Merriments - Hurst Green

First time, very pleased visitors! Bought a variety of indoor/outdoor plants for wife’s birthday (the choice here is VAST! and all look healthy and happy. Also enjoyed lunch in the Merriments restaurant and that was delicious. All the staff here are helpful, friendly and know their stuff. Big shout out to Grace who was especially helpful in choosing our house plants, and Tracey for our outdoor stuffThank you!! We will return to look around the gardens (too wet today and enjoy another lunch! Oh, and no doubt buy some more plants! All in all. This place is perfect!

Absolutely delightful roast we have had in a long time!!! Service is the restaurant was fab and staff in the gift shop a delight. Will definitely be returning.

Pretty show garden, with lots of planting ideas. Helpful staff and a busy cafe.

We were hoping post covid that the menu would be back to where it once was. No such luck. Very little choice and while we were informed the fish cakes were a main meal if we had 2 each, we had to go elsewhere for a proper lunch afterwards. We did ask if we could have the potatoes and veg that came with the pork main meal but apparently they only had enough portions to go with the meat, even though they were 30 mins away from stopping serving lunch. The fish cakes supposedly came with salad. I had seen lovely salads on other plates the whole she bang of lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, even coleslaw on one table so when it came with 3 wilted leaves it was doubly disappointing. At the very least you could offer veg with all main meals, we would happily have paid extra though to be honest it wasn’t cheap for 2 fish cakes. They were very tasty and a great appetiser but by no stretch were they a meal. Either you are a restaurant or you aren’t. Right now you aren’t.

This is a very charming garden centre. Although the indoor shop is smaller than many, they still manage to put on great displays, plus when I was there they were starting to put out the Christmas selection. The restaurant is now back to table service and is often packed. They always have a specials board. Cakes that not only look good but taste just as great. All round it's a lovely place to go.