Virginia water pavilion in Runnymede

Terrible service, waited almost an hour for a burger. Rude, dismissive staff.

What a great place to come and relax and have a nice walk, no matter the weather

Beautiful place to visit. Easy walks on clear paths. Two parking machines were out of action which meant a long queue to pay for parking at the end, which was a shame. Given how much money the parking is they really could do with sorting that.

A lovely area to walk. The parking is expensive.

Very nice place on paper but actually terrible service. Kitchen was supposed to be open until 3.30pm (kitchen for sausage rolls and similar, not real meals…) however when tried to order at 3:20pm I was told by a very rude waitress that they would only do toasties of ready-made stuff, with no explanation whatsoever. Also these toasties are really not worth the money (over £8 for a small ciabatta sandwich with mozzarella). Disappointing despite the very nice location.

Usually very good place, but this time ended up with heavy food poisoning, please check.

Beautiful cafe, a little pricey but portion sizes are huge! Staff seem to be a little more on the "don't care" side. Overall experience was good!

wow it was bad, in fact how to ruin a nice walk, family of 5 and i thought we would get lunch after walking around the lake. ordered our food and waited 20mins, ok it was busy but they only delivered two meals. and one of them was wrong. when we asked where the other meals were they realised they had sent someone elses order to our table. so after sorting that out we got another two meals to our table. this was now 45mins from ordring and we are still waiting over the hour and the last meal didnt turn up, we ended up getting a refund for the missing food. and to top it off the carpark was £12.40 long story short it cost me best part of £100 to walk around the lake. our garlic bread got delivered to the table next to us and we had to sit and watch them eat it dribbling. its a good walk but ill never use that cafe again

Incredibly slow, bacon bun fell apart and entirely overpriced - unsure what the hype is about

Lovely ground and part of a beautiful estate. Car park prices are steep. But hey ho.

Pretty good food here, maybe a little pricey, though, but that's the "location premium" I guess. The bacon sandwiches at £4.50 each are little steep, but at least they taste good and don't skimp on the quality of the bun, either - which is often forgotten but it (also) is a vital bacon butty ingredient!

The cafe here is not at all dog friendly despite the huge number of people who must come to the park with dogs. Although there are no signs on the doors we were told dogs were not allowed inside. It was a bitterly cold day but they don't provide blankets for the outside seating unlike many other cafes. Apparently this is all due to 'Crown Estate' rules. Service was also amazingly slow. Add the very expensive parking charge and you get a visit WE won't be repeating.

Lovely friendly cafe/restaurant. Excellent food, yummy cakes, friendly and helpful service, if a little slow. Good outside space. Amazing views over Virginia Water lake. Lots of parking, excellent toilets etc . Lovely end to a long walk.

By far the worst service I've experienced in my lifetime. 6 staff members, 1 of which operating the till (struggled to understand simple orders),1 making drinks and the other 4 standing around. Took 15 minutes to get to the front of the queue (3 people in front of me), the poor lady in front of me had been waiting 20 minutes for a coffee and cake and was forgotten. One of the waitresses was asked about allergy information and said: 'I don't know anything about allergies'. Absolutely appalling and potentially life-threatening for some. I won't even mention the prices...

Stunning part of Windsor Great Park. Very attractive contemporary pavilion. Ok to good service. Limited menu offerings of breakfast, brunch, lunch & afternoon tea cakes. Ice creams. Good choice of coffees. A little overpriced. Tables not always cleared or cleaned, but there is a fast turnover with not enough staff, so it’s understandable. 6/10

Beautiful autumn walk. Parking charges seemed extortionate!

Busy. Always busy but good service and nice food.

Can get very crowded at the weekends

Very disappointed, inside the building it was cold, the coffee was luke warm and tasteless, it was in a mug with a tiny wooden spoon that wouldn't reach the bottom of the cup. Plenty of nicer cafes in the area

Lucky to have this gem on my doorstep, and I have been making the most of it at every opportunity I can grab!

Lovely and well kept walks . It's just a shame that the cafe exploits it with inflated prices.. enjoy the walks and bring your own flask

What a Beautiful and Tranquil place. CarPark quite expensive and closes at 17:30. Lots of dog walkers and even has a dog bath for £3.50

A peaceful place to be and a beautiful view. I love walking there.

A very wonderful area for walking in nature

Beautiful park with huge amount of walking space, great for dogs, families and kids

Nice lake to have a walk around it

Fantastic park with plenty of facilities & well-maintained gardens.

Lovely views and walks and great for dogs 🐕

Great place for the nature lover

A group of us went to photograph woods and the lake. A good variety of things to look at .

