Topiary Coffee Shop

Nice cafe and garden centre. Tea, coffee and scones were good value but I wouldn’t pay the asking price of £5 for a sausage roll or £10.95 for a slice of plate pie! That worked out at £88 for a full pie. Nice profit if you can get it. People in the queue were all commenting! Would have got 5* if not for that!

Other stories are told every day from this beautiful place so instead i will show you in pictures, the day they saved the swans. Apparently it was very windy through the night. The swans turned up unannounced so staff cordened off a strip the car park and called RSPB to be sure these birds were ok. I did notice one seemed really tired. As i was leaving, two members of staff were helping them along to a better area well done staff. I hope all was well in the end

Highly recommended. Good choice of specials on offer today. Well executed. Delicious and very well presented. 3 of us called in here for lunch on a journey between Newcastle and Glasgow. The trio of sausages with mash and onion gravy was great. Finished off with a very nice cappuccino, nice and strong.

Went mainly for lunch but had a browse round the shop and Garden centre. The café was closed for a refurbishment, but the restaurant was open. It was probably extra busy as a result. They had an interesting table allocation/food delivery system that I have not come across before. Instead of the popular number on a stick and the endless debate about whether it is right or wrong to send someone in the party to claim a table while queuing, you have to find a table and place a restaurant-provided 'reserved' sign on it so you can provide the table number when ordering. There are pros and cons but I, for one, liked it. We both only had a simple, basic lunch as that was all we were after. We both enjoyed it. The menu was extensive and priced at the level you would expect for a large, 'chain' garden centre. It was a nice, clean and well-presented setting, good food and decent service. The shop and garden centre were both well stocked and presented. Again, pricing was as expected. Apart from the section closed for improvement, there was nothing to disappoint.

Lovely garden center. Sells other gift type items and has small clothing area and food emporium. Restaurant is popular and large, if a bit pricey. Has a top floor which is rammed with outdoor seating options and patio furniture. Sadly the escalator wasn't working, so gave it a miss. Plenty to keep you occupied for half a day. Not the place to take kids or dogs I would of thought, although it does have a pet area.

Had cherry and cheese scone at 10.30am on Sunday with coffee and they were absolutely delicious. They were huge, light as a feather with a perfect crust and still warm from the oven! Very impressed to see you use whole cherries instead of the shredded cherries used elsewhere. So enjoyed them I took my friend there on Monday too for more cherry scones and they were perfect yet again! Keep doing what you're doing, we will be back, and soon!