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Dobbies Garden World, Edinburgh (page 2)

Dobbies Garden World, Edinburgh
(page 2)

HOUSE PLANTS

It was good to see a comprehensive range of house plants at Dobbies, Edinburgh. They were all healthy plants and the prices were about average.

AQUATICS AND PETS

Aquatics and pets centre At Dobbies, Edinburgh there is a dedicated aquatics and pet centre. The aquatics centre stocks a good range of fish with a good selection of feeds and accessories.

The pet section stocked a reasonable range of small pets plus lots of pet accessories.

OTHER FEATURES

On site are a children's play are and a grassed picnic area with benches.
Butterfly World is also available to keep the children amused.

Picnic and play area

CAFE

The cafe at Dobbies, Edinburgh The cafe / restaurant was very large for a garden centre and it was packed out when we visited. It's light, airy and pleasantly laid out. The design is modern and the whole area is well-kept and clean.

There were no queues at the time of our visit which was at the peak lunch time.


The cafe serves a large range of snacks, cakes, teas and coffees. The range of salads and the fillings for the baked potatoes was excellent.

On offer each day was a couple of hot meal special in the �6 to �8 price range. For sweet there was a great selection of lots of different flavoured ice creams.

Food

Hot meals were served to your table. Service was pleasant and prompt. The prices were about average for a large garden centre which represents good value given the quality of the food.  Overall, this was an attractive, modern cafe serving good food at competitive prices.

DISABLED FACILITIES
All the areas, both indoors and out, were ideal for wheel chair access. There were excellent toilet facilities for the disabled. Wheel chairs were available at the entrance for no charge.

TOILETS
The toilets were clean and more than adequate.

CAR PARKING
The car park offered more than sufficient car parking and it was on dry level ground.

DIRECTIONS AND CONTACT
The address is:
Dobbies Garden World Edinburgh
Melville Nursery
Lasswade
Midlothian
EH18 1AZ

A map can be found HERE

Tel: 0131 663 1941
Email: melville@dobbies.com
Website: http://www.dobbies.com/edinburgh-garden-centre.aspx (very limited information)

SUMMARY
Dobbies at Edinburgh is a large modern garden centre which lacks the personal touch purely because of its size. But it does offer a huge range of healthy plants with an industry standard five year guarantee.

Everything for the gardener is here plus more. The aquatics and pet centre is interesting and Butterfly World will give the kids something to see and do. The cafe is good value for money and serves quality food in pleasant surroundings. There are lots of non-gardening shopping areas on site to make this a day out.

Overall, well worth a visit.

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