the Aberdeen to Inverness journey. 🙂

We ordered afternoon tea for 3 - 5 days in advance - saying that we would be in at 1.30 to collect it. Had to wait for 40 minutes before it was ready. With no apology or offer of a coffee while waiting. The sausage rolls were straight out of the oven as they were still so hot and the Christmas Pies were a bit of a let down but that aside, delicious.

Nice meal service excellent plenty parking

Awful service today. Just sat for over 25 minutes after waiting to get seated, and no one served us. They served everyone around us including those who came after and yet we couldnt even get drinks before food. Told lady on the way out and got a simple sorry that was it. We frequent the place often with our kids and we were all dissapointed to leave without anything.

We had the best afternoon tea at Threaplands! There was sausage rolls, quiche, a good mix of sandwiches, delicious cakes and copious amounts of tea! All served by friendly, helpful staff. A great experience. We’ll definitely be back!

Visited this garden centre on a Sunday to take my sister and brother in law out, who we were visiting. We went for lunch and to browse the shop. They only take bookings for a party of 10 plus but there's quite a lot of seating and we didn't have to wait. Could not fault the beef Sunday roast, which was absolutely delicious, and we finished off with a mince pie and coffee, my sister having a strawberry tart, again these didn't disappoint. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the whole bill for the 4 of us was reasonable. The shop also had some lovely things for all occasions too. We will definitely return here when we visit again and would highly recommend too.

Visited today for lunch, disappointed! Hubby had nachos with Chilli. Tiniest amount of Chilli on, I had the full roast. Beef ok, gravy tasted awful. Potato's pale and so were the parsnips. Broccoli overcooked. Didn't enjoy it and definitely not worth nearly £18. All others garden centres we have visited usually have quality food, this is not one of them. Will not be returning!

Been coming here for a few years now, especially for the breakfasts. Definitely one of the best in the area in my opinion. Always good quality sausages, eggs, bacon etc and all locally sourced. Great customer service as well and plenty of friendly staff on hand to help with whatever you need. Well worth a visit 🙂

This garden centre is good for lunch. Nice menu and excellent service by young servers. Nice gifts on sale but there are better garden centres in Fochabers and Elgin if you’re looking for plants.

Fantastic food ! great menu and staff were lovely. Our family all found something they liked on the extensive menu and it was served quickly and arrived piping hot and delicious. No 1 place to go for lunch in the area.

Very expensive and average at best. Popped in for a breakfast and paid over £40 for a fried breakfast, pancakes and kids breakfast. It was all very average and not vegetarian friendly in terms of variety. Staff were however friendly and it's a professional setup. I'm obviously not their target audience, I get that but I won't be taking family for meals until the menu becomes more veggie friendly and flexible.

Visited for Sunday breakfast, great service and good value. Food and coffee up there. Definitely an improvement.

Best breakfast ever lovely friendly staff nice garden centre to look round

Lovely menu, my only complaint is that I asked for something from the smaller appetite menu and was refused as its only for customers over the age of 60. I explained to the girl waiting on our table that I had recently had major abominal surgery and can't eat large meals at the moment. I was offered a child's menu. I declined this and asked the reason, and was told, because the owner says so. I'm sure I'm not the only person between the age of 5 and 60 that has a smaller appetite!!!

The catering crew are very efficient the food delicious a great place all round.

Didn't have what we were looking for. No staff around to ask

Didn't have what we were looking for. No staff around to ask

Good garden centre with excellent restaurant

Good garden centre with excellent restaurant

Had another nice lunch. Good service and pleasant staff.

Stopped off for a take out cup of tea. Very disappointed ended up being given hot water and milk, no tea. Unfortunately we had already got back on the road so couldn’t get it sorted. A very expensive cup of hot water

Looks good from road but not as accessible for me to be honest.

AWESOME FOOD AS ALWAYS ... GREAT CHOICE OF GARDEN PRODUCTS AND LOADS MORE 👌

Stopped to have a look round for a new plant pot for the wife's ornamental tree. Went in the café bit for a spot on lunch let's just say I was impressed. The price is a little bit high but when you get the sort of quality you get here you don't mind paying extra. So far over 100 meals had here in the last 5 years and never a bad one yet. Staff are alway very polite and well presented. Cleanliness is amazing and are always cleaned after people leave. The only bad things I can think of is the car park is mostly loose gravel apart from the disabled bays and some people can't park their cars in the allocated parking, which is beyond the control of the garden centre. Ignore the post by Norma Jean she obviously doesn't know whats shes talking about. Sounds like another keyboard troll just trying to slander the good name of this place

Always a 5 star experience, food is delicious, service great 😊

Myself and a few other relatives have visited a few times, after the first was to give the resteraunt another chance. Everytime we have been the staff are incredibly rude and unprofessional. Particularly the older staff. On leaving the restaurant you're greeted with a sulking face and an icy goodbye which is the same when you enter. The staff didn't know where to seat us and even asked us (like we would know) where to sit. The tables are badly stained and so are the seats you sit in which raises the question of cleanliness. The food is average at best. So if you're paying £50 for a two person lunch you expect at least a grin when served your food. Again, we have tried to give the benefit of the doubt but we quite frankly wouldn't come back or recommend it to anybody we know. Lots of better competitors in the area.

