The Old Well Garden Centre Reviews Summary

Category: Garden center

Address: Waterloo Cross, Uffculme, Waterloo Cross, Cullompton EX15 3ES, United Kingdom

Phone: +441884840873

Rating: 4.5
based on 185 reviews.

Accessibility

Pros:

  • "Nice place easy to find and plenty of parking."
  • "Easy access off M 5. Or Cullompton, Wellington road."
  • "Parking is ample and free. Good wheelchair access."
  • "Not far from the M5. A lot larger than it looks from the outside."
  • "It is just of the M5 at junction 27 and offers a nice cafe/restaurant."
  • "Handy location for anyone looked for affordable place to stop when travelling on the motorway."
  • "Car parking is good. Lots of space."

Cons:

  • "I can't get my Wife around the site anymore as the gravel paths make it impossible to get across."
  • "It's not entirely wheel chair friendly, it's all accessible but only just with a lot of care!"
  • "Parking a bit limited out front."
  • "The large car park is currently partially tarmac & rough surfaced."
  • "Shame we can't get to all of them properly."
  • "Pedantic and quite controlling about entry and exits expected me to leave my disabled grandmother to pay at the other end."
  • "I wouldn't return - not good for those who have a disability as you're made to feel an inconvenience."

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "The staff are marvellous, happy, cheerful and always really helpful."
  • "Staff are always friendly and helpful."
  • "Staff very friendly, but try not to leave for so long next time before visiting again."
  • "Staff are friendly and knowledgeable."
  • "Very reasonable price wise and friendly staff, nothing to much trouble and didn't feel rushed."
  • "Staff really nice and friendly too!"
  • "The staff overall were friendly and helpful."

Cons:

  • "Till staff didn't look that happy not very helpful."
  • "They all look so glum and stressed."
  • "The service from then on in the restaurant was poor."
  • "A member of staff being spoken to in such a horrible way by another member of staff."
  • "I did feel like one member of staff was either stressed by the job or didn't want to be there."
  • "The rather cold and unwelcoming cashier showed no empathy at all."
  • "The staff need more training on people skills and not to belittle us."

Value

Pros:

  • "A fabulous medium sized garden centre with good quality plants at reasonable prices."
  • "Half the price of some other places we ate at during August too!"
  • "Really enjoyed afternoon tea great value too."
  • "Their plants and fruit trees are very reasonably priced and there's a huge variety of fruit trees on offer."
  • "Excellent range of plants, all looked extremely healthy at competitive prices."
  • "Great value for money."
  • "Plants are a reasonable price."

Cons:

  • "Having to ask for an extra slice of toast was bad enough but to then find I had been charged an extra £1 per slice was a shock and frankly insulting."
  • "Don't buy a summer house here I spent over 700.pounds on one recommended by one of the owners well the quality was appalling."
  • "Personally the prices have increased significantly and some are just not worth the price."
  • "New menu, new 30% increase in prices, new bigger plates, new minute size portions!!!"
  • "I was over charged for a very small glass of apple juice."
  • "Expensive for some items such as trees & waterfalls & seeds."
  • "Plants are of good quality but the prices are well in excess of offering good value."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "We stopped off and had lunch in the restaurant on our way to Cornwall. It was delicious!"
  • "The food was relatively quick, very good and really nicely presented."
  • "Food was yummy."
  • "The ham egg and chips were lovely and a very generous portion."
  • "The food is perfect. Plenty of choice, delicious and services is faultless."
  • "We ate in the cafe, couldn't fault the food."
  • "Really good food it's busy but who cares friendly staff and a nice relaxed feeling."

Cons:

  • "The ploughman's I had wasn't anything special and I would have preferred a bit of variety rather than just a large lump of cheddar."
  • "Ordered a jacket potato and coleslaw after asking if it was dairy free only to be bought out a jacket potato with cheese!!!"
  • "The main food was bland, i was over charged for a very small glass of apple juice, our child's milkshake tasted weird."
  • "My dessert was made up of cheap meringue and chewy tinned fruit."
  • "Very disappointing. Poor show for a 'grilled breakfast' with no sausages, only one egg and only one slice of toast."
  • "Had the cooked breakfast from the specials board for £8.95. We were very disappointed when the plate was mostly covered in beans."
  • "I wanted a breakfast and they don't have sausages 😲 with it or mushrooms 😕 sorry but that killed it for me."

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