The Secret Garden Restaurant

Oddfellows Restaurant, 20 Lower Bridge St, Chester
01244 345454

Recent Reviews

Philip Weston

Brilliant and plentiful afternoon teaFood & drinks: Brilliant afternoon tea. Plentiful and good value

Mary Gillin

Afternoon tea today with my two sisters for a Christmas treat .service excellent selection of sandwiches enjoyed sausage roll very nice staff very attentive asking did we need more tea more than once enjoyed cocktails and wine great afternoon ?

LEE Thomas

We've just enjoyed a fabulous Sunday lunch with amazing and friendly service.

Nadine H.

My first afternoon tea. It was tasty but the service was a disaster.

jo strange

Quirky decor and nice afternoon tea but staff neither welcoming or attentive. Terrible drainage smell in toilets.Wouldn’t go

Leanne Dodd

Afternoon tea for Mums birthday.Had a groupon voucher which was really easy to use, lovely selection of savoury and sweet well presented.

Stuart Moorhouse

Only had drinks but fabulous setting, well worth a

Jens Andersen

We had a Groupon coupon for two,two course meals with a glass of wine. The food was excellent. Well presented and cooked to the highest standard. The waitress was very attentive and offered us an alternative to the glass off wine each so I had a pint and my wife had a soft drink. All this for under £35. What a bargain in todays price climate.The only cons to this experience was the lack of parking which meant a long walk and expensive car park. To access the hotel you have to go up stairs and I didn't notice a wheelchair access.Nearby activities: Walking distance to the river dee with lots of pleasure boats. Chester races 4 minute walk away. Lots of historic buildings and sightseeing to do plus you can walk around Chester atop the roman built wall around the city.

Dezzy

Had bought afternoon tea off Groupon 2 months ago for me & my gf to use when we was visiting chester city centre.We was quite disappointed & underwhelmed tbh with quality, taste & expected more because previous reviews.Was more so the top layer of cakes, macaroons etc we didn't enjoy.They tasted like pre package cheap shop bought stuff you'd get out lidl, poundstretcher.The staff was very attentive & Sandwiches ,tea was nice though atleast & also the inside interior of restaurant, hotel was very nice.We'd probably at somepoint stay here overnight tbh.

Toni Wilson

Well, honestly … very disappointed with this afternoon tea … a birthday gift voucher for two, with an extra addition … so 3 in total and the third was charged a whopping £24.95 for 4 small sandwiches a tiny slice of sausage roll a selection of small cakes a small slice of sausage and a scone with pot jam and clotted cream and a coffee or tea … this extra cost was split between us all .The Sandwiches were tasteless, along with the very dry cakes and probably a shop bought scone too. Think the only actual tasty bit was the sausage roll portion ! And the coffee … cold and one was only a half cup of a latte and this was in a small cup ! And service well.. not the best .But let’s be positive for the future … and hope the taste factor improves. The second star was for the Sausage Roll !

Gillian Corker

A wonderful afternoon tea. Range of sandwiches included: egg & cress, hock ham, chicken ( not too fussed on this one) and cheese. Scones were tasty and there was a selection of 4 different mini cakes. Tea option taken rather than prosecco. Would recommend.

Nicole Barlow

Went here after our wedding meal on the 25th July, the bartender was absolutely amazing. We stayed in Mary's loft and had a lovely night and an amazing breakfast the next morning. My only negative point was the water was luke warm both times we tried getting baths.

Catherine Smith

We had a Groupon Deal and when we attended - we were told the options were not available and it was Sunday Lunch only - despite Groupon advertising other meals. My meal was sent back as Luke warm. So my partner had eaten his meal before mine came back. Service was poor as I think they must have been short staffed. Bit disappointed as have had lovely meals and experiences before. Food is lovely but quite a few things lacking which made me sad as I was so looking forward to our meal.

Holly Ross

Went for afternoon tea for a freinds birthday. Having never been before I was excited to see what all the fuss was about. Looks like I haven't missed much. Didn't have the right requirements that was pre requested for our table. There was a place setting missing from the table. We were sat in the main bar area which was very rowdy and loud we couldn't hear each other then the music kicked in. I'm all for a good time but I don't feel like it was an idea place to sit us for what was booked. Once we got our food and one drink no one came over to see how everything was or offer another drink, yet the table full of gents got attended to multiple times. The cheese on the sandwiches felt hard and tastless. For what was paid I'd say this was very over priced for the service received.

Joan Cooper

I went with a friend for afternoon tea today and had a wonderful time. Venue is very impressive. Staff attentive and we were served quickly. Lovely sandwiches and cakes. Would definitely recommend.

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