Sandhills - Menu

I have never been disappointed when eating here. Good selection of non meat meals, the coffees are always well prepared. Love the griddled vegetarian breakfast and vegan curry. As always run by a talented qualified chef, who is very involved with the running of the cafe, no wonder it is so popular.

Visited today, I asked if they did takeout food and they did so I asked for a jacket potato. But they didn’t have no takeout cutlery?? Anyway accepted they didn’t have no cutlery when I opened the box with the jacket potato it didn’t look fresh at all and the potato was so solid would not recommend!

Absolutely love the new way f dining is being managed by the team here- well done to you all. I have no issue queuing, the rules are displayed, once inside, we were distanced, watching the cleaning of tables prior to new customers coming in is done with serious respect. You can’t account for Covidiots, but you’re doing your best- thank you.

I was extremely disappointed with the service at this restaurant. My family and I stopped in for a cup of tea and cake, but one of the cake slices we ordered was rock hard and dry - completely inedible. When I politely asked for a refund on the slice (which cost nearly £4), they refused, claiming they didn't see anything wrong with it. I was appalled by the unprofessionalism and will not be returning.

Really missed this excellent cafe the staff during lockdown. We've never been disappointed with the food nor staff. The staff are really nice helpful, all the Covid19 precautions being carried out by the staff perfectly, pity some of the customers don't follow their lead or the instructions clearly posted on the doors inside the cafe. A reduced menu, but several vegetarian a vegan main are available. Batista standard coffees are served, made by hand not coffee maker as with the other nearest garden centre.

We had our lunch here the other week. They are very Covid aware so that was good. We had the meat pie, which was nice but the chips( frozen I think) were swimming in gravy, not appealing at all. Also they only used the little cartons of milk, for the tea and coffee, why couldn’t they provide the milk in a jug? Overall a bit of a disappointment, not everyone likes chips covered in gravy. The bonus was the lovely gift shop, but the customers were not social distancing , not the garden centre’s fault obviously,

I visited the restaurant today with my 21-year-old son. We had coffee and a scone before buying some garden plants. There was a long line at the checkout with a young man and a woman working the tills. Another woman was making drinks. As I waited in line, the woman at the till started to carry a tray with two drinks across the cafe. The drink maker shouted for her to bring the tray back, saying it wasn't their fault that she couldn't carry it. The people in line looked on in shock. This was a terrible attitude, especially considering that many of their customers are elderly. Whoever is in charge of that staff member needs to remind her that the customer is the one who pays her salary.

The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere when you walk in, but unfortunately that's where the positives end. This was my second visit and I was disappointed both times. The meat pie and chips I had on my first visit seemed like they were from 2019, and the beef lasagna I ordered on my most recent visit was unrecognizable and lacked flavor, moisture, and heat. I asked for a quiche instead, which was dry but edible, although the pastry was hard enough to break teeth. When I asked if it was made in house, I was told it was, but the chef could use more training or should be let go based on the quality of the food. Stick to salads and sandwiches if you can't provide a decent hot meal. The serving s...

Visited this lunch time with my mum and nephew, ordered two breakfasts and a kids meal. The lady at the counter was lovely and polite. We sat towards the back at first, but we moved as the there was a very cold breeze coming from the door they left wide open. The food came looking like it had been thrown on the plate, the “toast” was warm bread shoved on top of the beans so it was soggy. The sausages were hard and clearly been deep fried, the hash browns were hard and greasy from being deep fried, the bacon was basically raw with stringy fat on it, the mushrooms that way paid £1.25 extra for were also deep fried! The egg was snotty and the beans were the only thing that wasn’t deep fried!! T...