Poplars Pantry - Central Bedfordshire

I went to Poplars for lunch during the Christmas season and it was amazing, as usual. I had a delicious meal of jacket potatoes and chicken and ham pie. The food was excellent and the service provided by the staff was also great. The portion sizes were generous and there was plenty of seating available. I left feeling very full and satisfied.

Having used this restaurant many many times it has really gone down hill recently and having read others reviews I’m not the only one to think that Ordered a salad with the beetroot option I received a bowl with shredded lettuce and beetroot and onion When I asked if the salad should have tomato and cucumber with it I was told no ! So basically you get just some shredded iceberg lettuce and some beetroot ! Not worth the £6.99

Thought we would go for Sunday roast dinner big mistake !! Long queue which moved extremely slowly was going to buy a cold drink when I saw the price £2.79 for a small Fanta I thought not paying that. Eventually got served and had turkey told had to wait as ran out of roast potatoes and Yorkshire new item came out got a drink and so did the other two in our party. Sat down turkey Yorkshire and carrots excellent but the roast potatoes if you would call them that were undercooked hard on inside and not brown on outside and stuffing was awful and dry and as you only get one scoop of gravy dinner was dry and no condiments, I wanted cranberry mint sauce none available !! Anyway charged £46 for the pleasure won’t be coming again which is a shame as the garden centre is excellent itself.

I have visited this cafe a few times with my daughter, who has a dog. I believe that dog owners are not made to feel welcome here, as they are required to eat in a cold, soulless shed outside. In contrast, at Frosts garden centre, dogs are welcomed and the waitstaff even bring a bowl of water for the dog to the table.

My friend picked me up from Harlington train centre and Poplars garden centre was close by. I was really impressed how beautifully the garden. furniture, toys, clothes, food , plants and many other items were displayed . Nothing was squashed in and it was bright airy. We went to eat at the restaurant and the food was delicious . The eating area was clean and the staff pleasant . I would definitely visit again .