Gardener's Retreat
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About Gardener's Retreat
Gardener's Retreat is a restaurant on Old in Wakefield, and a Koi Carp pond on site gives visitors something to stop by on the way out. The menu runs to jacket potatoes with fillings such as tuna, cheese, and salad, alongside quiche and chicken combo options and sausage rolls. Gluten free cakes and dairy free options for hot drinks are also available. Seating is walk-in, with no reservations needed. Families are served by a softplay area kept separate from the main dining room, with its own seating for over 30 and entry priced apart from food and drink. A separate baby area and an outdoor terrace round out the space. The layout spreads dining, play, and the pond visit across distinct areas of the site rather than a single room.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention cream tea scones, soft play area, jacket potatoes and flat white coffee.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention cream tea scones, soft play area, jacket potatoes and flat white coffee.
Customer Review Summary
Many reviewers highlight the soft play area, praised as right-sized for young children and easy to drop into without booking, alongside friendly staff. Beneath that, opinions split sharply on food: one describes a scone reduced to a quarter size with canned cream at the old price, while another calls a tuna jacket potato tiny for the cost. Slow service recurs too, with one order taking 40 minutes.
Customer Review Summary
Many reviewers highlight the soft play area, praised as right-sized for young children and easy to drop into without booking, alongside friendly staff. Beneath that, opinions split sharply on food: one describes a scone reduced to a quarter size with canned cream at the old price, while another calls a tuna jacket potato tiny for the cost. Slow service recurs too, with one order taking 40 minutes.
Featured reviews
- Alice Ramsden
“Maybe a 1/4 of a tin of Tuna (if that) with a small jacket potato for £9.50. Only thing worth the money was added cheese for £1.80, and the salad was nice. We waited 20 minutes for this, although it wasn’t that busy and they forgot to bring the sausage roll. The flat white was a coffee with warm milk, it had never seen a flat white. Around £35 for two jacket potatoes that aren’t filling, a sausage roll and a couple of bad coffees - We’ll skip next time!”
- David Prince
“Not a good experience Ordered the special Quiche and a chicken combo, after 40 minutes we were wondering if they had forgotten about our order. Finally arrived and the Quiche was as …”
- Jessica Spiby
“Quite busy, friendly staff, a selection of gluten free cakes and dairy free options on hot drinks”
- Ricky Cann
“Staff are always friendly and helpful. They even got my usual order ready today when they saw us making our way through the garden centre to the restaurant. Drinks and food are reasonably priced and delicious and the softplay is only £2.45. The mini softplay area is separate from the restaurant and has its own seating for 30+. It's just the right size for pre-schoolers and my two year old loves visiting at least once a week. There's also a separate baby bit and an outdoor terrace. Great that you can just drop in with kids without booking then go and feed the Koi Carp on the way out.”
- Damien Brown
“I think that the problem here is everything has reduced, but they are charging same price! Ball pit in soft play empty, as is everything that was in there previously but still same price. Bought cream tea a few months ago and was great…. Big scone, clotted cream and jam. Lovely. Visited today… scone a quarter of the size, squirt cream out of a can but the same price. Never seen squirty cream for a scone in my life. More expensive coffees than Starbucks at £3 for a small Latte, and £1.40 for a child’s fruit shoot style drink. Bottles of pop over £2.50 no ice or glass. It hurts to say this as it has always been good but I really will be unlikely to return.”
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible car park
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- Accessibility· 3
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Has wheelchair-accessible seating
- Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
Location
Restaurants near Gardener's Retreat
- Top Shawarma5.0262.7 mi
cheap prices, shawarma, kebab
- Wood Lane Bakery4.61693.3 mi
breakfast sandwich, black pudding, inconsistent pricing
- Thomas Dawes & Son4.3993.9 miOutdoor seating
ham salad sandwich, bacon and egg sarnies, buffet catering
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardener's Retreat | 3.731 | — | cream tea scones, soft play area, jacket potatoes |
| Top Shawarma | 5.026 | 2.7 mi | cheap prices, shawarma, kebab |
| Wood Lane Bakery | 4.6169 | 3.3 mi | breakfast sandwich, black pudding, inconsistent pricing |
| Thomas Dawes & SonOutdoor seating | 4.399 | 3.9 mi | ham salad sandwich, bacon and egg sarnies, buffet catering |
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