Pennells Garden Centre

You had better be hungry! Our hefty portions of delicious forest fruits cheesecakes had to come home in a box; We were so stuffed after a first class beef and onion pie. The food all looks amazing and our choices were scrumptious. We are late to the party as this is a busy thriving restaurant and rightly so.

Came for coffee and cake today and chose to have the scone and it was delicious! All the cakes on offer looked lovely and I decided to take another home with me! Would definitely recommend. 10/10 to the baker

I visit pennells quite regularly with friends so I decided to take my husband for a treat. We had a coffee and a tea, two tea cakes and a slice of lemon meringue. All was well until my husband tried his cake which was awful, it cost £5.50 so we spoke to a staff member who dealt with the situation very efficiently and swapped it for a slice of egg custard and reimbursed the money difference. The egg custard was also awful, thick pastry and an odd textured custard topping. I do think if you’re charging £5+ for cake it should be of a reasonable standard. The staff in the restaurant are brilliant and nothing is too much trouble, the meals are amazing but please don’t spoil the experience with sub standard cakes desserts

Been having meals here for a few years as they were good and reasonable price. I used to enjoy a vegan lasagne but when I had one last time it was only warm and texture was horrible. Husband had fish and chips and chips were cold. Went again in case it was a one off but it obviously wasn't ! My husband went for pie and veg and they served him it without mash, they thought he said he didn't want and apart from that the bread was dry on my sandwich. Maybe iff they hadn't. been chatting between themselves they would have got the order right. They could also put large knives in one cutlery tray and the small blunt ones in another. It is handy for us to go here but will only have tea and coffee now.

This is a good garden centre, also a place for finding gifts, cards etc. Friendly staff. What lets them down is the coffee in the restaurant. We have been several times and are always disappointed by the coffee, eg if you order a cappuccino what you get is just a milky coffee. This is not the fault of the staff but rather the management, who obviously have invested in a proper barista machine but failed to offer their staff any proper training in how to use it!!