Eating and drinking at the show

At the world’s largest flower show, we’ve made sure visitors can find an abundance of food and drink outlets – from delis and quick stop snack units to the popular Champagne & Seafood Restaurant.

Restaurants, cafés and bars

Please note: The following information refers to 2012 and is here for guidance only . Details for 2013 will be confirmed in January.

The Allium Bistro (Thames Area), Kings Food Market (Park Area) & The Palace Tea Rooms (Long Water Area):
The Kings Food Market and The Allium Bistro serve a wide choice of hot and cold foods, from boutique sandwiches, sharing plates and gourmet jacket potatoes to theatre-style cooking of rotisserie grills and speciality pastas, as well as tea, coffee, cold drinks, showcase cakes and snacks.

The Palace Tea Rooms, in association with Cunard, offer self-service sandwiches, salads and cakes in a beautiful location overlooking the Long Water in the heart of the show.

Garden Walk Café (Park Area), Long Water Delis (Long Water Area)
Self-service food outlets offering teas, coffees, cold drinks, snacks and sandwiches from £2.95 to grab and go, or to picnic with.

Allium Restaurant (Thames area)
A stunning fine dining restaurant in an idyllic setting, it offers spectacular views over the show gardens, the Palace and the historic deer park.

Situated on the edge of the Show footprint, this location provides some respite from the hustle and bustle of the crowds.

Lunch can be pre-booked, with an a la carte menu offer on Member days and a bistro offer from Thursday to Sunday.

Seafood & Champagne Restaurant (Long Water Area)
A stylish waitress service restaurant overlooking the renowned Long Water, in the heart of the showground, this is the perfect place to soak up the atmosphere, enjoy a glass of chilled Laurent Perrier and sample a contemporary seafood menu.

Hospitality

If you’re looking for something a little more special than somewhere for lunch, and want to enjoy a full day’s hospitality at the Show, please call our hospitality team on 0844 338 0333.

From Tuesday to Sunday, hospitality guests can enjoy :

• Full day’s admission ticket
• Priority car parking (1 pass per 2 guests)
• Show catalogue (one per two people)
• Arrival coffee and freshly baked Danish pastries
• Champagne and canapé reception
• Three-course luncheon with fine wines
• Complimentary bar from 11am – 5pm
• Traditional afternoon tea from 4.30pm 

All within the premium Allium restaurant facility, overlooking the gardens and the Palace itself. Prices start from just £150 + VAT.

Food courts

There are a number of food courts situated throughout the show ground offering covered and outdoor seating with a wide variety of food and drink. All food will be cooked fresh and made from the highest quality ingredients and served from spotlessly clean food outlets, coffee carts and bars.

Whether you’re in need of a quick cup of Fairtrade tea or freshly ground barista-made coffee to keep you going, or you need a substantial and tasty hot meal on the go, there are options of 100% freshly made beef burgers, sustainable fish & chips, free range hog roasts, succulent rotisserie chickens, and freshly baked cakes, baguettes and pastries at value-for-money prices.

We guarantee that all the food is from local producers, with ingredients prepared fresh on site and cooked and served to you by well trained, friendly staff. Every juicy cut of meat is fully traceable from award-winning heritage farms in Essex and Kent, and from the same meat suppliers used by Gordon Ramsay and Sir Terence Conran. Breads, pastries and cakes come from prize-winning artisan bakeries based in London. Fresh British strawberries and salad vegetables are provided by local growers and the range of bars features local London Pride Bitter, brewed in a manner designed to limit the effects on the environment, and the traditionally-made Aspall Suffolk Cyder. And of course, there’s plenty of Champagne and Pimms to keep you fizzing too!