Gemmell’s Coffee Shop - East Ayrshire

This is my second time visiting this restaurant and the food was good, as were the cakes. However, I have one criticism: Please do not touch the cakes with your hands when serving them! Use tongs, forks, or wear gloves for hygiene purposes.

I have very specific dietary requirements, and the staff were exceptionally kind and helpful, ensuring that my needs were catered for. They were patient and accommodating, and they even let me try the sauce before I chose my meal!

Been going here for years,even before they had any form of restaurant.

I have been going to Gemmell’s for years, in fact at one point , it was every Saturday for coffee and brunch. There have been many changes over the years, most of them for the better. The food had remained very good , if increasingly expensive. However, the most recent changes seem to be a disaster. We arrived on Saturday morning around 10:40 and joined the queue , eventually being served after around 8 mins, which was strange as there were more staff serving than customers queuing. We ordered our 2 breakfast rolls and a soup, as well as our coffees. We then asked for some cakes at which we were directed to the other side of the counter to queue again for our cake and coffee. Very poor. It then took 20 mins for our rolls and soup to arrive. By this time our coffees were nearly finished . It will be a long time before I go back, which is a pity as I used to love it there.

This is a wonderful family run garden centre. All you need for the garden plus good gift shop. The coffee shop offers great bakery to compliment you tea or coffee and excellent cooked food options. There are really good facilities for children of all ages, a soft play area for little ones and adventure play for oldes children. Kind of covers all the bases with crazy golf for the big kids of all ages. Great place to visit.