Great place, parking fees are very expensive 😑

Small menu, delicious food and excellent coffee. Decent parking, clean bathrooms, friendly and pleasant staff.

can get really busy at times and parking is limited .really nice cafe and small shop. once your in it's an amazing place really beautiful great for dogs. just make sure if you have kids get them to use the loos as some of the walks are long and there are no toilets on the way.other than that it's a good day out. we stayed for 4hrs and it cost £12:40.

The piece of quite you're looking for !

Virginia Water itself was beautiful but this cafe was rubbish. The food was overpriced and unimpressive, the wait times for food exceeded 40 mins and the mocha tasted like pond water. At least the parking was only £9 (yikes).

Lovely walk and great views, lakes, birds etc and there are a couple of places to eat, one being right at the start. Further on there is, a cafe/restaurant which also has a gift shop. Further on for those who only want a drink or snack, there is a mobile coffee/snack unit (they also have seating)

After a lovely walk around Virginia Waters just the perfect place for a break with a great view across the lawns to the lake.The food choices are brilliant from a snack to a full meal.We have visited often and always had a lovely meal. The staff are super helpfull and nothing is too much for them It’s also dog friendly with a well kept and sheltered area to take it easy in.

It's not cheap and when it's busy you might wait a while to be served but the food was beautifully cooked, the staff are lovely and the views are stunning (this includes the staff) Sit back, enjoy the views, and take some time out at one of the most beautiful places on middle earth!

The walk up cafe window Barista, Ilker, is awesome and he makes the perfect Flat White!! Thank you Ilker!

Plenty of space, queue was long and slow moving when we went, decided to instead go for the outside take away, reasonable prices and clean relaxed atmosphere

Wonderful circular walk around lake. Dog friendly. My first visit. Looking forward to next. Scenery will be different every season. And therefore worth another visit.

The garden is beautiful, large and has wild animals.

Lovely walk , finished with coffee and bacon roll at the Pavillion cafe. Great service and banter with Elton and Ilker in the cafe… top boys who obviously enjoy their jobs.

Great cafe great walks , only gripe is lack of loo other side of waterfall

Great place for all kinds of people. Nice jogging track, cafe, picnic area, history as well as walks. Sadly restrictions and prices creeping like inflation. £15 for 4hrs parking. £6.5 for 1-2 hrs. Don't be surprised if the oarking prices are doubled when you visit next time.

Awful coffee, never again. Other than that the park is amazing.

Lovely gardens to visit, but the food was very expensive; my wife was not happy with her avocado on toast but the all day breakfast was very tasty.

Amazing views and great to explore the entire park by bike.

Great area for cycling and those fit to walk and explore, really pretty On the negative side not enough signs where and what is located, I'm sure lots of people would agree, especially those not fit enough which leaves people asking every 2nd person what's where

beautiful and peaceful garden for walk and picnic

The cafe has lovely food but the drinks wasn't the best today we had peach iced tea it just tasted like sugar no peach and for £4.80 each was very bad. It's very overpriced in the cafe for what you get our food had burnt toast as well and we also got food before our drinks

Coffee was awful, made me feel really nauseous after. Lemon cake was dry and did not taste like lemon. Really slow service.

Very tranquil, nice food, great views

Staff.....boy give them some good customer training. We were there first thing, and they were miserable. I can't imagine what they're like at the end of the day. One of them was quite confrontational over an order they got wrong.....

Great atmosphere, parking very over priced!! All in all beautiful park with great scenery

Beautiful spot - but the cafe is not good. Incompetent staff who forget orders and wander around aimlessly. Much better to stick to the main cafe at Savill Garden

Very good place to relax but they have closed the waterfall

Very picturesque area but service in the cafe was poor.

Good, the food could have been better

Nice coffee and cake. Service was slow yet the cafe wasn't busy.

Great place for picnic and good walk

Overpriced place with appalling service.

Can't recommend the food. Wedges were rubbery and lumpy. The burger was overcooked & tasteless. The onion & coleslaw were stringy and unpleasant. Ceaser salad was v light on salad & heavy on croutons. At this level I'd say it's very over priced.

A great place for a refreshing drink in the shade after a lovely walk..

It was a very clean and friendly place. The stalls were genuine and polite. Don't forget to pay for your car parking.

Service is always, always super bad!!

Beautiful lake and walk, loads of people, cafes and parks. Bit pricey and car park is at least £9+ but worth it?

Great food and drinks, friendly service

Lovely park, pity about the poor service in cafe. Ordered food, it wasn't very busy, waited for 20 minutes then food came with no drinks, waitress said drinks were.coming, another 10 minutes went by before I had to ask for someone to bring. Maybe most Staff are ok here, but our waitress was not interested in doing too much that day as I saw another person same thing happened. I wouldn't go to cafe again but would prefer Saville Garden cafe anyway and park is really beautiful.

