Garden Wise - Dumfries Galloway

Had sausage creamy mash and gravy,Mash was very lumpy and hard was not nice at all,having complained I was given another plate which was exactly the same.waste of my hard earned money was very disappointed.will not eat here again.

We come to the garden centre a lot and thought we would nip into the cafe, we wish we hadn’t of bothered!! Don’t bother getting any of the scones as takeaway as it’s still the same price as sitting in but without the jam or butter. Scones were so dry that unfortunately they weren’t edible. Extremely overpriced as well. For a Sunday afternoon that used to be absolutely heaving there were only 6/7 tables in!

Have tried their revamped cafe twice now as I often visit the garden centre. Have been disappointed both times. For some reason portion size has gone ridiculously huge. Not sure what the reasoning is behind this, but huge scones, cakes etc are just off putting unless you are prepared to share. Have both times had the soup and both times been disappointed. Soup tastes like it comes from a catering pack and not freshly made. I really don't see the point of the 3 little glass jars that accompany the soup with fried onions, croutons and some fried green stuff in them. They add nothing to an already poor tasting soup and no doubt put the cost up. Just concentrate on making a good quality fresh soup? Prices are pretty high too. We won't be eating there again. It's a shame because they are missing out on a lot if business.

After a walk around the garden centre, we treated ourselves to lunch and were not disappointed. The avocado and humous baguette was delicious with a side salad, very well presented and great value! Being piglets, we had a side of potato wedges- wow they were huge but again delicious. Not realising the size of our ‘mains’ we had bought chocolate eclairs, an absolutely perfect way to finish our meal with a coffee. The staff were very polite, offering alternatives although very busy. Looking on every customer was served as an individual with the staff caring to ensure their requests were met. Definitely worth a re-visit in the near future (if my husband has anything to do with it)!

On arrival noticed the change in layout and immediately thought change in both appearance and price, thus apprehensive. Took the chance and left feeling impressed with the new layout, choice of food and the customer service made available. Customer flow was impressive and even though it was busy the customer flow rate through the till and delivery of food met my expectations with tables being cleared leading to table being made free and not one customer was left having to wait.