This is one of the nicest garden centres I have had the pleasure to visit. Large parking area catering for most vehicle sizes leads you into a stylish building packed with numerous items covering several retail areas. Pleasant staff, a great food shop, and very clean toilets adds to the value experience. To the rear of the building is the garden shopping area which to be fair covers a large range of products that are high end but reasonably priced. A great place to visit and fully recommended. Downside is the A96 road which needs care on entry and exit due to speed and quantity of vehicles using it, that said it still doesn't detract from the great service offered.

I could not recommend Threaplands highly enough. Excellent food and wonderful service from the staff. Ali was welcoming and entertaining.

The best place in Moray for a coffee and bacon roll. Excellent food and wonderful service

Had a really lovely bowl of soup and sandwich there today when we stopped for lunch while out on the bikes for a ride. It is cycle friendly and just off the cycle way. Definitely recommend it.

Had lunch today and couldn't fault anything...staff were friendly..and Cullen Skink was beautiful..

Been here a few times now for coffee, filled rolls, lunch etc and it has improved greatly since it first opened. There is more consistency in their product and approach to delivering an excellent product to the customer. Friendly staff on arrival and delivery of food; asked if everything ok; food tasty and hot where applicable; toilets immaculate; discount on coffee with loyalty card; tables nice and clean. Even saw the owners sat in having something so can't be bad ☺️. Keep up the good work

Absolutely beautiful food at a reasonable price served in a light bright building, the plant area has plenty of choice, and the gift section is well stocked with a variety of goods. The staff are attentive and pleasant. All in all, it is well worth a visit, be it for plants, gifts, or food .(update) Love the covered outdoors area which allows you to take your dog with you and the menu for them to have a snack 😋

Nice place, with some nice stuff. Not just plants, but some wee toys for the little ones, and some wooden model kits for the bigger kids, and adult kids...

Scone heaven. As a chap that loves Scones , we stopped in past to try them at Threaplands. I decided to go for the cheese scone and I must say it was one of the best cheese scones I have ever tasted. It was huge, moist and very tasty. Definitely going to have to stop in past more often

Good quality plants Cheaper than Christie’s

Ok, I'll not give a 1 star review because I've been here many times before and it's been great. But today it was a disappointment as I usually have a light lunch, (a soup and scone or soup and sweet) and today's soup of the day was Cullen skink (even though it's on the menu permanently). As that wasn't my thing I thought I'd look for something else light but there were no other starters at all. The only other things I could see were smaller portions or mains which were only available for over 60s and bus parties apparently. I don't do sandwiches or wraps, not did I want a huge main course either. So I just got up and walked away and had something elsewhere. Maybe they need to cater more for everyone

The atmosphere was pleasant,plenty of clear spaces to sit the staff were friendly and helpful and the food was excellent. Today we had meals from the lunch club menu.Food was excellent as always and plenty for a lunchtime meal.

Threaplands is a favourite of mine and have come here often. Last week I attended a baby shower and was very impressed at the quality of items offered. The sandwiches were full of filling, the sausage rolls melted in my mouth and the quiche - THE QUICHE! It was so good I plan on returning to have it as a main meal for lunch one day. The sweet section of the afternoon was also tasty. Service was amazing and the staff were so attentive. Love Threaplands coffee! Great afternoon tea at a great price. In fact I was at another afternoon tea this week at a "posh" hotel in Inverness and in comparison it was nowhere near as good as Threaplands and more expensive! We also had to pay to use a private room in the hotel (£95 for the hotel!!) But Threaplands didn't charge extra for us to use their private area which was much prettier. Restaurant always busy when I arrive but the staff get you sat down quite quickly. See you again Threaplands! (As for the lady complaining below about the person saying you can't bring dogs in. If you think she wasn't a staff member then why add a negative review to Threaplands when it might not have anything to do with them? Have you added a positive review for your other visits before this?)

