Garden Kitchen Cafe in North Norfolk

Great little cafe with friendly service. Suitable for cyclists and visitors to the gardens.

This was the perfect stop after a lovely walk in the Hoveton Hall gardens, where we were delightfully "lost" in the winding paths in the woods and along the water. The service was just perfect, and the choice of menu offerings plentiful. We opted for a superb salad of grilled nectarine, halloumi, haricots, and leaves, with a side of rosemary and sea salt chips followed by a rich truffle for dessert. The price was quite reasonable and the setting (a table with umbrella) just right on a summer's day. Again--the service was friendly, courteous, and efficient, and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit!

Excellent! Lovely courtyard cafe with plenty of shade. Scones and coffee were both wonderful. Staff very personable and friendly. Will definitely go back.

Booking was no trouble and parking was easy and well signed. Entrance fee was as expected.On arrival at the cafe we had to queue next to a sign that said the cafe was closed for a private party. It wasn't but it was facing the queue so appeared to be relevant although out of date.When we were seated it became obvious that we would have to queue again to order food, in the billowing and potent stench of the meaty barbecue for a good 15 minutes. As vegetarians this was not ideal but my mother, who is not vegetarian also found it almost unbearable too.When we reached the front of the queue the order was taken and then there was an odd arrangement where we had to wait to the side of the queue for drinks and then take a buzzer for the food. This strategy resulted in a long wait to order and an unfortunate safety issue for staff coming in and out of the kitchen who had to navigate the edge of a granite table, a queue of people and carry piles of plates. There was potential for something serious to go wrong at some stage but not our concern of course.There followed a lengthy wait for food. From being seated to the buzzer going off was an hour and we were not told of a delay on food on ordering.When the meals arrived, they were average with the flatbread being reheated from an earlier point in the day, very chewy and hard. We ordered 2 meals the same which arrived with quite different ingredients.The children's activity packs included with entry were brilliant to be honest and it was these that saved the day after such a long wait for food. The 2 tables next to us needed clearing and were not tended to until near the end of our meal. It was busy but not full to capacity at the time.I would recommend visiting hoveton hall, but it would be tricky to recommend the cafe unless the ordering and preparation system was reviewed.Will visit next year to see if anything has changed.

£18 for two hot chocolate drinks Which was £3 each ( reasonable price) £6 each for two chocolate brownie which was so small I could have bought a couple of chocolate cakes for that price.Would not visit again

What a fabulous find!! Lovely food and great service in a fantastic setting. Highly recommended.

Went to a Christmas Market today at Hoveton Hall Gardens, lovely crafts for sale, tasted Mulled wine at the Garden Kitchen Cafe, superb!

I found this lovely little cafe by chance and I will be returning! The staff were great, the food phenomena and setting an easy 10/10. Thanks so much for a lovely lunch!

Our second visit to this lovely establishment. Swift service with a smile. Tea and cakes were delicious. Will visit again.

Very nice cafe with home made menu.Throughly enjoyable meal. Toilets very clean and a good disabled and baby change.