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M.
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This is the type of place - although they can be very much bigger and more elaborate.
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cliffdweller
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Originally posted by M.:
This is the type of place - although they can be very much bigger and more elaborate.
M.
We do have some high-end nurseries such as this here in US that look like that, but to my knowledge none that serve food. A great idea, though.
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Carex
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Pond difference I expect.
We know most of the local nurseries as we ran one ourselves. None that I know of have a tea room or cafe (though a couple of the larger nurseries take enough time to tour that it might be worth adding one.) On hot days we provided cold water bottles free for our customers.
But my guess is the difference has more to do with beverage habits: Americans would arrive with drink in hand from a drive-through expresso kiosk rather than stopping for a proper cup of tea.
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Penny S
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Here's the menu for the one I have patronised in the past. Greencafe
However, I notice that the accountants have been in again. It used to offer things like chicken in mushroom sauce, vegetarian lasagne, shepherds pie and a dish of the day, so there was a good choice of hot meals. The pies now are in individual dishes, with more crust than filling.
And here is the one I don't go to - note absence of prices. Twig and Spoon
And this one is a bit further away, daily variations, no choice. More crowded, more "where are the plants?" Polhill, above Sevenoaks
With its own medieval chapel. Can't answer for the food. No prices again. Ruxley
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Heavenly Anarchist
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And this one is a bit further away, daily variations, no choice. More crowded, more "where are the plants?" Polhill, above Sevenoaks
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Their sister garden centre is near here and includes the village general store and post office as the original high street one was closed down a few years ago and Polhill decided to take it on. So that garden centre is very much the centre of village life.
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Originally posted by Penny S:
Here's the menu for the one I have patronised in the past. Greencafe
However, I notice that the accountants have been in again. It used to offer things like chicken in mushroom sauce, vegetarian lasagne, shepherds pie and a dish of the day, so there was a good choice of hot meals. The pies now are in individual dishes, with more crust than filling.
And here is the one I don't go to - note absence of prices. Twig and Spoon
And this one is a bit further away, daily variations, no choice. More crowded, more "where are the plants?" Polhill, above Sevenoaks
With its own medieval chapel. Can't answer for the food. No prices again. Ruxley
Not just sarnies
Wow - how fancy! I feel a bit too common to go to places like that ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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balaam
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Originally posted by Carex:
Pond difference I expect.
We know most of the local nurseries as we ran one ourselves. None that I know of have a tea room or cafe (though a couple of the larger nurseries take enough time to tour that it might be worth adding one.) On hot days we provided cold water bottles free for our customers.
But my guess is the difference has more to do with beverage habits: Americans would arrive with drink in hand from a drive-through expresso kiosk rather than stopping for a proper cup of tea.
We have espresso machines as well as tea pots.
That's how it started in the UK. They started out as places where you could have a drink and cake between looking at the nurseries and looking at the light gardening implements like axes and chainsaws. They got popular and grew. Now they are a major part of the garden centres budget.
What started as a way to help the customer becomes a major money spinner.
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Kyzyl
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Originally posted by cliffdweller:
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Originally posted by M.:
This is the type of place - although they can be very much bigger and more elaborate.
M.
We do have some high-end nurseries such as this here in US that look like that, but to my knowledge none that serve food. A great idea, though.
Bachmann's in Minneapolis. Yes, THAT Bachmann family, but only via a couple of marriages.
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Kyzyl
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For those interested...
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Penny S
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Originally posted by Heavenly Anarchist:
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And this one is a bit further away, daily variations, no choice. More crowded, more "where are the plants?" Polhill, above Sevenoaks
Their sister garden centre is near here and includes the village general store and post office as the original high street one was closed down a few years ago and Polhill decided to take it on. So that garden centre is very much the centre of village life. [/QB]
I wondered if they were connected - it's a bit of a leap from a place actually called Polhill in Kent up to Cambridge. Millbrook has leapt from Crowborough in Sussex to Gravesend. The other two are standalones.
And Jade, I wouldn't say any of them are not aimed at working class, if that's what you mena by common! Mind you, I didn't include the one with cabaret evenings as it didn't have a menu on its web site. (And some other reasons.)
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Pomona
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Originally posted by Penny S:
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Originally posted by Heavenly Anarchist:
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And this one is a bit further away, daily variations, no choice. More crowded, more "where are the plants?" Polhill, above Sevenoaks
Their sister garden centre is near here and includes the village general store and post office as the original high street one was closed down a few years ago and Polhill decided to take it on. So that garden centre is very much the centre of village life.
I wondered if they were connected - it's a bit of a leap from a place actually called Polhill in Kent up to Cambridge. Millbrook has leapt from Crowborough in Sussex to Gravesend. The other two are standalones.
And Jade, I wouldn't say any of them are not aimed at working class, if that's what you mena by common! Mind you, I didn't include the one with cabaret evenings as it didn't have a menu on its web site. (And some other reasons.) [/QB]
Haha I wasn't being quite so specific as saying they're not for the working classes, I just prefer a pub or a greasy spoon - I have common tastes, is what I meant
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Galloping Granny
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We're a bunch of elderly cousins who regularly gather for lunch at a cafe next to a Council library but not connected to it (our original venue was at the cafe situated in the City Library building).
Last week the cafe was temporarily closed so we went to the MitreTen Mega cafe in the same town, and had an excellent lunch. Mitre Ten Mega are hardware, timber, everything for the do-it-yourself home handyman, household stuff (kitchen and bathroom stuff, you name it) and garden supplies, and all have cafes, of which our is reputed to be the country's best.
It was very good but we'll be glad to get back to our friends at the Library cafe – they don't mind if we break into songs of the 50s.
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