Have visited this garden centre on several occasions and have always been able to carry our little dog around the centre, with each occasion us checking with staff prior to entering the actual garden centre. Today when visiting we once again followed what we had always previously done and was yet again told we could carry our little dog around as long as we didn’t put him on the floor. My wife and I were in the process of looking at something when some busy body, who never identified themselves, said we could not bring the dog into the garden centre, to which our reply was ‘we checked before coming in and was told we could carry him around’, this individual then once again simply turned round and once again said we don’t allow dogs in the centre. The person was not readily identifiable as working in the garden centre and appeared to be with a woman and child. We were not prepared to create a scene in the middle of a busy garden centre so took the decision to walk out. We were nowhere near the restaurant area or any food items and most other garden centres in Moray are dog friendly. We will now never return to this garden centre and we made our purchase today elsewhere!!! We also suggest that if the individual was in fact a staff member he undergoes suitable customer relation training as this is something clearly lacking.

Went for breakfast. Friendly staff, fast service and food was good. Dog friendly if sitting outside.

Lovely staff excellent choice of plants for your garden cafe is just brilliant very clean helpful staff you are not rushed for your order and the food is so good I had to buy some scones and couple of cakes to take home xx

Expensive, watch if you take the whole family. Tea, a coffee and 1 bowl of chips £12 Not a lot in shop if you are not a gardener

Great place, nice food and good variety of products to choose from.

Called in here as everywhere else round about seems to be shut on a Monday and Tuesday, why? Do they think no one wants coffee Mondays and Tuesdays. Anyway I digress. Very nice relatively small garden center with a very nice restaurant. I had the usual tester, as if you didn't know, a fried egg roll. Not the cheapest ever but I'll let them off as at least they were open. The roll was really nice and soft and the egg was almost perfect ( I have high standards on a roll and fried egg) not to runny but not solid either. The coffee was hot and strong and the staff were friendly. There is a nice small play area for the weans, although the age limit was upto 10yrs. The center its self had a nice selection of gifts and a superb selection of original birthday cards, not your usual rubbish. Never went into the plant section but looked well stocked. Mite need to go back to try the cheese scone as they did look good.

A Delightful Oasis on the Highway: Threaplands Garden Center Calling all travelers and locals alike! If you're looking for a refreshing pitstop on the highway, look no further than Threapland Garden Center. This charming establishment offers a trifecta of delights: A vibrant Garden Center: Explore a haven for green thumbs, bursting with flowers, plants, and gardening supplies. A fresh Farm Shop: Stock up on the bounty of the season with locally sourced produce and delicious farm-fresh goods. A delightful Cafe: Indulge in a delightful break with their menu of freshly made food, catering to a variety of dietary needs. Ample parking makes your visit a breeze, whether you're in a hurry for a quick pick-me-up or seeking a relaxing escape for a lazy afternoon. Highly recommended! This is the perfect place to revitalize yourself and enjoy the taste of freshness on your journey.

Always enjoy our lunch served here. The lunch club menu for over 60s is a good idea

A decent cup of coffee spoiled entirely by the staff and their haste to close 40 minutes before due. Visitors to the area so obviously never been before. Acosted by front of house on as we made our way to the counter and asked what we wanted. Coffee and a menu. Handed a coffee menu, no food not even offered a scone. Passive aggressive staff. First time last time

Coffee was good. I did visit late at 4.20pm & there did not appear to be any option for a sweet treat. The manager was not welcoming & made me feel uncomfortable spoiling the good coffee. I'll pass by the next time 😔

Food was great. And the shop is lovely. The woman who served me in the shop was friendly and helpful.

Updated review, as was recommended to try again as cafe/restaurant seems to have improved. Although still a little more expensive than others, food has greatly improved, during the week there is no real waiting time and new waitresses are a lot more helpful & friendly.

Check what you buyas may be to prices one in side pot then one on outer pot

Very pleasant coffee area with good food and drink selection. The staff were great. The shop area is also nice and has some unusual items. Get there early for a Sunday roast or be disappointed 😔

Sunday lunch, too Kate for the Roast chicken they had none left. But had chicken gougons and yummy chips, excellent

Great food quick and friendly service.

Food was absolutely brilliant, would love to return. Unfortunately my car wasn't a fan of the car park due to the large number of pot holes 😞

In for my Christmas lunch with my friends, great quality food and portion size, although they we were very busy we were never pressured to finish up and clear out, Thanks

A nice wee garden centre with usual types of gifts, plants and gardening stuff. Restaurant is big and food and drink usually very good. It's table service with friendly staff. We are usually well looked after. Sometimes there can be a bit of a wait if busy but staff do let you know and it is worth it as all food is made fresh. The kids menu is good with lots of choice. Good for coffee and cake too. Small outdoor play area for younger children.

Had a flat white which had been spilt. Ordered the hot dog which was pretty tasteless, said it came with American mustard but was actually English which almost blew my head off. Overall quality of food was very average and wouldn’t recommend. Coffee was ok and cakes looked good.

