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About The Orchard Café, Uppingham
The Orchard Café, Uppingham is a cafe inside Welland Vale Garden Centre on the outskirts of Uppingham. A small soft play area sits within the cafe, and paying customers can use it, so families with children have somewhere for them to play. The kitchen serves breakfast fry ups and lunches, and a Sunday roast is also on the menu. Homemade cakes and puddings come alongside coffees, teas and other hot and cold drinks, and the trifle is made with jelly, custard and cream. Dogs are welcome, which suits visitors who bring a pet along while they shop for plants.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree parking lot · Free street parking · Parking
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom, seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs · Kids' menu
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention trifle dessert, sunday roast, cakes and puddings and feta spinach quiche.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention trifle dessert, sunday roast, cakes and puddings and feta spinach quiche.
Customer Review Summary
The trifle is the dish reviewers argue over most. One calls it spot on, while another found only jelly, runny custard, cream and sprinkles and felt it did not deserve the name. Friendly, helpful staff are the more consistent praise. Several say the team seem happy in their roles and describe lovely service, which one reviewer found very impressive for a garden centre. Beyond dessert, diners single out the feta, spinach and red onion quiche, a Sunday roast, a fry up breakfast, great coffee, and plenty of cakes, puddings and teas. The complaints are specific. One breakfast diner called the sauces dreadful, with a mustard that had no flavour or spice. Another found the cake choice fairly limited, with no sign of gluten free options. A parent was disappointed that the children's play area has been removed. One reviewer also mentions a social room for dogs with their owners, and a table that pre-booked the Sunday roast was given a free cauliflower cheese.
Customer Review Summary
The trifle is the dish reviewers argue over most. One calls it spot on, while another found only jelly, runny custard, cream and sprinkles and felt it did not deserve the name. Friendly, helpful staff are the more consistent praise. Several say the team seem happy in their roles and describe lovely service, which one reviewer found very impressive for a garden centre. Beyond dessert, diners single out the feta, spinach and red onion quiche, a Sunday roast, a fry up breakfast, great coffee, and plenty of cakes, puddings and teas. The complaints are specific. One breakfast diner called the sauces dreadful, with a mustard that had no flavour or spice. Another found the cake choice fairly limited, with no sign of gluten free options. A parent was disappointed that the children's play area has been removed. One reviewer also mentions a social room for dogs with their owners, and a table that pre-booked the Sunday roast was given a free cauliflower cheese.
Featured reviews
- Jodie Hewitt
“Really disappointed that the children’s play area has been removed. This was once a place to visit with younger children where you felt welcome & were not encroaching on other diners with having the separate area. We miss this facility”
- Jo Copley
“We visited today and the service and staff were absolutely amazing. It was clear to see that they are happy in their roles . Lovely food too, thank you x”
- T C
“Descent breakfast fry up but the sauces are dreadful. Cheap tasteless stuff, the mustard had zero flavour or spice. Please get something like HP, HEINZ, COLMUNS.”
- Anji Kerr
“Lovely cafe. Great coffee. Even a Social room for furbabies put with their humans.”
- Dianne Norwood
“Well Paula, we’re here again with our friends. Lunch was great but what can we say the TRIFLE was spot on. Now that’s what we call a trifle. Paula, we’ll be looking out for this on our next get together. 👍🤣. All have a good Christmas, see you all soon. 🎅🎄”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
“The Orchard Cafe can be found at Welland Vale Garden Centre on the outskirts of Uppingham. A relaxing, friendly cafe serving delicious homemade cakes, hearty breakfasts, fresh lunches and a wide rage of hot and cold drinks. We also do a decadent Afternoon Tea. The café also has a small soft play area for paying customers of the café to use. Currently only open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday's to ensure it is always clean and safe to us. Booking is not necessary but advisable to avoid disappointment.”
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for solo dining
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
- Takeout
- Dine-in
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- Good for kids
- Alcohol
- Cozy
- Coffee
- Healthy options
- Quick bite
- Dining options· 6
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dessert
- Seating
- Table service
- Facilities· 1
- Restroom
- Offerings· 1
- Small plates
- Highlights· 2
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Atmosphere· 1
- Casual
- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Crowd· 1
- Groups
- Parking· 3
- Free parking lot
- Free street parking
- Parking
- Family-friendly· 2
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
Location
Cafes near The Orchard Café, Uppingham
- Waterside Cafe4.34385 mi£10–20Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsVegan options
lake views, homemade cakes, hearty breakfasts
- Café Ventoux4.56476.8 mi away£10–20Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsVegan options
cake, sausage rolls, bean shakshuka
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Orchard Café, UppinghamOutdoor seating · Reservations | 4.3227 | — | £10–20 | trifle dessert, sunday roast, cakes and puddings |
| Waterside CafeOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Vegan options | 4.3438 | 5 mi | £10–20 | lake views, homemade cakes, hearty breakfasts |
| Café VentouxOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Vegan options | 4.5647 | 6.8 mi away | £10–20 | cake, sausage rolls, bean shakshuka |
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