Dobbies Garden Centre Tewkesbury Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Delicious scampi and ham eggs and chips!"
• "Ham, Egg and Chips as seen in the picture below and the Cheese cake for pudding was really nice."
• "The food was lovely and great value for money."
• "Roast dinner was great."
• "Brilliant from start to finish. Booked little one into soft play which was immaculately clean, brilliant service and nothing too much trouble."
• "Absolutely fantastic....it's unbelievably big...food was also very good & the staff well above."
• "The breakfasts are the best & excellent prices."
• "Ordered a traditional breakfast for brunch which was delicious."

Cons:

• "We waited ages for our food and the peas had been sitting under a warmer coz they were dry and shriveled."
• "My husband's scampi and chips were cold. Son in laws roast was abysmal. Dried out brisket, over cooked mushy broccoli, all cold."
• "The sandwich - made from cheap sliced bread with a sad salad came quickly - but cold drink took ages."
• "Service at the cafe incredibly slow and forgetful."
• "Came here at the beginning of the year very nice food, our second visit was not so great, we only wanted toast ordered grainery bread the toast that turned up was not grainery but wholemeal and like cardboard and cold."
• "The roast dinner was very disappointing. It was tepid, the gravy was lumpy (really lumpy!), the vegetables overcooked."
• "Fish and chips a few weeks ago. Very disappointing."
• "The sandwich described as a club sandwich was two slices of untoasted, soggy white bread with a filling of a very cold mixture of chopped chicken and bacon awash with mayonnaise and a slice of tomato, no lettuce."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Really friendly staff and very helpful."
• "The staff in the restaurant were great shout out to Len who greeted us at the start, he was really nice."
• "All the staff there were friendly and accommodating."
• "Fantastic garden centre with lovely staff! Brilliant place to visit with young children!"
• "Staff were friendly but the food is poor quality and over priced."
• "Full table service which is good."
• "Love the waiter service (Telford stopped this recently)."
• "The restaurant staff were friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "The noise from one group's dog was driving us crazy as they just let it carry on barking."
• "Service at the cafe incredibly slow and forgetful. Cappucino came out with foam like bubble bath, priced the same as coffee from Costa I’d expect the same quality."
• "The food arrived on table 10 minutes before drinks, which we had to remind staff we were waiting on twice."
• "It's a lovely place to sit for coffee and cake, however the cafe is super slow moving and the service is lacking."
• "On a visit to the garden centre with my daughter and grand-daughter, we decided to eat at Dobbies instead of going home to cook. We waited almost an hour for our food."
• "The Check outs were slow to be honest and this was in the middle of the week."
• "We visited today with my 3 year old and we had a lovely time.. The service in the play area was impeccable!"
• "Visited the restaurant. We were advised of a 40 minute delay and were happy to wait. However, 55 minutes later, still waiting."

Atmosphere and Facilities

Pros:

• "Great place for lots of things. Plants, garden products, food and an amazing soft play area."
• "Lovely garden centre. Delicious scampi and ham eggs and chips!"
• "They have a lovely building with lots of parking and indoors lots of facilities."
• "A huge garden centre with an excellent large restaurant/cafeteria with surprisingly reasonable price."
• "Soft play and outdoor play area are all a welcome addition to the area."
• "The most modern Dobbies we’ve visited in the UK! Huge garden centre, shop and restaurant and as always, dog friendly."
• "Brilliant from start to finish. Booked little one into soft play which was immaculately clean, not over crowded as have to book."
• "This branch was a revelation. It is huge. I am sure that if they don't have it, you don't need it."

Cons:

• "It's a big garden centre, which nowadays means a variety of 'shops' and a few plants."
• "This is big 'garden centre' with a massive choice of merchandise selling, more or less everything for the home and garden."
• "However it seems that is the place for people to take their dogs for a walk. Far too many, it must be like Crufts at the weekend so maybe should be rebranded Doggies!"
• "It doesn't feel much like a garden centre more of a shopping centre with a few generic plants."
• "A huge brand NEW Dobbies garden centre with plenty of parking! a vast choice of plants and flowers nicely laid out around the store for all types of green fingers!"
• "Great garden centre. But why are so many products clearly displayed for sale with no prices."
• "New Dobbies garden centre. Lots of parking. Including parking for larger vehicles such as camper vans."
• "Very large site, clean and tidy throughout."