The Secret Garden Café — Restaurant in England

Oh wow, where do I even start. The vibe of the cafe is quaint and cozy. Stunning architecture. Staff are lovely and incredibly helpful.

We first stopped in to try breakfast. We both got cappuccino with oat milk, which were absolutely perfect. My fiancee got the full vegan breakfast, and oh my gosh - stunning. The tomatoes were so bright, plump, and flavorful. Roasted veggies were also delicious. She added the scrambled tofu, and we both thought it was incredibly delicious.

I got the avocado mushroom toast and added a piece of vegan sausage. I adored my toast. The mushrooms were perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious. The vegan sausage had a very nice flavor, we both enjoyed it!

Our next stop in was for lunch. We got nachos with bbq jackfruit and vegan cheese and a bhaji burger to share. Oh my goodness. The flavors were unreal. The burger came with the most amazing chips and some mango chutney. The burger was huge and super filling. The nachos were out of this world. The jackfruit was nicely sauced. The guac was very good, the chips were nice and crisp.

The 3rd time we went, the goal was to have a small snack and waffles. We got the strawberry lemonade tea to share. We absolutely loved the flavor. It was incredibly nice. The Poutine with vegan cheese was OUT OF THIS WORLD. We can't stop thinking about it. And the waffles...oh my. They sent us to waffles heaven. The vegan ice cream was so wonderfully creamy. And the waffles were just so delicious and flavorful. We got they're signature banana waffles vegan style and ugh. Amazing. AMAZING. We will be back for more.

Our most recent visit we got cappuccinos and nachos again. We tried the Quiche this time, and honestly didn't love it but the flavor was quite nice!

Can't wait to come back (which we plan to on...

Secret garden is an awesome, beautiful little space. Brightly lit and they haven't crammed in too many tables. The menu was fantastic - prices were really decent, it wasn't pretentious and they weren't trying to force vegan food in your face as it had a variety of vegetarian options too. The hummus sandwich was delicious and the coffees were pretty good. There was a problem with the burger but the staff dealt with it really well and kindly offered to take it off the bill. They offered to replace it too.

I gave this place 5 stars as I think it has great potential and I'd like to see it grow. So I'd like to offer my own (limited) criticism too, others may not agree. The lasagne wasn't anything to tell your mates about. I wasn't too convinced about the recipe for that one. Portion was great though. And the presentation of the coffee fell a little flat. My mocha was 3/4 full for example. I think good latte art would go a long way in a place like this.

Anyway, will definitely be back. England needs more of these sort of light introductions to veganism/vegetarian lifestyles instead of the over-priced, hardcore...

Good salad . Good coffee .. Good chips.. awful customer service when we complained about a flavourless sweetcorn and chickpea last of day porridge like burger . They took the food away did not replace it . And insisted we pay for it . Could have done so much better ..

In response to the reply - We only asked for an alternative burger ! The Rest of the meal was good, We saved the chickpea burger till last. You also said how the burger was the last , Yet a following customer was eating one ?

I did not expect a replacement meal, I'n my world I attempt to keep my customers satisfied, We found the staff dismissive, Friendly enough till the problem we had . Sometimes Things go wrong and the bigger person accepts this , I really liked your cafe, What a shame the arrogance and ego ruin moments that could have been as easily resolved as a discount or even an apology ..

For what its worth We've both worked in the catering industry and designed food for peoples enjoyment. The burger was simply very disappointing...