A well-located, incredibly tidy and 'shipshape' garden centre in the grounds of Elton Hall. The restaurant has substantial capacity both in and out of doors. Service is prompt and cheerful.
The only difficulty we found was regarding driving. The car park is good - when you get there, although it can suffer from aged persons manoeuvering very badly! However, it is reached by a narrow gate after a sharp early turn off a main road. We got in fine, although we did notice some new visitors like us semi-overshooting. Getting out we had to cope with traffic turning off the A road at speed. and people trying to get in. Nothing much to be done about this, and it certainly does not put off an obviously loyal clientele who appreciate the beautiful setting.
I hope they sell plenty of garden stuff too, since the main attraction seems to be the cafe restaurant. The plants are in a walled garden and very well-protected/kept.
We stopped off for a quick lunch and was surprised, how nice it was. The restaurant was very clean and comfortable nicely decorated with great helpful friendly staff.
Wonderful big warm scones, fruit and cheese ones available. Fresh cakes and freshly made sandwiches are available. The main meals are freshly cooked and are of good size portions. You can have the usual hot drinks or a good range of acholic ones as you like. All together a plasent experience great value for money.
Definitely worth a visit.
Lizzie Millard-Killgallon
+5
Really nice place - we went today for the first time on a whim (Sunday). The walled garden is nice with lots of veg and fruit growing. We have an 8 month old baby and she loved seeing and smelling everything in her sling. We also ate at the restaurant, we didn’t book but we’re seated immediately. There were some empty tables and the wait staff were nice. We had Sunday lunch and met Deborah who is one of the chefs. She was so kind and enthusiastic about the food. A lovely experience and we will return!
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