August 2025 by Gordon McInnes
Great food and helpful staff. Well worth a visit
June 2025 by Ross Forbes
A welcoming smile greeted us and the service was friendly and polite. The cafe is bright and clean. Menu is extensive for a small cafe and the food we ordered was hot, fresh and very high quality. A thoroughly enjoyable experience and I would highly recommend this cafe.
June 2025 by Jack Cannon
Good food.
June 2025 by Duncan Connell
Good food, nice staff and affordable prices.
June 2025 by Crissy Wil
Food was lovely & great value.
Service was a bit slow as the place was very busy!
May 2025 by Peter Williamson
Busy little restaurant but very nice tasty food and will be back again
May 2025 by Liz Brown
3rd time in here this holiday. All the staff are SO lovely.foods good and huge portions. Coffees tasty and the cakes yummy.
On top of this it's in a brilliant Garden Center.
April 2025 by Rennie Gresham
V busy today using book a table at entrance to avoid wait. Works well, ?
April 2025 by Jacqui Woodward
Meet up with friends. Was a lovely place
March 2025 by Foodie Explorers
The Gardeners Rest not the Gardeners best!
A wander along the road from the Lomond Hills Hotel is the busy Bridgend Garden Centre with a cafe inside, The Gardeners Rest.
We waited, and waited, and waited, I even went to the toilet before we were served.. and then our cutlery arrived... Not filthy, but not what is expected, both of us had dirty cutlery, we won't mention the one cloth that goes around all the tables to clean them.
A small milk for me, and an Americano for the man. It was a choice between Lentil or Potato and Leek on the soup menu today, Mark plumped for the Lentil. He said it was OK, nothing amazingly tasty and could have been warmer.
A small macaroni and cheese for me, with a choice of chips, salad or garlic bread. The usual Scottish style macaroni of white sauce topped with cheese. It was OK, nice indigestion for the rest of the day.
This was what made the visit, rhubarb pie and custard.
Verdict
Meh, slow service and the food was average. If going, stick with the cakes.
February 2025 by Stewart Graham
Waited a long time for look warm Stovies, this is the second time I have visited this cafe. Last year called in and tried a Panini, Chicken was Cubed ! and Sparse, won't be back.
February 2025 by Fiona Ewan
Great value and good vibe. Just need to make more meringues. Sell out to fast and to early. ?yummy
February 2025 by Lindsay Gordon
Great wee cafe. Always busy. Had the small all day breakfast. Very tasty and reasonably priced.
January 2025 by Yvonne
It was ok, service a bit slow, food was ok.
October 2024 by Hilda ?Rizzlaw? Skinner
Great food and choice plate sizes,staff are friendly, polite, and helpful. Good value for money
