Shopping Guide: Little Ollies Garden Centre
Shopping Guide: An Informed Visitor's Perspective
Why You Should Visit
- Excellent Garden Centre: You'll find a lovely small garden centre with a great selection of plants, pots, and compost. The prices are considered great, and the plants are highly regarded.
- Value for Money: Shoppers can expect excellent value for plants and other garden items. The location is known for competitive pricing.
- Bargain Outlet Store: A bargain outlet store on-site often has something you'll want.
- Great Food Options: The cafe serves lovely, freshly cooked food. You'll find a good selection of homemade dishes, including daily specials and generous portion sizes.
- Breakfast & Lunch: The cafe serves breakfast and lunch. Sunday lunches are prepared, and cakes are available.
- Delicious Desserts: Homemade desserts are available and look lovely, although you may be too full to try them!
- Specific Dishes: The cafe offers dishes such as sausage and bacon sarnies, quiche with salad, and peach Melba.
- Welcoming Staff: The staff are generally friendly and helpful. You may experience pleasant staff attitudes.
Why You Might Consider Alternatives
- Inconsistent Service: Be aware that service can be inconsistent. Some visitors reported slow service, especially at lunch, and feeling pressured to order.
- Staff Attitude: There have been reports of unfriendly and unhappy staff, particularly during busy periods like bank holidays.
- Poor Attentiveness: Shoppers have experienced staff forgetting cutlery, taking a long time to bring items, and generally being inattentive.
- Out-of-Date Stock: There have been reports of finding out-of-date products, such as expired Pepsi Max and sauce.
- Table Service Issues: Ordering drinks can be challenging, with some visitors having to wait a long time or being directed to table service that never arrives.
- Quality Concerns: Some visitors felt the food and tea weren't hot or pleasant. Popularity may have impacted quality.
- Noise Levels: The cafe can be noisy, with hard surfaces causing noise to reverberate, making conversation difficult.
- Car Park Condition: The car park is uneven, which could be an issue for some visitors.
- External Seating Issues: If you are disabled and have a takeaway, you might not be able to sit outside, and you may be charged extra.
- High Chairs and Table Cleanliness: One visitor reported having to get their own high chairs and clean the table.