This review is for the Virginia Water Pavilion aka cafe. The atmosphere and scenery is great, especially given the price of menu items. Unfortunately the service and quality is the opposite. Many people in our group of 6 were not satisfied with their orders. In general, given the price, the quality of food & drink was poor, as was the service. Drinks were way too sweet, and the chicken pesto mozzarella sandwich was too salty (says me, who normally takes more salt than others). The serving staff are especially clueless about service, again, given the prices they're charging. One server simple came and put our plates down without asking who each item was for. Another lady came to serve us our drinks, and when we asked which was which, she basically said "No English. Italiano". Finally, I was mischarged on my order unnecessarily. The extra amount was 30p but it's still overcharging, negligence at best. I ordered a Chicken Toastie with coleslaw which should be £9.50 total but for some reason I was charged £9.80 per order. I did not order any extra salad. To top it off, the menu listing states that this item comes with Kettle crisps, but we were given tortillas with absolutely no explanation. Pictures of menu, receipt, and order are with this review. Incidentally the receipt says "Cash" but I paid by card, so I have no idea what they're doing. Overall a negative experience and one I would not recommend. Hopefully this was because of issues with staff because other ratings are high.

Lovely place, amazing scenery all year round. Spectacular in summer.

Long walk alongside the lake, loved it.

Very nice park to stroll around

It's a lovely place for a family walk but the price of parking is ridiculously high

Great place for day out with friends, family or solo mindfulness

Poor service. Had to wait half an hour for drinks only for them to say they had “forgotten” after taking the payment.

Very nice for walking and sports

Lovely Coffee out in the sunshine! (the brownies from the cafe looked good too!)

Beautiful place and great for dogs and children.

Such a beautiful place great for everyone. Walks, running and cycling. A very good half day out with the family. Highly recommend.

Very slow on the coffee counter!

good strolling around the lake, busy at the weekend but because there are wide sealed paths it never felt over crowded. during the weekend there's often there is a polo match to watch too

Always a breath of freshness. Nice green space next to the waters and a micro waterfalls. There's a cafe to dine or take away. Ideal for picnics and meet ups.

Lovely place to walk and for dogs to have fun. Young kids too.

Beautiful walk and cafe cream tea 10 /10

Relaxing but not on Sunday too busy

Beautiful place for walks and for peace of mind ! Parking is a bit expensive. Cafe at the entrance .

Lovely place for a long walk. Only downside is that it doesn't have many places to rest. The whole walk took around 2 - 2:30 hrs.

Didn't use it, but it looks great

Nice place for a walk around the lake. It was half term and we arrived about 11am. Car park was fairly busy. I imagine at weekends it might be a bit of a scrum. As soon as you get away from the café and car park things get more peaceful.

Food 4/10 and that's being generous

Cafe on site that easily and quickly catered for 11 of us, food was spot on 😋. The weather wasn't great on our visit. Still walked round to the "ruins" past the waterfall. On a dry day this would be a lovely place to lose some hours. Great if you have dogs to walk. Parking is expensive in my opinion

A great place for a gentle walk. Lots of camera quality views out across the lake. Dog friendly but must be kept on a leash. They have dog cleaning facilities at the park entrance/exit. The restaurant, curio shop and toilet facilities at the entrance are spotless and very well managed. On a somewhat negative note, while entrance to the park is free, the cost of parking is high, around £10 for a couple of hours.

Great views and a decent lunch at the cafe too

Great place for a walk and is suitable for wheelchair users

It's beautiful day out the lake is pretty , the cafe outside has lots of gluten free options , plenty places to walk , parking is expensive

Beautiful walks, good restaurant, toilet facilities. Great for picnics, dogs allowed. Parking a bit expensive

Virginia Waters is beautiful There is easy parking (costs around £3.75 for an hour). As you walk into the park and lake, there is a coffee kiosk and a café that serves nice snacks/meals/drinks. The cafe has covered outside seating overlooking the lake. There are walks around the perimeter of the lake, around 5 miles. There, however, short walks to areas os interest such as the cascades (see picture), there are also other points of interest such as the Magna Carta ruins and the Totem Pole which are relaxed walks of a manageable distance. If you want to go around the lake there are a futher two cafes. The paths are well maintained, and the wooded areas are beautiful. The park is dog friendly Well worth a visit!!

This cafe has gone downhill recently. The bacon is now served in a seeded (burnt to a crisp) burger bun, with just a few crisps on the side (no salad anymore), ith coffee in a paper cup.

Virginia Water is a lovely place for all the family. It's well kept, tidy and has immaculate views. Great for picnics and dog friendly too. I also love the children's play area and the opportunity to buy ice cream and drinks from the vans and cafes. Beware, the parking is EXTORTIONATE. Its £15 if you stay upwards of 4 hours. I stayed for 3 hours and had to cough up £12.40. You also can no longer park on the side of the road without being issued a PCN. Such as shame really as everything else is lovely.