This particular Dobbies in Ayr, looks like its been here quite a long time and is in need of renovation. There's rust on the supporting ceiling beams, flaking plaster and obvious signs of damp ingress... See more
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staff are helpful, friendly and knowledgeable - they take time to greet you and are happy to share experience and suggestions. Even when it is busy they make you feel that your trade is important to t... See more
We have visited Dobbies in Ayr several times since moving here and the service and help from Dobbies staff has been outstanding every time. We are not expert gardeners and they helped us buy a great b... See more
when we visited it took 35 minutes to get a main course from the kitchen. My wife had hers finished long before my food appeared. We did receive two free coffees and pieces of cake in compensation whi... See more
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Dobbies has been the home of gardening for over 150 years. You can trust us to provide quality products, expert advice and inspirational ideas for you outdoor space, whatever size it may be. But it's not all about the greenery. At your local Dobbies, you'll find all you need for your home and garden, plus delicious food and drinks in our restaurant. Visit www.dobbies.com to find out more.
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Old Toll, Holmston, KA6 5JJ, Ayr, United Kingdom
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Got almost everything I wanted.
Beautiful store with so much to see
Beautiful store with so much to see
Excellent food hall and cafe was fabulous
Gardens good and plants fine
Gardens good and plants fine. Cafe lets it down. Meals cold as the set up for meals and coffee should be separate queues Cafe a bit dated
Have been to Gemells garden centre more often as the meals are good and hot order at counter and table service not that far to travel I’m not the main gardener
Friendly and helpful staff
Just popped in for a free coffee. The staff are always so friendly and helpful.
Enjoyed my birthday treat08
Enjoyed my birthday treat, bought a lovely handbag and got some bedding plants but you did not have any cucumber plants.
Garden Furniture…Awful Quality
I purchased an Alps 4 seat Garden set in 2019 from Dobbies Ayr branch, delighted with my £800 purchase at first. By 2023 I noticed the top of the table was starting to split and pretty much disintegrating! Contacted Customer Service and they didn’t want to know…just out of the 4 year warranty and completely unfit for purpose and actually downright dangerous. They still have these sets on sale…albeit very slightly different and now with only a 3 year warranty. I have just noticed an identical review on here for the same item. I hope this prevents someone else having the same awful experience
Plants
Visited the garden centre for plants.good selection and prices good as well.on that day some were reduced so that was even better
The staff were very knowledgeable
The staff were very knowledgeable. The range of goods available.
Exellent quality of plants at…
Exellent quality of plants at reasonable price and very helpful friendly staff
Smaller and more expensive
Dobbies garden centres have always been a tad more expensive, but we have usually enjoyed their cafe/restaurant. This most recent visit, however, was a disappointment. The food is even more expensive then every, and the sizes of some of the portions has gone down. Personally, the size of the meringues is not good. My wife also had a problem with the toasted tea-cake, which was very hard and not at all fresh. The staff are as pleasant as every, but the food on offer has both shrunk in size and gone up in price.
Toilets should be cleaner maybe they…
Toilets should be cleaner maybe they should be inspected more regularly.

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I found exactly what I was looking for…
I found exactly what I was looking for and the staff were friendly.21
Good choice of products
Good choice of products. Pleasant atmosphere for browsing either indoors or out among the plants.
Good selection of items
Good selection of items at reasonable prices.
Staff are very polite and helpful.
Unfortunately, every time we go through the checkout we always have to question the price of at least one item, the cost charged does not reflect the one displayed either on the item or shelf, this is a regular occurrence.
Short once a month class.
I went to one of the once a month short classes. This one was on Soft fruit. It was very interesting and the boys answering questions were very knowledgeable. I took lots of notes and would certainly recommend attending these as each month they are on a different subject.
My only complaint was it could have been better advertised.
Good coffees but long queues
The teas and coffees were high quality as usual. The down side is that they are short staffed and queues were long.
Nice store managed to buy what I was…
Nice store managed to buy what I was looking for and a nice coffee 👍
The staff in this store are excellent
Dobbies Ayr
Found everything I needed
Found everything I needed. Staff were friendly with excellent service
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