West Oxfordshire
Burford Garden Company Cafe

Burford Garden Company Cafe

Shilton Road, West Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Cafe • Soup • Coffee • Breakfast


"My husband and I popped in for breakfast today and were massively disappointed with the food and the service. We chose a Burford breakfast priced at 12.95, porridge and 2 pots of English breakfast tea, at over £3 per small pot The wait was long and when it arrived, the tea was so super weak it was undrinkable. We mentioned this to the waiter, who we assumed was a senior team member/manager. Instead of apologising etc, he grumpily huffed and simply said what tea is it? And stalked off with the weak pots. My husband went to the counter to collect the new pots and the man did eventually apologise. The Burford breakfast was a huge let down, cold bacon, cold beans, undercooked eggs, tomatoes so tough we couldn 't even cut them with a knife! The toast was stone cold too. The porridge was OK. We decided to give up with the cooked breakfast and simply order toast, we didn 't want to complain further! This took more than 25 minutes to arrive and the cafe was not remotely busy! We finally gave up, asked for a refund on the toast and the lady on the till said she was surprised at our experience. We had checked Trip Advisor whilst waiting for the toast to arrive, so knew the reviews they have been left for the last year or more, we pointed out to the lady that based on the reviews she should not be surprised... she replied that Trip Advisor is not an accurate representation of the business.... we however strongly disagree and will not be returning! The rest of the garden centre is a delight to visit, but avoid the cafe."

Eden Cafe

Eden Cafe

United Kingdom, OX28 6ZJ, West Oxfordshire

Cafe • Bagels • Western • Desserts


"For full disclosure, I am an ex employee of this business. Now I am no longer affiliated with the cafe, I feel I can finally give my unbiased review of both dining here and working here. I am a vegan with coeliacs disease, a condition that has severely effected my life. Eden is the only place I am able to safely have a meal within a 50 mile radius of where I live. To accommodate people like me with severe allergies, the processes this cafe have are different from most vegan restaurants- a process that someone without experience of these life threatening allergies would struggle to understand. Safety and an inclusive, tasty menu at a reasonable price is what to expect here. As someone who has worked in hospitality for ten years, the cleanliness and care taken to ensure peace of mind for customers is unmatched. From a personal point of view, the care and compassion Becs (the owner of Eden) shows for her staff is something I haven’t experienced before in this industry. Becs’ priorities are the well-being of her employees, to the point of working through chemotherapy to help staff during busy days. This attitude has developed a wonderful community around the cafe. Eden is a perfect example of what an independent business can be under good ownership. I am so happy Eden exists- for a lot of us, it is a rare experience of feeling normal and accepted when eating out. All my thanks go to Becs for a wonderful and informative year of employment- I will continue to visit eden as a customer as often as I can."

Wyatt's Plant Centre

Wyatt's Plant Centre

Hill Barn Farm, West Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, OX7 5SH

Coffee • Brunch • British • Restaurants


"My wife and I are local to this venue and regularly go there on a Sunday morning for coffer etc. and it was one of our favourite places for Sunday morning However this morning's visit was like visiting a different place. we accept that as the result of Covid-19 changes have had to be made to the way the cafe operates but this no excuse for stale and limited food, a lack of interest by the staff and no attempt made to take our contact details for covid track and trace. Directions said to wait to be seated but no one came after several minutes and we had to shout for attention. the staff could be heard chatting away in the kitchen but no one was at the counter at all When i tried to order two bacon baps I was told that they don't do them now, why not?. When asked what was available i was directed towards some unappetising looking pastries and a few baguettes that were pre-packed and looked as if they had been bought in from the local supermarket. I chose a cheese scone and my wife a toasted teacake to have with a Latte and a tea.. The latte was extremely weak and tasted like frothy warm milk as it wasn't even hot. The cheese scone was extremely stale and was obviously several days old. the butter pats that came with it were sold and had obviously just come out of the fridge. The toasted teacake was also stale and one side was slightly toasted whilst the other was not toasted at all. All in all a very disappointing experience and after years of supporting this place we will not be going back in the foreseeable future"