Dobbies - Wokingham

I took my mother and daughter to the cafe for Mother's Day afternoon tea. After booking, I received a call from Dobbies to confirm they could accommodate my vegan diet. We were warmly welcomed on the day and shown to our table, which was beautifully set with a tier of sandwiches, scones, and delicious desserts. They even made extra sandwiches for me. We were each given a gift as well. I will definitely be returning soon. I enjoy browsing the shop and outdoor plant area, which has a great selection.

Joined the queue at 11.15, by the time I was at the front I was informed that breakfast was no longer served (stops at 11.30). Had to go back to my table and recollect the orders and joined the back of the queue again. Drinks aren’t delivered to table, so had to wait whilst they were made. Took ages. Now I know why the queue’s so big. Food came quite quickly and was OK. Toastie was decent but the chips were undercooked and there was an eyelash in the coleslaw.. at which point I decided I needed to leave a review. Giving it two stars because portion sizes are good, and was fairly obvious that there’s some new staff who struggled to find their way around a coffee machine.

Had a wonderful Vegan afternoon tea in the cafe for birthday celebrations, unfortunately on the day we had originally booked there had been an issue and the kitchen was closed but the staff rebooked and refunded us and made sure when we returned we had a lovely time, we were given complimentary Prosecco and the vegan food was amazing, better than any other vegan afternoon tea I’ve had that were more expensive and in posh hotels! Great value for money highly recommend. Thank you to all the staff for making sure we had a lovely time.

We took my 18 month old son 4 year old nephew to Hare Hatch Dobbies ' Breakfast with Father Christmas event and it was brilliant! We each had a breakfast which was cooked well a drink was included. There was a colouring sheet, crayons a cracker on the table for each child a Christmas card with our name on it as we arrived. They also received a chocolate star there were tree decorations to make whilst waiting. The elf was amazing (I think she made the whole thing run smoothly) came to chat with each child. When Father Christmas came, he was lovely looked great. We got to choose a present (which included Duplo, Lego, Playmobil and other things) but they had run out of Duplo by our turn. However, the elf was quite happy to run back to the sleigh get us one which was really kind. Would definitely recommend as a meeting Father Christmas experience.

Dobbies no longer offers their delicious cream scones, they must be trying to cut costs. When I went to have a coffee there and decided to have a cream scone, I was disappointed to receive something sliced in half and filled with whipped cream and cheap strawberry jam (no other options). It was nothing like their original scones served with clotted cream and individual pots of jam for you to choose from.