Barton Grange Garden Centre

Love to visit here for lunch when we come over to visit our elderly. Food absolutely beautiful-my favourites- salmon and crayfish salad -and also tuna panini. Staff lovely, and nothing too much trouble!! Place spotless at all times too, which I find exceptional!! Love to look around, even though merchandise isn't the cheapest!! Lots of stuff you don't see elsewhere though!! Love it !!! 😘

Barton Grange Restaurant. Afternoon tea as a group of 9 (Inc 2 children). Service was good, friendly staff , lovely venue. The restaurant accommodates various dietary requirements with nothing being too much trouble for the chefs. Food is freshly prepared and perfectly consistent. For anyone not wanting Afternoon Tea, a menu with alternatives is available. The restaurant is accessed via the main garden centre, which is well worth a visit and caters for those with disabled needs, including wheelchairs. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

What is always a great and friendly experience was recently brought down by the miserable nature of one of the Honeywell butcher staff. I'll attempt to portray how horrible an experience it was but for the first time in our lives at shopping at Barton Grange, we were genuinely tempted just to leave our trolley and walk out. Yes, it was that bad. Each and every time we go here, it is such a pleasant experience and you are always guaranteed a laugh and a joke with the staff without fail. From the cheery counter staff to the Evil Cake Lady in the corner with her delightful boxes of temptation, it's a always a pleasure but this time it was just something else. This young tattooed girl (no I don't have an issue with tattoos, each to their own) reluctantly came over to serve us and when we stock up at the meat counter, we are there some time so it's nice to interact. There was no way on earth this was happening this time. From various steaks to pieces of meat, this young girl just kept throwing them around without even making so much as the slightest hint of eye contact and also managed to do it without saying a word to us. You could tell she was in a mood as one of her female colleagues kept looking over and smiling at us as if to say "is everything alright, we know what she's like today". The only time we heard her speak was when she asked her colleague to cut a piece of silverside for us and she threw it onto the table near him. Don't get me wrong, we all have our off days but don't put anyone who isn't feeling themselves on the counter. I've only knocked off one star as Honeywell's should not bring down the whole experience based on one staff member. As we were leaving, for the first time ever I decided to get an ice cream at the exit and we had such a laugh with the woman serving that we finally stopped shaking our heads at the treatment at the meat counter.

Great place to visit. Loads of selection in the main shopping area and the gardening section is extremely well cared for. Overall an eclectic mix of things to buy, including a family of life size giraffes and even a £6000 plastic grizzly bear that will completely dominate any garden 😉. The entertainment side is also well run with ten pin bowling, cinema, crazy golf and even curling.