Morris' of Usk — Restaurant in Wales

25/11/22: Usk & Cardiff Weekend

Really enjoyed our brief visit here. As is all Garden Centres and Farm Shops, they are pretty expensive. However, I couldn't resist getting some unusual cheeses, Pastel de Natas, and a ham & cheese Ciabatta.

Morris' is a very well stocked farm shop, lots of choice, lots of amazing chutneys. a purveyor of alcohol and a fantastic selection of bakeries, patisserie, cheese, and butchery. Not to mention a fresh fruit & vegetables, crisps, snacks and dairy. A seller of homemade ready meals and frozen fish.

Dog friendly and has a good pets corner for food and treats.

The cafe uses local produce whenever possible , and is open for breakfast, lunch and afternoon teas.

History: The Nurseries Llanbadoc was purchased by Chris and Jane Morris in 1982, over 30 years ago. During this time the nursery mainly grew tomatoes, cut flowers and some annual bedding plants. As demand grew for these plants so did production. Over the years more glass houses were erected and a larger range of bedding plants were grown. At one point the nursery was supplying all the major garden centres in the area with their annual bedding plants.

As time marched on and demand increased, Chris and Jane decided to open a retail store. Morris' of Usk Garden Centre opened its doors to the public in 1990.

Coming right up to date, Morris' of Usk continues to be a family owned and run business. Chris and Jane's eldest daughter Kate James now manages the Garden Centre and Café, while daughter in-law Helen Morris manages the Food Hall. More recently grand children have joined the Morris' team.

Morris' of Usk has a great team of experienced and dedicated staff, committed to delivering our high standards and reputation for excellent customer service. They continue to grow a large number of plants in our two acre nursery, ensuring top quality plants and brilliant value for money for all our...

Ordered the battered hake which on arrival looked quite presentable. The table itself hadn't been cleaned properly with remnants of the last punters meal, they'd obviously had the fish. Glanced down at the right of my chair where strewn on the floor were the remains of another diners lunch. As stated previously the hake looked fairly palatable, upon cutting, a pink translucent, shiny inner was revealed. Hake as you know is usually pristine white flakes this was anything but! Obviously the chef and I use the title loosely couldn't be bothered to check whether the fish had been thoroughly cooked, if I wanted raw fish I would have visited a sushi bar. I assumed wrongly that an establishment with a five star food hygiene rating that one of the staff would be in possession of a heat probe! The plate on which the meal was presented was stone cold so the chips and peas lodged under the fish had already cooled and were now wet and sodden, drenched in the saturated oil from above, making them unpalatable. Would have complained at the time had a member of staff bothered to ask if everything was ok with the meal. To sum up the meal itself was overpriced badly executed and the establishment...

Daylight robbery!

I've always enjoyed visiting Morris' of Usk and prior to my visit on Saturday, I was impressed by the cafe. On Saturday, I took my 18 month old and 4 year old daughters out alone and I thought I would treat them to lunch in the cafe.

The cafe offered a meal deal for children with a fruit shoot. I asked for an apple juice instead of the fruit shoot for my eldest daughter and just a sandwich for my youngest. They charged for the apple juice separately, in addition to £6 each for my daughters sandwiches. I had a buggy and my eldest daughter to contend with and the tables indoors were full. So I asked the woman who served me if someone could bring the tray of drinks, which included a coffee out to a table outside. Most places would offer to bring the drinks over, when you had your hands full. But here the lady serving seemed surprised by me asking and it seemed like it was too much trouble.

A very measly sandwich and a few crisps were brought out to us. I paid £12 for two small cheese sandwiches and a few crisps, plus extra for an apple juice! Absolutely disgusting and a total rip off! Needless to say, we will not...