Not the best first time experience in my lifetime. Running out of roast before 1.30pm is ridiculous never in my in my catering experience has that ever happened. So we opted for the macaroni & cheese which was lacking in seasoning & cheese was absent. Never been so disappointed & disgusted. Won’t be back or recommending it to anyone.

Overpriced not that great food and drink will not be back shocking expensive prices

Just had the soup and sandwich but it was lovely. Lots of Xmas knick knacks. Friendly service.

Good food friendly staff they catered for a two year old well done thank you

Nice centrum. Big place, big selection. Nice cafe place.

Treat my mum to lunch here now and then and the chicken fillets are just beautiful. So tasty. Great potion sizes. Lovely treat out

We were first in and much of the breakfast was cool not hot. ie beans, sausage, mushrooms and bacon. We did report it, my wife's beans were reheated but when it came back the mushrooms were cool. I did not send mine back as an ex serviceman I put up with it.

Popped in past threaplands today to meet some family for lunch, and found the turkey roast (Christmas!) was on the menu! Went for the large portion and was very impressed with the meal, very high quality and turkey cooked to perfection. Dare I say it, even better than some home cooked versions I have tried over the years! That, plus the excellent service, clean and tidy setting made it an excellent stop off. Not to mention, picked up a couple or bags of logs at the same time! If passing through, or fancy a coffee/lunch or even browsing garden items or gifts would highly recommend threaplands 👌👌👌

Friendly staff and excellent food, will be back.

Great breakfast effecient and friendly service and went back for over 60 lunch great value

Brilliant place to stop with your group, very friendly staff and food is delicious 😋😋

Service was good, but food was only OK.

Lovely cafe with good variety on menu

Service was good, and the food was great, but the Chicken Gujons I had , in my personal opinion, was not what I expected, 3 Small !, Gujons

First visit ... lovely staff. Food super. The shop is filled with Christmas goodies.

Threaplands is more restaurant with a gardening bit than garden centre. A lot of time, money and thought has gone into the restaurant. The range of food available is quite extensive. It was really busy when we visited (a Wednesday) and a look at the menu tells you why. They have a special offer for pensioners and also have specials of 2 or 3 courses. The garden centre is a let down. It is very small with little choice. Better gardening shopping is available in nearby Elgin or even Christies. The shop section is slightly better. However it still only took about 10 minutes to browse it all. If you are looking for a reasonably priced meal this is the place. If you're looking for gardening stuff I'd give it a miss.

Had the dawg n omg it was so good and very filling still stuffed hours later , good portion for sure , service was fast and good also , pleasant place to eat

Had Sunday lunch. The mashed potato was lumpy and barely warm with a small amount of lukewarm vegetables. Not a good meal.

Very satisfied. Lots to choose from.

Just a great place for breakfast! Lovely staff.

Good selection of food, fresh and homemade desserts. Staff are always friendly and service is quick

Quick service and full servings. Lots of staff

Grand stopover after Ullapool ferry to Threaplands for a grand bowle o Cullen Skink.especially for the cheuchters heading east....quines and loons serving helpful and service magic...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Really nice place with cafe and garden centre. Good selection of gifts and clothes wear too. Worth a visit.

A lovely visit today the food is of a high standard.

Great food as always and the staff are really friendly

A great value place with quality plants and gifts. The restaurant is spacious with an open plan dining area with lots of seating indoor and out with a play area. Staff with constantly cleaning empty tables and checking all customers. They offer a wide array of food including vegan and gluten-free options. Also offering free diluted juice and water.

Excellent range of products and only garden centre for miles around stocking Smulch.

Nice open space indoors. Good food in restaurant and big selection of plants and accessories in garden center.

Had a lovely meal today service was excellent as well

My daughter and I went here for lunch last week couldn't fault the food, big portions and very busy. We came in just at the right time and didn't have to queue for a table. Will definitely be back

Good food Reasonable prices Good service

Good food served with professional ease 👍 slightly busy today but service with a smile and decent food.

I found s huge hair inside my ice cube in my Sprite do not come hear it is descusting they didn't even give me a new spirte. One star given

More homeware and café than garden centre. Garden centre extremely limited in options but what was there looked healthy. Just didn't have the range one would expect of such a huge building

Fresh breakfast, was not dried to death under warming lamps, best one we've had for along time ! Plants not over priced and grown inhouse always good keeping it local !!

Lovely lunch, dogs always welcomed 😊

Visited a few times and the food has always been fabulous. The roast dinners are the best in the area, especially the roast beef which I’d highly recommend. The only issue we had on this visit was my 76 year old mum left feeling a little embarrassed being called honey bun by a rather excitable waitress but overall fantastic eatery.