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"Honest home made food by hard working people .great service and super nice to be away from your busy Found this place by chance and so glad I did"
Teléfono: +441620860501
Dirección: United Kingdom, EH40 3DS, East Lothian
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Ciudad: East Lothian
Sitio Web: http://www.smeatonnurserygardens.co.uk/
Platos: 2
Categorías: 5
Reseñas: 646
We 've been here several times and the service has usually been erratic but the food/drinks good quality so we go back. However, no longer! The service were waiting 40 minutes for simple sandwiches! When we had asked the server (young and pleasant but clearly inexperienced) where our food was we heard a tirade from the open kitchen. Our food arrived eventually and the order was wrong we had had enough by then and decided that it was time to leave. So be aware that apparently customers are not allowed to expect service on busy days and the 'cook ' let us know that very loudly and unpleasantly as we left! We are both well aware of the challenges of running a smallish business plus how importan...
We had been before but many years ago and were surprised at how busy it was on a dull Thursday afternoon. Interesting garden centre in an old walled garden that used to belong for many generations to the Buchan Hepburn family. The highlight of our visit was sitting outside with our choice of hot drinks and chocolate cake watching the birds robins, blue tits, great tits, wood pigeons and the amazingly friendly Rob Roy the Pheasant (Green rather than Common? who happily, if not daintily ate from our hands. Great little gift shop attached to the cafe where we picked up some books and prints. All the staff we so friendly and we also got chatting to some wonderful people with highly entertaining...
Rude is an understatement. The signs on their website and at the entrance said they closed at 4pm. We arrived at 3:20 and asked for a sandwich. We were told that they only have cakes and that the kitchen was closed at 3pm. We said that the sign had told us 4pm and we were told that 3pm is on their website and on the menus. So, having read their sign, we had to log onto their website and read the small print OR walk the 10 ' up their driveway to read the menu 's exclusions. Hmmmmm!!! The manageress then told us that they 'd been working since 9:30am so they were not willing to help us. If the café closes at 3pm, why not show this on the sign? In the end we left with eating and were told that...
While Smeaton is known for its great plants, the cafe experience was disappointing. We arrived for a light lunch and had to wait for 30 minutes before a table became available. Despite requesting extra seats for our group of five (three adults and two children), we were told they didn't have additional chairs. To our surprise, we were later informed that we couldn't sit at a table that could only accommodate 3-4 people, even though there were larger picnic benches nearby with fewer occupants. The service was lacking, the management was poor, and the staff were rude. We will not be returning and cannot recommend this cafe. Reserva una mesa ahora
What a find. The weather was dull but the nursery brightened up our afternoon. The quality of their plants on offer was second to none and it was a delight to find plants that were a bit different. We stopped for a coffee and were greeted by friendly staff, who promptly brought our order. The cakes were fresh and the coffee and tea were hot. Just what we needed. We chatted to Steve, who spent time and tried to help us with a problem we have in our garden. I only wish we stayed more local but we will pay another visit before our holiday is over and take some plants home. Thanks for everything.
After enjoying a nice time exercising our dogs in the secure and beautiful 'Smeaton Dogwood', we were craving a cup of tea. However, when we heard about the Caulifower and Mature Cheddar soup served with a cheese scone, we couldn't resist. And we're glad we didn't, because they were a perfect pairing! The service was great, and this place is truly a gem. We are cheese scone enthusiasts and these definitely earned an A+ rating with plenty of cheese both on top and inside. They were served warm with a pat of butter for each half. Other establishments should take notes from this place!
Dreadful staff who clearly need training, food was not fresh (bread felt hard to the touch. Awful and we will not be back! We travel from South Queensferry to shop at garden centre there so unfortunately the disappointing standards in this tea room will also have a knock on effect on people purchasing plants. I will be staying closer to home in future! Snowflake generation where work seems more like an effort than a necessity!
Just the best … always helpful staff who patiently listen and the food is very good .. for me best baked potato in East Lothian ! Could not thank the staff enough.. I read some reviews and really find difficult to understand.. thank you to everyone Reserva una mesa ahora
