Welcome to the brand-new Meadow Croft Kitchen! After years of planning, we have launched Meadow Croft Kitchen with a fresh new look!

Our new restaurant takes its inspiration from the garden & outdoors; materials are natural; copper and lots of natural light and greenery throughout. Fabrics are soft and welcoming in shades of green. All of our tables and chairs are hand crafted in the UK from ethically sourced wood. 

We have two gorgeous outdoor seating areas for our visitors to experience. The first is an undercover terrace where visitors can sit in the fresh air with some shelter from the elements, surrounded by the wonderful scents of our main plant area; and the second is our outdoor terrace that visitors can take in views of the rolling fields and feel the sun on their faces! 

Meadow Croft Kitchen is fully licensed and serves freshly prepared, delicious, home cooked meals every day of the week. 

We source the best quality ingredients from some amazing local suppliers! We are so pleased to be supporting other family run, local businesses, and hope that their quality produce brings some extra deliciousness to our homecooked food!

Come and enjoy a delicious breakfast cooked using locally sourced produce.

On our main menu we offer a large range of sandwiches, toasted focaccias as well as home cooked MCK favourites and jacket potatoes. 

Tempting homemade cakes and bakes are served throughout the week and make the perfect accompaniment to any hot drink. Please ask our team for our selection on the day. These can also be boxed up to takeaway too. We also have Gluten Free options available.

Meadow Croft Kitchen accepts walk-ins only – reservations can only be made for Afternoon Tea & Breakfast Banquet. More information below.

 

Food Service Times 

Breakfast

Monday - Saturday: 9am - 11am 

Sunday: 10am - 11:30am 

Lunch

Monday - Saturday: 11:30am - 3pm 

Sunday: 12pm - 2:30pm 

Cake & Coffee

Monday - Saturday: 9am - 4:15pm

Sunday: 10am - 3:15pm

 

Please have a look at our delicious food menus.

 

 

We look forward to welcoming you at Meadow Croft Kitchen!

     

 


Afternoon Tea

Enjoy a delicious luxury Afternoon Tea with us at Meadow Croft Kitchen. 

Our Afternoon Tea includes: A selection of finger sandwiches, Homemade scones with clotted cream and Tiptree Jam, an assortment of cakes and sweet treats and speciality tea or coffee.

Luxury Afternoon Tea - (£25 per person)
Add prosecco on the day for only £5 each!

A perfect gift idea! 

Served between 11am - 3pm, Monday to Saturday including bank holidays.

Please note: Our Afternoon Tea needs to be booked at least 48 hours in advance. Please call the restaurant on 01245 320314 to book your table. Please let us know of any allergens upon booking. Image is subject to change dependng on seasonality of ingredients. A children's afternoon tea is also available for £12.50pp, speak to a member of staff for more details.

Book yours today - 01245 320314

 

 


 

Breakfast Banquet 

This stemmed from our restaurant team wanting to put together an 'Afternoon Tea' style Breakfast option... and that's when our Breakfast Banquet came to life! 

Our Breakfast Banquet includes a selection of pastries, pancakes/muffins, fruit, cured meats and smoked salmon, bagels and more! 

Traditional Breakfast Banquet - Served with Fruit Juice or Tea/Coffee - (£20pp) 
Add prosecco on the day for only £5 each!

Perfect for Mother's Day, Father's Day, Birthday Celebrations or just meeting with friends. 

Served between 9am-11am, Monday to Saturday including bank holidays.

Please note: Our Breakfast Banquet needs to be booked at least 48 hours in advance

Book yours today - 01245 320314

 

 


Function Room

We are super excited to have a 38-40 seat capacity function room which is available for private hire; meetings, conferences, training sessions, baby showers, wakes and more. The function room also has it's own private terrace. 

If you are interested in hiring the function room, please email functions@meadow-croft.co.uk or call 01245 320314 and speak to the restaurant team. 

 


Gift Vouchers 

Available to purchase the tills at Meadow Croft Kitchen. 

 

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We're pleased to announce our Music Line-up for this weekends Viola & Pansy Festival!
When visiting our Viola & Pansy Festival this week, check out our Meadow Croft Gardeners' Choice board. ⁠

A few members of staff have chosen their festival favourites! Why not take a look and see if you pick the same? ⁠

#festivalfavourites #meadowcroftgardencentre #violaandpansyfestival #meadowcroftgc
Here are our stallholders for our final Viola & Pansy Festival weekend! ⁠

Come along for:⁠
Check out our stallholders for this weekends Viola & Pansy Festival!

We’re super excited to show you all the new & evolving varieties.

Come along for:
Would you like to win a trolley full of garden goods worth £75? ⁠

Take part in our Viola & Pansy Competition. Visit our Viola & Pansy Festival this week and simply post a photo on social media of you, friends or family using our photo opportunity boards. Make sure you add the hashtag #meadowcroftgc or #violaandpansyfestival. ⁠

Winner will be announced on Monday 18th March. ⁠
Trolley of goods must be collected from the garden centre. ⁠

#competition #meadowcroftgardencentre⁠
⭐️ We're recruiting ⭐️⁠

We are approaching our busiest time of year on our nursery and are looking to fill the following roles: ⁠

SEASONAL VAN DELIVERY DRIVER / NURSERY WORK⁠
£12/hr + O/T⁠

SEASONAL HGV CLASS 2 DELIVERY DRIVER⁠
£14/hr + O/T⁠

To apply please email your contact details along with detail of any previous work experience to: transport@wdsmith.com or phone on 07548 101045 / 01245 320220 ⁠

W.D. Smith & Son is one of the leading growers of container bedding and vegetable plants in the UK. We are a family-run business and have been growing plants for over 80 years. We grow and deliver thousands of plants every year to Garden Centres & horticultural businesses around the South East of England.
Wondering how you can get a FREE hot drink at Meadow Croft Kitchen? ⁠

Take part in our Viola & Pansy Festival voting this week. ⁠
Anyone can take part! ⁠

Simply pick your top 3 varieties by looking at the batch number on each label. ⁠

⭐️ Why is voting important? ⭐️⁠
Each year new and experimental varieties are displayed for the first time. Visitors to the festival play an important part, by voting for their favourite varieties from amongst those displayed. Voting for your favourites will give the plant breeders an idea on what varieties our customers like and dislike. ⁠

So... this means your votes can influence what varieties are sold in garden centres across the UK! ⁠

#violaandpansyfestival #meadowcroftgardencentre
Our Music Line-up for our final weekend of the Viola & Pansy Festival!
Our plants team have chosen Photinia as their Meadow Croft Gardeners' Choice for March.
A refreshing Violet Lemonade especially for our Viola & Pansy Festival

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