Black Cactus Cafe in North Dorset

Six of us had lunch here. The food was good but they struggled to cope with a group of six people; three of us got our food promptly, then there was a long wait before two more were served, and the last poor soul had to wait even longer for his toastie while people who had come in and ordered after us got theirs. We didn't expect all six orders to arrive at the same time, but for one person not to be fed till some of their companions had long finished their food wasn't good. When the food did arrive it was tasty, hot and filling so we were happy with that. Best to come here in smaller numbers, methinks.

Found by accident but what a find. Fantastic food and very helpful and friendly staff. We will definitely be returning on our next trip to Shaftesbury

I suspect that you cook vegan and non vegan food on the same small grill as confirmed by a staff member. The vegan sausage sandwich tasted of bacon fat which indicates that the grill was not cleaned down and the food arrived one at a time and the drinks were cold

Lovely little place, nicely situated, dog friendly. Possibly the best brie, bacon & cranberry toastie I've ever had. Nice find.

What a little gem! Stumbled apon this little place on a flying visit to the bank in Shaftesbury. Amazing,super crunchie toastie, great coffee and cake topped off by friendly unobtrusive service and great atmosphere. Highly recommended, especially to the number of locals I saw pass by with the dreaded Costa cups! Support your local independent trader! I’ll be back!

A relaxed trip to Shaftsbury the fist cafe we came across looked good....slow service with tip up front....toasted sandwich oily and literally that ....white bread with nothing else....drinks already finished...

nice atmosphere, service bit slow, but acceptable. Biggest disappointment was l said yes to the offer of bacon with my very nice advocado on toast, it was obviously precooked and was like a bit of cardboard. Shame as otherwise okay

Fantastic supper evening at this delightful venue being entertained by the sounds of the amazing Belle Street duo. We'll pleased !... thank you !!

I try to come here every time i’m in town, the staff are so friendly and the atmosphere is very cozy too :) absolutely obsessed with the decor! I recommend ‘the red one’ smoothie!

Great food and customer service the team were lovely, had a great atmosphere. An amazing place to pop into in the high street for a break. 👍

Our first visit. Not very welcoming and found it dark and dismal. I know one should try hard not to compare but I guess one does. It lacked the atmosphere it previously had and only a few choices of cake which were not very inviting. Maybe it was because it was later in the afternoon and we should maybe try morning or lunch time.

Myself and a friend popped into Black Cactus on a lovely weekend away, and had the most amazing food. I can have a struggle finding great vegan food when not in larger towns or cities, but the vegan sausage toastie was so delicious. Definitely a step up then just a side of fries! My friend had a Jammy Dodger Milkshake which I was told was incredible, and would highly recommend. The staff were lovely and bought over steaming hot mugs of gorgeous coffee as well. If you want a fresh, homemade and delicatable treat I couldn't recommend Black Cactus more.

First visit to the Black Cactus and we were hugely disappointed 😞. Went with my 2 children for lunch. There was no friendly greeting to explain how to order no menus on table so asked for some and you have to crouch uncomfortable down at the front of the bar area to read it where the have written it.. bit rubbish if you have disabilities. We ordered avocado on toast with extra bacon and a sausage toastie and tap water as on a budget. The avocado on toast arrived without the bacon..was ok the bacon arrived 5 mins later with toastie. Not sure why they can't serve it altogether only ordered 2 things. Also the bacon was completey massacred worse tasting bacon I've ever had. The sausage toastie was ok just tasted funny my children aren't normally fussy when it comes to sausages but they just weren't very nice. We agreed the only thing we actually enjoyed was the tap water.

We called in to Black Cactus in Shaftesbury for coffee and a bite to eat, I had intended to have something sweet, but the toasties sounded really good so my sister had an avocado toastie on sourdough with bacon, I had a sausage toastie. We both really enjoyed our food and the friendly service. Well worth a visit, as is the Black Cactus Cafe in Blandford too. Thankyou