Archerfield Walled Garden Reviews Summary

Prices

Pros:

• "The prices for everything were all extremely reasonable, too."
• "The garden centre is a bit pricey but good plants."

Cons:

• "£9 for a hot dog! At that price you could maybe serve it on a plate with salad and a nice dressing...!?"
• "Feel the prices in the cafe very expensive & not much of a 'snack choice."
• "They've started charging a £4 admission fee to get into the garden."
• "The cafe food is a total rip off."
• "The fish pot wasn't filling with 3 prawns and 3 calamari rings with a tiny bit of salad."
• "Café food is a total rip off. The « seafood pot, tempura prawn for £9.50 » is 5 small miserable prawns in a small cardboard pot."
• "A bit pricy for example a small walled garden child charged at £4 and an adult at £5."

Service

Pros:

• "Tia was such a warm wonderful soul and on the ball when it came to food service."
• "Lady who seated us nice and friendly."
• "Friendly staff member got us two glasses of water and it had a really lovely friendly atmosphere."
• "The staff though presumably tired were lovely, polite and helpful."
• "The staff are friendly, efficient, helpful and seem to enjoy their jobs."
• "The ladies on the shop and deli were lovely and more than happy to go out of their way."
• "The staff at Archerfield Walled Garden deserve special mention for their exceptional hospitality and knowledge."

Cons:

• "We weren't given menus on arrival, then someone came to take our order before we had the menus."
• "Nice setting, building and facilities but the service was absolutely awful - not for the first time."
• "Randomly stumbled across this place and it looked great. We sat at a table and were ignored by the staff."
• "The only let-down was the cleanliness of the cafe despite being an army of young staff aimlessly wandering around."
• "The service isn't really anywhere near the levels I would expect at the price point."
• "The cafe experience was quite disappointing."
• "Orders weren't correctly taken correctly and the food arrived 10 minutes before the drinks."

Facilities

Pros:

• "Disabled bays right outside the gates into the courtyard area but lots and lots of other parking too."
• "Plenty of parking including disabled spaces next to the entrance."
• "Fantastic garden centre, plants are healthy and many unusual varieties."
• "The garden boasts an impressive selection of both native and exotic species."
• "The immaculately maintained lawns and pathways made for a pleasant and leisurely stroll."
• "Beautiful cafe and shop, precautions set up at door for covid, tables spaced out ok."
• "Clean and tidy very clean toilets and dog friendly."

Cons:

• "However the lack of visible pricing for items put me off."
• "The only let-down was the cleanliness of the cafe despite being an army of young staff aimlessly wandering around."
• "The gravel outside was difficult for people with buggy/prams and I imagine a wheelchair user would also find it challenging."
• "The paper cups are very small, I do not understand why the plates are china yet the cups are paper."
• "There appeared to be no control from the staff taking the party and children were able to come and go as they pleased."

Food

Pros:

• "The food is usually good."
• "Had an amazing breakfast, picked up some cakes from Mimis Bakery and other goodies from the shop."
• "Generous portions of unusual and delicious food."
• "Fantastic place for lunch. Good selection of food and it has been recently renovated so looks great."
• "Shop has lovely products and cafe excellent selection of cakes."
• "The presentation was lovely, the soup was very tasty and perfectly portioned, the side salad actually got eaten as it was delicious."
• "Wonderful fresh, homegrown and homemade food."

Cons:

• "The cafe food is a total rip off."
• "The fish pot wasn't filling with 3 prawns and 3 calamari rings with a tiny bit of salad."
• "Food disappointing as soup was supposed to be autumn spice but has so much chilli in it was painful."
• "Scones stale & hard."
• "The scones and cakes were dry and hard to swallow."
• "Food was served cold."
• "The macaroni dish was disgusting topped with the horrible powdered parmesan cheese and chorizo."

Ambiance & Experience

Pros:

• "Different and interesting place, peaceful, even deer in the grounds, great for families to visit."
• "Outside the gardens are gorgeous with loads of different flowers, shrubs, etc."
• "The Fairy Trail is absolutely lovely. Well planned and expertly done."
• "The grounds are absolutely amazing, and I enjoyed the Fairy Trail with the god children."
• "The stunning architecture of the walled garden itself is a sight to behold."
• "The grounds are amazing.. spacious, good paths, old woodland and then all the sculptures on land and trees!!"
• "Fabulous place for a picnic and beautiful walk through the willow trail and fairy garden - magical for the kids."

Cons:

• "They've started charging a £4 admission fee to get into the garden."
• "My only negative is a charge to go in to the Walled Garden."
• "The big disappointment though, is that they now charge £4 to wander round the walled garden."
• "The Labyrinth is disappointing but the other walks are lovely!"
• "Not as good as before the refurb... now it feels like a garden centre."
• "A bit pricy for example a small walled garden child charged at £4 and an adult at £5."
• "Given the prices charged here, the service needs to improve drastically before I will consider returning for food."