The Secret Garden Cafe, Wine Bar & Restaurant
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Had stopped off here last year for an excellent bowl of soup. This time, on a hot day in a shady garden, we enjoyed two different and delicious salads. My duck, walnut and raspberry was a generous plate of great flavours, beautifully dressed while my wife raved about her baby spinach, crayfish and avocado. Friendly and efficient waitress. We will be back.
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The reviews encouraged us to book lunch here on our first visit to Sudbury. Our expectations were exceeded. We ate in the lovely shaded garden, the food was excellent and generous. The service was friendly and efficient. Remarkably good value too. I wish we lived in Sudbury and could go more often.
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On a first ever visit to Sudbury this restaurant proved the perfect venue for lunch. The garden is extremely attractively planted and s lovely, safe spot to eat. The food was very high quality: a French-style mushroom tart/pie and a delicious isle flotante desert. Top notch.
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Great food, (especially the lemon soufflé) and great service, beautiful surroundings, cant fault it. Miss it and want to go in very soon:)
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Last week we joined their Wine tasting Zoom. This time it was Online Wine tasting and Chocolate pairing. A wonderful experience, we learnt a great deal! Our bottles of wine and chocolate were delivered to our door, also our evening meal, and secret Bottle of wine. We have also have joined their Saturday Breakfast Club . A great choice of croissants , scones etc and a main course, all delicious.
Can't wait until they open their doors so that we can once enjoy their wonderful ambience.
Can't wait until they open their doors so that we can once enjoy their wonderful ambience.
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Without doubt the best restaurant in Sudbury. Great service from the staff and daily specials . Currently running a breakfast club and weekly takeaway dish in lockdown order from website collect on Saturday mornings.
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It was my birthday treat but we got sat in a chilly corner and waited half an hour for our first drink. We couldn’t have our first choice on the menu for main or sweet but what we did have was delicious. The restaurant was full so you need to book and get there early if you want full choice.
To be fair, everything is freshly made in their own kitchen so it’s not like a chain restaurant where they can get it out of the freezer.We hope to go again and have a better experience.
The staff are very nice and the food delicious and it’s very popular. Take an extra scarf.
To be fair, everything is freshly made in their own kitchen so it’s not like a chain restaurant where they can get it out of the freezer.We hope to go again and have a better experience.
The staff are very nice and the food delicious and it’s very popular. Take an extra scarf.
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Had lunch at this restaurant. Food was very good, house wine a little overpriced. Service was very polite.
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Wonderful place great food good value excellent service. My mother is in a wheelchair and the staff was so helpful. If you visit Sudbury it's the place not to miss
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It has been just over 4 years since I last reviewed this excellent restaurant.
The new premises are beautiful.Popped in for Lunch with friends.
The lunch menu represents excellent value for money.The food and service were faultless.
Well done !We have booked again for next week!
The new premises are beautiful.Popped in for Lunch with friends.
The lunch menu represents excellent value for money.The food and service were faultless.
Well done !We have booked again for next week!
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We have been regular diners for many years both at lunchtime and evenings and just love the ambience and atmosphere of 'Buzzards Hall' which is complimented by having such great staff.. Stefane's knowledge of wines to compliment your meal is exemplary, Alain and his Chef's cook fabulous home made food, they serve excellent coffee and tea (spoilt for choice!) with homemade pastries, cakes and daily seasonal specials. I can certainly recommend the cheese and herb scones!
In the evenings you have a choice of delicious French cuisine, the menu is changed regularly to embrace the seasonal vegetables and meat. All of their food is homemade including their jams and bread and they try to support local producers where possible. we love this place..
We have never been disappointed even though we are regulars, Sarah, Stefane, Alain and the staff make you feel so welcome and special, the food is always so lovely and it just makes us want to go back again and again - if you haven't been to this restaurant I really hope you try it..
I might just add that in this difficult time of Covid - we were worried about eating out and being in a closed environment - Stefane and Alain abide strictly by the rules - staff wear face coverings and they ask that until you are seated you wear a mask when passing other people - they take your details so that you can be contacted should the need arise. They are taking ours and their safety very seriously which installs a sense of having a safe place to go when you want to go out to eat.. we are so pleased Stefane and Alain managed to ride the storm and are back we missed you ...
In the evenings you have a choice of delicious French cuisine, the menu is changed regularly to embrace the seasonal vegetables and meat. All of their food is homemade including their jams and bread and they try to support local producers where possible. we love this place..
We have never been disappointed even though we are regulars, Sarah, Stefane, Alain and the staff make you feel so welcome and special, the food is always so lovely and it just makes us want to go back again and again - if you haven't been to this restaurant I really hope you try it..
