Garden Kitchen Cafe - North Norfolk

This was the perfect stop after a beautiful walk in the hoveton hall gardens, where we lost joyfully in the winding pike in the forest and along the water. the service was simply perfect, and the selection of menu offers plentiful. we chose an excellent salat grilled nectarine, halloumi, haricots and leaves, with a side of rosmarin and sea salt chips followed by a rich truffle for dessert. the price was quite reasonable and the setting (a table with umbrella) right on the summer's day. also here the service was friendly, friendly and efficient, and we enjoyed our visit very much!

The food was cooked properly and not too long a wait from freshly cooked. beautifully presented on the plate. I had an English breakfast. had everything I liked. no sign of buzzing and no note on black pudding! only toast, mushroom sausages 2 eggs hatchbrown, speck and tomaten. the personal was attentive, courteous and efficient. it was nice to sit outdoors on Sunday and enjoy the environment. price wise..a tad expensive but I think that eating was worth it. I recommend eating this and would definitely go back.

Beautiful caffe in the area of hoveton hall, but they can go here without visiting the gardens. good selection of cakes and light bites. we sat outside, as not sure as it is inside. my daughter had bacon sandwich that was scratched with speck, and I wish that was my choice! I had a cheess that was enormous and unfortunately cold, so make sure that she heated it when that's her preference. beautiful tee with enough for three tassen per! very peaceful and pretty with all plants.

Excellent! Lovely courtyard cafe with plenty of shade. Scones and coffee were both wonderful. Staff very personable and friendly. Will definitely go back.

Booking was no trouble and parking was easy and well signed. Entrance fee was as expected. On arrival at the cafe we had to queue next to a sign that said the cafe was closed for a private party. It wasn't but it was facing the queue so appeared to be relevant although out of date. When we were seated it became obvious that we would have to queue again to order food, in the billowing and potent stench of the meaty barbecue for a good 15 minutes. As vegetarians this was not ideal but my mother, who is not vegetarian also found it almost unbearable too. When we reached the front of the queue the order was taken and then there was an odd arrangement where we had to wait to the side of the queue for drinks and then take a buzzer for the food. This strategy resulted in a long wait to order and an unfortunate safety issue for staff coming in and out of the kitchen who had to navigate the edge of a granite table, a queue of people and carry piles of plates. There was potential for something serious to go wrong at some stage but not our concern of course. There followed a lengthy wait for food. From being seated to the buzzer going off was an hour and we were not told of a delay on food on ordering. When the meals arrived, they were average with the flatbread being reheated from an earlier point in the day, very chewy and hard. We ordered 2 meals the same which arrived with quite different ingredients. The children's activity packs included with entry were brilliant to be honest and it was these that saved the day after such a long wait for food. The 2 tables next to us needed clearing and were not tended to until near the end of our meal. It was busy but not full to capacity at the time. I would recommend visiting hoveton hall, but it would be tricky to recommend the cafe unless the ordering and preparation system was reviewed. Will visit next year to see if anything has changed.