Cranborne Garden Centre

Reviews about Cranborne Garden Centre

• 5 / 5

  By Fergus Bovill
  Great shop full of loads of presents for christmas and delicious food
  December 08, 2016
• 2 / 5

  By Jenny Cox
  I used to love this place and visited regularly once a month all year round. We always visited for the cafe more than the garden centre, but often spent far more than we should have in the gift shop than we should have. But no more - not since it changed following the handover. The cafe never used to be the quickest in serving, taking its time but always with a smile and with good care. Not anymore, we wait for ages at the till with no-one acknowledging our presence as they rush around seemingly achieving little, they are miserable and harassed looking getting orders wrong and mishearing what you ask for. The crockery is dirty and grimy, with marks that a fingernail could scrub off, so clearly not just wear and tear. The food is nice enough, but nothing to write home about. And the atmosphere is noisy with screaming babies and children, with the inevitable dirty floors that such visitors leave behind them. Visitors aren't the café's fault, however it seems to be the clientèle that the cafe is actively seeking now, rather than the more discerning genteel crowd that used to frequent it, so they get what they deserve. Such a shame - 6 years of regularly visiting a sweet, local business now at an end.
  July 02, 2016