The Garden Cafe

Botanic Garden 1 Brookside, CB2 1JE - Cambridge
Recommended by Sluurpy: 2025 2024 2021
🏆 #410 of 563 restaurants in Cambridge
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4.3/5
661 recommendations

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63/100
Data Completeness
72/100

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🌳 Outdoor seating 🥡 Takeout 🍽️ Dine-in 🚚 Delivery 📅 Reservations ♿ Wheelchair accessible ♿ Accessible restroom 😊 Casual 🛋️ Cozy 👥 Good for groups

💬 What people say

Botanical gardens 46 Cakes 22 Lunch 14 Greenhouse 11 Toilets 9 Lemonade 7 Picnic 6 Vegan 6

Contact Information

📞 Phone: +44 1223 763425
📍 Address: Botanic Garden 1 Brookside, Cambridge

🕐 Opening Hours

Closed Opens at 10:00 AM
Monday1 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday2 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday3 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday4 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday5 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Saturday6 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Sunday7 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Google Reviews

4.4/5
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Samantha Park

★★★★★ 5/5
Came here in the summer and was wonderful been today in the autumn and again it was lovely. Nice little gift shop with some lovely products in. Cafe is nice, sat outside with a hot chocolate and cake. Will be back for the lights.
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Lee Impact wrestling supporter.

★★★★★ 5/5
Good food and service and nice staff i recommend coming here for a coffee tea and something to eat.
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anne gibney

★★★★★ 5/5
Beautiful gardens with very walkable paths. Disability access in most areas. Ate in the cafe, quick service, great for a light meal or snack.
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Abhinav Tripathi

★★★★★ 5/5
Good place to take a break from the majestic flora. Sip a coffee or take a vegan roll to gain more energy before heading back to the botanic gardens.
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Laura Leggo

★★★★★ 5/5
Gardens beautiful but avoid the cafe. Told kitchen shut and it was lunch time and charged twice for drinks which my bank phoned me about as possible fraud!
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Amanda Vale

★★★★★ 5/5
Lovely cafe,really good selection of rolls and sandwiches both hot and cold, beautiful cakes,free tap water to fill water bottles or just have a glass(also provided)
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Amy G

★★★★★ 5/5
Amazing open space in the centre of Cambridge. The glass houses are extraordinary and I love to take a walk regardless of the season because there is always something new to see. The cafe has good food although the queuing system never ever makes sense to me and I feel too many tables have been put indoors making it difficult to navigate if you have mobility issues. But the cakes and coffee are delicious!
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Amy Woor

★★★★★ 5/5
Such a relaxing and peaceful place to visit- perfect for a gentle stroll or to do some school work. I particularly liked the tropical greenhouse area and the Guppy pond! The food was delicious and even though it was busy the service was perfect (a little pricey I will admit but still delicious). I will definitely be revisiting especially since there were some areas of flowers that hadn't bloomed yet which I'd love to go back and see!
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David Briggs

★★★★☆ 4/5
The café is clean and it's nice eating in the outside area on warm days. The food choices are good and the cake options are amazing. The only thing that is not so good are the toilet facilities, in that there is not enough of them. They are perfectly clean, though.
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Carol Rosbrook

★★★★☆ 4/5
Food was cold jacket potatoes reheated but cold cheese on top that should have been melted. Great place to walk around .entrance fee. But free to students .
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