Dobbies Garden Centre, Dalgety Bay
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HOUSE PLANTS

Finding a good range of house plants at garden centres is becoming more difficult nowadays. Dobbies, Dalgety Bay are no exception. The display was small and unimaginatively displayed. The plants which were on show were healthy and reasonably priced.

AQUATICS AND PETS

No live pets or fish are sold this branch of Dobbies. There was however and adequate range of pet accessories and feeds. On the same industrial estate, next door to Dobbies, was a largish pet store. This should satisfy some of your pet requirements.

INDOOR SALES AREA
The indoor sales area contains a gardening section with the remainder given over to gifts, cards, toys etc. We thought that the gardening area should have had more space allocated to it. The gifts area contained a very varied selection of items but there was no specialisation.

CAFE

The cafe was split into two sections. One was plain and uninspiring. The other was more airy and better decorated. Hot main meal specials cost £6.95 and were tasty. On offer was Haggis and potatoes, scampi and chips, macaroni and chips or fish and chips. Any of these would be a good choice.

There was also a good range of less substantial meals on offer. Baguettes, toasties, paninis etc. They were priced from £3.50 to around £5.00. There was an excellent range of cakes available and the coffee and tea tasted good. Main meals are served to your table and service was by pleasant and helpful staff. The food was good quality, reasonably well-presented and tasted fine.

DISABLED FACILITIES
All of the outside area was accessible to wheel chair users but some of the indoor area had narrow aisles which would restrict access.

TOILETS
The toilets were basic but functional and sufficient.

CAR PARKING
The car park was flat and reasonably even. When we visited in non-peak times the car park was already busy. In peak times the car park space might be a problem

DIRECTIONS AND CONTACT
The address is:
Dobbies Garden Centre
Western Access Road
Dalgety Bay
Fife
KY11 5XP

Note: At this point in time the postcode is not recognised by most sat nav system nor is it recognised by Multimap or the AA websites. Note also that the Dobbies website has the wrong road name, the one we give above is correct.

A map can be found HERE

Tel: 01383 823841
Email: dalgety@dobbies.com
Website: http://www.dobbies.com/dalgetybay-garden-centre.aspx (limited information)

SUMMARY
This is a good medium-sized garden centre serving most of the local gardening needs. The cafe isn't inspirational but it serves good basic food at reasonable prices. Our only criticism is that too much of the indoor area is given over to gifts. More area devoted to gardening goods would have been better.

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