The Retreat Garden Bistro - Croydon

Unpretentious environment, friendly waiting staff, cheapest drinks for miles, oh and eating great quality and exceptional worth. her homemade gnocchi ragu is a triumphant. stuffed zucchini flowers, generous and tasty; pork special, a real winner. pasta and fish options also looked great,...and a long selection of blackboard specials. almost all under $25 and good dessert under $10 and vino at $4 a glass, so they can easily make a night of it here without waiting for pay-day!

Excellent club foods, desserts made before spot and are fantastic. very cheap prices and easy to park.

We've visited a few times over the last 18 months and have enjoyed some lovely meals. Our most recent visit was less than satisfactory. Surly waitstaff set the tone for the night. We ordered a variety of oysters for entree, one of which was the...size of a fingernail that somehow passed kitchen muster. Sirloin was disguised as a minute steak, thin and chewy. The self-help bar service is cumbersome and time consuming. Delivering water to the table and wine list service would be a great addition. Overall a really unenjoyable experience. They seem to be cutting corners. A real shame. Won't be back.

Food very nice however host not very friendly. Just to get a quote she made us wait for her to finish her meal (lunchbreak) not our fault you told us to come at that time. Bit rude for first impression I think. people skills...required here. Chef (a keeper, hes awesome)

Not welcome to families with children. Pub food. the whole place smells terrible and is in a bowling club. it's bad to say the least and I don't want to come back. I'm not sure the majority of the reviews is real.