RHS Garden Wisley

The RHS Garden at Wisley is Britain’s best loved garden offering a fascinating blend of the beautiful with practical and innovative design and cultivation techniques.

At Wisley we offer a range of food and drink at various locations throughout the gardens. We source many of our products from suppliers across the South East and in keeping with the spirit of Wisley, our menus reflect the seasons and the English garden growing calendar.

Herbfest
This year Company of Cooks are celebrating urban gardening as part of a summer-long Herbfest. RHS Garden Wisley will be transformed with large herb installations, miniature gardens, herb-ladenmenus and much more. No matter the occasion, soak up the best of summer on one of our gorgeously green outdoor terraces made for sun, convivial drinks and the best of British summer herbs. Herbfest summer menu.

Host your next celebration at RHS Garden Wisley.


The Restaurant

The Restaurant aims to make the RHS’s flagship garden a restaurant destination in its own right and ensure all visitors enjoy the Taste of Wisley. The Restaurant is a true celebration of the seasons, with fresh garden produce, picked at its peak, featuring both on the menu and in the décor, which will also change with the seasons.

Weekdays highlights
Rosary goats cheese, chargrilled spring onion, herb mustard
Confit duck and green bean salad, parsley, rhubarb dressing
Rhubarb and Champagne jelly, rose cream, orange biscuit
High Weald cheese plate Brighton blue, Tremains cheddar, Little Sussex

Fridays & saturdays
Fish and chips: Icelandic cod in beer batter

Sunday roast
Top Rump of Lydling farm, Angus beef, braised carrots and onion, spring greens, Hasselback potato & Yorkshire pudding
Salmon Coulibiac

Brunch
Through July and August, children under six eat brunch free in the RESTAURANT,
Weekends from 9am to 11.30am.
Terms and conditions apply. One child under six years per adult.
Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer.

The Restaurant will be open daily for lunch and afternoon tea, and for brunch on weekends. During the summer months, the outdoor seating will extend the Restaurant into the garden.

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show Centenary Afteroon Tea
21st May - 30th June.
The Restaurant will be serving Claire Clark's (MBE) latest aftersoon tea menu for just *£17.50 per person.

Restaurant bookings
Please use booking form on the right or call 01483 211 773.

Open and closing times
We are open daily except from 24th December until 3rd January.
1 April – 31 October
Breakfast/brunch 9-11.30am. Lunch 11.30-3pm. Afternoon tea 3-5.30pm (last booking 4.30pm)
1 November – 31 March
Times to be confirmed

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*price excludes garden entry.

The Conservatory Café

Offering great views over Seven Acres area of garden, this expansive and informal destination is a great place to take a break from your garden stroll and fill-up on lovely hot lunches, salads, snacks and puddings, and big wedges of cake.

Hot lunches 11.30am daily
Scottish salmon fishcake, tartare Sauce ● Roast Icelandic cod fillet, potato cake, caper and parsley butter ● Chicken schnitzel, café de Paris butter
Sunday breakfasts 9–11.30am
Full English ● Muesli ● Desserts
Children’s menus
Healthy snacks ● ‘choose 5’ lunch bags which include, sandwiches, cucumber and carrot sticks, yoghurt pots, grapes, raisins, chocolate muffins, mini crisps, Fairtrade juices ● half jacket potato with a choice of fillings ● weekends and school holidays: also available pasta with tomato sauce
Drinks Tregothnan English teas ● Juices ● Union coffee

Open and closing times
We are open daily except Christmas Day.
1 April – 31 October
Weekdays 10-5pm. Weekends and Bank Holidays 9-5pm
1 November – 31 March
Weekdays 10-3.30pm. Weekends and Bank Holidays 9-3.30pm

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The Glasshouse Café

Great for family dining, this splendid light and airy venue has indoor and outdoor tables and offers a wide range of substantial snacks, main meals, salads, sandwiches and more

Free range pork and Wisley apple burger ● Grilled haloumi and vegetable wraps ● Lamb Kofta wraps Homemade soup or stew of the day ● Savoury tart of the day ● Sandwiches and salads Children’s specials ● Homemade ice cream sundaes ● Fresh juices

Open and closing times
We are open daily except Christmas Day.
1 April – 31 October
Weekdays 10am-5pm
Weekends and Bank Holidays 9am-5pm
1 November – 31 March
Weekdays 10am-3.30pm
Weekends and Bank Holidays 9am-3.30pm

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Garden Grill

New! Our Garden Grill on Seven Acres Lawn has a lakeside view and a menu featuring the likes of grilled top rump beef burger and courgette and halloumi skewers.

  • Courgette and halloumi, mint dressing
  • Top rump beef burger
  • Butterflied chicken breast


Open on all weekends in June and from 19 July everyday weather permitting.


 

The Coffee Shop

Meet friends over fabulous coffee brewed by baristas or enjoy reviving teas and fruit juices. Treat yourself to cakes, light bites, and hearty sandwiches made with artisan bread and flavoursome fillings.

Soups
Carrot and cumin ● Tomato and basil ● Summer vegetable
Sandwiches and toasted options
Goat’s cheese and beetroot ● Rare roast beef and horseradish ● Free range egg and cress
Cakes and anytime nibbles
Granola bars ● Muffins, artisan breads and pastries

Open and closing times
We are open daily except Christmas Day.
1 April – 31 October
Weekdays 9.30am-6pm. Weekends and Bank Holidays 9-6pm
1 November – 31 March
Weekdays 9.30am-4.30pm. Weekends and Bank Holidays 9-4.30pm

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The Honest Sausage

Find us next to Fruit Fields – visit us for marvellous hot dogs and bacon baps made with quality free range meat and own-baked bread. All the pork is sourced from Ambereley Vale Foods, a family-run farm in Gloucestershire.

Bacon baps ● hot dogs ● hot and cold drinks ● ice creams and sweet treats.

Open and closing times
We are open daily with exceptions below
19 February – 4 November 2012
Weekdays 10am-4.30pm
Weekends and Bank Holidays 9.30am-4.30pm
5 November - 11 January 2013
Closed
12 January - 18 February
Weekdays closed
Weekends 9.30am-3pm

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Dates For Your Diary

Summer 2013
International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition 21 June–11 August
Garden Party 29-30 June
RHS Members’ Evening 4 July 6pm–9pm
RHS Members’ Plant Auction 4 July 6pm–8.45pm
WI Strictly Scarecrows Evening 18 July 6.30pm–9pm
WI Scarecrow Trail 19 July–18 August
Birds of Prey 10–11 August
Photography Morning 24 August 8am
Surrey Sculpture Society Trail 24 August–29 September
Wisley Flower Show 4–8 September
Glasshouse Displays
Fuchsias 29 June–25 August
Plant Societies - see the plants and meet the enthusiasts.
Peony Society 2 June
National Sweet Pea Society 13 June
The Delphinium Society 15–16 & 29–30 June
Fuchsias in the Glasshouse 17-18 Aug

Courses and workshops
Become a Poet with Tina Sederholm 21 June
Digital Photography: Beyond the Basics 22 June
Gardening with Children 17 July
Designing for Drought and Dry Gardens 6 Aug
Selection and Care of Hedges 23 Aug
Intro to Japanese Woodblock and Printing 28-29 Aug