Dobbies Garden Centres - Stapleton Reviews 414

TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.7

Ashby Road, Stapleton, LE9 8JE Leicester, GB


While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more

To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more

See what reviewers are saying

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Visited the cafe today to use my birthday Dobbies offer for drink & cake. Dreadful experience all round. Queue in the cafe was unacceptable - only one serving area open despite there being numero... See more

Company replied

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What an absolutely brilliant shop. Great garden centre for a start with a wide range of interesting plants, seeds and bulbs. But also hardware such as gravel and rocks. Inside lots of concession store... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good range of products but a bit disorganised on our visit as just getting rid of all the Xmas displays.understsndable but products to do with gardening less available, probably due to the season .ov... See more

Company replied

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We visit the garden centre regularly and have always been pleased with the products we buy and the excellent customer service we receive even though the store is always busy the staff are always poli... See more


Company details

  1. Garden Center

Written by the company

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.


Contact info

  • Ashby Road, Stapleton, LE9 8JE, Leicester, United Kingdom

3.7

Average

TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

414 reviews

5-star
4-star
3-star
2-star
1-star

Hasn’t replied to negative reviews

How this company uses Trustpilot

See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.

Companies on Trustpilot aren't allowed to offer incentives or pay to hide reviews. Reviews are the opinions of individual users and not of Trustpilot. Read more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

We didn’t look around the garden…

We didn’t look around the garden centre. Our reason for visiting was to use the cafe. Unfortunately, we abandoned our intention to have a second drink after spending over 10 minutes queuing.

July 19, 2023
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

APPALLING TOP DRESSING

The top dressing we purchased fOr our lawn, which is supposed to be 💯 natural is appalling contains glass, plastic, a screw and what look like food bags. Child friendly pet friendly really!!! Not Impressed and being fobbed of by customer support is a bloody joke hope your happy DOBBIES.

July 1, 2023
Unprompted review
Dobbies Garden Centres - Stapleton logo

Reply from Dobbies Garden Centres - Stapleton

Hi, Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback.
I am sorry to hear about the problem with the top dressing for your lawn that you have purchased from the Stapleton store.
I have sent you a request for some more information, so that we can pass this issue to the relevant department, and look into how we can best resolve this issue for you.
Best wishes, Karen

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Won’t return

Really bad system..I went in the food area..and picked up a drink..got seduced by a few other things and ended up at the butcher counter..had to wait a while as only one lady serving..when I finally got served she picked through the bits I had chosen and told me she could only take payment for part of my shop..I had to queue again at the main tills to pay for the rest,again only one member of staff there..long wait…I get that there are different franchises but really in this day and age can’t the tills all be used for everything and the computer works out how much for each area. You encourage wandering in the store but the spoil the experience totally at the end. Poor show.

May 31, 2023
Unprompted review
Dobbies Garden Centres - Stapleton logo

Reply from Dobbies Garden Centres - Stapleton

Hi Jo, Thanks for taking the time to leave your review. I am sorry that you were unhappy with your recent visit to our Stapleton store. Unfortunately, the butchers is not part of the dobbies company, but a third party company, so they would only have been able to take the payment for their own products, and not for your whole shop. I will pass your feedback on to the management team to make them aware of your thoughts. Best wishes, Karen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The layout on entering was good-…

The layout on entering was good- bedding plants all in view straightaway. Staff when asked about a certain plant wasn’t sure but checked with someone else at once! Tills were busy but they called someone to help. Also Cotton Trader’s manager ordered on line for me to collect in store - very helpful. Not sure about free coffee very weak for us so I pay 50p for an extra shot!!

May 16, 2023
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Customer Service Good and Bad

My husband visited the store today and took his purchase to the tills. The item had no barcode and the poor assistant who was doing her best spent over 20 minutes trying to rectify this although no one else was there to help her and even the radio wasn't working properly. Eventually the staff member manning the radio brought the barcode to the tills which by this time the queue behind him was substantial with at least one person walking out. The one positive outcome from his visit was that as he was trying to load some bags of compost (he suffers from Parkinsons) an employee called Amanda came to help him. This actually wasn't her job but she saved the day Well done Amanda!!

February 22, 2023
Unprompted review
Dobbies Garden Centres - Stapleton logo

Reply from Dobbies Garden Centres - Stapleton

Thank you for taking the time to get in touch, I'm really sorry to hear about your visit to our Stapleton store. I've passed your comments over to the store management team and asked them to review your feedback, thanks - Ahmed

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

No queue at the coffee!

No queue at the coffee!! what a change! trouble is cappacino no longer has any froth it’s lost it’s identity. It’s been like this for months…. Come on girls…

March 10, 2023
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Loo letdown

Visited Stapleton today. Toilets are a total disgrace. Toilet paper all over the floor , toilets not flushed and not clean. Washed my hands twice and slathered on hand sanitiser and a shower as soon as I got home! No staff around to report to . The toilets need a revamp and regular clean regime. Will think twice before visiting again!

March 12, 2023
Unprompted review
Dobbies Garden Centres - Stapleton logo

Reply from Dobbies Garden Centres - Stapleton

Hi Angela, Thank you for leaving your feedback. I am sorry to read of your disappointment with the toilets in the Stapleton store. We will pass your feedback onto the relevant management team to highlight the issue and make them aware of your concerns. They will be able to look into this for improvements for the future. Thanks, Karen

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Stapleton infection breeding ground

Stapleton

The cafe queue was long! Not even lunchtime.

The toilet are a disgrace, toilet rolls on sanitary bins. Lime scale on taps many fittings broken and the floor covered in water soaked toilet paper.

I cannot believe they pass legionella water testing or infection control.

Please upgrade. The smell is potent! Men’s too!

March 12, 2023
Unprompted review
Dobbies Garden Centres - Stapleton logo

Reply from Dobbies Garden Centres - Stapleton

Thanks for your review. I am sorry to hear about the toilets at the Stapleton store. I have made the management team aware of this issue and this should be resolved before your next visit. Best Wishes Ahmed

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Que to get a hot drink is ridiculous

Que to get a hot drink is ridiculous, if the staff moved any slower they would be going backwards, this happens a lot, surley the reviews show this and nothing ever changes, sad to say the service here is very poor.

February 26, 2023
Unprompted review
Dobbies Garden Centres - Stapleton logo

Reply from Dobbies Garden Centres - Stapleton

Hi Thomas, Thanks for taking the time to leave a review and I am sorry for the late response. Sorry to hear of the queues you have experienced during your visit to our Stapleton store recently. I will ensure this is fed back to the management team so they can look into this and get this resolved moving forward. Thanks Jemma

The Trustpilot Experience

Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.

Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Labeled Verified, they’re about genuine experiences.

Learn more about other kinds of reviews.

We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.

Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.

Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.

Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.

Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.

Take a closer look