The Garden Cafe - Piatti

John Browns Garden Centre, Ringwood Road, East Dorset, United Kingdom

🛍 Cafe, Coffee, Seafood, Breakfast

2.9 💬 333 Recensioni
The Garden Cafe

Telefono: +441202822203

Indirizzo: John Browns Garden Centre, Ringwood Road, East Dorset, United Kingdom

Città: East Dorset

Menu Piatti: 8

Recensioni: 333

"My wife and I took my 88 year old mother who lives in Verwood to John Browns for lunch today . We arrived around 12;45pm and were surprised not to see the nice range of sunday roasts or pre made salads/ploughmans which we used to be served at the counter in the past. So we duly ordered from their menu , fish and chips, macaroni cheese and I had salmon fishcake with avocado and salad. We put our trays back,collected a couple of cup of tea and a can of Coke and my wife paid and we were given a number to put on table. There was a sign up saying there would be a 15-20 minute wait for food so we found a table and drank our drinks . 35 minutes after we placed our order the food arrived, fishcake did not contain much salmon , the macaroni cheese lacked taste and the only good meal was the fish and chips which my mum had chosen. There appeared to be plenty of front of house staff so we were surprised that the food took so long to arrive especially as the cafe was not very full and both my wife and myself were hungry on our way home to Hampshire a few hours later. I do not know if this was a restricted summer menu but we will not be coming back to eat at John Browns unless the sunday roasts return and are served up at the counter . Very dissapointed. Steve Karen"

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Cibo Messicano-Americano

Frutti Di Mare

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Rose5860 Rose5860

Food not bad, nothing amazing. Sandwich coffee 10 pounds . Environment a bit too like a canteen. OK if you are local to this café to meet up for coffee, lunch etc. Not sure if I would go again.

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evening
evening

Visited yesterday for afternoon tea with the Easter bunny. It was lovely, the children had a brilliant time and the food, service and drinks were faultless. Also well done to the Easter bunny and the Mad Hatter!


Martin
Martin

Visited for breakfast. Signs were confusing, not for us but by the look of it everyone else! Breakfast choices were different and interesting so why was everything on the border of being cold. Laziness I'm afraid. Nothing was cheap but could have been really good


Andy
Andy

The old John Brown's cafe was sunny, classy, and a pleasant place for a coffee or meal. The new Hilliers cafe is like going into a dark warehouse. Industrial ceiling, lighting and floor. Not worth going now. Staff are still friendly and the quality of the food is good (though pricey). But with that ambience it's no longer worth visiting. Visualizza piatti


Angelw0rker
Angelw0rker

I take my disabled Mum here fairly regularly for lunch or afternoon tea. Sadly the most recent visit was disappointing. The staff are not to blame, but another apparent change in restaurant manager has slowed the whole process down badly, and the resulting stress placed on the staff means that mistakes are being made. Go back to the previous system and we will return.


Lewis385
Lewis385

Went 18 months ago for a cream tea NO gluten free Scones, found a cake in a packet WOW ! Yesterday went for a light lunch soup we thought advertised with scone guess what No GF Scones or bread or roll took five minutes to work out if the soup was gluten free it was but who wants soup on its own. Staff helpful they blame head office complaints all the time they said. Waste of time if you are COELIAC


433geoffb
433geoffb

Well not very good ...Three lunches were ordered ...Curry on specials board contained no meat but did not say vegetarian, meat pie contained gristle and undercooked meat with overcooked vegetables and the fish and chips was adequate but chips were soggy. Staff did not know about lunch deal for over 60s and I had to ask for the dessert and free tea. Disappointed with what used to be a venue for tasty lunches Visualizza piatti


LouiseAFCB
LouiseAFCB

Went in the cafe today and absolutely gobsmacked by the staff and food! It felt like we were an invonvenience to the staff, who were in an empty cafe and under no pressure. Manners cost nothing! I decided to go for the traditional breakfast....big mistake! £7.50 and as you can see by the photo, it was pretty damn awful. A thimble of beans, a cold tomato, dry bacon, 2 small sausages and the egg was rubbery. Wont be going back!


RonFerndown
RonFerndown

This restaurant is now operated by Hilliers Garden Centre but on Trip Advisor it is listed under the previous owner John Browns,so is difficult to find on TA The name of the food outlet is the Garden Cafe. The facility is clean/modern and the staff hard working but the food is expensive compared with other local similar establishments. Our meal today was simple: 2 x Ham Egg Chips 2 Teas 1 Scone and 1 Cake. Total cost: £27.46. The chips I believe were reformed frozen potato with poor taste, one egg was under-cooked ,the tea was in a small pot for two people and cooled rapidly with no additional hot water provided. There did not appear to be any person in charge with whom we could converse. Al...


steveskarens
steveskarens

My wife and I took my 88 year old mother who lives in Verwood to John Browns for lunch today . We arrived around 12;45pm and were surprised not to see the nice range of sunday roasts or pre made salads/ploughmans which we used to be served at the counter in the past. So we duly ordered from their menu , fish and chips, macaroni cheese and I had salmon fishcake with avocado and salad. We put our trays back,collected a couple of cup of tea and a can of Coke and my wife paid and we were given a number to put on table. There was a sign up saying there would be a 15-20 minute wait for food so we found a table and drank our drinks . 35 minutes after we placed our order the food arrived, fishcake d... Visualizza piatti

Categorie

  • Cafe Concediti la nostra vivace selezione di caffetterie, che offre una gamma di caffè appena preparati, tè artigianali e deliziosi dolci, accompagnati da un'atmosfera accogliente per un'esperienza culinaria deliziosa.
  • Coffee Concediti la nostra ricca e aromatica selezione di caffè, sapientemente preparata per risvegliare i tuoi sensi. Dal classico espresso ai cremosi cappuccini, scopri la miscela perfetta per iniziare la giornata con una nota di sapore. Visualizza piatti
  • Seafood Immergiti nelle catture più fresche del mare con la nostra selezione di frutti di mare, che offre piatti squisiti preparati con pesce e crostacei di alta qualità. Assapora i sapori dell'oceano in ogni boccone!
  • Breakfast Inizia la tua giornata con le nostre deliziose opzioni per la colazione, che spaziano dalle classiche uova e pancake a frullati salutari e yogurt. Perfetto per un pasto sostanzioso o un leggero spuntino mattutino!

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