The Garden Restaurant Info
Amenities
Service options
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Outdoor seating
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Dine-in
Highlights
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Fast service
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Great tea selection
Accessibility
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Wheelchair-accessible car park
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Wheelchair-accessible entrance
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Wheelchair-accessible seating
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Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
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Coffee
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Healthy options
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Quick bite
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Small plates
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Vegan options
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Vegetarian options
Dining options
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Breakfast
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Brunch
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Dessert
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Seating
Amenities
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Toilets
Atmosphere
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Casual
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Cosy
Crowd
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Groups
Planning
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Accepts reservations
Payments
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Credit cards
Children
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Good for kids
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High chairs
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Kids' menu
Parking
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Free parking lot
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Parking
Pets
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Dogs allowed
Best KPortal Reviews
Excellent restaurant in Swarkestone Garden Centre. We would definitely come back here, prices are reasonable for the quality and service.
Very good & big slice of cake, and good quality meals.
We had the following, and would recommend;
-Bacon & Stilton Panini
-Hog Roast Sausage Roll, and Chips
-Bacon & Stilton Quiche
-Victoria Sponge
-Sticky Toffee Muffin
-Walnut Brownie (GF)
Really like it here. Been a lot of times now. Nice range of vegan options. Would recommend the vegan coronation chickpea jacket potato. Vegan flapjack available. Vegan oat milk is available with tea. Staff knowledgeable about whether food is ok for vegans. Extremely clean, very hygienic. Beautiful homemade food. Seating is very comfortable, plenty of it, not too close together, special area for dogs inside, outside seating available. Nice touch - noticed this summer that they had a sand playpit for kids in seating area. Ample parking. We did have an issue with food not coming out one of the times but when we spoke to staff about this they quickly resolved issue, food provided, money returned from bill and even 2 tokens for a free cup of tea. I was really impressed by this, you can't be 100% all the time but it's how you deal with issues when they do happen. Will continue to go there. ????
A very pleasant place nice and clean with sociable staff. It was a bit too big for my liking, I prefer smaller more intimate places. The cafe was very noisy. But all in all it was OK.
Went during the Easter school holidays and it was rammed but despite this the service was reasonable and the noise level acceptable for conversation. The staff were pleasant and the toilets clean and well equipped but the pot holes in the car park are so deep they are likely to cause damage. The food all seemed very nicely presented but I had the egg and cress cob which was, again, very nicely presented but totally without any taste whatsoever. It was little more than cold mush and had I not known already what I had ordered then, by it's taste alone, it would have defied all identification.
Met friends for coffee and cake. Good range of sweet treats and coffee very good too. Friendly service. Rather noisy/echoey but comfortable seats. Clean and tidy.
Lovely garden centre restaurant.
Great staff and service with excellent and reasonably priced food.
We visited during one of their food and drink festivals, but we'll definitely be back again.
Visited on a Sunday morning (arrived at 10.30ish) at the start of October, whilst they were hosting a craft fair. Lots of staff out helping to arrange and sort parking, so very straightforward to get parked up even though they were already quite busy.
Took a wander around the craft fair - lots of good quality stalls.
Had a quick look around the Christmas decorations section, which always seems well organised (by colour/theme) and not too cramped or crowded.
Then we headed to the garden restaurant for a cuppa and something sweet to eat. Lots to choose from, and the portion sizes on the sweet things was very generous (the fruit scones are enormous!) We ordered our cakes (caramel shortcake and a peanut butter stack - both of which were delicious) and then joined the queue for the drinks. There was a separate queue for anyone ordering hot breakfast food (which smelled amazing). The drink queue took a while to get through, simply because there were lots of customers. We ordered a tea and a large filter coffee, and they were served in takeaway cups (a policy to maintain efficiency when they have a craft fair on, as stated on a sign at the tills)
We chose to sit outside as the weather was pleasantly warm - plenty of tables to choose from (lots of seating indoors too, but as they were busy it was quieter to sit outside)
The outdoor seating area has been well-thought out, with a "home garden" feel to it - a lawn area and properly planted borders. There was a choice of tables and chairs, or very sturdy picnic benches to sit at.
Looking forward to visiting again - we plan on trying the cooked breakfast next time!
No problem moving around in the wheelchair . The staff offered help without asking. Great plants in the garden center , some very unusual evergreen plants for your winter gardens.
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM |
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| Tuesday | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM |
| Thursday | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM |
| Friday | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM |
| Saturday | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM |
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