Chives Café & Restaurant image

Chives Café & Restaurant

Restaurant • Cafe • Coffee shop • Garden center • English restaurant • Eatery

One of the Best Places To Visits in Countesthorpe

#9 Best Places To Visit in Countesthorpe #10 Top rated in Countesthorpe ▼

Address

Glebe Garden Centre, 18 Foston Rd, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5QP, United Kingdom

Website

www.glebegardencentre.co.uk

Contact

+44 116 277 1570

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (358 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Thursday: 9 am to 5:30 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 5:30 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 5:30 pm
  • Sunday: (Christmas Eve), 10:30 am to 4:30 pm, Hours might differ
  • Monday: (Christmas Day), 9 am to 5:30 pm, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: (Boxing Day), 9 am to 5:30 pm, Hours might differ
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 5:30 pm

Featured Reviews

Frequently mentioned in reviews: cafe (16) garden (14) nice (11) staff (10) good (9) centre (7) coffee (7) friendly (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 4/5 Maria H. 1 year ago on Google
    A popular garden centre with a comprehensive cafe. The garden centre staff are knowledgeable and friendly. It is well placed with ample parking. I use it for both a relaxing coffee and cake as well as for my garden plants and the odd but if information. It is also dog friendly.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 4/5 Adam H. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place to visit and eat. The prices in store a nice and low for a garden centre. Only issue is the loo as the entry to the loo is not wheelchair friendly even though they have a wheel chair access door after the one that's too narrow
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 John D. 6 months ago on Google
    Wonderful display of Christmas decorations, trees, ornaments, lights and model villages. The cafe serves great food and drinks. Garden plants ,garden furniture and garden ornaments are also available.
  • 4/5 Daniella B. 2 years ago on Google
    Very nice sausage and mash, lovely customer service and nice little cafe if you want a spot to eat , definitely recommend it.
  • 2/5 amy p. 8 months ago on Google
    Very disappointing sadly. No queue so didn't expect to wait half an hour for lunch. I had the cool bean chilli, not what I was expecting but actually not too bad. My wife had the beef and mushroom pie, which had the smallest portion of mash, and a single small piece of broccoli 🥦. The beef was awful, chewy and had to be left, and for the price really poor. On the plus side, coffee nice as was ts the staff.
  • 2/5 Shaun S. 7 months ago on Google
    Had the jacket potato with cheese - seriously overpriced and so cool, the cheese didn't even melt. The 2 stars are for the tea, which provided 2 cups. This place used be good, but sadly isn't now. Give it a miss and go elsewhere.
  • 3/5 Paul M. 6 months ago on Google
    Very nice garden centre. The shopping trolleys are not very good. Most have a mind of their own. The Christmas area is quite good
  • 5/5 Newfie Lover (Newfie b. 6 months ago on Google
    Always pleasure to visit, staff so friendly and helpful. Great prices, great service and always with a smile . As you can see our big black bears love it here to 😊 Keep up the great work ladies and gentlemen.
  • 5/5 kevin b. 11 months ago on Google
    Great place for a look around and grab some bits, have a coffee or tea. Good for a few hours.
  • 5/5 David W. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice garden centre lovely cafe.. Some really good bargains in the food store and in the clothes part some even better than the supermarkets
  • 5/5 Ian P. 11 months ago on Google
    I have never eaten there, so can't comment Cherry Lane is a lovely garden centre, we don't think expensive.
  • 4/5 Peter H. 9 months ago on Google
    Been many times good cafe shop is not as good as the past. Still a nice place to visit
  • 5/5 Gaynor L. 10 months ago on Google
    Nice cafe, and food we've tried as been tasty, fresh and decent portion sizes too! Nice slices of cakes to enjoy also
  • 4/5 Arthur J. 11 months ago on Google
    Decided to have an early lunch and ordered just after changeover from the breakfast menu. Disappointed to find menu options not available that early. However, the food was very nice with well filled sandwiches and generous pots of tea. Worth a second chance.
  • 4/5 Jenny L. 1 year ago on Google
    The cafe is situated inside Cherry Lane Garden Centre. We visited on a Saturday, the cafe is a decent size, with an outside area for when the weather warms up. From the seating area there are views of open fields. Staff were friendly and welcoming, there's a good selection of food to choose from, our lunch and cake we had was yummy.
  • 1/5 Avril C. 1 year ago on Google
    Went to the cafe atc2 o'clock was closed every time we go there is no food after 2 needs sorting out surprised they make any money I love glebe garden center at countesthorpe but service in cafe is awful
  • 1/5 Sheila D. 1 year ago on Google
    We only went for coffee 2 couples in front of us and after waiting 20min we left it was dreadful. The poor lady the counter hadn't got a clue. No hot food at all no staff 😢
  • 5/5 Sophie L. 1 year ago on Google
    Use the cafe everytime we go to the garden center. Lovely atmosphere and equally priced to any other cafe. Service is a bit slow but the staff are very friendly indeed. Have been a different day and they seem to have more staff now and service was quicker.
  • 4/5 Linda R. 1 year ago on Google
    Despite being short staffed and only snacks available, it was very nice, the garden centre it's self is very nice, always clean and tidy, they have a doggie event on in December Santa's grotto for dogs it's 14th/15th if I remember correctly. They are busy putting out the Christmas stuff and I will be going back for my Christmas decorations.
  • 5/5 Nick H. 1 year ago on Google
    Breakfast for two with teas came in at £13.50ish it was adequate for us and it was piping hot ... plate wasn't big but there was enough to fill us up and all was eaten ... The cafe does quite a good menu offering a range of foods and cakes ...
  • 4/5 julie t. 1 year ago on Google
    Friendly staff independently owned Didn't try the cafe But it was busy
  • 3/5 David L. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice coffee and scones but service was very slow as only 1 person serving.
  • 4/5 A M. 1 year ago on Google
    Part of Cherry Lane garden centres, but still retains some "local" appeal. Friendly staff. Like many 'garden' centres, has indoor decorations, clothing, gifts, even groceries and beer, as well as coffee shop/cafe. Still has a good supply of plants, tools and actual garden stuff!
  • 3/5 Anne F. 1 year ago on Google
    Tables were dirty but my real bugbears is the cakes thy never have "normal" cakes. Many a time I've walked away cause thy only have carrot cake or something weird like leek and walnut yuk...I want cream, chocolate, sprinkles, buttercream.. 🎂🍰🍰its a treat not a health visit. Other than that it is a nice cafe..
  • 3/5 Paul D. 2 years ago on Google
    As usual it takes too long to get served. The staff are polite and attentive as always. It's not their fault. Because of the setup, serving coffee and snacks will always be slow. Similarly the main checkout never has enough staff to deal with queues.

Call +44 116 277 1570 Open on Google Maps

Amenities

  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

Trends


Last updated:

Similar Restaurants nearby

See all Restaurants...
Last updated:
()