Have popped by a few times now. Plenty of parking and when it gets busy, there is an over flow car park too. Toilets are available if needed. The garden centre is large and has a lot to offer. Even has a lovely walk around the back. Or you can just sit by the lake and enjoy a cup of tea and maybe a meal. The cafe is a lovely place. Ladies are always helpful and polite. Food is nice enough and not over priced. Yet if your a vegetarian, you'll have very limited choices. But a nice slice of cake usually helps me through such limitations. There is something for everyone though. If your in the area, pop by and enjoy.

A hidden gem the cafe the water the walk all beautiful. great afternoon tea

The courgette and avocado cake was delicious!!! The cafe was clean, friendly staff, a good menu with lots of cakes and food. Good quality food and value for money. You can also buy £10 gift vouchers for the cafe, these can be used to buy any food or drink item.

Wow what an amazing cafe/restaurant. One of the best toasted sandwiches I have had for a long time! Served with salad. Offer a large selection of teas and coffee. And the cake selection well just check them out the caramel cheesecake was heavenly ! Thoroughly recommend!

Lovely place for brunch with the usual baked items & cheesecake slices. My hot breakfast was good, but the scrambled eggs a wee bit overdone for my liking. Gluten free toast available. The tea was hot & a generous serving. A great place for people to meet & gather, we were not rushed on at all & the staff very friendly. Highly recommended. Toilets available.

Excellent afternoon tea for our wedding anniversary. Beautiful views onto the pool and the wildfowl. The service was top class and the team is very helpful and friendly.

Visited for the first time last weekend and was so impressed. We stayed a while at the garden centre so had breakfast and then went back later for cake. The food was delicious. Good sized portions and reasonably priced. It's nice to go somewhere you feel you're getting value for money. Bought a voucher for my Mum for afternoon tea as it looked really nice so will definitely be going back. Highly recommend.

For me, this was a first time visit. Great atmosphere throughout. Excellent choice of goods and a decent amount of food options to suit all tastes. Extremely friendly service from the ladies at the cafe Giving the impression that nothing was too much trouble Only a snack on this trop for sure will be for more....seeing the breakfasts coming out made me drool

The Waterside Cafe is a great little cafe set in the grounds of Wheats garden centre next to the lake. The food is always excellent, reasonably priced and the staff are always polite and friendly. Our normal order is either a full breakfast or a lunchtime sandwich, both of which are well presented, tasty and filling.

Went for Afternoon Tea, a belated birthday present. Had to queue to be seated, but it was very busy, however a table had been reserved for us. Food quickly arrived and looked delicious. Only down side was only filter coffee and breakfast tea included, I usually have decaffeinated drinks. Maybe they should look at that or allow you to pay extra. It was very busy, so noisy and we struggled to get more coffee for my husband. Maybe they should give you a small pot. For the price it was very enjoyable and would definitely return.

We have visited this garden centre for many years but had never visited the cafe. What a joy! Overlooking the lake and furnished with solid attractive furniture the cafe was clean and welcoming . My husband ordered steak pie and chips.I had a ham salad with the nicest ham ever tasted. Our bill?£20. How do they provide food of that quality for that price? Will go again - soon!

Went to garden centre to do the gnome/fairy trail with fiancé's granddaughter. Good array of plants. Food in restaurant was really good. Probably best one I've been to at a garden centre. Not your normal type of menu you'd find at this sort of establishment.

A wonderful little tea and coffee shop with lovely views looking over the little lake, to have breakfast, afternoon tea. Awesome cakes. Loved my birthday brunch there. Fabulous. Thank you also for fantastic service.

Poor customer service, slow, poor quality food and very overpriced (£7 for a basic sandwich). I feel so disappointed writing such a negative review but I am left with no choice after my experience today. Went to the cafe today and we ordered our food (two cheese and onion sandwiches and 2 children's hot dogs) - £32 with two coffees. We were told there would be a 20/30 minute wait. Fine. No issue with this. We then had to wait 45 minutes. We were not offered an apology for the lateness of our food. I checked my sandwich, and it had no red onion on. I brought this to their attention. They then took my sandwich to add the onion. This took 10 minutes. In total, I was waiting for 55 minutes before I actually got to eat my sandwich which is ridiculous with two toddlers in tow who were very bored by this point. No apology was offered by one single member of staff. Such a shame as this is a local cafe for us and I wanted to enjoy it but quite frankly, I didn't and we wasted our money.

Absolutely superb service at the Waterside Cafe , we have been for Afternoon Tea to celebrate an 80th birthday and nothing was too much trouble, the staff are so attentive & so welcoming. The afternoon tea was gorgeous, a lovely selection of sandwiches and savouries which were all lovely and fresh and a really good selection of cakes and absolutely gorgeous scones accompanied by a glass of non alcoholic fizz because they are not licensed and as much Tea & coffee that you can drink all served in a beautiful setting overlooking the lake. Highly recommended a visit here service is 1st Class "Thank you" all the staff for making it such a special afternoon.

Friendly and helpful staff look after you well at this wonderful garden centre cafe, whether you sit outside by the lake with the ducks or inside in the comfy booths. Cakes are great and the coffee and tea give you a lot of choice. Fairly standard lunch menu is a good quality and all at a fair price. Wonderful place to take an older parent or a young child. Why not walk round the lake and meet the fairies before feeding the ducks.

Well what can I say, I've had a wonderful afternoon tea with my 3 daughters and my best friend today. I would highly recommend waterside cafe to anyone for this lovely experience. We stayed for over 2 hours and were not rushed in any way by the lovely staff, especially Ann, who just let us enjoy ourselves. The sandwiches and cakes were delicious, well worth a visit.