Garden Wise - Speisekarte

It would be great if the checkout staff could be a bit more engaging and smile more often. They always seem to look unhappy. Perhaps a national garden center smile day could be implemented, or some basic customer service training for the front of house staff. Other garden centers in Dumfries seem to be able to manage it.

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!

Popped in here while visiting Dumfries and had breakfast. Which was outstanding, great fresh produce. Good price and amazingly polite friendly staff. Enjoyed it that much returned again few days later before heading home but decided on lunch this time and like breakfast it didn’t disappoint. Portion size are great also fully recommend if going stop off gif a bite to eat. Good garden centre also picked up a few plants that my wife was after for our garden back home. Speisekarte ansehen

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.

I used to enjoy dining at this restaurant, but my recent experience was disappointing. The process of ordering and receiving food was very time-consuming, as one lady was taking orders, entering them into the till, and then preparing drinks and food. It seemed inefficient compared to modern till systems that send orders directly to the kitchen. Additionally, the lack of hot meal options, particularly the absence of fish teas, was disappointing. The limited menu options and high prices for sandwiches made the dining experience laborious. By the time I placed my order and waited for my food, it was a long and frustrating process. I won't be returning to this restaurant.

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)! Speisekarte ansehen

We made a lunch stop at this restaurant while driving to Scotland. The restaurant was clean and nicely decorated with a good variety of hot and cold food choices. We ordered a beef onion baguette, a coronation chicken baguette, and some hot drinks. The staff member took our order while we were in line and informed us it may take about 20 minutes. Our drinks were prepared quickly, but we noticed the lady at the cash register was rather sharp with the other staff members, which was off-putting. The food arrived sooner than expected, but it was just average - the beef onion baguette came with a small amount of mediocre gravy. The prices seemed a bit high, but after driving a long distance, we n...

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 so...

Oh no...I'm so sad to write this, as Gardenwise is a lovely garden centre which i have always enjoyed a good mosey around. Cafe was always very popular and food was reliable and tasty. Delicious toasties and paninis , cooked meals, quiche and marlenes scones were the best. Not sure what has happened: firstly, the table arrangements...used to like sitting at the window looking out, but they've moved things about. Then the lack of pictures/plants. The air conditioning..brrrr. The awful muzak playing....thankfully, the staff appreciated how loud and awful it was too and obliged the customers and switched it off!! The portions...far too big...the scones and cakes are massive...its ridiculous. Br... Speisekarte ansehen