Dobbies Garden Centre Cirencester

Five of us came to Dobbies Garden center in June 2025. It is a very large complex just outside Cirencester on the A917. We were there for a chat and a meal. The five of us all had different meals and were satisfied with them, service was reasonably brisk and efficient. The restaurant itself is very large and spacious, The toilets were clean and adequate, although I hated the Dyson hand dryers which make so much noise and must cost so much more than a packet of hand towels! The meals were medium to good but pricey. When we finished our meal I could not find any staff to pay and we wasted about 20 minutes finding one! The garden centre itself seemed to have everything you might need and again was very spacious and clean. There's also a store called Lakeland there which meant that there were lots of other things to buy, the sort that you might find in a large store. A big complex well worth visiting if you're in the area. Are you handy please for groups to meet up in.

I went for breakfast at the Cirencester branch yesterday (18th Oct) we were shown to our seats and a waitress eventually took our order. The food was quick to come but the young guy delivering the food didn't smile or say anything, no friendliness or smile. How about a 'I hope you enjoy your meal' or some basic courtesy. The scrambled egg was like rubber, had clearly been cooked a while ago despite it being early and had no taste at all - we did complain but don't think it got very far. They need keen staff with good manners as one expects more from a company like this in this location. I really hope the Manager reads this. Ive been going to this place for years but won't be returning for food. Very disappointing.

Called in for a quick lunch at the garden centre. Slightly strange ‘wait to be seated’ and table service scenario which is over formal and slow. Unfortunately after waiting a while for ham hock and cheese toasties, we didn’t eat anything as the toasties were lukewarm and the mozzarella cheese not melted. Didn’t have time to order anything else. Garden centre looked quite nice though.

Main Centre Lovely looking place, spacious, variety, good music overhead. Café: Pros - Good food - Good value for money - Nice decor Cons - Could not swap an egg out to add a hash brown in my breakfast - not a big ask and the first no I've come across. - Had to ask for the drinks as the food turned up and they hadn't - I ordered the vegetarian breakfast but found bacon in my beans, when I told the staff member, she did apologise but didn't seem all to bothered and when she came back for us to pay, nothing else was said or a goodwill gesture offered. The rest of the meal had been fine, but just found this lack of enthusiasm and action disappointing.

Not as expensive as some garden centres and a great selection. But... Food is a little overpriced (tea cakes £1 for melted mush) but lots of choice. A little worried about the amount of flies crawling over the open sandwiches, the lady did throw one of the sandwiches away after I pointed it out, then went to get a fan to keep the flies off...... Little late for the ones that have done their business all over the other open food! Friendly staff and a great selection of aquarium equipment and fish. Couldn't find much on the solar lighting/ solar ornaments. Probably not a fan of the food hygiene but as a garden centre. Not bad at all.

Visited today (Sunday), we wanted to get a nice rose. Lots of dead plants, nobody to ask for help. We thought we would have a lovely coffee and cake, the whole cafe was dirty. The staff were rude, now we understand why there were not many people visiting. We can quite understand why dobbies are closing.

Stopped in to get patio flowers and soil. That was very good and great choice. But I also popped in to get a cuppa and cake. This is why it only got 2 stars. Very slow on counter service, very busy with only 2 ladies serving us. nearly all cakes etc gone and it was only 2:30pm. I got a cuppa and chocolate cake, as not a lot of choices left. Never again. The cuppa was great but the cake was dry, stale and just not nice. Couldn't eat it. Dobbies needs a rethink on FRESH cakes. Nothing about that chocolate cake was fresh Just disgusting. Very disappointed Not b stopping for a cuppa and cake again

Took my mum here for lunch for her birthday. Unfortunately quite disappointed, the salad on the plates was brown and looked pretty old. The coleslaw was the same, looking slimy, not fresh. The burgers came out overcooked and cold. The cakes were the only positive thing I can say were nice. Real shame.