I might just add that in this difficult time of Covid - we were worried about eating out and being in a closed environment - Stefane and Alain abide strictly by the rules - staff wear face coverings and they ask that until you are seated you wear a mask when passing other people - they take your details so that you can be contacted should the need arise. They are taking ours and their safety very seriously which installs a sense of having a safe place to go when you want to go out to eat.. we are so pleased Stefane and Alain managed to ride the storm and are back we missed you ...
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We have twice visited The Secret Garden now that the cafe has moved to Buzzards Hall next door. Very covid-safe and with tables spaced accordingly. We have eaten inside and outside, both very pleasant. The two and three course menus offered at lunch are the same as before the move and of very good quality. Just go, you won't be disappointed.
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This was the first time I had eaten at the new Secret Garden at Buzzards Hall, having spent many happy hours at the old Secret Garden Cafe two doors along. Since leaving the Cafe, Stephane, Alain and team have made big changes to Buzzards Hall, turning it from what used to be a slightly stuffy-looking, traditional restaurant into a much more relaxed and contemporary one, and bringing with them all the warmth and charm of the old Secret Garden Cafe. The food is easily as good as -- if not better than -- the Cafe, and the Secret Garden itself - a large, airy terrace, shaded by two huge awnings -- is really delightful.
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
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We had a super evening tonight the food was amazing as was the service and surroundings cannot recommend highly enough will be back soon
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Lovely garden area for outside seating and food was excellent as was the service. Ginger and Mango soufflé was outstanding best ginger dessert I have had in long time/ever. Well worth a visit and will certainly go back in the future when normality returns
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Friday 10th first evening opening from the disaster of Covid.
Super great to have them back great meal, great service and great atmosphere considering the problems. Had good time and felt million dollars to be there.
Super great to have them back great meal, great service and great atmosphere considering the problems. Had good time and felt million dollars to be there.
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Thankyou to Secret Garden for your excellent mothers day lunch. We really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend your takeaway service. Good luck for the future
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Brilliant cafe next to restaurant. Friendly staff who couldn’t do more for us. Yummy almond croissant and fabulous coffee with the best pot of loose leaf Earl Grey tea I’ve tasted in a long while. Dog friendly too. Perfect as an introduction to Sudbury.
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Went to The Secret Garden for breakfast on a Saturday. Be warned, it does get busy, but it’s not hard to see why, as it’s the perfect place to go for a light but well-cooked breakfast. The Secret Garden specialises in French food so (not surprisingly!) don’t expect big English breakfasts but something like poached eggs and smoked salmon or there’s a large selection of homemade pastries, scones and cakes etc which are wonderful with their coffee! We also had the smoked grilled herring with a poached egg which was sooo delicious and just what we needed - I have come for lunch in the past too and this is just as nice, again smaller but lovingly made dishes - do recommend!
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A very handy little restaurant (do book) not formal but with excellent food and good weekday deals. Both meat and veggie dishes highly recommended. The specials do tend to sell out but there is often an alternative which is just as good. This is an old building, like most of Sudbury, but is not trying to be over quaint. I first thought it was a bit "ladies who lunch" but it is not, frequently used by local people as a meeting place, laptops not unknown...
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A regular haunt for when I am in Sudbury to grab, a breakfast, coffee or lunch. Gorgeous food, great service and all reasonable priced. What else could you want!
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Dinned on a Saturday evening with friends. Excellent menu, cheese for final course best I have had for a long time. Started and main perfect. Staff were great very friendly and welcoming. Service faultless. I will be dining here a lot more.
Cost was for my expectations surprisingly lower than I expected.
Cost was for my expectations surprisingly lower than I expected.
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Just returned home from a perfect birthday lunch with my 6 friends at The Secret Garden. The food was delicious, interesting and well presented. Our waitress was delightfully funny, efficient and VERY patient with us as we dithered in making our choices from the menu. The shabby chic ambience added to an all round excellent experience. It has to be simply the best “Ladies that Lunch” venue in Sudbury.
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Weekend away with friends we decided to eat here on our first night.The meal overall was nice and we all enjoyed it but on the small side and with much less salt please .The young waiter was very sarcastic to the point of being rude,perhaps a little training on how to deal with customers would be advisable.Just don’t ask how fresh the fish is !!!
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This was a pleasant find on a Saturday afternoon. Crab salad for starters and a Seabass mains was very tasty and reasonably priced. Great old English decor although a crack in the window let in quite a draught. Unfortunately the waiter was rather serious
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