Arcadia Garden Centre - Hambleton

Nice food in fact the burger and a few chips were very good. However, prices were disappointingly high, especially over £3 for a half pint bottle of soft drink. Worst of all, all the crockery has that gritty feel that means they were washed in a dishwasher that was full of food residue leaving everything with a thin layer of other people's leftovers. Frankly disgusting, I had to clean my tea up with my shirt sleeve to make it fit to use. The second cup of tea came with the same quality cup :

Really disappointed to say the least. Never been here before, had half an hour to spare so thought I 'd give it a whirl instead of Cherry Hill. Firstly, had to walk right through the shop to get to the restaurant and then another walk up a hill and then finally found the entrance. What a souless place! Felt like a staff canteen. Wanted a cheese scone and a coffee. Scones placed at the end of the counter with no tongs to serve them and no plates to put them on. Felt like I was asking for the world, referred to throughout as 'lovely '. Scone was less than average dry, Coffee was ok. My main grumble was that it took about 10 minutes to get out of the place no clear signage for exit, went round and round in circles through the labyrinth of Christmas tat. Felt like I was in Ikea it took that long to get out. Sorry Arcadia, your marketing ploy didn 't work, I won 't be coming back. Strikes or Cherry Hill for me in future.

We have been frequenting Arcadia for afternoon tea for years and have generally enjoyed it. However, our last two visits have been disappointing. The afternoon tea no longer includes proper scones, but instead tiny micro scones. The portions of quiche and sausage rolls have also become very small, and the prawn cocktails, which used to be included, are now missing. Despite raising the price, the quality of the afternoon tea has decreased significantly. When we inquired about the changes, we were met with rude behavior from the staff. Additionally, the area at the entrance of the restaurant is in poor condition and has not been improved despite being neglected for a while. Due to these recent unsatisfactory experiences, we have decided not to return, which is a shame as we used to enjoy visiting Arcadia.

I would not recommend this restaurant at all. The front of house staff made a mistake with our order and insisted it had already been made, even though we pointed out the error. The supervisor also refused to fix the mistake and did not acknowledge their fault. The staff were rude and unapologetic. It was an appalling experience.

Went here today for a Sunday Lunch as they do Cavery there now plus it’s only 5 minutes away from where I live it was my 1st visit to the Gardeners Retreat Restaurant orderd a Regular Sunday as I wasn’t sure on the Portion sizes you can get 4 sizes Small which is £9 Regular which is £11 Large which is £12 and Premium which is £13 I got 2 slices of meat had Turkey and Gammon you also got Roadt potatoes and a stuffing ball you help your sett o veg and gravy and you also get a Large Yorkshire pudding home made not Frozen it was very busy there was only 1 Member of Staff serving you which was abit slow because there was a very big qew well must say I was surprised the meat was cooked to perfection and the gravy was very tasty veg was ok I’ve had better but for the price you Carnt really complain they could reallly do with upgrading there veg and also could do with another Member of Staff serving Thankyou Arcadia for a nice Lunch my review is honest