Essex garden centre reopens revamped restaurant with app ordering

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 10:02 · Archive

Perrywood Garden Centre in Tiptree has reopened its refurbished Coffee Shop and Restaurant with new ordering options.

Perrywood Garden Centre in Tiptree, Essex, has reopened its revamped Coffee Shop and Restaurant following customer feedback. The refurbishment introduces a new ordering system alongside new furniture, lighting and décor. Visitors are greeted by a host and shown to a table before choosing their ordering method.

Customers have three options: ordering at the bakery counter using cash or card, ordering from their table through the Perrywood app, or using new touch-screen kiosks. The garden centre says these changes reduce the need for customers to queue and provide greater choice. The bakery counter remains in its original location, as customers had told staff they enjoyed browsing homemade cakes before deciding what to order.

The dining area has been redecorated with new tables and chairs, ambient lighting and a biophilic moss artwork installation. Louise Smith, Senior Communications Manager at Perrywood, said the changes were based on customer feedback 'with the aim of creating a better overall guest experience while giving customers more flexibility and choice in how they order'. The refurbishment also incorporated environmental measures: Perrywood renewed worn tabletops while retaining existing table bases rather than replacing tables completely.

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• Garden centre revamps popular restaurant with a whole new way to orderPerrywood Garden Centre in Tiptree, Essex, unveils refurbished restaurant with app ordering, touch-screen kiosks, new décor and eco-friendly upgrades.Colchester Gazette · 21 Oct, 08:30
• Garden centre revamps popular restaurant with a whole new way to orderPerrywood Garden Centre in Tiptree, Essex, unveils refurbished restaurant with app ordering, touch-screen kiosks, new décor and eco-friendly upgrades.Echo (Basildon) · 21 Oct, 08:30

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