Dobbies Garden Centre Chesterfield in Bolsover

Four stars only because so much of the stuff is over prices. However, it's lovely for a wander around and can always find some good gift ideas. Great selection of greenhouses and summer houses outside at the back which might be missed if you don't know about it. Cafe is OK but can get very busy.

Starting to get this seasons plants in. Plenty of bedding plants and summer bulbs. Potatoes and onion sets in also a good range of seeds. Plenty of fancy goods,bird stuff ,toys and household goods. Has an acquatic centre inside and a pet section. Has a loyalty card ,costs £12. 10% off plants and seeds plus 2 drinks a month. Also has special days when its so much off everything. Its worth it for the drinks alone. Got some roses that had been knocked down to a fiver very healthy too. Must have timed it right . Plus i got 10% knocked off the sale price as i used my card. Bedding packs and pots have 50% off at moment

Came here for some gardening supplies and decided to have coffee , and food .Ordering and paying process was simple and efficient. Staff are very friendly and courteous.Food ordered took an inordinate amount of time, and was disappointing,( portion size was awful, bread roll dry as a stick, egg over cooked , one tiny piece of bacon and very sad looking sausage).Price paid for breakfast roll did not justify the quality or presentation.One minor plus is there’s a dog friendly area to eat and drinkDisappointing visit to Dobbies

First time visit, store well laid out with lots of different gardening items on offer and we enjoyed walking round. There was a good selection of plants, plenty of garden furniture to look at and some sheds/summerhouses as well. The employees were friendly and helpful.The only disappointment was the hot food we each ordered, fish, chips and mushy/garden peas.Both the fish and chips were overcooked, the batter on the fish should be fluffy and lightly golden (like the picture of the fish and chips on the website) but it was hard and tough and I was worried the fish would fly off the plate when I tried to cut into the batter. The fish inside was okay (nice and white) but overcooking the batter let it down.There was also no tartare sauce included although this was advertised as being part of the meal. Maybe it was a one off but all of the above has put us off ordering this meal again another time which is a shame.We also had Eton mess cheesecake and this was very good, which we would order again.Overall, the garden centre was good with lots of interesting things to buy, the people working there were friendly and helpful but the fish and chips could have been better.

Nice collection of products. Sadly I need to sell my house and garden to shop here. Cafe does brilliant coffee and cakes though and only cost me the wife ...

My Friend and l have had a lovely day out, we have had our lunch followed by tea and lemon cake and then a walk around the store. There is something for everyone. Very nice, we will definitely go back for more.

Friendly helpful staff, good plants and plenty of gift ideas. Mini shopping centre attached. Only tried the cake part of the restaurant but again very good quality scones and drinks.

Everything is way overpriced.We used to go to Dobbies quite often but haven't been for a while. We went today as I wanted a nice house plant and was astounded at how expensive everything seemed.A tiny plant in a pot £19.99 wow!Household stuff is pretty average fodder and double the price of similar items seen in supermarkets etc.The food in the cafe is average, expensive and the coffee lousy. We have never had a decent meal, snack or coffee in any Dobbies we've visited.Overall disappointed.

Nice place but plant prices seem excessively dear, they do seem to be good quality though. Staff in the restaurant got our order wrong, it was only scones and coffee.

Looks like a nice place! Might go to it again one day. 😉👍However i have been before but that was waaaaaaaaaaay back in 2007. 😅Came back! For a lovely christmassy walk around the place today....21/12/21 . 😉👍Lovely place! 😃