Dobbies Garden Centre Huntingdon

Generally clean and well stocked. Plants well kept and cafe is pretty good too. Lots of parking and wide aisles for easy access and navigation. Also small shops such as a butchers are also stationed inside the greater garden centre building, as well as a separate mini golf course outside at the rear.

Variety is always good. Plants, seeds and bulbs are good quality. They have a variety of garden furniture and accessories but are expensive for what they are. If you don't mind waiting, have a shop online. Staff are helpful and the addition of Waitrose is what the place needed to make it a one stop shop for essentials too. The butcher's (Walter Smith) are brilliant. For value for money, they are the best around and always have excellent cuts on show. If you want specifics and volume, I call them a few days ahead and its always sorted. Took away a star for the food hall. Good food at good prices but the queues are always long and slow. Even on a mid-week visit it isn't great. Weekends they seem understaffed but still work hard to get everyone through. Still, 20-30 minutes stood in a queue with the kids isn't ideal.

Popped in today for coffee and things have changed again. The counter for coffee is to the right and it looks better. Plenty of cake choices. I had rhubarb and custard which was really good. The pavers shoe section in the retail outlets is very good. They have a seating area to try them on. It’s a nice place to visit.

We have popped in to Dobbies for breakfast as we frequently use the Ponteland branch. The idea of having a restaurant area with dedicated table service is a brilliant concept. To be greeted by Mandy made our morning as she was extremely welcoming and helpful. Frankly seldom do you come across people so engaged and understanding what true customer service is all about, Mandy thank you for your passion and this is why I just needed to say thank you publicly.

Dobbies garden centre was very nice and spacious and everything was nicely in place which outside had the plant's tree and shurb's ect there was a large restaurant and Walter Smith butcher shop which was a mini super market kitchen department was extremely nice and expensive staff very welcoming and new there stuff the young lady gave me good advice on some off my plant's that I was buying she was excellent all so there was a aquarium centre I notice there was a mini golf next door by the way the guy on the till was very funny and so helpful and polite